Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 8,599 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown at their weekly sale on Tuesday 26th October 2021.

Another large entry attracted several extra distant buyers from the south, trade was strong all day with lambs smaller on the week as a result all classes again firmer.

Texel £114 Smiddy Hill & Ardcoil Avenue, £110 & £108 Smiddy Hill, £108 Balmore; Beltex £109 & £100 Sorbie, £100 Low Struthers; Suffolk £104 Whinney Brow, £99 Nether Ardroscadle, £97 Studfold; Mule £94 Mains, £88 Upper Chatto & Hole of Lyne & Hareshaw; Cheviot Mule £94 Upper Chatto, £87 Gillesbie & Bradley; Leicesters £83 Courstein; Dorset £98 Whinney Brow; Easycare £82 Muirhouse; Herdwicks £69 Balmore; Kendal Rough £68 Church View; Swaledale £55 Bleak House & Hesley Well; Romney £88 Pirnation, £86 South Port o Spittal.

Feeding ewes (601) another flyer. Top £106 & £103 for Texels from Smiddy Hill, other to £101 & £100 & £98 South Port o Spittal; North Country Cheviot £102 Balmore; Mule £94 High Tirfergus, £93 Windy Hill; Suffolk £91 South Port o Spittal; Romney £88 South Port o Spittal. Hill ewes to £75 for Blackfaces from Allensgreen; Cheviots to £74 from Castle Crawford; Swaledales to £50 Hesley Well; Kendal Rough £65 Gill Head. Cast rams to £80 for Texels from Ridley Farm.

Cheviots (2,047) another decent show and a very strong demand. Top end lambs selling in the nineties. Top £98 for North Country Cheviots from Smiddy Hill, others to ££95 Balmore, £92 Smiddy Hill & Upper Chatto. Hill Cheviots to £91.50 Glendinning, £91 Blackhall, £90 Priesthaugh,

Blackfaces (2,330) again a huge number and many strong pens forward, trade just as dear. Top £100 Linhope, £99 Blakehope, £96 Morven, £96 & £91 Allensgreen.

BREEDING SHEEP

A small end of season show of breeding sheep sold to a strong ring of buyers, with strong quality sheep being substantially dearer than the last sale. Selling to a top of £205 for a Texel gimmer from Messrs Smith, Burnside and hill ewes selling to £140 for North Country Cheviots from Highfield Farming, The Knock.

Principal Prices

Ewes

North Country Cheviot £140 Highfield.

Mule £118 & £104 Kirkhouse.

Cheviot £112 Branteth, £98 & £80 Windyhaugh & £78 Bardaravine.

Texel £95 & £82 Pallet Hill.

Blackface £78 & £72 Upper Hindhope, £66 Carnasserie.

Cheviot x Shetland £75 Highfield.

Welsh Mountain £65 Charterhall.

Shearlings

Texel £205 Burnside, £130 Branteth.

Blackface £68 Carskiey.

Ewe Lambs

Texel £94 Low Old Sheilds.

Mule £86 High Burnfoot.

North Country Cheviot £81 Bradley.

Blackface £73 The Row.