Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 5,157 sheep comprising of 2 Spring Lamb, 2,692 hoggs and 2,463 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 17th April 2025.

SPRING LAMBS

Topping the sale was a single Dorset lamb at £170 from Quelch, Ballycoach Smithy

Principal prices (Per head)

Dorest  - £170 Ballycoach Smithy

PRIME HOGGS

A reduced show of 2,692 prime hoggs were forward with trade being very similar on the week. Export hoggs were in short supply and sought after; also heavy hoggs are wanted, showing signs of improvement. Many more can be sold to vendor advantage on a weekly basis.

Well fed hoggs of all weight categories and grades are still keenly sought after and way short of purchaser requirements. Please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers for all enquiries regarding prime sheep trade and sales.

Topping the sale was a fantastic single Beltex hogg at £200 from Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries.

Top price per kilo was a single Beltex hogg at 427p from Lawson, Pasture House, Bolton Low Houses.

Overall average of 313.71p (SQQ 322.88p)

Principal prices (Per kilo)

Beltex – 427p Pasture House, 400p Camphill, 390p Finniness

Texel – 410.3p Woodhall, 366p Shethin, 364p Westernhopeburn, 359p Shethin, 357.1p Greenside

Cheviot – 360p Ellary Estate, 354.5p Glengolly, 345p Ifferdale, 346.4p Ellary Estate, 341p Patties

Suffolk – 342.1p Whitchester, 321.6p Aucharua, 320p South Bogbain,

Cross –, 334.3p Shethin, 323.3p 3 Cara View

Blackface – 341p Upper Hindhope, 329.9p Kirkhouse, 329p Kirkhill

Dorset – 340p Ballycoach Smithy

Shetland – 339p Balegreggan, 326.7p Low Tirfergus

Cheviot Mule – 336p & 326p Aucharua, 320.5p Shethin

Herdwick – 333.3p Orthwaite, 315p Pasture House, 304.5p Bridge End

Charollais – 328p Kirkhill

Rouge – 320p Westernhopeburn

Badgerface Texel – 319.4p Shethin

Ryeland – 305.4p Bridge End

Oxford – 303.4p Guards

Swaledale – 297.4p Newbiggin, 288p Hillcroft, 284.1p Woodhall, 281.7p Orthwaite Hall

Principal prices (Per head)

Beltex – £200 Kilnford Croft, £186 & £180 Fininess, £170 Shethim, £170 (x2) Westernhopeburn, £170 (x3) Finniness, £170 Fallaw

Texel – £200, £196 & £192 Fell House, £188 & £180 Galleywreay

Suffolk – £192 Fell House, £190 Kirkdale, £182 Galleywreay, £182 Kirkhouse

Millennium Bleu – £184 Middle

Cheviot – £180 Becks, £171 Catslackburn, £162 Fell House, £158 Becks, £154 Toftholm

Blackface – £176 Upper Hindhope, £164 & £156 Camphill, £151 Heathery Hall

Dorset – £170 & £154 Ballycoach

Cross – £160 Woodhall, £154 Westernhopeburn, £150 Finniness, £150 Shethin

Charollais – £152 Thackwood

Cheviot Mule – £151 & £150 Aucharua, £142 Shethin

Oxford – £144 & £135 Guards

Rouge – £144 Westernhopeburn

Border Leicester – £137 Falnash

Herdwick – £134 Bridge End, £125 Orthwaite Hall, £123 Pasture House

Swaledale – £125 Woodhall, £116 Newbiggin

Shetland – £112 Balegreggan, £98 Low Tirfergus

CAST EWES AND RAMS

An entry of 2463 CAST EWES sold to the same high rates of return seen over the past few weeks. Numbers are required every week, selling to vendor advantage. Trade looks set to hold for the foreseeable future; again please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers regarding trade, who will be pleased to take your calls.  

Heavy ewes topped at £365 with Texel ewe from Campbell, Todholes

Lightweight ewes topped at £178 for Cheviot ewes consigned from Newbiggin

Rams to £245 for a Blue Leicester from Fox, Windyhill.

Heavy ewes

Texel - £365 Todholes, £340 Hillcroft, £315 Hallburn, £315 Shethin, £310 & £300 Hillcroft

Suffolk - £268 Hillcroft, £265 Shethin, £248 Moorhills, £245 Beckfoot, £245 Shethin, £242 Beckfoot, £242 Great House

Cheviot Mule - £260 Newbiggin, £222 Boulintogle, £218 Newbiggin, £215 Windyhill, £212 Staingills, £212 Shethin

Charollais - £255 Thackwood, £240 & £235 Beckfoot

Lleyn - £250 Great Bidlake, £202 Thackwood, £195 Staingills

Blue Leicester - £245 Falnash, £230 Shethin

Beltex - £235 Arkleby House

Border Leicester - £230, £202 & £188 Smailholm

Dutch Spot  - £202 Beckfoot

Blue Texel - £200 Shethin,

Cross - £195 Staingills, £192 Tetcott, £190 Newbiggin, £190 Stouslie, £190 Shethin

North Country Cheviots - £190 & £166 Beckfoot, £160 91 Achvaich

Romney - £190 Beckfoot, £178 Tetcott, £168 Syke Head

Oxford - £180 Dykenook

Hampshire - £170 (x2) & £168 Cassington

Valais Blacknose - £160 Windyhill

Light ewes

Cheviot - £178 Newbiggin, £168 Lossit Home, £165 91 Achvaich, £162 Newbiggin, £160 Stouslie, £160 West Stobs, £160 Pitaldonich

Swaledale - £158 Hillcroft, £118 Woodhall, £105 Broomhills, £102 Glenzier

Blackface - £145 Drumreach, £140 Newbiggin, £140 Aucharua, £140 Lossit Home, £136 Glenzier, £135 Pitaldonich, £132 West Stobs, £130 Newbiggin, £130 Syke Head

Herdwick - £92 Orthwaite Hall

Shetland - £60 Gorthleck Mains

Hebridean - £52 Greenside

Rams

Blue Leicester - £245 Windyhill, £170 Tanytavil

Texel - £240 Beckfoot, £228 Newbiggin, £220 & £215 Shethin,

Suffolk - £230 Kilnford Croft, £220 Smailholm, £215 Wilseydown

Dutch Spot - £200 Beckfoot

Cheviot - £195 Newbiggin

Blue Texel - £190 Windyhill

Hampshire - £185 Shethin

Beltex - £140 Low Tirfergus

Averages:

Spring Lambs

Heavy to              334.02p (340p)

Hoggs

Light to                 313.34p (360p)

Standard to      323.65p (427p)

Medium to        322.8p (390p)

Heavy to              299.9p (365p)

Ewes

Light to                 £250 (£130.08)

Heavy to             £365 (£191.99)

Rams to               £245 (£196.59)

OTM

A select show of cull cows sold to increased rates of return as new purchasers appear around the ring side looking for numbers of cast cows and prime cattle. Quantities  are needed on the weekly basis to satisfy an ever-increasing customer base here at Longtown auction.

Top price per kilo was achieved twice at 268ppk from Copeland, Nether Collinhurst for a Aberdeen Angus cow and a Beef Shorthorn cow from JD Thomson, Pilmuir Farm.

Top price per head was a 670kg Beef Shorthorn cow realising £1795 from JD Thomson, Pilmuir Farm.

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.

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO

Aberdeen Angus – 268p Nether Collinhurst

Beef Shorthorn – 268p Pilmuir

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD

Beef Shorthorn – £1795.60 Pilmuir

Aberdeen Angus – £1246.20 Nether Collinhurst

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

Joe Conley 07771685073

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report