Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,403 sheep comprising of 4,435 prime lambs and 4,968 cast ewes & rams and 29 cast cows at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 14th October 2021.
A larger show of 29 cast cows were forward although very much a mixed entry. Best cows remain in demand with leaner types proving slightly easier as per the national trend. The sale topped at £1,071 and £1,040 for Angus cows shown by JA & E Dinwoodie, Archerbeck, Canonbie. Beef Shorthorns topped the price per kilo at 168p from JDM Thomson, Pilmuir, Hawick with others to 164p from E Wilkie, Shaw Cottage South, Lockerbie.
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 large show of 4,435 prime lambs were forward.
Heavy lambs were in big demand and sold to a fast trade from start to finish. A fantastic run of first cross Suffolk and Texel lambs consigned by M/s Longlands, Tone Hall, Hexham topped at £156 and achieving an average of £130.78 for 64 sold. Several pens of heavies breaching £130, many more can be sold to vendor advantage. Heavy lambs topped at £157 for Beltex shown by CJ Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries.
Commercial export lambs were slightly easier on the week with fed lambs still receiving a premium and still very much in demand regularly achieving 230 – 240ppk
A very mixed show of light lambs were on offer selling to another fast trade.
Best quality export lambs proved very good to sell Topping price per kilo of 307p achieved for Beltex lambs from G & W Halliday, Crawthat, Lockerbie.
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 235.7p (SQQ 234.4p) was achieved.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 307p Crawhat, 305p, 302p, 300p High Greenhill, 305p Whiteside, 298p Killocraw, 294p, 292p Outertown, 292p Barker House, 290p Thornthwaite Close & Copperthorns.
Texel 288p The Height, 276p Cambwell, 267p Crumhaughhill, 266p Copperthorns, 265p Errington Farm & Cambwell, 263p Elliston, 262p Desoglin, Barker House & Causey View.
Bleu du Maine 260p Hallburn.
Cheviot 256p, 254p Townfoot, 247p Auchlin, 245p Skelfhill, 240p Kirkton, 235p Desoglin.
Charollais 255p Ryehills, 246p Brisco Meadows & Rigg Garth, 242p Archerbeck, 241p Rigg Garth & Ryehills.
Herdwick 253p Ashness, 243p Hallburn, 232p Causey View.
Suffolk 251p Chirdon, 250p Flex, 247p, 246p Tone Hall, 241p Grindon Hill, 240p Staffler & Tone Hall.
Blackface 246p, 238p Townfoot, 229p, 227p, 226p East Fortissat, 227p Chapel.
Badgerface 243p Westhotbank.
Cheviot Mule 242p Colmslie Hill, 239p Kirk House, 238p Grindon Hill.
Half-bred 239p High Moat.
Shetland 236p, 231p Cronklea.
Mule 234p Hundith House, 231p Langholm, Chapel, Tone Hall & Minsca, 228p Lawesknowe & Langholm.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Beltex £157, £146, £144 Kilnford Croft, £132 Crawthat, £130 High Greenhill.
Texel £156 Tone Hall, £155 Desoglin, £154, £152 Cambwell, £152 Kellah, £149 Shankbridge End,
Suffolk £150 The Snab, £140 Grindon Hill, £135 Flex, £134 Tone Hall & Grindon Hill, £133, £132 Tone Hall.
Mule £130 Whiteside, £124 Kellah, £115 Hundith House, £113 Archerbeck & Minsca, £110 Kellah.
Half-bred £129 High Moat.
Charollais £121 Brisco Meadows, £119 Archerbeck, £118 Ryehills.
Bleu du Maine £118 Howard House.
Cheviot £111 Brisco Meadows.
Herdwick £110 Causey View.
A large show of 4,968 ewes were forward to another increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes sold to a brisk trade easily maintaining last weeks high rates of return. A very mixed show of sheep with best continental ewes in short supply, more continental ewes are wanted to satisfy customer demand.
Heavy ewes topped at £204 for Texel ewes from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.
Light ewes sold to £106 for Blackfaces from R & WD & SR Charlton, Whiteside, Haltwhistle.
Rams to £165 for North Country Cheviots from R King & Sons, Gospel Hall, 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 £204 Kirkton, £195 Viewley, £192 Dashwell Green, £190 Kikrton, £184 Flex & Mossband Hall, £182 Buttermere Close, £180 Beckfoot & Viewley.
Charollais £146 Upper Auchenlay, £136, £130 Beckfoot, £130 Rigg Garth.
Beltex £142 Upper Auchenlay.
Suffolk £132, £128, £123 Mossburnford, £128 Viewley, £126 Beckfoot.
Bleu du Maine £125 Viewley.
Bluefaced Leicester £122 North Middleton.
North Country Cheviot £111 Gospel Hall, £110 West Millhills & Kilberry Home, £108 Gospel Hall, £104 Ballinloan, £100 South Mausdale.
Cheviot Mule £108 Barnglies.
Mule £99 Roanstree, £98 Marygate & Kilnhill, £97 Westerhouses, £96 Craighead, £94 Balliemore & Miller Hill, £93 Haregills, Fowrass, Longrow & Causey View.
LIGHT EWES
Blackface £106 Whiteside, £88 East Fortissat, £85 Whiteside, £80 Rawburn & Wooplaw.
Lleyn £98 Gatehousecote, £91 Pirntaton, £88 Gatehousecote.
Cheviot £97, £92 Lagalgarve, £92 Wooplaw, £91 Causey View, £89 Glendinning, £85 Crossdykes.
Easycare £89 Godscroft, £85 Chatton Park.
Romney £88 Meikle Richorn.
RAMS
Texel £165 Rowan garth, £158 Flex, £150 Viewley & Crumhaughhill, £140 Heatherglen.
North Country Cheviot £165 Gospel Hall.
Cheviot £142 Crossdykes.
Dorset £128 Pirntaton.
Lleyn £124 Pirntaton, £120 Gatehousecote.
Suffolk £112 Pirntaton.
Blackface £110 The Lamperts, £100 Glens Cottage.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 263.0p (221.0p)
Standard to 305.0p (227.9p)
Medium to 307.0p (239.6p)
Heavy to 280.0p (236.2p)
Overweight to 276.0p (238.4p)
Ewes
Light to £106.00 (£58.06)
Heavy to £204.00 (£93.52)
Rams £165.00 (£103.12)
corresponding week 2020 sale report
