Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 5,512 comprising of 2,676 prime hoggs, 47 spring lambs and 2,789 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 25th April 2024.

A select show of spring lambs sold to a top of 475p per kilo for Texels shown by R Johnston, Kimmeter Green, Annan with top per head of £218 for Suffolks Tup Lambs shown by I & J Barbour, Beechgrove, Annan. Many more are required to fulfill purchaser demand.   

A smaller show of 2,676 hoggs; which consisted of 1,274 hill bred hoggs, sold to an increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes were competitively bid for. Well fed commercial export hoggs still 400ppk + with numerous pens of heavies over £200. Well fed hoggs will continue to be wanted and still sold to vendor advantage here a Longtown.

Top per kilo of 519p for Beltex shown by TC Whiteford, Tercrosset, West Hall. Top per head of £270 for Beltex from A Hoggan, Maryholm, Dumfries. 

Lightweight hoggs 32-37kg proved to be in big demand way short of purchaser requirements. Cheviots selling to 443ppk for a pen of 18, 30kg well finished cheviot hoggs consigned by Messrs Flintoff, Sourhope realising £133.

Blackface hoggs topped at 400ppk for a penful of 27, weighing in at 35kg and realising an impressive £140 consigned by regular vendor MJ Lawson, Pasture House.

Overall average 383.2p (SQQ 393.1p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 519p, 493p Tercrosset, 452p Mains of Machermore, 441p Barnakill, 440p Tercrosset.

Cheviot 443p Sourhope, 432p Tormore, 426p Balmaglester, 424p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 422p Sourhope.

Texel 437p Pitaldonich, 433p The Ash, 422p Plumpe, 419p Barnakill, 415p Prior Rigg.  

Suffolk 415p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 413p Balmaglester, 406p Maidencots, 400p Westernhopeburn & Kirkton of Kingoldrum.  

Mule 407p Balmaglester, 394p Pitaldonich, 391p, 390p Westernhopeburn.

Cheviot Mule 405p Plumpe.  

Blackface 400p Pasture House, 398p Dyke, 395p Maryholm, 393p Galleywreay & Dyke, 392p Faughhill. 

Dutch Spotted 400p Tercrosset.

Herdwick 387p Stonehouse.

North Country Cheviot 369p Cleughbrae, 364o Oldfield, 360p Carruthers.   

Swaledale 355p Westernhopeburn, 350p Pasture House.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £270, £262, £255 Maryholm, £235 Fenton, £228, £225 Maryholm. 

Texel £238 Balconnel, £235 Maryholm, £235, £232 Balconnel, £225 Cleughbrae, £222 The Haining House & Pump Cottage.    

Charollais £230 Maryholm.   

Suffolk £225 Druidhall, £218 Culquhasen, £214, £213 Eastfield, £210 Whiteside & The Land.

Cheviot £200 Commonside, £198, £193 Kirkton, £192 Falnash, £191 Kirkton, £190 Commonside.  

North Country Cheviot £200 Carruthers, £188 Cleughbrae, £180 Carruthers.  

Zwartble £200 Westernhopeburn.    

Cheviot Mule £195 Kirkland of Longcastle, £192 Meadowside.

Blackface £190 Wanwood Hill, £189 Dyke, £187 Heathery Hall, £185 Yett.

Mule £188 Wanwood Hill & Meadowside, £186 The Ash, £180 Broomhills & Meadowside.

Herdwick £178 Stonehouse.   

A similar show of 2,789 ewes were forward to an increased ring of purchasers producing a trade that could only be described as biblical. The prices speak for themselves. No fabrication just real time values and trade. These outstanding rates of return are set to continue for the foreseeable with Qurbani festival round the corner, customers are urged to take full advantage of the trade as it stands.  

The sale topped at £335 for a tank of a Texel ewe from Viewley Farms.

Suffolks topped at £250 for a pen of pure bred Suffolks from I & J Barbour, Beechgrove, Annan.

North Country Cheviots in big demand topping at £195 for a penful of hefty ladies consigned by

Messrs CR Graham & Sons, Carruthers Farm, Lockerbie

Mule ewes were short of requirements and sold to a top of £188 for huge Scotch Bred Mules from Messrs J Muir, Cleughbrae, Dumfries.

Hill ewes sold to £152 for Cheviots from D & M Craig, Auchlin, Ochiltree and from J Halliday & Sons, Springwells, Lockerbie. Blackface ewes peaked at £150 from BD & MS Hope, Mouldyhills, Canonbie.

Rams in big demand topping at £265 for Texels from N Forster, The Haining House, Walton and for Charollais from A Hoggan, Maryholm, Dumfries. Plenty of heavy tups over £200 and in short supply.   

All classes of primestock are wanted here at Longtown on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand. Primestock travel from all four corners of the United Kingdom to take advantage of the 19 active, competitive purchasers who operate on a weekly basis providing a very transparent and competitive marketplace here at Longtown. Haulage can be arranged easily and efficiently, so please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls and assist you and your business in any way possible.

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 £335 Viewley, £300 Crumhaughhill, £290 Shethin, £285 Southwoodhead, £280 Thackwood & Crumhaughhill, £275 Maryholm & Whitcastles.     

Suffolk £250 Beechgrove, £235 Crumhaughhill, £230 Beechgrove, £220 Guardsmill.

Charollais £230 Maryholm & Thackwood, £212 Maryholm, £210 Viewley, £205 Beckfoot & Chaseside. 

Blue Texel £230 Chapelton of Menmuir.

Beltex £220 Huntly Lodge, £200 Mains of Machermore, £198 Wallend, £195 Southwoodhead.

Bluefaced Leicester £200 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £180 Old Police House, £175 Mouldyhills.  

North Country Cheviot £195 Carruthers, £192 Boulintogle, £188 Carruthers, £180 Beckfoot & Mains of Machermore.

Blue du Maine £195 Wanwood Hill.

Cheviot Mule £195 Boulintogle.    

Mule £188 Cleughbrae, £185 Druidhall, £183 Barnsallie, £182 Copperthorns & Burnfoot.   

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £152 Auchlin & Springwells, £150 Drycleuchlea, £138 Sourhope, £136 Cadgillhead, £135 Clynemilton.

Blackface £150 Mouldyhills, £148 Whiteside, £144 Shethin, £142 Todholes, £140 Bankend, £138 Wanwood Hill.

Swaledale £136 Nunscleugh, £126 Hill Head, £124 Orthwaite Hall, £122 Nunscleugh, £120 East Rackwood.       

Kendal Rough £132 Lynnshield.    

Herdwick £124 Woodside, £122 Orthwaite Hall, £120 Causey View.

Lonk £110 Whitcastles.

RAMS

Texel £265 The Haining House, £245 New Cottage, £240 Fenton, £225 Beckfoot & New Cottage.  

Charollais £265 Maryholm.

Lleyn £220 Balconnel.

Suffolk £215 Stobswood, £212 Viewley, £200 Beckfoot.  

Beltex £205 Hill Top, £190 Beckfoot.   

North Country Cheviot £160 Tormore.

Cheviot £150, £148 Upper Chatto.         

Blackface £142 Wanwood Hill.  

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           443.0p (380.6p)
Standard to      493.0p (395.9p)
Medium to      519.0p (392.7p)
Heavy to         429.0p (379.4p)

Ewes
Light to           £152.00 (£106.70) 
Heavy to         £335.00 (£173.12)

Rams to           £265.00 (£172.30)

 

corresponding week 2023 sale report