Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Main Sale for Breeding Sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 17th September 2024, where there was a catalogue entry of 7,599.
Champion Pen First Prize Scotch Mules from RW and SD Flintoft Sourhope
Judging was in the capable hands of Mike Kay, Cheshire who after much deliberation duly awarded the champion pen to Messrs RW & SD Flintoft, Sourhope, Yetholm for their Greyface lambs ex Blackface.
The champion pen of lambs went under the hammer which sold to a full ringside of buyers, after frantic bidding the hammer fell at £240 to Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Raughton Head.
First Prize pen of Mules ex Swaledale from H Montgomery Assloss
The first prize pen of Mule ewe lambs ex Swaledale ewe went to The Firm of Hugh Montgomerie, Assloss, Kilmarnock, which sold at £155.
At the conclusion of the sale the averages were well up on the year levelling at £150.40 (+£37.22 up on 2023) .
Top average of the day was £181.25 for a tremendous run of 84 lambs from B.D. & M.S. Hope, Mouldyhills.
Many more top draw lambs can be sold to vendor advantage at this thriving sale at Longtown with plenty of new faces came and purchased high end quality with an abundance of potential customers going home empty handed.
Class 1 - Ex Blackface Bred
1st – Flintoft, Sourhope, Yarrow - £240
2nd –Hope, Mouldy Hills, Canonbie - £230
3rd – Nichol, Lawston, Newcastleton - £200
Class 2 - Ex Swaledale Bred
1st – Montgomerie, Assloss, Kilmarnock - £155
2nd - Hope, Orthwaite Hall, Uldale - £200
3rd – Smith, Mount Farm, Blackford - £170
Overall Champion: RW &SD Flintoft, Sourhope, Yarrow - £240
Principal prices:
Mule Ewe lambs:
Mule ex BF £240 Sourhope, £230 Mouldyhills, £220 Hillbrae, £205 Wanwood Hill, £200 Lawston, £185 Mouldyhills, £180 Sourhope, £178, £175 Hillbrae, £175 Wanwood Hill & Mouldyhills, £172 Wanwood Hill, £172 (x2) Lawston, £172, £170 Penepugh, £170 Mouldyhills.
N of E Mule £200, £178, £165 Orthwaite Hall, £170, £155 Mount Farm, £158 Parsonshields, £155 Heathery Knowe, Laverhay & Starrah, £150 Ragithwaite.
Leading Flock Averages
Hope, Mouldy Hill Ave. £181 (84)
Carruthers, Hillbrae Ave. £176 (68)
Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill Ave. £170 (75)
Walton, Penpeugh Ave. £170 (28)
Nichol, Lawsto n Ave. £165 (203)
Smith, Parsonshield Ave. £158 (22)
Smith, Mount Farm Ave. £155 (30)
Hope, Orthwaite Hall Ave. £152 (183)
Roskell Laverhay Ave. £152 (27)
Calvert, Greensburn Ave. £151 (143)
Montgomrie, Assloss Ave. £151 (40)
Also incorporated in today’s sale was the second sale of 1,314 Cheviot Mules, which again were in fine form being every bit as dear as the first sale, topping at £194 from H Douglas & Son, Howahill, Bonchester Bridge.
Lambs in general were smaller than the first sale but just as well-bred enticing purchasers to bid freely ensuring all lambs were sold to vendor advantage achieving a very pleasing overall sale average of £150.52 (+£33.81 on 2023)
Principal Prices
£194 Howahill, £190 The Lonning, £188 Bankhead, £182, £180 Bankhead.
857 continental and other breed ewe lambs were forward topping at £192 for Texel x Bluefaced Leicesters consigned by Messrs Beard, Dormansteads, Roweltown. Tupping lambs in high demand, with running lambs still meeting a nice trade throughout.
Continental Ewe Lambs
Texel x BFL £192, £180 Dormansteads.
Texel £180, £175 Kirkton, £160 Town Farm.
Suffolk x £182 Town Farm, £172 Douglas Square, £165 Banks Farm & Boreland.
Blue Texel £170 Springwells.
The 1,682 shearlings forward
Sold to £320 for Texels shown by Downie Farming Co., Newton, Ballater.
Shearlings:
Texel £320 Newton, £260 Tower Farm, £250 Craigdarroch, £240 Easterhouse, £235, £230 Craigdarroch.
Cheviot Mule £225 High House & Lawesknowe, £220 Thornship, £215 Marwhirn, £212 Cassington, £210 Commonside, Swinnie & Dunnabie.
Mule £250 Bank House, £225 Barron House, £225, £215 Bank House, £212 Barron House, £210 Bayldon, £205 Barron House.
Suffolk £240 Longrigg & Branteth, £215 Easterhouses, £200 Allfornaught.
Lleyn £182, £168, £162 Hyndlee.
North Country Cheviot £230 Newton.
A larger show of 1,072 ewes were forward with younger sheep wanted especially continental bred, following on from a buoyant gimmer trade.
Selling to a top of £190 for Texels from LR Howatson, Corrie Mains, Lockerbie.
Ewes:
Texel £190 Corrie Mains & West Bolton, £162 Corrie Mains, £150 Kirtleside.
Mule £182 Chapel, £175 Bayldon, £170 Kirtleside, £162 Chapel.
Cheviot Mule £225 Mount Farm, £175 West Bolton, £165 Wedderlie, £162 High Dovecote, £160 Newbank.
Lleyn £128, £122, £120 High Dovecote.
BREEDING RAMS
A small show of rams sold exceeded expectations with a busy ringside of buyers keen to purchase. The sale peaked at £800 for Texel shearlings from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head, Carlisle.
Principal prices:
Shearlings
Texel £800, £750 Burgh Head.
Suffolk £600 Burgh Head.
Ram Lambs
Suffolk £720, £680 Burgh Head.
Texel £550, £450 Burgh Head.
Aged Rams
Beltex £420 Lucemains.
