 The
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 5,529 store
lambs and breeding sheep at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday
16th November, 2010.
Stores easily maintained late high rates. Top price
of £75
for Beltex’s from Haithwaite; Texel £70.50 Plankey
Mill, £70.20 Old Cambus, £70 The Bloch; Suffolk £70
High Crindledyke, £69 Moorhouse, £65.50 The Bloch;
North Country Cheviot £70 Old Cambus, £64 Hownam Grange, £63.50
Moorhouse; Greyface £66 Heugh, £65.50 Blackhouse, £60
Crookburn; Cheviot Mule £62.50 Springwells; Charollais £62
Margaret Drive; Blackface £56 Heugh, £55 Albierigg, £54.50
Hott; Zwartbles £54 Easter Dawyck; Swaledale £45.50
Sheepriggs. Cast ewes to £62 Howahill, cast rams to £87
Wester Dawyck.
The Hill Cheviots (2,012) were a marvellous show
for the time of year, trade still very buoyant. Top of £61
Attonburn, £59
Lymiecleugh.
Breeding sheep were forward in smaller numbers and
met a ready trade with correct Hill Cheviots to £61 Lochguise,
with Blackface ewe lambs to £69 Allensgreen.
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