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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 13th May 2025.

Ewe and lambs (778) a slightly smaller show of ewes and lambs on offer today with a lot of leaner Mule ewes forward. Topping the sale was a fantastic Dutch Spotted 5 crop ewe with a tup lamb at foot realising £220 per life.  

A tremendous run of Blackfaced ewe hoggs from BD & MS Hope, Mouldyhills topped at £240. This run of seriously well-bred hoggs went on to average £219.

Breeding Sheep
Ewes with Singles
Dutch Spotted – £220 & £200, £180 Orchard Farm
Texel – £175 & £120 Dalwyne , £150 Grindon Hill
Cheviot Mule – £145 Grindon Hill
North Country Cheviot – £145 Galloway, £80 Dobson
Cross – £135 Monk Farm
Easy Care – £100 & £90 East Farm
Badger Face – £62 Dalwyne
Jacobs – £68 Dalwyne
Kerry Hill – £78 Dalwyne

Ewes with Twins
Suffolk – £135 Mouldyhills
Cheviot Mule – £135 Dalwyne, £120 Ridley Farm
Texel – £122 & £120 North House, £115 Dalwyne
Cross –  £120 Dalwyne, £110 Mouldyhills, £105 Pilmuir
Dutch Spotted – £102 Rainors
Charolais – £75 Monk Farm
Badgerface – £60 Dalwyne

Shearlings with Singles
Dutch Spotted – £170 Dalwyne
Suffolk – £158 Grindon Hill, £142 Dalwyne
Texel – £155 & £140 Mount Farm
Beltex – £140 Dalwyne
Cross – £108 Ridley Farm

Hoggs with Singles
Suffolk – £165 Grindon Hill
Cheviot Mule– £115 Mount Farm

 

Store hogg numbers (148) another tidy up day with a sweeping up show on offer.

Store Hoggs
Texel – £128, £126 Beacon Rigg, £124 Woodburn Farm, £124 Low Old Shield
Cross – £122 Whitfield Estate, £115 Low Old Shield
Swaledale – £112 Beckstones Farm
Easycare – £112, £100  2 Market Place
Beltex – £110 Shankston
Cheviot – £106 Dirnow Farm, £92 Dolcrum Rise
Suffolk – £104, £95 Beacon Rigg
Jacob – £82 1 The Knowe
Blackface – £80 Whitfield Estate, £76 Allendale Estate
Blue Faced Leicester – £74 Beacon Rigg
Shetland – £70 & £60  Dolcrum Rise

 

Feeding sheep (55) a small offering again seen to a dearer trade with more faces appear at ring side looking for feeding sheep.

Feeding Ewes
Swaledale  – £88 Beacon Rigg
Texel – £88 Dirnow Farm
Blackface – £68 Dirnow Farm
Cross – £50 Low Old Shield

Feeding Rams
Texel – £118 Syke Road
Cheviot – £85 Redfordgreen

 

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