Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,262 sheep comprising of 4,335 spring lambs and 4,927 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 9th September 2021.
A much larger show of 4,335 new season spring lambs were forward
Top price per kilo of 345p achieved for Beltex lambs shown by TR & EA Milburn & Son, Wallend, Carlisle.
Top price per head of £182 for a Texel lamb consigned by AM & L Sutherland, Carran, Thurso.
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 236.4p (SQQ 236.2p).
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 345p, 327p Wallend, 314p Balliemore, 305p Whiteside & Wallend, 291p, 285p Cleughbrae.
Texel 280p Barr Hill & Green View, 273p Mains of Balhall, 272p Cobble Hall Barn, 267p, 266p Stonehouse, 264p Housebyres, 263p Killocraw.
Suffolk 256p North Corrielaw, 254p Carnochan, 253p North Corrielaw, 248p Burnside Cottage, 247p Carsegowan, 245p Glenart & Cleughbrae.
Cheviot 251p Castle Crawford, 244p, 240p Langholm, 239p Lagalgarve, 235p Tushielaw.
Charmoise 248p Paulsland.
Rouge 245p, 239p, 236p Crawfordhall.
Charollais 244p Orthwaite Hall, 240p Moss Side, 240p, 235p Knowe, 233p Moss Side, 230p Mains of Balhall.
Cheviot Mule 243p Housebyres & Kilnford Croft, 238p North Corrielaw, 231p Skelfhill.
Herdwick 242p The Craggs, 241p Ashness.
Hampshire 238p Kirkland Hall, 231p Corncockle.
Easycare 231p East Fortissat.
Mule 230p Dalbhraddan & Brennanlea, 228p Whiteside & Auchaleek, 227p Greensburn, 225p Hoscote.
North Country Cheviot 223p Earlside.
Blackface 220p Home Farm, 217p Bowanhill & Hoscote, 214p Thirstane Cottage.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £182 Carran, £144 Aucharua, £142 Woodhead, £136 Bayldon, £132 Thirstane Cottage, £131, £130 Guardsmill, £130 Langholm, Aucharua & Glenart.
Rouge £162, £154, £134 Crawfordhall.
Beltex £151 Drumburn, £143 Cleughbrae, £138 Priory Nook, £131 Wallend & Priory Nook, £130 West Millhills & Drumburn.
Suffolk £142, £133 Guardsmill, £131 Cleughbrae, £128 Guardsmill, £126 Carsegowan, £124 Drumburn.
Bluefaced Leicester £121 Crawfordhall.
Cheviot Mule £119 Kilnford Croft.
Charollais £118 Moss Side, £115 Knowe.
Cheviot £115 Tushielaw, £109 High Chesters, £107 Aucharua, £103.50 Kirkton.
Half-bred £114 High Moat.
Mule £113 Dalbhraddan, £105 Whiteside & Grindon Hill, £101.50 Hoscote, £101 Minsca.
Hampshire £112 Kirkland Hall.
A larger show of 4,927 ewes were forward to the usual busy ring of buyers. The best quality and heavy ewes continued to sell at extreme rates with these being short of requirements. Lean horned ewes were forward in greater numbers and would be slightly easier on the week.
Heavy ewes topped at £210 for Texel ewes consigned by J Stephenson & Sons, West Millhills, Hexham.
Mule ewes topped at £126 from T Hill & R Wright, Mill Farm, Doncaster.
Hill ewes sold to £117 for Cheviot ewes from J Common & Son, Crossdykes, Lockerbie.
Rams to £210 for Texels from Beckfoot.
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 £210 West Millhills, £198 Viewley, £191 Chaseside, £180 Beckfoot & Skelfhill, £178 Farnbury, £176 Mill Farm, £175 Viewley & Cleughbrae.
Suffolk £170 Cleughbrae, £160, £148 Viewley, £144 High Wreay, £138 Killocraw & Viewley.
Beltex £168, £132 Killocraw, £130 Wallend.
Charollais £158 Chaseside, £154 Hillhouse, £140 Maryholm.
North Country Cheviot £138 West Millhills, £127 Carruthers, £120 High Moat, £120, £118 West Millhills, £116 Carruthers.
Cheviot Mule £130 West Millhills, £120 Commonside, £118 Mill Farm, £117 Moseley Grange, £115 Branxholm Braes.
Bluefaced Leicester £130 Tinnis.
Mule £126 Mill Farm, £124 Kirkland, £115 High Wreay, £114 Oaklands, £113 The Row, £111 Kirkland, Castlemilk & Staffler.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £117 Crossdykes, £98 Kirkton, £97 Crossdykes, £95 Mainside, £94 Branxholm Braes, £91 Crossdykes, £90 Mainside.
Romney £102, £97, £90 Holme Farm, £91, £90 Castlemilk.
Blackface £97 Unthank, £93 Broadmeadows, £90 Drumlanrigg Mains, £84 Unthank, £82 Nether Stenries, £81 Unthank.
Easycare £86 Carterton, £79 Villa View.
Beulah £82 Higher Roserrow.
Lleyn £82 Dranigower.
RAMS
Texel £210 Beckfoot, £192 Chaseside, £174, £165 North House.
Bluefaced Leicester £184 Whiteside.
Suffolk £160 Branxholm Braes.
Beltex £154 Solway House, £152 Bridgestone.
Romney £133 Castlemilk, £130 Holme Farm.
Cheviot £130 Branxholm Braes, £124 Mainside, £120, £114 Branxholm Braes.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 259.0p (210.6p)
Standard to 345.0p (239.5p)
Medium to 327.0p (237.1p)
Heavy to 291.0p (238.1p)
Overweight to 251.0p (229.3p)
Ewes
Light to £117.00 (£62.67)
Heavy to £210.00 (£99.66)
Rams to £210.00 (£105.48)
corresponding week 2020 sale report
