Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 5,941 sheep comprising of 4,145 prime hoggs and 1,796 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 7th January 2021.

A small entry of cattle met a brisk trade and sold to £1,121 for a Luing from H Cooper Ltd, D’Mainholm, Newcastleton, which also topped the price per kilo at 178p.

A similar show of 4,145 well finished prime hoggs were forward to an increased ring of purchasers, with trade on fire.

Best Beltex hoggs were in serious demand trading between 320p-340p on a regular basis and topping the sale at 374p was a pen of six fantastic Beltex hoggs from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth, who’s run of 26 Beltex hoggs averaged 43kg, 332ppk and an eye watering £143.50p per head.

Messrs M & J Kennedy, Lurgan Farm, Aberfeldy had a tremendous run of 94 Beltex hoggs, which topped at 336p and averaged a marvellous 315p or £123.74p per head. Top price per head of £158 for heavy Texel hoggs shown by RM & P Armstrong, Oaklands, Longtown.

Commercial hoggs sold to serious rates, trading between 265p-275p with no let up from start to finish and many runs of commercial hoggs averaging £118+

Heavy hoggs were in big demand, with plenty of pens realizing £145+

Mules sold to a big trade and regular vendors Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh took full advantage of this selling a pen of 41 English Mules weighing in at 46kg realizing £116. Topping the Mule section was a pair of Scotch bred hoggs realising £118 per head.

Small hoggs were in full cry and the trade of the day. Beltex hoggs topped this section again by Messrs DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth for the same pen of hoggs that topped the market, whilst Blackface lambs topped at 300p for a pen of 41 consigned by Messrs T N Cavers & Co, Sorbie Farm, Langholm. Cheviot lambs topped at 290p consigned by Messrs CJ & NC Brodie, Allfornaught Farm, Lockerbie.

A bumper show of lambs, from the very best to the lesser end and everything in between, handled with ease, being a long way in front of deadweight returns and many more could have been sold to vendor advantage. All classes of stock sold to a total of 51 active accounts ensuring a blistering trade throughout.

Achieving an incredible sale average of of 261.9p (SQQ 271.6p), which equates to an astounding average of £113.97 per head.

Prime hoggs are actively sought after every week and can be sold to advantage.  

For further advice on marketing your livestock or to advise entries please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers:

John Walton 07880527066

Sam Hogg 07584207323

Norman Douglas 07786366833

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 374p Easter Ochtermuthill, 361p, 344p Bowsden Moor, 339p Easter Ochtermuthill, 337p Langdyke Cottage, 336p Lurgan, 333p Bowsden Moor, 329p Lurgan, 328p Easter Ochtermuthill, 327p High Greenhill, 326p Lurgan, 324p Greenburm, & Newton Cottage, 324p, 321p High Greenhill, 320p Bowsden Moor & Easter Ochtermuthill.  

Texel 319p White Hill, 311p Harene & Crindledyke, 309p Dunjop, 308p Lurgan, 304p Westend, 303p, 302p Dunjop, 300p Braehead, 298p Lingey Field, 297p Dunjop, Tinnishall, Hyde Park, Westcote & Cadgillhead, 295p Newtown & Lingey Field.

Bleu du Maine 317p Lurgan.       

Blackface 300p Sorbie, 282p Dunns House, 271p Chapel, 265p Sykehead, 264p Cowburnrigg & Granton, 263p Glendearg & Dunns House, 261p Sykehead, 260p Low Eals.

Cheviot 290p, 287p Allfornaught, 285p Catslackburn, 281p Hyde Park, 277p Catslackburn, 276p Maidencots, 274p Chapel, 273p, 272p Catslackburn, 271p Crosslee, 269p Kilnford Croft.

Charollais 286p Cadgillhead, 260p, 255p Tinnishall, 252p Fellend, 239p Sceugh Dyke, 235p West Farm, 227p, 226p Sceugh Dyke.      

Mule 283p Wydon, 268p Minsca, 263p Skelfhill, 258p Barron House, 257p Archerbeck, 254p Longlea, 252p Nuscleugh, 251p Low Eals, 248p Grindon Hill, 246p Newtown.         

Suffolk 278p Harden, 275p Sykehead, 274p Kirkbride, 273p Knock, 269p Westcote, 268p Sherwens Terrace & Outertown, 261p Bromfield & Thirstane Cottage, 257p Knock, 256p Shield Green, 254p Archerbeck.        

Herdwick 269p Shawhill, 253p Longrow Cottage.      

North Country Cheviot 267p Carnavel, 262p Blackcleugh.

Cheviot Mule 263p Low Stowbank, 253p Granton.    

Dorset 254p Blackcleugh, 247p Carnavel.

Oxford 251p Harden, 230p Guards, 229p Barnglies.

Easycare 250p Sykehead.  

Shetland 246p Pasture House.  

Swaledale 244p Longlea, 241p Towiemore.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £158 Oaklands, £150 Crumhaughhill, £148 West Millhills, £146 Orchardton Mains & Middle Farm, £142 Crumhaughhill & Orchardton Mains, £140 Dalegarth, Burn House & West Millhills.  

Suffolk £157 Crumhaughhill, £130 Bowsden Moor, £127 Newton Cottage, £126 Sceugh Dyke, £125

Knock, The Land & Outertown, £124 Sceugh Dyke & The Land, £123 Skelfhill & The Land, £121

Fellend & Sherwens Terrace, £120.50 Dipton Foot, £120 Bromfield & Dunns House.  

Beltex £150, £148 Easter Ochtermuthill, £148 Lingey Field & Bowsden Moor, £146 Easter Ochtermuthill & High Hall, £143 Waltonwoodhead, £141 Bowsden Moor, Easter Ochtermuthill & Crawthat, £140 Aldermanseat, High Hall, Granton Mill & Cadgillhead.    

Charollais £127 West Farm, £127, £125 Sceugh Dyke, £124 Fellend, £123 Cadgillhead, £122 Sceugh

Dyke, £121 Fellend, £120 Tinnishall & Sceugh Dyke.  

Bleu du Maine £124 Lurgan.

Cheviot £119.50 Glendearg, £119 Allfornaught, £118 Hyde Park & West Millhills, £117.50 Hyde

Park, £115 Becton Hall, £113.50, £113 Kilnford Croft, £113 Catslackburn, £112 Oswie.

Blackface £118, £116 Glendearg, £113.50 Cowburnrigg, £113 Glendearg, £110 Cowburnrigg, £106 Fingland, £105 Dunns House, Sorbie & Fingland.

Mule £118 Archerbeck & Newton Cottage, £116 Cowburnrigg, Wydon & Nunscleugh, £115 Fala Hill, £114 Oswie, £113, £112 Dunns House, £112 Grindon Hill & Nunscleugh, £111.50 Hallburn, £111 Newtown.

North Country Cheviot £118 Blackcleugh, £115 High Fodderlie.

Oxford £117 Barnglies, £105 Guards.  

Dorset £112 Blackcleugh.

Herdwick £109 Longrow Cottage, £105 Shawhill.

Swaledale £106 Longrow Cottage, £97.50 Minsca, £92 D’Mainholm.      

Jacob £104 Cadgillhead.

A similar entry of 1,796 cast ewes and rams were forward, to again an increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes were £8-£10 up on the week

Pure Bred Texel ewes topped the sale at £200 shown by N Harvey, Blackadder Mains, Duns, and were short of purchaser requirements.

Pen after pen of Mule ewes sold over £100, topping at £109 from Messrs I & J Dick, Corncockle.

Hill ewes sold to a massive trade topping at £92 for Cheviots from M Ryder, Newton Cottage, Moffat and from J Sinclair & Son, Carnavel, Carsphairn, with Blackface ewes topping at £90 for a penful from Townfoot.  

Rams were off the clock with several pens being £150+ topping at £173 for Texels from J G Bewley, Mid Farm, Wigton. BFL rams topped at £170 from M/s W Walton, Dunns Houses, who also topped the Suffolk’s realising the same price. Blackface rams topped at £128 again from M/s W Walton, Dunns House. Many more cast ewes and rams are required to fulfill a massive demand here at Longtown.   

HEAVY EWES

Texel £200 Blackadder Mains, £188 Maulscastle, £186 Bowsden Moor, £185 Blackadder Mains, £184 Viewley & Crindledyke, £182, £180 West Millhills, £182 Roxburgh Mains, £178 Blackadder Mains, £176 Waltonwoodhead, £170 West Farm.  

Beltex £160 Maulscastle, £139 Cuiltburn, £137 Newton Cottage, £136 Cuiltburn, £132 Bowsden Moor, £130 Heatherglen & Cuiltburn, £128 Carnavel, £126 Maulscastle, £124 The Wreay.      

Charollais £147, £135 Viewley, £128 Newton Cottage, £127 Viewley, £118 Newton Cottage.   

Suffolk £132 Barn Owl Steading, £131 Viewley, £129 Dunns House, £128 Bowsden Moor, £126 Viewley & Shaw Head, £125 Bowsden Moor, £124 Mid Upper Priestside, £123 Clackmae & Crindledyke, £122 Paradise & Thornbrough, £120 Hassendean.

Cheviot Mule £132 Roxburgh Mains, £123 Newton Cottage, £117 Clackmae, £114 Outertown, £108 Oxnam Estate, £107 Thornbrough.  

Bluefaced Leicester £128 Thirstane Cottage, £118 Clackmae, £110 Carnochan.

North Country Cheviot £125 High Moat, £114 High Fodderlie, £111 High Moat, £108 Newton Cottage, £106 Clackmae, £103 Jethart, £102 Chapel.   

Mule £109 Corncockle, £108 Upper Tinwald, £107 Hassendean, £106 Dunns House, £105 Staffler, £105, £104 Redgatehead, £104 Carnochan & Hassendean, £103 High Greenhill, £102 Newton Cottage & High Wood, £100 Redgatehead & Kirkland.

Zwartble £100 Corncockle.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £92 Newton Cottage & Carnavel, £88 Kirkbride, £87 Allfornaught & Hetherglen, £85 Easterhouse & Chapel, £82 Langdyke Cotage, £81 Carnavel.   

Blackface £90 Townfoot, £88 Lurgan, £87, £86, £85 Beckfoot, £83 Heatherglen, £80 Townfoot, £79 Towiemore, £78 Heatherglen, £77 Newton Cottage, £75 Linkshead.

Swaledale £74 Paradise, £73 Reaygarth, £69 Shield Farm, £66 Linkshead & Broomhills.

Lleyn £66 Maulscastle.

Herdwick £60 Towiemore.

RAMS

Texel £173 Mid Farm, £171, £170 Dunns House, £170 Middle Farm, £168 Oxnam Estate, £151 Skelfhill, £150 Oxnam Estate, £144 Linhope & Viewley, £142 The Flatt.  

Bluefaced Leicester £170 Dunns House, £160 Tinnis, £144 Edges Green, £140 Hawthornbank, £138 Skelfhill & Broomhills.

Suffolk £170 Dunns House, £140 Viewley, £138 Westcote, £130 Clackmae.  

Charollais £154 Viewley.

Beltex £140 The Flatt, £120 Solway House, £110 Farewell Grange.       

Cheviot £136 Parkhill, £120 Falnash, £112 Linhope, £102 Mislington, £100 Parkhill.

Blackface £128 Dunns House, £120 Tinnis, £110 Parkhill, £105 Tinnis, £98 Linhope.

North Country Cheviot £126 Clackmae, £120 Carnavel.

Border Leicester £120 High Moat.

Kerry Hill £106 Barn Owl Steading.

Herdwick £98 Longrow.   

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           287.0p (254.6p)
Standard to      374.0p (272.7p)
Medium to      344.0p (271.8p) 
Heavy to         306.0p (249.0p)

Ewes
Light to           £92.00   (£68.20) 
Heavy to         £200.00 (£106.15)

Rams               £173.00 (£112.58)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report