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LONGTOWN MULE EWE LAMBS & BREEDING SHEEP


The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. Held their annual sale of breeding sheep when 8,017 were forward comprising 5,217 ewe lambs, 2,800 ewes & shearlings at their sale on Tuesday 12th September, 2006.

It was the main sale for Greyface mule ewe lambs which were an outstanding show for quality giving great credit to all vendors showing. Buyers were present from Cornwall to Thurso. Trade was buoyant throughout the sale with averages down £4 on the year.

Champion Pen of 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs from J.T. James Midtodhills Roadhead Carlisle, £90.00. Kenneth James receiving the Champion rosette from Judge Brian Ridsdale, Yew Tree Farm, Penrith
Champion Pen of 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs from J.T. James Midtodhills Roadhead Carlisle, £90.00. Kenneth James receiving the Champion rosette from Judge Brian Ridsdale, Yew Tree Farm, Penrith

Judging was ably carried out prior to the sale by Mr B Ridsdale, Yew Tree Farm, Thomas Close, Penrith who awarded the following:-

Champion pen J T James, Midtodhills, Roadhead selling at £90 to the judge.
Reserve champion A Carruthers & Sons, Peelo Hill selling at £71 to W & W Faulder, Houghton House.

Ex Swaledale 2nd W & C Wallace, Gapshield, selling at £76, 3rd Messrs Roddam, Fordlands to £76.

Ex Blackface 2nd J & A Nicholson, Old Police House at £73, 3rd Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill at £64.

Other top prices were £76 Bailey Mill, £66 Hole of Lyne, £65 Greensburn, £64 The Row, £61 Allensgreen & Patties Hill.

Continental and Cheviot Mule ewe lambs also met an improved trade on the fortnight with best quality very dear. Top was £79 for Cheviot Mules from Barnglies, others £60 Carterton. Texels £70 Pingle.

Shearlings and young ewes also met a dear trade and were short of requirements. Shearling sold to £81 for Texels x from Dunnabie, Greyfaces £79 Minsca, £78 Windy Hill & Wanwood Hill, £77 Windy Hill. Cheviot Mules £60 Chapel, Beltex £60 Haggiston Holm, Cheviots £61 Dunnabie, Suffolk x £61 Haggiston Holm.

Texel x 2sh ewes £89 Rannagulzion, Greyface 2 sh £63 Englishtown, £61 Haggiston Holm.

Texel ewe (c) £76 Rannagulzion, £58 Dunnabie, Charollais (c) £46 Haggiston Holm, Lleyns (c) £51 Windyknowe, Greyfaces (c) £50 Englishtown, £47 Haggiston Holm, North Cheviots (c) £50 Dunnabie.
Texel ewes (cb) £46 Hilltop. Greyfaces (cb) £42 Nethertofts.

Mule Ewe Lambs
Midtodhills
Midtodhills
Midtodhills
Midtodhills
Hole of Lyne
Hole of Lyne
Hole of Lyne
Hole of Lyne
Snowden Close
Snowden Close
Snowden Close
Snowden Close

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