Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 5898 store lambs & feeding ewes at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 1st December, 2015.

All classes of lambs remained very dear with many Welsh buyers again present. Top was £70 for Beltex’s from Greyside, £66, £65 Davidson Avenue. Texels £66.50 Routin Lynn, £66 Mallsgate Hall & Aikers.

Suffolks £67.50 Edgerston Trading, £64.50 Gall, £63.50 Sheala Hill; Charollais £66, £65 Pates Hill, £63.50 Dyke.  Greyface £60.50 West Hottbank, £59.50 Barnglieshead, £59 Edgerston Trading; Cheviot Mules £59.50 Solway Bank, £59 Routlin Lynn; North Country Cheviots £62.50 Ballabarry, £59 Priesthaugh, £58.50 Solwaybank; Romneys £47 Rammerscales; Lleyns £66.50 Dolphinston; Hill Cheviots £55.50 Satchells, £53.50 Hownam Grange; Blackfaces £55 Greyside, £54.50 Blakehopburnhaugh, £52 Gate House; Swaledales £47 Lilswood Cottage, £40 Westernburnhope.

Feeding ewes (530) were in strong demand to £71 Muirfield, Hill types £60 Hownam Grange and Cast Rams to £80 Greymare Hill.