Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report
The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers’ Mart plc had forward 1,502 head of ewes with lambs at foot at their Special Sale of hoggs with lambs at foot on Tuesday 12th May 2015.
1st prize Greyface hoggs with lambs
At the Annual Show & Sale of hoggs with lambs, which was kindly sponsored by Capontree Vets, judging was in the capable hands of John Ackerley, Milton Mains, Brampton, who was presented with an excellent show of sheep and his awards were as follows:-
Greyface hoggs with singles
1st – Messrs Ridsdale, Yewtree Farm.
2nd – Messrs Ridsdale, Yewtree Farm.
3rd – P.M. Kidd, Briggle Farm.
Texel hoggs with singles
1st – Mr F. Thomlinson, Pow Croft.
2nd – Messrs Carr, Highwood.
3rd – Messrs Telford, High Parkfoot.
A great show of hoggs from noted flocks of the Eden Valley attracted a large company of interested buyers from near and distance, trade was excellent throughout the sale. Top of £110 for Cheviot Mule hoggs with singles from Highwood.
Ewes and lambs were a big entry and with buyers very keen sold at increased rates on the week.
Hoggs with singles
Cheviot Mule £110 Highwood.
Greyface £108 Yewtree, £96 Briggle, £94 Little Blencowe.
Texel cross £106 Highwood, £100 Powcroft, £95 Glencartholm, £92 High Parkfoot.
Suffolk cross £85 Glencartholm.
Hoggs with twins
Texel £71 Miller Hill, £66 Cubby Hill.
Greyface £60 Little Blencowe.
Suffolk cross £60 Ringliggate.
Shearlings with singles
Greyface £86 Little Blencowe.
Shearlings with twins
Greyface £80 Little Blencowe.
Ewes with singles
Texel £78 Mid Harrietsfield.
Greyface £63, £62 Swaledale Watch, £61 Milton Mains, Holmside and Barrockstown.
Shetland £54 Mid Harrietsfield.
Cheviot £48 Pennyhill Park.
Blackface £44 Castlefairn.
Ewes with twins
Texel £71, £67 Mid Harrietsfield, £64 Milton Mains, £63 North Synton.
Charollais £68 Whitehill Cottage.
Greyface £63 Moss Side, £62 North Synton and Swaledale Watch, £61 Barrockstown.
Swaledale £61 Baggarah.
Shetland £54 Mid Harrietsfield.
Cheviot £48 Pennyhill Park.
Blackface £44 Castlefairn.
