Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 4,202 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown at their weekly sale on Tuesday 7th December 2021.

Another excellent show forward more buyers operating, trade strong from start to finish, with the last few weeks trade more than maintained, many more could easily be sold.

Top £130 for Texels from Kelsocleugh Farming, others to £125 Douglas Hall, £121 Pilmuir; Beltex to £124 Gillalees, £123 Desoglin & Barsalloch, £120 Wydon & Crow Hall; Suffolks to £125 Edgerston Home Farm, £120 Cragg Farm, £119 Snab; Charollais to £120 Pilmuir; Easycare to £81 Glenlea; Ryelands to £84 Barsalloch; Greyfaces to £115 Cowden, £114 Greyside, £111 Campbelltown (Anderson); Cheviot Mules to £117 Archbank; North Cheviots to £117 Mill Beck Hall, £110 Kelsocleugh.

Hill lambs to £105 for Blackfaces from Greyside, others to £104 Cowden Burn; Cheviots to £96 Hopsrigg, others to £95 Annandale Estate; Herdwicks to £70 Muir Head.

Feeding ewes (425) all classes much dearer. Top £110 for Texels from Crow Hall Farms; Greyfaces to £101 Shield Hill, £100 Tows Bank; Easycares to £69 Glenlea. Hill ewes to £93 for Blackfaces from Sweetbit, others to £80 Sewing Sheild; Cheviots to £85 Ramseycleugh. Cast rams to £130 for Cheviots from Kelsocleugh; Texels to £130 from Sweetbit; Easycares to £109 Glenlea; Blackfaces to £100 Sewing Shields.