Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,973 sheep comprising of 4,147 prime lambs and 5,826 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 12th October 2023.

A mixed offering of cows forward with better quality fleshed cows in demand, and plainer sorts proving harder to place. The sale topped at £1,339 for Angus cows from D Moffat & Son, Bodesbeck, Moffat who also sold Whitebred Shorthorns at 189p.

A larger show of cast cows anticipated for next Thursday, with further entries invited. Please advise at your earliest convenience to Sam Hogg 07584207323.

A larger show of 4,147 prime lambs forward with over 1,600 Mules, Blackface and Cheviot lambs. All classes of well finished lambs were in big demand especially better-bred export lambs and heavies. All lambs sold to vendor advantage seeing a 10-15ppk increase on the week. More numbers required for the coming weeks sales.   

The sale peaked at 355p for Beltex lambs shown by Firm of WA Clark, Whins, Ecclefechan.

Top per head of £160 for Beltex from CJ Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries.

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 264.2p (SQQ 265.1p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 355p Whins, 351p Braehead, 348p Kilnford Croft, 322p Crawthat.   

Texel 302p Glenzier, 300p Bayles, 295p Townfoot & Netherton, 292p Cardewlees, 291p Ashness & Woodhouse, 290p Shandford.   

Roussin 292p Cubbyhill.

Suffolk 286p, 283p Coiliamy, 280p New Hummerbecks, 273p Shandford.     

Charollais 285p Archerbeck, 273p Greenburn.    

Cheviot 281p, 274p Kilnford Croft, 274p Baitlaws, 273p, 271p Sorbietrees, 270p Penchrise.   

Shetland 273p Cronklea.

Cheviot Mule 271p Southdean Lodge, 265p Upper Chatto, 264p Highwood & Marwhirn.

Mule 269p Solmain, 262p Whiteside, 261p Gibblaston, 257p Highwood.   

Herdwick 265p Hallburn.       

Lleyn 262p, 259p The Height.

Easycare 261p Stewartfield.

Blackface 251p Scabcleugh, 248p Arnicle, 242p Penchrise, 241p Gibblaston.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £160 Kilnford Croft, £156 Whins, £152 Bombie & Middle, £150 Bombie.

Texel £154 Belzies & Murnells, £150, £148 Glenzier, £147 Murnells & Linton, £146 Townfoot.  

Suffolk £146, £144 Chesters Brae, £141 Kilnford Croft, £140 Dempsterton, £136 Grindon Hill.    

Half-bred £139 High Moat.

Cheviot £137, £126, £120 Kirkton, £120 Granton.

Lleyn £132 The Height.     

Cheviot Mule £130 Marwhirn, £126 West Millhills, £124 Highwood.  

Mule £127, £125 Homilton, £124 Belzies, £121 Solmain, £120 Whiteside.

Charollais £123 Kirkhouse & Greenburn, £122 Shandford.

Another large show of 5,826 cast ewes and rams were forward to the same ring of 19 purchasers ensuring all classes were keenly and competitively bid for, realising the same high rates of return as recent weeks. Again, this was well infront of other outlets with Longtown being the most competitive centre in the country.

Customers as always are travelling from all over the British Isles to reap their rewards including local producers. Sheep are consigned from as far as Thurso, Aberdeenshire, Caithness, Argyll, the Northern counties, Yorkshire, Norfolk, Devon and Cheshire etc. For all enquiries, please contact our auctioneers who will be very pleased to take your calls and advise on marketing, haulage, market trends etc to get the best returns for your produce.

Texel ewes topped the sale at £270 from M/s JD Henderson, East Mill View.

Hill ewes topped at £98 for Blackfaces from G Ralston & Son, Linton, Morebattle.

Rams sold to £240 for Texels from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.     

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

HEAVY EWES

Texel £270 East Mill View, £240 Crumhaughhill, £220 Blackadder Mains, £215 Bascodyke Foot, £210 Beckfoot, £195 Hallburn.

Suffolk £155 Findowrie, £146 Kirkhouse, £145 Galleyweay, £140 Findowrie.   

Beltex £138 Kirkhouse, £134 Mains of Machermore.   

Charollais £134 Beckfoot.  

Bluefaced Leicester £128 Mouldyhills.  

Blue Texel £128 East Mains.  

North Country Cheviot £124 Howgillside, £120 Earlside.  

Mule £122 Marygate, £119 Hermiston, £118 East Mains, £113, £112 Marygate, £111 Linton.  

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £98 Linton, £90 Peela Hill, £87 Mouldyhills, £82 Cottage.  

Cheviot £96 Crawthat, £92 Hyde Park, £86 Nutholm & Westhills, £84 Townhead Cottage & North House.

Lonk £93 Townhead Cottage.

Swaledale £92 Galleywreay.

Kerry Hill £84 East Mains.  

Easycare £75 Kinrive.

RAMS

Texel £240 Kirkton, £230 Crumhaughhill, £210 Marygate, £190 Flex.

Suffolk £220 Crumhaughhill, £185 Findowrie & Hyde Park.

Beltex £200 Blackadder Mains.    

Bluefaced Leicester £175 Peasemyres.

Cheviot £148 Cossarhill.

Blackface £110 Allensgreen, £102 Whiteside.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           290.0p (225.7p)
Standard to      348.0p (259.9p)
Medium to      355.0p (268.9p)
Heavy to         304.0p (263.6p)
Overweight to 296.0p (251.7p)

Ewes
Light to           £98.00 (£53.70) 
Heavy to         £240.00 (£99.77)

Rams to           £240.00 (£95.24)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report