Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,850 sheep comprising of 3,528 prime lambs and 4,315 cast ewes & rams and 17 cast cows at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 1st October 2020.

A much improved entry for both quality and quantity with mainly hill cows forward, although a pleasing trade was met for all classes. More numbers still required to fulfill weekly demand. The sale topped at 121p for Luing cows from A. Reid & Co., Glendearg, Eskdalemuir, who also sold Angus cows at 118p and 117p. Other Luings to 120p from The Lamperts, Gilsland. Simmental cows to 116p from JA & E Dinwoodie, Archerbeck, Canonbie. Top price per head of £978 from The Lamperts.

A smaller show of 3,528 prime lambs forward to the same ring of competitive purchasers ensuring all classes were eagerly bid for, albeit slightly easier than last week’s high rates of return.

Topping the sale at 278p was a tremendous pair of Beltex lambs from G Mitchinson & Sons, High Greenhill, Kirkcambeck.

Top price per head of £126 for Texel lambs from J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains Kelso.  

Overall average of 196.8p (SQQ 200.9p)

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 278p High Greenhill, 276p Drummuie, 270p Lees Hall, 261p Crawthat, 254p High Mossthorn, 253p Tinnishall, 250p Lingey Field & Thornthwaite Hall.   

Mule 257p Ettleton, 200p Skernish, 199p Blackcleugh & Minsca.

Texel 232p Byreburnside, 228p Cubbyhill, 225p Auchengray, 224p Braehead, Cubbyhill & Thirstane Cottage, 223p Newtown, 222p Byreburnside.

Cheviot 225p Ridsdale, 215p Priesthaugh, 213p Portgower, 211p Easterfrew.  

Blackface 216p Ridsdale & Chapel, 213p Chapelhope, 209p Ridsdale, 208p Scabcleugh.

Herdwick 211p Waterloo & Orthwaite Hall.     

Suffolk 204p Hallrule Mill, 201p Woodhouse & Greenburn, 198p Swaites, 196p Greenburn, 195p Kirkdale & Fenton.

Charollais 198p Greenburn, 191p Tinnishall & Archerbeck.  

Cheviot Mule 198p, 195p Terrona, 195p Mains.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £126 Roxburgh Mains, £120 Woodhead, £112 Thirstane Cottage, £111 Whitstonehill & Woodhead, £109 Fenton, £107 Whitstonehill.

Beltex £115 Crawthat, £114 Tinnishall, £112 Crawthat & High Mossthorn, £111 Whitstonehill & High Greenhill.  

Suffolk £113 Roxburgh Mains, £112 Greenburn, £101 Archerbeck, £100 Whitstonehill &

Cowburnrigg.  

Charollais £111 Greenburn.

Dorset £101 Justenlees, £98 Winless Mains.  

Cheviot £100 Croftheads.   

Mule £99 Grindon Hill, £91 Whiteside, £90 Grindon Hill & Ettleton.   

North Country Cheviot £92 Dormansteads.      

Zwartble £91 Barnglies.

Blackface £89 Beech Cottage, £84 Whiteside.

 

Another large entry of 4,315 ewes.

All classes of ewes in massive demand, being £3-5 dearer on the week. All vendors went home delighted with their days trading; more can be sold to vendors advantage on a weekly basis here at Longtown.

Topping the sale was a pen of Texel ewes which sold at £176 from R Osborne, Castlehill, Dumfries with hill ewes topping at £84 for Cheviot ewes from JG Murray & Son, Branxholm Braes, Hawick.

Cast rams again short of purchaser’s requirements and keenly sought after week on week. Topping the ram section was a Texel consigned by I & G Aitchison, The Side, Newcastleton realising £170.    

HEAVY EWES

Texel £176 Castlehill, £174 Hazel Head, £172 Crumhaghhill, £170 Castlehill, £169 West Millhills, £164 Crumhaughhill, £162 Castlehill.

Beltex £152 Wood Farm.         

Suffolk £124 Hallrule Mill, £115 Roxburgh Mains, £114, £110 North House, £106 Hassendean.

Bluefaced Leicester £122 Brownleazes.  

Bleu du Maine £118 Viewley.   

Charollais £109, £103 Beckfoot, £102, £100 Heatherglen.

North Country Cheviot £106 Seaview, £97 Courstein, £95 Dunnabie.  

Cheviot Mule £98 Coustein, £9, £87 Gilston, £87 Thirstane Cottage.  

Mule £92 Faugh Beeches & Hoscote Estate, £91 Oaklands, £86 Hassendean, £84 Milnholm, Minsca, Mount Farm & Redgatehead.          

Border Leicester £90 Justenlees.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £84 Branxholm Braes, £81 Little Galla, £80 Crossdykes, £78 Maidencots, £75 North House.

Blackface £76, £75 Prospect House, £76 Brownleazes, £70 Hoscote Estate & Chapelhope.

Swaledale £64 Riggshield, £63 Woodhouse, Crawfordhall & Burn House, £60 Minsca & Mount Annan.   

Easycare £61 Mossfennan.   

RAMS

Texel £170 The Side, £148 Auchengool, £130 Roxburgh Mains, £120 Viewley.   

Beltex £136 Wood Farm.  

Charollais £130 Heatherglen, £128 Beckfoot.

Cheviot £100 Cossarhill, £94 Clerkhill, £90 Sorbietrees.

Suffolk £100 Milnholm.    

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           313.3p (185.5p)
Standard to      276.3p (204.8p)
Medium to      278.0p (201.2p) 
Heavy to         232.6p (201.3p)
Overweight to     211.3p (200.7p) 

Ewes
Light to           £84.00   (£52.77) 
Heavy to         £176.00 (£82.32)

Rams   to      £170.00 (£86.21)

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report