Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

STORE SHEEP

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 3382 store hoggs, feeding ewes and cast rams at Longtown on Tuesday 14th March 2023. Another fine and better quality show for the time of year. Trade was again strong throughout, with late high rates easily maintained from the usual ringside of buyers present.

Top of £110 for Texel from Reddis Hill, Chatton, Alnwick others to £107 High Mossthorn and £106 Gillesbie Farms. Beltexs to £105 Gillesbie Farms and £103 Reddis Hill & Crookston. Suffolks to £89 Dallowie and £87 Greyside and £93 Hightown. Cheviot Mule £103 Bank house. Berrichon to £80 Gelt Hall. North Country Cheviots to £97 Reddis Hall with Romneys to £90 from the same good home. Easycare to £96, £87.50 Chatton Park.

Hill Cheviot to £81 Bank House and £79 Mainside. Blackface to £76 Lilburn Estate and £73 Greyside, £71 Mains of Collin. Kendal Roughs to £80 Gillhead with Herdwicks to £77 Redsmouth. Swaledales £63 Lilburn Estate and Shetlands £50 Crookston.

Feeding ewes (454) an outstanding trade. Top £155 for texels from New Dorryfield others to £152 Hownam Grange. North Country Cheviot to £125 £100 Hownam Grange. Romneys to £119 Reddis Hall. Greyface to £115 Parklands. Easy care to £89 Chatton Park. Charollais to £88 Redesmouth. Leicester to £89 New Dorryfield.

Hill ewes to £83 for Cheviots from Granton and £79 Annandale Estate. Blackface to £69 Carskiey Estate. Swaledale to £59 Branthwaite Hall. Kendal Rough £74 Gillhead,
Cast rams £69 for Blackfaces from Askerton Cattle.

BREEDING SHEEP

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward a small end of season show of 200 in lamb ewes which looked well sold, selling to a top of £120 for a pen of NofE Mule Shearling, scanned singles. With a nice run of Cheviot ewes all scanned singles from Auchentaggart selling at £92 & £82.

A small show of ewes and lambs at foot sold to £102 per life for a Texel ewe with a strong single lamb from Cumcatch, who also ewes with twins to £100 per life (£300 per outfit). Many more are required on a weekly basis