Longtown Primestock Sale Report
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc had forward 16 prime cattle, 0 young bulls, 24 over thirty month cattle, 7,364 prime lambs and 4,501 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 20th November 2014.
A small entry of prime cattle saw best quality sharper on the week and more numbers required. Top price was 231.5p for a Limousin heifer sold by W & W Faulder, Houghton House.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
STEERS
Bluegrey 182.5p Stell Green
HEIFERS
Limousin 231.5p Houghton House, 218.5p, 210.5p Hallburn, 208.5p, 206.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage
Charolais 216.5p Houghton House, 211.5p Hallburn
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
STEERS
Bluegrey £1,056 Stell Green
HEIFERS
Limousin £1,342.70 Houghton House, £1,189, £1158 Hallburn
Charolais £1,320 Houghton House, £1,311 Hallburn
Well fleshed cows selling to late rates and plainer sorts still harder to cash. Top price to 137.5p for a Galloway shown by J Robertson & Son, Becks Farm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin 125.5p Harelawhill & Greystoke Castle, 121.5p Englishtown, 119.5p Greystoke Castle, 116.5p Englishtown.
Black & White 119.5p The Stubb
Angus 134.5p, 112.5p Synton Park Head, 111.5p Harelaw Hill
Galloway 137.5p, 90.5p Becks Farm
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin £1,002 Englishtown, £908, £903 Greystoke Castle, £885 Englishtown, £865 Harelawhill
Black & White £866 The Stubb
Angus £1,035 Synton Park Head, £880 Harelawhill, £849 Synton Park Head
Galloway £825 Becks Farm
Another very large show of 7,364 prime lambs were forward to the usual full ring of buyers, the sale averaged 178p with an SQQ of 181p. Export weight lambs dearer on the week and short of requirements. Heavyweight lambs similar, but 44 – 48kg lambs a few pence easier, especially if they weren’t well fleshed. Lightweight lambs continued to sell at recent high rates. Top price per kilo was 244p for Texels from West Meiklethwaite and to £110 also for Texels from Sykehead
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Texel £110 Sykehead, £106 Sowerby Wood, £104 Little Burtholme & Knock, £99 Kirkton.
Beltex £109 Millview, £100 Westhills, £95 Wham Head, £84 Chapel & Fenton
Suffolk £103 Kilnfordcroft, £100 Chapel & Cumcrook, £99 Kilnfordcroft, £97 Slealands, £96 Kilnfordcroft.
North Country Cheviot £80 Whitstonehill, £77 Tarrasfoot, £76 Knock, £75 Swaites, Smiddyquoy & Tarrasfoot..
Cheviot Mule £81 Wham Head, £71 Balure
Charollais £93 Sowerby Wood, £92.50 Broadlea Cottage, £89.50 Tinnis Hall, £84.50 Elveden, £84 Broadlea Cottage & Whitstonehill
Greyface £84 Gallowberry, £79 Wiston Place, £77.50 Nunscleugh,. £77 Park House, Hollands, Barnglieshead & Newbiggin
Half Bred £79.50 High Moat, £76 High House
Leicester £70 Stell Green
Lleyn £80 Whitcastle, £77 Dalmakethar, £75 Whiteclose
Hill Cheviot £80 Byreburnside, £77 Newton Cottage, £73 Supplebank, £71 Gibbs Hill & Carlenrigg
Oxford £64 Guards
Blackface £78 Wanwood Hill, £74 Cramlat, £72 Brennanlea, £70 Wanwood Hill, Mill View, Gibbalston, Milnmark, Kilchamaig & Brennanlea
Shetland £50 Knock
Swaledale £72 Hollands, £70 Newbiggin, £68 Sykehad, £64 Gibbs Hill
Herdwick £60 Auchentaggart
Badgerface £60 Mossband House
Kendal Rough £55 Churchview
Zwartbles £80 Knock, £70 Westhills
Hampshire £79 Shankfieldhead
Easycare £75 Blackhaugh
Dorper £80 South Port O Spittal
Berrichon £78 Sceughdyke
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Texel 244p West Meiklethwaite, 232p Mossband House, 230p Gallowberry, 222p High Greenhill
Beltex 237p Mill View, 227p Westhills, 218p Castlesod
Hill Cheviot 220p Newton Cottage, 190p High House, 186p Chapel, Byreburnside & Auchentaggart.184p High House
Suffolk 193p Nether Stenries, 190p Keith Farm, 189p Wiston Place & Cumcrook, 188p Keith Farm & Cumcrook
Blackface 181p Chapel, 180p Kilchamaig, 179p Kirkhill, Gibbalston & Milnmark, 177p Brennanlea
Charollais 200p Broadlea Cottage, 198p Butterdales, 191p Broadlea Cottage, 185p Newbiggin & Brackenthwaite.
North Country Cheviot 1182p Whitstonehill, 180p Balure, 179p High House, 178 Smiddyquoy
Greyface 188p Wiston Place, 185p Howburn, 182p Arnicle, 181p Gibbs Hill & Auchaleek
Lleyn 174p Whiteclose, 167p Dalmakethar
Shetland 152p Newington
Cheviot Mule 178p Balure, 169p Wham Head
Oxford 168p Guards.
Leicester 156p Stell Green
Badgerface 176p Mossband House
Zwartbles 160p Knock, 158p Keith, 156p Westhills
Hampshire 165p Shankfieldhead
Easycare 163p Blackhaugh
Dorper 160p South Port O Spittal
Berrichon 173p Sceughdyke
Halfbred 169p High House
Swaledale 173p Bateyshield, 171p Hollands, 162p Sykehead
Herdwick 162p Mill View
The cast ewes and rams met a very dear trade being £4 to £5 dearer on the week, especially for larger heavy ewes which were very short of buyers requirements. Top was £142 for a Leicester ram from Pitland Hills, with ewes to £140 for Texels from West Watten.
Heavy ewes
Texel £140 West Watten, £136 Akeld Steads, £135 Luce Mains, £133 Byreburnside
Beltex £78 Newton Cottage
Suffolk £112 Shielsknowe, £104 Akeld Steads, Gilston & Tritlington Hall, £102 High House, £100 Townhead
North Country Cheviot £103 Old Hall, £102 Knock, £98 Levack, £97 Dalmakethar, Sornfallow, Supple Bank & Sibster Burn
Leicester £94 Kilkeddan, £88 Newbiggin, £80 Shielsknowe & Greenbank, £78 Shielsknowe & Nunscleugh, £74 Borthwick Brae
Greyface £89 Akeld Steads, £88 High House, £86 East Skeroblin & Sornfallow, £85 Wedderlie
Cheviot Mule £88 Gilston & Granton, £84 Tarrasfoot & Gilston, £77 Granton, £74 Akeld Steads
Half Bred £90, £86 High House
Zwartbles £82 Old Walls
Oxford £89 Guards
Charollais £87, £85 South Port O Spittal
Hill ewes
Blackface £75 Wyliehole, £74 Boreland & East Skeroblin, £72 Pitland Hills, £68 Toftingall, £66 Pitland Hills & Hazelside.
Cheviot £78 Byreburnside, £68 Granton, £66 Burnside, £63 Knock, £60 Granton, £59 Wham Head
Swaledale £66 Hollinclose, £58 Temple House, £57 Hollinclose, £56 Bayldon, £54 Woodhouse & Gallowberry
Lleyn £74 Guards, £67 Gateside, £65 Sharplaw, £64 Gateside
Easycare £58 Mossfennan
Shetland £44 South Port o Spittal, £35 Knock
Herdwick £40 Butterdales, £36 Mossband House
Hebrideen £41 Woodside
Dorper £73 South Port O Spittal
Rams
Texel £132 Gallowberry, £122 Mill View, £114 Sharplaw, £112 Sharplaw, £110 Whitcastles
Leicester £142 Pitland Hills, £116 Newton Cottage
Beltex £100 Greenbank
Zwartbles £70 Westhills
Suffolk £116 Blackhaugh, £112 Boreland, £110 Boreland, £84 Tarrasfoot
Lleyn £88 Castle Creavie
Blackface £84 Chapel, £58 Hardridge
Swaledale £36 Tarnside House
Easycare £80 Blackhaugh
North Country Cheviot £110 Blackhaugh, £106 Castle of Mey
Jacob £64 Ringlinggate
Herdwick £78 Ashley Park
Hampshire £140 Boreland
Kerry £60 Gateside
Hebrideen £47 Woodside
Goat £85 Westhills, £68, £60 Tarnside House.
Averages:
Steers
Light to 182.5p (176.7p)
Medium to 182.5p (180.0p)
Heavy to -------p (-------p)
Heifers
Light to 208.5p (208.5p)
Medium to 231.5p (217.0p)
Heavy to 216.5p (214.0p)
Young bulls -------p (-------p)
Lambs
Light to 219.0p (174.0p)
Standard to 244.0p (180.7p)
Medium to 230.0p (181.9p)
Heavy to 237.0p (171.5p)
Overweight 200.0p (168.0p)
Ewes
Light to £78.00 (£45.09)
Heavy to £140.00 (£74.99)
Cast Rams £142.00 (£85.60)
