Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 5,272 sheep comprising of 2,738 prime lambs, 692 store lambs and 1,842 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 22nd December 2020.
A seasonal show of 2,738 prime lambs was forward to ring full of purchasers very eager for supplies ensuring all classes selling to the dearest trade of the season.
Export & light lambs 30-42kg were the trade of the day seeing a good rise of 13ppk on the week. Topping the sale was pen of Beltex lambs realising 272ppk consigned by M/s MJ Lawson, Pasture House, Bolton Low Houses. Top price per head of £118 for Texel lambs shown by WJ & JG Bell, Kinninghall, Hawick and for Suffolks from RJ Nixon, Hallees, Longtown.
Heavy lambs continue to sell well, being slightly firmer on the week. Commercial export lambs traded between 235– 245p with no let up. All classes continue to sell well, and numbers are keenly sought after for next Tuesday’s sale.
Light lambs being very dear. Topping at 272ppk was a pen of expertly finished Beltex lambs consigned by Messrs MJ Lawson, Pasture House. Blackface lambs topped at 240ppk consigned by J & T Scott, Garchew, Wigtownshire. Cheviot lambs topped at 241ppk consigned by Messrs G Brodie, Cadgillhead, Canonbie
All classes of primestock are required for next Tuesday’s sale. Demand outstrips supply and producers are urged to take advantage of the current trade.
Overall average of 220.8p (SQQ 231.2p)
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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Beltex 272p Pasture House, 266p, 262p, 257p Watch Currock, 257p Waltonwoodhead, 255p, 254p Langdyke Cottage, 253p Waterside, 248p Warmanbie House & Broomhills.
Texel 257p Cadgillhead, 253p Pasture House, 250p Waterside, 249p Cadgillhead, 249p, 247p Pasture House, 244p Waterside, 242p Breckon Hill, Dale House & Cheeseburn Grange Hall.
Suffolk 243p Garchew, 232p Canina Gardens, 229p Dale House, 225p Ryehills & Tinnishall, 223p Minsca & Dunjop, 222p Woodhouse, 220p Brisco Meadows.
Herdwick 243p Breckon Hill.
Cheviot 241p Cadgillhead, 239p Langyke Cottage, 236p Chapel, 232p Catslackburn, 225p Canina Gardens & Roughet Hill, 220p Effgill.
Charollais 241p, 223p Mains of Collin, 223p Tinnishall, 215p Porteath, 210p Tinnishall.
Blackface 240p, 238p Garchew, 230p Hole Farm & Roughet Hill, 225p Todsykehead, 220p Roughet Hill, 218p Garchew, 215p Longrigg, Chapel & Hole Farm.
Kerry Hill 229p Paradise Farm, 214p Todsykehead.
Mule 228p, 215p Roughet Hill, 211p Hole Farm, 210p Nunscleugh, 208p Paradise Farm, Pasture House & Minsca.
Cheviot Mule 221p Brisco Meadows.
Swaledale 214p Westernhopeburn, 200p Longrigg.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £118 Kinninghall, £115 Bombie, £114 Roughet Hill, £110 High Mossthorn, Kilnford Croft & Lingey Field, £109.50, £109 Hyde Park, £108.50 Lingey Field, £108 High Glen Triplock.
Suffolk £118 Hallees, £114, £109.50, £108 Hyde Park, £108 High Glen Triplock, £106 Hyde Park,
£103, £102.50 Dunjop.
Beltex £110 Langdyke Cottage & Watch Currock, £109 Cheeseburn Grange Hall, £108.50 Lingey Field, £107 Causey View & Langdyke Cottage, £106.50 Lingey Field & Tinnishall, £106 Watch Currock & Waltonwoodhead.
Charollais £104 Flex, £103 Tinnishall, £100 Rigg Garth & Nether Stenries.
Mule £101 Todsykehead, £99.50 Dunjop, £99 Nunscleugh, £97 Roughet Hill, £96 Dunjop, £95.50 Westernhopeburn & Hole Farm, £95 Archerbeck.
Cheviot £98 Brisco Meadows & Kilnford Croft, £95.50 Paradise Farm, £94.50 Roughet Hill, Effgill &
Glendearg, £94 Cadgillhead, £92 Chapel & Laundry Cottage.
Blackface £95 Hole Farm, £94.50 Roughet Hill, £92.50 Hole Farm, £92 Roughet Hill.
Cheviot Mule £90.50 Brisco Meadows.
Kerry Hill £90 Riggshield & Todsykehead.
A small entry of 1,842 cast ewes and rams. A smaller show of ewes sold well, with plain ewes in big demand whilst heavy ewes slightly easier on last weeks blistering rates. More are required to fulfill demand as numbers tighten nationally.
Heavy ewes topped the sale at £170 for Pure Bred Texel ewes shown by DC Houldey, Kirtleton House, Waterbeck and from GD Wilson, Hawthornside, Hawick.
Mule ewes remain a big trade topping at £100 from JE & BL Goddard, Frankstown, Longtown.
Hill ewes to £87 for a pen of twenty Blackface ewes consigned by J Browell & Sons, Quarry House, Hexham.
Rams sold to £138 for Texels from KJ & CS Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby.
HEAVY EWES
Texel £170 Kirtleton House & Hawthornside, £168 Quarry House, Pasture House & Chaseside, £166 Quarry House, £164 Allfornaught, £163 Waterside, £156 Home Farm, £155 Kinninghall, £152 Quarry House.
Suffolk £140, £118 Beckfoot, £112 Longyester & High Glen Triplock, £109 Rottington Hall, Home Farm & Chaseside, £108 Beckfoot, £106 Home Farm, £105 High Glen Triplock.
Charollais £138, £113, £112 Beckfoot.
Beltex £128 Home Farm.
North Country Cheviot £116 Home Farm, £108 Beckfoot, £105 Millriggs.
Mule £100 Frankstown, £98 Longyester, £95 Millriggs, £94 High Glen Triplock, £90 Cardon, £88 Broomhill & Rottington Hall, £87 Allfornaught & Whitegates.
Cheviot Mule £92 Marygate.
LIGHT EWES
Blackface £87, £82 Quarry House, £80 Winterhope, £76 Waterside, £74 Lower Craggs.
Cheviot £85, £79, £78 Millriggs, £79 Winterhope, £77 Home Farm, £75 Hawthornside & Winterhope, £74 Whitegates, £71 Millriggs.
Easycare £69 Home Farm, £65, £62 Villa View.
Swaledale £59 Reaygarth, £57 Westernhopeburn, £55 Woodhouse.
RAMS
Texel £138 Wood Farm, £132 Chaseside, £130 Beckfoot, £120 North House, £112 High Glen Triplock, £110 Waterside.
Charollais £132 Chaseside, £124 Wilseydown.
Suffolk £124 Longyester, £118 North House.
Beltex £122 Glendearg & Wood Farm.
Cheviot £116 North House, £114, £104 Glendearg.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 238.0p (210.3p)
Standard to 272.0p (236.8p)
Medium to 262.0p (229.4p)
Heavy to 232.0p (209.6p)
Overweight to 215.0p (193.1p)
Ewes
Light to £87.00 (£61.58)
Heavy to £170.00 (£94.05)
Rams to £138.00 (£84.61)
corresponding week 2019 sale report
