Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 34 prime lambs, 4,909 prime hoggs and 2,970 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 2nd May 2019.
Cast cows again sold well to a stronger ringside of buyers with prices exceeding recent rates. More are required to satisfy weekly demand. Sale topped at 143p for a Limousin cow from H.L. Whitfield, Batey Shield, Kellah. Closely followed by a Whitebred Shorthorn cast bull at 142p from John M Davidson, East Deloraine, Ettrick which totaled £1072.10. Beef Shorthorns to 128p Hallsford. Limousins to 143p, 137p, 136p Batey Shield.
A larger show of 4,909 prime hoggs, buyers more cautious, although good quality of any weights very good to sell. Overall average 201p with SQQ at 208.7p.
Best quality Beltex and Texel sold to 258p for a pen of Beltex from Snade, Dunscore, with others to 243p from Kirtlebank.
Export weights sold between 210p to 230p per kilo with Hill Cheviots to £102 from Netherplace. Blackfaces to £91 from Yett.
Light hoggs again a marvellous trade to a top of 243p for Cheviots from Cleughbrae with most making between 200 to 225p. Top price per head was £78 again for Cheviots from Cleughbrae.
Heavy hoggs were forward in less numbers and sold at similar rates. Top £113 for Texel hoggs from Becks, Langholm.
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 258p Snade, 243p Kirtlebank, 234p Snade, 233p Drumcairn, 230p Waterside, 229p Drumcairn & Waterside.
Cheviot 249p Heathery Hall, 246p Longburgh Fauld, 243p Cleughbrae, 233p West Scales, 232p Plumpe & West Scales, 231p Plumpe, 229p & 228p Netherplace.
Texel 248p Hayclose,238p East Raffles, 236p Nunscelugh, 231p Scales Hall & Kirtlebank, 230p Barker House & Shawhill & Dundraw.
Blackface 229p Heathery Hall, 227p Fordlands, 222p & 219p Heathery Hall, 219p Edenhall.
Swaledale 226p The Coach House.
Jacob 226p Wardrew.
Suffolk 222p Plumpe, 221p The Coach House & Heathery Hall, 216p West Scales, 214p Bidlake, 210p Wynholm.
Herdwick 215p East House.
Mule 209p Littlegill, 206p Plumpe, 205 Nunscleugh, 200 Copperthorns.
North Country Cheviot 209p Dalmakethar.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £127 & £113 Becks, £107 Haas Grove & Abbey Cowper & West Glengyre, £106 Dundraw, £105.50 Oulton Hall, £105 Beck, £104 Oulton Hall.
Beltex £108 Wood & Drumcairn, £106 Snade, £105 Drumcairn, £103 Snade, £102 Drumcairn & Snade, £100 Wood & Snade.
Cheviot £102 & £99 & £98.50 Netherplace, £98 Beechwood & Millriggs, £97.50 Riggshield, £95 West Scales, £95 Patties Hill.
Suffolk £99.50 West Scales, £98 Pirntation, £96 Kirtleton House, £96 Scales Hall, £95.50 Nutholm, £95 Heathery Hall, £94 Scales Hall & Sceugh Dyke.
North Country Cheviot £94 Dalmakethar.
Cheviot Mule £93.50 & £91.50 West Mains.
Swaledale £92.50 & £89.50 Netherplace, £86 The Coach House.
Blackface £91 Yett, £88.50 Sewing Shields, £88 Sorbie, £87 Troloss, £85.50 West Scales & Troloss.
Herdwick £90 Orthwaite Hall.
Mule £90 Cleughbrae, £89 The Farm, £88 Nunscleugh.
Easycare £86 Easter Denhead.
Kerry Hill £84 Riggshield.
Spring lambs were also wanted with a top of £106 for Texels from Kimmeter Green. Others to £105 from Waterside, £102 again from Kimmeter Green. Suffolks to £96 from Guardsmill. With a top price per kilo of 255p for Texels from Woodhall Farm.
The 2,970 cast ewes and rams were forward to the usual buyers, trade very similar with lean and best Texels at extreme rates. 436 ewes sold at £100 and over to average £118.36. Overall average £80.77. Sale topped at £160 for Texels from Chaseside, with Suffolks selling to £112 from Shaw Cottage, Charollais to £133 from Beckfoot, Greyface ewes to £88 from Woodhead.
Hill ewes sold to a top of £86 for Cheviots from Crossdykes, with Blackfaces to £76 from Mossband House.
Cast rams sold to a top of £132 for Texels from Barledziew Cottage.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £160 Chaseside, £158 Douganhill, £156 Crailloch, £155 Springfield Farm Court, £154 Dearham Hall, £152 Wood, £150 Linnhead, £148 Dearham Hall, £146 Glenart & Crailloch.
Millenium Blue £148 Hayclose.
Beltex £142 & £122 Woodhead, £118 Greenside & Winterhope.
Charollais £133 Beckfoot, £124 High House & Beckfoot, £109 & £107 & £106 Beckfoot, £100 Chaseside.
Suffolk £112 Shaw Cottage, £109 Kilnford Croft, £107, £106 Beckfoot, £105 Chaseside, £103 High Floweryhirst, £100 Beckfoot, £100 Hallburn.
North Country Cheviot £104 Dalmakethar, £100 Gospel Hall, £95 Beckfoot, £93 Dodgsonstown.
Blue Faced Leceister £93 Branteth, £91 Maidencots, £90 Clonrae.
Continental £90 Lemacrossam.
Romney £88 High House.
Mule £88 Woodhead, £83 Smailholm Mains, £81 Bordergate, £80 Cadgillhead.
Cheviot Mule £85 Treleathick.
Zwartbles £81 Ballard.
Dorset £74 & £73 & £72 Treleathick.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £86 & £84 Crossdykes, £83 Terrona & Sorbie, £80 Maidencots.
Lleyn £78 Coxhill, £71 Dalmakethar, £70 Hendrefor.
Blackface £76 Mossband House, £74 Sorbie, £73 Corvalley, £71 Edges Green, £70 Bankend & Troloss.
Swaledale £67 Longlea, £63 Archerbeck & Broomhills (Baty), £60 Spoutbank & Reaygarth.
Herdwick £64 Farlam Hill.
Jacob £61 Mossband House.
RAMS
Texel £132 Barledziew Cottage, £112 Kilnford Croft, £109 Whitehall, £104 Crossdykes & Calf Park.
North Country Cheviot £90 Nisbet Mill.
Blue Faced Leicester £87 Thornhope.
Suffolk £87 Archerbeck, £82 Calf Park.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 243.8p (201.5p)
Standard to 249.0p (209.4p)
Medium to 258.5.0p (207.5p)
Heavy to 230.0p (179.4p)
Shearlings to 222.9p (142.9p)
Ewes
Light to £86.00 (£56.32)
Heavy to £160.00 (£87.08)
Rams £132.00 (£84.40)
corresponding week 2018 sale report
