Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 7,381 sheep comprising of 3,353 prime lambs and 4,028 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 25th August 2022.

A mixed show of cows were forward with many non-farm assured, nevertheless, all classes remain well bid for and maintaining recent rates of return. More numbers are required on a weekly basis here at Longtown to fulfil buyer demand. The sale topped at £1,386 for an Angus shown by M Baxter, Kilnhill, Gilsland with Limousins to £1,209 from A Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill, Bewcastle and Herefords also selling at £1,209 from Hewson Bros., Jerriestown, Blackford. Top per kilo of 192p from Jerriestown with others to 180p from Kilnhill.

A smaller show of 3,353 prime lambs were forward, being slightly easier on the week albeit a better trade than expected. Lean lambs proved difficult move and vendors are advised to market them on a Tuesday in the store market. Fed lambs and well finished lambs sold very well and received a premium. Heavy lambs and best bred lambs proved in demand and easily sold.

Top price per kilo of 312p for Beltex lambs from JR & CJ Ward, Whitstonehill, Lockerbie.

Top per head of £146 for Texels shown by JL Gledson, Buteland, Bellingham.

Overall average 240.1p (SQQ 236.5p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 312p Whitstonehill, 311p White Knowe, 300p Drumburn & Loophill, 292p School Farm.

Texel 278p New Kennels, 276p Cubbyhill, 269p Thornton Tower & Byreburnside, 267p Braehead, 266p Fenton.  

Dutch Spotted 276p Coxhill, 269p, 265p Frankstown.

Roussin 268p, 260p Coxhill.   

Suffolk 260p Frankstown, 255p Tarrasfoot, 254p Frankstown, 253p Tone Hall, Skelfhill, Fenton & Thornton Tower, 252p Guardsmill.  

Charollais 254p Moss Side, 245p, 244p Archerbeck, 240p Boreland of Kelton.

Cheviot Mule 247p Buteland, 241p Priesthaugh.

Cheviot 245p Kirkton.   

Mule 240p Shalmstry, 235p Nunscleugh, 234p Tone Hall, 233p Upper Hindhope.   

North Country Cheviot 239p Earlside.

Hampshire 238p Barnglies.   

Blue Texel 236p Ashton.

Herdwick 235p Clea Hall, 231p Orthwaite Hall.     

Oxford 234p Guards.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £146, £144 Buteland, £142 Upper Hindhope, £140 High Stenries, £137 Byreburnside, £135 Buteland.

Dutch Spotted £145 Coxhill, £138, £132 Frankstown.

Suffolk £144 Archerbeck, £141 Guardsmill, £137 Skelfhill & Guardsmill, £134 Archerbeck.

Cheviot Mule £140 Colmslie Hill.  

Beltex £138 Boreland of Kelton, £135, £134 Whitstonehill, £132 Drumburn.

Roussin £134 Coxhill.  

Charollais £127.50 Archerbeck, £127 Moss Side.

Mule £125.50 Frankstown, £125 Shalmstry, £119.50 Tone Hall.  

A similar entry of 4,028 cast ewes and rams were forward to a reduced ringside of purchasers due to the bank holliday and staff shortages. Trade remained the same apart from the best texel ewes were a lot dearer on the week. An abundance of lean ewes were forward easily being swallowed up by plentiful feeding orders.

Heavy ewes sold to £245 per head for Texel ewes on three separate occasions from Messrs Barrow, Greenwood, Wigton and JA Gracie & Sons, Byreburnside, Canonbie and Viewley.

Hill ewes topped at £108 for Hill Cheviots from Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, Langholm.   

Rams sold to £190 for Texels from TD & JR Byers, Cubbyhill, Longtown.

Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers, who will be pleased to take your calls for all further enquiries or entries.

John Walton 07880 527 066

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833    

HEAVY EWES

Texel £245 Greenwood, Byreburnside & Viewley, £242, £232 Beckfoot, £230 West Farm, £225 Boreland of Kelton.

Beltex £172 West Farm, £170 Whitstonehill.

Millennium Blue £165 Braehead.  

Suffolk £158 West Farm, Longyester & Smailholm Mains, £156 Clackmae, £148 Upper Tinwald & Colmslie Hill.

Bluefaced Leicester £152 Beacon Rigg.

North Country Cheviot £132 Little Galla, £131 Auchlin, £122 Little Galla & Gilston.  

Mule £129 Cockburn, £124 Upper Tinwald, £116 Gibstown, £115 Minsca & Beacon Rigg.

Charollais £125, £121 Viewley, £120 Beckfoot.

Border Leicester £124 Smailholm Mains.      

Cheviot Mule £122 Auchlin, £118 High Trewhitt.

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £108 Potholm, £105 Catslackburn & Borthwickshiels, £99 Sorbie.    

Lleyn £100 Coxhill.  

Kerry Hill £99 Borthwickshiels.  

Blackface £95 Borthwickshiels, £93 Craig Douglas, £91 Shitlington Hall.

Jacob £92 Colmslie Hill.     

Easycare £89 Cockburn.

Swaledale £72 Nunscleugh, £71 Devonport Farm.

RAMS

Texel £190 Cubbyhill.

Suffolk £165 Burgh Head, £152 Whinney Brow.

North County Cheviot £162 Carruthers.  

Lleyn £138 Coxhill.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           247.0p (246.8p)
Standard to      311.0p (229.4p)
Medium to      312.0p (238.3p)
Heavy to         287.0p (246.8p)
Overweight to 259.0p (238.3p)

Ewes
Light to           £108.00 (£60.37) 
Heavy to         £245.00 (£102.06)

Rams to           £190.00 (£101.77)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report