Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,660 sheep comprising of 3,769 prime hoggs and 2,891 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 28th January 2021.

A mixed show of 3,769 hoggs forward, again well finished hoggs very good to cash.  

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

Commercial export hoggs a serious trade and many more could have been sold to vendor advantage. 

Topping the sale at 358p was a pen of seven Beltex hoggs shown by S Cluckie, East Bar, Port William.

Heavy hoggs similar to last week’s trade. Topping price per head at £145 was Beltex hoggs from  Messrs Mcarthur, Arnicle, Argyll.

Lightweight hoggs were a mixed show and very good to sell being a lot dearer on the week. Again, properly finished hoggs sold very well whilst leaner sorts would be better sold in the store sale on Tuesday here at Longtown. 

Hoggs dearer on the week achieving an average of 257.6p (SQQ 273.7p).

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. 

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PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 358p East Bar, 341p Watch Currock, 340p Gelston Castle, 339p Grassmainston, 332p Dipton Foot, 329p Arnicle, 326p High Greenhill, 325p Watch Currock, 321p Longlea & High Greenhill, 320p Westernhopeburn.  

Texel 343p Gelston Castle, 337p Arnicle, 321p Kirkbride, 310p Gelston Castle & Ifferdale, 309p Westernhopeburn, 307p Gallowberry, 305p, 304p Copperthorns.       

Blue Texel 300p Carran.

Cheviot 297p Ifferdale, 293p Maidencots, 290p Rigfoot, 284p Carnavel & Upper Hindhope, 283p, 281p Glendearg, 280p Micklethwaite, 279p Rigfoot, 278p Ifferdale, 277p Glendearg, 275p Bishopcleugh.   

Suffolk 292p Gelston Castle, 288p High Cattadale, 285p Newton of Logierait, 281p Bog House, 279p Camaghael, 275p Swaites, 274p Dalbhraddan, 271p Bog House.

Blackface 290p Granton & Upper Hindhope, 288p Silloans, 284p Sorbie, 279p Camaghael, 278p Arnicle & Silloans, 277p Arnicle, 276p Bog House & Fingland, 275p Rigfoot, Chapel & Silloans.

Mule 289p Swaites, 286p Whinneyknowe, 282p Silloans, 278p, 276p Arnicle, 274p Maidencots, 272p Garchew, 271p Dalbhraddan, 270p Camaghael, 266p, 265p Main Street, 261p Newton Cottage & Whinneyknowe, 260p Bog House & Gartvaigh.

Herdwick 278p Brae Edge, 269p Millriggs, 265p Bridge End, 264p, 253p Longrow Cottage, 253p Maidencots.   

Charollais 257p Bog House, 227p, 223p Newton Cottage.

Cheviot Mule 256p Copperthorns, 238p Scrabster House, 235p High Wood, 228p Scrabster House, 228p, 226p Burnside.  

Swaledale 243p Barr Hill.   

North Country Cheviot 228p Carruthers.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £145 Arnicle, £141 Banks Farm, £140 Broadlea Cottage, Watch Currock, Banks Farm, Linnhead & Bog House, £137 East Raffles, £136, £133 Watch Currock, £130 Grassmainston, Kirkbride & Carnavel.  

Texel £140 Linnhead, £139 Shop Farm & Gelston Castle, £138 Whitehill, £136 Copperthorns, £135 Banks Farm & Arnicle, £134 Grassmainston, £133 Trailtrow, High Wood & Whitehill, £132 Myrelandhorn, £131 Whitehill & East Raffles, £130 Drumcairn, Burnfoot, East Raffles, Westernhopeburn, Whitehill & Hilltop.   

Suffolk £132 Scrabster House, £128 Tarrasfoot, Dunjop & Fellend, £127 Maidencots, £126 Hyde Park,

£123 Becton Hall, Millriggs, Nether Stenries, Shop Farm & Burnside, £122 Bog House, Hyde Park &

West End, £121 High Cattadale & Swaites, £120 Gartvaigh, Gelston Castle & Burnside.

Cheviot Mule £128, £126 Scrabster House, £121, £120 Burnside, £119 Scrabster House, £118 Copperthorns, £115 High Wood.

Cheviot £127 Cloggers Cottage, £123 Kirkhouse, £119 Glendearg, £117 Micklethwaite, £116 Newton

Cottage & The Shaws, £115 Micklethwaite, £114 Carnavel, £113 Bishopcleugh, Laundry Cottage &

Glendearg, £112 Scrabster House.

Charollais £125 Bog House, £123 Newton Cottage.

Bluefaced Leicester £123 Westend.   

Mule £121 Kirkhouse, £119 Bog House, £117 Swaites & Gartvaigh, £116 Arnicle, £115 East Farm, £113 Swaites, £112 Cowburnrigg, £112, £111 Wydon Eals, £111 Westernhopeburn & Dalbhraddan, £110 Newton Cottage.     

North Country Cheviot £120, £119 Carruthers.  

Blue Texel £120 Carran.

Herdwick £119 Longrow Cottage, £106 Bridge End, £100 Brae Edge.

Blackface £113 Fingland & Kirkhouse, £110 Chapel, £109 Cowburnrigg & Camaghael, £108 Chapel, £105 Silloans & Bog House, £104 Gallowshill & Kirkton of Crawford, £103 Silloans, £102 Maidencots, £101 Low Eals, £100 Silloans.  

Jacob £113, £112 Mossband House.        

A larger show of 2,891 ewes sold to an increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes maintained last week’s high rates of return. Light ewes still a big trade.

Pure Bred Texel ewes topped the sale at £190 shown by R Osborne, Castlehill, Dumfries.

Hill ewes to £97 for Cheviots from D Carr & Son, High Wood, Hexham.  

Rams sold to £147 for Texels from AM & L Sutherland, Carran, Thurso.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £190 Castlehill, £187, £179 Orchardton Mains, £178 Watch Currock, £177 Kilncroft & Linnhead, £173 Sharplaw, £171 Tercrosset, £170 Howard House, £169 Carnavel, £163 Tercrosset & Balgray Hill, £161 Sharplaw.   

Beltex £131 Tercrosset, £119 Longlea, £109 Maidencots, £107 Tercrosset.

Suffolk £119 Gelston Castle, £117 West End & Harelawhill, £115 Maidencots, £107 Camaghael, Tarrasfoot & Blackheddon, £105 Pallinsburn.

Charollais £117 Dunnabie House, £115 Justinlees, £113 Harelawhill.

Cheviot Mule £115 Gelston Castle, £107 Orchardton Mains & Harelawhill, £105 Wauchope, £103 Torikka, £100 Pallinsburn.   

Blue Texel £112 Dunnabie House, £110 Tundergath Mains.

North Country Cheviot £111 Carruthers, £103 Gilston, £99 Orchardton Mains, Carruthers & Balgray Hill, £97 Earlside, £95 Cloggers Cottage & Commonside.

Bluefaced Leicester £111 Tinnis, £101 Springwells, £99, £95 Camaghael, £95 Longlea.    

Bleu du Maine £110 Howard House.

Mule £98 Mossband House, £95 Cambeckhill, Balgray Hill, Howard House, High Stenries, Banks Farm, Cloggers Cottage & Fenton, £93 High Wood, Harelawhill, Muirhead & Longlea, £92 Lynnshield, £91 Camaghael & East Raffles.   

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £97 High Wood, £95 Arnmannoch, £87 Tarrasfoot, Brae Edge & Priesthaugh, £85 Hensol, Springwells & Maidencots, £83 Cloggers Cottage, £81 Tarrasfoot & Rigfoot.

Blackface £83 Camaghael, Fauld Farm & Horseholme, £81 Crindledykes, Largie, Drinkstone, Gallowshill, Wanwood Hill & Culdoach, £79 Fauld Farm, Midlock & Burnfoot.  

Kendal Rough £81 Lynnshield.

Lleyn £81 Gatehousecote.   

Swaledale £77 Thirwell Castle & Gallowberry, £69 Longlea, £67 Burnhouse, Kirkandrews & High Lovelady Shield, £65 Burnhouse.  

Beulah £71 Barr Hill.    

Clun £69 Longlea.

Easycare £60 Carterton.

RAMS

Texel £147 Carran, £141 Dotland Park, £137 Nether Stenries, £129 Dotland Park & Glengolly, £127 Forss, £125 Carterton.     

Suffolk £137 Gallowshill, £123 Nether Stenries, £113 Forss, £111 Tarrasfoot.

North Country Cheviot £119 Earlside, £101 Glebe Steading & Skelfhill.

Cheviot £111, £105 Potholm.  

Bluefaced Leicester £109 Culdoach.

Dorset £109 Justinlees.    

Charollais £105 Newton of Logierait.    

Blackface £103 Horseholme, £103, £99 Wanwood Hill, £97 Borthwickshiels, £95 Skelhill & Chapel.  

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           358.0p (262.6p)
Standard to      343.0p (280.1p)
Medium to      337.0p (272.6p) 
Heavy to         307.0p (235.0p)

Ewes
Light to           £97.00   (£66.50) 
Heavy to         £190.00 (£94.31)

Rams  to        £147.00 (£92.72)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report