Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward an entry of 8,107 sheep comprising of 4,782 prime hoggs and 3,325 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 9th January 2025.

Cast cows were all native bred and all classes proved very much in demand. Numbers required on a weekly basis to satisfy buyer demand here at Longtown. The sale topped at £1,851 for an Angus shown by Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, Langholm with Galloways to £1,350 from Eskdalemuir Forestry, Clerkhill, Langholm and £1,267 from J Higgs Farms, Arkleton, Langholm. Top per kilo of 250p from Clerkhill and 242p from Potholm.

A larger but very mixed show of 4,782 prime hoggs were forward. Fed hoggs maintained recent high rates of return and all classes were easily sold, where grass hoggs short of flesh are wanted on a Tuesday in the store to maximise returns. 

The sale topped at 455p for Beltex shown by C Saunders, Barr Hill, Newton Stewart.

Top per head of £210 for Suffolks from J Douglas, Cambeckhill, Newtown. 

Overall average of 342.4p (SQQ 343.5p)

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Beltex 455p Barr Hill, 441p Corstane, 439p Newton Cottage, 435p Cleughbrae, 429p New Hall.  

Texel 400p Woodhouse, 395p Upper Huntly Wood, 387p Knock, 382p Upper Huntly Wood, 381p Glenart.     

Cheviot 390p Ifferdale, 387p Longoe, 366p North House, 363p Catslackburn, 359p Potholm. 

Suffolk 378p Parkhill, 373p Edgerston, 369p Knock & Parkhill, 366p North House, 364p Tarrasfoot.

Charollais 372p Knowe, 368p Edingarioch.  

Cheviot Mule 371p Parkhill, 367p Logie.    

Shetland 362p, 350p Knock.   

Dutch Spotted 357p Knock. 

Blackface 356p, 355p, 351p Allanfauld, 349p Grindon Hill, 343p Craigens.  

Mule 350p Low Tirfergus, 344p Todsykehead, 338p, 335p Grindon Hill, 338p Guardsmill.   

Millenium Blue 350p Millriggs.  

Easycare 350p Edingarioch. 

Badgerface 346p Newton Cottage.  

North Country Cheviot 346p Soilzarie, 345p Edgerston, 336p Upper Huntly Wood & Parks.    

Swaledale 319p Westernhopeburn.

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Suffolk £210 Cambeckhill, £200 Ballie, Tarrasfoot & Roxburgh Mains, £198 Guardsmill.

North Country Cheviot £208, £182 Humbleheugh 

Texel £202 High Parson Bridge, £200 Kirkhouse & Uras, £198 Seat Hill, Galleywreay & Tinnis Hall, £192 Kirkton & Kopje.

Beltex £200 Kirkton, Newton Cottage & Barr Hill, £196 Cleughbrae, £194 Low Meadow, Newton Cottage & Corstane. 

Border Leicester £200 Galleywreay.   

Cheviot £179, £171 Kirkton, £170 Grindon Hill. 

Blackface £178 Kirkhouse, £170 Wanwood Hill, £160 Kirkhouse.       

Mule £176 Kirkhouse, £167 Wanwood Hill, £162 Ballie. 

Millenium Blue £175 Millriggs.  

Cheviot Mule £167 Galleywreay, £158 Uras, £156 Parkhill. 

Charollais £160 Knowe.  

A much larger show of 3,325 ewes and rams with trade being simply biblical, rates unseen and returns breaking the bank. Vendors from all corners of the United Kingdom left the sheep ring at Longtown astounded and highly delighted with their mornings trading. More required next week as demand keeps soaring. All roads lead to Longtown.

The sale topped at £345 for Texel ewes shown by J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso.   

Suffolks peaked at £270 from T Mackenzie, Drumreach, Inverness.

Mule ewes sold to £220 from J Muir & Son, Cleughbrae, Dumfries. 

Hill ewes topped at £162 for Cheviots from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick with Blackfaces to £160 from B Ryder, Newton Cottage, Moffat.   

Rams to £260 for Texels from J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso and for Charollais from Mossburnford Farm, Jedburgh.  

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 £345 Roxburgh Mains, £330 High Hills, £320, £318 Blackadder Mains, £308 Upper Huntly Wood, £305 Roxburgh Mains, £300 Howgillside & High Hills.  

Suffolk £270 Drumreach, Gartvaigh & Roxburgh Mains, £268 Howgillside, £260 The Cottage, £258 Blackadder Mains.  

Beltex £260 Blackadder Mains, £230 Hillside, £220 High Hills, £218, £215 Hardriding. 

Cheviot Mule £250 Howgillside, £220 Larkhall, £218 Drumreach, £212 Upper Huntly Wood. 

Bluefaced Leicester £250 Gartvaigh, £235 Upper Huntly Wood, £225 Broomhills. 

Hampshire £245 Drumreach, £205 Brae Edge. 

North Country Cheviot £242, £238 Smailholm Mains, £210 Uras, £208 Drumreach, £202 Northway.     

Blue Texel £222 Drumreach, £215 Howgillside. 

Mule £220 Cleughbrae, £216 Drumeach, £215 Mossburnford, £214 Thuster Mains, £212 Drumreach.

Border Leicester £210 Drumreach.      

Zwartble £190 Knock, £185 Drumreach. 

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £162 Kirkton, £150 Rigfoot, £142 Wellpark, £140 Parkhill, £135 Skelfhill. 

Blackface £160 Newton Cottage, £158 Drumgrange, £154 Beckfoot, £148 Toft House & Tillybardine, £145 Drumgrange.  

Kerry Hill £148 Barn Owl Steading. 

Easycare £130 Edingarioch.  

Swaledale £122 Nunscleugh, £118 Toft House, £115 Woodhill, £110 East Mains. 

Herdwick £112 Whitcastles & Reathwaite. 

RAMS

Texel £260 Roxburgh Mains, £250 Glenart, £248 Greengatehouse, £245 High Trewhitt & Blackadder Mains.

Charollais £260 Mossburnford. 

Suffolk £250 Maidencots, £215 Larkhall.  

Bluefaced Leicester £240 Beckfoot. 

Blue Texel £210 Glenart, £205 Mossburnford. 

Beltex £195 Twizell. 

Blackface £190, £160 Toft House, £160 Upper Hindhope. 

North Country Cheviot £178 Dorrery, £160 Maidencots. 

Cheviot £152 Upper Hindhope, £150 Stirkfield.         

Averages:

Hoggs
Light to                390.0p (319.4p)
Standard to       435.0p (338.8p)
Medium to         455.0p (354.3p)
Heavy to             422.0p (342.6p)
Overweight to 360.0p (328.7p)

Ewes
Light to                £162.00 (£99.87) 
Heavy to              £345.00 (£178.92)

Rams to               £260.00 (£177.75)

corresponding week 2024 sale report