Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 1,535 store hoggs and 130 in lamb sheep at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday 18th February 2014.

Another fine show of hoggs and in lamb sheep were forward to a full ring of buyers who ensured trade was sharper on the week for all classes and many more could be sold to advantage.

The sale was topped at £87 for Texel hoggs from Haas Grove, £82.50 Cherry Garth, £81.50 Bracken Court and Nether Albie, £80.50 Cherry Garth, £80 Courstein, £79 Gillesbie, £78 Nether Albie; Charollais £84 Enzieholm, £76 Cherry Garth; Suffolk £70 Gillesbie, £68 Artnoch and Moorhills, £66 Bracken Court; Lleyn £68.50 Artnoch, £63 Low Tipalt; Greyface £67 High Town, £66 Easter Dawyck, £59.50 Courstein and Cooilingel, £58.50 Bracken Court; North Country Cheviot £66.50 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £64 Bracken Court, £63.50 Gillesbie and Bracken Court, £58 Burnhouse, £56 Gillesbie, £55 Adderston Shiels; Blackface £63, £61 Blakehopeburnhaugh, £59 Easter Dawyck, £56 Bowanhill, £55.50 Burnhouse; Half Bred £60.50 Adderston Shiels; Jacob £60 Cooilingel.

Feeding ewes to £58 for Texel from Enzieholm; Lleyn £57, £52.50 Gatehousecote, £48.50 Artnoch; Hill Cheviot £47 Artnoch. Rams to £70 for Texel from Blakehopeburnhaugh; Suffolk £67 Artnoch; North Country Cheviot £60 Blakehopeburnhaugh.

In lamb sheep topped at £125 for Mule shearlings from Crairieknowe, others £122 from the same home; Dorset £90 Riggheads; Swaledale £65 Ellershope. Greyface ewe hoggs to £90, £87 Brewery House. Dorset ewes to £96 Riggheads; Clun £74 Riggheads.