Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 4,801 sheep comprising of 1,183 prime hoggs, 1,435 prime lambs and 2,183 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 4th June 2020.
A smaller entry of cast cows with less quality on offer, however all classes again selling at recent high rates. The sale topped at £1,021 for Blue Greys from WD & R Elliot, Burnfoot of Ewes, Langholm, with British Blue cows to £984 from A Roskell & Partners, Laverhay, Moffat and Galloways selling to £918 from Kilberry Home Farm, Campbeltown.
Top price per kilo of 148p for Shorthorns from Kilberry Home Farm who also sold others at 142p. Blue Greys to 148p from Burnfoot of Ewes, British Blues selling at 147p from Laverhay with Galloway cows at 135p from Kilberry and Highlanders to 111p from Cara View.
Another large show of 1,435 spring lambs were forward to an increased ring of purchasers ensuring a buoyant trade throughout. The sale topped at 293p for a fantastic pen of Texel lambs consigned by M & M Byrne, Thornthwaite Close, Wigton with top price per head of £123 for strong Texel lambs from DE & M Butler, Beckfoot, Annan.
An outstanding run of 305 Suffolk lambs from Messrs Barbour, Carsegowan sold to a top of £120 and averaged 254p per kilo, £114.83 per head.
Export lambs regularly sold between 255-265ppk whilst the best grading Texel lambs selling between 280-290ppk; which is far superior to deadweight outlets, ensuring all vendors were delighted with their days trading. Many more lambs are required on a weekly basis to satisfy purchaser demands here at Longtown Auction Mart.
Overall average 251.5p (SQQ 254.4p)
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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Texel 293p Thornthwaite Close, 287p Kilnford Croft, 286p Shawhill & Pendicle.
Suffolk 270p Sykehead, 263p Carsegowan, 261p Nilston Rigg, 260p Carsegowan & Drumburn.
Rouge 265p, 245p, 242p Crawfordhall.
Beltex 261p Kilnford Croft, 250p, 245p Shaw Head.
Charollais 247p Shaw Head, 240p Kilnford Croft, 238p Morebattle Tofts.
Hampshire 245p Zetland.
Dorset 237p Frankstown, 236p, 233p Westerloch.
Cheviot Mule 229p Morebattle Tofts, 227p Dormansteads.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £123 Beckfoot, £120 Gilside & Stonehouse, £119 Burnside & Lower Moor, £118 Stonehouse.
Suffolk £120 Frankstown, £120, £118, £117 Carsegowan, £117 Zetland & West End.
Dorset £116 Frankstown, £104 Westerloch.
Rouge £114 Crawfordhall.
Beltex £110 Cobble Hall Barn, £108, £105 Shaw Head, £100 Kilnford Croft.
Charollais £110 Kimmeter Green, £110, £105 Morebattle Tofts.
Roussin £110 Morebattle Tofts.
Cheviot Mule £100 Dormansteads.
Hampshire £109 Zetland.
An increased entry of prime hoggs forward sold to the same ring of competitive buyers.
A very mixed show of end of season hoggs. Well finished hoggs still met a big demand whilst smaller lean hoggs proved very difficult to cash.
The sale topped at 248p for Beltex hoggs from LWJ Cleave, Pearce Close, Devon with a top price per head of £112 for Texel hoggs shown by AC & S Fawcett, Farshields, Ainstable.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 248p Pearce Close.
Texel 233p Sewell House, 224p Bardnaheigh, 217p Sewell House, 215p Golden Lane & Farshields.
Cheviot 221p Balmaglester, 219p Westerloch, 216p Aultgrishan & Borlum Farmhouse.
Mule 218p Brackley, 207p Barend, 202p Largie.
Suffolk 213p Mallsgate Hall, 205p Zetland, 192p Sykehead, 191p Copperthorns.
Charollais 208p Low Knockrioch.
Blackface 205p Barend, 195p Westerloch, 190p Home Farm.
North Country Cheviot 205p Sornfallow.
Cheviot Mule 200p Brackside.
Herdwick 197p Stone Barn.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £112 Farshields, £110 Middle Farm, £106 Farshields, £101 Bardnaheigh & Low Knockroich.
Bluefaced Leicester £110 Brownleazes.
Charollais £98 Low Knockrioch, £95 Sykehead.
Cheviot £98 Tushielaw, £92 Brackley, £91 Westerloch, £90 Tushielaw & Sornfallow.
Cheviot Mule £97 Redesmouth.
Suffolk £95, £88 Sykehead, £87 Largie.
Mule £87 Westerloch & Barend, £83 Brackley, £80 Durdar.
North Country Cheviot £85 Cossarhill, £80 Bidlake.
Beltex £81 Bidlake.
Blackface £80 Westerloch.
A larger show of 2,183 ewes were forward to the usual buyers. Topping the sale at £178 were Texel ewes from A Pirie, Machrihanish, Campbeltown with hill ewes selling to £76 for Cheviot ewes shown by J Lamb, Ingleston, Ayr. Rams sold to £126 for Charollais from G Gray & Sons, Middle Ord, Berwick.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £178 Machrihanish, £174 Drumreach, £174, £168 Gilside, £157 Chaseside, £156 Ashton.
Beltex £134 Burgh Head.
Charollais £115 Viewley, £113 Chaseside, £112 Ashton, £110 Low Knockrioch.
Suffolk £112 Cleughbrae, £108 Burgh Head, £106 Golden Lane, £105 Drumreach.
Bluefaced Leicester £108 Northfield.
North Country Cheviot £89 Guardsmill, £84 Hallum, £81 Tyrone House, £80 Drumreach, Balmaglester & South Riccalton.
Cheviot Mule £89, £88 Kilnford Croft, £87 Mid Farm, £86 Kilnford Croft.
Lleyn £89 South Bowerhouses, £88 Lightbirks.
Mule £82 Langholm, £77 Sornfallow, £76 West End, £75 Beechcroft, Brownleazes & Brackley.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £76 Ingleston, £75 Bayles, £74 Hayclose, £72 Longburgh Fauld & Stitley, £70 Hallum.
Blackface £70 Brownleazes, £66 Redesmouth, £65 Lawston, £63 Silloans, £61 Home Farm.
Swaledale £66 Nunscleugh, £65 Durdar, £64 Lightbirks & High Burnfoot, £63 Thornhope, Weeds & Sheild Farm.
Easycare £61 Cleongart.
Herdwick £58 Barend, £54 Durdar.
RAMS
Charollais £126 Middle Ord, £120 South Riccalton.
Texel £120 Townfoot, Tinnishall & Catslackburn, £118 Northfield, £116 Sykehead.
Suffolk £120 Middle Ord.
Bluefaced Leicester £119, £112 Hightown.
Beltex £116 Ashton.
Cheviot £98 Beckfoot, £90 Edge Farm, £88 Dunbeath.
North Country Cheviot £90 South Riccalton.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 248.3p (163.7p)
Standard to 221.1p (167.7p)
Medium to 233.0p (176.5p)
Heavy to 215.4p (166.3p)
Shearlings to 195.1p (144.0p)
Lambs
Light to 287.5p (258.3p)
Standard to 286.1p (260.0p)
Medium to 293.0p (252.8p)
Heavy to 257.0p (242.1p)
Overweight to 226.0p (223.2p)
Ewes
Light to £76.00 (£54.55)
Heavy to £178.00 (£89.29)
corresponding week 2019 sale report
