Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,014 sheep comprising of 3,235 spring lambs and 3,779 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 26th August 2021.

A much improved show of cast cows were forward with trade remaining buoyant and more number required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £1,131 for a Devon cow shown by Auchengray Farms, Dumfries with Simmental cows to £1,007 from JG Murray & Son, Branxholm Brae, Hawick. Top price per kilo of 164p also achieved by Auchengray.

A similar show of 3,235 new season spring lambs were forward with trade much the same as the previous week’s trading. Well finished lambs and fed lambs are receiving a premium whilst leaner types are better marketed in the store ring on a Tuesday at Longtown.

Top price per kilo of 309p achieved for Beltex lambs shown by J Halliday & Son, Linnhead, Tundergarth, who also went to top the price per head at £164 again for Beltex lambs. This run of 13 tremendous lambs went on to average 47kg, £130 per head and 272p per kilo.

Heavy lambs still in big demand and well short of purchaser requirements with countless pens selling in excess of £135.

Well finished commercial lambs 43kg plus met a fast trade and were very easily sold.

All classes of well finished prime lambs are keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing customer base here at Longtown. For further enquiries please contact our auctioneers, who will be pleased to take your calls.

An overall sale average of 238.0p (SQQ 237.4p).

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 309p Linnhead, 307p High Greenhill, 285p Gallowberry, 275p Peela Hill, 274p Gallowberry.   

Texel 304p Linnhead, 293p Fellhill, 289p Lingey Field, 288p Keppoch, 285p Linnhead, 284p, 280p Keppoch.   

Suffolk 263p Lyneholme House, 256p Lingey Field, 249p Branxholm Braes, 247p Haregills.   

Herdwick 252p Pokeskine.    

Charollais 251p Lyneholm House, 237p Hemplands, 236p, 235p Haregills.     

Cheviot 247p Baitlaws, 245p, 238p Grindon Hill, 233p Lawesknowe, 230p Kirkton, North House & Kirkbride.    

Millennium Blue 239p Hallburn.

Mule 237p Peasemyres, 235p Greensburn & Whiteside, 233p High Greenhill & Westernhopeburn, 232p, 231p Longlea, 231p Kilberry Home.

Blackface 233p Baitlaws, 220p Chapel.  

Hampshire 233p Branxholm Braes.    

Cheviot Mule 230p Granton, 229p Skelfhill.

Lleyn 229p South Bowerhouses.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £164, £134 Linnhead, £130, £127 Kirkbride, £126 High Greenhill £120 Gallowberry.    

Suffolk £156, £148 Beechgrove, £126 Fell End, £123 Hallburn, £122 Shield Green.  

Texel £144 Linnhead, £142 Lingey Field, £141 Bayldon, £140 Middle Farm, £139 Haregills & High Greenhill, £138 Fellhill & Brocklerigg.    

Charollais £130 Haregills.

Cheviot £129, £118 Grindon Hill.   

Dorset £111 Dromdallagan.

Lleyn £108 South Bowerhouses.   

Mule £105 Gallowberry & High Greenhill, £103.50 Whiteside, £103 Thirstane Cottage, £100 Latterford.  

Hampshire £105 Branxholm Braes.

Oxford £100 Guards.  

A smaller show of 3,779 ewes were forward to the same competitive full ring of purchasers ensuring all classes met a fast trade easily maintaining last weeks high rates of return. Best Texel and Beltex ewes were in short supply and wanted for next weeks sale by customer request.  

Heavy ewes topped at £200 for Texel ewes from Viewley.  

Mule ewes sold well although they would be slightly easier on the week. Topping at £125 from T Watson & Sons, High Floweryhirst, Roweltown.

Hill ewes sold to a two tier trade, with meated ewes being in serious demand and dearer on the week whilst leaner types sold to last week’s rates of return. Topping at £110 for Blackface ewes from RJ Coulson & Son, High Staward, Hexham.

Rams to £165 for Texels from J Hutchinson, Peasemyres, Co Durham.  

Numbers of ewes are required for next week’s sale, more ewes can be sold on a weekly basis to vendor’s advantage. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further entries or enquiries.  

HEAVY EWES

Texel £200 Viewley, £198 Winterhope, £182 Heatherglen, £180 Crewe, £178 Byreburnside & Winterhope,

Suffolk £150 Keil, £144 Smailholm Mains, £140 Greenend, £136 Colmslie Hill & Viewley.  

Charollais £144 Crewe, £134 Beckfoot, £130 Viewley.

Bluefaced Leicester £142 Kirkton of Crawford, £137 Colmslie Hill, £136 Kirkton of Crawford, £133 Marygate.  

North Country Cheviot £139 Smailholm Mains, £120 Clatequoy, £118 Colmslie Hill.  

Cheviot Mule £129 Colmslie Hill, £124 Wedderlie, £116, £115 Achamore, £115 Archwood.

Border Leicester £128 Smailholm Mains.  

Beltex £126 Sorbie.

Mule £125 High Floweryhirst, £121 Walby Grange, £118 Minsca, Greenend & Longrow Cottage, £117 Upper Tinwald, £116 Shawhill.    

LIGHT EWES

Blackface £110 High Staward, £106 Allensgreen, £100 Kellah, £99, £97 High Staward, £94 Minsca.  

Cheviot £106 Kirkton, £104 Hindhope, £97 Kirkton, £94 Hindhope, £93 Granton, £92 Colmslie Hill.

Lonk £100 Glendiven Cottage.

Swaledale £88 Peasemyres £81 Longlea.  

Romney £87, £81 Thompson Walls.   

Lleyn £87 Kilnknowe.   

RAMS

Texel £165 Peasemyres, £145 Longlea, £140 Viewley, £138 Haregills & Viewley, £135 Beckfoot.  

Cheviot £138 Hindhope, £125 Springwells.  

Suffolk £138 Crumhaughhill.  

Blue du Maine £130 Clatequoy.

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           284.0p (246.2p)
Standard to      288.0p (238.7p)
Medium to      307.0p (236.5p)
Heavy to         293.0p (239.6p)
Overweight to 309.0p (245.0p)

Ewes
Light to           £110.00 (£58.48) 
Heavy to         £200.00 (£97.44)

Rams  to       £165.00 (£110.44)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report