Longtown Pedigree Sheep to 9,500gns

Monday 26th July 2021

C & D Auction Marts held their annual Summer Sale of Texel, Suffolk and Beltex breeding females at Longtown on Monday evening. The 90 head sold averaged £668 overall.

Leading the sale at 9,500gns. was a Suffolk shearling gimmer from D.P. and R.A. Delves Bridgeview flock, from Churchstoke, Powys.  A daughter of Frongoy Firenze out of a Strathbogie Sirius ewe, the sellers reckon her to be one of the best gimmers that they have ever bred and she was only for sale as ET sisters are retained. She went to Messrs Davies, Stockport.

The six Suffolk gimmers forward averaged £2,817 with Iain and Judith Barbour, Solwaybank flock, Annan taking 2,100gns. for a Crewelands Champion daughter out of a Lakeview Harbinger ewe. 

The purchaser was a regular buyer at this sale, Joao Guilherme, Amadora, Portugal but the sheep will remain in the UK for the time being.  Suffolk ram lambs sold to 520gns from C.M. Nelson, Rosepark, Kelso to go to Kevin Gunn in Caithness.

An exceptional entry of Texel gimmers attracted great interest, both in the mart and online with a significant level of internet bidding via the Marteye platform. 

Hazel Laughton of the Shawton flock, Chapelton, Strathaven topped the Texels with her two pens of registered and unregistered sheep, achieving 3,000gns. for a gimmer by Garngour Alabama from a ewe by Castlecairn Vinney, which went to R.D. Fleming, Hillhead, Kirkpatrick Fleming for the Mossknowe flock, whilst also taking 2,000gns for another by Douganhill Young Gun, purchased by W.N. Douglas, Catslackburn, Yarrow.

Robert Cockburn`s Knap flock from Errol, Perthshire had sales at 1,200gns., 950gns., and 900gns., the first two being by Canllefaes Bright Spark, the latter by Sportsmans Cannonball. The 1,200gns. purchase was by J.R. Gibb, Toftcombs, the other two going to William Leggate, Silver Rigg.  Other gimmers sold to 720gns. Harene; 700gns. Hilltop; 700gns. Shawton; 650gns. Lauder and 600gns. Milnbank.  67 Texel gimmers and ewe lambs averaged £546.

Texel ewes made to 420gns. with Beltex averaging £432 to a top of 520gns. from J.Y. Barclay, Beachy flock, Maybole.