Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,531 sheep comprising of 3,668 prime lambs and 4,863 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 17th October 2019.
All classes of cast cows sold to a brisk trade with extra buyers in attendance. More required on a weekly basis to fulfil demand. Sale topped at 108p for British Blue cows from I & G Aitchison, The Side, Newcastleton and for Angus cows shown by R Moscrop & Son, Border Rigg, Bewcastle. Top price per head of £928 from Border Rigg.
3,668 prime lambs were a similar show on the week. Trade saw export and well finished lambs easy to sell with half meat lambs proving harder to sell.
Overall average 157.6p (SQQ 161.5p)
Export weights to a top of 226p and 224p for Beltex lambs shown by G & W Halliday, Crawthat, Waterbeck, with commercial lambs 155-165p per kilo.
Heavy lambs were forward in much greater numbers where trade would be as good as expected, and mostly making 150-155p. Top price per head £96.50 and £95 also for Beltex lambs from Crawthat.
Light lambs were in short supply with all good meat 160-170p.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Belt 226p, 224p Crawthat, 223p Thornthwaite Close.
Tex 195p Chirdon, 188p The Flatt, 187p Longlea.
Char 187p Wallend.
Mill Bleu 182p Stanley House.
Suff 174p Wallend, 167p Wiza, 161p Baitlaws.
BF 166p, 163p, 157p Chapelhope.
Lleyn 162p Roxburgh Mains.
Mule 160p Grindon Hill, 157p Greensburn, 156p Longlea.
Chev 160p Glendiven Cottage, 158p Rowan Croft, 154p Garvilland.
Chev Mule 159p Garvilland, 156p Sorbietrees, 154p Garvilland.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Belt £96.50, £95 Crawthat, £94.50 Wallend.
Tex £90 Ashton, £85 Ashley Park, £82 Westernhopeburn.
Chev Mule £83 Gillesbie House.
Suff £80 Tone Hall, £79 Greenburn, £76.50 Knowe.
Char £79 Greenburn, £75 Wallend & Loaningfoot, £72 Hallburn.
Mule £71 Grindon Hill & Upperburnmouth.
Chev £71 Hallburn, £70.50 Glendiven Cottage.
Mill Bleu £69.50 Stanley House.
Oxf £67.50 Barnglies.
Lleyn £66.50, £65 Roxburgh Mains.
Herd £62 Waterloo.
A large show of 4,863 cast ewes and rams were forward and attracted the usual full ring of buyers. All classes in great demand and selling to a top of £178 for Texel ewes from R & MG Elliott & Sons, Hallburn Croft, Longtown. Hill ewes to £58 for Cheviots from Philiphaugh Estate, Selkirk and JJ Paterson, Terrona, Langholm. Rams to £118 for Texels shown by CD Scott, Falla, Jedburgh.
Both Beltex and Texel ewes sold at a premium and were very short of requirements. Feeding ewes of all breeds sold at very high rates.
265 ewes sold at £100 plus to average £123.77 with an overall average of £57.69.
HEAVY EWES
Tex £178 Hallburn Croft, £174 Little Galla, £171 Pasturewood, £170 Crumhaughhill.
Belt £140, £130 Oakwood.
Suff £120 Mid Upper Priestside, £116 Shaw Cottage South, £111 Riddings Hill.
Char £118 Viewley, £115 Beck.
NCC £84 Lythmore, £79 Abbeymoss, £77 Quoyshakes, Earlside & Beck.
BFL £81 Whitton, £80 Leithanhall.
Chev Mule £78 Golden Lane, £75 Little Galla, £74 Philphaugh Estate, Little Galla & Hawthornside.
Mule £77 Little Galla, £69 Leithanhall, The Row & Little Bavington, £68 Pry Hill.
Lonk £62 Glendiven Cottage.
LIGHT EWES
Chev £58 Philiphaugh Estate & Terrona, £56, £50 Clerk Hill, £50 North House & Dornells Estate.
BF £54 Little Galla & Balker Farms, £53 Ralphshield, Yatesfield & Low Old Shield.
Lleyn £54 Gatehousecote.
Swale £51 Spital Shields, £47 Barker House, £46 Spital Shields.
Herd £45 Cardewlees.
Shet £42 Drumbuie.
RAMS
Tex £118 Falla, £116 Hallburn Croft, £105 Beck.
Belt £102 Mosshill.
Mill Bleu £100 Mosshill.
Suff £92 Backlass Croft.
BFL £88 Whitton, £84 Beckfoot
NCC £80 Whitton & Beckfoot
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 163.0p (153.2p)
Standard to 212.8p (159.0p)
Medium to 226.0p (163.0p)
Heavy to 171.4p (150.9p)
Overweight to 163.0p (143.5p)
Ewes
Light to £658.00 (£37.82)
Heavy to £178.00 (£71.63)
Rams £118.00 (£66.54)
corresponding week 2018 sale report
