Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,694 sheep comprising of 4,566 prime lambs and 3,128 cast ewes & rams plus 35 cast cows at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 29th October 2020.

A larger entry of 35 cast cows was forward, with the majority being weathered hill cows and nearly a third non-farm assured, nevertheless, good cows remain in demand and are required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at 147p for a young Luing cow from M Stewart, Tushielaw, Selkirk. Angus cows sold to 121p from R Moscrop & Son, Border Rigg, Bewcastle with Montbeliardes selling to 120p from I & G Aitchison, The Side, Newcastleton.

Top per head of £931 for Luings from The Lampert, Gilsland, who sold others at £841. Angus’s to £847 from Border Rigg, Montbeliardes to £828 from The Side with Galloway cows selling at £821 from Clerk Hill, Eskdalemuir.   

A larger show of 4,566 prime lambs was forward to the same ring of competitive purchasers ensuring a solid trade from start to finish, well finished export lambs were in big demand and short of purchaser requirements. More are required to satisfy purchaser demand every week here at Longtown.

Topping the sale at 288p was a fantastic pen of fifteen Beltex lambs from G & W Halliday, Crawthat, Lockerbie, who also achieved the top price per head of £124, again for Beltex lambs.

Light lambs saw a lift, topping at 262p for a pen of tidy Texel cross lambs consigned by J Latimer, Causey View, Bardon Mill. Continental lambs trading at 210p – 230p, Blackies topped at 215p consigned by Burnfoot Farms, Sanquhar. Blackface lambs trading at 195p – 205p. Many more of each class can be sold to vendor advantage

Overall average of 201.4p (SQQ 206.9p)

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 288p Crawthat, 283p, 276p High Greenhill, 265p Killocraw, 263p Comlongun Mains, 262p Gelston Castle & Causey View, 259p The Ash, 258p Chirdon & Chapelton of Menmuir.    

Texel 243p Whiteside, 237p Kirkton of Crawford, 236p Broadlea Cottage & Low Glendinning Rigg, 234p Tercrosset & Blackcleugh, 231p Dinnans & Minsca, 230p Broadlea Cottage & Paddockhole.  

Suffolk 220p Parks, 216p Paddockhole, 215p Pasture House, 213p Gartvaigh, 212p Knock, 210p Parkhill & Balure.      

Cheviot 217p Balure, 215p Raeburnfoot, 210p Solwaybank, 209p Cadgillhead, 206p Westerton Cottage, 204p Hindhope, 202p Balure & Blackcleugh, 200p Cossarhill.

Cheviot Mule 217p Byers, 200p Whitchester.      

Mule 216p Cairndrum Cottage, 210p Blackcleugh, 201p Paddockhole & Cranberry Brow, 200p Grindon Hill, Upper Senwick & Arnicle.

Blackface 215p Burnfoot, 207p Chapelhope & Whitchester, 206p, 204p Chapelhope, 202p Burnfoot, 200p Uigle & Cranberry Brow.  

Charollais 214p Gibblaston, 211p Cairndrum Cottage, 208p Greenburn, 202p Windyhill.   

Herdwick 200p Pasture House, 198p Longrow, 197p Blackcleugh, 196p Pasture House.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £124 Crawthat, £119, £116 High Greenhill, £114 The Ash & Killocraw, £113 Gelston Castle, £112 Crawthat, £111 Chirdon, £110 Riggheads.   

Texel £117 Low Thorney, £114 Kirk House, £113 Whiteside, £112 Newtown, Dinnans & Whiteside, £111 Shield Green, £110 Kirk House & Middle Farm.

Suffolk £112 Fellend, £110 Barnglies, £107 Chapelton of Menmuir & Pasture House, £103

Cowburnrigg, £101 Hallburn & Pasture House, £100 Keil.  

Mule £107, £103, £97 The Nook, £91 Cairndrum Cottage, £90 Grindon Hill.

Charollais £106.50, £104 Sceugh Dyke.    

Cheviot £105 Upper Mains.

Bluefaced Leicester £102 Fellend, £94 Dinnans.

Cheviot Mule £95 Whitchester, £91 Byers.

Blackface £89, £86, £84 Hole Fam, £84 Pitland Hills, £82 Hole Farm.  

Oxford £88 Barnglies.

North Country Cheviot £86 Oldfield.  

Herdwick £83.50 Longrow, £82 Pasture House.       

A smaller entry of 3,128 cast ewes and rams sold well, with all classes being slightly firmer on the week showing signs of improvement. All classes of ewes are keenly sought after for next week’s sale.

Topping the sale was a proper pen of Pure bred Texel ewes which sold at £176 from C & I Angus, Oldfield, Thurso. Best Texel ewes regularly achieving £150+.

Mules topped at £96 for a pen of strong mules consigned from M/s Anderson, Nether Stenries. Strong mules in good demand with several pens achieving £80+  

Hill ewes topping at £78 for Cheviots from J Robertson & Son, Becks, Langholm. Swaledale ewes also seeing a big lift in trade topping at £60 for a strong pen of 40 consigned by Messrs WJ Scott, Low Leam, Hexham.

Cast rams still in big demand selling to a top of £158 for a Texel from A & HC Smith, Crumhaughhill, Hawick.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £176 Oldfield, £168 Nether Stenries, £166 Dinnans, £164 Dearham Hall Bungalow, Kirk House & Viewley, £159 Wester Parkgate, £156 High Greenhill & Falla.

Beltex £124 Upper Auchenlay, £120 Gillesbie, £116 Dotland Park.  

Suffolk £122 East Murkle, £112 Oldfield, £104 Lingey Field, £102 Hassendeanburn.  

Charollais £119, £118, £116 Upper Auchenlay.

North Country Cheviot £108 East Murkle, £92 Shalmstry, £91 North Synton.

Bluefaced Leicester £100 Nether Stenries.   

Mule £96 Nether Stenries, £90 Whiteclose & Elmbank, £88 Nether Stenries, £86 Spittal Ridding Hill & Inch, £85 Falla, £83 Dinnans.    

Cheviot Mule £91 Parkhill, £90 Marchbank.      

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £78 Becks, £76 Gleniall, £74 Blackcleugh & Abbots Close, £72 Springwells, £71 Clynemilton & Gleniall, £70 Parkhill.  

Easycare £74 Ardovie House.

Blackface £68 The Nook, £66 Hillbrae & Pole, £64 South Corrielaw, £62 Whiteside & Greensburn, £60 Townfoot.   

Woodland £65 Shaftoe Moor.   

Swaledale £60, £59 Low Leam, £54 High Parkfoot, £52 Woodhouse, £51 Croft Road.

RAMS

Texel £158 Crumhaughhill, £140 Falla, £136 Dinnans, £130, £128 Falla, £128 Dearham Hall Bungalow, £120 Fearn.

Suffolk £150 East Murkle.   

Bluefaced Leicester £138 Whiteside.  

North Country Cheviot £125 Oldfield, £121 Nether Stenries, £108 Durran Mains.  

Beltex £110 Fearn.    

Cheviot £100 Commonside & Gleniall, £90 Kelsocleugh.   

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           210.0p (180.2p)
Standard to      262.0p (205.6p)
Medium to      288.0p (208.2p) 
Heavy to         243.0p (192.6p)
Overweight to   207.0p (187.3p) 

Ewes
Light to           £78.00   (£46.75) 
Heavy to         £176.00 (£81.56)

Rams  to      £158.00 (£94.96)

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report