Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 33 cattle, 5,317 prime hoggs and 4,556 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 5th January 2017.
The company held its weekly sale where an entry of 33 prime cattle and OTM’s were forward. Eight buyers were at the ringside who all wanted cattle and were prepared to bid for them.
OTM’s: Lee family top, with cows and bulls.
An excellent quality show of 26 cows and 1 stock bull were easily handled by the buyer’s strength at ringside, and double the entry could be sold. Charles Lee sold a tremendous load of cows topping the sale at 161p with a Simmental x. Charolais x from the same home realised 125p. Harry and Geoff Gass sold a Limousin x to 140p with a Blonde x to 129p. A tank of an Angus cow from Archbank sold to 106p, with Galloways to 100p from Langholm Farms. Top price per head was £1,102.85 from Morley Hill, followed at £1,001.50 from Nunscleugh and with native breeds to £837.40 from Archbank. The stock bull from Morley Hill found fierce bidding from all corners of the ring and was finally knocked down to the farmers friend, grossing £1,360.
A small entry of clean cattle topped at 218p for a Charolais x heifer from John and Lindsay Vevers, with the whole entry averaging 215.50p per kilo @ 56.5%, killing out at 381.50p per kilo deadweight.
Maximum commission is £30 a head. Sell live & thrive.
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Another grand show of 5,317 prime hoggs were forward for sale to the usual busy ring of buyers. All classes sharper on the week especially export and lightweight hoggs, which saw averages rise 5-7p on the week. Heavyweight hoggs also realising more per head which in turn resulted in an overall average of 175p with an SQQ of 181p. The sale topped at 268p for a pen of oustanding Beltex hoggs from Messrs Nixon, Oakwood and top price per head of £110 and £104 for Texels from Messrs Dean, Kirk House.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 268p, 262p, 250p Oakwood, 260p Drummuie, 230p Sorbie, 228p Gallowberry, 205p Waterside.
Texel 251p High Greenhill, 239p Kirk House, 238p Langdyke & Crawthat, 237p High Stenries, 233p Lanerton, 232p Cumcrook, 231p High Greenhill, 228p Upper Tinwald.
Continental 198p Millriggs.
Cheviot 197p Burnside, 194p The Park, 189p Catslackburn, 186p Eastside, 183p Woodfoot.
Cross 194p Eastside, 188p Clonrae, 179p Spoutbank, 175p, 171p Clonrae, 170p Brisco Meadows, Roses Bower, The Park & Holylee.
Roussin 194p Debog.
Blackface 192p Burnside, 188p, 187p Hallburn, 186p Pasture House, 184p The Wynd, Craighead & Sykehead, 183p Waterside.
Charollais 188p Culquhasen, 188p Solwaybank, 187p Knowe, 183p Archerbeck.
Suffolk 188p Newbiggin, 183p Eastside, 180p Archerbeck & Guardsmill, 179p Hilltop & Newbiggin, 176p Dunjop, 174p Woodhouse & Archerbeck.
Lleyn 186p, 182p Over Whitlaw.
Cheviot Mule 183p, 180p, 177p Woodfoot, 176p Kirkbride.
North Country Cheviot 176p, 170p Marchbank, 170p Whiteknowe.
Swaledale 170p, 167p Peasemyres, 164p Woodhall, 163p Newbiggin, 162p Westburnhope & High Priorscales.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £110, £104 Kirk House, £98 Upper Tinwald, Duke Street, Conon Brae, £98, £97 High Greenhill, £97 High Stenries, £96 Netherbrotherstone, £95 Braithwaite Hall.
Beltex £107, £100 Oakwood, £98 Gallowberry, £97 Oakwood, £94 Parknook.
Suffolk £88 Wallend, £87 Boreland & Slealands, £83 Cadgillhead, £82 Auchengray & Knowe, £81 Dunjop, £80 Solwaybank Cottage.
Charollais £88, £84, £83, £80 Maryholm, £79 The Chestnuts & Culquhasen.
North Country Cheviot £80 Whiteknowe, £78 Tushielaw, £76.50 Whiteknowe, £75 Marchbank & Newtown.
Cross £79 The Park, £78 Gill Head, £77 Boreland, £75 Newtown, Milnmark, Solwaybank & Sowerby Wood, £74.50 Sowerby Wood & Kirk House, £74 Peasemyres, £73.50 Hole Farm.
Cheviot £77 Sorbie, £75 Tushielaw, £71 Catslackburn, £70 Parks Farm, The Park & Troloss, £68 Eastside & Skelfhill, £66 Woodfoot, £65 Eastside.
Berrichon £76.50 Sceugh Dyke.
Cheviot Mule £75 Barnglies, £74 Solwaybank, £72.50 Tushielaw.
Blackface £75 Holylee & Troloss, £75, £73.50 Milnmark, £73 Carterhope, £71 Skelfhill, £70 Troloss.
Lleyn £74.50 Over Whitlaw.
Continental £74 High Priorscales.
Swaledale £74 Bullshill, £71 Roachburn, £68 High Priorscales, £65 Newbiggin.
Another good show of 4,556 cast ewes and rams was presented to the usual ring of buyers. Heavyweight ewes remain dear although a much larger show of horned ewes saw trade £2-3 easier on the wee, unless strong with a bit of weight. Rams realised recent high rates. Sale topped at £148 for Texel ewes from Messrs Douglas, Catslackburn and Mr Gunn, Shop Farm, Caithness.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £148 Catslackburn & Shop Farm, £146 Woodhead, £145 Knock, £144 Cubbyhill, £142, £138 Beckfoot, £138 Bardnaclaven, £137 Wood Farm, £130 Clackmae, £129, £128 Waltonwoodhead, £129 Knock, £128 Catslackburn, £126 Birdsnest, £125, £124 Hallburncroft, £124 Duke Street, £123 Catslackburn.
Beltex £130, £100 Nether Stenries, £100 Moss Side, £100, £98 Milston Moor, £90 Drumreach.
Suffolk £114 Lintlaw, £111, £108 Knock, £98 Bardnaclaven, £96 Clackmae & Catslackburn, £95, £94 Beckfoot, £94 Chaseside, £93 Catslackburn, £92 Drumreach, £91 Marygate, £91, £89 Thornington.
Rouge £108 Graceside.
Blue Leicester £97 Clackmae, £87 Chaseside, £77 Milstone Moor, £76 Howard House & Horsley Hill.
Charollais £93 Chaseside & Birdsnest, £92 Clackmae Cottage.
North Country Cheviot £92 Knock, Bardnaclaven & Ericstane, £89 Chaseside, £84 Viewley & Ericstane, £83 High Moat, £82 Beckfoot, £80 High Moat.
Cross £89 Newbigging, £81 Crookston, £79 Thornington & Newbigging, £78 Wallend & Lintlaw, £76 Tenter House, Staffler & Upper Tinwald, £75 Viewley.
Cheviot Mule £85 Wayside, Bombie, £85, £83 Clackmae, £72 Thornbrough.
Zwartble £75 Nether Stenries.
Romney £66 Eastside.
LIGHT EWES
Lleyn £76 Hunderlee, £57 Laneside.
Blackface £64 Roses Bower, £62 Tenter House & Chapel, £55 Cowburnrigg, £54 Thorns, £51 Cardew Hall & Bankend, £48 Heatherglen & Marown.
Cheviot £64, £55 Drumdroch, £54 High Priorscales, £53 Drumreach, £52 Marown, £49 Twislehope.
Goat £57 Cotehill, £43 Tarnside House.
Jacob £57 Howard House.
Swaledale £38 Pry Hill, £37 Thorns, Burnhouse & Coldshield, £35 Chapel House & Nunscleugh, £34 Rowanburnfoot.
Herdwick £36 Rowanburnfoot, £35 High Priorscales.
Shetland £32 Knock.
PRIME RAMS
Texel £143 Beckfoot, £125 Boreland, £122 Clackmae, £120 Laneside, £118 Shop Farm, £116 Chaseside, £114 Moorhills, £112 Newbigging, £110 Cubbyhill & Beckfoot.
Charolais £120 Viewley, £110 Clackmae Cottage, £98 Heatherglen, £90 Clonrae.
Lleyn £112, £96 Over Whitlaw, £90 Laneside.
Suffolk £108 Clackmae, £100 Beckfoot.
Beltex £95 Millstone Moor, £94 Duke Street.
Border Leicester £88 High Moat.
North Country Cheviot £88 Clackmae.
Blue Faced Leicester £80 Clackmae, £79 Newbiggin, £76 Beckfoot.
Zwartble £78 Viewley.
Cheviot £76 Twislehope.
Blackface £74 Troloss, £70 Boreland, £66 Hott, £60 Clonrae.
Averages:
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Medium to 218.0p (215.4p)
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Hoggs
Light to 260.0p (180.0p)
Standard to 262.0p (181.6p)
Medium to 268.0p (181.2p)
Heavy to 239.0p (162.6p)
Ewes
Light to £76.00 (£35.11)
Heavy to £148.00 (£73.88)
Cast Rams £143.00 (£79.42)
