Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

STORE SHEEP

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 4,680 store hoggs, cast rams and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday 7th February 2023. A strong contingent of distant buyers present, a mixed show of hoggs saw trade for all classes much sharper on the week.

Top £124, £120, £116 for Beltex from Morwood, Bardon Mill, others to £105 Ewanrigg, £101 Wormerlaw; Texels to £123 from Ewanrigg, Maryport, £112 Druchtag, £107 Balminnoch; Suffolks to £91 Hallrule Mill, £90 Englishtown; Greyfaces to £100 Tecket, £90 Bishop Court, £87 Greyside; Leicesters to £94 Nookton; North Cheviots to £90 Hownam Grange, £84 Dronshiel; Hill Cheviots to £87 Unthank, £84 Ewanrigg; Blackfaces to £91 Haliburton; Swaledales to £55 The Brigg, £50 Coolingel; Herdwicks to £50 West Loch Cottage & Moor Farm.

Feeding ewes (639) a massive show and trade to match. Top £186, £156 for Texels from Maidencots; Cheviot Mules to £111 from Coolingel; Greyfaces to £96, £88 Coolingel, £87 Druchtag; Masham to £91 Coolingel; Hill ewes to £90 for Cheviots from East Redfordgreen; Blackfaces to £71 The Hott & Collinbank, £70 Maidencots; Swaledales to £50 Tecket; Kendal Roughs to £70 Coolingel.

Cast rams sold to £141 & £129 for Texels from Muirston, Ochiltree, £126 Dalehouse, £124 Low Craiglemine; Hill Cheviots to £80 Maidencots, who sold Suffolks to £80; Blackfaces to £68 Maidencots and Lleyns to £67 Whitchester.

BREEDING SHEEP

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward a large show of 2,400 in lamb ewes at Longtown on Tuesday 7th February. A huge ringside of purchasers flocked to the mart from all corners of the UK, with bidders from Devon, Forfar, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Wales as well as a large local contingence.

The highlight of the day’s trading was the run of Texel x stock ewes from Mark Bell, Winterhope, who topped at £305 for four shapey girls, all scanned twins. Other pens sold to £295 for ten, £245 for two pens of twelve. Leaving an overall average of £250.89.

David Story from Greenburn dispersed his entire flock of ewes, turned out in great bloom, he topped at £205 and £200 for Texel x ewes; Mules to £185; North Country Cheviots to £175; Cheviot Mule hoggs to £162 and Blackface ewes to £100, leaving an overall average of £152.27 for 338.

With many entries already on the book, we are actively looking for further entries for our next sale on Tuesday 21st February.

Prices

Ewes

Texel £305, £295, £245 (x2), £225, £220 Winterhope, £205, £200, £180 Greenburn, £190 Nether Albie.

Jacob £182 Dykeside.

North Country Cheviot £175, £150 Greenburn, £142, £140, £135, £130 Old Irvine

Mule £168 (x2), £160 Raggithwhaite, £158, £155, £154, £152 (x2) Greenburn, £152 Whinney Hill.

Cheviot Mule £130 Muirston, £128 Greenburn.

Continental £120, £118 Muirston.

Blackface £100, £90 Greenburn.

Gimmers

Texel £190, £170, £162 Newham Buildings, £188 Marygate, £182, £170 Greenburn.

Mule £185, £175, £170, £165, £162, £160 Greenburn, £160 Glen Darroch.

Suffolk £168, £162 (x2), £160 (x3) Newham Buildings.

Blackface £148 High Park

Cheviot Mule £140 Glen Darroch

Hoggs

Cheviot Mule £162 Greenburn, £145, £130 (x2) Newlands.

Mule £140 Greenburn, £136, £128, £126, £122 Newlands

Texel £124 Newlands.

Geld Hoggs

Cheviot Mule £120 Newlands.

Texel £118 Newlands.

Blackface £110 Wood of Dervaird