Longtown Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of ewes with lambs at foot on Tuesday 25th June 2019.

A smaller show of ewes and lambs sold to an increased ringside of buyers, with several new faces in attendance. The sale topped at £88 on two occasions both for Texel 3-4 crop ewes with twin lambs from J. Browell, Quarry House.

Principal prices:

Hoggs with single

Cross £75 Mount Farm.

Tex £73 Mount Farm.

Shearlings with single

Cross £60 Whitchester.

Shearlings with twins

Cross £60 Whitchester.

Ewes with single

BF £45.50 Brewery House Barn, £44 Whitchester.

Ewes with twins

Tex £88 Quarry House, £61 Brewery House Barn.

Cross £63 & £60 Quarry House.

BF £44.50 Brewery House Barn, £43 Whitchester.