Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward another huge entry of 9,065 sheep comprising of 4,369 prime lambs and 4,696 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 10th October 2024.

A much larger show of 30 cast cows and bulls forward, with six buyers at ringside all classes proved to be in demand and numbers are required on a weekly basis to satisfy demand here at Longtown. The sale topped at £1,857 for an Angus from CR Graham & Son, Carruthers, Waterbeck with top per kilo of 212p for a Limousin shown by J Graham & Sons, Orchard Farm, Hawick.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)

Angus £1,857 Carruthers, £1,322, £1,301 Over Cassock.

Simmental £1,767 Grassfield, £1,671 Blarghour.

Limousin £1,621 Orchard Farm.

Beef Shorthorn £1,296, £1,155, £1,148 Wester Parkgate.

Galloway £1,041 Balywilline.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Limousin 212p Orchard Farm. 

Beef Shorthorn 184p, 182p, 180p Wester Parkgate.

Galloway 178p, 168p Ballywilline.

Simmental 175p Grassfield, 170p Orchard Farm, 168p Blarghour, 167p Dunach Estate.

Angus 174p Over Cassock, 172p Carruthers, 170p Over Cassock & Pennygowan.

A similar show of 4,369 prime lambs were forward, albeit a very mixed show with well finished lambs still in demand whilst plainer lambs were forward in greater numbers proving slightly harder to place. Fed heavy lambs definitely received a premium and more can be sold to vendor advantage on a weekly basis.

Beltex lambs topped the sale at 387p from Brieredge Farm, Bellingham, Hexham with top price per head of £200 for Suffolks shown by J Watson & Co., Bowsden Moor, Berwick.

Overall average of 287.7p (SQQ 289.7p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 387p Brieredge, 362p, 342p Cnoc Ma Moine, 337p Barrogill Mains, 330p Bowsden Moor & Braehead.

Texel 359p, 353p, 330p Fallaw, 326p Cranberry Brow, 322p Newton of Guthrie, 321p, 320p Cubbyhill, 321p Burnfoot.         

Suffolk 309p Shaw Head, Westernhopeburn & Tullochallum, 305p Bowsden Moor, 302p Foulshiels.     

Cheviot 305p Lagalgarve & Catslackburn, 302p Maidencots, 293p, 292p Earlside.   

Charollais 298p, 295p Knowe.          

Millenium Blue 370p Cnoc Ma Moine.

Kerry Hill 303p Shaw Head.     

Easycare 295p Field Head.  

Cheviot Mule 300p Southdean Lodge, 293p Allanshaws.

Lleyn 284p South Bowerhouses. 

Mule 293p Novally, 292p Burnfoot, 291p Tullochallum & Westernhopeburn.  

Blackface 281p Upper Hindhope, 278p The Crew, 275p Cranberry Brow.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Suffolk £200, £170, £168 Bowsden Moor, £164 Cambeckhill, £160 Bowsden Moor.

Texel £198 Bombie, £181 Viewley, £176 Maulscastle, £174 Aldery Terrace & Lingey Field, £170 Viewley.   

Beltex £184 Bombie, £178 Brieredge, £172 Middle Farm, £170 Bombie. 

Dutch Spotted £162 Maulscastle.   

Cheviot £158 Galleywreay, £149 Earlside.

Charollais £154 Larel.  

Kerry Hill £148 Rowanburn.

Cheviot Mule £144, £142 Cassington, £144 Allanshaws.

Mule £141 Novally, £140 Westernhopeburn, Aldery Terrace, £139 Peela Hill, £139 Mouldy Hills.   

Blackface £135, £125 Pitland Hills.

Herdwick £134 Causey View.

Lleyn £129, £125 South Bowerhouses.

Another large show of 4,696 ewes and rams were forward, heavy ewes are in short supply and are wanted in volumes for the coming weeks. All classes show an increase in trade right across the board. More ewes wanted on a weekly basis to sell to vendor advantage.  

Please do not hesitate to come to Longtown to take advantage of an ever-increasing ring of purchasers and contact our auctioneers or field personnel who will be delighted to take your calls regarding the marketing of your cast ewes and tups.

The sale topped at £290 for Texels from WJC & SJ Weir, Mainside, Hownam.

Suffolk ewes sold to £188 from RW Morris & Co., Pilmuir, Lauder, who also sold Mule ewes at £147.

Hill ewes sold to £112 for Cheviots from Mainside, Hownam.  

Rams to £215 for Texels from N & F McNaughton, Dalmore, Tarbert.  

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 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

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

HEAVY EWES

Texel £290 Mainside, £270 Harehead, Sharplaw & Viewley, £265 Harehead, £260 Bowsden Moor, £255 Beckfoot.

Charollais £240 Viewley. 

Beltex £230 Bowsden Moor.

Suffolk £188 Pilmuir, £185 Viewley, £182 Beckfoot, £180 Bowsden Moor.

North Country Cheviot £162 Crookedstane, £146 Corriehills, £134 Harehead.

Mule £147 Pilmuir, £144 Gartvaigh, £139 Pilmuir, £135 Grindon Hill, £131 Middletown.

Cheviot Mule £145 Corriehills, £138 Primside.

Border Leicester £140 Justenlees.      

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £112 Mainside, £92 Novally & Glendinning, £91 Mainside & Castle Crawford, £90 Potholm & Hindhope.  

Blackface £106 Harehead, £90 Cassington, Middletown & Rowhope.

Kendal Rough £92 Gill Head. 

Swaledale £72 Marygate, £70 Aldery Terrace.

RAMS

Texel £215 Dalmore, £205 Newbigging & Beacharr, £190 Dalmore.  

Dutch Spotted £160 Maulscastle.

Suffolk £156 The Mill.

Blue Texel £150 Maulscastle.

Beltex £150 Calside.    

Bluefaced Leicester £138 Harden.  

Cheviot £138 Crossdykes.

Blackface £120 Low Tirfergus.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           362.0p (248.6p)
Standard to      370.0p (293.2p)
Medium to      359.0p (291.4p)
Heavy to         387.0p (284.3p)
Overweight to 312.0p (280.1p)

Ewes
Light to           £112.00 (£55.56) 
Heavy to         £290.00 (£112.35)

Rams to           £215.00 (£118.94)

corresponding week 2023 sale report