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 The
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 5012
store hoggs, cast ewes and rams at their annual sale at Longtown
on Tuesday 6th January, 2009.
A large and good show of hoggs met record prices
to average £48.24 overall from the largest ring of local
and distant buyers.
Top was £100 each for Beltex x hoggs from
High Crindledykes, others £67.50 Riggshield; Charollais £60.20
Hallburn; Texels £71.50 High Crindledyke, £63.20 Greenknowe, £62.20
Gillespie Farm; Suffolks £66.50 High Chesters, £65.80
Margaret Drive, £63.80 High Crindledyke; Cheviot Mules £59.20
High Chesters; North Country Cheviots £59.50 Hopsrigg, £57.20
Greenknowe; Halfbreds £58.20 Earlside; Greyfaces £64
Heugh, £60.80 Greensburn; Lleyns £56.80, £53.80
Chipknowe, £52.80 Harper Hill; Hill Cheviots £53.50
Whitchesters, £49.80 Glendinning & Wanwood Hill, £48.80
Twislehope; Blackfaces £59.80, £51.80 Wanwood Hill, £51.20
Heugh; Swaledales £32.50 Cottage Farm; Zwartbles £49.50
Beech House.
Tup hoggs to £60.20 Hallburn, £59.80 Hopsrigg.
Ewe hoggs
to £57.50 for Greyfaces from Heugh, others to £53.20
Mid Harrietsfield, £52 Ridley Stokoe; LLeyns £54.80
Heights.
Cast ewes and rams were easily sold. Top was £76.50
for a Texel ram from Berryfell, £63.50 Low Tippalt; Leicesters £67.50
Barnglies, £62.50 Upper Hindhope; Bleu de Maines £62.50
Langholm Farms; Cheviots £59.50 Upper Hindhope; Lleyns £54.50
Dolpinstone; Herdwicks £38.50 Farlam Hill; Blackfaces £56.50
High Thorneyburn; Zwartbles £46.50 Williamwood.
Cast ewes
to £68.50 for Suffolks from West Craigs; Greyfaces £53.50
Kilnhill; Lleyns £47.50 Height; Charollais £44.50 Mid
Harrietfields; Blackfaces £32.50 Craigs & Tarn House.
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