Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 9,127 sheep comprising of 3,808 prime lambs and 5,319 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 21st September 2023.

A larger offering of cast cows and bulls forward which met a competitive trade and more numbers are required on a weekly basis to satisfy buyer demand. The sale topped at £1,498 for a Galloway from Eskdalemuir Forestry Ltd, Clerkhill, Eskdalemuir, with top price per kilo of 230p for an Angus shown by E Wilkie, Shaw Cottage South, Berryscaur.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Angus 230p Shaw Cottage South, 200p Slack House.

Hereford 230p Shaw of Dryfe.

Galloway 222p Fenwick.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)

Galloway £1,498 Clerkhill, £1,165 Fenwick.  

Angus £1,383, £1,232 Archerbeck, £1,220 Slack House, £1,196 Shaw Cottage South.

Hereford £1,219 Shaw of Dryfe

Friesian £1,132 Hethermill.

Simmental £1,041 Shaw of Dryfe

Limousin £1,031 Nether Albie.

A similar show of 3,808 prime lambs forward. Another mixed show forward with well bred and well fed lambs receiving a premium whilst grass fed lambs prove slightly harder to cash. Over half the sale would consist of hill bred lambs and mules, therefore achieving a pleasing sale average of 254.8ppk   

The sale peaked at 318p for Beltex lambs shown by T Holmes, Nutholm, Lockerbie.

Top per head of £160 for Texels from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.

All classes of well finished 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 254.8p (SQQ 254.8p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 318p Nutholm, 317p Gelston Castle, 313p Heithat, 311p Rigfoot, 308p Heathery Knowe, 302p, 300p Nutholm, 300p Crawthat.

Texel 309p Littlegill, 297p Mosslands, 296p Kirkton, 294p Cardewlees, 289p Lingey Field.   

Blue Texel 300p Whitcastles.

Cheviot 296p Cottage, 270p, 260p Kirkton, 257p Penchrise, 256p Kirkton, 255p Skernish.

Charollais 286p Mosslands.

Suffolk 281p Mid Banks, 277p Littlegill, 274p Falnash, 268p Littlegill, 266p Meikle Richorn.

Millenium Blue 280p Nutholm.  

Blackface 272p, 267p, 257p, 250p East Fortissat.

Mule 270p East Fortissat, 258p Penchrise, 251p East Fortissat, 246p Chapel.

Lleyn 266p The Height.

Herdwick 263p Mosslands.    

Hampshire 258p, 255p Mosslands.   

Roussin 258p Heathery Knowe.

Cheviot Mule 254p White Knowe, 252p Thornship, 250p Kirkbride.  

Dutch Spotted 248p, 243p West Broadmoss.  

Easycare 247p, 243p East Fortissat.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £160 Kirkton, £158 Guardsmill, £156, £154, £150 Linton, £150 Shandford.

Suffolk £152 Clackmae & High House, £140 Guardsmill & Shandford, £139 Guardsmill, £138 Viewley & High Cattadale.

Beltex £152 Gelston Castle, £148 Crawthat, £144 Mid Banks, £140 Middle Farm, £138 Mid Banks & Crawthat.  

Cheviot £154 Kirkton.  

Charollais £131 Howberry.   

Border Leicester £128 High Cattadale.   

Roussin £124 Heathery Knowe.  

Mule £121 Gibbs Hill & Rigfoot.

Blue Texel £120, £118 Whitcastles.

Cheviot Mule £120 Thornship.

Another bumper show of 5,319 cast ewes and rams was forward to a full contingent of 17 regular purchasers ensuring all classes were way in front of other outlets.

Texel ewes topped the sale at £265 from EH & MH Johnson, High Chesters, Hawick. Best Texel and Beltex ewes were way short of purchaser requirements and many more are wanted by purchaser request.

Mule ewes regularly breached £120 topping at £140 for a penful of huge English mules consigned by M/s Thomlinson, Sunniside, Co Durham, the same firm also topped the Suffolk ewes with a single hefty lady realising £175.  

Hill ewes topped at £106 for Cheviots from WR Girvan & Son, Berryfell, Hawick. Blackface ewes still selling well with an abundance of ewes breaking £80 topping at £98 consigned by M/s Wight, East Fortissat, Lanarkshire.   

Rams sold to £230 for Texels from EJC Dean, Kirkhouse, Brampton.   

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

HEAVY EWES

Texel £265 High Chesters, £250 Orchardton Mains & Crumhaughhill, £240 Maryholm, £232 West Broadmoss, £225 Becks, £222 Moorlough.  

Suffolk £175 Sunniside, £152 North House, £144 Viewley, £140 North House & Crumhaughhill.

Charollais £154 Viewley, £152 Sunniside & Beckfoot.

North Country Cheviot £150 Birsca, £138, £128 Clatequoy.

Mule £140 Sunniside, £126 Harelawhill, £125 Oakshawhill, £124 High West House, £122 Greengatehouse.

Cheviot Mule £130, £127 Orchardton Mains.

Rouge £124 Moorlough.

Bluefaced Leicester £120 Mouldyhills.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £106 Berryfell, £96 High Dalrioch & Hyde Park, £94 Cowburn, £92 North House, £90 Parkhill.  

Blackface £98 East Fortissat, £94 Ghyll Bank, £92 Unthank, £90 East Fortissat.

Lleyn £92 Harwood House, £90 The Height, £87 Gatehousecote.   

Swaledale £84 Mouldyhills.  

RAMS

Texel £230 Kirkhouse, £200 Hillhouse, £190 Viewley & Cleughbraemill, £180 Harelawhill & Kirkhouse.

Suffolk £200 Crumhaughhill, £190 Longbeoch.     

Blackface £122 Harelawhill, £116 Mouldyhills.

Cheviot £110 Marygate.  

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           296.0p (235.8p)
Standard to      318.0p (253.2p)
Medium to      300.0p (255.5p)
Heavy to         317.0p (256.5p)
Overweight to 296.0p (253.5p)

Ewes
Light to           £106.00 (£57.45) 
Heavy to         £265.00 (£95.55)

Rams to           £230.00 (£101.87)

 

corresponding week 2022 sale report