Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 5,169 store hoggs, feeding ewes and cast rams at Longtown at their weekly sale on Tuesday 4th January 2022.

A very good show of hoggs met strong competition from start to finish, with all classes more than maintaining recent high rates. Included in the sale was the annual consignment of 636 Beltex and Texel cross hoggs from RJ Muir, Low Stanley, Tow Law, whose top was £125 & £120 & £118 & £117 & £116 & £115, with an overall average of £107.54.

Top £137 for Texels from Messrs Richardson & Nelson, Stewards House, others to £132 Cumstone, £128 Ballagan; Suffolks to £125 & £119 & £118 Tarrasfoot, £114 & £113 Shank End; Beltex to £123 Wydon & Bracken Bank, £121 The Flatt, £118 Shankfieldhead; Charollais to £113 Moss Side & Low Stanley, Greyfaces to £110 Gill Head & Low Stanley, £107 Cara View; Cheviot Mule £109 Douglas Hall, £108 Ballagan, £106 Marwhirn; North Cheviots to £117 Tarrasfoot, £111 Craighousesteads; Lleyns to £93 The Height; Leicesters to £111 Mains of Collin.

Hill hoggs sold to £109 Carlenrigg & Tarrasfoot for Cheviots, others to £107 Cara View; Blackfaces to £116 Cowden Burn, others to £94 Over Cassock, £93 Cramalt, £92 Cragg Farm; Herdwicks to £80 Low Longlands, £78 Newtown; Kendal Roughs to £77 Gill Head.

Feeding ewes (313) all classes in strong demand, selling to a top of £118 for Suffolks from Shaw Cottage; Cheviot Mules to £104 Priesthaugh; Texels to £100 Killipol Farm; Greyfaces to £93 Killipol Farm. Hill ewes to £95 & £92 for Cheviots from Hopsrigg; Blackfaces to £91 Brennanlea; Swaledales to £68 Greenly Cleugh.

Cast rams (201) a bigger entry on the year and very easily sold. Top £138 for Texels from Relief and £122 Shaw Cottage; Cheviots to £120 Carlenrigg; Leicesters to £137 Monk Farm, £120 Brennanlea; Blackfaces to £129 Brennanlea, £114 Riskenhope.