Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 2038 store hoggs, feeding ewes & cast rams at Longtown on Tuesday March 1st 2022.

Another good show attracted more competition around the ringside, as a result all classes met a strong enquiry with price firmer on the week. Top £125 for Texels from Messrs I & H Douglas, Cambeck Hill, Brampton others to £123 High Hall and £117 Flatt (Atkinson). Dutch texels to £121 Unity farm. Beltex’s to £124 from Mains of Collin and £123 High Hall as well as £115 Shankcastle and Lees Hall Farm.

Suffolks to £117 & £115 Lordstown and £113 & £110 Achamore. Charollais to £101 Moss Side (Baxter). Grey face to £117 £114 Mains of Collins, £109 Achamore and £107 Effgill Farm Cottage. North Country Cheviots to £107 Maidencots and £101 Drumyeonmore. Gritstones to £87 Achamore. Zwartbles to £97 Killeonan who also sold Jacobs at £79. Kerry Hills to £87 Riggshields.

Hill hoggs sold to £104 for Blackfaces form The Lamperts, others to £89 £87 £86 Glenkiln Farms. Cheviots to £93 Skelfhill, £84 Ardoch and £83 Cleughhead & Earlshaugh. Swaledales to £65 £61 Branthwaite (Hope). Herdwicks to £85 Wardhall Guards. Kendal Rough to £79 Gill head.

Feeding ewes (226) very dear. Top £121 for Texels from Clonhie and £117 Newham Hagg. Greyfaces to £119 Ardoch. Romneys to £87 Clonhie. Hill ewes to £83 for Swaledale from Effgill Farm Cottage and £75 New Dorryfield. Kendal Roughs to £81 Gillhead. Blackfaces to £77 x2 Blackburn. Cast rams to £125 & £121 for Texels from Clonhie others to £120 Newham Hagg. Cheviots to £114 Clonhie. Blackfaces to £91 & £81 Aredentraive.