Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 6,699 store lambs and feeding at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 21st November 2023.

A larger but better show attracted several distant buyers, trade was strong from start to finish, with all lambs easy to sell at similar high rates on the week.

Top £121 for Texels from Monk Farm, others to £117 Swaites, £113 Oliver Road; Beltex to £110 Heithat, £108 & £107 Newton Cottage, £108 Tara; Suffolks to £110 Routin Lynn; Charollais to £110 & £104 Moss Side; Greyfaces to £95 Stockdale, £90 Craig Head, £89 Nether House; Cheviot Mules to £118 & £105 Priesthaugh; Shetlands to £84 Snow Hill; Romneys to £88 Reddis Hall; Leicesters to £78 Clackmae; Lleyns to £75 Beachmenach; Ryelands to £80 Home Farm; Swaledales to £66 Lilburn Estate; Kerry Hills to £69 Beech Bank.

Feeding ewes (818) similar. Top £124 for Suffolks from Tara, £109 Reddis Hall, who also sold Texels to £93; Greyfaces to £86 Tara, £80 Reddis Hall; Cheviot Mules to £114 Clackmae, who sold North Cheviots to £92; Lleyns to £68 Dolphinston; Romneys to £75 Reddis Hall. Hill ewes to £98 for Cheviots from Glenshanna, £85 Twislehope; Blackfaces to £64 Blakehopeburnhaugh, who sold Swaledales to £51. Cast rams to £140 & £125 for Texels from Gillalees; Cheviots to £110 Clackmae, who sold Suffolks to £82 and Leicesters to £90; Herdwicks to £51 Coraputchan.

Cheviots (1,483) similar numbers and another good trade. Top £100 for Hill Northies from Archbank & Routin Lynn, £93 Eldonsburn & Lagalgarve. Hill Cheviots to £94 Priesthaugh & The Burrows, £91 Glenshanna.

Blackfaces (1,689) a similar demand. Top £93 Lilburn Estates, £90 The Forge.