Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,383 sheep comprising of 5,004 prime hoggs and 3,379 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 31st March 2022.
A small offering of cattle were forward, still meeting a competitive trade. More numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at 170p for a Hereford from Hewson Bros., Jerriestown, Blackford.
A similar show of 5,004 prime hoggs were forward. A very mixed show of hoggs forward, all classes of well finished sheep were in big demand and dearer on the week. A lot of hoggs forward that were lacking finish and would have been better marketed on a Tuesday here in the store ring.
Beltex hoggs topped the price per kilo at 462p from DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth.
Light weight hoggs again in big demand and short of purchaser requirements and keenly sought after for the coming weeks.
Commercial export hoggs short of requirements regularly trading at 280p-290p, more are required on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever growing demand at Longtown.
Top price per head of £200 for heavy Texel hoggs from J Watson & Co., Bowsden Moor, Berwick.
An overall sale average of 266.7ppk (SQQ 275.6pk) was achieved.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 462p, 420p Easter Ochtermuthill, 404p Finnieness, 385p, 379p Easter Ochtermuthill, 366p Claywalls, 365p Barrogill Mains.
Bleu du Maine 344p Lurgan.
Texel 318p Lingey Field, 314p Forss, 312p Bowsden Moor & Macherquhat, 307p Westernhopeburn, 302p Lingey Field, 301p, 300p East Barr, 300p Copperthorns.
Hill Cheviot 309p Lurgan, 300p Kilnford Croft, 297p Lurgan, 294p Cumcatch, 293p Halgary, 292p Weeds, 290p Nutholm.
Suffolk 303p High Cattadale, 293p Nutholm, 285p High Cattadale, 283p Heathery Hall, 281p Rigfoot.
Blackface 295p Weeds, 293p Boghead, 292p Kirkhouse, 286p Boghouse, 286p, 285p Dykes, 285p Boghead & Blakehopeburnhaugh.
Millennium Blue 290p, 288p Lurgan.
Mule 273p High Cattadale, 269p Whinneyknowe, 266p Plumpe, 265p Maidencots & Newton Field.
Charollais 269p Tinnishall.
Herdwick 268p Orthwaite Hall, 262p Allfornaught.
Swaledale 258p Nutholm.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £200 Bowsden Moor, £182 Whitstonehill, £178 Ashton, £175 Bowsden Moor & Macherquhat.
Suffolk £184 Whitstonehill, £162 Dockray Hall, £160 Broadlea Cottage.
Beltex £172 Claywalls, £172, £171 Easter Ochtermuthill, £166 Finnieness, £161 Townfoot, £160 Station Yard.
Hill Cheviot £166, £157 Marygate, £136 Lawesknowe & Tushielaw, £134 Becks & Kirkton.
Lleyn £166, £156, £146 Coxhill.
North Country Cheviot £148 Biggin.
Mule £130 Westernhopeburn, £129.50 Millriggs, £125 Finnieness & Prestrie, £124, £123.50 Beech Croft.
Charollais £129 Tinnishall.
Swaledale £129 Burn House.
Cheviot Mule £126 Tushielaw & Westernhopeburn.
Millennium Blue £124, £121 Lurgan.
Bleu du Maine £124 Lurgan.
Blackface £123.50 Yett, £123.50, £122.50 Upper Wellwood, £122.50 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £122 Upper Wellwood & Station Yard.
Herdwick £121 Allfornaught.
A similar show of 3,379 ewes were forward, another ripper of a trade with handy weight ewes being simply unbelievable with no fewer than 21 pens of Blackie ewes realising £120+ and topping at an eye watering £142 for Blackfaces from T Holmes, Nutholm, Lockerbie.
Heavy ewes were again a superb trade with Texel ewes selling to a top of £295 from Heatherglen, with no fewer than 129 Texel ewes breaching £200.
Suffolk ewes to £238 from Beckfoot, with countless pens of Suffolk cross ewes selling between £175-£185.
Mule ewes sold to a top of £152 from RP & JA Brendon, Bidlake, Devon.
Cheviot mules topping at £173 for a penful of hefty girls from LL Macvie & Co., Langton Lees, Duns.
Rams topping at £228 from J Bennett, Dian House, Wigton.
All quantities of ewes are required for this week’s sale and more ewes can be sold on a weekly basis to vendor’s advantage. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers, who will be pleased to take your calls for further entries or enquiries
HEAVY EWES
Texel £295 Heatherglen, £258 Crindledyke & Pewitt Hall, £250, £248 Heatherglen, £242 Clyth Mains.
Suffolk £238 Beckfoot, £218 Nutholm, £206 Bowsden Moor, £195 Viewley, £194 Heatherglen & Forss.
Charollais £200 Viewley, £182 Chaseside, £175 Viewley, £174 Spittal Ridding Hill.
Beltex £200 Eastside, £192 Tercrosset & Hillside.
Bluefaced Leicester £174 Finnieness, £170, £168 Kirkstead, £168 Holme Head, £160 Cassington.
Cheviot Mule £173 Langton Lees, £163 Great House & Bengall.
Blue Texel £170 Nutholm, £154 High House.
Mule £152 Bidlake, £149 Eastside & Broomlands, £148 Hallburn, £146 Middle Shipley, Tinnis Hall & Fala Hill, £143 Viewley, £142 Swallowdene.
North Country Cheviot £150 Heatherglen, £149 Cannon Park & Chaseside, £144 Beckfoot, £140 Forss.
LIGHT EWES
Blackface £142 Nutholm, £134 Viewley, £131 Mains of Collin, £125 Eastside, £124 Mains of Collin & Prestrie.
Hill Cheviot £139 Crossdykes & Prestrie, £128 Dykes, £127 Broomlands, £124 Tushielaw, £123 Crosscleugh & Tombuie, £122 Upper Hindhope.
Jacob £132 The Laurels, £122 Nutholm.
Lleyn £130, £129, £120 Coxhill.
Easycare £117 Great House.
Swaledale £115 Beuly, £109 Heatherglen, £103 Holme Head.
Herdwick £104 Hallburn, £99 Wellington Farm, £92 Hallburn.
RAMS
Texel £228 Dian House, £215 Viewley, £205 Beckfoot, £200 Lintley, £199 Eastside, £192 Viewfield, £190 The Laurels & Heatherglen.
Bluefaced Leicester £218 The Ash, £192 Upper Hindhope, £180 Swinside Townfoot.
Cheviot £200, £152, £140 Crossdykes.
Charollais £199 Chaseside.
Suffolk £180 Viewley, £158 Heatherglen.
Hampshire £180 Viewley.
North Country Cheviot £175 Clyth Mains.
Blackface £140 Kirksteads, £132 Beauly.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 310.0p (254.6p)
Standard to 462.0p (276.8p)
Medium to 420.0p (279.5p)
Heavy to 366.0p (253.4p)
Ewes
Light to £142.00 (£90.26)
Heavy to £295.00 (£147.28)
Rams to £228.00 (£131.78)
corresponding week 2021 sale report
