Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of 5,019 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday 8th November 2022.

A large company of both distant and local buyers present. Another good entry of lambs, with quality mixed, trade was strong throughout with plenty of best lambs making well over £100, strong Greyface, Blackface and Cheviots all selling very well.

Top £115 for a Texel from Kinning Hall, others to £109 & £106 Mallsburn; Beltex to £108 Spittalm Riding Hill; Charollais to £107 Nether House, £99 Moss Side; Suffolks to £95 Kinning Hall, £95 Whinneybrow, £93 Littlegill; Greyfaces to £109 Grindon Hill, £100 Brieredge; Cheviot Mules to £109 Skelfhill, £96 Bank Head (Hewitt), £95 Priesthaugh; North Cheviots to £105 Priesthaugh, £93 Effgill Cottage; Blackfaces to £96 Skelfhill, £85 Silloans, £83 West Deanraw, £80 Rowhope; Hill Cheviots to £96 Skelfhill, £89 Dunterley, £81 The Dodd, £80 High Green Manor & Girnwood, £79 Granton; Hampshire to £78 Branxholm Brae; Kerry Hills to £68 Bank Head (Hewitt); Zwartbles to £73 Blackyett House.

Feeding ewes and rams (604) another large show and dearer. Top £131 for Texel ewe from Spittal Riding Hill, others to £117 Brieredge; Beltex to £117 Moss Hill; Greyfaces to £91 Halflawkiln. Hill ewes to £79 for Cheviots from Archbank, others to £77 Hartsgarth; Blackfaces to £71 Brieredge. Cast rams to £141 for Texels from Hartsgarth, who also sold Cheviots at £117, others to £107 Newton Farm House.