Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 4,173 store hoggs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 13th February 2024.

A similar entry of hoggs attracted more local buyers, trade was again strong with late high rates easily maintained.

Top was £150 for Beltex from Fell Lane Farm, Barrasford, others to £149 Hill Top (Scott) and £148 Whitstonehill.

Texel £145 Shankfield Head, £143 Craig Farm Belzies; Suffolk £135 Drinkstone, £129 Whitstonehill and £124 Hallburn; Greyface £135 Gill Head, £127 Glenkiln, Auchaleek and Hill Top (Scott); Charollais £103 Broom Hills; Cheviot Mule £116 Cocklet Hill; North Cheviot £139 Kelsocleugh, £125 Fairnilee Farming and £124 Cara View; Leicester £115 Laverhay; Hill Cheviot £126 East Redfordgreen, £116 High Townhead and £111 East Mains; Blackface £121 Collin Bank, £119 Greenmerse and £116 Cara View; Herdwick £121 & £111 Sherwen Terrace, £111 & £97 Hallburn and £90 Row Head; Swaledale £96 & £90 Cara View and £93 Longlea; Badgerface £100 Newton (Anderson); Kendal Rough £107 Gill Head; Ryelands £83 Garvachy.

Feeding ewes - (582) again slightly firmer.

Top £119 for Texel from Capenoch and Millenium Blue from Barkbeth; Suffolk cross £103 Meiklebob; Greyface £105 Field Head & Low Stokoe, £103 Capenoch; Cheviot Mule £100 Capenoch; Leicester £90 Beacon Rigg; Hill Ewes £91 Kelsocleugh Farming and £85 Barkbeth; Swaledale £75 Over Cairn and £74 Beacon Rigg; Blackface £81 Maidencots.

Cast rams sold to £108 for a Leicester from Low Old Shields; Cheviot £107 Mains of Machermore; Texel £100 Ballagan; Beltex £88 Clonhie; Blackface £92 Blackburn.