Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 2,643 store hoggs, cast ewes and rams at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday 16th February 2021.

There were more buyers operating for an outstanding quality show of hoggs for the time of the year, again all classes were an absolute flyer with the overall average being £101. Many more could easily have been sold to vendors advantage.

Top price was £133 & £131 for Texels from Middle Farm, others to £131 Heathery Knowe & The Ash, £127 Desoglin; Beltexs to £127 & £125 Wydon Eals, £125 Greenburn, £124 Hawthornside; Suffolks to £131 & £127 Wydon Eals, £121 Hallrule Mill; Charollais to £119 Wydon Eals, £117 Hope House; Greyfaces to £125 Wydon Eals, £117 Pilmuir & Greenburn & High Loveladyshield; Cheviot Mules to £106 Pilmuir; North Country Cheviots to £111 Pilmuir; Lleyns to £107 Dolphinston; Hill Cheviots to £110 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £103 Kilnford Croft, £100 Potholm; Blackfaces to £105 Earlshaugh & The Crew, £104 Ellenbank, £99 Lilburn Estate; Swaledales to £93 Lilburn Estates; Leicesters to £100 High Side.

All classes of feeding ewes (293) much dearer on the week, with many more buyers operating. Top £113 for Suffolks from Low Craiglemine, £111 Alnham; Texels to £95 Low Craiglemine; Greyfaces to £91 Mill Hill, £87 Nether Gribton; Hill Cheviots to £86 Alnham, £85 Hawthornside; Zwartbles to £92 Alnham; Blackfaces to £65 Craig Farming, £63 Wardrew, £61 Westhotbank; Swaledales to £50 Lilburn Estates. Rams to £97 for Texels from Alnham; Suffolks to £79 Moss Side; Blackfaces to £81 Westhotbank, £80 The Crew.