Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction
Marts Limited had forward an entry of 7587 sheep, comprising of 4672 prime
hoggs and 2915 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday
20th March 2025.

All Classes of prime hoggs show an increase in the week being well
in front of other outlets. Hoggs forecast to be firmer again in the back end of
the week, especially smalls and export weights. Please don’t hesitate to
contact our auctioneers for all further enquiries regarding the marketing of
your prime stock.

The sale topped at 502ppk for
a pen of Beltex hoggs shown by M & J Kennedy, Lurgan, Perthshire.

Top per head of £200 was
achieved twice, with Texels from C.C Macarthur & Co, Nunnerie, Biggar and Beltex
hoggs from Mactaggart Bros & Co, Castle Douglas.

Overall average of 341.36ppk
(SQQ 352.97.ppk)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex – 502pk Lurgan,
463pk Mid Derry, 452pk, 435pk, 431pk Scobshaugh, 436pk Lurgan, 434pk, 426pk
Station Yard, 423pk Merkland

Texel – 472pk
Culfargie Est, 409pk Castlehill, 397pk East Rackwood, 395pk Wester Oathlaw,
395pk Desoglin, 384pk West Mains of Kinbletmont, 383pk Dalmore, 381pk Mill
Cottage, 381pk Greenbeck

Badgerface – 388pk East Mey

Blackface – 378pk, 371pk,
370pk, 367pk Greenside, 378pk, 365pk Kirkhouse, 361pk, 358pk Upper Wellwood,
357pk Mid Harrietsfield

Suffolk – 377pk Castlehill, 371pk High
Cattadale, 368pk, 367pk, 359pk Pitgersie, 367pk Tecket, 366pk Nethertofts,
357pk Westernhopeburn, 355pk, 346pk Rigghead, 349pk Culfargie Est

Cheviot – 375pk Lurgan,
373pk Balegreggan, 372pk Buchtrig, 370pk Byres, 370pk Nether Grange, 369pk,
367pk Glendearg, 366pk Gall

Mule – 369pk
Corsencon, 357pk Gall, 351pk Balegreggan, 350pk Arnicle, 348pk Rowanburnfoot,
343pk Scobshaugh, 342pk Todsykehead, 341pk Tangytavil

Charollais – 368pk
Westernhopeburn, 397pk Station Yard, 367pk Shethin, 347pk Guardsmill

North Country Cheviot – 367pk Station
Yard

Herdwick – 357pk, 356pk
Ashley Park, 351pk Pasture House, 330pk Orthwaite Hall

Cheviot Mule – 356pk
Marwhirn, 352pk Longburgh Fauld

Dorset – 348pk West
Watten

Swaledale – 335pk, 328pk
Ottercops

Halfbred – 329pk Aimster

Jacob – 328pk Parks

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex – £200, £196,
£191, £187, £180 Station Yard, £184 Dalmore, £182 Merkland, £180 Whitehall
Farms, £179 Stonehouse

Texel – £200 Nunnerie,
£190 Merkland, £186, £179 Dunjop, £182 Station Yard, £180 Castlehill, £180,
£179 Stonehouse, £179, £178 Copperthorns

Suffolk – £195, £172
Nethertofts, £185 Castlehill, £180 Dunjop, £180, £173 Hallees, £174 Romavale,
£174, £168 The Land, £164 Westernhopeburn

Cheviot – £178, £160
Buchtrig, £178, £170 Mount Benger, £165 Glendearg, £161 Falnash

Blackface – £168 Merkland, £164 Craigdarroch,
£163 Greenside, £159, £154 Upper Wellwood, £155 Peela Hill, £155 Kirkhouse

Charollais – £167
Guardsmill, £159 Overton of Knaven, £158 Station Yard, £154 Shethin, £147
Westernhopeburn

North Country Cheviot – £166, £160
Station Yard, £166 Ettrickshaws, £163 Guardsmill

Cheviot Mule – £163 Overton
of Knaven, £157 Longburgh Fauld, £156 Tattersall, £139 Marwhirn, £128
Todsykehead

Herdwick – £161, £160,
£146 Ashley Park, £139 Pasture House, £132 Orthwaite Hall

Mule – £156
Pitgersie, £152 Peela Hill, £152, £146 Westernhopeburn, £150 Guardsmill, £150
Overton of Knaven, £150 Gall, £149 Banniskirk Mains, £148 Cumcatch, £148 Aldery
Terrace, £147 Tangytavil, £147 Kirkhouse

Oxford – £155, £152
Guards

Jacob – £150 Pasture
House, £125 Parks

Swaledale – £144 Low
Stokoe, £144, £130 Ottercops, £133 Orthwaite Hall, £126 Cumcatch

Blue Leicester – £144 Merkland,
£132 Grassmillees

Dorset – £143 West
Watten, £140 Mount Benger

Halfbred – £138 Aimster

Baderface – £128 East Mey

Ewes

All
classes of heavy ewes sold to biblical rates, unseen in any other centre in the
British Isles! Longtown is the only place to market cast sheep, as always
C&D Auction Mart working for farmers to maximise returns!! All Classes of
ewes in high demand for next week’s sale!! Keep them coming.

The sale topped at £370 for Texel ewes
from C Ryrie, East Kirk, Caithness.

Suffolks topped at £315 from Townfoot,
Beltex to £305 Maulscastle and Blue Texel to £270 from West Stobswood.

Light ewes topped at £178 for Blackfaces
from Glen Loughan, £175 for Easycares from Syke Head and Hill Cheviots to £169
Kilnford Croft.

Rams to £260 for Suffolks from K.J &
C.S Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby

HEAVY EWES

Texel – £370 East Kirk, £345, £315 Townfoot,
£340 Bullions, £330 Beckfoot, £325, £310 Shethin, £325, £320 Glen Loughan, £310
West Stobs Wood

Suffolk – £315 Townfoot, £280, £255 Beckfoot,
£280, £245, £242 Glen Loughan, £278, £258 Wester Oathlaw, £275 Shethin, £250
Belvedere, £240 Thackwood, £232, £230 Bowsden Moor

Beltex – £305 Maulscastle, £270, £265 Glen
Loughan, £265 Bowsden Moor, £250, £240, £220 Kilnford Croft, £250 Shethin, £240
Braehead, £230 Drumreach

Blue Texel – £270, £245, £215 West Stobswood

Bluefaced Leicester – £265, £205 Glen Loughan,
£228 Ghyll Brae, £225 Beckfoot, £210, £190 Shethin, £190 Morley Hill

Charollais – £268, £195 Beckfoot, £240, £220,
£190, £175 Thackwood, £235, £225 Glen Loughan, £188 Shethin

North Country Cheviot – £232 Uras, £230, £210
Galleywreay, £218, £200 Glen Loughan, £208 Beckfoot, £208, £188 Drumreach, £202
Bankhead, £198 East Mey

Cheviot Mule – £228, £225, £192 Shethin, £228 Glen
Loughan, £222, £218 Bankhead, £212 Belvedere, £198 Barrasford, £195 Drumreach,
£195 Syke Head

Dorset – £228 Beckfoot, £185 Glen Loughan,
£180 Shethin

Mule – £198, £192 Drumreach, £196 Low
Stokoe, £195, £192, £188 Mains, £192 Galleywreay, £188 Lingey Field, £185
Shethin, £185 Low Hallburn

Romney – £198, £160 Romavale, £195, £178
Bowsden Moor

Zwartbles – £188 Glen Loughan, £172, £170
Maulscastle

Hampshire – £178 Glen Loughan

Dutch Spotted – £170 Mid Derry

LIGHT EWES

Blackface – £178, £160 Glen Loughan, £158
Auchnacree, £155 Linton Bank, £144 Barnakill, £140 Sonoma, £140 Townfoot, £134
Shethin

Easycare – £175 Syke Head, £175 Peddar Hill,
£158, £138, £134 Cleongart, £132 Glen Loughan

Cheviot – £169 Kilnford Croft, £156 Mainside,
£142 Tangytavil, £142 Gall

Kerryhill – £162 Rowanburn

Swaledale – £146 Whitton, £116 Low Stokoe, £114
Whitfield

Shetland – £142, £118, £115 Crossgates

Ryeland – £138 Lowfield

Goat – £95 The Nook

RAMS

Suffolk – £260 Wood, £200, £192, £158
Galleywreay, £175 Glen Loughan, £165 Chapelknowe, £160 Belvedere

Texel – £255 Glen Loughan, £255 Wood, £240
Shethin, £230 High Cattadale, £225 East Mey, £215 Branteth, £205 Belvedere

Charollais – £280 Greensburn, £195
Stewartfield

Bluefaced Leicester – £185 Merkland, £185 Newbiggin, £165 Glen
Loughan

Blue De Maine

North Country Cheviot – £200 East Mey, £185 Glen Loughan, £175 Castle of Mey,
£165 Belvedere

Dutch Spotted – £260 Beckfoot

Beltex – £305 Kilnford Croft, £260 Beckfoot,
£260, £240 Braehead, £200 Dalmore, £175 Merkland

Cheviot £185

Lleyn – £195 Glen Loughan

Shetland – £180 Home

Dorset – £270 Beckfoot, £218 Glen Loughan,
£165 West Watten

Blackface – £155, £138 Mount Benger, £135 Hampden
House

Easycare – £185 Peddar Hill, £172 Stewartfield,
£168 Shethin

Romney £180 West Watten

Averages:

Hoggs

Light to                 385.7p
(301.37p)

Standard
to      502.9p (353.4p)

Medium to
       423.3p (356.04p)

Heavy to              411p     (324.16p)

Ewes
Light to                 £178.00(£100.76) 
Heavy to             £370.00 (£177.70)

Rams to               £305.00 (£171.66)

Prime Cattle

Today we held a Special Prize Easter
Show and sale of Prime Cattle with a fantastic show forward which were highly
sought after. Many more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage. A big thank
you to Mr Ian Carlisle, Border Meats for coming and doing a marvellous job of
judging the prime cattle. 

Top price of the day went to the reserve
champion making her way north to show her quality. She was bred and sold by
Mark Statton, Highlaws Farm, this incredible British Blue Heifer made 820ppk
and £4797.

Show Results

Judge – Mr Ian
Carlisle, Border Meats, Lockerbie

Champion – J W Vevers,
High Stenries, 595kg, 450ppk, £2677.50

Reserve – M Statton, Highlaws,
585kg, 820ppk, £4797

Prime Steer

1st – Messrs Graham,
Miller Hill, 560kg, 442ppk, £2475.20

Prime Heifer

1st – J W Vevers,
High Stenries, 595kg, 450ppk, £2677.50

2nd – M Statton, Highlaws
585kg, 820ppk, £4797

3rd – Messrs Graham,
Miller Hill, 580kg, 440ppk, £2552

Bullocks Per Head

Limousin– £2475.20 Miller
Hill

Bullocks Per Kilo

Limousin – 442ppk
Miller Hill

Heifers Per Head

British Blue – £4797
Highlaws

Limousin – £2552 Miller
Hill, £2677.50, £2296 High Stenries

Heifers Per Kilo

British Blue – 820ppk Highlaws

Limousin – 450ppk, 410pk
High Stenries, 440ppk Miller Hill

OTM

Cast cows keep on rising with another
new face around ringside. Top price per head today was a Charolais stock bull
from Andrew Reid & Co, Glendearg realising £2783. Topping the pence per
kilo section at 278ppk achieved twice for two tremendous Charolais cows from
previously mention Andrew Reid & Co, Glendearg. Many more cast cows needed
on a weekly basis to meet the ever-growing ring side of buyers.

Show Results

1st – J W Vevers,
High Stenries, 760kg, 276ppk, £2097.60

2nd – A Carruthers
& Sons, Peela Hill, 710kg, 276ppk, £1959.60

3rd – A Reid &
Co, Glendearg, 890kg, 278ppk, £2474.20

Cow Principal Prices Per
Kilo

Charolais – 278ppk x2,
220ppk Glendearg

Limousin – 276ppk Peela
Hill

British Shorthorn – 276ppk High
Stenries, 270ppk, 248ppk Glendearg, 238ppk Pilmuir

Aberdeen Angus – 266ppk, 250ppk,
240ppk Glendearg, 264ppk Kilnhill

Cow Principal Prices Per
Head

Charolais – £2472.20,
£2251.80 Glendearg

British Shorthorn – £2097.60 High
Stenries, £1809, £1512.80 Glendearg, £1761, Pilmuir

Aberdeen Angus – £2160,
£1635.90, £1587.50 Glendearg, £1676.40 Kilnhill

Limousin – £1959.60 Peela
Hill

Bull Principal Prices Per
Head

British Shorthorn – £2407.50 High
Stenries

Charolais – £2783
Glendearg

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