Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 5,276 sheep comprising of 2,477 prime hoggs, 454 spring lambs and 2,345 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 27th May 2021.

Another nice entry of cast cows forward, with a competitive trade met for all classes. More numbers required on a weekly basis to fulfil demand. Galloway cows sold to 128p from Eskdale & Liddesdale Farming, Roan, Newcastleton.  

A solid show of 454 new season spring lambs consisting of mainly commercial export lambs. Selling to a top price per kilo of 380p for Texel lambs shown by RJ & ME Cumming, Baurch, Gretna with top per head of £170 for Texel lambs from CJ Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries and for Rouge lambs from I McConnell, Crawfordhall, Dumfries.  

Overall average 333.9p (SQQ 334.4p)

NSL in numbers are require on a weekly basis to satisfy increased purchaser enquiries for next week. Please advise entries to our auctioneers.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Texel 380p Baurch, 362p Kilnford Croft, 360p Baurch, 357p Kimmeter Green, 356p Ashton & Rowan Garth.   

Suffolk 347p Longrigg, 342p Kilnford Croft, 341p Longburgh Fauld, 338p Beckhall, 337p Rowan Garth.   

Rouge 344p Crawfordhall.  

Charollais 341p Longrigg.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £170 Kilnford Croft, £168 Stonehouse, £166 Rowan Garth & Burnside, £158 Rowan Garth.  

Rouge £170 Crawfordhall.

Hampshire £167 Guards.  

Suffolk £164 Kilnford Croft, £162 Rowan Garth, £158 Burgh Head & Breckon Hill.

A smaller show of 2,477 prime hoggs were forward. Well finished hoggs sold to recent high rates whilst hoggs with their teeth up, leaner types and small hoggs proved harder to cash.    

Topping the sale per kilo at 347p was a pen of Beltex hoggs shown by Messrs Harrison, Syke Head, Carlisle.

Top price per head was £172 for Texel hoggs from JA Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, Aspatria, and also from Hyde Park, Penrith.

Overall sale average 254.7 (SQQ 251.7p)

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

Neil 07771685073 

Norman Douglas 07786366833

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 347p Syke Head, 332p, 320p Drumcairn, 320p Netherhirst, 315p Broomhills.  

Texel 317p Hillside, 305p Drumcairn & Copperthorns, 300p Netherhirst, 297p Tempest Tower, 296p Hyde Park & Glendearg, 294p, 292p Syke Head, 292p Copperthorns.  

North Country Cheviot 310p Achow.  

Suffolk 300p Syke Head, 281p Glenzier, 278p Copperthorns & Bidlake, 273p Copperthorns.  

Cheviot 290p Mallsgate Hall, 289p Maidencots, 286p Townfoot, 285p Hill of Balmaclellan, 283p Newlands & Courstein.   

Mule 289p Drumcairn, 266p Rigfoot & Copperthorns, 265p Kinlochliach.  

Blackface 285p Hill of Balmaclellan & The Nook, 284p Newhouse, 274p Patties Hill.

Herdwick 281p Rowhead.

Charollais 280p Bidlake.  

Cheviot Mule 260p Rigfoot.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £172 Aspatria Hall & Hyde Park, £168 Hillside & Copperthorns, £162 Bidlake, £160 The Ash & Drumcairn.  

Suffolk £170 Hyde Park, £166, £162 Glenzier, £159 Syke Head, £150 Bidlake.

Beltex £170 Syke Head, £169, £160 The Ash, £160 Netherhirst & Drumcairn.

Cheviot £168 Maidencots, £158 Balgray Hill, £155 Glendearg.

Mule £162 Drumcairn & Hyde Park, £160 The Ash.  

Romney £142 Holme Farm.   

Cheviot Mule £135 Courstein, £130 Balgray Hill.

Blackface £134 The Nook, £131 Newhouse.  

North Country Cheviot £130 High Fodderlie, £127 Achow.  

A larger show of 2,345 ewes were forward. All classes sold to a big trade with best Texel and Beltex ewes in short supply. Heavy over fat ewes were £10-£15 sharper on the week whilst hill ewes would be £4-£8 up on the week.  

Heavy ewes topped at £198 and £195 for Texel ewes from G Wilkinson, Arkleby House, Aspatria.

Suffolk ewes sold to £180 consigned by Viewly, with countless pens realising £150 +

Mule ewes were good to sell topping at £136 on two separate occasions, mainly trading between £110-£120

Hill ewes topped at £114 on three occasions for Cheviot ewes shown by Low Drumrae Farming Co., Whithorn, T & I Hamilton, Kilwhipnach, Campbeltown and Ridsdale Farm. Kendal Roughs also sold at £114 from L & B Urwin, Lynnshield, Haltwhistle. Swaledale ewes sold to a big trade topping at £108 for a pen of 17 consigned by Messrs Edgar, Whitton, Morebattle.

Rams in massive demand topping at £215 for Texels from Heatherglen.  

Numbers of ewes are required for next weeks sale, as ewe trade firms more ewes can be sold to vendors advantage. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further entries or enquiries.  

HEAVY EWES

Texel £198, £195 Arklebly House, £193 Syke Head, £192 Viewley & Thackwood, £188 Beckfoot & Rowan Garth, £180 Ridsdale, Chaseside & Laverockbank.

Suffolk £180 Viewley, £165 Pentland View, £162 Ridsdale, £152 Kilnford Croft.

Charollais £178 Thackwood, £164 Chaseside, £160 Viewley, £158 Beckfoot.  

Beltex £168, £152 Burgh Head, £150 Beckfoot, £148 Easter Ochtermuthill, £140 Eastside.  

Rouge £148 Viewley.

North Country Cheviot £139 Achow, £138 Whitton, £135 Achow, £130 Beckfoot, £129 Swinside Townfoot, £125 High Fodderlie.  

Bluefaced Leicester £138 Leithanhall, £135 Swinside Townfoot, £135, £132 Whitton.  

Mule £136 Whitton & Low Drumrae, £125 Ridsdale, £123 Viewley, £120 Arnicle, £119 Miller Hill & Low Drumrae, £118 Kirkhill.

Half-Bred £136 Smailholm Mains, £132 Kilnford Croft.  

Cheviot Mule £132 Kilnford Croft, £129 Oxnam Estate & North House, £127 Leithanhall, £124 Noble Place.  

Zwartble £124 Longburgh Fauld, £119 Hoscote Estate.  

Romney £124 Holme Farm.  

Berrichon £124 Viewley.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £114 Low Drumrae, Kilwhipnach & Ridsdale, £108 Glendearg, Bloch & Milnholm, £101 Parks, £100 Bloch.  

Kendal Rough £114 Lynnshield, £113, £109 Gill Head.

Blackface £109 Brackenthwaite & Hoscote Estate, £106 Balgray Hill & Gartnagrenach, £103 Brackley, £101 Kilwhipnach & Poltalloch, £100 Kilberry Home Farm.  

Swaledale £108 Whitton, £102 Low Leam, £96 Whitton.  

RAMS

Texel £215 Heatherglen, £205 Low Leam, £178 Viewley & The Ash, £170 Nether Stenries.  

Charollais £208 Heatherglen, £192 Beckfoot.

Bluefaced Leicester £190 Leithanhall, £170 Whitton.

Suffolk £180 Pentland View, £178 Chaseside, £175 Viewley.

Zwartble £170, £152 Tercrosset.  

North Country Cheviot £164, £162 Whitton.  

Lleyn £148 High Trewhitt.

Beltex £138 Easter Ochtermuthill & Chaseside.  

Swaledale £126 Whitton, £112 Knarr.  

Blackface £126 Towiemore.  

Cheviot £118 Frankstown, £106 Bloch.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           380.0p (358.5p)
Standard to      373.0p (340.9p)
Medium to      357.0p (330.7p)
Heavy to         342.0p (329.4p)
Overweight to 314.0p (312.0p)

Hoggs
Light to           283.0p (254.5p)
Standard to      307.0p (243.9p)
Medium to      332.0p (259.5p) 
Heavy to         347.0p (265.3p)
Shearlings to   285.0p (216.4p)

Ewes
Light to           £114.00 (£76.97) 
Heavy to         £198.00 (£128.73)

Rams     to     £215.00 (£142.31)

corresponding week 2020 sale report