Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Breeding sheep, Store hoggs and Feeding sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 20th May 2025.

Hoggs and lambs (348) a tremendous show of hoggs and lambs forward met a slight resistance due to the dry weather. Topping the sale was the first price pen of 10 Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs at foot realising £200 per life from Winter Bros, Clickham Farm.  

Ewe and lambs (352) a smaller show of ewes and lambs forward met a dearer trade on the week with fresh faces appearing ring side on the look for outfits. Top price was a fantastic 3 shear Dutch Spotted Ewe with a tup lamb at foot realising £190 per life from James McKenzie, Braecroft.

Judge – Norman Douglas, Catslackburn

Class of 10 Mule Hoggs with lambs at foot
1st Winter, Clickham
2nd Nicholson, Old Police House

Class of 5 Texel hoggs with lambs at foot
1st Parkin, Higher Daviesdykes
2nd Hedley, Swinside
3rd Teasdale, Grindon Hill

Class of 5 Suffolk Hoggs with lambs at foot
1st Taylor, The Harras

Breeding Sheep
Ewes with Singles
Dutch Spotted - £190 Braecroft.
Texel - £138 Swinside Townfoot, £118 Pilmuir.

Suffolk - £138 Quarry House.
Cheviot Mule - £122 Pilmuir, £100 Kirkbride.
Greyface - £135, £132 Quarry House.
North Country Cheviot - £98 Kirkbride.
Jacob - £75 Braecroft.

Ewes with Twins
Texel - £140, £132, £130 Swinside Townfoot.
Greyface - £120 Quarry House, £108 Pilmuir.
North Country Cheviot - £90 Kirkbride.

Shearlings with Singles
Texel - £160 Swinside Townfoot
Beltex - £140 Swinside Townfoot

Hoggs with Singles
Greyface- £200 Clickham, £150 The Old Police House, £132 Wanwood Hill.
Texel - £170 Clickham, £165 High Daviesdykes, £160 Swinside Townfoot.
Suffolk - £160 Grindon Hill, £145 The Harras
North Country Cheviot - £130 Grindon Hill

Hoggs with Twins
North Country Cheviot - £88 Galleywreay

Store hogg numbers (99) tidy up day with a sweeping up show on offer.

Store Hoggs
Suffolk – 2 x £134 Greenside  
Texel - £108 Low Burradon, £98 The Mark, £80 Mosshill, £78 Farm Cottage
Cross – 2 x £68 Farm Cottage
Blackface - £105, £90 Collin Bank
Cheviot - £114 & £110 Sweetbit
Swaledale - £60 Greenside  
Badgerface - £50 Greenside
Ryeland - £68 Farm Cottage

Tup Hoggs
Blackface - £98 Collin Bank
Ryeland - £68 Farm Cottage

 

Feeding sheep (90) a slightly larger show of feeding sheep on offer met a brisk throughout.

Feeding Ewes
 Texel - £178 Greenside Farm, £167 Mosshill, £162 Low Burradon, £152 Collin Bank
Suffolk - £158 Farm Cottage, £130 Greenside
Cheviot - £140 Greenside
Cross - £164, £140 Sweetbit, £124 Collin Bank
Dutch Spotted - £140 Braecroft
Blackface - £120 Low Old Shields, £82 Viewley
Cheviot Mule - £98 Viewley

Feeding Rams
Jacob - £105 1 The Knowe