Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 7,283 sheep comprising of 4,039 prime hoggs and 3,244 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 30th January 2025.

Cast cows continue to sell at recent high rates with buyers keen to purchase. The sale topped at £1,397 for a Beef Shorthorn shown by J Anderson & Son, Rowanburnfoot, Canonbie with Angus cows selling to £1,386 from RJ Anderson & Son, Penchrise, Hawick. More numbers are required on a weekly basis here at Longtown to satisfy buyer demand. 

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Angus 220p Penchrise. Limousin 213p Penchrise. Beef Shorthorn 207p Rowanburnfoot. Galloway 204p, 190p Clerkhill. Luing 198p The Lamperts. Charolais 182p Bellfield. 

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beef Shorthorn £1,397 Rowanburnfoot. Angus £1,386 Penchrise. Luing £1,306 The Lamperts. Limousin £1,288 Penchrise. Galloway £1,275, £1,140 Clerk Hill. Charolais £1,246, £1,242 Bellfield. 

A similar show of 4,039 prime hoggs were forward to a very buoyant trade as Thursday markets totally eclipse trade seen earlier in the week. All vendors left Longtown highly delighted with their days trading, ready to go again next week. More required for next weeks sale as trade starts to move. For further information on trade of prime sheep for the next month’s Thursday sales, please contact John Walton on 07880527066   

The sale topped at 436p for Beltex shown by D Smith, Scobshaugh, Kirriemuir.

Top per head of £222 for Texels from T Semple, Brackley, Carradale.

Overall average of 346.0p (SQQ 352.0p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 436p Scobshaugh, 432p Upper Tinwald, 421p Longlea, 417p Heathery Hall, 414p Hardriding. 

Blue Texel 395p Deepsic Lane. 

Texel 388p Lingey Field, 383p High Cattadale, 375p The Challenge, 373p Brae Edge, 371p Scobshaugh, 370p Station Yard.

Suffolk 372p, 367p High Cattadale, 367p Brae Edge, Sunniside & Archerbeck, 363p Slamptonhill.

Cheviot 371p Oswie, 368p Glendearg, 366p Oswie, 365p Whitecroft Mains 364p Glendearg.

North Country Cheviot 371p, 365p, 363p Humbleheugh. 

Blackface 364p Heathery Hall, 356p, 355p Brackley, 355p Glendearg & Killipol. 

Mule 363p Deepsic Lane, 337p Ottercops & Upper Hindhope, 336p Brackley, 335p Ottercops.    

Cheviot Mule 363p, 353p Marwhirn, 351p Longburgh Fauld.     

Charollais 363p Moss Side, 350p Archerbeck.  

Herdwick 357p Bridge End, 344p Ashness.       

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £222, £218 Brackley, £216 Chesters Brae, £197 High Parsons Bridge, £190 Cadgillhead. 

Beltex £214 Heathery Hall & Merkland, £200 Heathery Hall, £192 Glendearg, £191 Station Yard, £190 Crawthat, Station Yard & Bridge End. 

Suffolk £200 Bridge End, £199 Galleywreay, £198 Chesters Brae & Guardsmill, £196 Westernhopeburn.

Mule £184, £177 Finniness, £176 Grindon Hill, £174 Maidencots, £169 Moss Side.   

Half-bred £178 Galleywreay.    

Cheviot £173 Sir Archibald Road, £170 Station Yard. 

Charollais £170 Tinnishall & Sunniside, £168 Galleywreay, £164 Hallburn Croft. 

Cheviot Mule £170 Maidencots, £165 Longburgh Fauld. 

Blue Texel £170 Deepsic Lane. 

Blackface £168, £161 Brackley, £161, £160 Glendearg, £160 Newbigging.         

North Country Cheviot £164, £156, £150 Humbleheugh. 

Herdwick £151, £143 Bridge End, £141 Ashness.  

Swaledale £138 Ottercops, £132 Longlea.   

A smaller show of 3,244 ewes and rams were forward. Heavy ewes met much improved rates being way short of purchaser requirements, trading miles in front of other centres seen earlier in the week. Light hill ewes easily maintained, and in some cases, surpassed last week’s very high rates of return. As ewe numbers start to dry up quantities will be keenly sought after, every week for the foreseeable future to meet an unprecedented demand at Longtown.   

The sale topped at £330 for Texel ewes on three occasions from HM Livestock, Shethin, Tarves, W Barr & Co., Thirlestane, Lauder and T & S Wilson, Warkshaugh, Wark.

Beltex peaked at £230 from M Dunlop, Corstane, Broughton.

Mule ewes sold to £200 from G & JH Tomlinson, Sunniside, Co Durham. 

Hill ewes topped at £148 for Blackface ewes from S Robson, Toft House, Otterburn with Cheviots selling to £142 from H Douglas & Son, Howahil, Bonchester Bridge. 

Rams to £280 for Texels from W Barr & Co., Thirlestane, Lauder.  

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 £330 Shethin, Thirlestane & Warkshaugh, £325 Incheoch, £320 Shethin, £318 Shepherds Cottage, £312 Beckfoot. 

Suffolk £240 East Ingliston & Shethin, £235 Nether Gala, £228 Shethin.   

Bluefaced Leicester £232 East Stobswood, £212 Nether Gala, £210 Morley Hill, £192 Hilltop.  

Beltex £230 Corstane, £200 Tercrosset, £198, £190 Hardriding.  

Charollais £220, £185 Beckfoot. 

Blue Texel £205 East Stobswood. 

Mule £200 Sunniside, £190 The Challenge & Beckhall, £180 Newbigging, Swinside Townfoot & Nether Gala, £178 Drinkstone, £176 Moorhills.  

Hampshire £200 Shethin & New Gardens. 

North Country Cheviot £195 Drumreach, £185 Beckfoot, £182, £180 Nether Gala, £180 Shethin.   

Zwartble £190 Drumreach.  

Romney £180 Nether Gala, £178 Drumreach. 

Goat £170 Newbigging. 

Cheviot Mule £165, £155 Shethin, £155 Newbigging, £154 Falnash. 

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £148 Toft House, £138 Low Ranachan, £130 Walton Park & Catslackburn. 

Cheviot £142, £140 Howahill, £140 Mount Benger, £130 Gibblaston, £130, £126 Catslackburn.

Easycare £130, £124 Shethin.     

Jacob £122 Snab & Rhoin.   

Swaledale £114 Whitton, £108 Ottercops, £106 Whitton. 

Herdwick £94 Farlam Hill, £90 Orthwaite Hall.

RAMS

Texel £280 Thirlestane, £265 Nether Gala, £240 Corstane, £210 Nether Gala, £25, £200 Beoch.

Suffolk £210 Torbhlaren, £185 Grindon Hill.    

Bluefaced Leicester £210 Mouldyhills.   

Dutch Spotted £200 Orthwaite Hall.

Cheviot £180 Nether Gala, £178 Cleughhead, £170 Nether Gala.            

Charollais £178 South Port o Spittal, £170 Beckfoot. 

Romney £175 Newbigging, £165 Beckfoot.   

Beltex £165 Shethin.  

Lleyn £145 Peithyll.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to                375.0p (313.4p)
Standard to       436.0p (354.4p)
Medium to         414.0p (353.6p)
Heavy to             417.0p (343.4p)

Ewes
Light to                £148.00 (£108.54) 
Heavy to              £330.00 (£166.37)

Rams to               £280.00 (£142.13)

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report