Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,229 sheep comprising of 3,695 spring lambs and 4,534 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 29th July 2021.
A larger entry of cast cows forward with the majority being hill cows. The sale topped at 128p for Angus cows shown by TN Cavers & Co., Sorbie, Langholm, who also sold others at 124p. Luing cows to 124p from John Higgs Farms, Arkleton, Langholm. Top per head of £1,029 from Sorbie.
More numbers still required on a weekly basis to meet buyer requirements, all classes in demand.
A larger show of 3,695 new season spring lambs were forward, which sold to the same ring of competitive purchasers, albeit trade being a lot less on last week’s serious rates of return. With that said lambs are still trading at 20-25ppk in front of last year’s prices with best quality export and heavy lambs still very much a sought-after commodity.
An overall sale average of 232.6p (SQQ 232.8p).
The sale topped at 288p for Beltex lambs shown by JA & LA Thompson, Woodhead, Scaleby.
Top price per head of £145 for Texel lambs from J Sugden, The Lodge, Dumfries.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 288p Woodhead, 283p School Farm, 280p Woodhead, 279p Orton Rigg, 274p High Stenries, 273p Woodhead, 270p Walton Highrigg.
Texel 263p Burn House, 260p Housebyres & Stud Farm, 258p, 257p North Corrielaw, 256p Braehead & Cubbyhill, 256p, 255p Bengall, 255p West Millhills.
Charollais 245p Chaseside, 237p Moss Side, 236p Lanehead.
Millennium Blue 245p, 235p Bridgestone.
Suffolk 243p Kirkbride, 242p Moss Side, 239p Escart, 238p North House & Drumburn, 237p Drumreach.
Mule 238p Mains of Larg, 236p Rhoin, 229p Penpeugh, 225p Whiteside.
Cheviot 237p Bloch.
North Country Cheviot 235p Cadgillhead.
Lleyn 234p South Bowerhouses.
Blackface 221p Prospect House.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £145 The Lodge, £140 Carnochan, £139 Crumhaughhill, £138 Kilnford Croft, £132 Southwoodhead.
Suffolk £128 Drumreach, £122 North House, £121 Shambellie Grange, £119 Moss Side.
North Country Cheviot £127 Cadgillhead.
Beltex £121 Woodhead, £120 Orton Rigg, £119 School Farm, £115 High Stenries & Kilnford Croft.
Cheviot £121 Bloch.
Zwartbles £120 Townfoot.
Lleyn £117 South Bowerhouses.
Kerry Hill £110 Barn Owl Steading.
Charollais £108 Chaseside, £104 Tinnishall & Lanehead.
Mule £107 Mains of Larg, £100 Roachburn.
A bumper show of 4,534 ewes sold to an increased ring of Competitive purchasers ensuring all classes sold to record rates for the time of year.
Heavy ewes topped at £234 for a pen of Texels shown by NR Edmondson, Dairy House Ford, Berwick.
Hill ewes topped at £114 for Cheviots from A R Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick with Blackface ewes also selling at £114 from Messrs McClymont, Tinnis, Selkirk.
Mule ewes topped at £130 from D W A Parrish & Partners, Hassendeanburn, Hawick.
Rams to £280 for Texels from Marygate.
Numbers of ewes are required for next week’s sale, more ewes can be sold on a weekly basis to vendor’s advantage. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further entries or enquiries.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £234 Dairy House Ford, £220 Edendales, £210 Rowan Garth, £208 Dearham Hall, £200 Harehead, £196 Castlehill, £195 Hudscales & Rowan Garth.
Suffolk £170 Bleatarn, £162 Kilnford Croft, £153 Bleatarn, £145 North House, £140 Colmslie Hill.
Beltex £170, £146 School Farm, £134 Yatesfield.
Charollais £164 Chaseside, £141 Blackcleugh, £140 Beckfoot.
North Country Cheviot £142 Marchbank, £135 Marygate, £129 Earlside & Balgray Hill, £126 Marchbank.
Bluefaced Leicester £140 Harehead, £139, £130, £125 Thirstane Cottage, £124 Colmslie Hill, White Knowe & The Shearlings.
Blue Texel £140 Nutholm.
Cheviot Mule £135 Cotland, £128 Kirkbride & Dippen, £123 Colmslie Hill & Northfield, £120 Balgray Hill & Kirkbride.
Mule £130 Hassendeanburn, £127 Dippen, £125 Dinnans, £124 Hassendeanburn, £123 The Shearlings, Syke Head, Cambeckhill & Westward Park.
Zwartbles £124 Dearham Hall, £122 Dairy House Ford, £120 Beckfoot.
Romney £119 Castletown, £110 Holme Farm.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £114 Kirkton, £113 Solwaybank, £109 Parkhill, £92 Harehead, £90 Drumreach & Solwaybank.
Blackface £114 Tinnis, £112 Balgray Hill, £109 Yatesfield, £107 Lanehead & Hill Brae, £106 Kilchamaig, £105 Drumreach.
Jacob £102 Dalbhraddan.
Easycare £101 Glenlea.
Lleyn £98 Dearham Hall.
Goat £97 Friar Hill.
Swaledale £92 Horsley Hill.
RAMS
Texel £280, £210 Marygate, £190 Beckfoot, £188 Dashwell Green.
Suffolk £150 Whitstonehill, £145 North House, £140 Colsmlie Hill, £134 Fearn.
Zwartbles £146 Barnglies.
Charollais £130 Whitestonehill.
Blue Texel £126 Rowan Garth.
Romney £125 Holme Farm.
Beltex £124 The Shearlings, £118 Sleight Holme, £110 Fearn.
Cheviot £124 Potholm, £114 Beechgrove.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 229.0p (211.6p)
Standard to 256.0p (231.1p)
Medium to 288.0p (234.2p)
Heavy to 252.0p (233.8p)
Overweight to 248.0p (222.0p)
Ewes
Light to £114.00 (£64.67)
Heavy to £234.00 (£115.46)
Rams £280.00 (£125.74)
corresponding week 2020 sale report
