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
