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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward
3,276 Store Hoggs, Feeding Ewes also 707 In-lamb ewes at their
weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 26th February,
2013.
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of the best shows of hoggs since the Autumn attracting several
extra buyers from the south, trade again was much dearer on the
week with numbers short of buyers requirements to average £51.11
overall.
Top was £76.50 for Beltex from Carslae; Texels £74.50
Aikers & Brocklerig; Charollais £70 Carslae; Suffolks £73.50, £72
Carslae; North Country Cheviots £70.50 Allfornought; Hill
Cheviots £62.50 Granton; Cheviot Mules £66 High Stenries;
Greyface £54.50 Liscleugh; Blackfaces £57.50, £53.50
Drummuchloch.
Cast ewes £48.50 Blinkbonny. Cast rams £65.50
Lintongate.
The 707 inlamb sheep included a dispersal of 236 Blackface
sheep from A & E Brown & Son, Ashiestiel, Clovenford, Galashiels
whose top was £71 and averaged £64.83. A large
crowd was present and a good trade prevailed throughout. Top was £98
for in-lamb Greyface hoggs from New Hummerbeck, in-lamb Ewes sold
to £86 for Hill Cheviots from Alfornaught; Texels £80
Ashiestiel and Greyfaces £80 West Challoch. Geld hoggs £64
Ashiestiel.
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