Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward an entry of 7,076 sheep, comprising of 4,376 prime hoggs and 2,700 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 6th March 2025.
A similar show of 4,376 prime hoggs were forward to a strong ringside of buyers ensuring all classes met a firm trade, again, Thursday’s trade rewarding customers with premium returns that can only be attained later in the week. Keep the numbers coming to Longtown to receive premium returns.
Export hoggs were highly sought after with many selling to premium rates and short of supply
Light hoggs slightly firmer from previous weeks, with over 49% of the sale being hill bred hoggs
Well bred heavies still commanding very good returns whilst common heavies met some resistance.
Big numbers of fed 35kg-45kg prime hoggs of all breeds are wanted in the coming weeks by purchaser request. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further marketing advice.
Many more well finished hoggs are wanted every week and will be sold to vendor advantage
The sale topped at 457.1p for a pen of Beltex hoggs shown by MacTaggart Bros & Co, Castle Douglas.
Top per head of £265 for Texels from Douganhill Farms, Orchard Mains.
Overall average of 351.5p (SQQ 364.5p)
Incorporated in the weekly sale of prime hoggs was the prize show and sale of Cheviot hoggs kindly sponsored by PJ Tractor Parts, Longtown. The directors, auctioneers and all the auction mart staff would like to thank all parties involved with today’s show and sale.
Judging was left in the very capable hands of Morgan Reynolds, Scotbeef who awarded the prizes as follows:
20 HILL CHEVIOT PRIME HOGGS
CLASS 1 – 30-39 KILOS
1st – Reid, Glendearg 38kg £154
2nd – Reid, Glendearg 39kg £147
CLASS 2 - 39–45 KILOS
1st – Reid, Glendearg 42kg £165
2nd – Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm 41kg £156
3rd – Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm 42kg £159
CLASS 3 – 45.1 KILOS & OVER
1st – Reid, Glendearg 45kg £164
2nd – Jardine, Yett 48kg £156
3rd - Carruthers, Woodhall 47kg £158
CHAMPION – Reid, Glendearg 38kg £154
RESERVE CHAMPION – Reid, Glendearg 42kg £165
20 NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT PRIME HOGGS
CLASS 1 - UP TO 30-39 KILOS
1st – Allen, Stouphill 37kg £140
CLASS 2 – 39.1-45 KILOS
1st – Muir, Cleughbrae 41kg £155
2nd - Allen, Stouphill 40kg £140
3rd – Muir, Cleughbrae 41kg £155
CLASS 2 – 45.1 KILOS & OVER
1st – Tweedie, Buchtrig 46kg £172
2nd – Findlay, Easter Bagillo 46kg £167
3rd - Findlay, Easter Bagillo 51kg £164
CHAMPION - Tweedie, Buchtrig 46kg £172
RESERVE CHAMPION – Muir, Cleughbrae 41kg £155
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 457.1p, 442.9p Station Yard, 440p Corstane, 427p East Mey, 422p, 418.2p, 414.3p, 414p Station Yard, 414p Lurgan.
Texel 407.4p Croft House, 402p Orchardton Mains, 392p Croft House, 390.5p Ramparts, 389.2p Ballochgair, 389p Kilwhipnach and High Trewhitt.
Hill Cheviot 405p Glendearg, 394p Allfornaught, 392.9p Glendearg, 386.1p Lurgan, 382p Allfornaught, 381.p Sorbie
Charollais 400p Station Yard, 391p Coiliamy, 387.5p Cottage Farm, 369p Spittal Mains.
Millenium Blue 390p Lurgan.
Suffolk 397.6p Leapsrigg, 381p Coiliamy, 380p Station Yard, 377p Gartvaigh, 374.4p Westernhopeburn, 373p Newton of Inshewan.
Greyface 387.8p Bellbank, 357.9p Gall Farm, 357.1p Tister, 350p Glenzier, 349p Wydon Eals.
North Country Cheviot 378.9p Cleughbrae, 378.4p Stouphill, 378p Cleughbrae, 373.9p Buchtrig, 372.5p Stouphill, 364.4p Marwhirn.
Dutch Spotted 378.9p Westernhopeburn
Blackface 371p Camphill, 364p High Creoch, 358p Sorbie, 353p Lurgan, 351p Carrow, 348p Cowburnrigg.
Blue Texel 363.8p Low Ranachan
Cheviot Mule 360p Buchtrig, 359.1p Longburgh Fauld, 358.1p Marwhirn, 355.6p Tister, 353p Gartvaigh.
Half Bred 348.8p Mid Harrietsfield.
Herdwick 344.4p Gall Farm.
Easycare 343.8p Coxhill.
Swaledale 338p Orthwaite Hall, 317p Westernhopeburn, 310.6p,310p Ottercops, 308.9p Woodhall.
Zwartbles 315.8p Nutholm.
Jacob 308.6p Parks.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £265, £256, £250 Orchardton Mains, £190 Southfield, £188 Orchardton Mains, Arkleby House, Wellfield and Brackley, £185 Easter Balgillo, High Parson Bridge and Dunjop.
Charollais £220, £198, £186, £182, £178 Cottage Farm, £168 Coiliamy.
Beltex £198 Dunjop and Corstane, £194 Station Yard and Easter Balgillo, £192 Station Yard, £191 Dunjop, £190 Station Yard and Dunjop, £188 Station Yard and Easter Balgillo.
North Country Cheviot £188 Monklaw, £184 Stouphill, £172 Buchtrig, £167, £164 Easter Balgillo, £164 Marwhirn.
Suffolk £186 Kirkhouse, £175 Coxhill, £170 Galleywreay, £169, £168 Ramparts, £167 Station Yard.
Hill Cheviot £181 Kirkhouse, £180 Megdale, £171 Catslackburn, £170 North Hermitage, £165 Buchtrig, Kirkhouse and Glendearg, £164 Skelfhill and Glendearg.
Blue Texel £171 Low Ranachan.
Greyface £168 Kilfaddoch and Bellbank, £167 High Burnfoot, £160 Bank Cottage and Ormsary, £159 Bellbank, £158 Kirkhouse, £157 Wydon Eals.
Cheviot Mule £165 Bellbank, £160 Tister and Leapsrigg, £159 Gartvaigh, £158 Longburgh Fauld, £154 Marwhirn, £153 Buchtrig.
Blackface £162 Arnicle and Ormsary, £160 High Creoch, £159, £156 Camphill, £154 Kirkhouse, Grindon Hill and Ballimeanoch, £152 Ballimeanoch.
Hampshire £160 Glenzier.
Easycare £160 Ormsary.
Millenium Blue £156 Lurgan.
Half Bred £150 Mid Harrietsfield.
Swaledale £149 Westernhopeburn, £146 Ottercops, £139 Woodhall, £132 Orthwaite Hall, £124 Ottercops.
Dutch Spotted £144 Westernhopeburn
Valais £140 Quoyshakes.
Herdwick £124 Gall Farm.
Zwartbles £120 Nutholm.
Jacob £108 Parks.
A smaller show of 2,700 ewes were forward with heavy and best ewes proving in short supply being dearer on the week. A larger show of plainer ewes on offer met a slight resistance on previous weeks.
More ewes are wanted for next week’s sale as customers are keen for supplies with trade set to at least maintain these very high rates of return. Numbers are handled with ease and are keenly sought after.
The sale topped at £400 for Texel ewes from Douganhill Farms, Orchard Mains.
Hill ewes topped at £158 for Cheviots from W.J. Douglas & Son, Upper Hindhope with Blackfaces selling to £152 from W. & B. Nichol, Lawston.
Mule ewes topped at £200 on two separate occasions being consigned from West Mains and Kirkton of Kingoldrum.
Suffolk ewes topped a £255 from Beckfoot with plenty of Suffolks realising upward of £210
Charollais ewes were in big demand topping at £295 for a pen of pure bred ewes being consigned by M/s Sloan, Rigghead.
Rams to £272 for Suffolks from Townfoot Farms.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £400 Orchardton Mains, £360 Rigghead, £335 Orchardton Mains, £330 High Threave, £325 Orchardton Mains and South Moss Side, £322, £320 High Threave.
Charollais £295 Rigghead, £270 Drumreach, £260 Bogrie, £255 Beckfoot, £232 Rigghead.
Bluefaced Leicester £265 Mount Farm, £240 Kilfaddoch, £205 Nunscleugh.
Beltex £265 Drumreach, £200 Beckfoot, £172 Corstane, £165 Pond House.
Suffolk £255 Beckfoot, £250 Drumreach, £235 South Moss Side and Beckfoot, £225 Nether Dargarval and High Trewitt, £218 Beckfoot and Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £215 Beckfoot.
Bleu d’Maine £240, £185 Drumreach.
North Country Cheviot £222 Beckfoot, £200 Drumreach, £188 North Corrielaw and Gyratesmrye, £185 Quoyshakes, £165 High Trewitt, £164 Stouphill.
Dutch Spotted £215 West Mains, £200 Drumreach.
Cheviot Mule £200 Orchardton Mains, £180 Pond House, £178 Longformacus, £170 Drumreach, £166 Longformacus.
Greyface £200 West Mains and Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £190, £188 Ramparts, £188 Chapel, £182 Dyke, Muirfield and Rampart, £180 Mount Farm and Beckfoot.
Dorset £195 Beckfoot, £190 Low Ranachan.
Hampshire £178 Moorfield.
Zwartbles £148 Lawston.
LIGHT EWES
Hill Cheviot £158 Upper Hindhope, £155 Carlenrigg, £154 Drycleuchlea, £150, £148 Pingle, £145 Drycleuchlea.
Blackface £152 Lawston, £144 Toft House, £142 Drumreach, £136 Minsca, £132 Chapel, £128 Peela Hill and Gibblaston.
Lleyn £145 Southfield.
Lonk £138 Quoyshakes.
Easycare £136, £126 Ramparts.
Shetland £130, £100 Gorthleck Mains.
Swaledale £128 Mount Farm, £102 Spoutbank and Ottercops, £100 Nunscleugh, £98 West Newlands, £96 Ottercops, £90 Woodhall.
Goats £140 East Farm.
RAMS
Suffolk £272 Townfoot, £245 Skelfhill, £212 Moorfield.
Charollais £265, £240 Beckfoot, £175 Moorfield.
Texel £260, £230 Seat Hill, £210 Longformacus, £200 Ballinloan and West Mains, £190 Moorfield.
Bluefaced Leicester £255 Woodhall
North Country Cheviot £230, £200 Stouphill, £200 North Hermitage, £190 Stouphill, £180 Mainside, £175 South Moss Side.
Berrichon £225 Chapel.
Dorset £195 Beckfoot, £180 Low Ranachan.
Hill Cheviot £185, £180 Mainside, £160 Carlenrigg, £150 Potholm, £138 Skelfhill.
Beltex £180 Moorfield
Blackface £180 Toft House, £150 Skelfhill, £145 The Haining, Upper Hindhope and Toft House.
Romney £155 Harden.
Easycare £150 Moulin House.
Swaledale £145, £100 Ottercops.
Hampshire £140 Moorfield.
Herdwick £110 South Moss Side.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 407.4p (358.0p)
Standard to 427.0p (362.7p)
Medium to 457.1p (365.5p)
Heavy to 402.0p (326.5p)
Ewes
Light to £198 (£89.46)
Heavy to £400 (£177.50)
Rams to £272 (£149.39)
Cast cows in very high demand for all classes, many more needed to meet buyer requirements with new buyers operating at the ringside. Top price of the day was a 10yo Limousin cow feeding cow realising 268ppk and £1,996.60 from Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill.
Please Note:- Special Prize Show and sale of Prime Cattle, Prime Bulls and Prime cows to be held on Thurdsday 20th March 2025. For all further enquiries please contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls. Early entires are appreciated.
Daniel Lynn 07584200489
John Walton 07880527066
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Limousin 268p Wanwood Hill
Angus 268p, 248p Potholm
British Shorthorn 248p Pilmuir
Luing 236p Potholm
Hereford 232p Pilmuir
Friesian 230p Hethermill
Galloway 210p Whiteknowe
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)
Limousin £1,996 Wanwood Hill
British Shorthorn £1,785 Pilmuir
Angus £1,782 Potholm
Luing £1,652 Potholm
Friesian £1,380 Hethermill
Hereford £1,368 Pilmuir
Galloway £1,186 Whiteknowe
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
Joe Conley 0777 168 5073
corresponding week 2024 sale report
