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STORE & BREEDING SHEEP REPORT


store sheep ringThe Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart P.L.C. had forward 4,442 store lambs and 1,259 breeding sheep at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday 30th September 2008.

Store lambs were a similar show and trade was up £3 on the week. Top was £49 for Texels from The Croft, Shap, then £47 Church View. Suffolks £44.50 Clarghyll, £44 East Unthank, £43.50 Carlenrigg. Greyfaces £46 Cooks House, £38.50 Sheepriggs, £38 Midtodhills; Blackfaces £26.20 Glenwhargen, £25.50 Loch Alve; Swaledales £23.80 Whinshields, £21 Loch Alve.

Hill Cheviots were a smaller show and very dear. Top was £41 East Murton, £38.50 Glendinning, £36.50 Easter Alemoor.

The breeding sheep comprised 840 ewes, 246 shearlings and 173 ewe lambs. A large ring of buyers saw all classes sharper on previous sales.

Ewes sold to £62 for 2 crop Texel ewes from Messrs Fleming, Hillhead, others to £60 (2 shear) Shawhill, £58 (3 shear) Kirkhouse; Greyface £59 (2 shear) Wanwood Hill, £54 (2 shear) Longriggthorn, £52 (2 shear) Brookfield; Cheviot Mules £52 (2 crop), £50 (2 crop) Shawhill, £49 (2 crop) Philiphaugh; Lleyn £40 (4 shear) The Green.

Shearlings to £80 for Suffolk x Beltex from Z Green, Allerley Terrace who sold others to £62; Texels £78 Shawhill, £56 Hillhead, £52 Stackbraes; Greyfaces £78 Dyke, £68 Longriggthorn & The Dyke; Cheviot Mules £57, £53 Philiphaugh; Lleyns £48 The Green.

Ewe lambs to £49 for Mules from Messrs Ivinson, Bankshead, £47 Longriggthorn, £45 Laverhay.

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