Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 1,761 store hoggs, feeding ewes and in lamb sheep at their Sale at Longtown on Tuesday 25th February 2014.

Store hoggs and feeding ewes sold to an increased ringside of buyers with the trade being the dearest of the winter so far.

Top price of £88 for Texels from Winshield and Bascodyke Foot, £87, £86 Bascodyke Foot, £83 East Middle, £81 Courstein; Suffolk £87.50 Hallburn, £72 Cowcorse, £71 Whitchesters; Charollais £85 Hallburn, £67 Muirfield; North Country Cheviot £79, £74 Whitchesters, £61 Carlenrigg; Beltex £78 Culvennan; Zwartbles £78 East Middle; Greyface £64 Westernhopeburn, £62 Heatheridge House, £60 Tecket; Blackface £63.50 Drummuckloch, £61 Cotton Terrace, £55 Lawesknowe and Drummockloch; Hill Cheviot £59 Cadgillhead, £58 The Brigg; Swaledale £59 Winshield, £57 Branthwaite, £56, £49 The Brigg; Herdwick £50 Brae Mar.

Feeding ewes to £70, £68.50 for Texel from Towngreen, £68 Courstein; Greyface £64 Border Rigg, £62.50, £60 Towngreen; Blackface £55 Towngreen; North Country Cheviot £42 Borthwickshiels; Swaledale £34 Border Rigg.

In lamb sheep topped at £84 for Texels from Turgirvan; Romney Marsh £80 Turgirvan.