Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward another large show of 1,000 ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday 14th May 2019.

The sale topped at £96 a life for Texel x hoggs and lambs from G. Rushton, Nirvana, who sold others at £83.

Entries requested for next weeks sale, where 2,000 lives are anticipated.

Principal prices:

Hoggs with single

Tex £96 & £83 Nirvana, £80 Douglas Hall.

Cross £78 Briggle, £70 Homilton.

Chev Mule £77 Douglas Hall.

Suff £75 Douglas Hall.

Shearlings with single

Tex £82 Dufton Wood.

Cross £60 Whitchester.

Lleyn £58 Burghmuir.

Ewes with single

Tex £80 Low Tipalt, £74 The Lake, £68 Dufton Wood, £67 Low Tipalt.

Suff £69 Stockholm.

NCC £63 Stockholm.

Chev £58 Girnwood.

Ewes with twins

Suff £75 & £73 & £70 Wallend, £66 Stockholm.

Tex £70 & £69 & £67 Inch, £66 Stockholm, £65.50 Townfoot.

Cross £56.50 Low Closegill, £52 Stockholm, £51 Monk.

Chev £54.50 Brieredge.

BF £39 Craigshield.

A small show of store sheep were well bid for with all vendors being delighted with the trade.

Store Hoggs

Tex £91 Croys Lodge, £72 Birchcraig, £66 Croys Lodge, £64 Birchcraig, £62 Croys Lodge.

Easycare £79 Croys Lodge.

Swale £59 Ottercops.

Feeding Ewes

Cross £69 Ottercops.

BF £58 Brieredge.

Cast Rams

Tex £90 Croys Lodge.

Belt £88 Croys Lodge.

BF £78 Brieredge.