Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,079 sheep comprising of 6,050 prime hoggs and 3,029 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 6th January 2022.

A small show of cast cows were forward to a competitive ringside of buyers. The sale topped at 124p for an Ayrshire cow from E & DE Horn, Slack House, Gilsland. More numbers required on a weekly basis.

A larger show of 6,050 prime hoggs were forward to the same ring of purchasers ensuring all classes were still actively sought after albeit 10ppk less on the week, mainly due to the heavier sorts being harder to place.

Beltex hoggs led the way topping the price per kilo at 343p from J Watson & Co., Bowsden Moor, Berwick, with several other pens of well bred hoggs breaking 310ppk.   

Topping the sale per head of £185 for Texel hoggs also consigned from Bowsden Moor, as plenty of sheep sold over £150+

All classes easier across the board whilst better bred well finished heavies, exports and lightweights still proved very good to sell.      

All classes of well fed and properly finished prime hoggs 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 274.6p (SQQ 276.7p) was achieved.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 343p Bowsden Moor, 337p High Hall, 333p Prior House, 329p Paddockhole, 322p Drummuie.      

Texel 327p Cadgillhead, 322p, 313p Haresteads, 312p Breckon Hill, 311p Haresteads, 308p Clonrae & Paddockhole, 307p Cadgillhead & Low Glendinning Rigg, 305p Pilmuir, High Mossthorn, Cumcrook & Maidencots.  

Dutch Texel 310p, 306p Burn House.            

Mule 305p Woodfoot, 287p Heathery Hall, 286p Parkhill, 274p Roughet Hill, 272p, 271p Shield Farm, 271p Minsca, 270p High Mossthorn & Breckon Hill.     

Suffolk 300p Chirdon, 295p Maidencots, 287p Chirdon, 283p Cowburnrigg, 282p Carran, 281p Maidencots, 279p Hallburn & Blackcleugh, 278p Breckon Hill.   

Hill Cheviot 300p Haresteads, 289p Pendicle, 287p Annandale Estate, 286p Parkhill, 284p Todsykehead, 283p West Millhills & North House.        

Charollais 294p Harden & Basco Dykehead, 293p Clatequoy & Basco Dykehead.

Blackface 289p, 283p, 280p Parkhill, 279p Cowburnrigg, 278p Hole Farm, 277p Haresteads, 275p Burnfoot.  

Herdwick 289p Pendicle.

North Country Cheviot 282p Westernhopeburn.

Cheviot Mule 277p, 274p Dodgsonstown, 273p Kirkbride, 270p Millantae.    

Swaledale 265p Low Stokoe.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £185 Bowsden Moor, £174 Aspatria Hall & Viewley, £170 Bowsden Moor, £168 Longrigg, £162 Aspatria Hall, £160 Greenbeck, £58 Crawthat, £156 Aspatria Hall, £155 Mains of Collin.    

Beltex £170, £168 Prior House, £165 Bowsden Moor & High Hall, £152 Prior House, £150 Bowsden Moor & High Mossthorn, £148 High Stenries, £146 Aspatria Hall, £145 Comlongun Mains Cottage, High Hall & Paddockhole.

North Country Cheviot £152 Crawfordhall.     

Charollais £150 Viewley, £140 Thackwood.

Mule £148 Westernhopeburn, £133 Aspatria Hall, £128.50 Clonrae, £128 Wood Farm, £127 Hallburn.  

Suffolk £147 Hallburn, £146 Comlongun Mains Cottage, £144 Cowburnrigg, £142 Breckon Hill, £139 Wood Farm, £137 Hallburn, £135 Tinnishall & Millriggs.  

Cheviot Mule £147, £134.50 Dodgsonstown.   

Half-bred £142 High Moat.

Dutch Texel £132, £130 Burn House.  

Blackface £127 Hole Farm, £123.50 Ellenbank, £122 Hole Farm, £121.50 Ettrickshaws.

Hill Cheviot £126 Whitchester, £123.50, £122 Falnash.    

A similar show of 3,029 ewes were forward all classes proving sharper on the week with heavy ewes and best Beltex/Texel ewes in big demand and short of purchaser requirements.

Texel ewes topped at £230 from J Connell Farms, Wanton Walls, Lauder, with any amount of ewes selling £200+

Suffolk ewes topped at £195 for an outstanding ewe consigned by Mossburnford.

Hill ewes were forward in great numbers topping at £115 for Blackface ewes consigned by DA & MA Teasdale, Grindon Hill, Haydon Bridge with others to £114 from J & D Longlands Ltd, Tone Hall, Hexham.  

Heavy Mule ewes sold to £133 from High House, Lockerbie.

Rams sold to blistering rates topping at £182 for Texels from Eastside.  

All quantities of ewes are required for this week’s sale as the ewe trade is set to hold firm 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 £230 Wanton Walls, £220 Beckfoot & Bowsden Moor, £218 Mossburnford, £216 Bardnaclaven, £212 Wanton Walls, £210 Woodcroft & Mossburnford, £208 Bardnaclaven, £205 Prior House, £200 Bowsden Moor, Viewley & Woodcroft.

Rouge £220 Crawfordhall.   

Suffolk £195 Mossburnford, £172 Burgh Head, £166 Smailholm Mains, £165 Maulscastle, £164 Wood Farm, £160 Bowsden Moor.   

Beltex £180 High Greenhill & Wood Farm, £178 Bowsden Moor, £170 Lairdlaugh.  

Charollais £180 Thackwood, £175 Heatherglen, £160 Eastside.  

Blue Texel £168 Northfield Park, £158 Somerfield House.  

Bluefaced Leicester £164 Burnfoot, £150 Eastside.     

North Country Cheviot £154 High Moat, £139 Bardnaclaven, £135 High Moat, £130 Buchtrig.  

Border Leicester £146, £130 Smailholm Mains.

Cheviot Mule £133 Bardnaclaven, £129 Oxnam Estate, £128 Thornington.  

Mule £133 High House, £129 Hassendean, £128 Lairdlaugh, £127 Grindon Hill, £126 Eastside, £125 Thornington, £124 Wanton Walls & Kirkland, £122 Hassendean, £120 Ridsdale, Grindon Hill & Wood Farm.  

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £115 Grindon Hill, £114 Tone Hall, £106 Grindon Hill, £99 Allfornaught, £97 Viewley & Tone Hall, £93 Grindon Hill, £91 Heatherglen, £90 Tone Hall.

Hill Cheviot £102 Allfornaught, £99 Butchtrig, £98 Millriggs, £95 Buchtrig, Allfornaught & Glendearg, £93 Solwaybank, £90 Buchtrig.      

Kerry Hill £86 Coxhill.

Swaledale £81 Stanger Hill, £80 Sheepriggs.  

RAMS

Texel £182 Eastside, £175 The Height, £172, £170 Eastside, £172 Viewley, £170 Beckfoot.    

Suffolk £170 Hassendean, £165 Tone Hall, £162 Milnholm.

Zwartble £160 Housebyers.   

Charollais £155 Viewley, £145 Lanehead.

Cheviot £145 Falnash, £120 Castle Crawford & Milnholm.   

North Country Cheviot £145 Cairnside.

Beltex £145 Beckfoot.   

Berrichon £138 Eastside.

Blackface £135 Tone Hall, £120 Harden.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           327.0p (263.1p)
Standard to      315.0p (276.7p)
Medium to      329.0p (278.5p)
Heavy to         343.0p (270.3p)

Ewes
Light to           £115.00 (£68.00) 
Heavy to         £230.00 (£122.34)

Rams               £182.00 (£120.06)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report