Longtown Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auctions Marts held their annual special sale of lowland breeding sheep on Wednesday 1st September 2021.

A fantastic entry of breeding sheep met a very keen demand, with customers galore from Devon to Orkney, looking for quality sheep with stretch and power. The sale was led at £320 apiece for four outstanding Beltex x Charollais gimmers from R & M Paterson, Upper Auchenlay, who sold others at £300 and £280. Followed closely by J & C Hastings, Kilncroft who sold pure Texels to £300 and £250.

Incorporated in the sale was the annual special prize show and sale of North of England Mules, Scotch Mules and Texel x gimmers. The show was ably judged by Stuart Runciman, Elmbank, whose awards were as follows;

Prize List

Texel x

1^st - E & A Graham, Upper Mains - £200

2^nd - J & D Longlands Ltd, Tone Hall - £185

3^rd - J Gascoigne, Knells - £158

Scotch Mule

1^st - S Lake, Abbey Moss - £160

North of England Mule

1^st - TW & TB Edgar, Whitton - £200

2^nd - TW & TB Edgar, Whitton - £190

Principal prices

Ewes

Texel £200 Whitstonehill.

Mule £136 Chapel, £132 Port O Spittal, £120 Spoutbank & Hards Cottage, £118 Grainhead & Chapel & Ragithwhaite.

Cheviot Mule £134 Chapel.

Zwartble £118 Little Mark.

Suffolk £102 Ragithwhaite.

Gimmers

Charollais £320, £300, £280, £200 Upper Auchenlay, £205 Whitstonehill.

Texel £300, £290 Kilncroft, £195, £192 Shankfieldhead, £194 Hallburn.

Beltex £240, £220 Threeburnford.

Texel x Cheviot Mules £200, £190 Upper Mains.

Mule £180 Whitton, £177 Muirside, £172 Hallburn, £165 Brigg Farm House, £160 Abbey Moss.

Suffolk £172 Hallburn.

Cheviot Mule £152 Towcett, £150 Annanhill.

Zwartble £125 Hoscote Estate.

Also included in today’s sale was two quality dispersals from Messrs Taylor, Dashwell Green and Messrs Squair, Lower Killernie, with both consignments being turned out to perfection, a testament to their stockmanship.

The Dashwell Green run of sheep met huge demand selling two shears at £220, three shears at £192, four and five shears at £164, tups to £380, with the complete run of Texel x ewes averaging £178.

Texel two shear £220, £218, £205, £192, £185

Texel three shear £192, £182

The Lower Killernie sheep again met a huge demand with Texel gimmers to £210, Dutch Texel gimmers to £200 and Beltex gimmers to £210. Dutch Texel ewes sold to £190 and Texel ewes to £180. Beltex tups to £580 x2 and Texel tups to £480.

Texel gimmers £210, £200

Beltex gimmers £210.

Dutch Texel gimmers £200, £190, £185.

Dutch Texel one crop £190.

Texel one to three crop £180.