Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 5,413 sheep comprising of 1,763 spring lambs and 3,650 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 13th July 2023.

A mixed offering of cast cows forward, with quality scarce. The sale peaked at £1,023 for a Belted Galloway shown by JR & CJ Ward, Whitstonehill, Lockerbie. More numbers required on a weekly basis to fulfil demand.

A smaller show of 1,763 spring lambs forward. A two tier trade, good meated, well finished lambs sold to recent rates of return, whilst leaner unfinished lambs proved difficult to cash. Meat processors sell meat and that is what is required to receive premium prices. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers on a weekly basis who will be pleased to advise.

The sale topped at £172 for Texels from AM & L Sutherland, Carran, Thurso.

Top price per kilo of 319p for Beltex lambs shown by CJ Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries with Texels selling to 318p from J & A Moralee, Hardriding Farm, Bardon Mill.

All classes of lambs are wanted here at Longtown on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand as numbers increase so do purchasers. Please do not hesitate to contact your auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls.

Overall average 272.8p (SQQ 272.9p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 319p, 307p Kilnford Croft, 307p Dykehead, 300p High Stenries, 300p, 295p Kilnford Croft.  

Texel 318p Hardriding Farm, 310p Horsley Hill, 309p Hardriding Farm, 304p Wallend, 303p Carran, Cottage & Horsley Hill, 300p Knock, Hardriding Farm & Horlsey Hill.

Charollais 300p Briery Square, 272p Dempsterton.

Dutch Spotted 282p Briery Square.   

Dutch Texel 281p Rowanburnfoot.  

Suffolk 281p Whins, 280p Shandford, 279p Archerbeck, 278p Whiteside, 276p Tone Hall, Shandford & Wiza.   

Cheviot Mule 276p West Lodge South.  

Blue du Maine 266p Huntly Lodge.

Mule 262p Penpeugh, 260p, 255p Whiteside.

Blackface 261p Penpeugh.       

Dorset 261p Sheepfields.  

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £172, £158 Carran, £143 Guardsmill, £140 Hardriding Farm & Kilnford Croft.

Beltex £150 Kilnford Croft, £136 High Stenries, £132, £130 Kilnford Croft, £130 Staffler.

Bluefaced Leicester £140 Upper Huntley Wood.  

Suffolk £135 Tone Hall, £134 Grindon Hill, £132 Shandford & Hullerbank, £131.50 Staffler, £130 Knock.

Dutch Spotted £130 Briery Square.

Charollais £125 Dempsterton, £120 Briery Square.        

A much larger show 3,650 cast ewes and rams were forward. All classes of ewes were a flyer and more can be sold to the vendors benefit. Entries are actively sought after for the coming weeks sales.

Texel ewes topped at £255 from Upper Huntley Wood, Earlston.  

Hill ewes to £118 for Cheviots from Messrs Hepburn & Co., North House, Hawick.

Mule ewes sold to £132 from R & H Braid, Leithenhall, Wamphray.

Rams sold to £280 for Texels from CD Scott, Falla, Jedburgh.

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

HEAVY EWES

Texel £255 Upper Huntley Wood, £252 Tofts of Tain, £248 Newbigging, £245 Beckfoot & High House, £240 Leithenhall.     

Beltex £190 Seaview, £185 Somerfield House, £170 Huntly Lodge.

Suffolk £170 Upper Huntley Wood & Allanshaws, £158 Upper Huntley Wood, £155 Mindork, £148 Pooildhoodie, Fountain Hall, Muircleugh, Chaseside & North House.    

Blue Texel £170 Somerfield House, £150 Grange of Conon.

Charollais £148 Chaseside, £142 Beckfoot, £136 Greyrigg House, £135 Chaseside.

Millenium Blue £148 Heather Side.   

North Country Cheviot £140 Seaview, £138, £134 Allanshaws, £132 Tofts of Tain, £130 High Moat.

Cheviot Mule £140 Muircleugh, £138 Nether Dargavel, £130 Dykehead.

Mule £132 Leithenhall, £130 Third, £126 Hassendean, £125 Tone Hall & High House, £123 Newbigging, £120 Low Hallburn.  

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £118 North House & West Lodge South, £110 Milnholm, £108 North House, £102 Kilnford Croft & Gall.  

Blackface £106 Silverwells, £104 Tone Hall, £102 Chapel, £94 Dreva & Marygate, £92 Newbigging & Whiteside.    

Swaledale £90 Ruffside.

RAMS

Texel £280, £270 Falla, £245 Newbigging, £230 Ruffside, £225 Falla.  

Suffolk £250 Falla, £190 Castlemilk.      

Charollais £230 Far Mains.

Hampshire £168 Pearsby Hall.   

Cheviot £148 Badanloch.     

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           303.0p (278.0p)
Standard to      307.0p (265.8p)
Medium to      318.0p (275.8p)
Heavy to         319.0p (272.9p)
Overweight to 282.0p (265.7p)

Ewes
Light to           £118.00 (£72.09) 
Heavy to         £255.00 (£118.57)

Rams to           £280.00 (£137.31)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report