Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,141 sheep comprising of 2,610 prime lambs and 3,531 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 10th August 2023.

A mixed show of mainly feeding cows forward. The sale peaked at 166p for a Simmental from AG & ME Bateman, Langholm, Campbeltown, which also topped the price per head at £1,045.

A similar show of 2,610 prime lambs forward. As tractors hit the fields this week, numbers proved the same as the previous week, which in turn created a rise of 15ppk on the week. Again, heavy lambs were in short supply and proved good to cash along side a big demand for the best export lambs.    

The sale peaked at 380p for a penful of outstanding Beltex lambs shown by D Smith, Scobshaugh, Kirriemuir, who’s run of supersonic Beltex lambs went on to average 332ppk or £140.

Top per head of £160 for Texels from G & CE Edminson, Middle Farm, Carlisle.

All classes of well finished lambs are wanted here at Longtown on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand as numbers increase so do purchasers. Please do not hesitate to contact your auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls.

Overall average 276.1p (SQQ 275.9p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 380p Scobshaugh, 364p Hardridding, 359p, 348p Scobshaugh, 333p Hardriding, 328p Scobshaugh, 326p Middle.

Texel 300p Middle, 299p Lanehead, 298p Elfhills, 293p Finnieness, 291p Allensgreen, 290p Belzies & Tarrasfoot.  

Suffolk 298p Staffler, 289p Drumburn, 283p, 281p Shandford, 279p Nethertofts & Cambeckhill.

Dutch Spotted 294p Kinnelside.  

Charollais 280p Greenmerse.   

Cheviot 279p Kirkandrews Moat, 278p Shandford, 276p Kirkton.   

Cheviot Mule 276p Terrona, 266p Douglas Square, 264p Terrona.  

Millennium Blue 272p Warmanbie House.   

Mule 270p Longrow, 267p Solmain, 262p Penpeugh & Clonrae, 260p Morley Hill.    

Oxford 266p, 265p Guards.   

Blackface 259p Allensgreen, 251p Bankend.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £160 Middle, £157, £154 Clatequoy, £150 Newtonfield, £148 Woodhouse, £145 Chesters Brae, Belzies & Priest Hill.    

Beltex £158 Scobshaugh, £154 Rigghead, £152 Scobshaugh, £148 Rigghead, £142 Hardridding.

Suffolk £146 Englishtown £139 Chesters Brae, £136 Drumburn & Staffler, £134 Grindon Hill & Staffler.   

Cheviot £138 Englishtown, £136 Shandford.   

Zwartble £138, 135 Rigghead.   

Millenium Blue £128 Warmanbie House.    

Dutch Spotted £126.50 Kinnelside.

Mule £123 Palaceknowe & Solmain, £120 Morley Hill.

Oxford £122, £120 Guards.   

A similar show 3,531 cast ewes and rams were forward to a sharper trade especially for heavy ewes and best bred Texel ewes. Numbers of heavy ewes and best texel ewes were way short of purchaser requirements and many more can be sold on a weekly basis to vendor advantage.

Texel ewes topped the sale at £265 from West Side, Lockerbie.    

Hill ewes maintained last week’s high rates of return topping at to £124 for Cheviots from LM Laing, Tarrasfoot, Hawick with Blackface ewes to £116 consigned by M/s Walton, Allensgreen, Bardon Mill.

Rams sold to £225 for Texels from RS Catlin & Son, Hassendean, Hawick and R & D Benson, Swallows Barn, Wigton.  

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

HEAVY EWES

Texel £265 Westside, £260 Harehead, £255 Dinnans, £250, £238 Harehead, £230 Newtonfield, £220 Beckfoot & Dinnans.

Suffolk £190 High Fell, £180 Allerby Hall, £172 High Fell, £155 Chaseside.

Charollais £168 Barrogill Mains, £150 Beckfoot.     

Mule £143 Airyhassen, £132 Unthank, £131 High Fell & Dinnans, £130 Cairnfield, £128 Hassendean.

Beltex £140 Scobshaugh & Horsley Hill, £134 Westside.

North Country Cheviot £138 Clatequoy, £134 Crowdieknowe, £129 Clatequoy, £128 Douglas Square, Gilston & Tushielaw.

Cheviot Mule £129 Finnieness, £126 Scobshaugh & East House, £122 Harehead.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £124 Tarrasfoot, £118 Kirkton, £116 Olgrinmore, £114 Terrona, Bedshiel & Kirkton, £112 Blackhaugh.

Blackface £116 Allensgreen, £102 Lanehead, £94 Allensgreen, £90 Bankhead of Tinwald.  

Easycare £84 Coach House.

Swaledale £80 The Hagg.  

RAMS

Texel £225 Swallows Barn & Hassendean.

Oxford £155 Guards.   

Beltex £150 Hobbiesburn, £135 Scobshaugh.

North Country Cheviot £140 Gilston, £125 Clatequoy.

Charollais £140 Nutholm.

Bluefaced Leicester £135 Finnieness.

Blue Texel £130 Shop Farm.   

Cheviot £130 Townfoot.  

Swaledale £100 Beacon Rigg.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           250.0p (223.2p)
Standard to      364.0p (272.2p)
Medium to      380.0p (279.1p)
Heavy to         314.0p (280.1p)
Overweight to 286.0p (251.6p)

Ewes
Light to           £124.00 (£61.89) 
Heavy to         £265.00 (£114.29)

Rams to           £225.00 (£117.32)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report