Longtown Store Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of 5,621 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday 22nd November 2022.

Another fine show of lambs attracted a full ring of both distant and local buyers, trade very similar to last week, with all classes excellent to sell.

Top £111 for both Texel and Beltex from Leafield Farm, Dalton and Clint Farming, Heriot, others to £109 Horsley Hill, £106 Home Farm, £105 Keppoch; Beltex to £110, £104, £100 Clint Farming; Suffolks to £94 Nether House; Dutch Spotted to £95 Aar-Dar; Dutch Texels to £90, £88 Greenside; Greyfaces to £79 Leafield, £95 Home Farm, £89 Newton Cottages; North Cheviots to £103 Priesthaugh, £101 Clerk Hill; Cheviot Mules to £86 Skelfhill; Leicesters to £95 Kildalloig; Hill Cheviots to £101 Linhope, £91 Branxholm Braes, £85 Twislehope and Brenchoile Farm; Blackfaces to £85 Grindon Hill and Sewing Shields, £78 Edgesgreen, £76 The Brigg; Hampshires to £77 Bayles; Swaledales to £67 Bayles, £55, £54 Nookton; Herdwicks to £63 Wintercragg, £58 Bayles.

Feeding ewes (685) very dear. Top £119 for a Texel from Courstein; Greyfaces to £103 The Hagg. Hill ewes to £87 for Cheviots from Priesthaugh; Blackfaces to £73 Blakehopeburnhaugh; Swaledales to £55 The Hagg. Cast rams to £114 for a Texel from Gowanburn; Blackfaces to £85 Clerk Hill; Ryelands to £73 Gowanburn.