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The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward
1,147 head of ewes and hoggs with lambs at foot at their weekly
sale at Longtown on Wednesday 11th May 2005.
Included was our annual show and sale of hoggs with lambs at foot. A
large ringside of buyers ensured a buoyant trade with all classes
dearer on the week. Greyface ewe hoggs were also sought after
and short of requirements, averaging a healthy £58 per life. Prior
to the sale, the show of hoggs with lambsat foot was judged by
Mr Ross Hutchinson, Bayles Farm, Egglestone who awarded the championship
to a pen of 10 Greyface hoggs from Messrs Winter Bros., Clickham
Farm, selling to £66 per head to Mr S. Richardson, Townhead,
Cotehill.
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| Champion pen from Messrs Winter Bros, Clickham |
PRINCIPAL PRICES:-
Greyface ewe hoggs with singles - £66, £56 Clickham, £56
(x3) Townhead.
Texel cross hoggs with singles - £35, £34.50 Flex.
Suffolk cross hoggs with singles - £42, £34 Raby Grange.
Texel cross shearlings with singles - £30 Bayles.
Texel cross shearlings with twins - £28.50 Braeside.
Greyface shearlings with twins - £34, £33 Raeburnhead.
North Country Cheviot shearlings with singles - £28.50 Maxton
House.
North Country Cheviot shearlings with twins - £28 Maxton
House.
North Country Cheviot ewes with singles - £32, £31
Highgate, £29 Maxton House.
North Country Cheviot ewes with twins - £33 Highgate, £31, £29.50
West Mill Hills.
Greyface ewes with twins £32.50 Moss Side, £32 Bayldon.
Greyface ewes with singles £30 Cannerheugh.
Texel ewes with singles £35 Rabygrange, £29.50 Bayles.
Suffolk ewes with singles £31, £31 Bayles.
Suffolk ewes with twins £31 Bayles.
Charollais ewes with twins £30 Bayles.
Continental ewes with twins £31.50, £28.50 Cambeck
Hill.
Blackface ewes with singles £24.50 Braeside.
Swaledale ewes with twins £15.50 Bayles.
Swaledale ewes with singles £15.50 Bayles.
Herdwick ewes with singles £15 Bayles.
Greyface geld ewe hoggs £61, £57 Old Police House.
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