Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their annual Border Horned Ewe Sale at Longtown on Wednesday 27th September 2023, where there was a catalogued entry of 8,331.

Day 2 of the Border Ewe sale proved to be a success with the horned females being a buoyant trade right throughout the sale. A much improved entry this year proved to be handled with ease, all averages were up on the year.

Included in the sale was three noted dispersal sales. First on the catalogue was the stock sheep from Emblehope Farm, Northumberland, being represented by farm manager and head shepherd John Waugh. The sheep were shown in full bloom and testament to the hard work that has gone into these stock sheep over the past decade. The noted blackie ewes sold to a huge ringside of prospective purchasers who were all keen to take these very well-bred sheep home with them. Stealing the show was a pen of three crop ewes that caught the eye of numerous purchasers going on to realise £122.

Emblehope Farm stock Blackface females average £95.74 (709)

Next to the fore was another noted flock of Blackface ewes being consigned by

Bob and Gary Hindmarsh, Blakehopeburnhaugh, Otterburn. This particular batch of ewes came to Longtown straight of the Carter Bar and again were shown in full bloom, a credit to all involved. This dispersal sale topped at £108 for a penful of upstanding two crop ewes.

Hindmarsh, Blakehopeburnhaugh dispersal of Blackface females averaged out at £87.82 (134)

M/s Hall, Harelawhill sold their stock Blackface ewes which again were shown in fine form topping at £140 for a pen of young aged ewes that stood head and shoulders above most of the hill sheep in the auction.

Messrs Hall, Harelawhill dispersal Blackface ewes averaged £107.46 (54)

The board of Directors, Auctioneers and all the market staff at Longtown would like to wish the three above customers well for their new ventures.

Wanwood Hill

First Prize pen of Blackface Gimmers sold for £220 per head from Wanwood Hill

Kirksteads

Second Prize Pen of Blackface Gimmers from Kirksteads sold for £195 per head

Out with the dispersal sales, topping the sale was the champion pen of gimmers which were consigned by regular vendors Wanwood Ptns, Wanwood Hill, Alston which created a lot of interest on the day eventually going on to sell for £220.

PRIZE LIST

Blackface Shearlings

1st - Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill - £220

2nd - RA McClymont & Son, Kirksteads - £205

3rd - WS Robson & Son, Yatesfield - £165

Philiphaugh

First Prize Pen of Ewes Philiphaugh Trust Dryhope

Blackface Ewes

1st - Philiphaugh Trust, Dryhope - £98

2nd - JN Hall, Harelawhill - £140

3rd - Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill - £132

Wanwood Hill

First Prize Pen of Ewe Lambs from Wanwood Hill - £115

Blackface Ewe Lambs

1st - Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill - £115

2nd – A Murray & Sons, Sewing Shields - £108

3rd - Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill - £102

First Prize Ram from Wanwood Hill

Blackface Rams

1st - Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill - £320

2nd - A Carruthers & Sons, Peela Hill - £300

3rd - Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill - £280

Judge - David & Joey Robson, Townshield

FLOCK AVERAGES

Blackface Shearlings

Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill@ £195.00 (22)

Mitcheson, Bolam Lake House @ £168.00 (14)

McClymont, Kirksteads @ £157.33 (48)

Robson, Yatesfield @ £156.00 (30)

Cheesbrough, Lanehead @ £148.00 (10)

The Lamperts, Lamperts @ £140.00 (27)

White, Craigieburn @ £139.85 (41)

Murray, Sewing Shields @ £135.00 (13)

Blackface Ewes

Halbert, Prospect House @ £120.00 (8)

Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill @ £117.65 (46)

The Lamperts, Lamperts @ £100.00 (32)

Dalgleish & Waugh, Crew @ £95.00 (55)

Ridley, Brewery House @ £92.00 (16)

Hutchison, Chapel @ £91.57 (23)

Blackface Ewe Lambs

Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill@ £115.00 (63)

Murray, Sewing Shields @ £105.00 (35)

Halbert, Prospect House @ £95.00 (29)

Mitchell, Henderland @ £90.27 (73)

Blackface Shearling Rams

Murray, Sewing Shields @ £275.33 (3)

Halbert, Prospect House @ £275.00 (2)

Wanwood Partners, Wanwood @ £232.50 (4)

Swaledales

Ridley, Patties Hill @ £111.98 (43)

Smith, Fieldhead @ £110.00 (31)

Casey, Dunashery @ £95.65 (309)

Hope, Barrocks @ £87.00 (11)

Pollock, Dumblar Rigg @ £86.00 (59)

TOP PRICES

Blackface Shearlings

£220 Wanwood Hill, £205 Kirksteads, £168 Bolam Lake House, £165 Wanwood Hill & Yatesfield, £150 The Lamperts, £148 Lanehead, £145 Toft House & Craigieburn.

Blackface Ewes

£140 Harelawhill, £132 Wanwood Hill, £122 Emblehope, £120 Prospect House.

Blackface Ewe Lambs

£115 Wanwood Hill, £108 Sewing Shields, £102 Wanwood Hill, £100 Sewing Shields, £98 Prospect House & Wanwood Hill, £95 Wanwood Hill.

Blackface Shearling Rams

£420 Sewing Shields, £320 Wanwood Hill, £300 Peela Hill & Prospect House, £280 Wanwood Hill, £250 Prospect House.

Shearling Rams

Texel £320 Dumblar Rigg

Swaledales Ewes & Shearlings

£135 Patties Hill, £130, £115, £110, £108, £102 High Dunashery, £125 Fieldhead.

Lowland Ewes

Topping out of their Suffolk, Texel x and Mule dispersal flock, regular aged Suffolk ewes topped at £175, Texel x ewes top at £140, Mule ewes top at £165, Mule ewe lambs reached £112 from Messrs Hall, Harelaw Hill, Canonbie.

Messrs Girvan, Berryfell dispersal of a very good run of straight farming sheep ready to go on for anyone that purchased them. Texel x ewe lambs top at £106, Texel x gimmers £165 and one crop ewes finalize at £125.

Messrs Nicholson, Bombie dispersal, this very well-bred run of Texel x sheep were certainly favourites to a lot of keen purchasers around ring side with all sections highly competed for, topping the gimmers at £162, three crop ewes topped at £172 and a tremendous Texel x ewe lamb took to everyone’s fancy realising £170.

Top of the shop throughout the lowland sheep were two fantastic Texel x shearlings from Firm of CP Robb, Meikle Dykes, chasing not far behind were four beautiful Half-Bred lambs from N & L Carruthers fetching a final hammer price of £210.

Suffolk £175 Harelawhill, £165, £140 Kinrive

Texel x Cheviot Mule £172, £165, £142 Bombie.

Mule £165 (x2), £160, £158, £155 (x3) Harelawhill,

Texel £162 (x2) Bombie, £148, £145 (x2) Lilburn, £140 Harelawhill & New Dorryfield.

Cheviot Mule £150, £142 (x3) West Bolton.

Beltex x £135 The Barrocks.

Texel x Cheviot £125, £122 (x2), £120 (x2) Berryfell.

Dutch Texel £118 Glasson.

North Country Cheviot £110 North House.

Lowland Shearlings

Texel £240 Meikle Dykes, £200 Brow Top, £190 Towcett & Meikle Dykes, £180 Meikle Dykes.

Mule £185 Mouldyhills, £155 High House & Mouldyhills, £145 (x2) Brigg House.

Texel x Cheviot Mules £165 Berryfell, £162 Town Head, £160 Berryfell &

Town Head, £158, £152 (x2) Berryfell.

Cheviot Mule £160 Towcett.

Mule Ewe Lambs

£122 Brieredge, & Hill Brae, £120 Lethnot, £118 Brieredge, £118, £115 Balmurrie, £112 (x2) Harelawhill, £112 Balmurrie, £110 Harelawhill & Crawfordhall & Greensburn.

Lowland Ewe Lambs

Half-Bred £210 Cronklea.

Texel x Cheviot Mule £170, £145, £130 Bombie.

Texel £145, £138 Enzieholm.

Texel x Cheviot £106, £102 Berryfell.

FLOCK AVERAGES

Lowland Shearlings & Ewes

Robb, Meikle Dykes @ £198.57 (7)

Holliday, Brow Top @ £194.62 (13)

Carruthers, Towcett @ £161.60 (47)

Smith, Side Bottom @ £155.00 (20)

Lilburn Estate @ £152.05 (198)