Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,985 sheep comprising of 3,931 prime lambs and 4,054 cast ewes & rams plus 16 cast cows at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 5th November 2020.

A lesser show of cast cows were forward, with trade remaining similar. The sale topped at 129p for Hereford cows from J Macdonald & Co., Drumyeonmore, Isle of Gigha, who also sold Limousins at 119p. Angus cows sold at 118p from TD & JR Byers, Cubbyhill, Longtown. Top per head of £764 for Beef Shorthorns from W Skilling, Cara View, Tarbert.

A smaller, more mixed show of 3,931 prime lambs were forward. Heavy lambs were considerably dearer on the week with best export lambs in big demand, both classes being short of purchaser requirements and many more are required to satisfy purchaser demand every week here at Longtown.

Topping the sale at 293p was a superb pen of ten Beltex lambs from regular consigner

M/s G & W Halliday, Crawthat, Lockerbie.

Topping the sale at £140 on two separate occasions for heavy Texel lambs firstly from

M/s RK Springett, Ochreland, Hexham and secondly from J Pirie, Machrihanish, Campbeltown respectively.

Light lambs saw another lift, topping at 274ppk for a pen of smart Beltex lambs consigned by M/s D&D Aitken, Uppercleaugh, Lockerbie. Continental lambs trading at 220p – 240p. Blackies topped at 222ppk consigned by TE Hutchinson, Chapel farm, Moffat Blackface lambs trading at 205ppk-210ppk. Light lambs will be in big demand for next weeks sale and numbers wanted to satisfy an ever-increasing demand here at Longtown.

Overall average of 207.3p (SQQ 209.6p)

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 293p Crawthat, 288p Waltonwoodhead, 286p Crawthat, 285p Greenburn, 280p Mains of Balhall, 279p Ridsdale, 276p Gallowberry, 274p Greenburn & Uppercleuch.

Texel 271p Killeonan, 264p Dashwell Green, 258p Bombie, 252p Lowfield House, 251p Knock, 250p Cubbyhill & Brisco Meadows.   

Cheviot 227p Ballywilline, 225p Barfil & Catslackburn, 224p Cowburn, 223p Ballywilline, 221p Chapel.  

Charollais 226p Shawhead.

Blackface 222p Chapel, 214p Whitchester, 213p Linton,212p Ballywilline, 211p Whitchester & Killeonan.

Herdwick 221p Orthwaite Hall.  

Cheviot Mule 218p Earlside, 205p Terrona, 200p Earlside.       

Dorset 218p Donerenting Camp House.    

Shetland 218p Barfil.

Suffolk 213p Donerenting Camp House, High Cattadale & Outertown, 212p Cowburnrigg, 210p Towiemore.

Mule 211p Roughet Hill, 209p Chirdon, 206p Low Eals, 204p Chirdon, 201p Greensburn.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £140 Ochreland & Machrihanish, £132 Colinton Mains, £128 Unthank & Machrihanish, £127 Unthank, £126 Machrihanish, £124 Hethermill & Colinton Mains.

Beltex £126, £123 Crawthat, £123 Ridsdale, £122, £121, £120 Waltonwodhead, £120 Ridsdale & Arnmannoch, £119 Gallowberry.  

Charollais £113 Ochreland, £103 Sceugh Dyke, £102.50 Tinnishall, £102 Shawhead, £100

Greensburn.     

Dorset £111, £100 Towiemore.  

Suffolk £110 Tarrasfoot, £106 Ballie Farm, £105 Grindon Hill, Westend & Cowburnrigg, £104

Midtown, Shield Green, Skelfhill & Firth, £103.50 Outertown.

Mule £106 West Foreshield, £100 Dryfeholm, £99 Greenburn, £95 Roughet Hill.  

Zwartble £101 Towiemore.

Cheviot £99 Skelfhill, £92 Shawhill.

Cheviot Mule £95 Wedderlie, £91.50 Greenburn.

North Country Cheviot £93 Faebit.   

Herdwick £90 Longrow.

Blackface £83.50 Towiemore, £82.50 Skelfhill, £81.50 Tone Hall.  

A larger entry of 4,054 cast ewes and rams sold well, with all classes being firmer on the week and in big demand at Longtown. All classes of ewes are again keenly sought after for next week’s sale and will be marketed to vendor advantage.  

Topping the sale at £178 was for Texel ewes from JH & SM Anderson, Cloy Farm, Fortose.

Best Texel ewes regularly achieving £160+.

Mule ewes topped at £93 for a penful of very well bred, hefty girls consigned by M/s JL Gledson, Buteland, Bellingham whom also topped the Hill ewes at £84 for Blackfaces.

Cast rams continue to sell to a premium topping at £142 for Suffolks from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head, Carlisle.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £178 Cloy, £174 Sharplaw, £170, £168 Bascodyke Foot, £166 Uppercleuch, Bidlake & Golden Lane, £165 Watch Currock & Bidlake, £164 Parkgate & Aldermanseat, £162 Tofts of Tain, Unthank & The Laurels, £160 Sharplaw & Leithenhall.

Beltex £155 Bidlake, £144 Nether Stenries, £132 Uppercleuch, £128 Greenburn.

Suffolk £116 North House, £114 Drinkstone, £113 Colmslie Hill, £110 Hethermill, £107 Lords Lot, £105 Unthank, £104 Lords Lot, £101 Wark Farm, £100 Balliemore & Fountainhall.

North Country Cheviot £114 The Barrocks, £104 Tofts of Tain, £98 Carruthers, £97 Earlside, £95 Dryfeholm.

Cheviot Mule £113 Colmslie Hill, £104 Fountainhall, £95 Colmslie Hill.  

Charollais £109 Upper Auchenlay.

Zwartble £104 Wark Farm, £101 Towiemore.

Bluefaced Leicester £102 Unthank, £94 Chirdon, £91 Glenrath, £90 Chirdon.  

Mule £93 Buteland, £92 Firth, £91 Brisco Meadows, £88 Kirkton Hill & Westend, £87 Ormiston & Mountainhall, £87, £85 Brisco Meadows, £85 Buteland.  

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £84, £78 Buteland, £75 The Lamperts & Drinkstone, £74 Little Larg & Buteland, £73 Low Chesterhope & Buteland, £71 Little Larg, £70 Blackwater.   

Cheviot £79 Boreland, £78 Towiemore, £77 Balliemore & Boreland, £76 Buchtrig, £75 Tanlawhill, Rowhope & Boreland.   

Easycare £68, £61 Cleongart.  

Swaledale £61, £59, £58 Low Leam, £55 Marsh House.

Kendal Rough £60 Marsh House.

Herdwick £55 Low House.

RAMS

Suffolk £142 Burgh Head, £120 Golden Lane.    

Texel £140 Skelfhill, £132 The Old Manse of Virgin Hall & Bloch, £130 Golden Lane, £122 Skelfhill, Pearsby Hall & Kirkton Hill, £120 Earlside & Golden Lane.

Beltex £116 Kirkton Hill.

Bluefaced Leicester £110 Kirkhill & Towiemore.   

Cheviot £108 Boreland, £102 Sorbietrees, £94 Clerkhill & Glendinning, £90 Towiemore & Bloch.

Blackface £94 Bowanhill.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           271.0p (211.7p)
Standard to      274.0p (215.2p)
Medium to      293.0p (207.5p) 
Heavy to         250.0p (203.9p)
Overweight to  226.0p (199.3p) 

Ewes
Light to           £84.00   (£57.27) 
Heavy to         £178.00 (£89.12)

Rams  to £142.00 (£93.81)

 

corresponding week 2019 sale report