Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 10,651 sheep comprising of 5,379 prime lambs and 5,272 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 26th October 2023.

A much larger show of cast cows forward, with 70% of the sale consisting of hill cows. As more numbers are forward throughout the country, all classes met a steadier trade. The sale topped at £1,260 for a Simmental from JA & E Dinwoodie, Archerbeck, Canonbie with Limousin cows to £1,222 from N McBurney, Balsalloch, Girvan and to £1,204 from WS Waugh, The Flatt, Roadhead. Angus cows sold to £1,218 from Moorfields and Beef Shorthorns topped at £1,140 and £1,102 from P Bell, Kirndean, Newcastleton.

Top price per kilo of 165p for Limousins from The Flatt, with others to 163p and 161p from Balsalloch, who also sold Angus cows at 145p. Beef Shorthorns to 159p and 152p from Boghall.

A bumper entry of 5,379 lambs were forward. All classes met some resistance as national numbers jump, albeit lambs still sold to average £14-£16 infront of the same day last year. Better bred heavies and best export lambs still proved good to sell with numerous pens realising £140+

The sale peaked at 344p for Beltex lambs shown by J Muir & Son, Cleughbrae, Dumfries.  

Top per head of £164 for Texels from AJ & LJ Haston, Dearham Hall, Dearham.   

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 245.8p (SQQ 246.3p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 334p Cleughbrae, 311p Bombie, 300p Kilnford Croft, 296p Catslackburn, 293p Kilnford Croft, 292p Bombie.    

Texel 289p Crumhaughhill, 284p Crowdieknowe Cottage & Roxburgh Mains, 283p Byreburnside & Lingey Field, 282p Bombie.

Charollais 268p Little Fithie.      

Bleu du Maine 266p Blackcleugh.     

Suffolk 263p Flex & Woodhouse, 258p Greenmerse, 257p High Cattadale, 256p Cambeckhill, 255p Low Dunashery.

Cheviot 258p Castle Crawford, 255p Gall, 254p, 251p Castle Crawford, 250p Kilnford Croft.

Mule 256p Arnicle, 252p Dalbhraddan & Mains of Collin, 251p Burnfoot & Upperburnmouth, 250p Whiteside.

Blue Texel 256p Little Tongue.  

Cheviot Mule 254p Keil, 252p Kirkbride.  

North Country Cheviot 250p, 248p Earlside.

Blackface 247p Uigle, 240p Penchrise, 238p Greensburn.  

Easycare 247p East Fortissat.  

Swaledale 207p Low Stokoe.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £164 Dearham Hall, £155 Brae Edge, £148 Crumhaughhill & High Parkfoot, £146 Lingey Field.   

Suffolk £154 Guardsmill, £144 Roxburgh Mains, £140 Kilnford Croft, £138 Cambeckhill, Cowburnrigg, Cleughbrae & Crumhaughhill.      

Beltex £154 Cleughbrae, £146, £140 Bombie, £140 Cubbyhill & Cleughbrae, £138 Whitesyke.   

Charollais £140 Dyke.  

Mule £128 Cowburnrigg, £120 Peela Hill.  

Another large show of 5,272 ewes forward, well fleshed heavy ewes still maintained recent high rates of return whilst lighter ewes met some resistance. Lean ewes still sold well as grazing orders are in full swing.

Texel ewes topped the sale at £260 from S & A Moore, Mains of Balhall, Brechin.  

Hill ewes topped at £108 for Cheviots from J & E Mallinson, Old Newton, Moffat.

Rams sold to £270 for Bluefaced Leicesters from RA McClymont & Son, Kirksteads, Yarrow.

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

HEAVY EWES

Texel £260, £230 Mains of Balhall, £230 Townfoot & South Port o Spittal, £220 Hassendeanburn, £220, £220 Sharplaw, £200 Pond House.

Beltex £170, £150 Mains of Balhall.     

North Country Cheviot £132 Brae Edge.    

Mule £128 Townfoot, £122 Hassendeanburn, £112 High Barneess & Solmain.  

Suffolk £125 Roxburgh Mains, Wellsden & East Mains, £124 Blackpark.   

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £108 Old Newton, £96 Thornship, £94 Old Newton, £92 Drycleuchlea & Wanton Walls.  

Blackface £98 Mouldyhills, £88 Arnicle, £86 Linhope, £84 Dryhope.

Swaledale £75 Lilburn.

Herdwick £70 The Moy.   

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester £270, £255 Kirksteads.  

Blackface £200 Borthwickshiels.

Texel £180 Dearham Hall & Hassendeanburn, £175 Wanton Walls.

Blue Texel £125 East Mey.   

Suffolk £120 Stemster.

Cheviot £100 Old Police Office.   

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           296.0p (214.8p)
Standard to      384.0p (242.8p)
Medium to      311.0p (250.8p)
Heavy to         334.0p (247.9p)
Overweight to 274.0p (233.1p)

Ewes
Light to           £108.00 (£48.72) 
Heavy to         £260.00 (£87.86)

Rams to           £270.00 (£98.60)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report