Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,824 comprising of 3,653 prime hoggs and 3,171 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 18th January 2024.

A much larger show of cows were forward, with the majority being feeding cows. Trade sharper throughout with seven buyers operating. The sale topped at £1,683 for Angus cows shown by G & T Archibald, Craigens, Isle of Islay with top per kilo of 188p for Shorthorns from L Clark, Escart, Tarbert. Numbers sought after for next weeks sale to fulfill buyer demand here at Longtown.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER HEAD)

Angus £1,683, £1,494, £1,486, £1,470, £1,422 Craigens.

Whitebred Shorthorn £1,436 Low Greenley Cleugh.

Charolais £1,326 Escart.

Shorthorn £1,231, £1,128, £1,012 Escart.

Limousin £1,003 Escart.

Belted Galloway £910 Chesters Brae.

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Shorthorn 188p, 176p, 175p Escart.

Angus 186p (x2), 184p, 180p Craigens.

Charolais 178p Escart.

Limousin 176p Escart.

Belted Galloway 175p Chesters Brae.

Whitebred Shorthorn 170p Low Greenley Cleugh.

Hereford 158p Tarbert.

A smaller show of 3,653 hoggs were forward to a serious trade. Over 1,476 Mule and hill bred hoggs were included in the entry of the sale and proved very good to sell. over 2,000 Continental hoggs sold to an absolute ripper with all vendors going home absolutely delighted with their days trading, supply proved to be way short of purchaser requirements and many more hoggs are wanted on a weekly basis and can be sold to vendor advantage.

Topping the sale per head was £200 for Texel hoggs shown by W Graham & Son, Craigdarroch, Sanquhar.

Per kilo the sale topped at 405p for Beltex hoggs from M & J Kennedy, Lurgan, Perth.

M/s Moir, Cairness, Aberdeenshire sold a fantastic run of 300 expertly presented hoggs to a top of £160 and achieving an average of £144 for 45kg.

All classes of well finished hoggs 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 292.8p (SQQ 296.4p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 405p Lurgan, 384p Tercrosset, 369p Maulscastle, 368p Lurgan, 367p Bowsden Moor.

Texel 394p Hadden, 358p Home Farm, 338p Longlea, 334p Morwood, 328p West Houses & Home Farm.  

Blue Texel 336p Home Farm.

Dutch Texel 330p Howard House.   

Suffolk 323p Newton of Inshewan & Coiliamy, 311p High Cattadale & Donrentin, 307p High Cattadale.    

Dutch Spotted 318p Tercrosset, 290p Maulscastle.

Mule 313p Newton of Logierait, 311p Leckuary, 297p Greenburn, 292p Upper Hindhope, 291p Wanwood & Kirkhouse.

Cheviot 312p Lurgan, 307p Glendearg, 306p Dippen & Roughet Hill, 305p Ottercops.  

North Country Cheviot 306p, 298p Lurgan.  

Cheviot Mule 297p Greenmerse, 296p Galleywreay.      

Charollais 296p, 294p Tinnishall.   

Blackface 295p Galleywreay, 292p Silloans, 291p Lurgan, 290p Wanwood Hill.   

Swaledale 278p, 277p, 270p Ottercops.

Dartmoor 271p, 265p Litharge.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel £200 Craigdarroch, £170 Dippen, £160 Home Farm, Beckfoot, Thackwood & Bowsden Moor.  

Suffolk £174 Bowsden Moor, £168 Kirkhouse, £166 Bowsden Moor, £160 Blackhill.

Blue Texel £172 West Bow Hill.

Beltex £166 Glenview & Kilnhill, £161, £160 Crawthat, £160 Bowsden Moor & Newton of Logierait.   

Mule £160 Wydon Eals, £144 Viewley, £142 West Newlands, £141 Kirkhouse & Fardingjames.  

Dutch Spotted £160 Maulscastle.  

Charollais £153 Tinnishall, £152 Thackwood.       

Cheviot Mule £149 West Newlands.  

Cheviot £144 Roughet Hill, £143 Upper Hindhope.   

Blackface £133 Craigdarroch, £130 Wanwood Hill.   

A smaller show of 3,171 ewes were forward to a full ringside of 19 active purchasers ensuring a buoyant trade throughout. All classes maintained last week’s high rates of returns, best continental, Texel and Beltex ewes seriously short of purchaser requirements and are required on a weekly basis to satisfy serious demand.

Texel ewes topped the sale breaking the £300 barrier on two separate occasions at £305 consigned from A & HC Smith, Crumhaughhill, Hawick & J Connell Farms, Wanton Walls, Lauder respectfully.

Mule ewes maintained last weeks high rates topping at £128 for a hefty pen of Scotch Mules consigned by Wanton Walls, with plenty of pens £110 - £118

Hill ewes carrying flesh were in big demand selling to £114 for Cheviots from RJ Tweedie & Co., Buchtrig, Jedburgh with Blackface ewes selling to £92 from R Millar, High Cattadale, Campbeltown. Plenty of Blackie ewes selling £80 - £88

Rams to £215 for Texels from H Currie, Edendales, Carlisle.

Early entries are appreciated and for all further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team as listed below.    

John Walton 07880 527 066 (Prime Sheep Auctioneer)

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489 (Prime Sheep Auctioneer)

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323 (Prime Cattle and Cast Cow Auctioneer)

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833 (Fields Person)

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029 (Fields Person)

HEAVY EWES

Texel £305 Crumhaughhill & Wanton Walls, £285 Woodhead, £260, £245 Crumhaughhill, £240 Linnhead, £230 Stonehouse & Newbigging.  

Suffolk £180 Smailholm Mains, £168 Mossburnford, £160 Bowsden Moor.

Beltex £180 Tercrosset, £178 Dundraw.  

Blue Texel £170 Edendales, £155 Northfield.  

Charollais £152, £148 Viewley, £142 Beckfoot.

Border Leicester £147 Smailholm Mains.

North Country Cheviot £139 Maulscastle.   

Lleyn £134, £130, £126 South Bowerhouses.

Mule £128 Wanton Walls, £124 Sheepriggs, £120 Dipton Foot.

Cheviot Mule £124 Wauchope & Becks, £120 Newton of Logierait.

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £114, £106 Buchtrig, £104, £94 Allfornaught, £94 Becks, £93 Fala Hill.   

Blackface £92 High Cattadale & Newbigging, £90 Crosshill, £89 Mains of Larg, £88 Allfornaught & Deepsic.   

Kerry Hill £76 Sheepriggs.  

Swaledale £67 West Newlands, £66 Burnhouse, £62 Townfoot, £60 Broomhills.

RAMS

Texel £215 Edendales.   

Beltex £175 Linnhead.  

Charollais £148 Viewley.   

Bluefaced Leicester £142 Nunscleugh.

Suffolk £140 Beckfoot.   

Berrichon £125 Harden.                                                                                          

Cheviot £120 Buchtrig, £116 Clerk Hill, £115 Bedshiel.   

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to           331.0p (283.4p)
Standard to      405.0p (290.6p)
Medium to      369.0p (300.0p)
Heavy to         339.0p (286.4p)

Ewes
Light to           £114.00 (£76.42) 
Heavy to         £305.00 (£113.81)

Rams to           £215.00 (£100.55)

 

corresponding week 2023 sale report