Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 6,578 at their annual sale of cast rams, feeding ewes and store hoggs at Longtown on Tuesday 9th January 2024.

A large mixed show of store hoggs attracted buyers from many parts of the UK, trade was electric from start to finish, with prices up £10 per head on pre-December trade.

Top £140 for Texels from High House, others to £133 Kelsocleugh & Backburn, £130 Craighead & Newham Hagg; Suffolks to £121 Priesthaugh, £119 Tarrasfoot, £115 Foulsyke; Dutch Spotted to £116 Orchard; Beltex to £120 Low Houses & Middle Farm, £109 Park Nook; Greyfaces to £121 Falnash, £113 Craighead, £107 Penlaw; Cheviot Mules to £113 Routin Lynn, £107 Bloch & Skelfhill; North Cheviots to £108 Routin Lynn, £107 Kelsocleugh & North Synton; Charollais to £114 Moss Side, £106 Geltsdale; Leicester to £115 Laverhay, £114 Brieredge; Romneys to £98 & £96 Castlemilk Estate; Blue Texels to £100 Hightown of Tinwald; Hill Cheviots to £108 Bloch & Chapel, £101 Twislehope; Blackfaces to £110 Brieredge, £109 Greyside, £108 Routin Lynn; Herdwicks to £72 Millbeck Hall; Swaledales to £71 Hepple Hill, £70 Holmehead, £69 Allendale Estates.

Feeding ewes (592) a very good trade. Top £135 for Suffolks from Backburn, who also sold Texels at £125, Greyfaces to £110 and Romneys at £124; Leicesters to £92 Brieredge. Hill ewes to £87 for Cheviots from Tarrasfoot; Blackfaces to £87 from Lilburn Estates; Swaledales to £50 Hesleywell & Beacon Rigg; Herdwicks to £70 Stockdale.

Cast rams (177) a strong enquiry, top £132 for Texels from Low Stokoe; North Cheviots to £124 Stockdale, £110 The Shaws & Sorbietrees; Leicesters to £116 Stockdale; Swaledales to £74 Low Stokoe; Blackfaces to £70 Ronachan Farms; Badgerfaces to £60 Stockdale.