Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,893 sheep comprising of 4,746 prime hoggs and 3,147 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 3rd February 2022.

A mixed entry of cast cows were forward, with all classes in demand. More numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £1,081 for a Simmental from JG Murray & Son, Branxholm Braes, Hawick.

A smaller show of 4,746 prime hoggs were forward to the usual competitive ringside of buyers, with well fleshed hoggs and heavy hoggs seeing an increase on the week. Many more well finished hoggs can be sold.

Beltex hoggs topped the price per kilo at 391p from P McKerral, Island View, Low Knockrioch, Argyll.  

Top price per head of £176 for Beltex hoggs consigned by JM Wharton, Snade, Dunscore.

An overall sale average of 273.5ppk (SQQ 277.2p) was achieved.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 391p Low Knockrioch, 366p Snade, 364p Corstane, 363p Snade, 356p High Greenhill.  

Texel 357p Kirk House, 337p Low Knockrioch, 331p Lanehead & Tangytavil, 330p Longlea.    

Dutch Texel 354p Kirk House.  

Blue Texel 321p Parkhead.  

Hill Cheviot 308p Balure, 290p Ifferdale, 287p Muirhouse & Paradise, 286p Blacket House.

Charollais 308p Blackcleugh.

Suffolk 300p Chirdon, 292p Machribeg, 291p Chirdon, 290p Brae Edge, 289p North House, 288p Tormore.        

Blackface 291p Brackley, 288p Kirkhaugh, 281p Longburgh Fauld & Wanwood Hill.      

Swaledale 284p Kilkeddan.   

Mule 280p Howahill, 271p Kilkeddan, 266p Nunscleugh, 265p Whins, Netherton & Maidencots.        

North Country Cheviot 273p Tormore.   

Cheviot Mule 269p Ifferdale.

Herdwick 266p Whinneyknowe.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £176 Snade, £164 Bombie & High Greenhil, £164, £162 Corstane, £160, £158 Snade, £158 Upper Auchenlay, High Mossthorn & Corstane.

Texel £175 Kirk House & Branteth, £170 Kilnford Croft, £168 Langdyke Cottage, East Raffles & Allanshaws, £164 Copperthorns, £162 Kirkton of Crawford & Bombie.     

Suffolk £158 Copperthorns, £156 Morwood, £134 Milnholm, £132 Hilltop.      

Dutch Texel £156 Kirk House.

Bluefaced Leicester £154 Gilmanscleugh.

Mule £150 Beacon Rigg, £142 Peela Hill, £136 Corrielea.     

Blackface £145 Wanwood Hill, £137 Longburgh Fauld.

North Country Cheviot £145, £140 Earlside.  

Hill Cheviot £142.50, £141.50, £132.50 Nethermyres, £131 Potholm, £130 Muirhouses.       

A smaller show of 3,147 ewes were forward. Best quality ewes continue to sell at huge rates to a top of £230 for a trio of exceptional Beltex ewes from High House. Plainer ewes would be forward in larger numbers and would be easier on the week.

Hill ewes topping at £126 for Cheviot ewes from JF Irving & Son, Mount Benger, Yarrow.

Rams sold to £200 for Texels shown by Muircleugh Partners, Muircleugh, Lauder.

All quantities of ewes are required for this week’s sale as the ewe trade is set to hold firm and 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

Beltex £230 High House.  

Texel £226 Allanshaws, £225 High House, £222, £218 Allanshaws, £218, £214 Linnhead, £210 Crawthat & Tercrosset, £205 High House, £202 Linnhead, £200 Gilside, Beckfoot, Peela Hill & Linton.    

Suffolk £167 Gelston Castle, £160 Mid Upper Priestside, £150 Carran, £148 Low Hallburn, £146 Allanshaws.  

Charollais £160 Monk Farm.  

North Country Cheviot £150 Aimshaugh, £134 Allanshaws, £133 Earlside.    

Bluefaced Leicester £138 Allanshaws, £130 Hawthornside, £127 Peela Hill & Viewley.  

Cheviot Mule £122 Allanshaws, £121 Muircleugh, £119 South Riccalton.  

Mule £122 Low Hallburn, £120 Birch Bush, £119 High Hall, £118 East Farm, Knowe & Blackcleugh, £117 Chapel & Thuster Mains.

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £126 Mount Benger, £114 Marygate, £112 Mount Benger, £109 Bombie, £108 Becks.

Blackface £105, £104 Peela Hill, £93 Tinnis, £90 Viewley, Harehead & Glenshanna.

Lleyn £85, £80 Hyndlee.

Herdwick £77 Linton.

Swaledale £74 High Lovelady Shield.

Welsh £72 Allfornaught.

Easycare £71 Muircleugh.

RAMS

Texel £200 Muircleugh, £188 Harehead, £185 Langdyke Cottage.

Bluefaced Leicester £150 Harehead, £140 Gilmanscleugh.

Border Leicester £148 Gilmanscleugh.

Suffolk £145 Miller Hill, £142 Priesthaugh, £140 Harehead.  

Cheviot £135, £128 Harehead, £122 Priesthaugh.   

North Country Cheviot £124 Bradley.   

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           303.0p (261.6p)
Standard to      391.0p (273.6p)
Medium to      364.0p (280.9p)
Heavy to         366.0p (265.0p)

Ewes
Light to           £126.00 (£70.64) 
Heavy to         £230.00 (£115.47)

Rams to           £200.00 (£106.93)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report