Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 10,218 sheep comprising of 4,705 prime lambs and 5,513 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 10th November 2022.
A good entry of cast cows were again forward to a competitive ringside of buyers, with more fleshed cows on offer. As ever, more numbers are required on a weekly basis to meet purchaser demand here at Longtown. The sale topped at £1,494 for an Angus from JA & E Dinwoodie, Archerbeck, Canonbie, with others to £1,278 from JDM Thomson, Pilmuir, Hawick. Luings sold to a top of £1,450 from The Lamperts, Brampton, who sold others to £1,156. Beef Shorthorns to £1,263 and £1,113 from Pilmuir, Hawick. Friesian cows topped at £1,184 from CT & J Wigham, Hethermill, Kirklinton with Herefords selling to £1,050 from FR Crew, Gall Farm, Boreland.
Top per kilo of 182p for a Belted Galloway from B Rae, Chesters Brae, Hawick with Angus selling to 180p from Archerbeck, Canonbie. Beef Shorthorns sold to 174p from Pilmuir, Hawick with Luings to 170p from The Lamperts. Friesian cows sold to 160p from Hethermill.
A larger show of 4,705 prime lambs were forward with trade again being sharper on the week and buyers being keen for large numbers of well fleshed lambs in all weight categories, with all best quality lambs regularly 300-350ppk and well fleshed commercial lambs of all weights 250-275ppk.
Top price per kilo of 350p for Dutch Texel lambs consigned by EJC Dean, Kirkhouse, Brampton.
Top price per head of £172 for Texels shown by Messrs Peterkin, Barnyards, Beauly.
More well finished Lambs are required to fulfil increased purchaser demand and are required on a weekly basis.
Overall average 258.7p (SQQ 259.3p)
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Dutch Texel 350p Kirkhouse.
Beltex 330p Clatequoy, 328p, 324p Crawthat, 320p High Greenhill, 315p Newton Cottage.
Texel 320p Ashness, 317p Watch Currock, 315p Lingey Field, 308p Kirkhouse, 303p Langdyke Cottage.
Charollais 289p Basco Dykehead, 268p Greenburn, 266p Galleywreay.
Suffolk 285p Wallend, 281p Lednabirichen, 271p Cowburnrigg & Westernhopeburn.
Herdwick 269p Ashness, 267p Bridge End.
Roussin 267p, 263p Rigg Garth.
Mule 263p Wanwood Hill, 258p Whiteside, 257p The Heugh, 255p West Newlands, 254p Wanwood Hill.
Cheviot Mule 262p Solwaybank, 257p Thornship, 255p Skelfhill.
Cheviot 259p Blackcleugh, 257p Ballywilline & Newton Cottage, 256p Earlside, 254p Mount Benger.
Blackface 254p, 253p Wanwood Hill, 242p Longrigg.
North Country Cheviot 253p The Land.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £172 Barnyards, £168 Kirkhouse, £164 Aldermanseat, £162, £160 Barnyards, £155 High Stenries.
Suffolk £166 Glenrath, £150 Tinnishall, £149 West Newlands & Slealands, £148 Tone Hall.
Dutch Texel £154 Kirkhouse.
Beltex £152 Clatequoy, £152, £148 Tercrosset, £147 High Stenries, £146 Tercrosset & Leanach.
Roussin £144 Rigg Garth.
Cheviot £144 Finnieness.
Cheviot Mule £143 West Newlands.
Charollais £141 Galleywreay, £139 Tinnishall, £138 Rigghead.
Millenium Blue £140, £138 Aldermanseat.
Mule £135 Camphill, £134 Hole Farm, £131 Wanwood Hill, £130 Burnfoot Hill.
North Country Cheviot £132 The Land.
Herdwick £130 The Heugh.
Blackface £120 Wanwood Hill & Whiteside.
Another large entry of 5,513 cast ewes and rams were forward and sold to a similar trade on the week, with buyers looking for sheep full of flesh.
Heavy ewes topped at £288 for Texels shown by J Robertson & Son, Becks, Langholm.
Mule ewes to £133 from JN Hall, Harelawhill, Canonbie.
Hill ewes topped at £99 for Hill Cheviot ewes from T Magnay, Galleywreay, Penrith.
Rams sold to £215 for Texels from W & PF Walton, Penpeugh, Bardon Mill.
Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers, who will be pleased to take your calls for all further enquiries or entries. Heavy ewes of all breeds are wanted by purchaser request for next weeks sale.
John Walton 07880 527066
Sam Hogg 07584 207323
Norman Douglas 07786 366833
HEAVY EWES
Texel £288 Becks, £278 Crailloch, £274 Nether Stenries, £265, £256 Becks, £245 Low Leam.
Beltex £235, £180 Ghyll House, £172, £168 Finnieness, £168 High House.
Charollais £188 Thackwood, £182 Upper Auchenlay.
Dutch Texel £178, £142 Kirkhouse.
Blue Texel £170 White End.
Suffolk £160 Beckfoot, £158 Viewley, £154 Dallowie, £148 Eastside, £146 Linton.
Bluefaced Leicester £158 Westend, £136 Newlands.
Mule £133 Harelawhill, £127 Beechwood, £126 Linton, £125, £120 Harelawhill.
North Country Cheviot £126 High House, £125 Ballinloan.
Lleyn £108 Harwood House, £104 The Height.
LIGHT EWES
Hill Cheviot £99 Galleywreay, £98 North Shortcleugh, £95 Hindhope, £94 Priesthaugh, £92 Clonhie, Tomaig & Garvilland.
Blackface £90 Drumblair, £87 Galleywreay, £86 Dyke Farm, £85 Dallowie.
Easycare £77 Cleongart, £74 Brookside, £70 Cleongart.
Swaledale £76 Hollin Close, £71 Low Leam, £70 West Newlands.
RAMS
Texel £215 Penpeugh, £200 Viewley, £198 Coatyards, £190 Meikle Whitriggs.
Charollais £178 Eastside.
Bluefaced Leicester £150 Morley Hill & Heatherglen.
North Country Cheviot £142 Mid Calder.
Cheviot £130 Low Farmham, £122 Meikle Whitriggs.
Suffolk £130 Hollytree.
Blackface £120 Plenderleith, £118 Toft House.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 263.0p (225.5p)
Standard to 323.0p (252.7p)
Medium to 350.0p (263.5p)
Heavy to 330.0p (259.7p)
Overweight to 301.0p (251.5p)
Ewes
Light to £99.00 (£54.29)
Heavy to £288.00 (£103.41)
Rams to £215.00 (£110.88)
corresponding week 2021 sale report
