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STORE SHEEP
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC
had forward 7,642 store lambs (including 2,573 Cheviots) at Longtown
on Tuesday
1st October 2013.
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large entry attracted a packed ring of both local and distant buyers,
trade was again very buoyant with late high rates easily maintained.
Top £74.50 for Texels from East Foreshield; Dutch Texel £68
Greenside Farm; Beltex £65 Keld Head, £64 Sharplaw
Farm; Suffolks £67 East Foreshield, £64.50 Barnsallie, £64
Park Nook; Charollais £58.50 Red House; Cheviot Mules £59.50
Crossdykes & Skelfhill; Greyfaces £63 Old Police House & Peterburn, £62.50
High House; Blackfaces £58.50 Auchencorvie, £57 Collin
Bank, £52 Allensgreen; Swaledale £33.50 Naddle.
Feeding
ewes £70 New Hummerbecks
The 2,573 Cheviot lambs were a mixed
show with best lambs dear and in short supply, all classes a similar
trade on the week. Top was £61 for Hill Cheviots from Cooms & Crossdykes,
others £60 Priesthaugh. Hill Northies to £60 Whitehill, £59
Commonside.
BREEDING SHEEP
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 4,359 head
at their special sale of lowland sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 1st October,
2013.
There was a very good show of sheep forward, buyers were out in
force with trade sharper than a fortnight ago and on other local
sales. All classes of breeders were heavily sought after, especially
good quality continental and Texel ewes and shearlings, although
all other breeds seemed to find new homes with relative ease.
SHEARLINGS
Greyface (Mule) shearlings £140, £136, £135 Haithwaite, £130
Black Hamilton.
Texels £138, £136 Allanshaws, £132, £130
Hangingshaw; Lleyns £106, £104 Height; Suffolk x £98
Dyke; Cheviot Mule £98 New Hummerbecks & Newton Cottage;
Beltex £90 Newton Cottage; Cheviot £89 Clover Hill;
Blackfaces £72 Achnamara.
CORRECT EWES
Lleyns £103 Over Langshaw; Texels £100 Branxholm Brae & Hesket
House; Charollais £94 Hangingshaw; Greyfaces £82 Niviston;
Cheviot Mules £80 Enthorn; Beltex £95 Newton Cottages;
Suffolk x £84 Low Fauld; Easycare £78, £76 Linton
Fauld.
EWE LAMBS
Charollais £110 Springfield; Texels £102, £100
Burnside; Suffolks £74 Awhirk; Greyfaces £98 Pike, £86
Temple House, £83 Hillbrae; Cheviot Mules £71, £70
Carterton.
DISPERSALS
The sale included two dispersals of Greyface and Texel
sheep, the first from Messrs Cowan, The Ash, Roadhead whose flock
sold remarkably well. The Greyface shearlings sold at £112, 2
Shear £112, 3 Shear £104, 4 Shear £76. Texel
x 2 shear £102, 3 Shear £94, to average £94.52
overall.
The other dispersal was a hill flock of inbye ewes from Messrs
Amos, Broadhaugh, Hawick which again sold very well. Top was £102
for Texels 1 crop, 2 crop £86, 3 crop £66. Greyfaces £76
1 crop, £72 2 crop, £66 3 crop, £60 4 crop.
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