Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Reports

C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward 3,983 store hoggs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 18th February 2025.

Store Hoggs (3,382) – A larger show of hoggs were forward with a very mixed show of quality on offer and a strong demand for all classes.

Top price of the day goes to E B Lishman, Fell Lane Farm for a fantastic Beltex hogg realising £180. An outstanding run of 84 Beltex and Texel cross hoggs were up for grabs from A Williamson, Dykehead Farm, averaging a healthy £155 per head.

Feeding Ewes and Cast Rams (601) – A much larger show of feeding ewes were on offer this week with scanning ewes starting to come out of the woodwork.

Top price of the day went to M R Mccornick, Boreland at £200 for a strong Texel cross ewe.

Store Hoggs
Beltex – £180 Fell Lane, £172, £168, £166, £164, £161, £156, £152 Dykehead, £145 Keepershield, £139 Mosshill, £139 Low Tirfergus, £132 Swaites, £128 Torbhlaren, £122 Ardmaleish
Texel – £165, £160 Newham Hagg, £160, £150 Brieredge, £160 Achamore, £157, £143 Sherwens Terrace, £156 Fell Lane, £154, £144, £140 Gilnockie Tower Cottage, £151, £149, £139, £130 Achamore, £149 Ardmaleish, £148, £146, £143 Walley Thorn, £147, £140 Ballaggan, £146 Newham Hagg, £140 Morwood, £140 Ballochgair, £139, £130 Hensol, £138 Smallholms, £138 Harden
Suffolk – £152, £151, £131 Helmburn, £149, £133 Moss Side, £144, £137 Meikleholm, £136, £126 Ryehills, £135 Helmburn, £134 Achamore, £132 Gartvaigh, £130 Brieredge, £128 Keepershield, £126 Gillalees
North Country Cheviot – £148, £139, £123, £116 Boreland, £136 Galahills, £131, £120, £119 Archbank, £125, £119 Marwhirn, , £110 Commonside, £110 Blaebeck, £108 Chanlockfoot
Blue Texel – £146 Dykehead, £146 Little Ryle
Cross – £140 Ryehills, £138 Rhoin, £124 Little Ryle, £124 Swinside, £124 The Crossings, £123, £120 Gartvaigh, £122 Marwhirn, £119 Low Tirfergus, £118 High Creoch, £118 Baggarah, £117 Hamburn Hall, £116 Walley Thorn
Charollais – £136 Ryehills, £125 Causey View, £105 Romavale, £104 Newhope
Hampshire – £130, £108 High Parkfoot, £120, £117 Romavale, £96 Little Ryle
Herdwick – £130 Dykehead
Cheviot Mule – £127 Hamburn Hall, £112 High Townhead, £98 Marwhirn
Lleyn – £122, £110 Swinside
Blackface –  £127, £117 Sewing Shields, £121, £116, £100 Meikleholm, £121, £113 Toft House, £120, £104 Barkbeth, £119 Miltonise, £119 High Yarrow, , £116 Kilmichael, £110 Little Larg, £100 High Creoch, £96 x3 Barkbeth, £144, £96 Brieredge
Hill Cheviot – £121 Swaites, £121, £112 Burnfoot of Ewes, £118, £110 Potholm, £104 Carskiey, £98 Longrigg
Jacob – £120 Rhoin, £118 The Crossings
Ryeland – £112 Little Ryle
Romney – £108 Harden
Easycare – £94 Wester Cottage, £88 Auchenlosh
Gritstone – £94 Achamore
Shetland – £86, £82, £80, £78 South Port O Spittal, £71 Franzeal
Swaldale – £82 Gill Head
Welsh Badger Face – £70 Franzeal
Hebridean – £50 Boreland

Feeding Ewes
Texel – £200 Boreland, £170, £132, £122 Fell Lane, £155, £138 Low Burradon, £140 Mosshill, £135 Walley Thorn, £132 Clonhie, £125, £122 Carlcroft, £124 Capenoch
North Country Cheviot – £180, £160, £105 Boreland
Cheviot Mule – £150 Trowknowes, £149, £110 The Laws, £148 Cleughead, £135 Meikleholm, £130 High Townhead, £130 Southdean Lodge, £122 Gillalees, £120 Hight Townhead
Lleyn – £150, £124 Walley Thorn, £148 The Laws, £134 Romavale, £116 Wester Cottage, £110 High Townhead
Cross – £149 Howtel, £148 Cleughead, £130 Trowknowes, £122 x2 Hamburn Hall, £122 Gillalees, £118 The Laws, £110 Franzeal, £98 Kirk O’er
Suffolk – £138 Meikleholm, £108 Mosshill
Hill Cheviot – £137, £94 Trawknowes, £122 Little Ryle, £106 Southdean Lodge, £92 Langholm Initiative, £90 Brieredge, £90 Westerhall, £80 Capenoch
Blackface – £112, £106 x2 Little Larg, £110 Sewing Shields, £96 Little Ryle, £82 Blindburn
Beltex – £100 Mosshill
Easycare – £105 Capenoch, £105 Swinside, £84 The Poplars
Romnay – £92 Little Ryle
Swaledale – £90 The Laws, £84 Carlcroft
Rams
Texel – £170 Boreland, £150 Newham Hagg, £132 Boathouse
Lleyn – £128 Swinside
Blackface – £88 Kilmichael

Breeding Sheep

1,463 In lamb sheep and dry hoggs forward.  

Topping the sale at £310 for 5 pure texel gimmers was Halmyre Farming, Gelston.

This tremendous dispersal of Cheviot Mule, North of England Mule and Texel cross ewes went on to average £222. L & N Shuttleworth’s part dispersal of Texel cross and Scotch Mule ewes averaged £252, topping at £270 for this unbelievable class of stock ewes, a true credit to the vendor.

Geld Ewe hoggs topped at £230 for pair of sharp Park type Cheviots from M Strang-Steel, Philiphaugh Estate, followed by a pen of 14 Parkies, realising £215 from the same home.

PRINCIPAL PRICES

Ewes
Texel – £290, £250 Red Hill, £260, £255 x2, £250 x2, £245 Drumburn, £255 Halmyre, £250 Glebe Steading
Cross – £250 x4, £245, £240 Drumburn, £232, £230, £225 x2 Halmyre
Cheviot Mule – £242 Hards Cottage
Charollais – £165 Allgood
Easycares – £162, £152, £150, £140 Twizell
North Country Cheviot – £150 x2 Proesthaugh, £140, £135 Gibblaston, £130 Skelfhill
Hill Chevoit – £115 Priesthaugh
Welsh Badger Face – £100 Franzeal, £88 Dalwyne
Blackface – £92, £85 Gibblaston, £92 Fauld O Wheat
Swaldale – £92 The Poplars
Shetland – £82, £70, £68 Franzeal
Welsh Mountain – £82, £70 The Poplars
Balwen – £80 Dalwyne

Gimmers
Texel – £310, £195 Halmyre, £250 Hards Cottage, £240 Glebe Steading, £155 Dalwyne
Cross -£270, £265 Drumburn, £245 x2, £230 Halmyre
Cheviot Mule – £260, £240 x2 Halmyre, £158 Dalwyne
Suffolk – £255 Hards Cottage
Blackface – £110 Franzeal
Hill Cheviot – £98 Dalwyne
Shetland – £65 Franzeal

Ewe Hoggs
North Country Cheviot – £270 Galahill, £230, £215, £200 Philiphaugh Est
Cheviot Mule – £150, £140 Philiphaugh Est
Blue Faced Leicester – £145 Philiphaugh Est
Texel – £90 Dalwyne