Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,670 sheep comprising of 6,898 prime hoggs and 2,772 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 8th April 2021.
A plainer show of cast cows were forward selling to a top of £792 from H Graham, Holme House, Brampton. Top per kilo of 120p for a Limousin from Holme House, with others to 115p for a Simmental from the same home. Limousin cows from Waterhead of Dryfe also to 115p.
New season prime lambs sold to £158 for Suffolks from J McLachlan, Benmore Street, Campbeltown, with Texels to £153 from R Whittaker, Hundalee Pastoral, Jedburgh. Top per kilo of 354p from Hundalee Pastoral and 351p from Benmore Sreet.
A huge show of 6,898 prime hoggs forward to the same ring of purchasers, again a large portion of the sale (3,763) were hill bred hoggs, with that said an outstanding overall sale average of 310.5p and an SQQ average of 315.8p was achieved. Well fleshed hoggs sold very well indeed whilst leaner hoggs short of finish proved harder to cash.
Topping the sale price per kilo was an outstanding pen of seven beltex hoggs realising 447p consigned by D & C Rodger, Comlongun Mains Cottage, Dumfries with several pens reaching over 400ppk.
Beltex hoggs also topped the price per head at £190 from regular vendor DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth who’s run of 25 Beltex hoggs went on to average £174.
Lightweight hoggs again the trade of the day, selling to unprecedented rates topping at 444p for a pen of Beltex hoggs consigned by D & C Rodger, Comlongun Mains Cottage, Dumfries with other continentals to 387p for a pen of Texel hoggs from M/s R Ferguson, Priory Nook. Cheviots topped at 341p being consigned by D & G Rodger, Comlongun Mains Cottage. Blackface hoggs sold to a top of 330p consigned by J & J Macpherson, Balliemeanoch, Dalmally.
For further advice on marketing your livestock or for any other enquiries or entries please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers:
John Walton 07880527066
Sam Hogg 07584207323
Norman Douglas 07786366833
Neil 07771685073
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 447p, 444p Comlongun Mains Cottage, 439p Broadlea Cottage, 411p New Hall, 410p, 407p Bowscar, 405p Easter Ochtermuthill, 400p Towiemore & Lowergate, 397p Easter Ochtermuthill, Breckon Hill & Comlongun Mains Cottage, 395p Balmaglester.
Texel 387p Priory Nook, 385p Maidencots, 378p Longburgh Fauld, 377p Broadlea Cottage & Plumpe, 359p Broadlea Cottage, 356p Bowscar, 355p Graystale.
Rouge 384p New Hall.
Millennium Bleu 343p, 333p Stanley House.
Cheviot 341p Comlongun Mains Cottage, 339p Cooms, 338p Graystale, 337p Yett, 336p Main Street, 334p Sangomore & Longburgh Fauld, 333p Plumpe, Rowanburnfoot & Longburgh Fauld, 332p The Land & New Hall, 330p Crosslee.
Herdwick 341p Breckon Hill, 329p Newton Field, 328p Bridge End, 326p Orthwaite Hall.
Cheviot Mule 341p, 326p Graystale, 325p Wynholm, 321p Main Street, 320p Graystale.
Suffolk 337p Plumpe, 326p Graystale & New Hall, 325p Lyneholm, 318p Weeds, 315p Longyester.
North Country Cheviot 337p Sandbed.
Charolais 334p Plumpe.
Mule 333p Gartvaigh, 325p Aultgrishan, 323p Barron House, 321p Prior Rigg, 316p Leapsrigg, 314p Plumpe, 313p Weeds, 310p Borlum Farm & Prestrie.
Blackface 330p Balliemeanoch, 320p Rowanburnfoot & Whitecairn, 318p Kirkland & Weeds, 316p Longburgh Fauld, 315p Balliemeanoch, Sykehead, Chapel, Weeds, Yett & Kirkland.
Hampshire 330p Plumpe.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Beltex £190 Easter Ochtertmuthill, £188 Comlongun Mains Cottage, £186, £183, £182 Easter Ochtermuthill, £180 Towiemore & Broadlea Cottage, £179 Bowscar, £173 Comlongun Mains Cottage, £172 Bowscar, £170 Millhill.
Texel £180 Bowscar, £176 Fir Trees, £174 Annanhill & Priory Nook, £170 Broadlea Cottage & Longburgh Fauld, £169 Broadlea Cottage, £168 Hillend.
Suffolk £176 The Land, £161 Challoch Mun, £154.50 Towiemore, £154 Challoch Mun, £152 Sykehead, £150.50 Breckon Hill, £150 Challoch Mun & The Land.
Mule £155, £154.50 Challoch Mun, £147 Wanwood Hill, £146 Roughet Hill, £142 The Nook, £141 Hyde Park & Shawhill, £140 Fir Trees.
Blackface £154, £147 Sykehead, £147 Kirkland, £143.50 Hyde Park, £142 Weeds, £141.50 Hyde Park, £140 Balliemeanoch, Brackley & Main Street.
Cheviot £154 Cooms, £150 Sykehead, £149, £147.50 Cooms, £147 Hyde Park & Longburgh Fauld,
£146 The Wreay.
Dutch Texel 154 Chirdon.
North Country Cheviot £151.50 Sandbed.
Rouge £150 New Hall.
Charollais £144 Plumpe, £140 Porterstown.
Swaledale £145 Beech Croft.
A larger show of 2,772 ewes were forward to an increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes sold to the dearest trade of the season so far, with 55 sheep breaking over £200 and a further 497 sheep surpassing £160. Many more prime ewes and rams could have been sold to vendor advantage.
Heavy ewes topped at phenomenal £222 for Texel ewes on three separate occasions, firstly consigned by AJ & LJ Haston, Dearham Hall Bungalow, Maryport, then from Newton Field Farm, Allonby and also from S Richardson, Mount Pleasant, Barnsley.
Mule ewes proving very good to sell topping at £154 from M Smith, Mount Farm, Blackford.
Hill ewes were sold to a serious level and to a top of £128 for Cheviot ewes shown by T Magnay, Brisco Meadows, Carlisle with Blackfaces to £127 from W & PF Walton, Penpeugh, Bardon Mill.
Rams were a serious trade and in short supply topping at £218 for Texels from RM & P Armstrong, Oaklands, Longtown.
All classes of ewes are in huge demand here at Longtown and are keenly sought after for next weeks sale. Many more ewes can be sold to vendor advantage. Please advise entries to our auctioneers.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £222 Dearham Hall Bungalow, Newton Field & Mount Pleasant, £215 South Bogbain, £208 Whitecairn, £207 Greencroft, £206 Cubbyhill, £202 Dearham Hall Bungalow, Viewley, Bridgestone & Greencroft, £200 Haas Side, Dearham Hall Bungalow & Mill Farm, £195 Mount Pleasant & South Bogbain, £192 Greenburn, £190 Beckfoot.
Charollais £210 Viewley.
Suffolk £202 Wood Farm, £194 Calf Park, £186 Guards, £186, £184 The Land, £180, £178 Longyester, £170 The Land, Viewley & Greencroft.
Bluefaced Leicester £164 Spoutbank, £160 Fala Hill.
Beltex £159 Tercrosset, £158 Eastside.
Cheviot Mule £156 Dunjop, £147, £144 High Stenries, £144 Greenburn, £140 Torikka.
Mule £154 Mount Farm, £150 Spittal Ridding Hill & Halldykes, £147 Milnholm & Longyester, £142 Breconiehill, Muirfield, New Hall, Glebe Cottage, Great House & Beckfoot, £141 Newtown, £140 East Mill Hills, Fawside & Greenburn.
North Country Cheviot £146 Longrow, £145 East Mill Hills, £144 Prestrie, £142 Ballie.
Zwartble £140 Dearham Hall.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £128 Brisco Meadows, £122 Milnholm, £121 Prestrie, £117 Thornship, £116 Archbank, £114 Chapel, £112 Glebe Cottage & Prestrie, £110 North House & Fala Hill.
Blackface £127 Penpeugh, £123 Glenmanna, £120 Culquhasen, £119 Glenmanna, £116 Brewery House Barn, £113 Nether Stenries, £112 Wanwod Hill, £111 Mill of Towie, £110 Wilseydown & Finnieness.
Kerry Hill £122 New Hall.
Lleyn £118 Bridgestone.
Swaledale £111 Lowergate, £108 Horsley Hill, £100 High Priorscales, Allenheads & Spoutbank.
Herdwick £110 Longrow.
RAMS
Texel £218 Oaklands, £208 Hallsoven, £200 Wynholm, £186 Hillside.
Charollais £210 Porterstown, £200 Viewley.
Roussin £200 Whitecairn.
Suffolk £175 Achamore.
Zwartble £170 Dearham Hall.
Bluefaced Leicester £148 Borlum Farm, £140 Ballie.
Cheviot £142 Littlegill, £136 Cooms.
Blackface £132, £120 Little Tongue.
Beltex £130 Whitecairn, £128 Hillside.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 342.0p (309.7p)
Standard to 444.0p (314.5p)
Medium to 447.0p (317.8p)
Heavy to 397.0p (286.3p)
Ewes
Light to £128.00 (£93.61)
Heavy to £222.00(£139.03)
Rams to £218.00 (£135.39)
corresponding week 2020 sale report