Longtown Ladies Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held its 6^th annual "Longtown Ladies" evening sale of in lamb females and geld hoggs, on Tuesday 14^th January 2020, with a catalogued entry of 207 head.

A very large crowd were in attendance to see an exceptional show of sheep which were a great credit to the vendors who brought them out; this resulted in 16 four figure prices being achieved and a tremendous clearance rate.

Leading the sale for the second consecutive year at 3,000gns was the second gimmer from the Auldhouseburn pen of Alan Blackwood, this being a daughter of Sportsmans A Star from his Ettrick Ennis family and sold in lamb to his homebred Crackpot He heads to Bruce Renwick’s Castlecairn Flock at Kelso.

First time Texel consigners Alan Wight & Family, Midlock followed at 2,400gns for their lead gimmer, which stood reserve champion in the show. Sired by Mullan Amigo and carrying a pair to Sportsmans Cannonball, this gimmer sold to EWG Scotland Ltd, who are establishing a new flock.

The nights champion closely followed at 2,000gns. She was from Steven Renwick’s Craig Douglas flock, who takes home The Harry & Irene Woodmass cup for the third consecutive year. This gimmer again sired by Mullan Amigo, sold carrying a single to Sportsmans Cannonball and went to Messrs Ayrton, Lancaster.

Lot 80 from A Blackwood sold for top price of 3000gns

lot 37 Champion from S Renwick sold for 2000gns

Champion from S Renwick sold for 2000gns

Lot 36 Reserve Champion from K Wight sold for 240 gns

Reserve Champion from K Wight sold for 2400gns

Lot 37 Champion Lot 36 Reserve

Champion and Reserve

For the first time the sale included a section for Texel ewe hoggs and this was led by a tremendous pen from Danny Hair, Drumbreddan, whose pen averaged 1,025gns. This was led by the second-place ewe hogg, sired by Midlock Yorkie which sold at 1,200gns to Charlie Angus, Oldfield, Caithness. This was followed at 1,100gns for another by the same sire to D. Warwick, Braehead Texels, Northern Ireland and another at 1,000gns to R. Brolly, Northern Ireland.

The dispersal of the adult portion of the Teviot flock from RH Bell & Co met spirited bidding and was very well received with their sale topping at 1,100gns twice, firstly for a 2016 born ewe by Holylee Volcano in lamb to Ettrick Cockney Rebel selling to Messrs Pritchard, Evistones; and secondly for a 2017 born ewe by Tima Yogi Bear in lamb to the same sire and sold over the phone to Neil Edmondson, Castlebank. Closely following this, at 1,000gns was the leading gimmer, sired by Tima Anchor Man and in lamb to Ettrick Cockney Rebel, she sold to Messrs Beresford, Alnwick. Another gimmer, this time by Ettrick Apache Warrior in lamb to Ettrick Cockney Rebel, sold at 1,000gns to Messrs Bland, Wigton.

Dutch Texels yet again met spirited demand, topping at 800gns from Messrs Pyman, Thacka for a gimmer by his Skiddaw View sire. Scanned a pair, she sold to Messrs Vaughan, North Wales with the Thacka consignment averaging 572gns.

The Bluefaced Leicester section was led by Midlock at 600gns for a gimmer by K4 Marriforth selling to JM Livestock, Ayrshire. The Borthwick Brae dispersal sold to 300gns for a three-shear ewe by the G1 Nunscleugh in lamb to the K1 Borthwick Brae, selling to W. Linton, Thirstane Cottage.

Prize List:

Texel Shearlings

1^st - Craig Douglas, 2,000gns to Ayrton, Lancaster.

2^nd - Midlock, 2,400gns to EWG Scotland, Biggar.

3^rd - Holylee, 1,600gns to EWG Scotland, Biggar.

4^th - Milnbank, 1,400gns to Wilson, Northern Ireland.

5^th - Ellen Valley, 700gns to Beard, Dormansteads.

Texel Hoggs

1^st - Drumbreddan, 800gns to Pateman, Scarborough.

2^nd - Drumbreddan, 1,200gns to Angus, Caithness.

3^rd - Dashwell, 200gns to Woodmass, Harene.

Principal prices