Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Reports
C & D
Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Breeding sheep, Store hoggs and Feeding
sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 29th April 2025.
Ewe and lambs –
numbers come out in force with vendors taking advantage of the blistering
trade. Topping the day was a fantastic Texel shearling with a Ewe lamb at foot
making £185 from Beard, Dormansteads this fantastic run of ewes and lambs went
on the average a tremendous £159. Mule ewes with lambs at foot top at £125 for
a pen from K E White & Partners, Morwood Farm.
Breeding
Sheep
Ewes with
Singles
Texel – £185
Dormansteads, £138 Morwood, £138 The laws, £130 Riggfoot
Beltex –
£135 Hen Moss, £120 Moss side, £105 Monk Farm
Suffolk – £130 Morwood, £118 Crossings Cottage
North
Country Cheviot – £122 Gospel Hall, £118 & £110 Rowanbrunfoot
Cross –
£118 Rowanburnfoot
Swaledale – £62 Greenside
Hill Cheviot – £55 Greenside
Blackface – £52 Low Old Shields
Ewes with
Twins
Texel – £180
& £160 Dormansteads, £140 Morwood, £140 Riggfoot
Cheviot Mule – £172 Gospel Hall
Cross –
£142 & £128 Riggfoot, £125 Low Closegill, £122 Mount
Suffolk – £130 & £125 North House
Blue Face
Leicester – £122 Dormansteads
North
Country Cheviot – £122 & £120 Gospel Hall
Jacob –
£85 Dykeside
Shearlings
with Singles
Texel –
£122 & £118 Low Longlands
Shearlings
with Twins
Cross –
£122 Crossings Cottage, £122 5 Kirkandrews
Texels –
£120 Dormansteads, £120 Moss Kennels
Zwartables – £110 Low Longlands
Hoggs with
Singles
Texel –
£148 Mount, £122 Hen Moss
Beltex –
£135 Hen Moss
Suffolk –
£132 Hen Moss
Hoggs with
Twins
Cross –
£125 Mount
Store hogg
numbers (364). Cleaning up day with a small offer of store hogg on offer.
Topping the sale was a single Texel hogg from M Anderson, Main Hill realising
£145.
Store
Hoggs
Texel – £145
Main Hill, £142 Greenside, £132 Walley Thorn, £131 Tara, £130 Greenside
Blackface – £130 Balmurrie, £129 Ardoch, £118 Cumstone
Cross – £130
Ardoch, £120 Tara, £118 Greenside
Suffolk – £126 Halflawkiln, £120 Wiza, £114 Halflawkiln, £110 Wiza
Ryeland –
£108 Cumstone
Cheviot – £92 & £70 Girnwood, £70 Cumstone
Tup Lamb
Texel – £134
Walley Thorn
Feeding sheep
(109) slightly more feeding sheep forward on the week, topping at £172 from JPG
& AC Hamilton, The Dykes for 3 Texel cross ewes.
Feeding Ewes
Texel – £172
The Dykes, £145 & £140 Tara, £136 Walley Thorn
Cheviot – £158 Cumstone, £135 Wester Cottage, £122 Whitchesters
Cross – £140
Wester Cottage, £140 The Dykes, £127 Walley Thorn
Blackface – £118 Halflawkiln, £114 Knowe
Easycare – £94 Wester Cottage
Feeding Rams
Suffolk – £130 Halflawkiln
Easycare – £128 Wester Cottage
Blackface – £125 Balmurrie
