Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,552 sheep comprising of 4,030 prime hoggs and 4,522 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 23rd February 2023.

Cast cows continue to sell at recent high rates of return with all buyers keen to purchase. More numbers are required on a weekly basis to satisfy demand. The sale topped at £1,581 for a Beef Shorthorn from JDM Thomson, Newlands with top price per kilo of 186p again for Beef Shorthorns from Eaglesfield.

Please do not hesitate to contact Sam Hogg 07584 207323 who will be pleased to take your calls.

A smaller show of 4,030 prime hoggs were forward. Lightweight hoggs and export hoggs proved very good to sell whilst heavier commercial hoggs met some resistance. Lightweight and export weight hoggs are in demand and are keenly sought after for next weeks sale. Please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further enquiries.    

Top price per head of £156 for Beltex hoggs shown by DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth.

Top per kilo of 375p for Beltex hoggs from JW Vevers, High Stenries, Waterbeck.  

Achieving an overall average 237.0p (SQQ 242.9p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 375p High Stenries, 372p Maulscastle, 357p, 354p, 352p Easter Ochtermuthill, 347p Carse of Clary, 343p Station Yard, 342p Carse of Clary.  

Texel 321p The Flatt, 276p Nether Albie, 275p Torrax, 267p Causey View, 263p East Kirk, Longrigg & Tails of Watten.   

Cheviot 278p Glendearg, 266p Beltonhill, 258p Lurgan, 253p Cleughbrae & Pendicle, 252p Lurgan.   

Dutch Spotted 265p Maulscastle.

Suffolk 264p Maulscastle, 258p Gartvaigh, 253p High Dalrioch, 245p Nether Tofts & Donrentin.      

Hampshire 257p Rowanburnfoot.

Charollais 256p Hepplecleugh, 244p Ryehills.

Cheviot Mule 250p Thornship.  

Blackface 246p Mid Harrietsfield, 244p Cleuchhead, 239p Pasture House, 238p Roughet Hill & Chapel.

Kendal Rough 241p Cleuchhead.  

Herdwick 241p Longrow.  

Millennium Blue 240p Howard House.

Mule 239p Thornship, 238p, 237p Orchardbank, 237p High Lovelady Shield, 232p Ottercops & Killeonan.

North Country Cheviot 239p Myrelandhorn, 235p Haster.   

Romney 234p Donrentin, 228p Pearsby Hall.  

Swaledale 220p Ottercops, 216p Woodhall, 214p Westernhopeburn.     

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £156, £150 Easter Ochtermuthill, £150 Carse of Clary & High Stenries, £149 Maulscastle, £147 Carse of Clary, £144 Station Yard & Drumcairn.

Texel £148 Easter Alemoor, £135 East Raffles, £132 Easter Alemoor & Station Yard, £130 East Raffles.       

Suffolk £134 Gartvaigh, £128 Guardsmill, £125 West Glengyre, £124 Gartvaigh, £120 Hallburn Croft.

North Country Cheviot £128 Guardsmill, £124 Slealands.   

Dutch Spotted £121 Maulscastle.

Dorset £120 Lowfield House.   

Cheviot Mule £114 Westernhopeburn, £110.50 Station Yard.

Mule £112 Killeonan, £109 Gartvaigh, £106.50 Finnieness.  

Cheviot £110 High Mossthorn, £108.50 Westernhopeburn, £108 Station Yard.     

Charollais £110 Braes of Enzie.  

Blackface £109 Chapel, £106.50, £106 Fingland.

A smaller show of 4,522 cast ewes and rams forward. All classes sold to improved rates and can be sold to vendor advantage on a weekly basis as purchasers flock to Longtown to take advantage of the numbers available. Ewes wanted for the coming weeks sales as trade looks set to maintain or improve further on this weeks high rates of return.

Texel ewes topped at £275 from Craig Farm Co., Craig Farm, Langholm.  

Hill ewes to £108 for Blackfaces from A Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill, Bewcastle.

Rams sold to £172 for Texels from A & J Richardson, Sheepriggs, Alston.

As ewe numbers have eased nationally, trade is warming up nicely and quantities of all breeds and classes of ewes are actively sought after for the coming weeks sales. 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 527 066

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

HEAVY EWES

Texel £275, £260 Craig Farm, £250 Beckfoot & Carran, £235 Viewley, £220 Lakeside & Viewley.

Charollais £212, £192 Southdean Lodge, £180 Beckfoot, £178 Maryholm, Chaseside & Viewley.

Beltex £208 Maulscastle, £195 Carse of Clary, £180 Easter Ochtermuthill.

Rouge £200 Viewley.

Suffolk £176 Viewley, £170 Maulscastle, £160 Murnells, Thuster Mains & Guardsmill, £156 Chaseside.

Blue Texel £155 Morwood, £148 Lawston.

North Country Cheviot £144 Whins, £135 Haster, £133 Whitton, £130 Wynholm & Mains of Machermore.    

Bluefaced Leicester £144 Holme Head, £138 Arnicle, £134 Holme Head.  

Cheviot Mule £122 Becks, £118 Mains of Machermore, £116 Allfornaught.

Lleyn £122 The Height.

Mule £121 Dairy Barn, £116 Killeonan & Whitton, £115 High House, £114, £113 Marygate, £112 Thuster Mains.

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £108 Peela Hill, £88 Towiemore, £87, £86 Fingland, £87 Viewley, £86 Gibblaston, £84 Peela Hill.

Cheviot £107 Allfornaught, £102 Cleuchhead, £100 Kinnelcutty, £98 Towiemore & Trezibbet, £96 South Bogbain, £94 Becks.

Easycare £88 Nether Firth, £77 Cockburn.

Swaledale £80 Whitton, £76 High Parkfoot, £69 Whitton.

RAMS

Texel £172 Sheepriggs, £170 Beckfoot, £165 Heatherglen, £158 Dairy Barn, £155 Beckfoot.  

Berrichon £170 Lakeside.

Suffolk £160 Harehead, £148 Viewley, £140 Wilseydown.     

Charollais £158 Deuchrie, £150 Chaseside.  

Bluefaced Leicester £130 Tecket.  

North Country Cheviot £120 Harehead.  

Blackface £120 Barron House.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           284.0p (240.2p)
Standard to      347.0p (239.2p)
Medium to      375.0p (245.8p)
Heavy to         297.0p (223.8p)

Ewes
Light to           £108.00 (£58.96) 
Heavy to         £275.00 (£114.70)

Rams to           £172.00 (£109.83)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report