Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 2,463 store hoggs, cast ewes and rams at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday 23rd February 2021.

Another good entry of hoggs, although quality not as good, attracted the usual buyers. Trade was every bit as dear as the previous week with all classes in extreme demand.

Top £133 for Texels from Kirkbride Farm, others to £126 Gillalees, £125 West Hills, £123 Linnbriggs; Beltex to £121 & £120 Moss Hill, £123 Howard House, £122 High Mossthorn; Suffolks to £117 Mallsburn, £111 West Hills, £109 Drinkstone; North Cheviots to £113 Blakehope & Linnbriggs; Greyfaces to £115 Wydon Eals & Gillalees & Linhope, £109 Blakehope & Southdean; Cheviot Mules to £111 Kirkbride, £109 Blakehope; Charollais £110 Hill Top; Hill Cheviots to £108 Crosscleugh & Solwaybank, £107 Bloch, £105 Linhope; Blackfaces to £121 Lamperts, £113 & £107 Chirdon; Swaledales to £99 Low Stokoe; Herdwicks to £81 Plean Farm; Kerry Hills to £97 Hill Top; Romneys to £83 Coolingel; Leicester to £90 Linnbriggs.

Feeding ewes and rams (190) a larger and dear show. Top £128 for Texels from Bridgestone; Beltex to £110 Alnham; Dutch Texels to £103 Greenside; Suffolks to £120 Alnham, £116 Bridgestone; Greyfaces to £80 Bog Side; Hill Cheviots to £186 Mallsburn; Blackfaces to £84 Harden; £69 Coolingel. Rams to £112 for a Cheviot from Alnham and Blackfaces to £85 Alnham.

Another bumper entry of 1,000 in lamb ewes with all classes well bid for and every lot realising its full potential in the ring, selling to a top of £195 for Texel x Cheviot Mule from Hindmarsh Partners, Blakehopeburnhaugh.

Ewes

Texel £170 Nether Albie.

Cheviot Mule £170 & £158 Byers.

Cheviot £168 & £142 & £138 & £135 Allfornaught, £150 Priesthaugh

Suffolk £162 Roshglen.

Mule £150 Roshglen, £140 Nether Albie, £124 Trevemper.

Blackface £134 & £128 & £122 & £120 Gallowshill.

Shearlings

Texel £195 & £185 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £140 Trevemper.

Mule £160 Roshglen, £152 Southdean.

Blackface £118 Gallowshill.

Ewe Hoggs

Cheviot Mule £152 & £138 Trevemper.

Texel £140 Trevemper.

Mule £140 Tarn House

Masham £130 Trevemper.

Suffolk £118 Trevemper.

Geld Ewe Hoggs

Texel £152 Drumbretton, £138 & £134 Tarn House,

Blackface £107 Blakehopeburnhaugh