Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 11,672 sheep comprising of 5,382 prime lambs and 6,290 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 31st October 2024.

A similar number of cast cows were forward, although a mixed offering saw fed cows in demand with plainer sorts proving harder to cash. The sale topped at £1,710 for Angus shown by N McBurney, Balsalloch, Girvan, who also sold Limousins at £1,568 and Salers at £1,552. Top per kilo of 220p and 205p for Limousins from Moorfields. Natives topped at 202p for an Angus from D Moffat & Son, Bodesbeck, Moffat who also sold Whitebred Shorthorns at 186p. Galloways old to 180p from J Tullie, Fenwick, Hawick.

A huge show of primestock was presented for sale with all numbers and classes handled with ease, numbers are keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever growing customer base ensuring all classes are sold to vendor advantage. Trade is very buoyant at present with a further rise forecast in the coming weeks. 

A much larger show of 5,382 prime lambs were forward with best export lambs and heavies showing improvement and all other classes maintaining last week’s rates of return, being £16-£20 up on the same week last year.

Beltex lambs topped the sale at 376p from D Smith, Scobshaugh, Kirriemuir.

Top price per head of £200 for Suffolks from HM Livestock, Shethin, Ellon.

Overall average of 283.4p (SQQ 288.6p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 376p, 372p Scobshaugh, 370p Lanehead, 366p Scobshaugh & West Houses, 364p Scobshaugh.

Texel 368p Tangytavil, 347p Heithat, 337p Low Hayrake, 333p Shethin & Ashness, 328p Cubbyhill.           

Cheviot 318p Catslackburn, 317p Ettrickshaws, 303p Stooprigg, 303p, 295p, 294p Catslackburn.  

North Country Cheviot 308p Wanwood Hill, 273p, 272p, 271p Humbleheugh.

Suffolk 305p North House, 300p Carran, 298p Wanwood Hill, 296p The Land, 295p Cambeckhill.

Blue Texel 304p, 291p Shethin.   

Charollais 303p Nookclose.

Millenium Blue 302p Bogrie.     

Blackface 300p Gleedlee, 283p Clonrae.

Herdwick 292p Longrow, 283p Hallburn. 

Cheviot Mule 290p North House, 282p Thornship & Marwhirn.  

Lleyn 290p The Height.  

Mule 280p Greensburn, 279p Clonrae, 278p, 273p Camphill, 271p Southdean.    

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Suffolk £200 Shethin, £170, £164, £160 Grindon Hill, £160 The Land.

Texel £178 Cubbyhill, £170 Mickley Moor, £168 Guardsmill & Viewley, £162 Kilnford Croft & Guardsmill, £160 Carran, Camphill & The Land.

Beltex £178 Kilnford Croft, £174 Kilwhipnach, £170 Clatequoy, £168, £166 Kilnford Croft.   

Charollais £170, £162, £150 Loaningfoot.

Lleyn £154 The Height.

Hampshire £148 Chapelhills.

North Country Cheviot £147 Humbleheugh, £146 Larkhall, £144 Humbleheugh. 

Mule £142 Camphill & Pitland Hills, £138 Galleywreay, £134 Camphill, £132 Pitland Hills.

Cheviot £139 Nookclose, £138 Galleywreay, £131 Thornship.   

Dutch Spotted £134 Loophill.

Millennium Blue £133 Bogrie.

Blue Texel £131, £128 Shethin.

An unrivalled show of 6,290 ewes and rams were forward. . . . . .The Original Boom Town!!!  

The sale topped at £330 for Texels from R & A Harrison, Hazel Head, Wigton, with a further 5 pens of Texels breaking £300 being unmatched by any other centre.

Charolais ewes topped at £300 for an outstanding ewe consigned by Chaseside Farms.

Hill ewes sold to £130 for Cheviots from WJ Douglas & Son, Upper Hindhope, Jedburgh with Blackface ewes selling to £127 for a pen of 15 huge Northumberland bred ladies.

North Country Cheviots were a serious trade topping at £178 consigned by M/s Allen, Humbleheugh, whose consignment of 65 NCC ewes averaged £153

Rams to £250 for Texels from TH Grant, Bayldon, Melkridge. 

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 17-20 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 £330 Hazel Head, £305 x5, £295 Bascodyke Foot, £285 Commonside, £280 Hazel Head, £275 Bascodyke Foot.   

Charollais £300 Chaseside, £275 High Green.     

Suffolk £235 Studholm Bungalow, £215 Belvedere, £198 Maidencots, £195 Beckfoot. 

Beltex £230 Sydnham, £225 Horlsey Hill, £215 Maidencots. 

North Country Cheviot £178 Humbleheugh, £175 Hallhill, £172 Balmore, £168 Ballinloan & Humbleheugh.

Bluefaced Leicester £178 Gartvaigh.

Bleu du Maine £175 Bogrie.         

Cheviot Mule £168 Colmslie Hill & West Stobswood. 

Mule £165 Longbeoch, £162 Skinnet, £150 Buteland, £148 Tone Hall, £146 Marygate, £145 Pitland Hills.     

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £130 Upper Hindhope, £128 Rowhope, £124 Dunrobin Glen, £110 High Dalrioch, Sykehead, Rowhope & Newbigging.

Blackface £127 Buteland, £120 Lilburn, £118 Tone Hall & Home Farm, £112 Belvedere. 

Lleyn £125, £116 The Height.  

Lonk £114 Beckhall.

Swaledale £100 Baggarah, £90 Spital Shields, £88 High Green, £87 Westernhopeburn, £85 Longlea.

Easycare £98, £90 Castle Farm.  

RAMS

Texel £250 Bayldon, £230 Chaseside, £200 Ha of Bowermadden.  

Beltex £240 Viewley, £195 Kilnford Croft.  

Suffolk £235 Guardsmill, £180 Knock, £175 Marygate.   

Cheviot £170 Stooprigg, £140 Hindhope & Stooprigg.  

North Country Cheviot £168 Bradley.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           368.0p (264.4p)
Standard to      372.0p (294.8p)
Medium to      376.0p (286.7p)
Heavy to         343.0p (274.7p)
Overweight to 307.0p (270.1p)

Ewes
Light to           £130.00 (£80.03) 
Heavy to         £330.00 (£137.98)

Rams to           £250.00 (£120.81)

corresponding week 2023 sale report