Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,668 sheep comprising of 3,962 prime lambs and 4,706 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 13th August 2020.

Cast cows; again, consisting of mainly native breeds, continued to sell at recent high rates with all classes in demand and meeting a competitive trade at Longtown. More numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £1,067 for an overage Friesian bullocks from J Rennie, Tarbert, Isle of Gigha, with others selling at £943 for a Belted Galloway from B Rae, Chesters Brae, Hawick. Galloway cows sold to £910 shown by J Gemmill & Son, Ifferdale, Campbeltown.

Top price per kilo of 178p from Chesters Brae followed at 157p from Tarbert, both for overage bullocks. Galloway cows sold at 138p from Ifferdale with others to 127p from Blackburn, Newcastleton. Whitebred Shorthorns to 130p from RJ & DG Telford, Holme Head, Roadhead with Friesian cows selling at 124p from CT & J Wigham, Hethermill, Kirklinton.  

A mixed show of 3,962 prime lambs were forward to an increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes selling very well being 33ppk up on the year, albeit easier on the week.

Well fleshed heavy lambs and best Beltex and Texel export lambs sold to a premium and were short of purchaser requirements. Leaner storey types proved harder to sell and would be easier sold in the store market. Light lambs also continue to sell well and very much in demand.

The sale topped at 278p for Beltex lambs shown by M & M Byrne, Thornthwaite Close, Wigton with top price per head of £131 for Texel lambs from AM & L Sutherland, Carran, Thurso.   

Overall average of 211.8p (SQQ 211.9p)

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 278p, 275p, 272p Thornthwaite Close, 253p Burn House, 252p Crawthat, 251p High Greenhill, 250p Chapel House.

Texel 250p Burnfoot, 250p, 246p Corneyside, 241p Somerton & Byreburnside, 240p Barnyards & Greensburn.

Charollais 227p Marchbank, 226p Longrow.    

Suffolk 223p Whiteside, 221p Frankstown, 220p Haregills, 218p Staffler, 217p Barnglies.

Mule 217p Kimmeter Green, 214p Arnicle, 213p Whiteside & Solmain, 212p Hole Farm & Kirkton of Crawford.

Beulah 211p Frankstown.

Cheviot 210p Millantae, 209p Terrona, 208p Morebattle Tofts & Kirkton, 206p Terrona & Ballywilline.  

Cheviot Mule 209p Byers, 208p Toftingall & Kirk House, 207p Dormansteads.

Hampshire 208p Barnglies.

Blackface 206p Allensgreen & Lanehead, 198p Whitchester, 195p Whiteside & Burnfoot.      

Dorset 206p The Side.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £131, £126 Carran, £125.50 Smerral, £125 Springfield Farm Court, £119 Longrow.    

Beltex £120 Linnhead, £111 The Flatt, £110 Thornthwaite Close, £109.50, £109 Linnhead, £109 Burn House.   

Mule £119 Baggarah, £102 Kimmeter Green, £100.50 Whiteside, £100 Hole Farm.  

Suffolk £114 Whiteside, £110 Frankstown, £103.50 Haregills.

Beulah £103.50 Frankstown.

Charollais £102 Longrow, £100 Marchbank, £96.50 Moss Side, £95 Morebattle Tofts.     

Hampshire £100 Barnglies.

Blackface £93 Lanehead.

Cheviot £92 Terrona.

Cheviot Mule £90 Sharplaw.

A tremendous entry of 4,706 ewes forward to another increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes sold to a very fast trade with heavy fat ewes and pure bred Texel ewes in serious demand.  Many more can be sold at Longtown on a weekly basis to vendors advantage.

Texel ewes sold to a top of £172 from Highfield Farming Ltd, Knock, Duns with no fewer than 767 ewes surpassing £100. Hill ewes selling at £80 for Cheviot ewes from C Hendrie, Glebehead, Roberton.

Rams sold to blistering rates topping at £150 for Suffolks from JP Lee, Morley Hill, Hexham.  

HEAVY EWES

Texel £172, £164 Knock, £160 Craig House, £156 Durran Mains, £150 Killiecrankie, £149 Byreburnside & Beckfoot.

Charollais £130 Chaseside.   

Beltex £126 Woodhead.  

Suffolk £124 Knock, £118 Awhirk, £114 Knock, Craig House, Morley Hill & Awhirk, £112 Blackheddon & The Ha’.

Bluefaced Leicester £108 Cassington & Merkland, £102 Laverhay, £100 Craig House.   

Cheviot Mule £108 Awhirk, £105 East House, £98 Oxnam Estate, £94 Craig House.   

Mule £104 Redgate Head, £97 Haregills & Craig House, £96 Redgate Head & Lingey Field, £93 Windyhill, Chapel House & Haresgill Cottage.   

North Country Cheviot £104 Durran Mains, £94 Morebattle Tofts & Swinside Townfoot, £93 Carruthers, £91 Craig House.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £80 Glebehead, £79 Kirkton & Sundhope, £78 Greenburn, £77 Catslackburn.

Blackface £78 Whiteside, £75 Upperburnmouth, £73 Kellah, £71 Kilchamaig, £70 Upperburnmouth.

Kendal Rough £70 Church View.     

Lleyn £70, £69 Glenacardoch.

Swaledale £67 Laverhay.

RAMS

Suffolk £150 Morley Hill.     

Texel £140 Auchlin, £138 Fearn & Saughland, £136 Dashwell Green, £130 Pirntaton.

Charollais £140 Beckfoot.

Bluefaced Leicester £128 Penpeugh, £118 Hill Brae.     

North Country Cheviot £110 Durran Mains, £104 Carruthers.  

Beltex £104 Fearn.

Cheviot £83 Sibster.  

Swaledale £80 Morley Hill.

Blackface £80 Arnicle.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           237.9p (194.6p)
Standard to      278.9p (209.9p)
Medium to      275.0p (214.7p) 
Heavy to         241.7p (220.6p)
Overweight to             224.0p (214.6p) 

Ewes
Light to           £80.00   (£51.30) 
Heavy to         £172.00 (£82.90)

Rams    to     £150.00 (£82.25)

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report