Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,075 sheep comprising of 3,571 prime hoggs and 3,504 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 24th February 2022.

Cast cows were all hill bred although extra buyers at ringside ensured a flying trade for all classes, with more numbers required on a weekly basis to fulfil demand. Galloways to 147p from RN Waugh & Son, The Row, Roadhead with Whitebred Shorthorns to 147p from E Gray, Nether Ardroscadale, Isle of Bute. Luing cows sold to 138p and 137p from JW Davidson & Co., Crosslee, Selkirk. Top per head of £882 for Galloways from The Row, Roadhead.

A similar show of 3,571 prime hoggs were forward. Well finished hoggs regardless of weights sold to increased rates of return, whilst hoggs lacking flesh were difficult to place, even though the price of feed is unprecedented, it has paid to put feed into these hoggs being a two tear trade.  

Beltex hoggs topped the price per kilo at 371p from R & J Lines, Killocraw, Campbeltown.

Top price per head of £172 for Charollais hoggs shown by S Turkington, West Lodge South, Melrose.

An overall sale average of 263.1ppk (SQQ 268.6ppk) was achieved.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 371p Killocraw, 356p, 350p, 349p Easter Ochtermuthill, 348p Station Yard, 347p Killocraw.

Texel 365p Kirk House, 307p Balmaglester & Newhope, 306p Hill Cottage, 300p Breckon Hill, Lingey Field, Cambeckhill, Copperthorns & Langyke Cottage.       

Suffolk 295p, 285p Crindledyke, 281p North House, 280p High Stenries.            

Hill Cheviot 286p, 282p, 279p Catslackburn, 279p Fold Head & North House, 277p Glendearg & Breckon Hill.     

Herdwick 276p Millriggs, 275p Fold Head.  

Mule 275p, 273p High Stenries, 266p, 264p Kirkhouse, 264p Roughet Hill, 263p Camphill.

Blackface 269p, 266p Mid Dargavel, 266p Burnfoot, 264p Ridsdale, 263p Fingland, 262p Burnfoot.    

Cheviot Mule 264p Kirkbride.  

Charollais 263p Knowe.   

Swaledale 238p Westernhopeburn.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Charollais £172 West Lodge South.  

Beltex £166 Drumcairn, £157, £155, £150 Easter Ochtermuthill, £150 Newton Cottage & Killocraw.

Texel £164 Hill Cottage, £160 Hazel Head, £158 Hill Cottage & Killocraw, £151 Prior House, £150 Hill Cottage, Kirk House & Dotland Park.   

Suffolk £146 Breckon Hill, £143 Easter Ochtermuthill & Guardsmill, £139 Breckon Hill, £135.50 High Machrimore.

Mule £135 Brokenheugh & Kirkhouse, £131 Ridsdale.

Hill Cheviot £128 Becks, £127 Cooms, £124 Newton Cottage, £122 Prestrie.         

Cheviot Mule £125 Guardsmill.

Blackface £119.50 Corsebank, £119 Station Yard.       

A similar show of 3,504 ewes were forward, to the same competitive ring of purchasers. All classes of ewes were sent into oblivion being the dearest trade witnessed for some time!! All classes of ewes wanted for next weeks bonanza.  

Texel ewes topped at £250 from Beckfoot, with others to £240 from G Gray, Sunnycroft, Lindean.

Suffolk ewes sold at £188 from JS & JA Bird, High Wreay, Wreay with Mules selling at £147 from Eastside.

Hill ewes topping at £127 for Cheviot ewes from J McMiken & Co., Prestrie, Whithorn with Blackfaces also selling at £127 from Septre Farming Co., Deuchrie, Dunbar.

Rams again sold to a serious trade topping £188 for Texels shown by JS & JA Bird, High Wreay, Carlisle.

All quantities of ewes are required for this week’s sale as the ewe trade is set to hold at this week’s extreme rates of return 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 £250 Beckfoot, £240 Sunnycroft, £238 Heatherglen, £232 Hill Cottage, £230 Machrihanish & Dotland Park, £228 Hillhead, £220 Heatherglen.   

Beltex £190 Newton Cottage.   

Suffolk £188 High Wreay, £184, £168 Viewley, £166 Beckfoot, £162 Hill Cottage.

Charollais £178 Beckfoot.   

Bluefaced Leicester £164 Triermain, £154 Whitton, £150 Dalbhraddan.  

Zwartble £156, £148 Howrigg.

North Country Cheviot £152 Nether Stenries, £146, £140 Viewley, £136 Beckfoot.

Cheviot Mule £148 Dunjop, £140 High Stenries.

Mule £147 Eastside, £144 Hillhead, £138 High Stenries, £136 Prestrie, £135 Dunjop, £134 Killegruer.  

Oxford £142 Guards.

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £127, £119 Prestrie, £119 Snar, £117 North House & Prestrie, £115 Cleuchhead.

Blackface £127 Deuchrie, £118 Tangy, £118, £111, £110 Prestrie, £110 Viewley & Fingland, £108 Harestead.  

Easycare £112 Harwood on Teviot.  

Lonk £112 Cleuchhead.

Lleyn £105 Gatehousecote, £92 Ifferdale, £91 Gatehousecote.  

Swaledale £104 Whitton, £103, £99 Eastside, £93 Whitton, £90 Thornhope.

Hebridean £90 Hoscote.

RAMS

Texel £188 High Wreay, £178 Viewley.

Bluefaced Leicester £184 Whitton, £168 Kirkton of Crawford, £165 Whitton.  

Charollais £182 Viewley.  

Suffolk £162 Chapel.     

Cheviot £156 Bayles, £142 Raeburnfoot.

Beltex £150 Haas Side.

North Country Cheviot £140 Bayles, £136 Viewley.

Zwartbles £134 Glencairn.  

Blackface £130 Hill Cottage, £126 Barnshangan, £125 Deuchrie.

Swaledale £122 Whitton.  

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           294.0p (244.5p)
Standard to      371.0p (270.1p)
Medium to      365.0p (269.1p)
Heavy to         322.0p (254.2p)

Ewes
Light to           £127.00 (£83.93) 
Heavy to         £250.00 (£126.26)

Rams to           £188.00 (£132.71)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report