Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D
Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 10,359 sheep comprising of 6,163 hoggs
and 4,196 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday
27th March 2025.

A Larger but very mixed show
of 6,163 Prime Hoggs were forward to a full ringside of 17 purchasers ensuring all
classes were competitively bid for. Fed Continental hoggs 33-44kg sold at a
premium and proved to be way short of purchaser requirements, heavies continued
at recent rates of return. Many more small and export hoggs are required on a
weekly basis to satisfy and ever growing customer demand here at Longtown.

Topping the sale was 2
fantastic hoggs, expertly fed by Master Thomas Holmes Jnr who presented his
hoggs himself realising a fantastic £220. Well done young man.

Topping the pence per kilo
was some fantastic Beltex hoggs consigned by M/s NJ Macquisten, Airyolland,
Newton Stewart which realised 458ppk.

Overall average of 335.82ppk
(SQQ 350.46.ppk)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex – 458ppk, 451ppk
High Airyolland, 434ppk Corstane, 430ppk Arkleby House, 430ppk Crawthat, 400ppk
Station Yard, 400ppk Conon Brae, 395ppk Pasture House, 385ppk Broomhills

Texel – 407ppk Station
Yard, 404ppk Mainside, 400ppk, 384ppk Byreburnside, 400ppk Braes of Enzie,
396ppk, 395ppk, 386ppk Drumburn, 392ppk, 383ppk x2 Shethin, 382ppk Nookclose,
381ppk Fallaw

Cheviot – 406ppk Sorbie,
369ppk Bishopcleugh, 368ppk, 362ppk Unthank, 367ppk, 363pk, 36ppk Bloch, 362ppk
Dyke, 362ppk Chapel

North Country Cheviot – 388ppk, 360ppk
Ifferdale, 378ppk Glengolly, 377ppk, 370ppk x2 Unthank, 379ppk, 364ppk Shethin

Suffolk – 380ppk Pasture
House, 371ppk, 350ppk x2 Shethin, 360ppk Braes of Enzie, 357ppk Low Hallburn,
357ppk, 356ppk Wanwood, 352ppk High Machriemore, 352ppk Culquhasen, 350ppk
Rigfoot, 350ppk Station Yard, 347ppk Dunn, 346ppk Oswie, 344ppk High Catterdale

Mule – 380ppk, 373ppk
Gartvaigh, 373ppk Dunn

Roussin – 372ppk Broomhills

Badgerface Texel – 371ppk Dalwyne

Hampshire – 368ppk Nookclose

Charollais – 367ppk Outer
Huntly, 361ppk Weeds

Cheviot Mule – 366ppk Braes
of Enzie, 361ppk Lawesknowe, 353ppk Outer Huntly, 351ppk x2 Culquhasen, 350ppk
Bloch

Blackface – 363ppk,
360ppk, 356ppk Greenside, 361ppk Shethin, 360ppk, 355ppk Dyke, 360ppk Upper
Wellwood, 353ppk Dalwyne, 352ppk Sorbie, 351ppk Garchew, 350ppk Kirkhouse

Dutch Spotted – 360ppk, 356ppk
Station Yard

Rouge – 352pk
Westernhopeburn

Blue Texel – 346ppk
Shethin, 287ppk Burnholm

Kerryhill – 340ppk Dalwyne

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Texel – £220, Holmes
Jnr, £220 Kirkton, £211 Barnakill, £210, £190 Mainside, £202 Dykeside, £194
Drumburn, 3194 South Bogbain, £192 Low Northsceugh, £192, £188 Beckfoot, £188
Byreburnside, £182 Fineview, £182 Arkleby House, £180 The Land, £180 Broomhills

Cheviot – £200, £158
Kirkton, £186 Mainside, £162 Gilmanscleuch, £162, £158, £155 Laundry Cottage,
£160 Crosslee, £157 Jerriestown, £157 Becks, £156 Unthank, £155 Catslackburn,
£153 North House, £149 Oswie, £148 Low Northsceugh

Blue Texel – £198
Edendales, £180 Shethin, £160 Beckfoot

Beltex – £192 x2, £168
Arkleby, £189, £174 High Airyolland, 3184 Beckfoot, £178 Corstane, £170, £160
Pasture House, £170, £166 Crawthat, £168, 3162, £161 Station Yard, £168 Conon
Brae, £167 Low Northsceugh, £161 Dykeside

Suffolk – £188 Shield
Green, £177 Dykeside, £175 Kirkhouse, £172 Pasture House, £171 South Bogbain,
£170 Galleywreay, £161 Lower Cotburn, £160 Dykenook, £160 Drumgrange, £160 The
Land, £160 Shethin

Charollais – £184 South
Bogbain, £173 Beckfoot, £166 Dykeside, £158, £150 Shethin

Dutch Spotted – £182 South
Bogbain, £162 Station Yard

North Country Cheviot – £181, £163
Braes of Enzie, £170, £169, £161 South Bogbain, £170 Maidencots, £166 Dallowie,
£156 Unthank, £156 Lower Cotburn, £155 Galleywreay, £153 Nookclose, £152
Plumpe, £152 Drumreach, £151, 3150 Lawesknowe, £151 Commonside, £150
Elsdonburn, £150 Oswie, £149 Ifferdale, £149 Haster

Mule – £168, £152
Gartvaigh, £157 Camphill, £154 South Bogbain, £150 High Cattadale, £149
Gartvaigh, £149 Tetcott, £149 Clonrae, £148 Westernhopeburn, £148 Galleywreay,
£145 Barrasford, £144 Plumpe, £144 Shethin, £143 Wydon Eals

Cheviot Mule – £163
Stonehouse, 3159 Lawesknowe, £154 Braes of Enzie, £145 Culquhasen, £143
Gartvaigh, £140 Bloch

Blackface – £160, £152, £142 Kirkhouse, £160,
£156 Wanwood, £160 Arnicle, £154 Drumgrange, £152 Kirksteads, £152 Dyke, £150
Stonehouse, £148 Cliftoncote, £146 Scabscleugh, £144, £142 Dyke, £142 Chapel,
£141 Sorbie

Herdwick – £156 South
Bogbain, £144 Galleywreay, £131 Oswie, £126 Westernhopeburn

Blue Faced Leicester – £154
Lawesknowe

Dorset – £151 Tetcott

Zwartble – £151
Galleywreay

Hampshire – £149 South
Field, £147 Nookclose

Lleyn – £147 South
Field

Roussin – £145
Brromhills

Kerryhill – £145 Rigfoot

Swaledale – £143, £130
Woodhall, £142 Westernhopeburn, £133 Cliftoncote

Ewes

A Larger show of 4,196 cast ewes and
rams were
forward to another bustling ring of purchasers. All classes sold to blistering
rates with numbers being handled with ease. Many more are wanted to satisfy
customer demand on a weekly basis. Trade set to hold for the foreseeable future
with all classes being sold to vendor advantage.

Heavy ewes topped at £425 for a pure
bred Texel ewe consigned by M/s A&C Watson, Rowan Garth, Whitehaven. With
others to £420 from Broomhills

Mule ewes topped at £208 for a pen of
hefty girls consigned from Cambeckhill.

Lightweight ewes topped at £164 for a
pen of Blackies consigned by M/s Anderson, Barnakill, Campbelltown.

Many more ewes are wanted on a weekly
basis to satisfy the biggest demand for ewes in the UK. Keep them coming.  

HEAVY EWES

Texel – £425, £330, £300 Rowan Garth, £420
Broomhills, £369, £305, £300 Dykeside, £325 Tercrosset, £320 Beckfoot, £320,
£300 Catslackburn, £310 Aimster, £310 Fineview, £310 Mainside, £308 Road Side,
£300 Dormansteads

Blue Texel – £300 Drumreach, £220 Huntly Lodge,
£200, £170 Catslackburn

Charollais – £295 Fineview, £240, £235, £225
Beckfoot, £225 Roadside, £210 Milton of Gollanfield

Beltex – £255 Cambeckhill, £240 Bog House, £240
Road Side, £235, £222 Easter Ochtermuthill, £222 Rowan Garth, £185 Fir Trees

Suffolk – £250, £230, £218 Rowan Garth, £245
Rigfoot, £240, £220 Drumreach, £230, £205 Road Side, £230, £220, £200, £198
Beckfoot, £225 Tercrosset, £222 Fir Trees, £215 Milnholm, £200, £192 North
House, £198 Arkleby, £198 Whins, £195 Ellerslea

Bluefaced Leicester – £235 Wood Head, £200
Westend, £190, £178 Unthank, £180 Outer Huntly, £175 Maidencots, £170 Camphill,
£165 High Creoch

North Country Cheviot – £210, £184 Aimster, £190
Dormansteads, £188, £185, £168 x3 Fir Trees, £182 x2 Belvedere, £168 Huntly
Lodge, £160 Beckfoot, £175 x2 Drumreach, £160, £132 Broomlands

Border Leicester – £210 Aimster

Mule – £208 Cambeckhill, £195, £184, £178
Broomlands, £192, £188 High Burnfoot, £192, £185 Broomhills, £188, £185
Barnakill, £183 Huntly Lodge, £182 High Machriemore, £178 Beckfoot, £176
Tetcott, £175 Stafler, £175 High Crubasdale, £175 Drumreach, £175 Westend, £175
Ellerslea

Cheviot Mule – £190 Huntly Lodge, £178 Beckfoot,
£178 Douglas Square, £172 Dormantsteads

Dorset – £190 Beckfoot

Zwartbles – £182 Longlands

Dutch Spotted – £180 Coxhill

LIGHT EWES

Goat – £195, £140 Knockreoch, £185 Rigfoot,
£160, £130 Home, £140 Nether Stenries, £130 Rigfoot, £130 Dalwyne

Lleyn – £168 Coxhill, £130 South Field

Blackface – £164 Barnakill, £148 Unthank, £148
Drumreach, £146 Greenside, £143 Hudspeth, £142 Dykeside, £141 Broomlands, £140
Weeds, £138 Drumgrange, £138 Cowden Burn, £135 Langholm, £132 Marbrack, £131
Hudspeth

Easycare – £150, £140, £130 Coxhill

Cheviot – £140, £134 Granton, £136, £116
Mainside

Kerryhill – £152 Road Side, £148 Coxhill, £140
Shaw Head, £138 Dykeside  

Jacob – £132 Clynemilton

Rough Fell – £120 Knowe Field

Swaledale – £118 £114 Woodhall

Shetland – £66 Dykeside, £64 Lingabo Cottage

RAMS

Texel – £290 Beckfoot, £265, £205
Garretshiels, £250 RoadSide, £230 Hallsoven, £230 Oaklands, £225
Greengatehouse, £225 Miller Hill, £220, £205 Fir Trees, £210 Corstane

Beltex – £220 Unthank, £162 Low Stanley, £150
Balvedere

Bluefaced Leicester – £205 Knockreoch, £198 Kirksteads, £165
Lawston

Suffolk – £192 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £190, £165
Hallburn, £170 Belvedere, £168 Saddell Home, £150 Beckfoot

Charollais – £180 Hallburn

Blue Texel – £165 Belvedere

Lleyn – £155 Belvedere

Blackface – £164 Barnakill, £150 Kirksteads, £148
Dallowie, £130 Unthank, £128 Saddell Home, £125 Crailloch, £120 Balliemeanoch,
£120 Greenside, £120 Arnicle

Teeswater – £150 Beckfoot   

Dutch Spotted – £140 Belvedere

Easycare – £139, £129
Stouslie

North Country Cheviot – £132 Old Post Office, £132
Huntly Lodge, £128 Dallowie

Cheviot – £132 Mainside, £120 Achvaich

Swaledale – £110 Garretshiels

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to              379.0p
(301.37p)
Standard
to      458.0p (353.4p)
Medium to
       434.1p (356.04p)
Heavy to             404.3p (324.16p)

Ewes
Light to                 £164.00(£99.84) 
Heavy to             £425.00 (£166.11)

Rams to               £290.00 (£147.72)

OTM

A plainer show of cows forward many more
numbers needed on a weekly basis to meet buyers demand.

Top price goes to a Limousin cross cow
realising 308ppk from J Carr, Camphill, Barrasford, making his debut in the
Longtown cow ring.

Top price per head reaching £1881 from M
Compagnoni, Hoscote Estate for a well fleshed Belted Galloway.

Please note:- Opening sale of Northern
Counties & Scottish Prime Cattle & prime bulls to commence Thursday 8th May at 1pm following the weekly sale of cast cows. Sales of prime cattle &
prime bulls thereafter will take place the first Thursday of every month.

For more information, please contact our
auctioneers.

Cow Principal Prices Per
Kilo

Limousin – 309ppk
Camphill

Belted Galloway – 285ppk Hoscote
Est

British Blue – 268ppk Camphill

Friesian – 242ppk
Hethermill

Cow Principal Prices Per
Head

British Blue – £1876 Camphill

Belted Galloway – £1881Hoscote
Est

Limousin – £1786 Camphill

Friesian – £1609
Hethermill

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

Joe Conley 07771685073