Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 4,291 comprising of 851 prime hoggs, 1,267 spring lambs and 2,173 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 20th June 2024.

A mixed show forward, trade remains buoyant with more numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £1,363 for an Angus from M Baxter, Kilnhill, Gilsland with others to £1,079 from J Jackson & Son, Cumstone, Lockerbie. Top per kilo of 188p from Messrs Baxter with Herefords to 172p from WC & DJ Copland, Nether Collinhurst, Ecclefechan.

A similar entry of 1,267 spring lambs forward. A mixed show of lambs forward ranging from 28kg to 65kg. Commercial export lambs met some resistance, whilst heavy lambs full of meat proved good to sell with more wanted on a weekly basis.

Top per head of £218 for Texels from AM & L Sutherland, Carran, Thurso with top price per kilo of 407p for Beltex shown by J Watret, Burnside, Annan.

Overall average of 373.6p (SQQ 373.4p)

Plenty of demand forecast for next week in all classes of lambs 37kg to 50kg + with numbers keenly sought after for the coming week’s sales. Please contact our auctioneers for further enquiries. 

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 407p Burnside.

Texel 405p Shankbridge End, 404p Braehead & Carran, 403p Shankbridge End, 402p Gallowberry.

Suffolk 393p, 388p Carsegowan, 387p Shandford, 384p Carsegowan.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £218, £210 Carran, £206 Mid, £200 Viewley & Guardsmill.

Suffolk £198 The Land, £193 Guardsmill, £187 Nunscleugh, £182 Carsegowan.

Beltex £190 Kimmeter Green.

A smaller show of 851 hoggs was forward. Heavy hoggs full of meat proved very good to sell with all classes maintaining last week’s very high rates of return.

Top per kilo of 363p for Beltex from Todburn.  

Top per head of £230 for Texels from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.     

Overall average 275.3p (SQQ 268.4p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 363p Todburn, 350p Mallsgate Hall.

Texel 338p Galleywreay, 336p Carran, 334p Solway House, 334p, 332p Sykehead.

Suffolk 336p Solway House, 320p Mallsgate Hall.

Blackface 333p Galleywreay & Todburn, 300p Sorbie, 297p Carnasserie.

Cheviot 330p Sykehead, 322p Mallsgate Hall, 317p Kirkton.

Mule 326p Galleywreay, 325p Kildalloig.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £230 Kirkton, £222 Carran, £194 Sykehead.

Suffolk £210 Sykehead.

Cheviot £188, £173 Drumreach, £172 Sykehead.

Mule £164 Peasemyres, £160 Sykehead & Galleywreay, £158 Mallsgate Hall.

Beltex £163 Powburgh Heights.

Blackface £160 Todburn.

A smaller show of 2,173 ewes was forward. All classes of ewes maintained last week’s high rates of return. Heavy ewes and best selling continental ewes proved to be in short supply with more required on a weekly basis to satisfy purchaser requirements, being well sold to vendor advantage.

The sale topped at £275 for Texel ewes from AM & L Sutherland, Carran, Thurso.

Hill ewes sold to £146 for Cheviots from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.    

Rams to £220 for Texels from Beckfoot.   

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 £275 Carran, £260 Beckfoot, £240 Arkleby House & Greenhills, £235 Powburgh Heights.     

Charollais £225, £202, £190 Beckfoot, £190 Greenhills. 

Suffolk £210 Carran, £205 Greenhills, £202 Beckfoot, £200 Oldfield Terrace, £195 The Land & Greenhills.   

Border Leicester £185 Smailholm Mains.   

North Country Cheviot £182 Greenhills.

Mule £165 Grindon Hill, £160 East Mill, £158 Spoutbank, £152 Town Farm, £150 Nirvana.

Beltex £162 Gallowberry, £160 Beckfoot.

Cheviot Mule £150 Cruise.  

Blue Texel £142 Crosshill.  

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £146 Kirkton, £122 Emblehope, Drumreach & Southfield. 

Lleyn £116 Southfield, £110 Bidlake.

Blackface £110 Grindon Hill, £108 Drumreach, £105 Stronmagachan, £100 Ronachan, £98 Lenaig.

Swaledale £110 Whitton.    

Kerry Hill £100 Wormerlaw.

RAMS

Texel £220 Beckfoot, £215 Town Farm.  

Suffolk £210 Smailholm Mains, £180 Southfield.   

Lleyn £192 Southfield.   

North Country Cheviot £145 Drumreach, £138 Lower Westerdale.  

Bluefaced Leicester £140 Killipol, £130 Peasemyres.

Blackface £128 Drumreach, £125 Emblehope.    

Cheviot £128 Cruise.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           334.0p (334.0p)
Standard to      385.0p (361.4p)
Medium to      407.0p (374.9p)
Heavy to         396.0p (376.1p)
Overweight to 396.0p (367.4p)

Hoggs
Light to           281.0p (259.7p)
Standard to      338.0p (312.0p)
Medium to      363.0p (339.1p)
Heavy to         338.0p (348.7p)

Ewes
Light to           £146.00 (£84.11) 
Heavy to         £275.00 (£147.03)

Rams to           £220.00 (£122.62)

 

corresponding week 2023 sale report