 The
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 5,186 store
lambs and 1,269 breeding sheep at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday
2nd November, 2010.
More distant buyers and another good show saw
all classes sharper.
Store lambs sold to a top of £74 for
Beltex’s from
Newlands; North Country Cheviot £69.80, £68.80 Haithwaite;
Texel £67, £66 The Height, £64 Newton; Suffolk £65
Coshogle, £64 Risehead, £63 Lamberton; Greyface £60, £56.50
Low Stokoe; Blackface £60 Horseholme, £57 Gibbs Hill, £54
Tone Hall; Charollais £58.80 Coshogle, £58 Blacksmiths
Cottage; Cheviot Mule £57.50 Glenkiln; Swaledale £38.50
East Stobbylea, £36 Howburn.
The 1,141 Cheviot lambs were
another great trade. Top of £57.50
Stirkfield and Granton, £56 Gilmanscleugh, £54.50 Girnwood
and Winterhope.
Hill Bred feeding ewes to £57 East Foreshield, £53.50
Newton.
Breeders were a large show for the time of year with all
classes in strong demand. Top of £150 for a Suffolk ram from
Lamberton. Shearlings to £88 for Cheviots from Bayles; Suffolk
cross £77
Bayles; Blackface £66 Fingland.
Ewe lambs to £64 for
Greyfaces from Williamston; Cheviot £49 Blakehopeburnhaugh;
Blackface £42 Penchrise.
Correct ewes to £74 for Cheviots
from Bayles; Texel £72 East Foreshield; Greyface £62
East Foreshield; Blackface £54, £50.50 Penchrise; Herdwick £49
Bayles; Jacob £47.50 Stackbraes; Swaledale £45 Low
Old Shield.
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