Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts, Longtown Store Sheep Sale on Tuesday 9th April 2024 was topped at £180 for a pen of well-bred Texel x Ewe Hoggs from J.C & A Muir, Windyknowe Farm.

The sale averaged £110 overall with a lot of weathered Hoggs forward, there is still a strong demand for store sheep of all classes here at Longtown.

Texel -  £180 x2 & £165 Windyknowe, £142 x2 Braehead, £135 Third, £134 Birch Bush

Dutch Spotted - £168 & £140 Orchard 

Beltex - £148 Birch Bush

Suffolk - £146 Third, £130 West Farm

Cross - £144 Birch Bush, £126 Palmer Hill, £125 Braehead, £120 Mosslands, £120 West Farm

Lleyn - £140, £125, £122 & £117 Gatehousecote

Cheviot - £134 Braehead, £132 x2, £130 & £122 Girnwood

NCC - £112 West Farm

Blackface - £112 Eriff

Herwick - £110, £86 & £80 Rowhead

Feeding ewes topped at £120 for Crosses from Anthorn View

Cross - £120 Anthorn View

Blackface - £120 & £114 Eriff

Texel - £92 Palmer Hill

Cast rams sold to £92 for a Suffolk from Anthorn View

Suffolk - £92 Anthorn View

Shetland - £92 Low Hayrake

Herdwick - £85 Furmiston

BREEDING SHEEP

Ewes & Lambs

Topping the Ewes & Lambs today was a fantastic Pure Texel outfit from F. Bell, Raefield realising £185 a life.

Despite the weather, buyers are starting to come out in droves for Ewes and Lambs. Many more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage.