Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their annual Border Cheviot Ewe Sale at Longtown on Monday 25th September 2023, where there was a catalogued entry of 7,503.

Busy Day at Longtown Border Cheviot Ewe and Ram Sale

A strong show of North Country Cheviots, topping the NCC Ewe section was R & T Dun, Gilston with 5 eye catching two crop park type Cheviot ewes realising £200 per head. NCC Gimmers topped at £250 from GA Stephenson, Pastures View Farm. NCC ewe lambs in strong demand with purchases traveling far and wide. Ewe lamb top at £265 for a fantastic example of the NCC Park type breed from G Davies & Partners, North Synton,closely followed behind from the same home for a beautiful pair of black ewe lambs proven to be everyone pick of the day realising £250.

NCC Ewe Lambs sold for £265 per head from G Davies and Prtnrs North Synton

South Country Cheviots taking the spotlight of the day in 2 out of three sections. With top of the hop being 15 tremendous tup breeding type of SCC Gimmers coming to £400 per head from Stirkfield Farms, Stirkfield. Chasing closely behind were 20 five-year-old SCC Ewes from RH Paton, Glencairn reaching a final hammer price of £320. Ewe lambs topped at £100 from WN Douglas, Catslackburn.  

DF Cavers, Dod Farm dispersal topped at £165 for a pen of 59 NCC Gimmers average £129 for 271 sheep.

Wynholm Farms, Wynholm dispersal topped at £170 for a pen of 18 NCC one crop ewes averaging £141 for 225 sheep.

MC Phalp, Airey Holme dispersal topped at £160 for a pen of 14 NCC Park two crop ewes. Averaging £123 for 125 sheep

RJ Downie, Newton Farm reduction topped at £150 for a pen of 52 one to three crop NCC Cheviot ewes averaging £131 for 180 sheep.

FLOCK AVERAGES

NCC Ewes
Dun, Gilston                                        5 @ £200.00
Powell, Springwood Lodge             16 @ £167.50
Bell, Hilltop                                          9 @ £163.33
Taylforth, The Side                       224 @ £160.58
Campbell, Wedderlie                       95 @ £145.00
Grant, Innergellie House                   9 @ £139.89
Findlay, Daill                                     21 @ £131.90
Edmondson, Seathwaite                 17 @ £130.47

NCC Gimmers
MacDonlad, West Blackbyre          15 @ £230.00
Stephens, Pasture View                 51 @ £216.86
Eastham, Longburgh Fauld            82 @ £214.76
Thompson, Hownam Grange           8 @ £205.00
Warden, Skelfhill                              30 @ £200.00
Walton, High Fodderlie                   12 @ £200.00
Galloway, Gallahill                           40 @ £195.00
Bell, Hilltop                                          6 @ £190.00
Dean, Kirkhouse                              20 @ £176.50

NCC Ewe Lambs
Davies, North Synton                      38 @ £254.34
Allen, Humbleheugh                        40 @ £206.25
Duncan, Craik                                   10 @ £185.00
Cockburn, Stonecroft                      37 @ £167.84
Thomson, Hownam Grange           49 @ £158.78
Thorburn, Parks                               14 @ £142.00
Kelsocleugh Farming                      20 @ £130.50

SCC Ewes
Paton, Castle Crawford                   56 @ £260.71
Stirkfield Farms                             130 @ £171.73
Randall, Drycleuchlea                     26 @ £145.00
Halliday, Dalgare                               8 @ £115.00
Douglas, Catslackburn                 112 @ £109.11
Noble, Lochurd                                 60 @ £105.50
Douglas, Carlenrigg                         32 @ £105.00
Langholm Initiative, Cooms            47 @ £104.00
Cavers, Sorbie                              138 @ £101.81

SCC Gimmers
Stirkfield Farms                                36 @ £276.67
Eastham, Longburgh Fauld              8 @ £170.00
Aitchison, North Shortcleugh         17 @ £169.71
Queensberry Fmg, Chanlochfoot  26 @ £160.00
Lamont, Winterhope Road             39 @ £155.90
Halliday Dalgare                                 3 @ £155.00
Easterhouse Farms                      119 @ £154.49
McColm, Meadowfoot Park            12 @ £150.00
Luescher, Megdale                          31 @ £146.26
Weir, Mainside                                 24 @ £146.25
McVittie, Beechlea                           17 @ £142.00
Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm      20 @ £140.00

SCC Ewe Lambs
Douglas, Catslackburn                    50 @ £88.00
Halliday, Granton                             40 @ £88.00
Beattie, Dressertland                       33 @ £82.91
Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm      45 @ £82.44

AVERAGES
NCC Ewes - £128.21 (2022 - £120.63)
NCC Gimmers - £166.78 (2022 - £169.23)
NCC Ewe Lambs - £116.16 (2022 - £103.930
SCC Ewes - £105.17 (2022 - £102.43)
SCC Gimmers - £162.01 (2022 - £126.71)
SCC Ewe Lambs - £80.56 (2022 - £82.15)

TOP PRICES

NCC Ewes £200 Gislton, £170 Hilltop & Wynholm & Springwood Lodge & The Side (x2), £162 Springwood Lodge, £160 Wynholm & Airey Holme, £158 Innergellie House, £155 Elsdonburn & Wynholm.

NCC Gimmers £250 Pastures View, £235 Longburgh Fauld & Pastures View, £230 Longburgh Fauld & West Blackbyre, £220 Hownam Grange & Pastures View (x2), £210 Pastures View & Longburgh Fauld.

NCC Ewe lambs £265 & £250 & £240 North Synton, £225 Humbleheugh & Kelsocleugh, £200 Humbleheugh, £190 & £180 West Deloraine, £180 Hownam Grange, £170 & £165 Stonecroft.

SCC Ewes £320 & £250 & £210 Castle Crawford, £190 & £160 & £155 (x3) Stirkfield, £145 Drycleuchlea.

SCC Gimmers £400 & £360 Stirkfield, £280 North Shortcleugh, £170 Longburgh Fauld, £162 Easterhouse Farms, £160 Stirkfield & Queensberry & Easterhouse Farms & Winterhope Road.

SCC Ewe lambs £100 Catslackburn, £88 Granton & Potholm, £85 Dressertland, £82 Dressertland & Sundhope, £80 Catslackburn & Upper Hindhope.

 

The North Country Cheviot Sheep Society Sale of shearling and two-shear Park and Hill rams

A crowded ringside but a more selective trade than last year with the best meeting strong competitive demand but more caution being exercised over the mid-range sheep.

127 registered rams sold to average £374, a fall of £27 on the year for a similar number sold.

NCC Tup sold for £1600 from Messrs R & T Dun, Gilston

Topping the sale at £1,600 was R. & T. Dun, Gilston, Heriot with a shearling by Belmaduthy Blaze which went to J. Runciman & Sons, Allanshaws.  W.D. Allen, Humbleheugh, Alnwick took £1,350 for a Carruthers Xavi son, purchased by J. Capper, Valehurst, Kirkby Stephen with another shearling from Humbleheugh going at £1,200 to Churchstile Farming, Seascale.

Other £1,200 sales were made by Mrs Diana Walton`s Wandylaw Flock for a three-shear, to J. & E. Cambell, Chathill and by Messrs Matthewson & Son, Soutra for a shearling which went to Grain Farms, Hebdon Bridge.  Soutra sold another at £950 with £800 to R. & T. Dun. Leading the Hill-types was a £700 sale from Messrs Anderson, Priesthaugh.

Leading Cheviot averages Soutra £884 (3); Wandylaw £694 (3); Gilston £637 (6); Humbleheugh £637 (9); Allanshaws £556 (5) and Crofthead £545 (4).
Unregistered N.C. Cheviot rams, including some well-sold black rams averaged £311.

Bluefaced Leicester Ram sold for £1350 from Kirkstead

The annual sale of traditionally bred “true-blue” Bluefaced Leicesters for crossing to breed the Cheviot Mule saw a very good show of strong powerful rams forward and a packed ringside of buyers; trade was buoyant with all rams in exceptional demand.

The top was £1,320, £1,250, and £1,100 for shearlings from Messrs R. A. McLymont & Son Kirkstead, Yarrow with others to £900, West Bolton, £880 Warkshaugh and £800 each, Alwinton and Low Espley.

Bluefaced Leicesters shearlings sold to average £603, an increase of £140 on the year with the leading averages being Kirkstead £1,105 (5); Low Espley £780 (7);  Alwinton £666 (3), West Bolton £640 (7); Burghhead £587 (7) and Warkshaugh £561 (8).