Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 3,738 sheep comprising of 2,330 prime hoggs and 1,408 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 15th April 2021.

Cast cows were a mixed entry and continued to sell at recent rates. More numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at 150p for a Limousin from E & D Barker, Palmer Hill, Brampton.

A reduced show of 2,330 prime hoggs forward. A very mixed show of quality with well finished hoggs again selling very well whilst leaner sorts are still better marketed in the store ring on a Tuesday.

Topping the price per kilo was a pen of three Beltex hoggs selling to 384p consigned by HM Sutherland, Drummuie, Sutherland.

Beltex hoggs also topped the price per head at £194 from R Ferguson, Priory Nook, Carlisle.

Lightweight hoggs again in serious demand and well short of purchaser requirements

For further advice on marketing your livestock or for any other enquiries or entries please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers:

John Walton 07880527066

Sam Hogg 07584207323

Norman Douglas 07786366833

Neil McCleary 07771685073 

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 384p Drummuie, 379p Drumcairn, 375p Whitehill, 351p Drumcairn, 344p Priory Nook, 341p Longburgh Fauld, 338p Outertown, 337p Whitehill, 334p Priory Nook, 333p Old Irvine & Drumcairn.   

Shetland 359p Upper Auchenlay.

Texel 351p West Scales, 341p New Cottage, 337p The Firs, 331p Prior Rigg, 326p Thorns, 325p Whitehill.

Cheviot 350p Whinney Brow, 338p Halgary, 334p Pasture House, 331p Yett, 328p Tormore, 327p West Scales, 326p Halgary, 325p West Scales & Tempest Tower.         

Suffolk 346p The Homestead, 330p Outertown, 324p Becton Hall, 317p Dalvuie, 315p Cleughbrae.   

Mule 344p, 307p Clonrae, 307p Haugh Head, 305p Wydon Eals, 304p West Scales, 300p Wydon Eals & Plumpe.     

Blackface 333p Kirkhouse, 332p Patties Hill & Clonrae, 328p Kirkhouse, 325p Clonrae & Thorns, 322p Kirkhouse & Thorns, 321p Clonrae & Maidencots.

Charolais 325p Wydon Eals.      

Herdwick 319p Maidencots, 306p Pasture House, 304p, 300p Maidencots.

Hampshire 300p Ridsdale.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £194, £186, £180 Priory Nook, £172 Drumcairn, £165 Whitehill, £164 Longburgh Fauld, £163 Drumcairn, £162 Middle Farm & Priory Nook.  

Texel £184 Durran Mains, £178 Longrow, £165 Westcote & Middle Farm, £162 Morridgehall, £161 Drumcairn, £160 Nether Albie, Whitehill & Upper Auchenlay.      

Suffolk £159 Kinninghall, £156 Blackrigg, £147.50 Whitehill, £147 Plantation Cottage, £146 Blackrigg & Hallburn, £145 Cleughbrae & Haugh Head, £144 Outertown & Haugh Head, £143 Wydon, £141 Outertown, £140.50 Plumpe, £140 Plantation Cottage & Old Irvine.

Cheviot Mule £159 Tushielaw.  

Cheviot £157 Dornockmains, £153 Cleughbrae, £148.50 Creca Hall, £148 Aucharua, £147.50

Sandbed, £146.50 Stonehouse, £146 Sandbed, £145 Tushielaw, Durran Mains, Tister, Cleughbrae &

Golval.

Charollais £155 Upper Auchenlay, £147 Tinnishall, £144 Hallburn.

Mule £145 Collin Bank, £144 Gibblaston, £143 West Scales, £139 Cardewlees & Wydon Eals, £138 Plumpe.  

Blackface £144.50 West Scales, £142 Collin Bank, £141.50 Thorns, £141 Kirkhouse, £140 West Scales, £137 Cleughbrae, £135.50 Kirkhouse, £135 Blackhope.  

North Country Cheviot £143, £142 Carruthers.  

A small show of 1,408 ewes were forward. Heavy ewes would be slightly easier on the week whilst hill ewes sold to extreme rates.

Heavy ewes topped at £196 for Beltex ewes from T Whiteford, Tercrosset Farm, Brampton.    

Hill ewes were sold to a top of £116 for Cheviot ewes shown by G Mitchinson & Son, Gallowberry, Kirkcambeck with Blackfaces also to £116 from Beckfoot.   

Rams topping at £190 for Texels from J & N Blaylock, Hallburn, Longtown.   

All classes of ewes are still in demand here at Longtown and are keenly sought after for next weeks sale. Many more ewes can be sold to vendor advantage.  Please advise entries to our auctioneers.

HEAVY EWES

Beltex £196, £190, £182, £172, £170 Tercrosset.  

Texel £180, £178 Cardew Hall, £176 Tercrosset, £174 Roughet Hill, £172 Beckfoot, £170 Underwood, Orchard Farm & Walton Highrigg, £168 Viewley, £165 Cardew Hall, £162 Hill House, £160 Roughet Hill.

Charollais £178 Beckfoot, £166 Viewley, £162 Beckfoot, £158 Seymour House.

Suffolk £164 Viewley, £160 Beckfoot, £157 Viewley, £156 Larkins, £155 Cardew Hall & Viewley, £154 Hassendean & Stockholm, £150 Tercrosset & Maulscastle.

North Country Cheviot £158 Tormore, £139 Gospel Hall, £138 Tormore, £132 Carruthers.   

Bluefaced Leicester £142 Underwood, £136 Crookston & Westend, £132 Hillside.      

Dutch Spotted £132 Maulscastle.    

Mule £130 Aucharua, £129 High Wood & Hallfoot, £126 Viewley, Longrow & Beckhall, £125 High Wood & Westend, £124 Bleatarn, £123 Hallburn, £121 Rigfoot, £120 Knowe.

Cheviot Mule £122 Fell End, £120 Tinnishall.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £116 Gallowberry, £112 Whitehill, £99 Thorns, £96 Glebe Steading, £86 Satchells.  

Blackface £116 Beckfoot, £110 Longburgh Fauld, £104 Roughet Hill, £100 Beckfoot & Drumgrange, £98 Homestead, £96 Baggarah.    

Swaledale £109 Bailey Mill, £101 Spoutbank, £100 Ellary Estate, £99 Coombe Crag, £97 Nunscleugh, £95 Archerbeck.  

RAMS

Texel £190 Hallburn, £180 Beckfoot, £175 Langdyke Cottage, £172 Hallburn, £172, £170 Beckfoot.

Charollais £175 Viewley.    

Suffolk £148 Viewley.  

Bluefaced Leicester £142 Hillside

North Country Cheviot £141 Carruthers, £140 Durran Mains.  

Beltex £132 Longrigg.

Cheviot £122 Aucharua & Golval.

Blackface £108 Bunanta, £100 Burnfoot.

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           359.0p (303.8p)
Standard to      384.0p (311.3p)
Medium to      379.0p (314.0p) 
Heavy to         351.0p (284.4p)

Ewes
Light to           £116.00 (£75.23) 
Heavy to         £196.00(£125.06)

Rams  to        £190.00 (£130.90)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report