Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of 6,114 store lambs and feeding ewes at Longtown on Tuesday 29th November 2022.

A larger show of store lambs attracted a large company of buyers, trade was stronger all round with all classes dearer by £2-£3 per head.

Top £130 for a Beltex lamb from David Allen, Ellerslea, others to £115 Horsley Hill Cottage; Texels to £121 from Ellerslea, others to £115 Welldon, £111 Bayldon; Suffolks to £107 Ellerslea & Burdonside, £102 Hollows Mill; Charollais to £95 Moss Side; Greyfaces to £97 Effgill Cottage, £96 Woodhall, £91 Nether House, £90 Barron House; Cheviot Mules to £92 Solwaybank; North Cheviots £90 North Synton; Leicester to £97 Woodhall; Hill Cheviots to £91 Granton & Blakehope, £85 High Thorneyburn, £83 Effgill & Skelfhill; Easycares to £81 Bradley; Blackfaces to £95 Balmurrie, £92 Glenkiln, £91 Mains; Swaledales to £56 Moss Petrol, £48 Pole & Nookton; Jacobs to £89 Old Chapel; Zwartbles to £70 St John Street.

Feeding ewes (406) very dear and short of requirements. Top £134 for Texels from Low Barness; Beltex to £128 Glenlea; Greyfaces to £115 Low Barness; Zwartbles to £115 Glenlea; Suffolks to £105 West Lodge South. Hill ewes to £90 for Cheviots from Low Barness; Blackfaces to £64, £60 Gillalees; Beulahs to £57 The Hollies. Cast rams to £90 for Cheviots from Ramseycleugh; Texels to £80 Moss Petrol; Blackfaces to £58 The Pole.

A large show of 429 breeding sheep for the time of year seen strong, quality sheep sell past vendors expectations, to a top of £190 for a Beltex shearling ram from the late Roger Leach, who sold Bluefaced Leicester ewes at £155, Texel x ewes at £130 and Blackface ewes at £82 twice.

Ewes

Bluefaced Leicester £155, £120 Whintingstown.

Beltex £135 Felton Demense.

Texel £130, £122, £120, £116 Whintingstown.

Blackface £82 (x2) Whintingstown.

Swaledale £82 Whintingstown.

Cheviot £78, £69 Felton Demense.

Gimmers

Texel £120 (x2) Whinfield, £116 Whintingstown.