Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 1,669 prime lambs and 2,549 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 4^th July 2019.

Cast cows again selling at recent high rates, with more required on a weekly basis to fulfill buyer demand. Sale topped at 121p for Angus cows shown by RJ Anderson & Penchrise, Hawick. Top price per head of £910.60 for a British Blue from GW Dinnin, Nether Albie, Waterbeck.

1,669 spring lambs were forward in less numbers. Quality was again excellent with a large company of buyers all keen for supplies. Trade was dearer than expected with numbers short of requirements.

Overall average 207.5p (SQQ 206.9p)

Top price per kilo of 265p for Cheviot lambs shown by C Saunders, Barr Hill, Newton Stewart and top price per head of £119 also for Texels lambs from TA Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, Aspatria.  

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Cheviot 265p Barr Hill.

Beltex 240p McMurdo Road, 238p, 237p Ellerslea.

Texel 240p The Snab, 236p Maidencots, 234p Shawhill.   

Lleyn 215p South Bowerhouses.

Suffolk 214p Burgh Head, 211p Guardsmill, Bankhead & Fenton.

Mule 204p Guardsmill, 195p Edge Farm.

BF 200p Copland Terrace.

Oxf 200p Barnglies.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £119 Aspatria Hall, £117 Eastside, £113 Beckhall.   

Suffolk £116 Burgh Head, £112 Guardsmill.  

Beltex £100 Ellerslea, £98 Corrielea, Aspatria Hall & Peartree Cottage, £97 Upper Tinwald.

Dor £97 Edge Farm.

Mule £96 Guardsmill.

Zwartble £95 Little Tongue.  

Oxf £92 Barnglies.

All classes of the 2,549 cast ewes, rams and hoggs were far short of requirements with prices up £5 on the week to average £77.84 overall. Best Texel and Beltex ewes regularly making £140 to £160 plus. 333 ewes sold at £100 and over to average £120.11, again many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Sale topped at £168 for Texel ewes shown by KD & DE Millar & Partners, Crookholm, Canonbie and from J Runciman & Sons, Allanshaws, Stow. Hill ewes to £74 for Cheviots from A & C Watson, Sanderson House, Whitehaven and rams sold to £136 for Texels from Messrs Barrow, Powheads, Wigton.  

HEAVY EWES

Texel £168 Crookholm & Allanshaws, £162 Glenart, £160 Chaseside.

Beltex £130 Easter Ochtermuthill, £130, £122 The Croft, £121 Easter Ochtermuthill.

BDM £126 Golden Lane.

Charollais £118 Chaseside, £114, £106 Beckfoot.  

Suffolk £112 Chaseside & Allanshaws, £110 Upper Tinwald, £105 Chaseside.

BFL £103, £95 Gapshield.  

NCC £96, £95 Allanshaws, £92 High Moat.

Zwartble £94 Little Tongue.

Mule £86 Nirvana & Glenart, £85 Whitton, £84 Tone Hall.

Cheviot Mule £76 Upper Kidston.  

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £74 Sanderson House, £68 Kirkton.   

BF £71 Eastside, £70 Tone Hall, £69 Fingland.    

Swaledale £70 Whitton.

Goat £66, £61 Ellerslea.

Easycare £62 Golden Lane.   

RAMS

Texel £136 Powheads, £128 Chaseside, £127 Beckfoot.  

BFL £116 High Crossgill, £110 Wyholm, £104 Upper Kidston.

Zwart £104 Little Tongue.

Belt £98 Powheads.

Lleyn £96 South Bowerhouses.

NCC £92 Upper Kidston, £91 Allanshaws.   

Cheviot £86 Wynholm.  

BF £70 Upper Kidston.

Averages:

Lambs

Light to           265.0p (215.3p)
Standard to      240.0p (207.5p)
Medium to      238.0p (204.6p)
Heavy to         229.0p (209.5p)
Overweight to 224.0p (197.9p)

Ewes
Light to           £74.00 (£50.17)
Heavy to         £168.00 (£84.64)

Rams £136.00 (£81.06)

corresponding week 2018 sale report