Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their Annual Sale of 3,000 Lowland Breeding sheep on Wednesday 4th September 2024.

Topping the Gimmer trade was noted vendor W J & J G Bell, Kinninghall, Arbourlaw, Hawick who sold pure bred Texels to £300, in which this run of pure Texels averaged £244.

Suffolk gimmers topped at £248 for a pen of first cross Suffolks from Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill, Alston.

Mules sold to a very buoyant trade topping at £230 on two separate occasions, firstly by W J & J G Bell, Kinninghall, Arbourlaw, Hawick and secondly by another noted vendor Miss R Smith, Glenzier, Canonbie.

Gimmers

Texel - £300, £290, £280, £255, £250 Kinninghall, £290, £250 Kelsocleugh, £252 Shankfield, £250 Howard House

Suffolk - £248, £238 Wanwood, £235 Seymour Farms, £235 Hill, £185 Mackilston

Cross - £230 Kinninghall, £230, £220, £215 x2, £200 x3 Glenzier, £225, £212, £205 Patties Hill, £218 Southend

A huge show of ewes forward including 3 dispersal sales

A superb run of Beltex cross and texel cross ewes consigned by M/s Ward, Whitstonehill, Tundergarth topping at £235 with numerous pens realising £210-£230.

Mule ewes were shown in fine form consigned by another full stock dispersal consigned by M/s J Anderson-Roskell, Ragithwaite, Moffat whose ewes topped at £188 for a pen of 39 English Mules. The stock gimmers from this noted consignment went under the hammer to top at £198.

Suffolk stock ewes topped at £208 for a pen 29 big scopey girls consigned by M/s Hope, Mouldyhills

M/s Walker & Son, Mindork, Kirkudbrightshire, sold a lovely run of predominantly Suffolk bred ewes which were shown in fine form after being worked hard through the spring and summer. Topping this run of very well bred stock ewes on two separate occasions was the Texel cross ewes realising £225 x 2 also a pen of 32 Suffolk cross (ex Cheviot Mule) sold to £198

The directors, auctioneers and all the staff at Longtown thank these vendors for their support over the years and wish them well in their next ventures.

Ewes

Texel - £235, £230, £225, Whitstonehill, £225 x2 Mindork, £225, £210 Kelsocleugh

Beltex - £225, £200, Whitstonehill

Charollais - £210 Home, £185 Whitstonehill

Suffolk - £208 Mouldyhills, £198 Mindork

Cross - £188 x2, £175 x2, £165 x2 Ragithwhaite, £185 Mouldyhills, £168 Grainhead, £165 Chapel

Cheviot Mule - £170 Mouldyhills, £152 Chapel

North Country Cheviot - £160 Home

Next Breeding Sheep sale will be held at Longtown auction on Tuesday 17th September 2024

This sale includes;-

3,000 Mule ewe lambs

2,000 Cheviot Mule ewe lambs

2,000 shearlings of all grades

2,000 ewes of all breeds

150 continental shearling tups

All Enquiries welcome. Please contact our auctioneers or fields personnel who will be pleased to take your calls

John Walton 07880527066

Daniel Lynn 07584200489

Sam Hogg 07584207323

Norman Douglas 07786366833

Willie Skilling 07774603103

Helen Rickard 07741313029