Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 5,170 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday 26th November 2019.

Another marvellous quality show of lambs for the time of the year, easily upheld last weeks high rates to average £61.35 overall, more lambs needed to meet the demand.

Top £90 for a Beltex from Broom Hills, others to £87 Welldon, £84 The Flatt, £83 Whitstone Hill & Welldon, £80 Hopestead; Texels to £85 Stewards House, £82 Solwaybank & The Hagg, £81 Tarrasfoot, £80 Stanley House; Dutch Texels to £82 Greenside Farm, £78 Wallend; Suffolks to £75.50 Firth, £75 Meikle Whitriggs, £74 Tarrasfoot; Greyfaces to £72 Glenlaugh, £71 Barrocks & Satchells; Cheviot Mules to £71.50 Gillesbie Farms & Yetholm Mains; North Cheviots to £72.50 Earlside, £72 Satchells; Charollais to £80 Sark Tower; Hill Cheviots to £71 Granton & Hopsrigg, £65 Sundhope, £64.50 Burnfoot of Ewes; Herdwicks to £65.50 & £61.50 Farlam Hill; Leicesters to £67 Hightown; Swaledales to £34 Kielder Head.

Feeding ewes (349) a great trade to a top of £102 for Texels from Townfoot, Greyfaces to £70 Clarghyll. Hill ewes to £50 for Cheviots from Auchenleck; Blackfaces to £47 Auchenleck; Herdwicks to £34 Satchells.