The
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 2988
Store and Breeding sheep at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday
17th March 2009.
A quality show of hoggs, trade still dear. Top
was £82.50
for North Country Cheviot hoggs from Browtop, £72.50 Kelsocleugh.
Texels £79.50 Dinwoodie Green, £77.50 Berryfell;
Cheviot Mules £69.20 Glendearg; Suffolks £69.20 Gibbs
Hill, £67.80 Leahill; Greyfaces £66.20 Gibbs Hill, £62.20
Candybank; Charollais £55.50 Alfornought; Hill Cheviots £60.20
Glendearg, £59.20 Kelsocleugh; Herdwicks £50.20 Rowhead;
Zwartbles £56.20 Parks Farm; Blackfaces £59.50 Candybank, £58.50
Chapel House, £54.50 Newlands; Swaledales £43.80
Todhillwood & Dairy Cottage, £42.20 Lowthwaite.
Cast
ewes to £64.50 Brookfield. Cast rams £54.50
Kirndean.
Ewes and lambs were a larger show with trade the
best so far. Top was £62 for Lleyns with single from Priorsford;
Texels £47.50
Brookfield; Charollais £44.50 Brookfield; Greyfaces £47
Brookfield, £45 Drumcork, £43 Raby Grange.
Ewes with
twins – Lleyns £48 Priorsford; Texels £48
Brookfield; Suffolk x £44 Brookfield; Greyface £45
Drumcork, £43 Brookfield.
Shearlings with twins – Greyfaces £47.50
Drumcork.
Greyface ewes (correct below) inlamb to £73 Rosgill
Hall.
Greyface geld hoggs £63.50 Berryfell; Blackfaces £55.50
Berryfell.
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