Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,863 sheep comprising of 5,696 prime hoggs and 3,167 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 17th March 2022.

An offering consisting of all hill cows were forward and met a competitive trade throughout, as always, more numbers required on a weekly basis to fulfil demand. The sale topped at £1,062 from TN Cavers & Co., Sorbie, Langholm. Top per kilo of 154p also from Sorbie.

A larger show of 5,696 prime hoggs were forward, with good quality well fed hoggs selling to a premium whereas hoggs lacking meat proving harder to cash on the week. Lightweight hoggs 32-38kg met a serious demand, many more of these types could be sold to vendor advantage.

Beltex hoggs topped the price per kilo at 433p from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth, who’s run of 21 tremendous hoggs went on to average 373p and £163.14.  

Top price per head of £186 for Beltex hoggs also from Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth.  

An overall sale average of 249.2ppk (SQQ 256.7ppk) was achieved.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 433p, 417p, 383p Easter Ochtermuthill, 329p Drummuie, 324p Easter Ochtermuthill.  

Hill Cheviot 313p Ellary, 298p Haresteads, 294p North House, 281p Meikledale.

Texel 305p Bridge End, 297p East Raffles, 295p Ridsdale, 293p Haresteads, 292p Kirkbride &Weeds, 290p Kilnford Croft & Kirkbride.

Suffolk 284p Fairnilee, 280p Chirdon, 277p North House, 264p Braehill, 263p West Hillhead.

Mule 271p Haresteads, 265p Broadmea, 256p The Heugh, 255p Gartvaigh.  

Charollais 270p Broomhills.  

Herdwick 270p Millriggs.  

North Country Cheviot 269p Balmaglester & Ellary, 268p Daill & Oswie, 267p Aucharua, 265p Allfornaught.     

Blackface 267p Eriff, 265p Tangy, 258p Ellary, 257p Arnicle & Camphill, 255p Galleyweay.    

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £186, £171, £157, £149 Easter Ochtermuthill, £149 Comlongun Mains, £143 Tinnishall.  

Texel £149 Bombie, £148 Lairdlaugh, £143 Bombie, £141 Mains of Machermore, £140 Lairdlaugh, £138 Meikle Fieldie, £137 Bombie, £135 Cardewlees.

Bluefaced Leicester £127 Blakehopeburnhaugh.

Suffolk £126 Kilnford Croft, £124 Lairdlaugh, £121 Comlongun Mains & West Hillhead, £120 High Machriemore, Westernhopeburn & Gartvaigh.    

North Country Cheviot £123 Guardsmill, £123, £121 Nethermyres, £120 Aucharua & Craigens.

Blackface £121 Kirkland, £119 Meikle Fieldie, Corsebank & Camphill, £118 Kirkland.  

Hill Cheviot £121 Fingland, £120 Kirkton, £118 Becks, £117 Kirkton.

Charollais £121 Tinnishall.

Mule £119 Kirkhouse, £115 Kilkeddan, £114 Oswie & Kirkhouse.

Cheviot Mule £117 Newton of Logierait, £115 Fell End.  

A similar show of 3,167 ewes were forward, with all classes of strong ewes being sharper on the week, as numbers begin to tighten many more are required week on week for our large ringside of buyers.

Heavy ewes sold to a top of £238 for Texels shown by GD Pate & Sons, Stobshiel Mains, East Lothian.

Suffolk ewes sold at £210 from CJ Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries.  

Mule ewes to £152 from H Sloan & Son, Broomhills, Lockerbie.

Hill ewes topped at £120 for Blackface ewes from Kirkland Farming, Kirkconnell and from R Wallace & Co., Mains of Collin, Auchencairn.

Rams topping at £210 for Texels from P & C , Becton Hall Bar, Chapelknowe.  

HEAVY EWES

Texel £238 Stobshiel Mains, £232 Hollins, £230 Beckfoot, £220 Allanshaws & Catslackburn, £218 Seymour House & Mains of Machermore, £212 Dockray Hall & Woodcroft.       

Suffolk £210 Kilnford Croft, £200 Seymour House, £190 Calf Park, £182 Kilnford Croft, £180 Calf Park.    

Beltex £176 Hillhouse, £170 Easter Ochtermuthill.  

Charollais £192 Viewley, £188 Heatherglen & Thackwood, £184 Beckfoot.     

Mule £152 Broomhills, £139 Pilmuir, £136 Broomhills, £134 Bidlake, £130 Viewley, £129 Kilkeddan, Cadgillhead & Hollin Close, £128 Low Dunashery & Crewe.   

North Country Cheviot £152 Stobshiel Mains, £149 Viewley, £139 Mains of Machermore, £136 High Moat, £134 Stobshiel Mains, £132 Mains of Machermore.

Cheviot Mule £147 Lower Ardmannoch, £144 Stobshiel Mains, £140 Pilmuir, £136 Bidlake, £132, £130 Lower Ardmannoch.  

Blue Texel £154 Craigslea.

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £120 Kirkland, £120, £113 Mains of Collin, £109 Viewley, £108, £102 Mains of Collin, £101 Meggethead.  

Kerry Hill £119 Bidlake.    

Easycare £113 Barnside, £110 Godscroft.

Hill Cheviot £106 Hindhope, £98 Mount Benger, £97 Bidlake, £90 Largie & Sundhope.   

Swaledale £104 Broadmea.   

RAMS

Texel £210 Becton Hall Bar, £182 Kilkeddan, £180 Viewley.  

Bluefaced Leicester £206 Todsykehead.  

Charollais £178 Viewley, £165 Beckfoot.  

North Country Cheviot £160 Stobshiel Mains, £148 Kirkton.  

Zwartble £144 Whitehill.

Suffolk £144 Viewley.

Blackface £140 Kirkland, £135 Killeonan.

Cheviot £120 Meikledale.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           313.0p (243.0p)
Standard to      329.0p (259.2p)
Medium to      433.0p (257.1p)
Heavy to         324.0p (234.4p)

Ewes
Light to           £120.00 (£75.40) 
Heavy to         £238.00 (£131.60)

Rams to           £210.00 (£121.85)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report