Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 8,219 sheep comprising of 4,001 prime hoggs and 4,218 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 23rd January 2025.
Another good show of cast cows forward again with trade remaining strong throughout. The sale topped at £2,103 for Angus cows shown by G & T Archibald, Craigens, Isle of Islay who also had others at £1,904 and £1,771, with Angus to £1,785 from N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, West Hall and £1,616 from Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, Langholm who also sold Beef Shorthorns at £1,472.
Top per kilo of 235p, 224p and 220p for Angus from Craigens, with Angus to 220p and Beef Shorthorns at 215p from Potholm and Galloways peaked to 184p from Blackburn.
A smaller and very mixed show of 4,001 prime hoggs were forward. Store hoggs are better sold on a Tuesday at Longtown to reach maximum returns. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to advise how and when best to market your stock.
39-48kg well finished prime hoggs were in demand and wanted on a weekly basis to satisfy demand, export hoggs in particular, were way short of purchaser requirements.
The sale topped at 439p for Beltex shown by A Williamson, Dykehead, Penton.
Top per head of £210 for Texels from HM Livestock, Shethin, Ellon.
Overall average of 321.4p (SQQ 331.3p)
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 439p Dykehead, 409p Waterside, 394p Dykehead, 386p Killocraw.
Texel 374p Fineview, 366p Knock, 364p Brae Edge, 359p Shield Green, 356p Culquhasen, 355p Langholm.
Cheviot 357p Dippen, 344p Glendearg, 340p Sorbie, 339p Dippen.
Suffolk 349p Knock, 346p Shethin, 344p Donrentin, 341p Knock.
North Country Cheviot 347p Roughet Hill, 341p, 334p Whitecroft Mains.
Charollais 341p Tinnishall.
Mule 332p Ardmaleish, 328p Cowburnrigg & Hilltop, 326p Culquhasen & Langholm, 324p High Cattadale.
Blackface 324p, 323p Sorbie, 322p Chapelhope, Uigle & Peela Hill.
Cheviot Mule 323p Culquhasen.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £210 Shethin, £200 Corneyside, £194 Woodhall, £188 Roughet Hill, £182 Dippen, £180 Shethin & Glendearg.
Beltex £198 Glendearg, £180 Dykehead, £178 Glendearg, £172 Waterside & Tinnishall, £170 Highwood & Gyratesmyre.
Cheviot Mule £185 Shethin.
Suffolk £182 West Newlands, £179 Wanwood Hill, £178 Oaklands, £172 Wanwood Hill, £170 Hill House.
Charollais £177, £166 Larel, £164 Tinnishall.
Lleyn £170, £168 Townfoot.
Cheviot £164, £160, £153 Mount Benger, £153 West Newlands, £150 Shethin.
Mule £154 Cowburnrigg, £150 High Parkfoot & Westernhopeburn, £149 High Burnfoot, £148 Cowburnrigg.
Blackface £150 Whiteside & Sorbie, £149 Cowburnrigg, £148 Wanwood Hill, £146 Cowburnrigg, Greenside & Mount Benger.
North Country Cheviot £150, £149 Roughet Hill.
Another large show of 4,218 ewes and rams were forward to the same ring of competitive purchasers. Heavy ewes met some resistance, whilst lightweight ewes maintained recent rates high rates of return.
The sale topped at £300 for Texel ewes shown by J Pirie, Machrihanish, Campbeltown.
Suffolks peaked at £255 from A & HC Smith, Crumhaughhill, Hawick.
Mule ewes sold to £190 from Newbigging Farms.
Hill ewes topped at £138 for Cheviots from RJ Oliver, High Brae, Roberton who also sold Blackfaces at £136.
Rams to £210 for Texels from R & H Braid, Leithenhall, Wamphray.
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 £300 Machrihanish, £280 Newbigging, £270 Crumhaughhill & Fineview, £250 Waterside, £240 Highwood, £235 Newbigging, £230 Dormansteads & Peela Hill.
Suffolk £255 Crumhaughhill, £228 Whins, £212 Cairnfield, £200 Clackmae & Roxburgh Mains.
Charollais £198 Beckfoot.
Beltex £195 Lurgan, £190 Fearn.
Mule £190, £178 Newbigging, £178 Highwood & Mossilee, £176 Gyratesmyre, £175 Cairnfield, £172 Newbigging.
North Country Cheviot £188 Mossiliee, £185, £182, £180 Humbleheugh, £175 Dormansteads.
Bluefaced Leicester £185 Tinnis, £180 Laverockbank, £175 Newbigging & High Parkfoot, £165 Peela Hill.
Cheviot Mule £185 Becks, £172 Roughet Hill, £168 Auchlin & Clackmae.
Zwartble £178 Townfoot, £175 Drumreach.
Goat £160 Tangymoil, £150 Newbigging, £130 Tangytavil.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £138 High Brae, £136 Sundhope, £135 North House, £132 Potholm, £128 Skelfhill, £126 Allfornaught, Skelfhill & Potholm.
Blackface £136 High Brae, £130 Pitland Hills, £128 Ashburn, £126 Allfornaught, £122 Hoscote & Tinnis.
Swaledale £110 Linton Bank Head, £100 Grindon Hill, £97 Butterdales.
Easycare £109 Hill House, £108 Grange, £102, £100 Hill House.
RAMS
Texel £210 Leithenhall, £205 Orchard Mains, £200 Longrow & Ashburn.
Charollais £200 Barsalloch, £170 Kirkhill.
Suffolk £195 Hownam Grange, £190, £175 Knock, £165 Carran.
Beltex £195 Drumreach.
North Country Cheviot £190, £170 Hownam Grange.
Bluefaced Leicester £190 High Brae, £175 Tinnis.
Blackface £150 Ashburn, £130 Tinnis, £120 Stewartshield & Turnalt.
Cheviot £130 Skelfhill & Hopsrigg.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 353.0p (303.3p)
Standard to 394.0p (333.6p)
Medium to 439.0p (331.9p)
Heavy to 361.0p (307.6p)
Ewes
Light to £138.00 (£75.72)
Heavy to £300.00 (£133.04)
Rams to £210.00 (£121.59)
corresponding week 2024 sale report
