Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,899 sheep comprising of 3,673 spring lambs and 5,226 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 19th August 2021.

A larger show of 3,673 new season spring lambs were forward. Top price per kilo of 320p achieved for a pen of Beltex lambs shown by TN Cavers & Co., Sorbie, Langholm. Again, well finished lambs sold to a premium, with leaner sorts being better sold in the store market.

Heavy lambs sold very well with countless pens of lambs selling in excess of £140, topping at an eye watering £178 per head for Texels from BT Goldie, Townfoot, Mouswald.

Lightweights continued at recent high rates of return and were well short of purchaser requirements.

All classes of well finished prime lambs are keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing customer base here at Longtown. For further enquiries please contact our auctioneers, who will be pleased to take your calls.

An overall sale average of 238.2p (SQQ 238.1p).

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 320p Sorbie, 312p, 311p Wallend, 305p Thornton Tower, 300p Wallend, 294p Sorbie, 293p Kilnford Croft, 291p Thornthwaite Close, 290p Wallend.  

Texel 280p Kellah, 275p South Muasdale, 267p West Millhills & Kilnford Croft, 264p Lyneholm House, 263p Middle Farm & Tomaig, 262p Langholm & Buteland.  

Suffolk 278p Claycrop, 270p Nether Albie, 260p, 257p Guardsmill, 253p Lyneholm House & Thornton Tower, 250p Barnglies.    

Charollais 268p South Muasdale, 260p Drumgrange.    

Cheviot 261p Buteland, 251p Langholm, 250p Gullen Lodge.   

Berrichon 241p Swordwell Rigg.   

Herdwick 240p, 230p The Craggs.   

Cheviot Mule 239p, 237p Kirk House, 234p Holmbrig, 232p Kirk House.     

Oxford 238p Barnglies.  

Blackface 234p Drumlanrigg Mains & Gibblaston, 230p Bankend, 227p Drumgrange, 226p Drumlanrigg Mains.    

Mule 233p Drumgrange, 232p Burnfoot, 231p Gartvaigh, Ballywilline & Mount Farm, 229p Brennanlea, 228p Penpeugh.

Half-bred 233p High Moat.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £178, £156 Townfoot, £155, £154 Viewley, £153 Smerral, £147 Viewley, £145 Guardsmill.    

Beltex £164 Kilnford Croft, £140, £137 Viewley, £131, £128 Wallend, £128 Sorbie & Middle Farm, £125 Kilnford Croft.   

Suffolk £142 Thornton Tower, £139, £133 Guardsmill, £129 Claycrop, £124 North House.

Charollais £130 Viewley, £126 South Muasdale, £121 Viewley.  

Cheviot £128 Buteland & Langholm.  

Cheviot Mule £121 Kirk House, £115 Holmbrig, £110 Kirk House.  

Half-bred £119 High Moat.  

Mule £118 Mount Farm, £103 Spoutbank, £99.50 Nunscleugh, £95 Gartvaigh & Greensburn.

Zwartble £110 Wester Raddery, £108 Townfoot.

Herdwick £103.50 The Craggs.  

Oxford £102.50 Barnglies.

Another larger show of 5,226 ewes were forward to again to a very busy ring of purchasers who were very keen for supplies. Heavy ewes and well finished ewes sold to recent high rates whilst leaner hill type ewes proved harder to cash on the week. Feeding men are now looking for ewes and still look well sold.   

Heavy ewes topped at £200 for Texel ewes shown by A & HC Smith, Crumhaughhill, Hawick.

Mule ewes topped at £132 from JA Wallace & Sons, High Glen Triplock, Newton Stewart.

Hill ewes topped at £120 for Blackface ewes from R Halbert, Prospect House, Haltwhistle.  

Rams to £215 for Beltex from A Wallace & Co., Claycrop, Newton Stewart.

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 £200 Crumhaughhill, £198 Bascodyke Foot, £198, £195 Crumhaughhill, £192 Viewley, £190 Bascodyke Foot, Blakehopeburnhaugh & Wester Raddery, £189 Bascodyke Foot, £186, £185 Crumhaughhill.  

Suffolk £174 Claycrop, £167 High Glen Triplock, £156 Crumhaughhill, £152 Tinnishall, £150 Guardsmill.      

Beltex £162 Nether Stenries, £134 High Glen Triplock, £132, £130 Greenside, £122 Thirwell Castle.     

Bluefaced Leicester £152 Lingey Field, £148 Cassington, £132 Grindon Hill.

Charollais £140 Beckfoot, £135, £124 Viewley.   

Mule £132 High Glen Triplock, £128 Kirranrae, £126 High Glen Triplock, £122 Mount Farm, £121 Staffler & High Wreay, £120 Grindon Hill.    

North Country Cheviot £131 Guardsmill, £125 Grindon Hill, £120 South Riccalton.

Cheviot Mule £128 Viewly, £127 Gilston, £126, £123 Clackmae, £123 Biggar.      

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £120 Prospect House, £95 Grindon Hill, £94 Uigle, £90 Grindon Hill.

Lonk £111, £96 Glendiven Cottage.

Cheviot £110 Skelfhill, £100 Clynemilton, £90 Clackmae, £89 Pynag, £86 Glengolly.  

Kendal Rough £110 Church View.

Lleyn £94, £90, £89, £87 Dolphinston, £86 Gatehousecote.    

Swaledale £94 Westernhopeburn.    

Easycare £92 Harwood on Teviot.

RAMS

Texel £215 Claycrop, £190 Viewley, £170 Commonside.

Suffolk £178 Viewley.

Bluefaced Leicester £168 Grindon Hill.

Border Leicester £168 Duchrie.

Zwartble £162 Holmlea.

North Country Cheviot £140, £122 Commonside.    

Charollais £140 Deuchrie.

Lleyn £138 South Bowerhouses.

Blue Texel £128 Springbank.  

Blackface £126 Allensgreen, £115 Deuchrie, £110 Grindon Hill.  

Beltex £126 Claycrop, £125 Newton Cottage.   

Cheviot £110, £100 Clerk Hill.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           255.0p (236.9p)
Standard to      305.0p (239.5p)
Medium to      320.0p (237.8p)
Heavy to         280.0p (238.4p)
Overweight to 278.0p (239.3p)

Ewes
Light to           £120.00 (£57.42) 
Heavy to         £200.00 (£97.49)

Rams  to       £215.00 (£98.95)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report