Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 7,254 sheep comprising of 5,206 hoggs and 2,048 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 3rd April 2025.

Another large very mixed show of 5,206 Prime Hoggs were forward to a full ringside of 17 purchasers ensuring all classes were competitively bid for. Again fed Continental hoggs 33-44kg sold at a premium and proved to be way short of purchaser requirements, heavies showed some improvements being in front of recent rates of return. Many more small and export hoggs are required on a weekly basis to satisfy and ever growing customer demand here at Longtown.

Topping the sale was a fantastic pair of Beltex hoggs at £202 from Mrs A.E. Story, Hobbiesburn, Longtown, also realising this price was a single Beltex hogg from M/s Moir, Cairness.

Top price per kilo was also for Beltex hoggs at 432p from Carrick Primestock, Lyonpark, Ayrshire.

A very well presented run of inside fed heavy hoggs from M/s Moir, Cairness sold to a top of £202 achieving an average of over £180 for 200 sold.

A fantastic run of light weight, mainly Blackie and Cheviot bred hoggs, consigned by Mr M Kay, Haresteads sold to a flying trade topping at 398ppk and achieving an average of 350ppk for over 1,200 sold.

Overall average of 334.9p (SQQ 347.2p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex – 432p Lyonpark, 431p Corsewall Castle, 420.8p Home Farm, 410p Lyonpark, 409.3p Home Farm, 404.8p Sykehead, 400p Kilnford Croft,

Texel – 420p Castlehill, 396.9p Haresteads, 391p Haresteads, 386p Outertown, 385.7p, 382p Haresteads, 380p Pasture House, 379p Newton, 376p 4 Stonehouse.

Cheviot Mule – 377p, 348p, 340p Shethin, 337.1p Gall,.

Hill Cheviot – 376.3p Crosslee, 374.3p East Buccleuch, 373p Balegreggan and Haresteads, 371.4p Gall, 369p Balegreggan, 366.7p Gall, 364.9p Haresteads.

Suffolk – 374p, 364p Haresteads, 357p Shethin, 355p High Cattadale, 350p Outertown, 348.8p, 348.6p Haresteads, 344p Newton, 340p Outertown, 339p Moss Kennels.

North Country Cheviot – 369p The Land, 365p Cleughbrae, 355p Whitecroft Mains, 344.4p The Land, 334p Ottercops, 333p Jerriestown.

Greyface – 360.5p Balegreggan, 357.6p, 353p, 350p, 347p Haresteads, 345p Balegreggan, 343p Garchew, 338.5p Gall.

Blackface – 356.4p Haresteads, 355p Pasture House, 351.3p Eriff, 351p Haresteads, 350p Eriff, 349p Haresteads.

Shetland – 344p, 334.4p Haresteads.

Charollais – 334.8p Outertown, 321.6p Raeburnhead, 315p Donerentin.

Easycare – 334p Haresteads.

Herdwick – 326p, 311p Longrow.

Swaledale – 324.3p Ottercops, 323.1p Westernhopeburn, 316p, 314.3p Ottercops.

Zwartbles – 314p South Riddingwood Croft, 312.2p Haresteads.

Jacob – 311p Haresteads.

Bluefaced Leicester – 304.4p Arnicle.

South Down – 293p Donerentin.

Dutch Spotted – 278p Shethin, 252.9p Viewfield, 250p Raeburnhead.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)

Beltex - £202 Hobbiesburn and Home Farm, £195 Hobbiesburn, £190 Lyonpark, £188 Kilnford Croft and Tercrosset.

Texel - £198 Home Farm, £193 Raeburnhead, £193, £190, £188, £186 Home Farm, £184 Corseview and Tercrosset, £182 Tercrosset, £181, £180 Home Farm.

Suffolk - £182 South Bogbain, £180 Sykehead and Roxburgh Mains, £172 Newton, £170 Outertown and Shethin, £168 South Bogbain, £167 Guardsmill, £166 Shethin, Castlehill, Moss Kennels and Parkdargue.

Hill Cheviot - £177 Becks, £159 Castlehill, £156 Crosslee, £155 Parkdargue , Shethin and Longburgh Fauld, £154 Plumpe, £152 Becks.

Dutch Spotted - £172 Viewfield, £170 Raeburnhead, £164 Shethin.

Blackface - £170 Sonoma and Earlshaugh, £160 Pole, £150 Riskinhope, £149 Earlshaugh, £148 Sonoma, Mains, Fingland.

North Country Cheviot - £166 Guardsmill, £155 The Land, £154, £153 Jerriestown, £53 Guardsmill, £152 Cairnbowie.

Greyface - £165 Sykehead, £160 Hethermill, £151 Aldery Terrace, £150 Finnieness, £149 Ballie and Haresteads, £148 Hethermill, £147 Westernhopeburn.

Charollais - £164 Raeburnhead, £158 Parkdargue, £154 Outertown, £147 Peithyll.

Cheviot Mule - £160 Parkdargue, £153, £150 Shethin, £148 Cairnbowie.

Zwartbles - £145 South Riddingwood Croft.

Swaledale - £138, £132 Ottercops, £126 Westernhopeburn, £120 Ottercops.

Blue Faced Leicester - £137 Arnicle, £134 Mains.

Shetland - £117 Haresteads.

Easycare - £117 Haresteads.

Herdwick - £115, £111 Longrow, £104 Hall Farm.

Jacob - £109 Haresteads.

A smaller show of 2,048 cast ewes and rams were forward to another bustling ring of purchasers. All classes again sold to blistering rates, with all classes being way short of purchaser requirements. Trade simply eclipsed every other center this week and forecast to carry on for the forseeable future. Many more ewes are wanted on a weekly basis to satisfy the biggest demand for ewes in the UK. Keep them coming. 

Heavy ewes topped at £370 for Texel ewes from Hill House.

Mule ewes topped at a staggering £222 for a pair of huge ewes consigned by M/s Burgess, The Bush

Lightweight ewes topped at £170 for a pen of Blackfaces from Newbigging.

Rams to £250 for Suffolks from T. Mackenzie, Drumreach.

HEAVY EWES

Texel - £370, £340 Hill House, £325 Greenwood, £315, £310 Hill House, £310 Roxburgh Mains, £305 The Bush, £300 Roxburgh Mains and Beckfoot, £285 Hill Side, £280 The Bush, Hill Side and Broomhills (Baty).

Beltex - £275 Hobbiesburn, £265 Kilnford Croft, £260 Beckfoot, £245 Woodhead (Storey) and Hall Farm, £240 Hobbiesburn, £205 Gilford.

Charollais - £260, £252 Beckfoot, £220 Gilford, £218 Beckfoot, £215 Gilford

Oxford - £255, £218 Guards.

Suffolk - £252, £250 Roxburgh Mains, £250 Beckfoot, £248, £245 Gilford, £240 Drumreach, £238 Great House

Bluefaced Leicester - £230 Gilford, £220 Beckfoot, £200 Kildalloig.

Greyface - £222, £210 The Bush, £190 Moss Kennels, £188 Newbigging, £185 Windyknowe, £182 Beckfoot, £180 Drumreach, Newbigging, Birch Bush and Morwood.

Cheviot Mule - £208 Derculich House, £178 Drumreach.

Dorset - £192 Great House, £190 Gilford, £188 Beckfoot.

North Country Cheviot - £188 Balconnel and Broomlands, £165, £162 Broomlands, £158 Burnside, £155 Ballie and Broomlands.

Hampshire - £178 Brae Edge.

Zwartbles - £175 Gilford.

Lleyn - £175, £162, £160 Drumreach.

Blue Texel - £165 Drumreach, £158 Newbigging.

Romney - £164 Corsewall Castle, £150 Netherton.

Dutch Spotted - £138 Whitcastles.

Dorper - £130 Gilford.

LIGHT EWES

Blackface - £170 Newbigging, £156, £152 Broomlands, £148 Newbigging and High Cattadale, £146 Mains of Mause, Drumreach and Blackwoodridgehouse, £144 Gartvaigh.

Hill Cheviot - £162 Kilnford Croft, £138 Sykehead and Whitcastles, £135 Newbigging, £120 Derculich House and Gall.

Easycare - £160 Gilford.

Swaledale - £152 Sykehead, £138 Newbigging, £118 Netherton, £108 Ottercops and Newbigging.

Kerry Hill - £138 Cairnbowie, £118 Kirkandrews Moat.  

Jacob - £125 Gilford, £118 Burnside.

Shetland - £125 Hillview.

Goats - £80 Gall Farm.

RAMS

Suffolk - £250 Drumreach, £232 Gilford.

Texel - £235 Hill Side, £232 Gilford, £210 Ballie, £195 Hall Farm, £175 Leahill.

North Country Cheviot - £225, £195 Balconnel, £162 Newbigging.

Bluefaced Leicester - £210 Finniness, £185 Ballie.

Beltex - £200, £190 Hall Farm, £180 Gilford and Bushfield, £155 Hobbiesburn.

Charollais - £195 Bushfield.

Lleyn - £185 Hall Farm.

Easycare - £185 Gilford.

Blackface - £180 Newbigging, £165 Earlshaugh, £160 Fingland.

Hill Cheviot - £165 Hill Side, £162 High Nunclose, £150 Hall Farm.

Dutch Spotted - £145 Whitcastles.

Ryeland - £92 Donerentin.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to             396.9p (334.3p)
Standard to      431.0p (350.1p)
Medium to        432.0p (344.4p)
Heavy to           420.8p (312.2p)

Ewes
Light to                 £170.00(£130.99) 
Heavy to             £370.00 (£193.79)

Rams to               £250.00 (£162.67)

OTM

A smaller show of cows forward on the week, with all classes of cattle in very high demand. Many more number needed on a weekly basis.

Top price per kilo goes to WD & B Thompson, East Unthank, for a Limousin cow making 305ppk.

Top price per head was a well fleshed Aberdeen Angus cow realising £2,595 from Ross Taylor, Little Gill.

Please note:- Opening sale of Northern Counties & Scottish Prime Cattle & prime bulls to commence Thursday 8th May at 1pm following the weekly sale of cast cows. Sales of prime cattle & prime bulls thereafter will take place the first Thursday of every month.

For more information, please contact our auctioneers.

Principal Prices Per Kilo

Angus – 790p, 278p Littlegill.

Limousin – 305p East Unthank, 260p Nether Collinhurst

Dairy Shorthorn – 166p Nether Collinhurst

Principal Prices Per Head

Angus - £2,595, £2,126 Littlegill.

Limousin - £1,921 East Unthank, £1,131 Nether Collinhurst

Dairy Shorthorn - £796 Nether Collinhurst

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

Joe Conley 07771685073

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report