Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report
C & D Auction Marts Limited had forward 6,556 store lambs at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 29th September, 2015.
Another large entry attracted several distant buyers, trade was very similar to last week’s high rates. Top of £63 for Texels from Stonehall, £59 Underwood and Parcelstown, £58.50 High Lovelady Shield; Greyface £61 Underbank, £55 Spency Croft, £52.50 Crowhall and Butterdales; Dutch Texel £59 Greenside; Suffolk cross £58.50 High House and Glenlee Farms, £56.50 Gillalees; Cheviot Mule £52.50 Powisholm; Lleyn £53 Espland; Charollais £51 Weeds; Shetland £48 Cronklea; Swaledale £36, £33.50 Nookton, £33 Underbank; Herdwick £30 Dumfries Est.
A very large entry of Cheviots met a firmer trade for the top draws. Top £56.50 for Hill Northies from Lymiecleugh, £56 Gillesbie, £55 Alnham Castle Hill, £54.50 Hownam Grange and Lymiecleugh. Hill Cheviot £53.50 Twislehope, £52.50 Cooms and Hopsrig, £52 Glendinning and Bombie.
Blackfaces (1,436) also met a strong demand for the top draws. Top £55 for a pen from Allensgreen, £50 Crowhall.
BREEDING SHEEP
C & D Auction Marts Limited had forward 3,580 head at the sale of lowland breeding sheep of all classes at Longtown on Tuesday 29th September 2015.
A busy ring of buyers from all over, trade was however very steady in most classes owing to the recent slump in prime sheep prices. Men showed caution and were particular in what they bought.
The sale was topped at £240 for some pure Texel shearlings from Mr Crosbie, Townfoot who also sold to £170 and £150.
Ewes topped at £150 for Texels from C. Houldey, Kirtleton House who also sold to £140.
Ewe lambs topped a £118 for Texels from Messrs Bell, Kirkton, Hawick who also sold at £110.
Also today were two dispersals, firstly on behalf of Langside Farms, Melrose, who sold 540 Suffolk x Highlanders, selling as follows:- Shearlings £86, £88, £85; two shear £92, £91, £81; three shear £89, £84, £78. Then for 159 Roussin x Blackface from Messrs Gourlay, Castlefairn, selling at shearlings £85; one crop £70; two crop £68; three crop £64.
The second sale of Mule ewe lambs met a fast selling trade and short of requirements to a top of £97 from Craig Farming, Langholm.
Principal prices:-
Breeding ewes
Texel - £150, £140 Kirtleton House, £125, £124 The Park, £120, £100 Kirtleton House.
Greyface - £92 Garden House, £80 Bayles, £80, £75 Hillfield, £70 Garden House.
Suffolk - £90 Boldron, £87 Dunjop and Skernish, Argyll.
Cheviot Mule - £85 Upper Hundalee, £80 High Chesters.
Lleyn - £78, £76 Dunjop, £65, £62 Gatehousecote.
Cheviot x - £73, £68 High Dovecote.
Shearlings
Texel - £240, £170, £150, £140 Townfoot, £140 Kirtleton House, £115 The Barrocks, £113 New Hummerbecks, £112 Dunjop and Graystale.
Greyface - £134, £132, £128 New Hummerbecks, £114 Boldron, £112, £110 The Barrocks, £108 Shielsknowe.
Suffolk - £110 Whinneyknowe, £104 Skernish, £100 Graystale, £90 Haithwaite.
Cheviot Mule - £106 Skernish, £104 High Chesters.
Lleyn - £105, £102 The Height.
Ewe lambs
Texel - £118, £110, £106, £102 Kirkton, £84 Billerwell, £80 Traquair Knowe and Campingholm, £78 Auchengool Cottage.
Greyface - £97, £95 Craig Farm, £91 Ramshope, £89, £87 Upperburnmouth, £86 Boathouse, £82 The Side, £80 Ellershope.
Suffolk - £88, £86, £76 Traquair Knowe.
Cheviot Mule - £76 Carterton, £72 Newbank.
Charollais - £68 Shawhill.
Shetland - £55 Cronklea.
