Last updated 05:36, Friday, 03 October 2008

CARLISLE

Monday September 29

TOTAL FORWARD 856 store and breeding sheep

LEADING PRICES

BREEDING SHEEP – Texel, £82 Crosshills. Greyface, £59 Kiln Croft.

STORE LAMBS – Beltex, £48, £43 Smithy Garth, £47 Low Fauld. Texel, £44.50 Howgill Farm, £44.20 Ratlingate, £39 Low Northsceugh, £39 High Lovelady Shied. Suffolk, £42.50 Yew Tree, £42 Ratlingate, £42 High Lovelady Shield. Greyface, £36.50, £33.50 High Lovelady Shield, £32.20, £31 Green Close. Zwartbles, £36, £31.50 East End. Charollais, £33.80, £33 Field Garth. Jacob, £30 The Old Chapel.

COCKERMOUTH

Friday September 26

Store lambs had more bidders than ever and many more could have been sold. Some classes of lamb were dearer than ever than the previous Saturdays excellent trade.

LEADING PRICES

LAMBS – Texel 43, 38.50 High Seaton (Brocklebank); 35 Rannerdale; 35 Eirentalla. Beltex cross 36.50 Eirentalla. Suffolk cross 35.50 Kitchen Ground; Mule 28.20 Eirentalla; 28.20 Green Close. Charollais 38.50, 35 Row End. Texel cross Herdwick 28, 27 Charles Ground; 27 Punderland. Cheviot cross Herdwick 31.20 Brotherilkeld; 28.50 Cragg House; 28 Stonecroft; 26.50 Rannerdale.

DUMFRIES

Saturday September 27

ANNUAL SALE OF BLACKFACE DRAFT EWES INC STOCK DISPERSAL OF HILL BLACKFACE FROM CARSERIGG, SANQUHAR

TOTAL FORWARD 3650 blackface draft Ewes, 1000 Hill Blackface, 2316 Store Lambs

A large attendance of both local and distant buyers were present for the carserigg dispersal levelling at a pleasing £47.03. Gimmers to £70. 1 crop to £51. 2 crop to £48. 3 crop to £41. 4 crop to £38.

OUTWITH DISPERSAL – Blackface Gimmers £52 Locherben, £50 Crairieknowe. Cheviot Gimmers £49 Mitchellslacks.

DRAFT EWES – Blackface £39, £38 Crairieknowe, £34 Dryhope, £34 Dalveen. North Cheviots £50 Marwhirn.

STORE LAMBS – Suffolk £45.50 Ewanston, £41 Collochan Court, £40 High Cairn. North Country £42 Capelfoot, £38 Ewanston. Hill Cheviot £39 nether Phawhope, £34 Glenjaan. Texel £40, £39.50 Belzies, £38 Hastingshall. Mule £42 Breconside, £41.50 Merkland, £38.50 Duchrae. Blackface £36 Knowe, £34 Glenwhargen, £33 Duchrae, £30 Glenwhargen.

LONGTOWN

Tuesday September 30

TOTAL FORWARD 4,442 store lambs and 1,259 breeding sheep (comprising 840 ewes, 246 shearlings and 173 ewe lambs).

Store lambs were a similar show and trade was up £3 on the week. Top was £49 for Texels from The Croft, Shap, then £47 Church View. Hill Cheviots were a smaller show and very dear. Top was £41 East Murton.

Breeding Sheep: A large ring of buyers saw all classes sharper on previous sales. Ewes sold to £62 for 2 crop Texel ewes from Messrs Fleming, Hillhead, others to £60 (2 shear) Shawhill, £58 (3 shear) Kirkhouse; Greyface £59 (2 shear) Wanwood Hill, £54 (2 shear) Longriggthorn, £52 (2 shear) Brookfield; Cheviot Mules £52 (2 crop), £50 (2 crop) Shawhill, £49 (2 crop) Philiphaugh; Lleyn £40 (4 shear) The Green.

LEADING PRICES

STORE LAMBS – Texels £49 The Croft, Shap, £47 Church View. Suffolks £44.50 Clarghyll, £44 East Unthank, £43.50 Carlenrigg. Greyfaces £46 Cooks House, £38.50 Sheepriggs, £38 Midtodhills. Blackfaces £26.20 Glenwhargen, £25.50 Loch Alve. Swaledales £23.80 Whinshields, £21 Loch Alve. Hill Cheviots £41 East Murton, £38.50 Glendinning, £36.50 Easter Alemoor.

BREEDING – Texel ewes, 2 crop £62 Messrs Fleming, Hillhead, £60 (2 shear) Shawhill, £58 (3 shear) Kirkhouse. Greyface £59 (2 shear) Wanwood Hill, £54 (2 shear) Longriggthorn, £52 (2 shear) Brookfield. Cheviot Mules £52 (2 crop), £50 (2 crop) Shawhill, £49 (2 crop) Philiphaugh. Lleyn £40 (4 shear) The Green.

SHEARLINGS – Suffolk Cross Beltex £80 Z Green, Allerley Terrace. Texels £78 Shawhill, £56 Hillhead, £52 Stackbraes. Greyfaces £78 Dyke, £68 Longriggthorn & The Dyke. Cheviot Mules £57, £53 Philiphaugh. Lleyns £48 The Green.

EWE LAMBS Mules £49 Messrs Ivinson, Bankshead, £47 Longriggthorn, £45 Laverhay.