Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of ewes with lambs at foot, at Longtown on Tuesday 28th May 2024.

Ewes and lamb’s sharper on the week with several new faces around the ring side on the hunt for outfits. Top of the sale was a bonnie Blue Texel ewe with a Dutch Spotted lamb at foot from S & L Farming, Kerricks Farms realising £155 a life.

Hoggs and lambs still very keenly sought after with a pen of Texel x Hoggs with Texel x Lambs at foot finishing up at £152 a life from P W Hedley, Swinside Townfoot.

A big show of Hoggs and Lambs forward for next Tuesday 4th June 350 plus outfits.

Hoggs with Singles

Tex – £152, £145 & £124 Townfoot, £150 Harras, £115 Bridge End

Suf - £126 Harras, £122 Third Farms

Cross - £125 Harras

Dutch Spotted - £118 Swaites

Beltex - £115, £110 Thornton Tower

Shearlings with Singles

Tex - £160 Duke Street, £140 Townfoot, £138 Duke Street

Beltex - £148 Townfoot

Shearlings with Twins

Texel - £144 Duke Street

Beltex - £128 x2 Townfoot

Ewes with Singles

Dutch Spotted - £155 Kerricks

Beltex - £132, £125 & £115 Upper Hundalee, £128 & £125 Kerricks

Texel - £122 & £118 Bridge End

Suff - £120 Thornton Tower

Cross - £118 Brewery House, £110 Moss Side

Ewes with Twins

Beltex - £116 Upper Hundalee

Ewe Hoggs

Dutch Spotted - £125 Bridge End

STORE SHEEP

A light show of store hoggs forward as the store season looks to be coming to an end. Topping today at £108 for a pair of smart Texel hoggs from A & A Marchant, Clonhie.

Texel - £108 Clonhie, £104 Shaw Cottage, £82 Capenoch
Suff - £85 Shaw Cottage

Feeding /cast ewes still in big demand top of the day goes to first time vendors James & Libby Brown, Heddon View with a strong Cheviot Mule realising £144.

Chev.M - £144 Heddon View
Suf - £142 Shaw Cottage
Tex - £130 Clonhie, £116 Capenoch, £112 Shaw of Dryfe, £108 Spency Croft
Cross - £110 Shaw of Dryfe
NCC - £110 Capenoch
EC - £100 Clonhie
Btex - £92 Shaw of Dryfe