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Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
a catalogue entry of 2,148 ewes and shearlings at their Second
Sale of Lowland Breeding Sheep at Longtown on Wednesday
17th September 2003.
A good entry of both ewes and shearlings
attracted buyers from a very wide radius, competition was strong
throughout the sale
with all classes much dearer than the previous sale.
Top of £115
for a Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Sunnyside, Texels to £95
Strichen Mains, Greyfaces £92 Windy Hill with others at £89
Leaona Villa and £88 Gillbrae, Suffolk crosses £72
Windy Hill, Cheviot Mule £76 Strichen Mains and £74
Slealands.
Correct ewes sold to £84 for a pen of 108 two
shear Greyfaces from The Flatt, 3 shears to £66 Nether Hill
and 4 shears £49 Moor Farm. Texel ewes to £68 for 2
shears from Strichen Mains, 3/4 shears £50 Newington, correct
to £58 Midknock. Suffolk cross 2 shears £68 Fieldside.
Bluefaced Leicester 2 shears £48 Sunnyside who also sold
a correct ewe at £46. Correct Hill Cheviots £44 Sloda
Hill.
Correct belows sold to £50 for Texels from Shawhill,
Greyface £47 Moor, Half Bred £47 Moor, Bleu d’Maine £40
Shawhill.
Also included in the sale was 100 Mule and Cheviot Mule
ewes on behalf of Messrs T. Forster & Partners, Hermitage Farm,
Newcastleton, Greyfaces sold to £58 for 1 crop with 3 and
4 crop at £52, Cheviot Mules to £66 for 1 crop, £70
for 2 crop and £65 for 3 crop.
2002 sale report
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