Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward a mammoth show of 2,268 lives of ewes and hoggs and lambs at foot at their sale at Longtown on Tuesday 19th May 2020.

All purchasers were eager for sheep. Sale topped at £130 for a great Texel x shearling with Beltex lamb at foot from Messrs Stoddart, Hillside. Hoggs with lambs at foot to £110 for Texels from Messrs Taylor, The Harras and Messrs Stoddart, Hillside.

Principal prices:

Hoggs with single

Suffolk £110 & £100 Hillside, £90 The Harras.

Texel £110 The Harras & Hillside, £108 & £104 Station Yard, £98 & £97 Cobble Hall Barn.

Mule £105 Clickham, £92 Yewtree, £90 Longrigg.

Charollais £86 Station Yard & Mount Farm.

Shearlings with single

Texel £130 Hillside, £92 Arch Farm.

Shearlings with twins

Texel £100 Arch Farm.

Mule £77 Yewtree, £72 Little Blencowe.

Ewes with single

Texel £84 Arch Farm, £81 Bayles.

Suffolk £74 Longrigg.

Cheviot Mule £71 Pilmuir.

Charollais £70 Longrigg.

Mule £69 Whitchester.

North Country Cheviot £61 Whitehill, £59 Gospel Hall.

Cheviot £58 Craigshield, £56 Cannerheugh.

Ewes with twins

Texel £84 Netherton, £82 & £79 West Millhills

Suffolk £81 West Millhills, £70 Wallend, £69 Leaprigg & Pilmuir.

Charollais £71 Moss Side.

Mule £71 Reagill Grange & Low Closegill, £70 Whitchester.

Cheviot Mule £70 Whitchester.

Lleyn £69 & £67 & £63 Over Langshaw.

North Country Cheviot £62 Craigshield, £60 Low Bridge End.

Herdwick £49 & £48 Rowanburnfoot.

Jacob £43 Monk.