Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 7,634 sheep comprising of 5,082 prime lambs and 2,652 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Friday 27th December 2024.

Another large but mixed show of 5,082 prime lambs were forward sold to a very competitive ring of purchasers all keen for supplies. Numbers way short of purchaser requirements and numbers are keenly sought after for next Thursday’s sale.    

The sale topped at 434p for Beltex shown by W & J Brown, Hilton of Culsh, Aberdeen.

Top per head of £208 for Beltex from J Watson & Co., Bowsden Moor, Bowsden.

Overall average of 339.6p (SQQ 343.5p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 434p Hilton of Culsh, 425p Gillahill, 424p Oakshawhill, 418p Hilton of Culsh, 416p Bowsden Moor.

Texel 395p Camphill, 394p Newton, 386p Gillahill, 380p, 375p Newton.   

North Country Cheviot 373p Catslackburn, 365p North House.

Suffolk 370p North House, 366p Middlesteads, 361p Station Yard, 358p Killocraw.     

Dutch Spotted 361p, 340p Fairfield.

Cheviot 357p Catslackburn, 352p Heathery Hall, 343p Gillahill, 339p Somerton House.

Cheviot Mule 357p, 348p Marwhirn, 341p Newton.

Blackface 350p Garchew, 350p, 346p, 343p, 335p, 334p Heathery Hall, 334p Sorbie.

Millenium Blue 350p Warmanbie House. 

Herdwick 346p Whitstonehill. 

Mule 339p Somerton House & Millantae, 336p Westernhopeburn, 335p South Road & Sykehead.  

Charollais 334p Archerbeck.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £208 Bowsden Moor, £200, £196, £188, £184 Hilton of Culsh, £188, £184 Crosshow, £184 Bowsden Moor.

Suffolk £206 Heathery Hall, £190 Shethin, £188 Guardsmill, £186 The Land, £184 Shethin.

Texel £200 Station Yard, £194 Heathery Hall, Bombie & Camphill, £192 Achamore, Station Yard & Crosshow, £190 Sykehead, Crosshow & Becton Hall.

Berrichon £182 Kennels Cottage.  

Cheviot £169 Station Yard, £168, £167 Hilton of Culsh, £165 Gillahill, £160 Hilton of Culsh.

Mule £166 Millantae, £164 BurnfootHill £162 Archerbeck, £161 Sykehead, £160 Gillahill.

Cheviot Mule £165, £161 Longburgh Fauld.

Dutch Spotted £160 Somerton House.  

Blackface £159 Heathery Hall, £155 Craig Douglas, £150 Merkland.    

Hampshire £157 Gillahill.  

North Country Cheviot £146 North House, £145 Roughet Hill, £144 Comonside, £143 Oakshawhill.

Herdwick £142 Whitstonehill.

A smaller show of 2,652 ewes and rams sold to very fast rates of return being very good to sell and way short of purchaser requirements. Numbers are required for Thursdays sale. Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries.

The sale topped at £390 for Texel ewes shown by FA Stockdale, Crosshow, Dearham.       

Beltex peaked at £300 from WJ Brown, Hilton of Culsh, Aberdeen.

Mule ewes sold to £200 from R Neill & Sons, Thornington, Mindrum.  

Hill ewes topped at £142 for Blackface from WJ & JG Bell, Kinninghall, Hawick with Easycares also selling at £134 from the Firm of Sutherland, Hill House, Lauder.

Rams to £260 for Beltex from R & WD & SR Charlton, Whiteside, Haltwhistle.  

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 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 £390 Crosshow, £285 Langdyke Cottage, £280 Upper Tinwald & Thornington, £270 Crosshow, £265 Bowsden Moor & Hightown.

Beltex £300 Hilton of Culsh, £278 Hightown, £275 Hilton of Culsh, £235 Hightown.  

Suffolk £250 Thackwood, £240 Bowsden Moor, £230 Beckfoot, £222 Thackwood, £220, £215 Thornington.

Charollais £235, £215 Thackwood.           

Mule £200, £188 Thornington, £170 Mill View, £165 Thornington & Nether Shield, £160 Tinnishall & Keppoch.  

Cheviot Mule £182 Thornington, £174 Twizell, £170 Braehead.   

North Country Cheviot £178 West Stobs Wood, £162 Allfornaught, £156 Barrasford Green, £150 Allfornaught.  

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £142 Kinninghall, £129, £128 Allfornaught, £128 Kinninghall, £118 High Dalrioch.  

Easycare £134, £132, £128, £126 Hill House.  

Swaledale £130 Lowry Gardens, £124, £119, £112 Nether Shield, £112 Lowry Gardens.  

Cheviot £130, £128 Gillahill, £130, £126 Glendearg, £118 West Stobs Wood.

RAMS

Beltex £260 Whiteside.   

Texel £225 Thackwood, £220 Twizell, £210 Station Yard.

Bluefaced Leicester £200 Whiteside.   

Hampshire £190 Gillahill. 

Dutch Spotted £155 Newton, £142 Fairfield. 

Romney £150 Beckfoot.

Blackface £145 Merkland.  

North Country Cheviot £142 Gillahill.

Suffolk £142 Middlesteads.       

Blue Texel £140 Kinninghall.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           375.0p (315.2p)
Standard to      424.0p (338.1p)
Medium to      425.0p (345.0p)
Heavy to         434.0p (334.1p)
Overweight to 345.0p (313.4p)

Ewes
Light to           £142.00 (£102.45) 
Heavy to         £390.00 (£155.93)

Rams to           £260.00 (£145.25)

corresponding week 2023 sale report