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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 1,226
store hoggs and ewes with lambs at foot at their sale at Longtown
on Tuesday 5th April, 2011.
Store hoggs at record prices - don’t miss out, get them
sold!
Top
price of £103.50 and £95 (x2) for Texels from The
Height; Blackface £84.50 Haithwaite; Suffolk £84 and £80
Greenshields; Cheviot £83.50 Greenshields; Beltex £83
Cottage Farm, £80.50 Greenshields; Greyface £69.50
Cottage and Gallowberry; Herdwick £56.50 Greenshields.
Ewes with lambs (492) were forward in larger numbers and met a
superb trade with many buyers present. Top of £72 for Suffolk
cross shearlings with singles from The Edge who also sold Texels
at £70, others £67 Glasson.
Ewes with singles to £66
for Suffolks from Raby Grange who also sold Texels at £65
and Cheviot Mules at £64; Greyface £60
Timpendean, £58 Banks.
Ewes with twins to £68 and £65.50
for Texels from Timpendean who sold Cheviot Mules at £65.50
and Greyface at £60,
others £59 and £58 The Banks who also sold Lleyn at £59.
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