Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,431 sheep comprising of 4,750 prime lambs and 4,681 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 7th October 2021.

Another improved entry of cast cows were forward with all classes in demand and more numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £1,153 for an Angus cow shown by JA & E Dinwoodie, Archerbeck, Canonbie who also sold Simmentals at £954. Other Angus cows to £1,000 from J Baxter, Kilnhill, Gilsland. Top price per kilo of 139p for an Angus from Archerbeck with Limousin cows selling at 138p from E Wilkie, Shaw Cottage South, Lockerbie who also sold Simmentals at 136p.

More cows wanted for next weeks sale as requested by new and returning purchaser enquiry for continental feeding and finished cows. Please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further enquiries.

Another larger show of 4,750 prime lambs were forward, with a larger quantity of the entry being hill bred lambs. Fed lambs of all classes sold to last week’s extreme rates.

Heavy lambs proved very good to sell once again still short of purchaser requirements, with several pens of sheep breaching £140, topping at £155 for Texels from G Ralston & Son, Linton Farm, Kelso.

Best export lambs were in big demand and way, way short of purchaser demand and many more could be sold to vendor advantage. Top price per kilo of 322p achieved for Beltex lambs shown by D Mackinnon, Low Tirfergus, Campbeltown.

Better bred lightweight lambs are wanted for next weeks sale by purchaser request. For further information or entries please contact John Walton.

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 240.4p (SQQ 240.4p) was achieved.  

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 322p Low Tirfergus, 302p Fenton, Cambeckhill & Waltonwoodhead, 295p High Mossthorn, 289p Howard House, 288p High Mossthorn, 284p Crawthat, 282p Lowfield House.

Texel 317p Low Dunashery, 305p Greenburn, 302p Lagalgarve, 288p Drumburn, 281p Saddell Home Farm & Low Dunashery, 279p Greenburn, 277p Channel Well, 276p Howard House, 275p Auchengray.

Suffolk 297p, 281p 273p, 262p, 259p Saddell Home Farm, 253p Cowburnrigg & Colmslie Hill, 251p Saddell Home Farm, 250p High Cattadale.   

Charollais 267p Saddell Home Farm, 253p Low Hallburn, 250p Hundalee House, 245p Tarrasfoot.  

Mule 254p Tone Hall, 242p Low Dunashery & Dalbhraddan, 241p Temple House, 240p Millriggs, 236p Low Stokoe & Westernhopeburn, 235p Chirdon & Keil.  

Cheviot 247p Lagalgarve, 246p Somerton House, 245p Aucharua, 243p Auchlin, 240p Catslackburn, 237p Brisco Meadows, 236p Catslackburn, 235p Castle Crawford.

Bleu du Maine 245p Howard House.    

Dorset 243p Auchengray.

Half-bred 243p Keil.  

Cheviot Mule 242p Colmslie Hill, 239p Kirk House, 238p Grindon Hill.   

Millennium Blue 241p Howard House.  

Blackface 238p Scabcleugh, Riskenhope & Westerhall, 236p Pitland Hills & Blackburn, 235p Saddell Home Farm, 234p Tone Hall.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £155 Linton, £148 Colmslie Hill, £147 Beckfoot, £146 Colmslie Hill, £142 Tone Hall & Brokenheugh, £141 Brisco Meadow, £140 Kirtlebank.       

Suffolk £151 Colmslie Hill, £147 Tone Hall, £144 Tarrasfoot, Colmslie Hill & Brisco Meadows, £137 Riddings Hill & Cowburnrigg, £134 Tone Hall.  

Beltex £134 Killeonan, £132 Low Tirfergus, £130 Fenton, £127 High Mossthorn & Walton Woodhead, £126 Pasture House, £125 Crawthat.  

Mule £130 Tone Hall, £118 Millriggs, £116 Temple House, £113 Chirdon & Hole Farm, £112 Nunscleugh, £110 Greenburn.

Cheviot Mule £128 Colmslie Hill, £119 Dodgsonstown, £118 Kirk House.   

Charollais £125 Tarrasfoot, £122, £120 Millriggs, £115 Hundalee House.   

Blackface £118 Pitland Hills, £112 Penpeugh, £111, £105, £99.50 Pitland Hills.

Cheviot £114 Brisco Meadows, £108 Aucharua, £106 Catslackburn & Whitchester.

A larger show of 4,681 ewes were forward to another full ring of competitive purchasers ensuring all classes were sold to vendor advantage. Feeding ewes being dearer on the week whilst heavy mules and heavy commercial Texel ewes would be slightly easier. Best bred continental ewes are in short supply and wanted on a weekly basis to satisfy demand.    

Heavy ewes topped at £205 for Texel ewes from DE & M Butler, Beckfoot, Annan.  

Light ewes sold to £94 for Easycare ewes from R & K Livesy, Firth Farm, Melrose, with Blackfaces to £89 from RJ Anderson & Son, Penchrise, Hawick.

Rams to £225 for Charollais from R Whittaker, Hundalee House, Jedburgh.

Numbers of ewes are required for next week’s sale as 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 £205 Beckfoot, £188 Viewley, £182 Linton & Eastside, £180 Braehead.

Suffolk £152 Viewley, £148 Marygate, £134 Eastside, £127 Viewley, £126 Marygate.   

Charollais £134 Viewley, £129 Hundalee House, £124 Marygate.  

Beltex £122 Southwoodhead.  

Mule £117 Cowden Burn, £110 Wedderlie, £107 High Cattadale, £98 Druchtag, £97 Marygate, £96 Redgate Head, £95 Staffler & Beckfoot.  

Cheviot Mule £114 Achamore, £110 Colmslie Hill, £108 Achamore, £105 Over Howden, Falnash, Marygate & Watch Currock.

Bluefaced Leicester £106 Marygate, £100 Clonrae & Triermain.

LIGHT EWES

Easycare £94, £92 Firth, £88 Synton Mains.

Blackface £89 Penchrise, £87 Albierigg & Todsykehead, £85 Gall & Hoscote Estate, £84 Synton Park Head, £83 Old Police House.       

Romney £88 Holme Farm, £84 Over Howden, £81 Castlemilk.

Cheviot £86 Cassington, £84, £82 Castle Crawford, £80 Potholm.

Swaledale £73 Low Tirfergus.

RAMS

Charollais £225 Hundalee House.  

Texel £220 Ashton, £218 Commonside, £200, £198 Catslackburn, £192 Townfoot.  

Bluefaced Leicester £142 Derrie, £138 Pry Hill & Penpeugh.    

Suffolk £140 Viewley.   

Romney £138 Marygate.   

Blue Texel £125, £122 Derrie.

Beltex £120 Derrie.

Blackface £118 Eweslees.

Cheviot £118 Eweslees.   

North Country Cheviot £110 Clatequoy & East Rackwood Hill.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           274.0p (219.8p)
Standard to      305.0p (240.4p)
Medium to      322.0p (243.0p)
Heavy to         273.0p (240.4p)
Overweight to 254.0p (241.7p)

Ewes
Light to           £94.00 (£56.39) 
Heavy to         £205.00 (£92.33)

Rams  to        £225.00 (£105.33)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report