Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 752 head of hoggs and ewes with lambs at foot at Longtown on Tuesday 10th June, 2014.

More buyers present, a smaller entry saw trade just as dear and more could easily have been sold.

Principal prices

Hoggs with singles –Greyface £90 Kilncroft, £87 Little Blencowe and Snowden Close.

Hoggs with twins – Greyface £60, £59 Little Blencowe.

Shearlings with twins – Greyface £64 Snowden Close; Charollais £55 Snowden Close.

Shearlings with singles – Greyface £57.50 Cowrigg.

Ewes with singles – Suffolk £80 Cowrigg; Charollais £78 Hill Court ;Texel £75 Hill Court; Greyface £55.50 Brewery House, £53 Cowrigg and Wydon Eals; Shetland £49 Cowrigg; Blackface £45.50 Cowrigg; Swaledale £39 Cowrigg.

Ewes with twins – Charollais £78 Hill Court; Texel £60 Glasson; Greyface £55.50 Brewery House; Blackface £40 Craigdhu; Swaledale £39 Cowrigg.

Geld hoggs – Charollais £95 Hill Court; Beltex £90 Hill Court; Greyface £89 Fell View.

Tup hoggs – £100 Hillcourt.

Store hoggs – £68 Brewery House.

Cast rams – £118, £112 Hillcourt.

Cast ewes – £73 Hillcourt.