Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 4,461 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday 8th December 2020.

Another good show attracted several buyers from a distance together with locals. All classes met a strong selling trade all day with recent high rates more than maintained.

Top £100 for Beltexs from Beckstones Farm, Caldbeck and Greenside Farm, Hallbankgate, others to £97 Beckstones; Texels to £98 Viewly, £97 Greyside & Hill Top (Scott), £96 Eldonsburn, £95 Jerusalem; Suffolks to £85.50 Hallburn, £83.50 Outertown, £82.50 Broomhills; Charollais to £86 Braehead, £84.50 Easter Alemoor, £83 Lanehead; Greyfaces to £85 High Parkfoot, £84 The Hagg, £81.50 Greyside & Barron House; Cheviot Mules to £81.50 Gillesbie Farm, £80 Easter Alemoor; Romneys to £77 Holme Farm.

Hill lambs still very expensive to a top of £83 for Cheviots from Glendinning, £82 Hopsrigg, £81 Annandale Estates; Blackfaces to £80 Firth Farm, £79 & £77 Greyside, £78 Wooplaw; Shetlands to £68 Greyside; Swaledales to £46 New House.

Feeding ewes another big trade. Top £79 for Cheviot Mules from Priesthaugh and Romneys from Holme Farm. Greyfaces to £71 Low Old Shield. Hill ewes to £76 for Cheviots from Ramshope, others to £70 High Wood & Priesthaugh; Blackfaces to £62 & £60 Ramshope, £59 Blackburn. Cast rams to £100 for a Texel from Highwood.