Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,709 sheep comprising of 4,444 prime hoggs and 2,265 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 21st January 2021.

Cast cows were an improved entry for both quality and quantity and met a fast selling trade for all classes, with more numbers required on a weekly basis to meet buyer demand. The sale topped at 143p for a British Blue cow from J Reed, Knarr Farm, Slaggyford, who also sold Limousins at 136p. Other Limousins to 126p from Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, Langholm, with Angus cows to 123p and 122p also from Potholm. Top price per head of £958 from Knarr Farm for British Blues.

A large show of 4,444 hoggs forward, although a plainer show on the whole and a lot of lambs short of finish, which reflects in the market returns, albeit some 41ppk increase on the year. Well finished hoggs still sold to a great demand and more could have been sold to vendor advantage.

Best Beltex hoggs trading between 310-340ppk and more could have been handled with ease.

Topping the sale at 342p for a fantastic Beltex hogg from B Storey, New Hummerbecks, Co Durham and from G & W Halliday, Crawthat, Waterbeck respectively

Heavy hoggs also slightly less on the week. Topping price per head at £150 also achieved for Beltex hoggs from MA & J Thompson, High Hall, Wigton, who’s tremendous run of hoggs averaged £129.38 and 281ppk.

Lightweight hoggs were a mixed show and again, properly finished hoggs sold very well with leaner sorts proving harder to cash.

Hoggs still a nice trade with a full ring of very competitive purchasers ensuring that all classes of well finished hoggs are still very much in demand and keenly sought after for the coming weeks of Thursday primestock sales.

Overall average of 251.6p (SQQ 257.0p)

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 342p New Hummerbecks & Crawthat, 335p Corstane, 333p High Hall, 325p Bromfield & Tinnishall, 323p Aimshaugh, 322p New Hummerbecks, 317p Larkhall, 316p Crawthat, 315p New Hummerbecks.     

Texel 321p High Mossthorn, 312p Byreburnside, 307p Newhope, 305p Raggetsyke, 302p Fardingjames, Pasture House, Crindledyke & Harene, 300p Golden Lane, 298p Rockhome, 293p Milton Mains & High Mossthorn, 292p Netherton, 285p Toft House.    

Cheviot 283p Garvilland, 274p Cadgillhead, 262p Catslackburn & Achalone Croft, 261p Lurgan & Fold Head, 260p Catslackburn, 258p Mid Harrietsfield, 257p High Fodderlie, 256p Pendicle, 255p Carse Estate & High House.  

Mule 282p Oswie, 267p Auchaleek, 262p Paradise, 260p Killalloig, 256p Auchaleek, 253p Dalbhraddan, 252p Chirdon, 249p Westernhopeburn, 248p Kilnford Croft, Paradise & Dalbhraddan.           

Suffolk 262p Pendicle, 261p Carsegowan, 260p Dalbhraddan, 259p Whins, 257p Catslackburn, 256p Thirstane Cottage & Greenend, 253p Whins & Pendicle, 252p Auchaleek & Carsegowan, 250p Harden.           

Herdwick 260p, 250p, 245p Orthwaite Hall, 236p Green View, 232p Longrow Cottage, 231p Powheads.  

Charollais 260p Golden Lane, 255p, 247p Tinnishall.       

Blackface 256p Sorbie, 250p Killipol, 249p, 248p Mid Harrietsfield, 246p Catslackburn, 245p Maryholm, 244p, 243p Gibblaston, 242p Toft House.

Cheviot Mule 250p Whins, 250p, 248p Grindon Hill, 247p Pendicle, 244p Green View, 243p Byers.

Lleyn 250p, 232p South Bowerhouses.

Romney 249p Paradise.

Hampshire 247p Mid Harrietsfield.

Oxford 247p Ridsdale, 240p Guards.

Lonk 247p Achamore.

Bluefaced Leicester 230p Auchaleek & Kildalloig, 219p Raggetsyke.    

Swaledale 227p The Ash, 215p Nunscleugh.  

North Country Cheviot 226p High Fodderlie, 223p Swinside Townfoot.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £150 High Hall, £147 Crawthat, £144 High Hall, £140, £139, £138 Crawthat, £139 Chirdon, £136 Kirkbride, £135 High Hall, Peela Hill & Kirkbride.

Texel £146 Raggetsyke, £140 West Wharmley, £139 Dipton Food, £136 Tercrosset, £135 Golden Lane, £133 Crindledyke, £132 Milton Mains, Priory Nook, Kirkbride & Raggetsyke, £131 Byreburnside, £130 Fardingjames.  

Suffolk £131 Becton Hall, £124 Carsegowan, £120 Greenend & Powheads, £119.50 Greenend, £119

Whins & Baldovie, £117.50 High House & Outertown, £117 Grindon Hill, £116.50 Pendicle, £115

Dalbhraddan.

Bluefaced Leicester £130 Brownleazes.  

Cheviot £126, £117.50 High House, £116 Becks & Boreland, £113 Catslackburn, Glenshanna &

Garvilland, £112, £111 Sorbietrees, £111 North House, £110 Mid Harrietsfield.  

North Country Cheviot £125 Swinside Townfoot, £119 Larkhall, £111 High Fodderlie.

Charollais £125 Golden Lane.

Mule £122.50, £120, £116, £114.50 Fardingjames, £115.50 Oswie, £114 Dalbhraddan, £112 Westernhopeburn, Oswie & Grindon Hill, £111 Westernhopeburn.    

Cheviot Mule £118 Becton Hall, £114 Grindon Hill & Byers, £112 Campton Close, £111 Pendicle.

Zwartble £118 Croft Head.

Blackface £111 Edges Green, £110.50, £104, £100 Hole Farm, £103 Westerhall, £98.50 Catslackburn, £98 Maryholm, £97 Mains of Collin, £96 Grindon Hill, £95 Emblehope.  

Hampshire £109 Mid Harrietsfield.

Lleyn £108.50 South Bowerhouses.  

Oxford £108 Guards.

Swaledale £107 The Ash.

Lonk £106 Achamore.       

Herdwick £101.50, £98 Orthwaite Hall.  

A solid entry of 2,265 cast ewes and rams sold to the same ring of purchasers ensuring all classes were competitively bid for, not as much weight about and heavy ewes would be short of purchaser requirements. Handy weight hill ewes sold to blistering rates.

Pure Bred Texel ewes topped the sale at £188 shown by N Woodmass, Harene, Linstock.

Hill ewes to £94 for Cheviots from CM Reid, Boreland, Tweedbank and from J Common & Son, Crossdykes, Lockerbie.

Rams sold to £158 for Bluefaced Leicesters from A Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill, Bewcastle.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £188 Harene, £185 Orton Rigg, £184 Craig Farm, £182 Golden Lane, £180 Townfoot, £176 Hooton Common, Mill Farm, Maryholm, Solway House & Bensons Fell, £174, £172 Arkleby House, £172 Windyhill, £170 West Wharmley, £168 Viewley & Threepwood, £167 Byreburnside.

Beltex £166 Snade, £134 Housebyres & School Farm, £127 Orton Rigg, £122 Snade.  

Suffolk £141 Viewley, £130 Gospel Hall, £122 Heatherglen, £120 Howgillside & Viewley, £118 Heatherglen, £117 Golden Lane & Viewley, £116 Heatherglen, £115 Knowe.

Charollais £140 Maryholm, £130 Mill Farm, £118 Viewley, £112 Heatherglen.

Blue Texel £130 Howgillside.  

North Country Cheviot £118, £110, £108, £99 Gospel Hall, £97 High Fodderlie, £92 High Yarridge, £90 Achavarn.     

Cheviot Mule £114 Grindon Hill, £108 Carsegowan, £108, £107 Rumbleton Rig, £107 Bidlake, £106 Howgillside.  

Romney £113 Marygate.  

Bluefaced Leicester £113 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £110 Leithanhall.   

Mule £99 Lingey Field, Townfoot & Craig Farm, £98 Bensons Fell & Auchlin, £97 Hassendeanburn & Haining House, £96 Becton Hall Bar, Grindon Hill, West Wharmley, Craig Farm & Easterhouse, £95 Howgillside & Hallees.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £94 Boreland & Crossdykes, £90 Garvilland, £89 Boreland, £88 Skelfhill, £84 Easterhouse, £82 Boreland & Skelfhill.

Blackface £86 Killeonan, £84 Paradise & Cowden Burn, £82 Plan Farm & Winterhope, £81 Skelfhill, £80 Garvilland.

Kerry Hill £75 Rowanburn.   

Swaledale £74 The Ash, £73 Craig Farm, £72 High Lovelady Shield, £70 High Yarridge & Horsley Hill, £69 Croft Road, £68 Aldery Terrace.

Badgerface £73 Mossburnford.  

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester £158 Peela Hill, £127 Leithanhall, £126, £120 Brownleaze, £115 Holme Head.   

Texel £148 Achalone Croft, £140 Aldery Terrace, £130 Aimsahugh & Viewley, £128 Brownleaze, Crossdykes & Heatherglen, £125 Aimshaugh, £122 Maryholm, £121 West Wharmley, £120 Swinside Townfoot & Mossilee.    

Charollais £138 Golden Lane, £115 Aimshaugh.   

Suffolk £128 Brownleaze, £118 Viewley.    

North Country Cheviot £126 Swinside Townfoot & Achalone Croft, £116 Boreland.

Cheviot £116 Catslackburn, £104 Buchtrig, £100 Crossdykes.

Zwartble £110 Rowanburn.   

Blackface £104 Whitchester & Garvilland, £94 Leithanhall.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           310.7p (244.2p)
Standard to      342.1p (255.2p)
Medium to      342.1p (259.5p) 
Heavy to         304.3p (237.9p)

Ewes
Light to           £94.00   (£67.98) 
Heavy to         £188.00 (£101.98)

Rams to       £158.00 (£101.55)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report