Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 6,046 sheep comprising
of 4,099 prime hoggs and 1,947 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown Mart on Thursday 2nd January 2025.
The weekly sale of cast cows resumed with a buoyant trade for all
classes. The sale topped at 249p and 245p for Friesians shown by CT & J
Wigham, Hethermill, Kirklinton, which also topped per head at £1,469 and
£1,372. Limousin cows sold to £1,196 from Shankbridge End Farms, Hethersgill.
A
smaller show of 4,099 prime hoggs were forward, with fed hoggs of every class
proving very good to sell. Under finished, grass fed hoggs are better sold in
the store on a Tuesday here at Longtown to gain maximum returns. Heavy hoggs definitely
the call of the day with several runs of 50kg+ hoggs averaging over £180, with
runs of export hoggs regularly achieving 360ppk +. Hoggs travelled from all
corners of the United Kingdom with all vendors going home highly delighted with
their days trading. Many more fed hoggs wanted for the coming weeks to satisfy
an ever increasing demand at Longtown.
The sale topped at 424p for Suffolks
shown by J Thompson & Son, Farlam Hill, Brampton.
Top per head of £240 for Beltex
from A Taylor, Heathery Hall, Lanark.
Overall average of 342.4p (SQQ 343.5p)
PRINCIPAL
PRICES (PER KILO)
Suffolk 424p Farlam Hill, 367p North House, 357p
Shethin, 356p Rowanburnfoot, 355p High Greenhill.
Texel 423p Oaklands, 390p Lingey Field, 386p Shethin,
383p High Stenries, 379p Shethin & Lingey Field.
Beltex 421p Maidencots, 408p Burnside, 404p Glendearg,
400p Heathery Hall, 391p Oaklands, 390p Cadgillhead.
Blue Texel 366p Glendearg.
Cheviot 364p Roxburghmill, 362p South Bogbain, 359p
North House, 357p Cadgillhead, 354p Catslackburn & Glendearg.
Blackface 358p, 353p Heathery Hall, 345p Rowanburnfoot,
340p Heathery Hall.
Charollais 356p Cortiecram, 347p Park Nook.
Cheviot Mule 351p Longburgh Fauld, 350p Shethin, 349p
Thornship.
Herdwick 348p Ashness, 335p Orthwaite Hall, 334p
Pendicle.
Kerry Hill 344p Thornship.
Mule 341p Nunscleugh, 336p Westernhopeburn, 330p
Paddockhole, 329p Westernhopeburn, 328p High Greenhill.
Hampshire 334p Dyke.
Easycare 332p Shethin, 330p Catslackburn.
North Country
Cheviot 329p Allanshaws.
Dorset 323p Knock & Maize.
Swaledale 307p Westernhopeburn, 304p Orthwaite Hall.
PRINCIPAL
PRICE (PER HEAD)
Beltex £240, £212, £210 Heathery Hall, £204 Glendearg,
£200 Beckfoot.
Texel £217, £210 Beckfoot, £206 Overton of Knaven
& Glendearg, £200, £199 Slealands, £199 Shethin.
Charollais £214 Beckfoot, £209 Cortiecram, £198 Park Nook.
Suffolk £205 Burnfoot Hill, £200 Beckfoot, £199 Overton
of Knaven, £199, £195 Beckfoot.
Cheviot Mule £184 Thornship.
Blue Texel £183 Glendearg.
Hampshire £182 Dyke.
Mule £173, £170 New Hall, £170 Oakshawhill, £166
Corsencon, £165 Fardingjames, £164 Pitland Hills.
Cheviot £172 Ettrickshaws, £163 Glendearg, £158 North
House, £155 Thornship.
Half-bred £170 High Moat.
Dorset £166, £154 Knock & Maize.
North Country
Cheviot £164 Allanshaws.
Blackface £143, £141 Heathery Hall.
A
smaller show of 1,947 ewes and rams with trade unbelievable from start to
finish. All classes off the clock with all vendors having a New Year trade to
remember. Numbers way short of purchaser requirements and big numbers of ewes
wanted every week to satisfy a serious demand.
The sale topped at
£310 for Texel ewes shown by E Astley, West Stobs Wood, Morpeth.
Beltex peaked at £270
from JA & LA Thompson, Woodhead, Scaleby.
Mule ewes sold to
£218 from DA & MA Teasdale, Grindon Hill, Haydon Bridge.
Hill ewes topped
at £162 for Blackfaces from R Vevers & Co., Burnfoot Hill, Eaglesfield.
Rams to £225 for Texels
from J Thompson & Son, Farlam Hill, Brampton.
All
classes of primestock are wanted here at Longtown on a weekly basis to satisfy
an ever-growing demand. Primestock travel from all four corners of the United
Kingdom to take advantage of the competitive purchasers who operate on a weekly
basis providing a very transparent and competitive marketplace at Longtown.
Haulage can be arranged easily and efficiently, so please do not hesitate to
contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls and assist you
and your business in any way possible.
John Walton 07880
527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584
200 489
Sam Hogg 07584 207
323
Norman Douglas
07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
HEAVY EWES
Texel £310
West Stobs Wood, £300 Auchengool Cottage, £295 Roxburghmill, £285 Lairdlaugh,
£265 West Stobs Wood, £260 Hilton of Culsh & Beckfoot.
North Country Cheviot £270 High Moat, £212 West Stobs Wood, £210 High Moat, £208, £202
Hilton of Culsh.
Beltex £270,
£265 Woodhead, £235, £230 Lairdlaugh, £230 Brigview.
Cheviot Mule £238 Hilton of Culsh.
Suffolk £232, £220 Beckfoot, £220 West Stobs Wood, £210 Brigview, £202 Powheads &
Chaseside.
Mule £218,
£200 Grindon Hill, £188 Staffler, £184 Mill View.
Blue Texel £210 Cardew Grange.
LIGHT EWES
Blackface £162 Burnfoot Hill, £148, £138 Fardingjames, £128 Hightown & Kinning Hall.
Cheviot £136
Huntly Lodge, £130 Brigview, £128 Castle Crawford.
Kerry Hill £120 Thornship.
Swaledale £115 Aspatria Hall.
Herdwick £110 Farlam Hill.
RAMS
Texel £225
Farlam Hill.
North Country Cheviot £195 Ettrickshaws.
Cheviot £192, £175 Castle Crawford.
Suffolk £175
High Stenries.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 375.0p (336.0p)
Standard to 421.0p (341.3p)
Medium to 424.0p (345.1p)
Heavy to 408.0p (346.4p)
Overweight to 400.0p (330.4p)
Ewes
Light to £162.00 (£110.01)
Heavy to £310.00 (£175.03)
Rams to £225.00 (£150.66)
