Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,883 sheep comprising of 6,679 prime lambs and 3,204 cast ewes & rams plus 39 cast cows at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 10th December 2020.
Cast cows were a smaller and plainer entry, with more numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £888 and £866 for Angus cows shown by EAP Glendinning, Over Cassock, Eskdalemuir. Top price per kilo of 120p twice for Limousins from PJ & L Dixon, Upperburnmouth, Newcastleton with Beef Shorthorns selling to 117p from D Welsh, West Broadlands, Ayr and from W Jones Farms Ltd, South Muasdale, Tarbert.
A much larger show of 6,679 top quality prime lambs were forward easily maintaining last weeks high rates of return.
Best Beltex and Texel lambs sold to last week’s extreme rates of return trading between 260-280p with several pens breaking the 300ppk barrier, whilst commercial export lambs traded between 225-235p. Topping the price per kilo was an outstanding pair of Beltex lambs consigned by M/s DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Perth realising an eye watering 375ppk. Topping price per head at £142 for an unbelievable pen of Beltex lambs from J Guthrie, Cuiltburn, Crieff.
Heavy continental lambs continue to sell well trading to recent high rates of return.
Light lambs were forward in greater numbers being very similar on the week easily maintain last week’s blistering rates. Topping at 375p was a pen of expertly finished Beltex lambs consigned by Messrs DS & RC Taylor, Easter Ochtermuthill, Crieff, whilst Blackface lambs topped at 240ppk consigned by M/s A Macfadyen & Son, Bragleemore, Argyll. Cheviot lambs topped at 232ppk consigned by M/s Grant, Lochend, Caithness.
Overall average of 215.9p (SQQ 220.3p)
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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 376p Easter Ochtermuthill, 323p, 315p Cuiltburn, 313p Easter Ochtermuthill, 305p, 304p Killocraw, 302p Easter Ochtermuthill, 298p Cuiltburn, 297p Killocraw.
Texel 271p Netherton, 269p Park Nook, 265p Tangytavil, 264p Oaklands, 260p Windyhill, 259p Oaklands, 256p Chirdon & Langdyke Cottage, 256p, 255p Achalone Croft.
Suffolk 246p, 226p Lochend, 224p Ryehills & Archerbeck, 223p Howgillside, 222p Achamore, 220p Skelfhill, 219p Outertown, 218p Shawhill.
Herdwick 245p Ashness, 224p Clea Hall, 223p Lochend, 222p Pasture House & Clea Hall, 221p Pasture House, 216p, 214p Clea Hall.
Blackface 240p Bragleenmore, 233p Byrecleugh, 232p, 229p Clonrae, 228p Byrecleugh, 226p Longrigg & Silloans, 223p Wanwood Hill & Clonrae.
Cheviot 232p, 229p Lochend, 229p Crosslee, 228p Forss, 227p Daill & Catslackburn, 226p Barr Hill, 225p Falnash, 223p Hopestead & Springwells.
Mule 230p Rowanburnfoot, 219p Island View & Skernish, 218p High Cattadale & Island View, 217p Low Glendinning Rigg, 216p Chirdon & High Cattadale.
Cheviot Mule 225p Geltsdale, 215p Roughet Hill & Walton Highrigg, 211p Grindon Hill, 210p Skelfhill.
Charollais 224p Archerbeck, 220p Snab, 219p, 218p Stewartfield, 215p Rigg Garth, 214p Tinnishall, 213p Blackcleugh, 212p Ashley Park & Shield Green.
North Country Cheviot 223p, 215p Roughet Hill.
Romney 208p, 200p Rammerscales.
Oxford 208p Guards.
Swaledale 197p Westernhopeburn.
Berrichon 196p Sceugh Dyke.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Beltex £142, £139 Cuiltburn, £139 Easter Ochtermuthill, £134 Cuiltburn, £130, £129 Easter Ochtermuthill, £128 Killocraw, £125 Cuilturn & Easter Ochtermuthill.
Texel £135 Whiteside, £133 Mainside, £127 Kirk House, £124 Allfornaught, £123 Mains of Collin, £120 Allfornaugh, £116 Aldermanseat, £114 Lingey Field, Low Leam & Netherton.
Suffolk £111 West Glengyre, £108 Dunjop, £107 High Fodderlie, £106 Fellend, £105 Carsegowan &
Millriggs, £103 Fearn, £101 Carsegowan, £100 Dunjop & West Glengyre.
Cheviot Mule £107 Sowerby Wood, £97.50 Breckon Hill, £95 Grindon Hill & High Fodderlie.
Cheviot £103 Maidencots, £100 Kirkton, £96 Springwells, £95 Kirkton & Garrochtrie, £94.50 Daill,
£93.50 Forss, £93 Langdyke Cottage & Kirkton.
Charollais £102.50 Sceugh Dyke, £101 Tinnishall, £97.50 Shield Green, £97 Barnglies & Nether
Locharwoods, £96.50 Tinnishall, £95.50 Ashley Park, £95 Rigg Garth.
Berrichon £102 Sceugh Dyke.
Mule £99 Low Leam & The Nook, £98 Cowburnrigg, £95 High Cattadale, £94.50 Mains of Collin, £93.50 Breckon Hill, £92.50 The Flatt & High Greenhill.
Blackface £99 Sewing Shields, £96 Catslackburn & Whiteside, £90 Silloans.
North Country Cheviot £93.50 Roughet Hill, £93 Old Hall.
A larger entry of 3,204 cast ewes and rams were forward to an increased ring of purchasers ensuring a mighty trade was witnessed, reinforcing the fact that Longtown is THEE place to market all classes and quantities of ewes, all of which were handled with ease. Many more can be sold to vendor advantage and are required on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever growing customer demand here at Longtown.
Pure bred Texel ewes broke the £200 barrier on two separate occasions firstly for a pen of pure bred Texel ewes consigned by T Hill & R Wright, Mill Farm, Doncaster, realising £204 and secondly for a pen of fantastic Pure bred ewes consigned by returning vendor Mr Andrew Phillips, Fir Trees farm, Harrogate whom secured the second top price of the day at £200.
Suffolk ewes again proved very good to cash topping at £143 for a mighty Suffolk cross ewe consigned by M/s Newton Field Farms, Allonby, Cumbria
Mule Ewes were an electric trade topping at £107 for a pen of big ladies consigned by M/s DO & GW Robson, Holmrig, Roxburghshire. Also, a further 2 pens of ewes broke the £100 barrier being consigned by M/s DA & MA Teasdale, Grindon Hill, Hexham realising £105 on both occasions.
Hill ewes were very hot indeed with several pens of Blackface ewes selling over £80 and to a top of £84 for a pen of 39 Blackface ewes from E Thoburn & Son, Pitland Hills, Hexham.
Rams cast rams still in big demand selling to £158 for Texels from Viewley.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £204 Mill Farm, £200 Fir Trees, £189 Bascodyke Foot, £186 Odfield Terace, £180 Fir Trees & Haster Farm, £178 Oldfield & Mill Farm, £176 Orchardton Mains, Kirtlevale & Fir Trees, £174 Viewley, £172 Bascodyke Foot, £172, £170 Fir Trees.
Beltex £163 Viewley, £132 Winterhope, £124 Heatherglen.
Suffolk £143 Newton Field, £128 Park Nook, £125 Viewley, £119 Park Nook, £118 Roxburgh Mains, £115 Viewley.
Charollais £126, £115 Heatherglen.
North Country Cheviot £119 High Fodderlie, £110 North Synton, £107 Achavarn, £105 Whiteknowe.
Bluefaced Leicester £115 Whiteside, £109 Raggetsyke.
Mule £107 Holmbrig, £105 Grindon Hill, £98, £96 Kirranrae, £96 Allfornaught, £95 Hassendean & Mill Farm, £94 Millriggs, £93 Desoglin, £92 Kirranrae, £90 Winterhope, Fir Trees & Peacock Farm.
Cheviot Mule £105 Grindon Hill, £98 Orchardton Mains, £97 Millriggs, £95 Carsegowan.
LIGHT EWES
Blackface £84 Pitland Hills, £81 Channel Well, £80 Ridsdale, £79 Winterhope, £76 Teinside & Ridsdale, £75 Brownchesters, Marygate & Toft House.
Cheviot £80 Daill & Marchbank, £79 Glendearg & Achnacloich, £77 Falnash, £76 Glendearg, £75 Commonside, £74 Daill & Hindhope.
Woodland £65 Golden Lane.
Kerry Hill £63 Barr Hill.
Swaledale £61, £60 Low Leam, £59 Woodhouse, £57 Spital Shield, £56 Lords Lot.
Kendal Rough £60 Golden Lane.
RAMS
Texel £158, £148 Viewley, £140 Woodhouse, £138 Hassendean, £134 Chirdon, £124 Catslackburn, £120 Blarghour.
Charollais £126 Heatherglen.
North Country Cheviot £120 North Synton, £118 Ballie, £108 Old Hall, £105 Damside.
Beltex £120 Cowburn, £110 Crawfordhall, £108 Oaklands.
Suffolk £116 Hassendean.
Cheviot £112 Un0thank, £109 Falnash, £101 Daill.
Bluefaced Leicester £102 Ettleton.
Zwartbles £100 Newton Field.
Blackface £97 Skelfhill, £95 Clachan Farms, £92 Skelfhill.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 246.0p (217.1p)
Standard to 376.0p (223.1p)
Medium to 323.0p (219.3p)
Heavy to 280.0p (205.3p)
Overweight to 221.0p (193.9p)
Ewes
Light to £84.00 (£60.49)
Heavy to £204.00 (£95.98)
Rams £158.00 (£92.57)
corresponding week 2019 sale report
