Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 10,343 sheep comprising of 4,565 prime lambs and 5,778 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 6th October 2022.

Another good entry of cast cows were forward although a more mixed and plainer offering. The sale topped at £1,172 for South Devons form J Thomson & Partners, Howcleugh, Hawick, who sold others at £1,074. Charolais sold to £1,125 from BE & S Davidson, Bellfield, Longtown with Angus cows selling to £1,035 from M Baxter, Kilnhill, Gilsland with others to £1,029 from Tanlawhill Farming, Westerkirk. Top per kilo of 175p for Devons from Howcleugh, Hawick with Limousins to 174p from Bellfield. Belted Galloways topped at 170p from Gorrenberry Farm, Hermitage and from G & N Laing, Twislehope, Hawick.

A larger show of 4,565 prime lambs were forward to a very busy ring of purchasers, any weight or grade, as long as they were well finished sold to improved rates on the week. An abundance of lean lambs were forward and customers are urged to market these type of lambs in the store market on a Tuesday at Longtown.

Well finished commercial and best export lambs are keenly sought after, also heavies for next weeks sale, as export lambs look set to take another rise.

Top price per kilo of 328p for shapley Beltex lambs shown right off those Alston Tops by GW & C Athey & Son, High Lovelady Shield. Suffolk lambs sold to a top of £198 for a huge lamb consigned from C Armstrong, Studholme Bungalow, Kirkbride.

Overall average 233.8p (SQQ 233.7p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 328p High Lovelady Shield, 323p Crawthat, 304p Bowsden Moor & Upper Tinwald, 302p Middle Farm, 300p Comlongun Mains Cottage & Lingey Field.  

Texel 303p Newton Cottage, 293p The Height, 284p Newton Cottage, 277p Cubbyhill, 276p Beech Grove.

Charollais 256p Lingey Field.

Suffolk 255p Comlongun Mains Cottage, 248p North House & Bowsden Moor, 246p, 244p High Cattadale, 244p Burnfoot Hill.

Dutch Spotted 255p Pearsby Hall.  

Mule 247p, 236p, 233p, 231p East Fortissat, 230p Keil, Grindon Hill & Brieredge.  

Herdwick 238p Longrow.

Lleyn 237p The Height.

Cheviot 236p Raeburnfoot, 233p Newton Cottage & Gall Farm.   

Blackface 236p Kilmichael, 229p Bankend, 228p Scabcleugh.   

Cheviot Mule 234p Greenburn & Commonside, 233p Lawesknowe, 231p, 230p Marwhirn.

Dorset 233p Ashness.

Easycare 231p East Fortissat.

Romney 230p Pearsby Hall.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Suffolk £198 Studholme Bungalow, £148 Bowsden Moor, £140 Guardsmill.    

Texel £164 Craig Douglas, £146 Burnfoot Hill, £140 West Millhills, Linton, Middle Farm & Guardsmill.

Beltex £142 Crawthat, £139, £138 High Hall, £138, £137 Upper Tinwald, £136 High Hall, £134 Fenton.  

Charollais £130 Greenburn & Hundalee Pastoral.  

Dutch Spotted £125 Pearsby Hall.

Zwartble £119 Keyla Park.   

Cheviot Mule £115 Greenburn, £110.50 Thornship & Marwhirn.   

Mule £112.50 Bayldon, £112 Belzies, £111 Beckhall.

A larger entry of 5,778 cast ewes and rams were forward. Heavy ewes and well finished horned ewes sold to recent high rates of return, whilst a massive show of horned ewes were forward, the leaner types sold to reduced rates.     

Heavy ewes sold to £268 per head for Texel ewes from R Marshall, Potts of Rayne, Inverurie.  

Hill ewes topped at £126 for Hill Cheviots from Mulholland Contractors, Hindhope, Selkirk.     

Rams sold to £212 for Suffolks from Viewley.  

Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers, who will be pleased to take your calls for all further enquiries or entries.

John Walton 07880 527066

Sam Hogg 07584 207323

Norman Douglas 07786 366833    

HEAVY EWES

Texel £268 Potts of Rayne, £245 Bowsden Moor, £228 Unthank, £225 Potts of Rayne & South Road, £220 Bowsden Moor.

Beltex £208, £204 Dykes, £188 Lyonpark.   

Charollais £168 Hundalee Pastoral, £165 Beckfoot.      

Suffolk £158 Viewley, £140 Potts of Rayne, South Road & Beckfoot, £137 South Road & Potts of Rayne.

Blue Texel £150 South Road.

Cheviot Mule £140 Unthank, £121 Priesthaugh.   

North Country Cheviot £132 Beckfoot & Myrelandhorn, £121 Bayles, £120 South Road & Potts of Rayne.       

Mule £124 Unthank, £116 Cowburnrigg, £110 Unthank, £109 Marygate, £108 High Crossgill & Dykes.

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £126 Hindhope, £108 North House, £107 Corriehills, £105 Birsca, £104 Buchtrig.   

Lonk £102 Achamore.

Kerry Hill £96 Birsca, £92 Thornship.  

Blackface £95 Plenderleith, £86 Unthank, £74 Gibblaston, Hill Brae & Kirkton of Crawford, £73 Whiteside,

Easycare £93 Nether Firth, £92 East Fortissat.     

Kendal Rough £89 Gill Head.        

Lleyn £84 Gatehousecote, £75 Edgerston Home.

RAMS

Suffolk £212 Viewley.   

Texel £210 Beckfoot, £170 Viewley.

Cheviot £140 Buchtrig, £135 Sorbietrees.  

Lleyn £132 South Bowerhouses.

Blackface £122 Stooprigg, £118 Ettrickshaws.

Easycare £120, £112 Blackhaugh.   

Beltex £120 Woodhead.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           215.0p (194.3p)
Standard to      328.0p (228.9p)
Medium to      323.0p (238.3p)
Heavy to         296.0p (234.3p)
Overweight to 259.0p (231.p)

Ewes
Light to           £126.00 (£50.16) 
Heavy to         £268.00 (£88.38)

Rams to           £212.00 (£93.65)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report