Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,781 sheep comprising of 5,497 prime lambs and 4,284 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 17th December 2020.

Cast cows were a similar entry and maintained recent rates, with an extra buyer operating at ringside. The sale topped at £921 and £884 for Limousin cows shown by Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill, who also topped the price per kilo at 133p and 128p. More numbers required on a weekly basis to fulfil buyer demand.  

A strong show of 5,497 top quality prime lambs were forward being slightly dearer on last weeks high rates of return.

Best Beltex lambs simply on fire trading between 280-300p topping the price per kilo at 342p from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth, who’s run of 25 Beltex lambs sold to average a 41kg, 296p and a staggering £123.16, with several pens breaking the 310ppk barrier. Commercial export lambs traded between 225-235p Top price per head of £139 for Texel lambs consigned by A & H McColm, Crailloch, Port William.

Heavy lambs continue to sell well albeit slightly easier on the week.

Light lambs were forward in similar numbers being very similar on the week, easily maintaining last week’s blistering rates. Topping at 342p was a pen of expertly finished Beltex lambs consigned by Messrs DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Crieff, whilst Blackface lambs topped at 225ppk consigned by G&T Archibald, Craigens farm, Isle of Islay. Cheviot lambs topped at 268ppk consigned by M/s A Reid & Co, Glendearg, Eskdalemuir.

A bumper show of lambs handled with ease, being at least 10ppk dearer than most other centres and a long way in front of deadweight returns, cementing Longtown’s reputation as the leading centre in the north for all classes and quantities of primestock. All roads lead to Longtown to sell live and thrive.  

Overall average of 218.7p (SQQ 224.3p)

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 342p Easter Ochtermuthill, 328p Killocraw, 320p, 317p Easter Ochtermuthill, 317p Killocraw, 315p Arnmannoch, 314p Kirk House & Easter Ochtermuthill.

Texel 275p Auchengray, 268p Brisco Meadows, 259p Kilnford Croft, 257p Newtown & Killocraw, 256p Four O Boot & Millriggs, 254p Quoyshakes & Byreburnside, 251p Low Tirrfergus.         

Cheviot 268p, 256p, 244p, 239p Glendearg, 235p Arnmannoch & Girnwood, 231p Craigens, 230p Glendearg.   

Charollais 237p Killocraw, 236p Upper Auchenlay & Auchengray, 225p Millriggs, 223p Newton of Logierait, 220p Greenburn.    

Herdwick 237p, 230p, 228p Orthwaite Hall, 228p Auchengray.   

Suffolk 232p Newton of Logierait, 231p, 226p Archerbeck, 225p Plan Farm, 224p High Cattadale, 220p Greenburn & Shield Green.     

Blackface 225p Craigens, 221p Roughet Hill & Burnfoot, 219p Glenmanna, 218p Dunns House, 217p Sorbie, 216p Cumcatch, 212p Craigens & Arnicle.   

Mule 219p Arivore, 213p Newtown, Roughet Hill & Torikka, 211p Killegruer, 210p Arivore, 208p Gallowberry, 207p Arnicle, Burnfoot & Grindon Hill.      

Cheviot Mule 218p Plan Farm, 215p Marwhirn, 213p Kirkbride, 212p Marwhirn, 209 Plan Farm.

Oxford 203p Lowfield House.    

Hampshire 200p Mains of Balhall.  

Swaledale 190p Cumcatch.     

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £139 Crailloch, £134 Muicleugh, £132, £124 Wanton Walls, £123 Mainside, £122 Allanshaws & Wanton Walls, £120 Muircleugh, Falla & Four O Boot.

Suffolk £138 Allanshaws, £129 North House, £110 Knock, £108 Grindon Hill & Morley Hill, £105

Hillend, Knock & Milton of Gollanfield, £104 Ballie.

Beltex £135, £130 Easter Ochtermuthill, £129 Kirk House & High Hall, £128, £127 Killocraw, £127 Cloggers Cottage, £126 Arnmannoch, £125, £124 Easter Ochtermuthill, £124 High Hall & Killocraw, £122 Gallowberry, £120 High Hall & Auchengray

Charollais £130 Thackwood, £128 Killocraw.

Cheviot £110, £104 Glendearg, £100 Killocraw, £99 Arnmannoch, £98.50 Glendearg, £97 Kirk House,

£95.50, £95 Wicketthorn, £95 Glendearg.

North Country Cheviot £104.50, £97 Allanshaws.

Blackface £97, £90 Cowbunrigg, £90 Glenrath.   

Cheviot Mule £97 Kirk House, £95.50 Ballie.  

Mule £94 Newtown & Pitland Hills, £92.50 Newtown, £92 Pitland Hills, £91.50 Gallowberry, £91 Riggshield, £90.50 Cowburnrigg.      

Herdwick £91 Orthwaite Hall.     

A massive entry of 4,284 cast ewes and rams again were sold with ease with 34 accounts in operation, ensuring a very competitive ring of purchasers. Last week’s blistering rates of return were continued, still many more can be sold to vendors advantage and are required on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever growing customer demand here at Longtown.

Heavy ewes maintained last weeks high rates of return whilst lighter ewes, especially continental bred ewes, proved to be the trade of the day.

Suffolk ewes again proved very good to cash topping at £128 for a pen of Suffolk cross mule ewes consigned by M/s J & E Walby, East House farm, Ponteland.

Mule ewes remain a big trade topping at £100 for a pen of thirty consigned by J & D Longlands Ltd, Tone Hall, Hexham.

Hill ewes again were very good to sell and in massive demand topping at £88 for Cheviots from DM Nicoll, West Newlandhead, Dundee.

Rams remain in demand and sold to £150 on two occasions; firstly, for a Charollais from Beckfoot and then for a Texel from S Robson, Toft House, Otterburn.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £182 Viewley, £180 Crailloch, £178 Wanton Walls, £177 Bridgehouse, £176 Chaseside, £174 Bascodyke Foot, £170 Bankhey, £168 Wanton Walls & Bridgehouse, £168, £164 Golden Lane, £162, £161 Bascodyke Foot, £162 Cloggers Cottage, £160 Falla, Drinkstone, Wauchope & Prior House.

Beltex £156 Snade, £153 Cuiltburn, £150, £142 Low Garth, £138 Snade, £132 Fir Trees, £130 Prior House.   

Charollais £151 Golden Lane, £140 Chaseside, £122 Fir Trees, £120 Beckfoot.

Bleu du Maine £139 Viewley.  

Suffolk £128 East House, £122 Prior House, £121 Viewley, £120 Auchengray, £118 Beckfoot, £117 North House, £117, £116 Auchengray, £114 Chaseside, £112 Muircleugh.      

Cheviot Mule £114, £110 Muircleugh, £103, £99 Wauchope, £95 Sykehead,

Mule £100 Tone Hall, £98 Newton of Logierait & Barrasyard, £97 Blythbank, £94 Falla & High Floweryhirst, £92 Barrasyard, Millriggs & Blythbank, £91 Killegruer & Balgray Hill, £90 Barrasyard & Wanton Walls.

North Country Cheviot £98 Chaseside, £93 Larkhall, £91 Marygate, £90 High Stenries & Whiteknowe.   

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £88 West Newlandhead, £86, £84 Marygate, £78, £77 Lower Craggs, £77 Allanshaws, £76 Mavsey & Lower Craggs, £75 Sykehead.    

Blackface £86 Tone Hall, £83 Lower Craggs, £79 Pitland Hills, £78, £77 Crookston, £77 Drumgrange & Winterhope, £76 Tone Hall & Lower Craggs, £75 Dunns House.

Easycare £77, £73 Muircleugh.       

Swaledale £70 Craigens, £62 Broomhills, £60 The Wath, £56, £54 High Parkfoot,

Herdwick £62 Golden Lane, £60 Lower Craggs.

RAMS

Texel £150 Toft House, £142 Allanshaws, £140 Beckfoot, £139 Mossburnford, £138 Greenwood, Hillend & Millstone Moor, £136 Chaseside.

Charollais £150 Beckfoot, £140 Viewley.  

Beltex £138 Woodhead, £124 Wauchope.    

Suffolk £134 Larkhall, £124 Viewley.  

Berrichon £128 Glendiven Cottage.    

North Country Cheviot £125, £118 Allanshaws, £114 Balgray Hill.    

Cheviot £114 Glendiven Cottage, £113 Larkhall, £108 Tushielaw, £104 Marygate.

Bluefaced Leicester £111 Allanshaws, £110 Millstone Moor, £100 Knarr.   

Blackface £108 The Old Police House & Toft House.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           247.0p (215.6p)
Standard to      342.0p (223.8p)
Medium to      317.0p (225.4p) 
Heavy to         264.0p (206.7p)
Overweight to  237.0p (189.3p) 

Ewes
Light to           £88.00   (£62.12) 
Heavy to         £182.00 (£97.97)

Rams     to    £150.00 (£100.66)

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report