Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,340 sheep comprising of 2,831 prime lambs and 3,509 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 6th August 2020.

Another nice entry of cast cows; predominately native bred again, saw all classes meeting a competitive trade and more numbers easily handled on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £979 for a Shorthorn cow from A Roskell & Partners, Laverhay, Moffat, who also sold British Blues at £822. Angus cows sold to £805 from Messrs McKerrow, Darlawhills, Lockerbie. Top price per kilo of 190p for a Shorthorn from Laverhay, who also sold Shorthorns at 144p, Blues at 137p, and Longhorns at 127p. Angus cows sold at 132p from Darlawhills.

A smaller entry of 2,831 prime lambs, saw all buyers keen for supplies with numbers well short of requirements. A massive premium was paid for the best quality Beltex lambs and lambs 45kg+.

The overall average of 221.0p (SQQ 220.7p) would be a clear 10p per kilo dearer than all other local centres.

The sale topped at 302p for Beltex lambs shown by T Howard, Lees Hall, Haltwhistle with top price per head of £127 also for Beltex lambs also from Lees Hall.  

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 302p, 289p, 280p Lees Hall, 279p Wallend, 275p Lees Hall, 274p Howard House.  

Texel 260p Black House, 256p Craighead, 253p Black House, 252p Lingey Field, 250p Black House.  

Suffolk 248p Achamore, 235p High Tirfergus, 230p, 228p Staffler, 227p Skelfhill & High Wreay.

Cheviot Mule 239p Achamore.  

Cheviot 231p, 228p South Muasdale, 227p Carlenrigg.  

Mule 226p, 219p High Ramshaw, 212p Penpeugh, 211p Greensburn.   

Charollais 225p Rigg Garth & Lanehead, 221p Fallowfield.   

Millennium Blue 221p Braehead.     

Blackface 219p Killipol, 209p Allensgreen, 206p Penpeugh, 205p Longburgh Fauld.      

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £127 Lees Hall, £116 High Stenries, £115 Lees Hall & Wallend, £113 Howard House.  

Texel £124 Hillhead, £120 Staffler, £120, £119, £118 Oaklands, £118 Middle Farm & Shield Farm.     

Cheviot Mule £122 Achamore.   

Suffolk £120 Staffler, £115 Park Nook, £110 Hullerbank, £109.50 Staffler, £108 High Tirfergus.  

Zwartble £118 Little Tongue.

Charollais £115 Lanehead, £104 Fallowfield.    

Millennium Blue £93 Braehead.

Mule £91 Demesne, £90.50 Greensburn.

A larger entry of 3,509 cast ewes were back in demand post Muslim festival, with buyers looking for all classes of sheep including feeding ewes. More required ever week to satisfy he largest ringside of buyers in the country.  

Texel ewes sold to a top of £157 from Floors Farming, Rawburn and from IHG Warden, Skelfhill, Hawick with hill ewes selling at £89 for Cheviot ewes also from Skelfhill. Rams sold to £146 for Texels from J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £157 Rawburn & Skelfhill, £144 Waltonwoodhead & Beacon Rigg, £141 Cambeckhill & Rawburn, £140 Orchardton Mains.

Suffolk £121 Wallend, £116 Gartvaigh, £113 Tinnishall, £109 Craigsford Mains, £108 Dustyhall.  

Bluefaced Leicester £118 The Old School House, £108 Gartvaigh & Beacon Rigg, £104 Woodhouse.   

Charollais £114 Rigg Garth.  

Mule £97 Shield Farm, £96 Greenburn & Grindon Hill, £95 Fallowfield & Greenburn, £94 Whiteside.  

Cheviot Mule £95, £91 Philiphaugh Estate, £91 Wedderlie & Greenburn, £90 Colmslie Hill & Orchardton Mains.  

North Country Cheviot £90 Dalmakethar, £86 Grindon Hill.  

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £89 Skelfhill, £78 Kirkton, £76 Blackhaugh & Rawburn, £75 Wedderlie.

Blackface £85 Greenburn, £75 Penpeugh, £70 East Kildarroch.    

Easycare £70, £65 Blackhaugh.

RAMS

Texel £146 Roxburgh Mains, £134 Lanehead, £130 Coxhill, £128 Roxburgh Mains.

Bluefaced Leicester £128 Potholm, £114 High Parkfoot.     

Suffolk £100 Roxburgh Mains.    

Cheviot £96 Bedshiel.

Blackface £92 Mossband House.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           231.0p (224.1p)
Standard to    302.0p (222.7p)
Medium to      280.0p (219.9p) 
Heavy to         270.0p (224.6p)
Overweight to   234.0p (209.6p) 

Ewes
Light to           £89.00   (£51.81) 
Heavy to         £157.00 (£84.26)

Rams    to     £146.00 (£93.76)

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report