Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,285 sheep comprising of 4,915 prime hoggs and 3,370 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 10th February 2022.

A similar show of 4,915 prime hoggs were forward.

Beltex hoggs topped the price per kilo at 373p from EM Smith & Son, Towiemore, Keith and from M Buchan, Torrax, Kirriemuir.

Top price per head of £172 for Texel hoggs realised on three separate occasions by M/s Woodmass, Harene and

M/s Mccolm, Crailoch.

All Classes met some resistance being 10p down across the board, apart from the best-bred export sheep which realised last weeks high rates of return.  

An overall sale average of 262.6ppk (SQQ 268.5p) was achieved.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 373p Towiemore & Torrax, 338p Inamay & High Greenhill, 333p, 330, 327p, 326p Torrax.

Texel 359p Station Yard, 341p Torrax, 322p Bombie, 320p Four O Boot, 318p, 316p Torrax.     

Hill Cheviot 310p Balliemeanoch, 278p Easterfrew, 277p Mainside, Lurgan, Gallowberry & Whitecroft Mains, 276p Jerriestown, 275p Lurgan.  

Millennium Blue 288p Lurgan.   

Dutch Texel 288p Burn House.

Charollais 283p Low House, 264p High House, 263p Miller Hill & Newtown.

Blackface 278p Balliemeanoch, 265p Stooprigg, 263p Little Larg, 262p Glenshanna, Stooprigg, Pole & Little Larg.       

Suffolk 277p High Cattadale, 273p Hallees & Brae Edge, 272p Hallees, 271p Outertown, 270p Hall Guards & High Cattadale.         

Herdwick 276p Fold Head, 271p Ashness.   

Mule 274p Walby Grange, 268p Oswie, 267p Gartvaigh, 262p Clonrae, High Cattadale & Nunscleugh.         

North Country Cheviot 268p High Fodderlie.

Swaledale 242p, 239p Low Stokoe, 234p Pasture House.    

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £172 Crailloch & Harene, £166 Crailloch & Granton Mill, £165 New Farmhouses, £164 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £160 Harene.

Beltex £162 Ashton, £157, £150 Torrax, £150 Galleywreay, £149 Towiemore, £145 High Hall.  

Suffolk £155 Station Yard, £150 West Newlands, £143 Fountainhall, £141 High House.       

Hill Cheviot £149 Becks, £138 Mains, £131 Becks, £130 Mainside.        

Cheviot Mule £148 Granton, £137 Blakehopeburnhaugh.     

Charollais £140 High House.

Mule £136 Ashness, £129 Patties Hill, £128.50 Dunjop.

Blackface £135.50 Station Yard, £125, £120 Camphill.  

Swaldale £126 Westernhopeburn.

A similar show of 3,370 ewes were forward, to the same competitive ring of purchasers, with lighter ewes being slightly easier on the week whilst all other classes maintained last weeks high rates of return.

Texel ewes topped at £238 from A & H McColm, Crailloch, Port William. Countless pens of Texel ewes selling over £200, with Suffolks breaching the £200 barrier on two separate occasions, topping at £214 for a huge Suffolk ewe being consigned by M/s Smith, Towiemore, Aberdeen and £202 from M/s Roots, Kilnford Croft.

Mules topped out at £130 consigned by M/s Hill & Wright, Mill Farm, with several pens realising £120 and over.

Hill ewes topping at £111 for Cheviot ewes from CJ & NC Brodie, Allfornaught, Waterbeck.  

Rams sold to a serious trade topping £220 for Texels from Heatherglen.  

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 £238 Crailloch, £232 Barnyards, £228 Crailloch, £225 Viewley, £220 Barnyards & Crailloch, £218 Kilnford Croft, £215 Barnyards, £212 Middle Farm, £210 New Farmhouse.

Suffolk £214 Towiemore, £202, £185 Kilnford Croft, £174 Gartvaigh.  

Charollais £165 Shaw Head, £150 Chaseside.

Bluefaced Leicester £146 Heatherglen, £142 Gibbs Hill, £138 Shitlington Hall.

Cheviot Mule £144 Barnyards & Kilnford Croft, £136 Southdean Lodge.   

Beltex £142 Viewley.

North Country Cheviot £136 Blackpark, £128 Nether Stenries & Hownam Grange, £124 Burnside.     

Mule £130 Mill Farm, £127 Hallmyre, £124 West Newlands, £121 Nether Stenries, £120 Falla, £119 Walby Grange, £118 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Rack Beck & Longrow.  

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £111 Allfornaught, £108 Kilnford Croft, £105, £100 Boreland, £99 Home Farm, £96 Skelfhill, £95 Westerton Cottage, Sundhope & Falnash.

Blackface £99 Grindon Hill, £96 Gartvaigh, £93 Grindon Hill, £89 Tinnis, Gibbs Hill, Crookston, Viewley & Walton Park.  

Lleyn £99 Kilnknowe Cottage.

Swaledale £86 Nunscleugh, £81 North Middleton.  

RAMS

Texel £220 Heatherglen, £175 Longrigg, £170 Falla.

Bluefaced Leicester £185 Knarr, £166 Shitlington Hall, £162 Milnmark.

North Country Cheviot £170 Hownam Grange.    

Charollais £160 Wynholm.

Beltex £138 Boreland.

Suffolk £130 Heatherglen.   

Cheviot £128 Mainside & Boreland, £122 Glendearg, £120 Towiemore.    

Blackface £122 Horseholm.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           320.0p (252.4p)
Standard to      338.0p (263.0p)
Medium to      373.0p (271.9p)
Heavy to         341.0p (250.5p)

Ewes
Light to           £111.00 (£69.87) 
Heavy to         £238.00 (£119.08)

Rams to           £220.00 (£118.14)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report