Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,617 comprising of 4,745 prime lambs and 3,872 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 21st December 2023.
A mixed show of cast cows were forward, trade similar. The sale topped at 191p per kilo for Angus cows from G & J Archibald, Craigens, Isle of Islay, which also achieved top per head of £1,548. Beef Shorthorns sold to £1,519 from TRL Ltd, Shawhill, Annan.
Next cast cow sale – Thursday 4th January.
A smaller show of 4,745 lambs was forward to an increased ring of 15 purchasers ensuring all well fed and properly finished lambs were markedly dearer on the week whilst lean grass fed lambs proved hard to place. Averages well up on the week being well in front of earlier in the week.
The primestock sale here at Longtown will be conducted as per usual next week with a bumper entry of stock forecast and a trade to match. Next Thursday will be the week to market stock and numbers can be handled with ease.
The sale topped at 388p for Beltex lambs from M/s Hamilton, Fernhead Farms.
Texel lambs sold to £190 for Texels from A Reid & Co., Glendearg, Eskdalemuir, who’s run 196 mainly Cheviot and Blackface, very well finished, lambs averaged 50kg and a staggering £153.
M/s Mactaggart, Main Office brought forward a fantastic run of Cheviot and Texel lambs, expertly finished, to top at £159 and average 46kg and 303ppk.
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 291.1p (SQQ 292.9p)
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 388p, 383p Fernhead Farms, 366p Lurgan, 353p Fernhead Farms, 351p Barnakill, 350p Lurgan & High Stenries.
Texel 341p Barnakill, 333p, 332p Mid Banks, 332p Lingey Field, 318p Mashockmill, 316p Barnakill.
Suffolk 312p Rigghead, 311p Brae Edge, 307p Rigghead, 305p Millriggs & High Cattadale.
Charollais 311p Tinnishall, 304p Cortiecram, 301p Tinnishall.
Blue Texel 308p Millriggs.
Cheviot 305p Glendearg, 298p Roughet Hill, 295p Glendearg, 294p Upper Hindhope & Catslackburn.
North Country Cheviot 303p Greenburn, 302p Roughet Hill, 300p Buchtrig, 298p Station Yard & Cortiecram.
Millenium Blue 302p, 289p Fernhead.
Blackface 294p, 291p Glendearg, 286p Craigens, 283p Upper Hindhope, 282p Pitland Hills.
Mule 293p Roughet Hill, 292p High Cattadale, 287p Burnfoot, 285p High Cattadale, 284p Woodhall.
Dutch Spotted 287p Rosebank & Morwood, 278p Leapsrigg.
Easycare 282p Breckon Hill.
Ryeland 276p Staffler.
Romney 271p, 267p Rammerscales.
Swaledale 271p Westernhopeburn.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £190 Glendearg, £186 Tinnishall, £179 Glendearg, £178 Longrigg, £177 Glendearg, £176 High Stenries.
Beltex £182 Bombie, £170 Glendearg, £168 Bombie, Station Yard & Glencairn, £164 High Stenries.
Charollais £178, £176, £172 Tinnishall.
Suffolk £172 Syke Head, £150 High Stenries & Fernhead Farms, £149 Rigghead & Dunjop.
Dutch Spotted £167 Rosebank.
Mule £162 Lingey Field, £140 West Foreshield, £139 Pitland Hills.
North Country Cheviot £139 Buchtrig, £133 Syke Head, £131, £130 Cortiecram.
Millenium Blue £139 Fernhead Farms.
Cheviot £136 Glendearg.
Blackface £134, £126.50 Glendearg, £126 Craigdarroch, £125 Cowburnrigg.
Swaledale £122 West Foreshield.
A smaller show of 3,872 ewes was forward to a full ring of 19 active purchasers ensuring all classes maintained last weeks high rates of return being easily the most competitive cast ewe ring in the country. Many more ewes can be sold to vendor advantage and are required on a weekly basis.
Texel ewes topped the sale for the second week on the bounce consigned by W & C Ingram, Logie Dunro realising £320, who also had other pens breaking over £300, and their tremendous run of 50 pure bred texel ewes averaged an eye watering £261.68. Many more required on a weekly basis to supply an unprecedented demand at Longtown.
Beltex Ewes topped at £228 for a pen of 8 handy weight, seriously shapey ladies consigned by M/s Musgrave, Cardewlees, who’s run of 22 Beltex ewes averaged £202.
Mule ewes sold to a more animated trade topping at £122 consigned by expert finished Mr D McGregor, Longrigg.
Hill ewes topped at £114 for Cheviots from WL Spalding & Sons, Balconnel, Menmuir.
Rams met some resistance as more become readily available selling to a top of £160 for Texels from H & M Connell, Minsca, Waterbeck.
Early entries are appreciated for sales and for all further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team as listed below.
John Walton 07880 527 066 (Prime Sheep Auctioneer)
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489 (Prime Sheep Auctioneer)
Sam Hogg 07584 207 323 (Prime Cattle and Cast Cow Auctioneer)
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833 (Fields Person)
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029 (Fields Person)
HEAVY EWES
Texel £320, £300, £295, £292, £285 Logie Durno, £285 Bascodyke Foot, £265 Mill Farm, £260 Logie Durno.
Beltex £228 Cardew Hall
Blue Texel £190 Nether Dargavel.
Suffolk £170 Logie Durno, £155 Nether Dargavel, £148 Logie Durno, £147 Chaseside, £146 Logie Durno.
Charollais £168 Beckfoot, £160 Chaseside.
Cheviot Mule £149 East House.
North Country Cheviot £138 West Lodge South.
Mule £122 Longrigg, £118 Allfornaught, £116 Black Hills, £115 Marygate.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £114 Balconnel, £112 Crossings Cottage, £108 North House, £102 Rosebank, £100 Drummuie.
Blackface £86 Allfornaught & Monaliadh, £83 The Farmhouse, £80 Grindon Hill.
Swaledale £63 Hepplehill, £60 The Ash.
RAMS
Texel £160 Minsca, £150 Causey View, £145 Romavale, £142 Causey View, £140 Tister.
Charollais £130 Glebe Steading & Chaseside.
Bluefaced Leicester £130 Morley Hill.
Suffolk £128 Loanhead.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 293.0p (259.2p)
Standard to 388.0p (285.4p)
Medium to 351.0p (290.8p)
Heavy to 341.0p (291.7p)
Overweight to 315.0p (290.4p)
Ewes
Light to £114.00 (£64.31)
Heavy to £320.00 (£112.72)
Rams to £160.00 (£85.85)
corresponding week 2022 sale report
