Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of ewes with lambs at foot on Tuesday 7th May 2024. 

A smaller show of ewes and lambs on offer today topping at £140 a life for a smart pen of Texel x ewes with Beltex Lambs at foot from J H Story, Crindledykes.
 
Texel - £140 & £100 Crindledykes, £118 The Green, £115 Moss Kennels, £112 Parkhill, £108 Whitchester, £108 Moss Kennels, £104 x2 North House, £102 High Acres
Suffolk - £128 & £102 North House, £108 The Green
Cross - £126 Moss Kennels, £108 Crindledykes, £100 Low Closegill, £95 The Green, £95 Parkhill
Beltex - £120 Crindledykes
NCC - £90 Parkhill, £88 Whitchester
Chev.M - £98 x2 Pilmuir

Store Sheep still in high demand, with Beltex Hoggs topping at £158 from A Murray, Mallsburn.

Beltex - £158 Mallsburn, £150 Beckstones
Cheviot - £155 & £130 Branxholm Braes, £152 Skelfhill, £132 Priesthaugh
Cross - £152 & £132 Romesbeoch, £100 Drinkstone
Texel - £145 x2, £130 & £130 Leafield, £142, £136, £134 & £122 Mallsburn, £126 & £122 Drinkstone

Feeding ewes following the same trend with Suffolk Ewes topping at £168 from R. Murray, Branxholm Braes.

Suffolk - £168 Branxholm Braes
Cheviot - £122 Girnwood, £115 Branxholm Braes
Cross - £115 Whitchester
NCC - £118 Thomas Telford Road
Shetland - £78 Beckstones
Blackface – £78 Thomas Telford Road  
Herdwick - £56 Thomas Telford