Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 10,126 sheep comprising of 6,046 prime lambs and 4,080 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 19th December 2024.

Cast cows again met a competitive trade throughout, as always, more numbers are required on a weekly basis here at Longtown to satisfy demand. The sale topped at 235p for a Limousin shown by J Graham & Sons, Orchard Farm, Hawick with others to 200p for a Hereford from H & H Robson, Town Shields, Hexham. Top per head of £1,891 and £1,791 for Limousins from Orchard Farm.

Please note: No sale of cows on Friday 27th December, weekly sale to commence on Thursday 2nd January. 

Another huge show of 6,046 prime lambs were forward, selling to a fast trade, which did not let up from start to finish. All classes in big demand being 35ppk up on the corresponding sale last year, achieving a sale average of £143.16 per head, including over 1,500 of 32kg - 37kg lambs and also over 1,000 hill bred lambs. Longtown is renowned for providing a very competitive market for all breeds, weights and grades of prime lambs and numbers are handled with ease.        

The sale topped at 435p for Beltex shown by M & J Kennedy, Lurgan, Perth.   

Top per head of £215 for Texels from Marygate Farms, Berwick.

Overall average of 317.6p (SQQ 324.9p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 435p, 415p, 400p Lurgan, 385p Corneyside, 380p Dykehead.    

Suffolk 383p Brae Edge, 352p High Machriemore, 332p North House, 330p Flex, Todburn Steel & Shethin.   

Texel 373p Lingey Field, 364p Shethin, 362p Marygate, 358p Carsegowan, 351p Solwaybank & Killegruer.    

Herdwick 339p, 337p Orthwaite Hall, 330p Causey View.  

Charollais 332p South Bogbain, 330p High Dovecote, 323p Shethin, 321p High Dovecote, 320p Oswie. 

Cheviot 331p Catslackburn, 330p Lurgan & Mount Benger, 328p Catslackburn, 327p, 325p Glendearg.

Lleyn 323p, 314p South Bowerhouses.

Cheviot Mule 320p Glendearg, 314p High Dovecote, 308p Glendearg, 307p Grindon Hill & Dowally.       

Easycare 320p, 316p Cleongart.

Blackface 315p, 314p Killipol, 300p Balliemeanoch & Mouldyhills.  

Mule 313p High Cattadale, 308p Mouldyhills & Burnfoot, 306p Pitland Hills, 305p Home & Newton Farm.  

North Country Cheviot 307p, 304p Hownam Grange.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £215, £212 Marygate, £208 High Towns, £200 Marygate, £198 Shethin, £192 Balconnel.   

Charollais £215 Thackwood, £165 Shethin, £164 Overton of Knaven, £160 Shethin & Thackwood.  

Cheviot £194 Upper Auquhadlie, £185 Todburn Steel, £175 Barnakill.  

Beltex £188 Merkland & High Stenries, £180 Lurgan & Huntly Lodge, £173, £172 High Stenries, £172 Lurgan.

Suffolk £184 Shield Green, £182 Overton of Knaven, £180 Skelfhill, £178 Upper Auquhadlie.   

Dutch Spotted £180 Ghyll Brae.

Mule £175 Barnakill, £164 Upper Auquhadlie, £160 Overton of Knaven. 

North Country Cheviot £166, £162 Charlesfield.      

Cheviot Mule £160 Newbigging, £159 Glendearg, £157 South Bogbain, £152 Overton of Knaven.    

Blackface £150 Wanwood Hill, £140 Penchrise, £139 Wanwood Hill, £136 Barnakill.      

Another fine show of 4,080 ewes and rams forward to a full contingent of purchasers ensuring all classes sold to a very strong trade throughout. Plain ewes taking a huge lift on the week with others maintaining a very high rates of return.

More required for our next sale on Friday 27th December 2024 and the sales into the New Year. Cast ewe sale to commence at 7am with lambs at 12noon approximately.   

The sale topped at £500 for a tremendous Texel ewe which was generously donated by T Holmes, Carlisle to the Action for Children charity. This ewe was bought by Mr J Blenkhorn on behalf of Yorkshire Halal, Ossett. Many thanks go to all involved.      

Beltex peaked at £270 from J Wales, Thackwood, Raughton Head.

Mule ewes sold to £212 for a colossal example of the breed consigned by Marygate Farms.  

Hill ewes topped at £136 for Blackface from WJ & JG Bell, Kinninghall, Hawick with Easycares also selling at £136 from the Firm of Sutherland, Hill House, Lauder.

Goats are in big demand and wanted on a weekly basis to satisfy a huge purchaser requirement. Topping at £205.  

Rams to £218 for Bluefaced Leicester’s from JT Fleming & Son, Falnash, Hawick.

All classes of primestock are wanted here at Longtown on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand. Primestock travel from all four corners of the United Kingdom to take advantage of the competitive purchasers who operate on a weekly basis providing a very transparent and competitive marketplace at Longtown. Haulage can be arranged easily and efficiently, so please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls and assist you and your business in any way possible.

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

The Board of Directors, Auctioneers and all the staff at C&D Auction Marts wish all customers that have supported us throughout the year a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year for 2025.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £500 T Holmes, £330 Corneyside, £328 Thackwood, £310 Charters Hall, £300 Thackwood, Corneyside, Catslackburn & Vendance Drive, £292 Bascodyke Foot, £285 Vendance Drive.    

Beltex £270, £255 Thackwood, £205 Chapel, £200 Thackwood.  

Charollais £260, £250, £215 Thackwood, £214 Beckfoot.         

Blue Texel £220 Briery Square, £200 Smithy House.

Suffolk £218 Newbigging & Beckfoot, £215 Marygate, £212 Kimmeter Green, £198 North House & Chaseside.     

Mule £212, £188 Marygate, £170 Chartershall, £168 Marygate, £165 Kilfillan, £162 Marygate, £160 Helmburn. 

Bluefaced Leicester £208 Falnash.

Goat £205 Newbigging, £195 Vendance Drive, £185 Guildy Den. 

North Country Cheviot £190 Balconnel, £182 Huntly Lodge, £172 Beckfoot, £168 Marygate.   

Zwartble £188, £168 Drumreach.

Cheviot Mule £180 Falnash, £168 Marygate, £162 Carsegowan.  

Lleyn £168 South Bowerhouses.

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £136 Kinninghall, £136, £132 Moss Hill, £130 Chaseside, £130, £128 Lowry Gardens.

Easycare £136 Hill House, £135, £130 Cooilingel, £132 Hill House, £130 Cleongart.   

Cheviot £135 Terrona, £130, £122 Allfornaught, £122 Fir Trees, £120 Allfornaught & Catslackburn.  

Herdwick £110 Dryfeholm.

Kendal Rough £110 Fir Trees.  

Swaledale £100 Fir Trees, Morwood, Brewery House & Farnbury, £96 Brewery House & Galleywreay.   

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester £218 Falnash. 

Texel £215 Skelfhill, £210 Causey View, £200 Beckfoot & School Farm, £190 Bascodyke Foot.

Beltex £200 Gallowberry.    

Charollais £200 Beckfoot.

Suffolk £200 Beckfoot.     

Oxford £200 Guards.

Lleyn £182 Chaseside, £175 The Height. 

Dutch Spotted £180 Briery Square.

Blue Texel £170 Kilfillan.

Cheviot £160 Crossdykes, £155 Falnash.      

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           310.0p (265.3p)
Standard to      435.0p (327.4p)
Medium to      400.0p (323.3p)
Heavy to         369.0p (313.4p)
Overweight to 345.0p (301.3p)

Ewes
Light to           £136.00 (£106.72) 
Heavy to         £500.00 (£154.52)

Rams to           £218.00 (£150.17)

corresponding week 2023 sale report