Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,648 comprising of 2,529 prime hoggs, 1,118 spring lambs and 5,001 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 6th June 2024.

Cast cows remain in demand with numbers short of buyer requirements. The sale topped at 188p for Limousin from Waterhead of Dryfe, Lockerbie with Angus to 177p from S Adkin, Upper Rigg, Thornhill. Top per head of £1,165 for Limousins shown by N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, West Hall.

An increased entry of 1,118 spring lambs forward to an increased ring of purchasers once again, ensuring all classes surpassed and exceeded expectations. New season lambs sold to a top of 482p for Texel lambs from DJL Livestock, Northway, Throckley.

Top per head of £232 for Suffolks from HM Martindale, The Land, Ecclefechan and W Barbour, Carsegowan, Dumfries, sold an outstanding first draw run of 330 Suffolk cross lambs which on to achieve an average of 421p and £192.  

Overall average of 414.0 (SQQ 419.9p)

Plenty of demand about for all classes of lambs 37kg to 50kg + with numbers keenly sought after for the coming weeks sales. Many more are required as purchasers are left with orders incomplete. Trade is set to stay for next week’s sale with numbers slow to come forward nationally. Please contact our auctioneers for further enquiries. 

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Texel 482p Northway, 450p Somerfield House, 444p Wood Farm, 435p Shawhill.

Beltex 470p Cleughbrae.

Suffolk 450p, 443p, 440p, 433p Carsegowan, 432p Drumburn.

Blue Texel 448p Woodside of Chapelton.

Charollais 410p Maryholm, 397p, 395p, 393p Hundalee House, 393p Brookside.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Suffolk £232 The Land & Carsegowan, £230 Cleughbrae.

Texel £218 Newtown, £212 Wood Farm, £210 Guardsmill.

Charollais £204, £196, £195, £194 Hundalee House.

Beltex £201, £200 Cleughbrae.

A smaller show of 2,329 hoggs were forward. Heavy well fed hoggs proved good to sell being firmer on the week and in demand, others sold to realisation

Top per kilo of 431p for Beltex shown by Hallbankgate Farms, Hallbankgate, Brampton. Top per head of £270 for Texels from C Jackson, Langdyke Cottage, Ecclefechan.

Overall average 310.9p (SQQ 303.7p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 431p Hallbankgate, 413p, 407p, 400p, 396p Hill View, 395p Broomhills.

Blue Texel 398p Breckon Hill.

Texel 390p Langdyke Cottage, 389p Somerton House, 387p Langdyke Cottage, 385p Breckon Hill.

Cheviot 389p, 377p, 376p Heathery Hall, 375p South Bog Bay.  

Suffolk 387p Breckon Hill, 386p Somerton House, 363p Shethin, 362p Sykehead. 

Mule 350p Patties Hill, 345p Broomhills.

Dutch Spotted 345p Butterdales.

Herdwick 340p Halbankgate.

Charollais 328p Bidlake.  

Blackface 325p Shethin, 317p Galleywreay, 311p South Bog Bay, 307p Somerton House. 

Cheviot Mule 325p Mallsgate Hall.    

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £270 Langdyke Cottage, £245 Newbigging, £240, £230 Langdyke Cottage, £230 River Meadow & Culquhasen.  

Beltex £245, £240, £232, £222, £218 Hill View Cottage.  

Suffolk £240 River Meadow, £228, £215 Somerton House, £200 Ragithwaite & Crosshow.

Cheviot £215 Dalgare.  

Blue Texel £195 Breckon Hill.

North Country Cheviot £170 Swinside Townfoot, £162, £160 River Meadow. 

Mule £168 Patties Hill, £167 Somerton House, £166 Broomhills. 

Charollais £164, £160 Bidlake.

Blackface £160 Somerton House.

Herdwick £148 Causey View, £146 Hallbankgate.      

A much larger show of 5,001 ewes were forward to a full ring of 19 purchasers operating on 71 ensuring all classes were competitively bid for. Heavy and medium commercial ewes would meet slight resistance all othe classes retained last weeks high rates of return. A Reduced entry expected for next week and will be in demand once again. Numbers keenly sought after for next weeks sale   

The sale topped at £300 for Texel ewes shown by Cole Hill Farm Ltd, Cole Hill, Hartlepool with countless pens realising north of £200

Suffolk ewes topped at £245 a hefty lady from M/s B T Hall, Blackhills farm, others to £218 from M/s Martindale, The Lands

Hill ewes sold to £140 for Blackfaces from BJ Haigh, Breckon Hill, Hexham.  

Rams to £245 for Texels from JW Crozier, Raggetsyke, Waterbeck.

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 £300 Cole Hill, £290, £285 Newbigging, £285 Northway, £280 Kirtleton House, £265 Blackhills, Stooprigg, Newbigging & Aspatria Hall.   

Blue Texel £280 Somerfield House.   

Beltex £248 Hill View, £230 Beck Farm, £220 Aspatria Hall. 

Suffolk £242 Blackhills, £218 The Land, £215 Cole Hill, £212 River Meadow, £210 The Land & Blackhills.   

Charollais £200 Beckfoot, £195, £190 Thackwood, £185 Maryholm.

Rouge £182 Shethin.

Cheviot Mule £178 Woodside of Chapelton & Nether Cargen, £170 Raggetsyke & Blackhills.    

North Country Cheviot £166 River Meadow, £165, £162 Northway, £160 Craighead.  

Mule £165 Tremeer, £162 Third, Kirkhill & River Meadow, £161 Newbigging, £160 Aspatria Hall, Barrockstown & High Burnfoot.   

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £140 Breckon Hill, £135 Blackhills, £130, £128 Newbigging, £128 Crindledyke & Blackhills.

Kerry Hill £135 Crailloch.      

Jacob £135 Hendra.

Cheviot £134 Glendearg, £132 Bloch & Buchtrig, £122 West Deloraine, £120 Glendearg.

Swaledale £126, £116 Btreckon Hill, £110 Over Cairn & Grange. 

RAMS

Texel £245 Raggetsyke & Chaseside, £210 Viewley, £200 Wood Farm.

Suffolk £238 River Meadow, £215 Ragithwaite.

Charollais £220 Beckfoot, £215 River Meadow.  

North Country Cheviot £175 River Meadow, £150 Blackhills.

Dutch Spotted £168 Chaseside & Roanstree.

Dorset £165 Carse.

Cheviot £145 Bloch, £135 Glendearg.   

Blackface £120 Drumgrange & Maidencots.  

Averages:

Lambs
Standard to      435.0p (410.4p)
Medium to      482.0p (421.5p)
Heavy to         434.0p (406.1p)
Overweight to 394.0p (380.6p)

Hoggs
Light to           306.0p (236.8p)
Standard to      431.0p (292.8p)
Medium to      395.0p (331.7p)
Heavy to         398.0p (340.1p)

Ewes
Light to           £140.00 (£95.40) 
Heavy to         £300.00 (£144.40)

Rams to           £245.00 (£145.12)

 

corresponding week 2023 sale report