Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 20 cattle, 3,078 prime lambs and 5,620 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 13th September 2018.

A nice entry of cattle was forward again, with trade sharper on the week as all buyers keen for numbers. Sale topped at 124p and £1,010 for a Galloway bull shown by G Bell & Co., Bloch, Langholm. Cows to 123p for a Limousin from Sorbietrees Farm Ltd, Hillend, Newcastleton.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Galloway Bull 124p, 111p Bloch.

Limousin 123p Sorbietrees.

Galloway 117p, 113p East Murton, 108p Batey Shield.

Angus 116p, 114p, 110p Sorbie.

Blue Grey 110p Kilnhill.

Whitebred Shorthorn Bull 105p Bloch.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Galloway Bull £1,010 Bloch.

Angus £835, £723 Sorbie.

Galloway £778, £740 East Murton.

Limousin £713 Sorbietrees.

3,078 prime lambs were a larger but mixed show of lambs, which met a good trade for meat although lambs lacking flesh were harder to sell. Sale topped at 218p for Texel lambs from EJC Dean, Kirk House, Brampton and to £128 for a Suffolk from JW Lundy, Mid Upper Priestside, Cummertrees. Overall sale average 171p.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Texel 218p Kirk House, 209p Crawthat, 206p Killocraw, 201p Kirkton, 198p Fenton, 196p Kirk House & Ashton, 195p Killocraw & Lanerton, 194p Crawthat & Wallend, 191p Killocraw, 190p Outertown & Kirk House.

Beltex 196p, 195p Sorbie, 195p Waterside.

Suffolk 186p Sundhope, 176p Chapel & Fenton, 175p Machribeg, Toftingall & Barnsallie, 174p High Cattadale, Hepplehill, Tarrasfoot, Barnglies & Outertown, 173p Guardsmill & Cowburnrigg.

Cheviot Mule 177p Sundhope, 171p Barnglies, 169p Chapel & Rowanburnfoot.

Mule 174p Peasemyres, 170p Cloggers Cottage, 165p Redburn View & Midtodhills, 164p Cloggers Cottage & Rowanburnfoot.

Cheviot 174p Kirkton.

Oxford 166p, 165p Barnglies.

Blackface 165p Edges Green, 161p Gibblaston.

Lleyn 163p Over Whitlaw.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Suffolk £128 Mid Upper Priestside, £90 Cowburnrigg & Guardsmill, £85 Nunnerie & Tarrasfoot, £84 Whins, £82 Quarryside, £80 Greenburn & Archerbeck.

Texel £117, £115 Kirkton, £110 Ashton, £108 Kirkton, £102 Over Whitlaw, £100 Ashton, £96, £94, £91.50 Crawthat, £91 Middle Farm & Ashton, £90.50 Killocraw, £90 Kirkton, Guardsmill & Kirk House.

Beltex £86.50 Sorbie, £86 Waterside.

Charollais £84 Fenton.

Mule £80 Cloggers Cottage & High Floweryhirst, £77 Cloggers Cottage, £74.50 Redburn View & Redesmouth, £71 Midtodhills, £70 Upperburnmouth & Croft Road.

Lleyn £80 Over Whitlaw.

Cheviot £78.50 Kirkton.

Oxford £76.50, £72.50 Barnglies.

Cheviot Mule £74 Hepplehill, £73.50 Barnglies, £72.50 Chapel.

Blackface £68 Allensgreen.

An increased entry of 5,620 cast ewes and rams met a strong trade for the best, whilst leaner types were easier. Heavy ewes sold to £157 for Texels from AR Bell, Kirkton, Hawick with hill ewes to £76 for Cheviot ewes from G MacDonald, Crakaig, Caithness. Texel rams to £140 from T Renwick & Sons, Craig Douglas, Yarrow.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £157 Kirkton, £156 Hazel Head & Beckfoot, £150 Corsbie, £147 Kirkton, £144 Lower Westerdale, £138 Golden Lane, £136 Linnhead & Upper Tofts, £133 Hazel Head, £129 Beckfoot, £128 Over Whitlaw, £126 Upper Tofts, Quarryside & Stanger Hill, £124 Killocraw, £123 Sornfallow, £122 Chaseside, £118 Corsbie, £116 Beckfoot.

Beltex £138 Beckfoot.

Suffolk £119 Corsbie, £113 Kirknewton Estate, £112, £107 Beckfoot, £107 Chaseside, £106 Corsbie, £105 Chaseside, £104 Hazel Head, £100 Quarryside.

Charollais £116 Chaseside, £100 Beckfoot.

Bluefaced Leicester £95 Sanders Close, £90 Beckfoot.

North Country Cheviot £90, £84 Crawthat, £82 Skaill & Sornfallow.

Cheviot Mule £83 Beckfoot, £78 Chapel, £77 Springwells.

Mule £81 Staffler, £80 Corsbie, £79 Kirknewton Estate & Windyhill, £78 North Sorrowlessfield, £77 High Wood & Sornfallow, £76 Kinnaird, £75 Whitton, £74, £73 Greenburn, £73 Outertown & Hassendeanburn, £72 Chapel, £71 Kirknewton Estate & Barnsallie, £70 Errington Red House & Balleny.

Millenium Blue £80 Lochwoodmains.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £76 Crakaig, £70 Terrona, £67 Crossdykes, £67, £65 Springwells, £64 Crakaig & Castlehill, £63 Raeburnfoot, £62 Glendinning, £60 Sundhope.

Lleyn £67 Marygate, £66 Bidlake, £65, £63, £60 Whitriggs, £60 Marygate.

Blackface £63 Cramalt, £61 Romesbeoch, £57 Burnhouse, £53 Allensgreen.

Swaledale £58 Whitton, £46 Sanders Close, £45 Whitton.

Easycare £57 Cleongart, £52 Marygate.

RAMS

Texel £140 Craig Douglas, £121 Edendales, £112 Beckfoot & Over Whitlaw.

North Country Cheviot £99 Beckfoot, £92 Lower Westerdale

Cheviot £97 Tushielaw.

Blackface £74 Waterloo.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to 169.0p (146.8p)
Standard to 194.0p (168.0p)
Medium to 218.0p (172.8p)
Heavy to 209.0p (171.5p)
Overweightto 201.0p (168.9p)

Ewes
Light to £76.00 (£37.73)
Heavy to £157.00 (£68.51)

Ramsto £140.00 (£62.53)

corresponding week 2017 sale report