Longtown Primestock Sale Report
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 18 prime cattle, 1 young bulls, 42 over thirty month cattle, 4,922 prime lambs and 6,470 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown onThursday 23rd October 2014.
Prime cattle were short of requirements and sold to a similar trade, more quality sorts needed. Top price to 218.5p for a Charolais heifer sold by J. & N. Blaylock & Son, Hallburn.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
STEERS
Limousin 215.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 195.5p, 193.5p Nether Onsett.
HEIFERS
Charolais 218.5p, 212.5p Hallburn.
Limousin 217.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 216.5p Sceughdyke, 213.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 209.5p Hallburn, 205.5p Hallburn.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
STEERS
Limousin £1,488 Nether Onset, £1,472 Hallees.
Charolais £1,449 Nether Onsett.
HEIFERS
Charolais £1,376, £1,317 Hallburn.
Limousin £1,319 Hallburn, £1,212 Sceughdyke.
A larger number of cast cows saw the best show of quality for some time sell to a much improved trade, dearer than the national trend. Top price to 151.5p for a Limousin from J. Magnay, Smallholms. Charolais to 149.5p from B.E. & S. Davidson, Bellfield and British Blue to 147.5p and 146.5p shown by W.H. & D.A. Gass, Nunscleugh.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin 151.5p Smallholms, 145.5p, 141.5p, 137.5p, 133.5p Nunscleugh, 133.5p Bleatarn, 129.5p Nunscleugh, 129.5p, 125.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage, 119.5p Newby Farm.
Charolais 149.5p Bellfield, 120.5p Henrys Hill.
British Blue 147.5p, 146.5p, 145.5p, 125.5p Nunscleugh.
Blonde d’Aquitaine 139.5p Sceughdyke.
Angus 112.5p Snab Farm.
Blue Grey 111.5p Henrys Hill.
Black & White 111.5p Newby, 108.5p Dormansteads.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin £1,113, £1,033, £1,004 Nunscleugh, £894 Bleatarn, £874 Nunscleugh, £854, £803 Wyseby Hill Cottage.
British Blue £1,098, £1,076, £974 Nunscleugh, £848 Newhouse, £834 Nunscleugh.
Charolais £1,091 Bellfield, £964 Henrys Hill.
Blonde d’Aquitaine £920 Sceughdyke.
Black & White £878 Dormansteads.
Angus £843 Snab Farm.
Another grand show of 4,922 prime lambs met a fine trade selling to a full ring of active buyers. The sale averaged 163.2p (SQQ 165.7p). All classes sharper on the week with the best quality lambs realising extreme rates. More export weight lambs required. Heavy lambs also easier to sell.
Top price of £100 per head and 250p per kilo for Texels from Barrogill Mains.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Texel £100, £99 Barrogill Mains, £97 Hallburncroft and Kirkton, £96.50 Hallburncroft, £96 Barrogill Mains and Newington, £95 Kirkton and Crumhaughhill.
Suffolk £92 Spoutbank, £88 Streethead, £86 Sceughdyke and Westhills, £84.50 Longyester, £84 Guardsmill and Spoutbank.
North Country Cheviot £89, £85.50 Clatequoy, £83 Aucharua.
Zwartbles £89 Westhills, £70 Croft Head Terrace.
Beltex £89 Buteland, £73, £72 Fenton Farm.
Hill Cheviot £86 Hownam Grange, £67.50 Twislehope, £67 Cronklea and Hownam Grange, £66.50 Sorbietrees and Supplebank, £66 Skelfhill, Priesthaugh and Skernish.
Charollais £83 Tinnis Hall, £78.50 Sceughdyke, £78 Pates Hill.
Berrichon £79.50 Sceughdyke.
Leicester £77 Cowden.
Half Bred £76 High Moat.
Greyface £75 Kirkton of Crawford, £74 Longyester, £69 D’Mainholm, £68 Newbiggin and Skernish, £67.50 Spoutbank.
Blackface £74 Haithwaite, £72 Kirkland, £66 Minsca, £65 Cowden and Buteland, £64 Cowden and Buteland.
Roussin £67.50 Debog, £62.50 Minsca.
Hampshire £65 Dyke.
Swaledale £62 Newbiggin, £55.50 Peasemyres, £50 Shieldhurst.
Jacob £57 Rhoin.
Kendal Rough £55 Churchview.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Texel 250p Barrogill Mains, 227p Glencartholm, 226p, 221p Killocraw, 218p Newington, 213p Lennox Plunton, 212p High Parkfoot.
Beltex 234p Buteland, 197p Fenton Farm.
Suffolk 185p Thorns, 172p Westhills, 170p North House, 169p Longyester and Beyond the Moss, 168p Newington.
Blackface 182p Ballywilline, 180p Haithwaite, 175p Tayvallich, 171p Buteland, 169p Ballywilline.
Hill Cheviot 179p Meinbank, 177p Beyond the Moss, 173p Inverbrora, 168p Skernish, 164p Cottage.
Greyface 178p, 162p Pennygown, 162p Newbiggin and Skernish, 159p D’Mainholm, 157p Upperburnmouth and D’Mainholm, 156p Newington and Gibbs Hill.
North Country Cheviot 177p Aucharua, 153p Clatequoy.
Charollais 173p Pates Hill, 163p Newington, 157p Sceughdyke.
Roussin 160p Minsca, 150p Debog.
Berrichon 156p Sceughdyke.
Hampshire 155p Dyke.
Half Bred 152p High Moat.
Swaledale 150p Beyond the Moss, 146p Peasemyres, 143p Shieldhurst.
Zwartbles 148p Westhills.
Leicester 144p Liscleugh.
Jacob 143p Rhoin.
Kendal Rough 141p Churchview.
A massive show of 6,470 cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual ring of buyers. All classes were similar on the week on paper but in reality they were dearer. Sale topped at £155 for Texel rams from Pirntation and £140 for Texel ewes from Stepend.
Top price of £155 for a Texel ram from Pirntation, £150 Sibmister, £140 Allanshaws, £122 Churchview, £120 Deepford, £118 Stepend; Leicester £135, £108 Gall; Charollais £128 Bidlake, £105 Deepford; North Country Cheviot £118 Stepend; Suffolk £115 Haithwaite, £114 Clackmae, £100 Haithwaite & Guardsmill; Zwartbles £110 Riverhill, £106 Westerseat; Cheviot £106 Meiklewhitriggs, £99 Cowburn; Lleyn £88 Stepend, £86 Riverhill; Blackface £90 Vale Cresent, £86 Deepford; Beltex £80 Vale Cresent; Swaledale £66 Marygate.
Heavy ewes to £140 for Texels from Stepend, £136 East Kirk, £134 Pirnation, £128 Crumhaughhill, £126 Dormansteads, £124 Wester Dunnet and Crookholm; Charollais £122 Coytre, £120 Riverhill, £116, £108 Stepend; Suffolk £116 Guardsmill, £106 Shaw Cottage, £105 Deepford, £102 Longyester, £100, £99 Stepend, £98 Riverhill & Colmslie Hill, £91 Marygate, £90 Clackmae & Scarmclathe; North Country Cheviot £112 Stepend, £91 Wester Dunnet,& Deepford, £88 Aucharua; Half Bred £100 Riverhill, £94 Clatequoy, £87 Guardsmill; Cheviot Mule £96 Deepford, £78 Mosshead, £76 Parkhill, £70 Achalone; Beltex £94 Deepford, £90 Hobbiesburn; Leicester £87 High Frost Hall, £86 Sheepriggs & Bailey Mill, £80 Whitton & High Frost Hall; Greyface £91, £79 Jerriestown, £79 Westerseat, £78 Longyester, £77 Swaites & Banniskirk Mains; Zwartbles £72 Croft Head.
Hill ewes to £72 for Easycare from Peddar Hill; Lleyn £68 Sharplaw, £65 Gatehousecote, £63 Marygate, £60 Hensol & Dolphinston; Hill Cheviot £68 Powisholm & Bush of Ewes, £61 Barrowgill Mains, £59 High Frost Hall, Sorbietrees & Becks; Blackface £60 East Fortissat, Albierigg, Aucharua, Brownleazes & Cowden, £58 Cowden, £57 Townshields & Haliburton; Swaledale £57 Shieldhurst, £48 Reaygarth, £46 Nunscleugh & Stepends; Herdwick £36 Haithwaite; Welsh Mountain £32 Tardoes; Shetland £32 Wanwood Hill; Beula £40 Bidlake.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 215.5p (204.5p)
Medium to 165.5p (160.0p)
Heavy to 195.5p (192.5p)
Heifers
Light to 217.5p (215.5p)
Medium to 216.5p (210.9p)
Heavy to 218.5p (207.6p)
Young bulls 119.5p (119.5p)
Lambs
Light to 182.0p (160.0p)
Standard to 234.0p (169.0p)
Medium to 250.0p (165.3p)
Heavy to 202.0p (158.3p)
Overweight 179.0p (155.3p)
Ewes
Light to £68.00 (£43.23)
Heavy to £140.00 (£72.56)
Cast Rams £155.00 (£84.65)
