Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,222 sheep comprising of 4,267 prime lambs and 2,955 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 4th November 2021.

Another good show of cast cows were forward although quality lacking and more weathered cows were on offer, with these proving slightly harder to cash as per the national trend. The sale topped at £940 for Whitebred Shorthorns from G Bell & Co., Bloch, Langholm with British Blue cows to £923 from J Graham & Sons, Orchard Farm, Hawick. Top per kilo of 148p also from Bloch with Limousin cows to 135p from Solwaybank Farms and British Blues at 130p from Orchard Farm.

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.

A much larger entry of 4,267 prime lambs were forward to the usual ring of buyers with a quality entry of sheep forward. Trade was the best of the season gaining an overall sale average of 278.4p (SQQ 279.0p) being 35p up on the week and 71p dearer on the same week last year. Many more well finished lambs are required to satisfy strong buyer demand.

Top price per kilo and per head of 351p and £183 was achieved for quality Beltex lambs from W Murray & Sons, Prior House, Kirklinton who sold others at 337p and 335p. This run of 38 Beltex and Texel lambs went on to average an unbelievable £166.13 or 316p per kilo.

Hany weight lambs of all classes were in short supply with 39kg Continental lambs from B Storey, New Hummerbecks selling to 326p and £127.50. This run of lambs averaged 319p and £124.70.

All classes of well fed and properly 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.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 351p Prior House, 343p Waltonwoodhead, 337p, 335p, 330p Prior House, 327p Whiteside & New Hummerbecks, 326p Waltonwoodhead & Prior House, 325p Desoglin.      

Texel 322p Byreburnside, 319p Gallowberry, 317p Cubbyhill & Lingey Field, 316p Shaw Head, 315p The Side, 314p Cubbyhill, 313p, 312p Lingey Field.      

Suffolk 303p Kilnford Croft, 299p Outertown, 296p North House, 295p Spoutbank & Kirk House, 293p Craigens, 291p Low Hallburn, Beckhall & Outertown, 290p Tarrasfoot.

Cheviot 296p North House, 293p Craigens, 277p Skelfhill, 276p Craigens, 273p Balure, 272p Scabcleugh, 270p Garvilland & Raeburnfoot.  

Charollais 289p Low Hallburn, 281p Moss Side, 277p Ashley Park.

Mule 284p, 269p Roughet Hill, 267p Camphill, 265p Greensburn, 264p Whiteside, 263p Peela Hill & Grindon Hill, 262p Minsca.   

Cheviot Mule 282p Barnglies, 276p Thornship.   

Hampshire 273p Barnglies.   

Blackface 263p, 258p Kerfield, 255p Bankend, 253p Tone Hall, 250p Chirdon, 248p Peela Hill, 246p Minsca.

Herdwick 262p Longrow.  

Easycare 256p Stewartfield.

Oxford 246p, 244p Guards, 244p Lowfield House.

Swaledale 238p Westernhopeburn.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £183, £179, £171 Prior House, £169.50 Pond House, £169 Prior House, £160.50, £157.50 Pond House, £157.50 Holmbrig, £156 Kilnford Croft.

Texel £179 Prior House, £177 Cubbyhill, £165.50 High Mossthorn, £163.50 Cubbyhill, £160.50 Guardsmill, £159.50 Allfornaught, £159 Oaklands, £158.50 Tone Hall, £157 Cubbyhill.  

Suffolk £167 Tarrasfoot, £165 Kirk House, £164.50 Tone Hall, £160.50 Guardsmill, £159.50 Tarrasfoot, £152.50 Guardsmill, £150.50 Tarrasfoot, £150 Grindon Hill.  

Cheviot Mule £156.50 Ashley Park.    

Mule £153.50 Roughet Hill, £141.50 Camphill, £121.50 Gartvaigh, £118.50 Peela Hill & Roughet Hill.  

Charollais £140.50 Moss Side, £138.50 Guardsmill & Ashley Park.

Cheviot £133 Tarrasfoot, £127.50 North House, £124.50 Garvilland, £121.50 Craigens, £120 Westernhopeburn.

Kerry Hill £133 Thornship.

A smaller show of 2,995 ewes sold to an increased ringside of buyers all keen for supplies as numbers tighten throughout the country, ensuring all classes sold to extreme rates with the best bred Texel ewes and heavy ewes selling to a top of £247 and £239 from R & A Harrison, Hazel Head, Kirkland.

Mule ewes and Blackface ewes would see the biggest rise on the week with numerous pens of Mules £110+ and selling to a top of £119 for a pen from PJN & SM Morris, Greengatehouse, Waterbeck.

Light ewes sold to £103 for Cheviots from A & G Francis Balure, Argyll with Blackfaces to £102 from A Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill, Bewcastle.

Cast rams sold to an animated demand and topped at £265 for an enormous Texel shown by GW Young & Sons, Flex, Hawick.

All quantities of ewes are required for this week’s sale as the ewe trade has improved and 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 £247, £239 Hazel Head, £229 Lochside Cottage, £220 Bascodyke Foot, £218 Becks, £214 Bascodyke Foot & Dalmore, £210 Crumhaughhill, £208 Bascodyke Foot, £206 North Middleton, £205 Bascodyke Foot.   

Suffolk £158 Crumhaughhill, £138 Marygate & Flex, £135 East Benridge, 134 Kirk House.

Beltex £158, £156, £145 Eastside.

Cheviot Mule £122 Westhills, £112 Watch Currock.

Mule £119 Greengatehouse, £118 Midtown, £117 Guardsmill, £116 East Benridge, £115 Windyhill & Shield Farm, £113 Langhorn, £112 Beckhall, Maidencots & Howberry.

Bluefaced Leicester £118 West Greenridge & Greensburn.  

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £103 Balure, £100 Skelfhill, £97 Carterton, £96 Rowhope, £95 Carterton, £92 Maidencots, Becks & Hindhope.  

Blackface £102 Peela Hill, £101 Littlegill, £99 Kirkland, £92 Craigens.    

Swaledale £90 Butterdales.  

RAMS

Texel £265 Flex, £195 Crumhaughhill, £188 Oaklands, £184 North Middleton.  

Bluefaced Leicester £140 Heatherglen.    

Suffolk £136 Guardsmill.    

Cheviot £135 Hindhope, £127 The Mill House.

Oxford £135 Guards.  

Charollais £128 Allfornaught, £126 Ashley Park.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           263.0p (226.8p)
Standard to      327.0p (275.4p)
Medium to      343.0p (281.0p)
Heavy to         351.0p (276.2p)
Overweight to 337.0p (281.3p)

Ewes
Light to           £103.00 (£61.89) 
Heavy to         £247.00 (£107.07)

Rams               £265.00 (£116.66)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report