Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,867 sheep comprising of 3,587 prime hoggs, 276 spring lambs and 3,004 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 25th May 2023.

A smaller show of cast cows forward, nevertheless, trade remains sharp throughout with more numbers sought after on a weekly basis here at Longtown. The sale topped at £1,241 for an Angus cow from N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, Brampton and to 194p from the same home, with other Angus cows selling to 187p from GW Dinnin, Nether Albie, Eaglesfield.

Please advise all entries to Sam Hogg 07584207323. Take advantage of the capped commission and payment on the day.

An increased entry of 276 spring lambs on the week sold well, as more customers switch over to spring lambs. More are required on a weekly basis to fulfil purchaser demand.

Top per kilo of 414p for Texel lambs shown by A Moffat, Stonehouse, Gretna with top per head of £184 for Texels from RJ Burgess, The Bush, Hightae.

Overall average 349.4p (SQQ 362.0p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Texel 414p Stonehouse, 400p, 395p Wood Farm, 387p High House & Lower Moor, 384p Wood Farm, 383p The Bush.

Berrichon 384p, 375p Carse.

Suffolk 383p Ridings Hill & The Land, 371p Hallburn, 367p, 365p Wood Farm, 365p Grindon Hill.

Hampshire 356p, 354p Steel Hall, 343p Fowrass.

Dorset 310p, 300p Hazelbank.

North Country Cheviot 300p Earlside.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £184 The Bush, £178 Stonehouse, £176 The Land, £175 Stonehouse, £174 Lower Moor.

Suffolk £180 The Land, £177 Beechgrove, £175 The Land, £173 Guardsmill & Beechgrove.

Hampshire £165, £156 Steel Hall.

Berrichon £165 Carse.

Please don’t hesitate to contact John Walton 07880527066 for all prime sheep enquiries.

A similar show of 3,587 prime hoggs were forward. All well finished hoggs sold to increased rates being very good to sell. Leaner types maintained last week’s rates of return. More heavy hoggs are required to meet an unprecedented demand for next week.

Top per kilo of 380p for Beltex hoggs from JM Wharton & Son, Snade, Dunscore.

Top per head of £215 for Beltex from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head, Carlisle.  

Achieving an overall average 283.3p (SQQ 280.7p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 380p Snade, 363p Hillside, 351p Snade, 335p Glendue, 331p Galleywreay.

Texel 331p High House, 327p, 324p Marygate, 322p Blackrigg, 321p High House, 320p West Scales, High Trewhitt, Mid Harrietsfield, Deepsic Lane & Sykehead.

Suffolk 328p High House, 306p Deepsic Lane & Sykehead, 304p High House.

Cheviot 316p Fala Hill, 315p Hoddamtown & Borlum Farmhouse, 312p Heathery Hall, 310p Borlum Farmhouse.

Blue Texel 315p High House.  

Mule 306p Glendoe, 300p Buteland, 291p Wydon Eals, 290p Glendoe, 289p Patties Hill, 288p Cowburn.

Blackface 304p, 302p Heathery Hall, 302p Glendoe, 302p, 293p, 292p Dyke, 292p Mid Harrietsfield.   

Charollais 303p Boghall, 294p Low Hallburn, 292p, 290p Boghall.

Cheviot Mule 302p Swinside Townfoot, 292p Dunnabie.   

Millennium Blue 296p Bridgestone.

Herdwick 295p Patties Hill, 287p Hillside.  

Bleu du Maine 282p Lurgan.        

North Country Cheviot 276p Commonside.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £215 Burgh Head, £200 Hillside, £180 Stanley House.

Suffolk £187, £186 Mid Banks, £185 Fawside, £182 Castleview, £180 Mid Banks.

Texel £186 Blackrigg, £182 Highlaw, £178 Wydon Eals, £177 Blackrigg, £174 Buteland, Supplebank & Westhill.   

Bleu du Maine £174 Bombie.

Millennium Blue £170 Bridgestone.

Cheviot £169 The Old Gas House.  

North Country Cheviot £166 Commonside, £164 Brookside, £157 Commonside.  

Mule £156 Upper Rigg, £155 Low Hallburn & Wydon Eals, £152 Deepsic Lane, £150 Upper Rigg.

Blackface £152 Heathery Hall, £146 Dyke, £141 Patties Hill, £140 High House.

Charollais £150 Low Hallburn.  

A similar show 3,004 cast ewes and rams were forward. All classes of ewes continue to sell at recent high rates and numbers are actively sought after for the coming weeks trading.

C&D Auction marts sold an outstanding texel ewe on behalf of David Macdonald, Flagstaff, who donated the proceeds to three different charities, Cancer Research, The British Heart Foundation and Alzheimer’s foundation respectfully. The ewe realised £410 and sold to the following customers A Shan, A Lennox, D Kemp, J Gittins, S Stark, R Eardley, J Linsley & Pickstocks and at £390 to C&D Auction Marts. The Directors, Auctioneers and all the staff at Longtown Auction thank each customer who bought the ewe and supported the sale for a great cause. The grand total of £3,670 was raised. Well done to all involved.

Hill ewes to £122 for Cheviots from A McDonald, 17 Douglas Crescent, Perth.

Rams sold to £260 for Texels from Viewley.   

John Walton 07880 527 066

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

HEAVY EWES

Texel £410 Beckfoot, £260 Rowan Garth, £245 Baillie, £240, £225 Hunter Hill, £220, £218 Rowan Garth, £215 Swallowdene.

Charollais £212 Ashton.

Suffolk £180 Beechgrove, £178 The Land, £174 Beckfoot, £172 Beechgrove, £166 Beckfoot.

Millennium Blue £170 South Port o Spittal.   

Beltex £170 Hunter Hill, £150 Snade.   

Mule £166 Buteland, £150 Boghall, £138 Beech Grove, South Bogbain & Coatlith Hill, £136 Archibald Road & Buteland.   

Bluefaced Leicester £160 Hunter Hill, £155 Heathery Hall.

Bleu du Maine £148, £145 Hunter Hill.

Blue Texel £146 Beech Hill, £140 Ashton & Druchtag.  

North Country Cheviot £142 Swinside Townfoot, £136 Kirkhouse, £135 Hownam Grange, £134 West Newlands, £132 Beckfoot.   

Cheviot Mule £136 Baillie, £132 Commonside.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £122 Douglas Crescent, £120 Fala Hill & Balmaglester, £118 Fala Hill & Commonside, £117 Fala Hill, £116 Balmaglester.  

Blackface £116 Bowershield, £110 Todsykehead, £108 Viewley, £107 Englishtown.  

Woodland £112 South Port O Spittal.  

Jacob £100 Galleywreay.

Lleyn £98 Todholes.

Swaledale £95 Batey Shield, £92 Spoutbank.

RAMS

Texel £260 Viewley, £205 Buteland, £190 Fawside, £185 Beckfoot, £182 Stonehouse, £180 Baillie.

Charollais £225 Beckfoot, £220 South Port O Spittal.   

Suffolk £190 Beckfoot.

Rouge £180 Bowershield.  

Bluefaced Leicester £172 Morley Hill, £170 Devonport.   

North Country Cheviot £172 Stonehouse.  

Blue Texel £168 Beckfoot.  

Cheviot £145 Fawside.       

Swaledale £136 Bowershield.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           303.0p (237.0p)
Standard to      351.0p (282.7p)
Medium to      380.0p (287.8p)
Heavy to         363.0p (288.2p)

Lambs
Light to           387.0p (387.0p)
Standard to      387.0p (351.0p)
Medium to      414.0p (366.0p)
Heavy to         383.0p (344.6p)
Overweight to 313.0p (294.2p)

Ewes
Light to           £122.00 (£75.97) 
Heavy to         £410.00 (£125.83)

Rams to           £260.00 (£128.20)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report