Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 3,591 sheep comprising of 1,173 prime hoggs, 520 spring lambs and 1,898 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 2nd June 2022.

A larger show of 520 prime lambs were forward, as more firms switch over onto spring lambs all classes of well finished lambs were keenly bid for. A large proportion of commercial Suffolk cross lambs were forward, resulting in an overall average 326.8p (SQQ 335.2p).

The sale topped at 367p for Suffolks from J & N Blaylock, Hallburn, Longtown with top per head of £180 for Beltex shown by R Johnston, Kimmeter Green, Annan.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Suffolk 367p Hallburn, 357p, 355p Drumburn, 348p Knock.  

Beltex 363p Shawhill, 350p Kimmeter Green.

Texel 359p Shawhill, 354p Kimmeter Green, 352p Burnside & Shawhill, 351p Knock.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £180, £160 Kimmeter Green.

Suffolk £168 Drumburn, £160 Knock, £158 Merkland, £157, £156 Drumburn, £156 Guardsmill.

Texel £160 Kimmeter Green & Knock, £157 Corncockle, £156, £155 Knock.

Mule £150 Mouldyhills.

A very mixed show of 1,173 prime hoggs were forward with a lot of final draw hoggs included. Heavy and well fleshed hoggs soild to exceptional demand with 50kg+ hoggs regularly £160-£180 selling to a price per head of £188 for Beltex hoggs from Ridsdale and for Texels shown by S Stoddart, Hillside, Wigton.

Texel hoggs topped the price per kilo at 329p from JC Robinson, Blackleaze, Kirkby Thore.

An overall sale average of 264.4ppk (SQQ 263.3ppk) was achieved.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Texel 329p, 319p Blackleaze, 314p Stoneflatts, 313p Hillside, 311p Shield Farm, 310p Blackleaze.  

Beltex 323p Hillside, 321p, 310p, 304p Ridsdale, 302p Home Rigg, 302p Ridsdale.

Hill Cheviot 321p, 319p Blackleaze, 306p The Land, 303p Weeds, 297p Pennyhill.  

Cheviot Mule 300p Causey View.

Suffolk 292p Weeds, 286p Ridsdale, 284p Stoneraise, 280p Shield Farm & Broomhills.  

Herdwick 292p Stoneraise.    

Mule 288p Leithenhall, 287p Ridsdale, 271p Wydon Eals & Weeds Farm.   

Blackface 271p Kirksteads, 266p Newhouse, 261p Satchells & Pasture House, 260p Culquhasen.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £188 Ridsdale, £186 Smerral, £178 Hillside, £174, £172, £170 Ridsdale.

Texel £188 Hillside, £186 Ridsdale, £184 Smerral, £182 Ridsdale & Causey View, £180 Hillside.  

Suffolk £180 Ridsdale, £176 Thornley, £175 Ridsdale.

Mule £170 Four O Boot, £164 Ridsdale.

Bluefaced Leicester £150 Culquhasen.

Hill Cheviot £141 Routin Lynn, £135, £134 Blackleaze, £134 Ridsdale.  

A smaller show of 1,898 cast ewes and rams were forward, with all classes being dearer on the week With the festival of Qurbani being only four weeks away, vendors are advised to draw heavily in the month of June.

Heavy ewes sold to £268 for Texel ewes from AC Clark, Fineview, Glenluce.

Mule ewes sold to a top of £150 from R Johnston, Kimmeter Green, Annan.

Hill ewes topped at £135 for Cheviots from TJC Bradbury, Satchells, Lilliesleaf.  

Rams topping at £260 for Texels from T Whiteford, Tercrosset, Brampton.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £268 Fineview, £258 Howgillside, £250 Linnhead, Knock & Leithenhall, £245 Fineview, £242 Marygate, £240 Orton Rigg.

Suffolk £193 Kimmeter Green, £188 Smerral, £184, £181 Knock, £179 Merkland.  

Zwartble £188 Cleughbrae.

Charollais £180 Chaseside, £175 Heatherglen, £172 Townfoot, £170 Beckfoot.  

Cheviot Mule £180, £178 Dashwell Green.

Bluefaced Leicester £160 Mouldyhills & Kirksteads, £150 Crindledykes.

North Country Cheviot £154 Maidencots, £147 Beckfoot, £146 Upper Lybster.

Mule £150 Kimmeter Green, £149 Milton Mains & Cleughbrae, £147 Moss Side, £145 Causey View & Leithenhall.  

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £135 Satchells, £129 Catslackburn, £128 Morebattle Tofts, £126 Satchells.  

Blackface £130, £121 Mouldyhills, £119 Drumreach, £114 Viewley & Cleughbrae, £110 Maidencots.

Easycare £114 Carterton.

Swaledale £112 The Flatt, £107 The Hagg, £102 Cleughbrae.   

RAMS

Texel £260, £245, £230 Tercrosset, £215 Culquhasen, £214 Grahams Field.

Bleu du Maine £230 Four O Boot.   

Bluefaced Leicester £215 Culquhasen.      

Suffolk £212 Viewley.   

Charollais £182 Beckfoot.   

Averages:

Hoggs

Light to           306.0p (230.7p)
Standard to      305.0p (258.1p)
Medium to      329.0p (274.8p)
Heavy to         323.0p (272.9p)
Shearlings to   300.0p (228.6p)

Lambs

Light to           -------p (-------p)
Standard to      363.0p (341.5p)
Medium to      367.0p (333.8p)
Heavy to         357.0p (317.4p)
Overweight to 290.0p (268.5p)

Ewes
Light to           £135.00 (£96.12) 
Heavy to         £268.00 (£146.14)

Rams to           £260.00 (£153.24)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report