Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

Tuesday 22nd February 2022

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had a huge entry of 1,600 breeding sheep of all classes were forward to a tremendous ringside of buyers with all classes of in lamb ewes well sold considering the weather and rising costs. Selling to a top of £212 for a pair of well bred Charollais x ewes from G. McGregor, Longrigg, who sold other at £210 as well as a pen full of Suffolks at £200.

The highlight of the days sale was a run of 87 in-lamb hoggs from Messrs Armstrong, Oaklands who sold Texels at £178, £172 & £168, Mules at £160 and £155 with this run of well turned out hoggs averaging £166.77

Principal Prices

Ewes & Lambs

Texel - £100 The Poplars, £94 Halmyre, £78 Greensburn

Dorset - £92, £84, £83 Dipton

Chev Mule - £71 Greensburn

Ewes

Texel - £210 Longrigg, £192 Seathill, £172 Hopestead, £165 Laughtmuirside, £152 Torkirra, £148 Plan

Charollais - £212 Longrigg

Suffolk - £200, £158, £152 Longrigg, £142, £140 Maidencots

Beltex - £185 Seathill

Cross - £170 High Drum, £160 Seathill, £150 Plan

Beltex -£130 Longrigg

Cheviot - £122, £110 Preisthaugh, £112 x2 £110 Dalhabboch

Romney - £120 Maidencot

Beulah - £118 Allfornaught

North Country Cheviot - £115 x2 Morebattle & Glebe Steading

Dorset - £106 Dipton

Swaledale - £100 Longrigg

Blackface - £86 Lowes, £85 Torkirra, £76, £74 Ardnacross

Gimmers

Charollais - £140 Ferrysman House

Ewe Hoggs

Texel - £178, £172, £168 Oaklands, £142 Lowes

Cross - £160, £155 Oaklands

STORE SHEEP

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 2,070 store hoggs, feeding ewes & cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday February 22nd 2022.

A smaller show attracted strong competition with all classes easily maintaining late high rates, many more could have easily been sold.

Top £127, £122 & £120 for Beltex from the Mitchinson family, High Greenhill, Kirkcambeck.

Texels to £120 & £110 from Greensburn (Calvert) and £110 Geltsdale. Blakehopeburnhaugh and High Greenhill. Suffolks to £106 Greensburn (Story), £105 Laightmuirside and £103 Nether Firth. Charollais to £113 Albierigg. Greyfaces to £113 Lowes Farming & Albierigg. Cheviot Mules to £98 Marwhirn. North Country Cheviots to £91 Marwhirn and £90 Grindon Hill. Leicesters to £105 Albierigg. Zwartbles to £90 Balminnoch. Romneys to £89 & £87 Holme Farm. Easycare to £84 & £82 Nether Firth

Hill hoggs sold to £92 for Blackface from Greyside, others to £89 Albierigg and £87 Balmurrie. Cheviots to £89, £87 and £84 Blakehopeburnhaugh

Feeding ewes (164) just as dear and short of requirements. Top £132 for Texels from Mosshill (Bell). Greyfaces to £114 Hamburn Hall. Easycare to £114 Nether Firth. Romneys to £113 Waterhead of Dryfe

Hill ewes to £100 for Blackfaces from Lowe Farming Co. Swaledale to £70 Hamburn Hall.

Cast rams to £128 for a Leicester from Shearing, The Hagg. Beltex to £114 Bell, Mosshill.