Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 11,400 sheep comprising of 5,198 prime lambs and 6,202 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 22nd September 2022.

A larger show of cast cows were forward with more quality on offer. Trade continues at recent high rates with many more numbers required on a weekly basis here at Longtown. The sale topped at £1,840 for a tremendous Charolais cow shown by Messrs Baxter, Moss Side, Hethersgill, who also sold others at £1,713. Limousin cows sold to £1,331 from PJ & L Dixon, Upperburnmouth, Newcastleton. Holsteins topped at £1,131 from Hewson Bros., Jerriestown, Blackford with Galloways to £1,003 from A Murray & Son, Sewing Shields, Hexham. Top price per kilo of 214p and 209p for Charolais from Moss Side.

A much larger show of 5,198 prime lambs were forward.

Top price per kilo of 327p for Beltex lambs shown by J Halliday & Son, Linnhead, Tundergarth and from G & W Halliday, Crawthat, Waterbeck. Texel lambs sold to a top of £162 from HG Woodmass, Harene, Linstock.

Overall average 233.1p (SQQ 229.9p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 327p Linnhead & Crawthat, 318p Whitstonehill, 311p Crawthat, 307p Penpeugh, 305p High Mossthorn.

Suffolk 293p Dodgsonstown, 277p Burnside, 255p Burgh Head.

Dutch Texel 290p Burn House.  

Texel 288p Low Dunashery, 283p High Mossthorn, 280p Waterside & Lennox Plunton, 278p Tercrosset.  

Charollais 263p Staffler, 252p Low Dunashery.  

Blackface 251p Fenton.

Blue du Maine 250p Bowershield.   

Cheviot Mule 242p, 239p Dodgsonstown, 239p Waterside, 236p Gospel Hall & Skernish.

Dutch Spotted 242p Low Dunashery.

North Country Cheviot 239p, 234p North House, 233p Earlside.  

Easycare 237p Eland Hall, 231p East Fortissat.  

Berrichon 236p Kimmeter Green.   

Mule 234p Pitland Hills, 232p Low Dunashery & Pitland Hills, 231p Baitlaws, 230p Dodgsonstown.

Cheviot 232p Castle Crawford, 229p Lyneholm House, 228p Castle Crawford.   

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £162 Harene, £156 Smerral, £155 Tone Hall, £154 Waterside, £146 Tone Hall & Smerral.

Beltex £158 High Mossthorn, £148, £144 Linnhead, £144, £143 Crawthat, £140 Whitstonehill.

Suffolk £150 Burgh Head, £141 Flex, £140 Whitechapel, £138 Haregills.   

Dutch Texel £148 Burn House.  

Blue du Maine £146 Waterside.

Cheviot Mule £138 Dodgsonstown.  

Charollais £134 Nether Stenries.

Mule £124 Pitland Hills.

A huge entry of 6,202 cast ewes and rams was forward

Heavy ewes sold to £250 per head for Texel ewes from J & J Campbell, Dinnans, Wigtownshire.

Hill ewes topped at £108 for Hill Cheviots from New Kelso.     

Rams sold to £222 for Texels from Beckfoot.  

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 527066

Sam Hogg 07584 207323

Norman Douglas 07786 366833    

HEAVY EWES

Texel £250 Dinnans, £228 Gilside, £212 Cleughbrae, £200 Watch Currock, £198 Crailloch, £195 Waltonwoodhead.  

Beltex £178, £168 Whitstonehill.

Suffolk £148 Tarrasfoot, £146 Viewley & Whitstonehill, £144 Beckfoot, £138 Viewley & Burnside.

Cheviot Mule £148 Relief.

Charollais £137 Beckfoot.     

North Country Cheviot £128 Purdomstone, £126 Marchbank.      

Mule £123 Staffler, £120 Oaklands & Dyke, £118 Beckhall, £114 Airyhassen.   

LIGHT EWES

Hill Cheviot £108 New Kelso, £102 Tarrasfoot, £94 Carterton, £90 Drycleuchlea.  

Lleyn £93 Sharplaw, £90 Townhead Cottage.      

Easycare £90 Cleongart, £80 East Fortissat.    

Blackface £86 Whitechapel, £85 High Cattadale & Collin Bank, £84 Dranigower.

Swaledale £86 Whitton.  

RAMS

Texel £222 Beckfoot, £190 Sharplaw.

Charollais £175 Viewley.

Beltex £170 Nether Stenries.

North Country Cheviot £155 Achvaich.

Oxford £148 Beckfoot.  

Bluefaced Leicester £146 Whitton.  

Blue Texel £138 Viewley.

Cheviot £132 Cossarhill.

Suffolk £132 Galadean.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           243.0p (193.5p)
Standard to      278.0p (226.3p)
Medium to      327.0p (233.5p)
Heavy to         311.0p (239.9p)
Overweight to 280.0p (233.1p)

Ewes
Light to           £108.00 (£52.50) 
Heavy to         £250.00 (£92.64)

Rams to           £222.00 (£106.61)

 

corresponding week 2021 sale report