 The
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 1,802 Store
Hoggs, In Lambers and Ewes with Lambs at foot at their weekly sale
at Longtown on Tuesday 13th March 2012.
Hoggs still very dear to
a top of £103.50 for Texels from
East Redford Green, £92.50 South Mains; Suffolk £94
South Mains; North Country Cheviot £79.50 Adderston Shields, £78
Lowfield House; Greyface £78.50 High Woodend; Half Bred £76.50
Adderston Shields; Cheviot Mule £75.50 Dinley; Hill Cheviot £74.50
Dinley, £70 East Redford Green, £69.50 Milton of Dryfe;
Swaledale £73 Brigg; Gritstone £69 Coltcoates; Blackface £64
Hawthorns, £59 Midlock. Cast ewes to £87 High Woodend,
hill types £67.50 Crookbank. Cast rams to £97.50 High
Woodend.
In lamb ewes a strong demand with Texel shearlings (scanned twins)
at £170 Alderley Terrace; Greyface (scanned twins) £160
Alderley Terrace. In lamb ewes to £114 for scanned Greyface
from Cowrigg.
Ewes with lambs at foot met a keen demand to a top
of £71.50
for Texel x ewes with twins from New Hummerbecks and Charollais
ewes with twins from Cottage Farm.
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