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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward
2,681 Store Hoggs and Feeding Ewes at their weekly sale at Longtown
on Tuesday 12th February, 2013.
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larger and better quality show of store hoggs attracted several
extra buyers, trade was animated from the start to finish.
Top
price of £68 for Beltex from Albierigg, others £63
Byers Farm; Texel £66.50 Broomhills, £65.50 Byers Farm, £60
Haregills; Suffolk £65.50 Albierigg, £58 Branxholm
Braes; Greyface £62.50 Albierigg; Charollais £60 Dumblar
Rigg; Cheviot Mule £59 Springwells; North Country Cheviot £57
Broomhillbank, £56.50 Adderston Shields; Hill Cheviot £50
Nether Phawhope and Raehills; Lleyns £48.50 Chipknowe; Blackface £48.50
Albierigg, £47.50 Wanwood Hill, £44.50 Blakehopeburnhaugh;
Swaledale £38.50 Broadmea, £35 Brigg.
Cast ewes to £58
Channelwell. Cast rams £51.50 Nether Phawhope.
Another good
show of 682 In-lamb sheep attracted a packed ring of customers,
trade was dear for young ewes with older ewes at late rates. More
could have been sold to vendors advantage.
Top of £250, others £226
and £200 for Texel gimmers from Oaklands. Ewes sold to £95
for Texels from Bogie Farm; Lleyn £94 Bogie Farm; Suffolk
cross £90 Branxholm Braes; Greyface £83 Bonshawside.
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