Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 7,011 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown at their weekly sale on Tuesday 16th November 2021.

A mixed show, although there were many quality lambs, buyers were more than plentiful all day. Trade easily sustained the previous weeks high rates.

Top was £125 for Beltex lambs from Messrs JR & CJ Ward, Whitstone Hill, Tundergarth, Lockerbie, others to £119 Mains of Machermore; Texels to £123 The Hott, £122 The Barrocks & Harwood House, £121 Stewards House, £120 Cleugh Head & West Craig; Suffolks to £118 & £115 Shield, £112 Tarrasfoot, £110 Satchells & Kinning Hall; Charollais to £117 Howberry; North Country Cheviots to £123 Satchells; Cheviot Mules to £123 Springwells; Greyfaces to £115 The Barrocks, £109 Satchells, £106 Cranberry Brow; Leicesters to £91 Crindledykes & Morven; Zwartbles to £87 Longrigg; Lleyns to £95 Dolphinston; Kerry Hills to £107 & £97 Newbiggin Bush.

Hill lambs sold to £111 for Hill Northies from No1 The Hollies, others to £106 Mains of Machermore, £104 North Synton, £103 Linbriggs. Hill Cheviots to £100 Sundhope, £93 & £89 Falnash; Blackfaces to £101 from Morven, £97 Uigle, Campbeltown, £96 & £92 Brieredge; Swaledales to £60 Coatlith Hill, £55 Whitfield Estate; Herdwicks to £81 North House.

Feeding ewes (712) another large entry, heavy ewes dearer, hill ewes similar. Top £159 for Texels from Stewards House, others to £139 Linnbriggs; Charollais to £127 Mains of Machermore; Rouge to £133 Crawford Hall; Greyfaces to £97 Rosebank; Cheviot Mules to £93 Priesthaugh; North Cheviots to £121 Longformacus, £120 Linbriggs; Beltex to £129 Crawford Hall. Hill ewes to £87 for Herdwick from Rosebank; Blackfaces to £83 West Hottbank & Mains; Cheviots to £83 Crawford Hall, £80 Priesthaugh; Lleyns to £70 Hazelbank; Swaledales to £65 Crawford Hall. Cast rams to £128 for a Suffolk from Stewards House; Texels to £104 Dale House; Blackfaces to £84 Brieredge; Jacobs to £70 Belsay Barns.