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Cumberland and Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. held their annual
sale of Cheviot Mule breeding sheep at Longtown on Tuesday
24th August 2004, when buyers from throughout the UK saw over 2,000
ewe lambs sold to average £61.61 – an increase of £5
over last year.
Top price was £82 for a pen of North Country Cheviot Mules
from J. Paterson & Son, Corriehills, Lockerbie, purchased by
Messrs Langstaff, Dun House, Bishop Auckland. Messrs Holliday, Crawthat,
Waterbeck took £79 for a fuller pen of North Country Cheviot
Mules which were purchased by R. Batty, Laithwaite Farm, Kendal who
also purchased a pen from L. Forster & Son, West Nubbock for £76.
J.J. Paterson, Terrona, Langholm sold North Country x Hill Cheviot
Mules at £75 to Messrs Bewley, Whitrigg Farm, Torpenhow.
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Hill Cheviot Mules were topped twice at £75 by J. Laurie & Co.,
Carterton, Lockerbie with both pens going to Messrs Nelson, Cogarth.
Ewe lamb prices included Corriehills £82, £70, £66;
Crawthat £79, £69, £66, £65; West Nubbock £76;
Embley £70, £65; Kingside £66, £65; Barnglies £74;
Hownam Grange £69, £67; Terrona £75, £67, £63;
Crossdykes £61; Sundhope £64, £61; Singlie £60;
Springwells £70; Carterton £75, £72, £70, £63;
Westerkirk Mains £65; Skelfhill £66; Castlehill £70;
Cowburn £62, £60.
Cheviot Mule Shearlings averaged £73 and topped at £80
and £70 Hallburn, others £74 Castlehill.
2003 sale report>>
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