Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 5,144 sheep comprising of 1,259 prime hoggs, 1,205 spring lambs and 2,780 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 9th June 2022.

 A larger offering of cast cows were forward with the majority being non-farm assured hill cows, nevertheless all classes proved in demand from a competitive ringside of buyers with more numbers required on a weekly basis.

The sale topped at £1,602 for an Angus cow shown by EAP Glendinning, Over Cassock, Eskdalemuir, who sold others at £1,387. Galloways sold to a top of £1,128 and £1,107 from Eskdalemuir Forestry Ltd, Clerk Hill, Eskdalemuir with Whitebred Shorthorns at £1,053 from PA Williamson, Achingills, Caithness and Luings topping at £1,009 from S & G Kenny, Ravenscleugh, Otterburn. Top per kilo of 205p and198p for Galloways from Clerkhill with Luings to 196p from Ravenscleugh and Angus cows topping at 194p from Over Cassock.

A much larger show of 1,205 prime lambs were forward predominantly being Suffolk cross lambs. They sold to the same ring of purchasers, ensuring all classes were good to sell.  

The sale topped at 375p for Beltex lambs shown by CJ Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries with top per head of £170 on four separate occasions for Texels from Armeria LLP, Castletown, Rockcliffe & M/s Haigh, Brecon Hill, Hehxam & M/s Roots, Kilnfordcroft, Dumfries and Blue Texels from M & CA Watson, Millrigg, Kirkbride.

Overall average 320.3p (SQQ 324.4p).

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 375p Kilnford Croft.  

Texel 355p Cubbyhill & Langdyke Cottage, 347p West Shaftoe, 346p Kilnford Croft, 344p The Land.

Blue Texel 355p, 326p Millrigg.

Charollais 341p Shaw Head, 337p Kilnford Croft.

Suffolk 335p Burgh Head, 333p Carsegowan, 331p Cambeckhill, 330p Tathill Cottage, Carsegowan & High Dovecote.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £170 Castletown, Kilnford Croft & Breckon Hill, £166 Cubbyhill, £165, £160 Kilnford Croft.  

Blue Texel £170, 160 Millriggs.

Suffolk £165, £160 Carsegowan, £160 The Land, £159, £156 Carsegowan.

Charollais £160 Kilnford Croft, £157 Shaw Head.

Hampshire £150 Crindledyke Estate.  

Beltex £150 Kilnford Croft.

A very mixed show of 1,259 prime hoggs were forward hoggs carrying plenty of flesh and without their teeth up were very good to sell trading at 300p-315ppk whilst the lesser end of the hoggs sold to realisation.  

Suffolk hoggs topped the price per kilo at 328p from The Firm of Reid, Redhall, Lockerbie.

Top per head of £188 for Texels shown by JM & SM Priestley, Cracrop, Kirkcambeck.

An overall sale average of 269.7ppk (SQQ 268.2ppk) was achieved.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Suffolk 328p Redhall, 274p Scarmclate, 265p Maulscastle & Nutholm.   

Texel 321p Blacket House, 313p Watch Currock, 313p Pasturewood, 308p Cracrop, 302p Blackleaze.  

North Country Cheviot 321p Blacket House, 309p Balgray Hill, 303p Blackleaze, 300p Blacket House.   

Beltex 320p Burthwaite, 314p Ellerslea, 309p Syke Head, 307p Prior House, 306p, 300p Ellerslea.

Dutch Spotted 302p Mallsgate Hall.

Hill Cheviot 297p, 294p Syke Head, 293p, 290p Mallsgate Hall, 289p Bloch, 286p Broomhills.

Blackface 285p, 282p Blackleaze, 280p Unthank, 279p Somerton.

Herdwick 280p Somerton.     

Blue Texel 276p Mallsgate Hall.

Cheviot Mule 272p Patties Hill.

Mule 269p Nutholm, Unthank & Blackleaze, 266p Pennyhill, 260p Patties Hill.    

Charollais 265p Patties Hill.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £188 Cracrop, £180 Maulscastle, £178 Welldon & Watch Currock, £177 Blacket House.

Beltex £186 Welldon, £180 Pasturewood, £178, £172 Prior House, £170 Burthwaite & Syke Head.

North Country Cheviot £170, £164 Balgray Hill, £170 Blacket House.

Suffolk £170 Scarmclate, £168 Viewley, £164 Redhall £160 Hepplehill.

Blackface £158 The Stobbs, £152 Lawston.

Hill Cheviot £156 Bloch, £154 Buchtrig.   

A larger but plainer show of 2,780 cast ewes and rams were forward, heavy ewes were a sensational trade as numbers were tight. Handy weight ewes were also in big demand with plenty

Heavy ewes sold to huge £300 per head for Texel ewes from N Woodmass, Crindledyke Estate, Carlisle. With no fewer than 124 ewes selling to realise £220 +.

Commercial Texel and Suffolk heavy ewes regularly trading between £175-£190.

Mule ewes sold to a top of £155 from S Frizzell Ltd, Thorneyland, Longtown. Heavy mule ewes traded all day from start to finish at £140-£150 with no let up.

Hill ewes topped at £142 for Cheviots from A & A Hogg, Milnholm, Langholm, with blackies topping at £132 consigned by M/s Gray, Unthank, Alnwick with plenty of pens realising £122-£127.  

Rams again sold to a huge trade topping at £225 for Texels from W Murray & Sons, Prior House, Kirklinton.  

All classes of cast ewes and rams are in huge demand here at longtown and are actively sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an unprecedented customer demand. Please do not hesitate to contact

John Walton 07880 527066 for all enquiries.

HEAVY EWES

Texel £300 Crindledyke, £280 Bridgehouse, £268 Shepherds Cottage, £255 Catslackburn, £248 Ashton, £245 Pasturewood, £242 Carran, £240 Kilnford Croft.  

Beltex £205, £190 West Farm

Charollais £200 Shaw Head, £196 Lesson Hall, £188 Beckfoot.   

Suffolk £196 Hollytree, £188 Crindledyke, £186 Sunnycroft, £182 Beckfoot & Maulscastle, £180 Slealands, Whitstonehill, The Land & Dockray Hall.

Bluefaced Leicester £188 The Row.

Zwartble £188 Townfoot.

Blue Texel £182, £180 Millrigg.

Bleu du Maine £175 Kirkland Hall.

Cheviot Mule £170 BalgrayHill, £170, £164 Sunnycroft, £158 Springfield Farm Court.

Mule £155 Thorneyland, £153 Staffler, £150 Maulscastle, £149 Castletown, £148 Sunnycroft & Beckhall.   

North Country Cheviot £152 Achvaich & Longoe, £145 Beckfoot& Clyth Mains, £140 Longoe.

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £142 Milnholm, £138 Beckfoot, £130 Balgray Hill & Allfornaught, £129 North House.   

Blackface £132 Unthank, £128 Horseholme, £127 Kirkhouse & Wark Common, £124 Thorns.  

Lleyn £130 Langdyke Cottage.

Jacob £126 Syke Head.

Kerry Hill £120 Eastfield Farm Cottage.

Kendal Rough £115 Gill Head.

Swaledale £114 Denton Mains, £114, £111, £104 Hepplehill.

RAMS

Texel £225 Prior House, £200 Shepherds Cottage & Eastfield Farm Cottage, £198 Orthwaite Hall, £192 Castletown.  

Suffolk £192 Halflawkiln, £182 Outertown.

Beltex £180 Prior House, £178 Sorbie & Middle Shipley.

Bluefaced Leicester £180 Kirkhouse.

Lleyn £180, £170 Cubbyhill.       

Cheviot £150 Sorbie, £146 Bulk Farm, £144 Langdale, £142, £140 Bulk Farm.

Blackface £145 Horseholme, £132 Kirkhouse.

Swaledale £142 Burn House.

North Country Cheviot £140 Buchtrig & East Rackwood Hill.

Averages:

Hoggs

Light to           283.0p (228.5p)
Standard to      313.0p (268.2p)
Medium to      302.0p (276.6p)
Heavy to         328.0p (273.8p)
Shearlings to   280.0p (243.6p)

Lambs

Light to           303.0p (303.0p)
Standard to      347.0p (327.0p)
Medium to      375.0p (324.0p)
Heavy to         346.0p (310.0p)
Overweight to 309.0p (293.0p)

Ewes
Light to           £142.00 (£103.62) 
Heavy to         £300.00 (£146.34)

Rams to           £225.00 (£152.41)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report