Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,148 sheep comprising of 2,152 prime hoggs, 1,114 spring lambs and 2,882 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 8th June 2023.
Cast cows continue to sell at recent high rates. As always, more numbers are required here at Longtown to satisfy buyer demand. Please advise all entries to Sam Hogg 07584207323. Take advantage of the capped commission and payment on the day. The sale topped at £1,775 for a tremendous Limousin shown by D Baxter, Moss Side, Hethersgill, who sold others at £1,738. Top price per kilo was 284p also achieved by David Baxter with others selling at 252p. Galloways sold to a top of £1,250 and 212p from RN Waugh & Son, The Row, Roadhead.
A much larger entry of 1,114 spring lambs were shown in full bloom and a credit to producers. As numbers increase nationally trade has eased back on the week. Heavy lambs are still in big demand and proved the best class to sell in the day. More lambs are required on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand at Longtown.
Top per kilo of 395p for Texel lambs shown by C Jackson, Langdyke Cottage, Ecclefechan. Top per head of £178 for Texels from Highfield Farming, Knock, Duns.
Overall average 315.9p (SQQ 320.5p)
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Texel 395p Langdyke Cottage, 362p Kimmeter Green, 353p High House, 344p Kimmeter Green, 343p The Land.
Beltex 354p Cambeckhill.
Charollais 340p Loaningfoot, 328p Stonehouse.
Suffolk 328p, 325p Carsegowan, 323p Drumburn & Bowsden Moor, 322p Cambeckhill, 321p Knock & Stonewalls, 320p Carsegowan.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £178 Knock, £163 High House, £162 The Land, £160 Knock, Galleywreay & Corncockle.
Suffolk £169 Carsegowan, £168 Bowsden Moor, £165 Drumburn & Carsegowan, £164 Knock, £160.50 Carsegowan.
Charollais £164 Stonehouse.
Beltex £156 Cambeckhill.
Hampshire £150 Galleywreay.
Please don’t hesitate to contact John Walton 07880527066 for all prime sheep enquiries.
A smaller show of 2,152 prime hoggs were forward. Lightweight hoggs proved very difficult to cash whilst heavy hoggs full of meat still proved very good to sell and are keenly sought after for next week’s sale.
Top per kilo of 315p for Texel hoggs from E Smith, Westhills, Eastriggs.
Top per head of £200 for Texels from BT Goldie, Townfoot, Mouswald and JR & CJ Ward, Whitstonehill, Tundergarth.
Achieving an overall average 251.0p (SQQ 244.2p)
PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)
Texel 315p Westhills, 308p High Lovelady Shield, 300p Westhills, Bowsden Moor & Cowburn, 298p Rowanburnfoot.
Beltex 300p Galleywreay & Arkleby House, 291p Prestrie, 287p Sykehead, 278p Arkleby House, 276p Homilton.
Cheviot Mule 295p Barnglies, 293p Ballie, 288p Barnglies, 286p Prestrie.
Suffolk 293p Barnglies, 284p South Bogbain, 282p Barnglies, 281p Porteath.
North Country Cheviot 290p Sykehead, 289p Garth Farm & Blackrigg, 285p Garth Farm, 284p Achvaich.
Cheviot 289p Westhills, 288p Cleughbrae, 283p Prestrie, 278p Heathery Hall, 276p Cowburn.
Lleyn 288p Castle Farm.
Mule 274p Sykehead, 271p Low Old Shield, 260p Rowanburnfoot, 257p Glendoe, 257p, 255p Merkland.
Blackface 273p, 271p Sykehead, 271p Garth Farm, 270p Heathery Hall, 269p Garth Farm, 266p Newhouse.
Blue Texel 260p, 244p Southwoodhead.
Charollais 260p Bogrie.
Herdwick 258p Heathery Hall, 250p Pendicle.
Swaledale 245p Ballie.
PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)
Texel £200 Townfoot & Whitstonehill, £186 Low Old Shield, £185 Townfoot.
Suffolk £186 Sykehead, £176, £172 Barnglies, £171 Townfoot, £170 Barnglies, £169 Ballie.
Beltex £184 Sykehead, £142 Arkleby House, £138 Homilton.
Cheviot Mule £174 Barnglies.
North Country Cheviot £162, £154 Garth Farm, £146 Blackrigg, £140 Achow & Kelsocleugh.
Cheviot £160 Mainside, £148 Falnash, £144 Cleughbrae.
Mule £160 Low Old Shield, £151 Sykehead.
Blue Texel £156 Southwoodhead.
Lleyn £148 Castle Farm.
Blackface £144 Garth Farm.
A smaller show 2,882 cast ewes and rams were forward. Bucking the trend once again, Longtown’s trade would be a clean £10-£15 up on other centres this week as all classes maintained last week’s high rates of return.
More handy weight hill bred ewes and best bred Texel and Beltex ewes are required to meet an increase in demand for next week’s sale.
Texel ewes topped at £299 shown by AM & L Sutherland, Carran, Thurso.
Hill ewes to £118 for Cheviots from RJ Tweedie & Co., Buchtrig, Jedburgh.
Rams sold to £230 for Texels from Viewley.
John Walton 07880 527 066
Sam Hogg 07584 207 323
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
HEAVY EWES
Texel £299 Carran, £275 Fine View, £265 Dinnans, £250 Southwoodhead, £248 Dinnans, £240 Fine View, £235 Southwoodhead.
Suffolk £190 The Land, £185 Bowsden Moor, £166 Knock, £160 Guardsmill.
Beltex £180 Pasturewood.
Blue Texel £170 Knock.
Charollais £158 Beckfoot, £152 Lowfield House.
North Country Cheviot £138 Achow, £132, £128 Boulintogle, £128 Beckfoot, £127 Brackendean, £125 Heatherglen.
Cheviot Mule £137 Mid Farm, £133 Dashwell Green, £128 Falnash.
Mule £132 New Farm, £130 Dinnans & Rigg Cottage, £128 Homilton, Tetcott & Greenburn, £126 Broomhills &Auchenleck.
LIGHT EWES
Cheviot £118 Buchtrig, £114 Knock, Greenburn & Girnwood, £112 Falnash, £110 Bedshiel.
Blackface £112 Eriff, £110 Prestrie, £96 Galleywreay, £94 Prestrie, £93 Greenburn, £92 Romesbeoch.
Easycare £106 Blackhaugh.
Swaledale £100, £80 High Priorscales, £77 Riggshield & Hepplehill.
RAMS
Texel £230 Viewley, £210 Heatherglen & Pasturewood, £198 High Lovelady Shield.
Charollais £185 Greenburn, £182 Culquhasen.
Suffolk £160 Culquhasen, £158 Orthwaite Hall, £140 Heatherglen.
North Country Cheviot £142 Garth, Knock & Achvaich.
Cheviot £130 Bowhill, £126 Potholm.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 248.0p (211.5p)
Standard to 315.0p (236.3p)
Medium to 300.0p (259.5p)
Heavy to 308.0p (265.7p)
Lambs
Light to -------p (------p)
Standard to 395.0p (329.7p)
Medium to 354.0p (319.6p)
Heavy to 343.0p (312.8p)
Overweight to 306.0p (293.4p)
Ewes
Light to £118.00 (£69.11)
Heavy to £299.00 (£116.73)
Rams to £230.00 (£121.18)
corresponding week 2022 sale report
