Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 3,764 store hoggs, cast ewes and rams and in-lamb sheep at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 26th January 2021.

Another good show of quality hoggs attracted many local and distant buyers with last weeks high rates easily maintained. Top price of £119 and £111 for Texels from Kilnhill, others to £112 The Hagg, £110 Shield & Sewell House, £109 South Port o Spittal & Greenburn & East Farm; Cheviots to £112, £109, £103, £100 Bloch, £102 Twislehope; Mules to £112 Dunns House, £109 East Farm, £108 Greenburn, £107 Mains of Collin, £105 Balmurrie; Suffolks to £110 South South o Port, £110, £106 Shield, £107 Grindon Hill, £103 Muirfield, £99 Satchells, £98 Shankfieldhead.; Beltex to £108 Carrawbrough; Charollais £105, £101, £100 Moss Side, £98 Marwhirn.; Cheviot Mules to £102 Sweetbit; Romneys to £101, £97 South Port o Beck; Blackfaces to £111, £96, £95 Wanwood Hill; Zwartbles to £94 Glenlea; Jacobs to £86 Parks; North Country Cheviots to £94 Parks, £93 Marwhirn; Swaledales to £75 Shield; Herdwicks to £74 Racy Ghyll.

Feeding ewes to a top of £105 Satchells for Texels, others to £104 South Port o Spittal; Cheviot Mules to £94 Satchells; Easycares to £88 Glenlea; Blackfaces to £58 Blackburn.

Cast rams to £97 Oakburn for a Texel, others to £96 South Port o Spittal; Cheviots to £95 Carlenrigg.

A great ringside of buyers for a large show of 1,250 in lamb sheep, with all classes exceeding vendors expectations, with many customers going home empty handed and still looking for sheep. More entries requested for our next catalogued sale on Tuesday 9^th February.

Ewes

Texel £185 Kinning Hall, £162, £152 Hill Top, £158, £145, £142 Ballabrew. Mule £185, £165 Kinning Hall, £160, £150 Hill Top, £142 Oakburn. Suffolk £162, £145, £140 Ballabrew, £148 Maulscastle. Charollais £145 Maulscastle. Swaledale £85, £84 Croft House, £82 Ottercops.

Gimmers

Texel £145, £142 Oakburn, £145 Ballabrew.

Ewe Hoggs

Suffolk £140 Maulscastle. Cheviot Mule £134, £128, £110 Maulscastle. Mule £110 Hill Top.