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The Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C.
had forward a catalogue entry of 3,817 breeding ewes & shearlings
and 42 rams their annual sale of Lowland breeding sheep at Longtown
on Wednesday 31st August 2005.
Buyers were present from Thurso
down to Devon, trade for correct ewes was very strong with prices
on par to last year, correct belows met a limited demand.
Top
of £68 for 2 crop Greyfaces
from Kilncroft, Suffolk Mules from Mossilee and 4 crop Texel ewes
from Port O Spittal. Suffolk cross Half Breds to £65
Stonehouse; Cheviot Mule £58 Mid Farm; Lleyn £48 Broom
House. Other Texel ewes to £62, £60, £59
Port O Spittal and £58 Stonehouse (Irving); Greyface £52
Calvo, £51 Broomhouse, £50 Becklees, £49 Haithwaite, £48
Hallsoven and Greensburn.
Correct belows to £48 for
Texels from Port O Spittal; Suffolk £43 Maxton; Greyface £42.50
Flex; Half Bred £40 Sceughdyke.
Shearlings were an outstanding
entry and met a fabulous trade with prices dearer on the year. Top
of £98 for Greyfaces
from Sceughdyke, others sold to £94 for five pens from the
same home. Other Greyface £90, £89 Leaona Villa, £88
Gapshield and Fieldside, £87 Hole of Lyne, £84 Auchleuchries;
Cheviot Mule £81, £80 Wardhead; Texel £83 Criffeldene, £80
Greyrigg and East Middles; Lleyn £66, £65 Guards.
Rams
met a keen trade for best sorts selling to £360 for
Texel shearlings from Grayrigg who sold others at £200 (x2);
Beltex £340, £230 Rosemount; Suffolk £210 (x2)
Guards, £160 Calvo.
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