The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
95 prime cattle, 19 young beef bulls and 29 otm cattle 5883 spring
lambs and 6,271 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown
on Thursday 7th December 2006.
It was the Christmas show for prime cattle and prime sheep which was kindly sponsored
by Jobsons Farm Health with special prizes donated by Messrs Nutrivet C.F.
Champion in the prime cattle section was this Limousin bullock
from W & W Faulder, Houghton House.
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A very good entry of cattle were presented to the judge W. Kirkup,
Butcher, Longtown. An overall entry of 114 head were forward with
all classes meeting a slightly cheaper trade. The championship was
awarded to W & W Faulder, Houghton House for a Limousin bullock
weighing 515kg selling at 200p (£1030) and purchased by Messrs
Nattrass, Butchers, Carlisle. Reserve champion was a Charolais heifer
from J & N Blaylock & Son, Hallburn weighing 515 kg selling
at 164p purchased by Market Hall Meats, Carlisle.
The Galloway heifer judged Best Native breed from Messrs Noble,
Bewcastle Demense, (being held by mart drover Will Hoodless)
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The prize for the best British beast was awarded to Messrs Noble,
Demense for their Galloway heifer weighing 510kg selling at 160p
and purchased by W. Kirkup. Butcher, Longtown.
Other prize winners were as follows:-
Limousin bullock - 2nd Hallburn 142.5p Woodhead Bros.
Charolais bullock - 1st Hallburn 127.5p to Woodhead Bros., 2nd Sceughdyke
to 119.5p Woodhead Bros.
Any other Cont bullock - 1st Houghton House 133.5p Woodhead Bros,
2nd Hallburn 145.5p W Kirkup
Any British animal - 1st Demense 160p W Kirkup, 2nd Summerhill 124.5p
W Kirkup
Limousin heifer - 1st Southlambhill 156.5p G Riley, 2nd Wysebyhill
Cottage, 139.5p Border Meats
Charolais heifer - 2nd Sceughdyke 131.5p Woodhead Bros.
Other Cont heifer - 1st Hallburn 127.5p Messrs Jewitt.
Cont bull - 1st Kirtlevale 129.5p Bowland Meats, 2nd Southlambhill
128.5p Messrs Jewitt
Non Cont bull - 1st Randalinton 112.5p Messrs Jewitt, 2nd Kirtlevale
99.5p Bowland Meats
Judge Mr. Adrian Roberts, Welsh Country Foods with Simon Bindlosss,
Shap Abbey and his championship winning Beltex cross lambs.
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The annual prize show and sale of Prime Sheep had forward 720 show
sheep which were ably judged by Mr. Adrian Roberts of Welsh Country
Foods, Anglesey who took great deliberation before awarding the championship
to Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey for a pen of 20 Beltex x lambs scaling
46 kilos and later selling at £76 to the judge.
Reserve champions
were also Beltex x from R Hall & Son, Inglewood Edge, also weighing
46 kilos and selling at £69 to Woodhead Bros, Colne, with both
lots receiving the special prize from Messrs Nutrivet CF. The overall
quality seen at this years show was unprecedented at Longtown and
congratulations must go to all exhibitors.
Prize list as follows:
Texel lambs 1st Sorbies 42 kg £54.50 to T Head, Kent, 2nd Kirkland
Green 43kg £53 to Woodhead Bros., 3rd Crumhaughill 44kg £54
to Woodhead Bros.
Other Cont lambs 1st Whiteheadhill 44 kg £46.50 to Dunbia,
Llanybydder.
Down x lambs 1st Sceughdyke 47kg £49.50 to Dunbia, 2nd Kirkland
Green 46kg £48 to Woodhead Bros.
Greyface lambs 1st Kirkland Green 45kg £46.20 Dunbia, 2nd Kelmore
Hills 47kg £47 to Dunbia.
North Country Cheviot lambs 1st Kirkbarrow 50kg £50 to B G
Hawksworth, Sheffield, 2nd Kirkland Green 40kg £43.50 to Euro
Quality Lambs.
South Country Cheviot lambs 1st Sorbie 43kg £43 to Welsh Country
Foods.
Blackface lambs 1st Kirkhouse 41kg £43.50 to Dunbia, 2nd Larg
Farming 41kg £41 Welsh Country Foods
Swaledale lambs 1st Kilnstown 38kg £38 to Dunbia.
Other prices without of prize list peaked at £59.50 for Beltex
from Mouldy Hills, £55.50 Tercrosset, Suffolk x £57 Tinnis
Hall, South Country Cheviot £45 Catslackburn, Texel £57.20
The Bank, Bleu de Maines £50 Hillcroft, Charollais £50.20
East Cliff & Yewtree Farm, Greyface £51 Stackbraes, £49
Morley Hills, Cheviot Mulews £47.50 Chapel and Tushielaw, Blackface £47.50
Mossknowe, North Country Cheviot £55, £50.20 Kirkbarrow
Hall, Swaledale £41.80 Bullshill, Herdwicks £42.50 Butterdales,
Zwartbles £49 Glencartholm.
Lightweight lambs were sharper levelling at 100.5p. Top was £41.20
for Texels from Redbraes House, £37.20 Tonehall, Suffolk x £38
Midhouse, Hill Cheviot £36.50 Stanley House, Cheviot x £37.20
The Bank, Blackface £32.80 Ashintully, Swaledale £32
Copperthorns.
The cast ewes and rams were another large entry and more distant
buyers were present, with all classes much dearer on the week to
average £32.03 overall. Top was £69.50 for Texels ewes
from Ballyclare, others £68.50 Newry, £66.50 Redbanks & Whitegate.
Beltex £62.50 Tiffenthwaite, Charollais £64.50 Tiffenthwaite,
Suffolks £62.50 Newry & £59.50 Finnis, Halfbreds £59.50
Tiffenthwaite, Suffolk x £62.50 Tiffenthwaite, North Country
Cheviots £48.50, £48 Lythmore, £47.50 Wester Dunnett & Folly,
Leicesters £49.50 Row (Waugh), Greyfaces £43 Stackbraes, £41.50
Sockbridge Hall, Cheviot Mules £43.50 Colmslie Hill.
Hill ewes to £38.50 for Cheviots from Chapel, Blackfaces £37.50, £35.50
Quarry House, £35.50 Cowburnrigg, Swaledales £29.50 Round
Meadows, Herdwicks £19 Haithwaite, Lleyns £33.50 Satchells,
Shetland £34.50 Queenshaugh.
Rams to £59.50 for Texels from Clyton Mains, Suffolks £56.50
Dikeside, Beltex £44.50 Tiffenthwaite, Leicesters £39.50
Ballyannan & Stackbraes, Cheviots £52.50 Folly, Lleyn £36.50
Easthouse, Blackfaces £32.50 Ballyannan, Swaledales £20.50
Shap Abbey. Goats to £34.50 Ballyclare.
Steers
Light to 111.5p (111.5p)
Medium to 200.0p (131.4p)
Heavy to 145.5p (126.2p)
Heifers
Light to 93.5p ( 93.5p)
Medium to 156.5p (113.4p)
Heavy to 164.0p (117.0p)
Young Beef Bulls to 129.5p (107.5p)
Lambs
Light to 112.2p ( 99.6p)
Standard to 135.5p (106.2p)
Medium to 138.3p (105.9p)
Heavy to 165.2p (103.9p)
Ewes
Light to £38.50 (£19.46)
Heavy to £69.50 (£36.08)
Cast Rams £59.50 (£35.20)
Show of prime sheep kindly sponsored by
Jobsons Farm Health
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