Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts held their breeding sheep sale on Tuesday 28th September 2021.
A mixed entry of breeding sheep seen quality lots easy to cash, with some of the older, plainer sheep harder to cash. Selling to a top of £265 for a pen of pure Texels from Messrs Crosbie, Townfoot Farm.
A mixed show of ewe lambs met a keen enquiry, with a tremendous run of Cheviot Mules selling to a top of £155 and £145 from Floors Farming, Rawburn.
Principal Prices
Ewes
Texel £265 Townfoot, £158, £146, £136 Hillside, £148, £145 Lochhill, £135 Sleetbeck Road.
Mule £138 Glenzier, £126 Kirkton of Crawford, £118 West Deanraw, £118 Muirfield, £110 Nethertofts & Penny Hill.
Shearlings
Texel £200 Hillside & Howgillside, £195, £165 Auchengool, £182 Lochhill, £170 Finnieness, £160 Newton Cottages.
Mule £178, £165 Frankstown, £142 Branteth, £140 West Deanraw.
Suffolk £155 Nethertofts.
Ewe Lambs
Cheviot Mule £155, £150, £145, £124, £123, £120 Rawburn.
Charollais £150 Springfield,
Texel £138, £130, £128, £124 Westerhouses, £122 Greensburn & Kirkton of Crawford, £118 Threepwood.
Mule £124, £119 Lawston, £121 Crawfordhall, £120, £119, £118 Baggarah, £118, £117 Brieredge, £118 Upperburnmouth
Suffolk £118, £114 West End.
Border Leicester £110 Cronklea.
C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 6,471 store lambs at their weekly sale.
Another fine show of lambs forward with buyers present from all parts. Trade the best of the season up £5 on the week.
Top of £122 for Texels from Routin Lynn, who sold others at £110 and £107.50, other Texels to £103 Gill Head. Beltex to £107 Rinnion Hills, £105 Famington and £100 Paddockhole. Suffolks to £97 Muirhouse Farming and £95 Cragg Farm. Charollais to £97 and £91 Lanehead. Greyface lambs to £90.50 Kirkdale, others to £89 Hill Brae and £86.50 Sunnyside. Cheviot Mules to £93 Kirkdale and £90, £86, £84 Gall Farm. Kerry Hills to £95 from D’Mainholm.
Feeding ewes to £100 for Greyfaces from Holme Head with hill ewes to £50 for Blackfaces from West Link Hall.
Cheviots (2,536) were a quality show, many buyers present with trade unbelievable, up £5 per head. More could have been sold. Top of £89 for Hill Northies from Rawburn with others to £88 Priesthaugh and £87 Bradley. Hill Cheviots to £88 and £86 from Skelfhill, £86.50 Parkhill, £81 Terrona & Glendinning.
Blackfaces (1,247) were a smaller entry, nevertheless strong sorts a brilliant trade. Top of £90 Beech Cottage, others to £80.50 Winterhopeburn.
