Longtown Store & Breeding Cattle Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their fortnightly sale of 63 store cattle on Tuesday 6th June 2017. A packed ringside of buyers all keen for cattle ensured trade was buoyant throughout and many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

The next sale is 20th June, please advise all entries as soon as possible to inform buyers of the expected numbers.

The sale topped at £1,160 twice, firstly for a British Blue bullock from AI & V Smith, Westwinds then for a Limousin heifer from A J Raine, Hazelgill.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

STORE CATTLE:

Bullocks:

British Blue £1,160, £1,100 (x2) Westwinds.

Charolais £1,100, £990 Gillalees.

Limousin £1,000 Hazelgill, £975 Gillalees, £960 Hazelgill, £960 (x2) Gillalees, £930 Hazelgill.

Angus £890 Gillalees.

Shorthorn £880 (x2) Horncastle.

Heifers:

Limousin £1,160 Hazelgill, £870 (x3) Greensburn, £785, £770 (x2), £755 High Ladore.

British Blue £980 (x4), £950 (x3) Howard House, £845 Gillalees.

Charolais £880 Gillalees.

Angus £790 Horncastle, £700 (x2) Edenbanks.