Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,497 sheep comprising of 4,316 prime hoggs and 3,181 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 10th March 2022.
A great offering of cast cows were forward to a keen ringside of buyers ensuring a flying trade throughout, with many more numbers required on a weekly basis to satisfy the demand. Vendors should take advantage of the competitive trade here at Longtown. A great new centre record of 227p was achieved for a marvelous Limousin cow shown by Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill, Alston, who sold others at 212p and 200p. Limousin cows from the same good home also topped the price per head at £1,539 and £1,505.
A smaller show of 4,316 prime hoggs were forward, being slightly sharper on the week with an increased entry of hill bred hoggs with quality export types in short supply.
Beltex hoggs topped the price per kilo at 422p from EJC Dean, Kirk House, Brampton.
Top price per head was for two Texel hoggs shown by JG Wall & Son, Westernhopeburn, Bishop Auckland, which were kindly donated to raise funds for The Disaster Emergencies Committee Fund for Ukraine, these hoggs went on to sell for £200 per head to J Gittins of Ystum Colwyn Farms Ltd.
Overall Champion Pen of Cheviot Hoggs
Incorporated in this week’s prime hogg sale was the Annual Prize Show and Sale of Cheviot prime hoggs. A fantastic entry of 21 pens were present in big form, which were a credit to all vendors involved. Judging was in the capable hands of Mr Darren Gardiner of RF Staveley Ltd, Bury St Edmonds.
After much deliberation the judge duly awarded the Championship to a Longtown regular,
A Reid & Co., Glendearg, Eskdalemuir.
An overall sale average of 252.1ppk (SQQ 265.2ppk) was achieved.
PRIZE LIST:
South Country Cheviot
Class 1 (30-39kg)
1st – Muir, Cleughbrae 35kg £103 to A Lennox
2nd – Menzies, Chanlockfoot 35kg £98 to Staveley
3rd – Menzies, Chanlockfoot 34kg £94 to Pickstocks
Class 2 (39.1-45kg)
1st – Reid, Glendearg 40kg £106 to West Scottish Lamb
2nd – Reid, Glendearg 42kg £110 to MacTaggarts
3rd – Eastham, Longburgh Fauld 44kg £109.50 to J Gittins
Class 3 (45.1kg and over)
1st & Champion – Reid, Glendearg 49kg £123 to J Tucker
2nd & Reserve – Reid, Glendearg 46kg £120.50 to A Lennox
3rd – Carruthers, Woodhall 50kg £116 to West Scottish Lamb
North Country Cheviot
Class 1
1st – Muir, Cleughbrae 40kg £111 to Farmers Fresh
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 422p Kirk House, 405p Easter Ochtermuthill, 382p Paddock House, 380p Corstane.
Texel 400p Westernhopeburn, 340p Dipton Foot, 321p Kirk House, 317p high house, 314p Orchardbank.
Hill Cheviot 298p Corstane, 294p Cleughbrae, 281p Routin Lynn, 280p Tormore & Chanlockfoot.
Suffolk 293p Leanach, 291p Tormore, 281p High House, 275p Outertown.
Blackface 285p, 269p, 267p Killipol, 264p Wanwood Hill, 262p Killipol.
North Country Cheviot 277p Cleughbrae.
Herdwick 274p, 270p Orthwaite Hall.
Hampshire 273p Rowanburnfoot.
Mule 260p Killipol, 254p Rowanburnfoot, 252p Killipol, 251p Wydon Eals.
Charollais 242p Dipton Foot, 240p Tinnishall.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £200 Westernhopeburn, £180 Yatesfield, £162 Crindledyke, £160 Carran, £152 Dunjop & Tercrosset.
Beltex £164 Dunjop, £164, £160 Easter Ochtermuthill, £160 Corstane, £159 Killocraw, £156 Corstane.
Suffolk £150 Ridsdale, £144 The Land, £141 Easter Ochtermuthill, £140 Paddock House & Mossburnford.
Charollais £149 Tinnishall.
Hill Cheviot £142 Corstane, £138 Routin Lynn, £133 Drycleuchlea & Blackburn.
North Country Cheviot £140, £132 Longoe.
Blackface £133 Penchrise, £129 Prospect House, £128 Meikle Fieldie.
Mule £129 Kirkhouse, £124 High House, £120 Upper Chatto.
Cheviot Mule £125 Kilnford Croft.
A smaller show of 3,181 ewes were forward.
Heavy ewes proved very good to sell with 21 ewes selling at £240+ and 91 at £200 or over. Topping at £278 for Texels from AJ & LJ Haston, Dearham Hall, Dearham, whose fantastic run of Texel ewes averaged a staggering £248. Also hitting the heights was another outstanding run of 21 Texel ewes consigned by W Barr & Co., Thirlestane, Lauder topping at £262 and averaging a marvelous £242.
Suffolk ewes sold at £248 from H Martindale, The Land, Ecclefechan.
Mule ewes to £152 from R Wallace & Co., Mains of Collin, Kirkcudbright.
Hill ewes topped at £125 for Cheviots from Woodfoot Farm, Whinneyknowe, Hightae with a pen of
13 Blackface ewes selling at £119 from AW Ainslie, Linkshead, Berwick.
Rams again sold to a serious trade topping at £230 for Bluefaced Leicesters from Linkshead, Berwick.
A Texel ewe was kindly donated by Mr T Holmes, Nutholm, Lockerbie selling to raise funds for The Disaster Emergencies Committee Fund for the children and the future of Ukraine. The ewe went onto sell for £500 purchased by Shan, selling again then at £600 to N Kinsey, followed by selling at £500 a time to J Tucker, D Holmes, D McDonnell, C&D Auction Marts Ltd, Lancashire Direct & J Stevenson Bendles Solicitors LLP totaling over £4,500 for the cause.
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 as numbers begin to tighten. More ewes are required and 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 £278, £262 Dearham Hall, £262, £255 Thirlestane, £250 Commonside, £240, £235, £230 Thirlestane, £230 Dearham Hall, £228 Ridsdale & Peela Hill, £225 Beckfoot.
Suffolk £248, £208, £206 The Land, £200 Kilnford Croft.
Bluefaced Leicester £182 Linkshead.
Beltex £180 Midtown, £166 Mains of Collin.
Charollais £168, £157 Beckfoot, £154 Viewley.
Mule £152 Mains of Collin, £143 Linkshead, £138 Nirvana, £136 Hightown, Lower Ardmannoch & Mains of Collin, £135 Chapel, £134 Marygate, £132 Old Rectory & Linkshead.
North Country Cheviot £150 Hillside & Dunjop, £149, £148 Achow, £144 Whins & Hillside, £140 Viewley.
Bleu du Maine £142 Ridsdale.
Cheviot Mule £141 Dunjop.
Blue Texel £134 Risdale.
LIGHT EWES
Hill Cheviot £125 Whinneyknowe, £123 Allfrnaught, £122 Drycleuchlea, £118, £115 Commonside, £114 Berryfell, £113 Clackmae, £112 Whinneyknowe.
Blackface £119 Linkshead, £116 Marygate, £115 North Corrielaw, £112 Heatherglen, £112, £110 Mains of Collin, £110 Beckfoot.
Kendal Rough £113 Chapel.
Swaledale £111 Hightown, £105 Triermain, £96 Chapel, £94 Heatherglen, £91 Chapel, £90 Orthwaite Hall.
RAMS
Bluefaced Leicester £230 Linkshead.
Texel £212 Golden Lane, £210 Linkshead.
North Country Cheviot £178 Lower Gills, £170 Hillside.
Suffolk £160 Archerbeck & Viewley, £148 Linkshead.
Charollais £145, £144, £141 Beckfoot.
Blackface £132 Toft House, £124 Wanwood Hill, £120 Riskenhope.
Cheviot £124 Upper Chatto.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 306.0p (233.4p)
Standard to 422.0p (263.5p)
Medium to 380.0p (268.2p)
Heavy to 400.0p (239.0p)
Ewes
Light to £125.00 (£89.14)
Heavy to £278.00 (£130.60)
Rams to £230.00 (£121.73)
corresponding week 2021 sale report
