Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 38 cattle, 6,068 prime hoggs and 3,925 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 9th March 2017.

The company held its weekly sale of primestock where an entry of 38 prime and OTM cattle were forward. An increased ring of buyers competed strongly for all types of cattle with numbers short of buyer’s needs.

OTM’S: Richard tops at 187p

Trade pounds dearer on the week with two extra faces at ringside. The entry lacked meat but everything was wanted. Richard Ritson’s black Bazadaise topped the section at 187p. Hill cows from the Cavers twins sold to 124p for Angus x with dairy bred British Blues to 123p from Richard Ritson. Two hill stock bulls sold to 119p for a Whitebred Shorthorn from Ross Bell and with an Angus bull to 110p from the twins.

Clean cattle were a mixed entry sold to 223p for an outstanding Limousin bullock from James Taylor, who also sold heifers to 221p. Staffler sold others to 214p again for Limousin’s. heavyweight steers sold to £1,462.90 from Jonathon Nixon, Hallees, with others to £1,401.30.

A much larger show of 6,068 prime hoggs were forward for sale to the usual busy ring of buyers, with all classes steadier on the week, apart from heavyweight hoggs which remined easily sold. Lightweight hoggs easier unless well fleshed, with a severe shortage of best quality and export weight hoggs on offer.

A huge show of over 2,000 Blackface hoggs were forward in all weight ranges with the best end realising last week’s high rates but plainer lighter sorts cheaper.

Also, today we held the Annual Show and Sale of prime Blackface hoggs; where over 500 hoggs were forward in pens of 20, and was kindly sponsored by The Scottish Farmer and ably judged by Mr Will Tinning of Dunbia, who awarded the Championship to an outstanding pen of 20 from regular supporters Messrs McTurk, Barlaes, Castle Douglas, which scaled 45kg and realised £80 selling to the judge. The Reserve ticket was awarded to another strong pen from Messrs McWhirter, Garvilland, Glenluce, which scaled 47kg and realised £77 to M Lomax.

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PRIZE LIST

CLASS 1 – UP TO 40KG

1^st– Cavers, Sorbie – 37kg £65 to M Lomax

2^nd – Armstrong, Sceugh Dyke – 40kg £73.50 to Dunbia

CLASS 2 – 40-44KG

1^st– Wallace, Mains of Collin – 42kg £74.50 to A Dawson

2^nd – Simpson, Kirkhouse – 44kg £74 to Dunbia

CLASS 3 – 45KG +

1^st & Champion – McTurk, Barlaes – 45kg £80 to Dunbia

2^nd & Reserve – McWhirter, Garvilland – 47kg £77 to M Lomax

Sale topped at 268p for an oustanding pen of Beltex hoggs from Messrs Gribbon, Waterside and top price per head of £109 also for superb Beltex from Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm. Sale averaged 166.8p (SQQ 170.8p).

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 268p Waterside, 254p Conon Brae, 251p Waterside, 248p Wood, 241p Newton Cottage, 238p Cleughbrae, 229p Conon Brae & Waterside, 224p High Greenhill, 218p Newton Cottage.

Cheviot 249p Station Yard, 188p Blackwoodridgehouse, 182p Skelfhill, 181p Glendearg, 180p, 179p, 178p Garvilland, 177p Potholm & Brydekirk Mains, 176p Glendearg.

Texel 245p Byreburnside, 242p Gallowberry, 238p Crawthat, 231p High Stenries, 228p Allfornaught, 227p Stitley & Greenaton, 223p Raeburnhead, 219p West Glengyre, 206p High Stenries.

Charollais 222p Conon Brae, 187p Dalbhraddan, 176p Brydekirk Mains, 175p Greenburn & Cleongart.

Suffolk 188p Murza, 187p Kirkwood Mains, 184p Kirtleton House & Blackpark, 182p Oswie, 180p Glenehervie, 178p West Glengyre, 176p Auchengray, 174p Tinnishall.

Blackface 184p Sceugh Dyke, 178p Barlaes, 177p Mains of Collin 176p, 175p Sorbie, 176p Bush of Ewes, 174p Mains of Collin, 173p Arnicle, 171p Hallburn & Clonrae.

Cross 179p High Cattadale, 176p, 173p Allfornaught, 169p Clonrae, West Glengyre & Glenehervie, 167p High Priorscales & Brydekirk Mains, 166p Burray, 165p West Glengyre.

North Country Cheviot 176p Raeburnfoot, 175p Orchardton Mains, 171p Blackpark & Prestrie, 170p Dalmakethar.

Continental 163p Orchardton Mains, 162p Grange Cottage.

Cheviot Mule 163p Potholm.

Swaledale 160p High Priorscales.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £109 Wood Farm, £108, £107 Waterside, £99 Conon Brae, £99, £98 Newton Cottage, £95 Cleughbrae, £94 Waterside, £91 Park Nook, £90 Greenaton.

Cheviot £102 Station Yard, £88 Crawthat, £85, £82 Station Yard, £82 Potholm, £81 Station Yard, £80 Newbigging & Earlshaugh.

Texel £100.50 Byreburnside, £100 Greenaton, £95 Micklethwaite, £94 Greenaton & West Glengyre, £93 West Broadmoss, £92 Gallowberry, Sowerby Wood, Wood Farm & West Glengyre.

Charollais £91 Conon Brae, £81, £76.50 Dalbhraddan, £75 Brydekirk Mains.

Suffolk £88 Burray, £87.50 Land, £87 Sceugh Dyke, £85 Oswie & Newbigging, £84 Oswie & Land, £83.50 Oswie, £82.50 High Cattadale, £82 Land.

Cross £86, £79 West Glengyre, £77 Wood, £76.50 Prestrie, £76 Glenehervie, Newton Cottage, Clonrae & Cross House, £75.50 Wood, £75 Newtown.

Blackface £86 Craigdarroch, £82 Skelfhill, £81 Arnicle & Craigdarroch, £80 Barlaes, £79 Fingland, £78 Chapel, £77 Craig Douglas & Garvilland.

North Country Cheviot £85, £83, £82.50, £82 Land, £81 Bush of Ewes, £77 Whins, Priestrie & Dalmakethar.

Lleyn £81 Kirtleton House.

Swaledale £67 High Priorscales, £65 Boldron, £60 Prior Rigg.

Cheviot Mule £65 Potholm.

A smaller show of 3,924 cast ewes and rams was presented to the usual ring of customers, with trade far dearer on the week especially for large ewes as numbers begin to tighten. Good flesh a priority with plainer ewes seeing little change. Sale topped at £164 for a pen of excellent Texel ewes from Orchardton Mains, Castle Douglas. Rams sold to £124 for Suffolks from Buckabank, Dalston.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £164 Orchardton Mains, £162 Louchrigg, £156 Roxburgh Mill, £154 West Broadmoss & Catslackburn, £148 Orchardton Mains, West Broadmoss & Chaseside, £146 Roxburgh Mill & Braithwaite Hall, £144 Lurgan & West Glengyre, £140 Pirntaton, £139 Tercrosset, £138 Plocan & West Broadmoss, £137 Crawthat, £136 Lairdlaugh, Chaseside & Oswie.

Charollais £158 Newbigging, £142 Beckfoot, £140, £132 Chaseside, £125 Beckfoot, £120 Thackwood.

Suffolk £128 Townhead, £127, £123 Calf Park, £126 Beckfoot, £124 Chaseside, £122 Guardsmill, £120 Haithwaite, Chaseside & Buckabank, £116 Burray & Newbigging, £115 Fenton, £112 Beckfoot.

Beltex £120 Hobbiesburn, £104 Lurgan, £102 Drumreach, £98 West Glengyre.

Half-bred £115 Guardsmill, £104 Haithwaite, £100 Burray, £95 Whins.

North Country Cheviot £97 Whitton, £95 Drumreach, £94 Beckfoot, £88 Durrain Mains & Murza, £87 Dodgsonstown, £86 Marchbank, £85 Crawthat.

Blue Leicester £94 Kildalloig.

Cross £92 Oswie, £91 Mill View, £88 Albyfield, £87 Whitton, £86 Marchbank, Fenton & Blakelaw, £85 Skinnet, Prestrie & Newbigging.

Cheviot Mule £84 Dalmakethar, £83 Springwells, £80 Orchardton Mains, Borlick & Bogenlea.

LIGHT EWES

Lonk £80 Bush of Ewes.

Goat £76 Mansecroft.

Cheviot £75 Blackpark, £74 Springwells, £73 Drumreach, £68 Woodfoot, £63 Springwells & Burnfoot of Ewes, £63, £62 Allfornaught.

Blackface £69 Bankend, £68 Walton Park, £67 Catslackburn, £66 Toft House, £64 Mains of Collin, £63 Brownchesters & Woodslee, £62 Gibblaston & Mains of Collin.

Lleyn £60 Windyknowe, £50 Eastside.

Swaledale £54 Whitton, £49 Albyfield, £45 Chapel, £44 Whitton, £42 Blakelaw, £40 Toft House.

Easycare £53 Eastside, £50 West Glengyre.

Herdwick £43 Almagill, £40 Haithwaite & Orchardton Mains.

PRIME RAMS

Suffolk £124 Buckabank, £96 Albyfield, £95 Brownchesters, £90 Murza.

Texel £122 Mill View, £118 Brownchesters, £100 Pirntaton, £98 Drumreach, £92 Pirntaton, £90 North Middleton.

Cheviot £100 Skelfhill.

North Country Cheviot £94 Carruthers, £80 Whitton.

Blue Leicester £92 Springwells.

Charollais £90 Burray.

Blackface £76 Craigdarroch, £74 Kirkton of Crawford.