Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 4,203 store hoggs, cast ewes and rams at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday 19th January 2021.

Another tremendous show of quality hoggs attracted many buyers from a distance. Last weeks extreme rates were easily maintained. Top £123 for Beltexs from Snowhill Farming Partnership, others to £121 Lilburn Estate, £117 Barkbeth; Texels to £123, £119 Gillalees, £118 High Loveladyshield, £117 Broomhills (Baty) & Greenwell Meadows; Suffolks to £107 Treaty Park & Low Stanley, £103 Geltsdale & Borthaugh & Howthat & Hallrule Mill; Greyfaces to £1105 Low Stanley, Hamburn Hall, £103 North Gill Bank, £101 Shield & Basco Dykehead; North Country Cheviots to £99 Howthat; Leicesters to £99 Laverhay, £91 Mains of Collin; Hill Cheviots to £99 Bloch, £97 Glendinning, £96 Skelfhill, £95 Burnfoot of Ewes; Zwartbles to £101 Whitehill (Wilson); Hampshires to £101 Treaty Park; Kerry Hills to £83 Rowanburn; Blackfaces to £91 Glenshanna, £85 Roxburgh Mill & Sundhope (Luescher), £83 Fell of Lochronald; Swaledales to £71 Shield, £69 Longlea, £68 Coolingel; Herdwicks to £80 Harper Hill, £75 Allerbeck; Jacobs to £76 Threepwood; Dorsets to £78 Hazelbank.

Feeding ewes to £140 for a Texel from Elmbank; Greyfaces to £93 Elmbank, £89 Glenlea; Suffolks to £77 Elmbank; Romneys to £83 Burnfoot of Ewes; Easycares to £73 Glenlea. Hill ewes sold to £77 for Cheviots from Burnfoot of Ewes; Swaledales to £75 Gillalees. Cast rams to £100 for a Leicester from Kings Mount; Suffolks to £87 Kings Mount; Beltex to £89 Howthat; Swaledales to £71 Gillalees.