Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of ewes with lambs at foot, at Longtown on Tuesday 4th June 2024.

Ewes and lambs still very much in high demand with several fresh faces around the ring side. Top of the day goes to M Ridley, Brewery House for a pen of udder only Mule ewes with Texel X Lambs at foot realising £130 a life.

Hoggs and Lambs keenly bid for with a fantastic run of outfits from R J Muir, Low Stanley topping twice at £140 per life. and averaging £251 Per Outfit.

Hoggs with Singles

Texel – £140 x2, £138, £132 & £130 Low Stanley

Beltex - £132 & £128 Mount

Cheviot Mule - £128 & £125 Thornship

Cross - £128 Mount

Shearlings with Singles

North Country Cheviot - £110 Knells Cottage

Suffolk - £96 Knells Cottage

Ewes with Singles

Texel - £114 Low Stanley

Cross - £130 Brewery House, £113 & £97 Moss Side, £100 Stouslie

Suffolk - £105 Knells Coottage

Ewes with Twins

Cross - £105 Moss Side, £102 Bayles, £100 Stouslie

North Country Cheviot - £92 Bayles

STORE SHEEP

With just a handful of Store Sheep in as the season looks to be coming to a close.  Top was a pen of Texel Hoggs at £126 for Texel hoggs from J & S Anderson, Stouslie Farm, with feeding ewes still in very high demand. Cheviot ewes topping at £98 from T G Warwick & Son, Girnwood.