Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 4,430 sheep comprising of 778 Spring Lambs, 1,617 hoggs and 2,035 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 12th June 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A smaller show of lambs forward sold to an electric trade with all firms back operating after the festival last week. More can be sold to advantage
Top price per head was £200 for Texels from H. Martindale, Land Farm
Top price per kilo was 420p for Beltex lambs from M.J. Irving, Braehead
Overall average of 371.6p (SQQ 377.4p)
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Beltex – 420p Braehead, 413p Kilnford Croft, 408p Kimmeter Green, 405p Newfield, 404.8p Kilnford Croft
Texel – 408p Shethin, 403p Woodhouse, 395.1p Auchlin, 393p Burnside, 388.4p Newtown
Suffolk – 405p, 395.5p Kilnford Croft, 388p Cambeckhill and The Land, 386p, 384p Kilnford Croft
Blue Texel – 395p 28 Briery Square
Hampshire – 376p Stell Hall
Dutch Spotted – 370.3p Briery Square, 364p Dian House, 362p Briery Square
Millenium Blue – 368p Briery Square
Charollais – 355p Beckfoot
Dutch Texel – 347.8p, 345.1p Dian House
Zwartbles – 343.8p Flagstaff Farm
Oxford – 327p Guards
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel - £200 The Land, £182 Burnside, £180 Kimmeter Green, £179 Lower Moor, £178 Beckfoot and The Land
Suffolk - £188 Kilnford Croft, £186 Roxburgh Mains, £180 Westend, £177 Guardsmill and Kimmeter Green, £174 Guardsmill, Kilnford Croft and Ellerslea
Charollais - £181 Beckfoot
Beltex - £179 Hillside, £173 Ashton, £172 Braehead, £170 Kilnford Croft, £168 Culquhasen
Dutch Texel – £176, £160 Dian House
Oxford – £174 Guards
Dutch Spotted - £170 Flagstaff Farm, £164 Dian House
Zwartbles - £165 Flagstaff Farm
Blue Texel - £154 & £150 Briery Square
Hampshire – £154 Stell Hall
PRIME HOGGS
A reduced entry with heavy hoggs being as dear as we’ve seen them this season. More required for an increased ring of purchasers in attendance next week.
Top price per head of £225 for a pair of Texel hoggs from W.N. Douglas, Catslackburn
Top price per kilo of 353p for Beltex hoggs from J.A. Gilson, High Croft House
Overall average of 297.8p (SQQ 288.5p)
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Beltex – 353p High Croft House, 339.1p Syke Head, 325p East Raffles, 323p The Flat, 322p Hillside
North Country Cheviot – 346.7p, 331.7p, 324p Heathery Hall
Texel – 340p Torgornack, 334.8p Rhoin, 334.7p Syke Head, 331.6p East Raffles, 331.5p Syke Head
Suffolk – 342.2p Hillside, 329p Syke Head, 324p Barnglies, 323.9p Dalmore, 323p Barnyards
Easycare – 335.7p Syke Head
Charollais – 333.3p Bankhead, 324.1p, 320p Beckfoot
Hill Cheviot – 333p New Hummerbecks, 321.4p Skelfhill, 315p Cross Rigg, 314.6p Syke Head, 310.6p Thornship
Blackface – 328p Cross Rigg, 313p Barnyards, 312.8p, 310p Thorny Knowe, 310p High Croft House, 308p Thorny Knowe and Syke Head
Cross – 322p Newfield, 315.6p Hillside, 312.8p Cross Rigg, 312p Wydon Eals, 305p Heugh
Dutch Spotted – 317.9p Newfield
Cheviot Mule – 314.9p Thornship, 306p Barnglies
Bleu d’Maine – 311.6p Barnyards
Ryeland – 296p, 280p Lowfield House
Easycare – 294.7p, 293p High Trewitt, 286p Castle Farm
Swaledale – 288.9p Batey Shield, 278p Easterbeck House, 270.3p Pasture House, 269.6p Batey Shield, 267.4p Easterbeck House
Shetland – 284.2p Heathery Hall, 269.2p New Hummerbecks
Kerry Hill – 283p Thornship
Herdwick – 281.1p New Hummerbecks, 269.6p Hillside, 269p New Hummerbecks
Romney – 273.3p, 272.7p, 262.1p Auchafour, 262p Ardyn
Bluefaced Leicester – 263p Hillside
Lleyn 260.5p Gatehousecote
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel – £225 Catslackburn, £198 Newfield, £196 Maidencots, £195, £188 Hillside
Charollais - £195, £188 Beckfoot, £180 Bankhead
Hill Cheviot – £190 Hallhill, £173 Cross Rigg, £155 Bloch
Beltex – £190 Parkside and Hallhill, £180 Beckfoot, £164 Newfield
Suffolk – £188 Hillside, £186 South Bogbain, £178 Torgornack, £175 Barnglies, £174 Firth View
Cross – £184 Torgornack, £168 Hillside, £160 Parkside, £151 Wydon Eals
Dutch Spotted – £178 Newfield
North Country Cheviot - £168 Auchafour, £158, £156 Heathery Hall, £155 Auchafour
Ryeland – £166 Lowfield House
Blackface – £166 South Bogbain, £160 Marbrack and Cross Rigg, £158 Thorny Knowe, £154 Syke Head, £151 Cross Rigg
Zwartbles – £165 South Bogbain
Romney – £164, £152 Auchafour
Bleu d’Maine – £158 Beckfoot
Easycare – £155 Syke Head
Cheviot Mule – £150 Barnglies, £148 Thornship
Kerry Hill – £150 Thornship
Dutch Spotted - £148 Maidencots, £144 Pasture House
Bluefaced Leicester – £142 Parkside
Herdwick – £124 Hillside, £104 New Hummerbecks
Shetland – £108 Heathery Hall
Kerry Hill – £95 Newfield
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A smaller show of cast ewes & rams forward with trade every bit as dear. More required as numbers tighten.
Heavy ewes topped at £330 for Texels ewes H.M. Livestock, Shethin
Lightweight ewes topped at £178 for a pen of Cheviots from R. & A. McIntosh, Glengolly
Rams to £262 for Charollais from Beckfoot Farms
Heavy ewes
Texel - £330, £310 Shethin, £300 Roxburgh Mains, £290 Hallburn, £285 Machrihanish, £270 Townhead of Culloch.
Charollais - £230 Newfield, £228 Beckfoot, £222 Outer Huntly, £216 Beckfoot
Suffolk - £228 Beckfoot, £225 Drumreach and Tercrosset, £220 Sowerby Wood, £212 Roxburgh Mains, £210 Beckfoot.
Cross - £210 Milnholm, £198 Roxburgh Mains, £185 Hallburn, £184 Beckfoot, £178 Shethin
North Country Cheviot - £210 Kilnford Croft, £190 Tullochallum, £178 Burnfoot Hill, £175 Old Post Office, £170 Burnfoot Hill and Glengolly
Cheviot Mule - £208 Roxburgh Mains, £192 Drumreach, £190 Ashton, £188, £186 Shethin
Dorset - £185 Hall Farm
Blue Texel - £185 Shethin, £182 Carse Farm
Blue Leicester - £178 Newfield, £150 Hepplehill, £145 Tullochallum
Dutch Spotted - £170 Newfield
Romney - £138 Hilton of Aldie
Light ewes
Hill Cheviot - £178 Glengolly, £162 Outer Huntly, £150 Glengolly, £144 Hallhill and Milnholm, £126 Milnholm and Bloch
Lonk - £165 Gill Head
Jacob - £160 Shethin, £143 Hall Farm
Blackface - £158 Drumreach, £148 Brennanlea, £144 Burnfoot Hill, £140 Hall Farm and Gibblaston, £138 Toft House and Beachmenach
Swaledale - £128 The Heugh, £118 Milescott, £108 Burnfoot Hill, £106 Gill Head, £104 Kilwhipnach
Lleyn - £128 Parkside, £126 Hall Farm
Herdwick - £100 Hillside, £90 Newfield
Kerry - £95 Gatehousecote
Shetland - £85 Hallhill, £80 Cottage, £72 Cross Rigg
Welsh Mountain - £80 Westhotbank
Goats - £85 Newbigging
Rams
Charollais - £262 Beckfoot, £225 Outer Huntly
Texel - £240 Burnfoot Hill, £192 Marchbank, £188 Drumreach, £180 Cara View
Bluefaced Leicester - £232 Culquhasen
Suffolk - £222 Culquhasen, £200 Firth View, £175 Hepplehill
Hill Cheviot - £200 Kilwhipnach
Ryeland - £192 Drumreach
Beltex - £190 Kilwhipnach, £170 Drumreach
North Country Cheviot - £178 Old Post Office, £160 Swinside Townfoot
Easycare - £148, £145 Castle Farm
Blackface - £145 Westhotbank and Gibblaston, £138 Cara View
Shetland - £96 Hall Farm
Hebridean - £90 Cross Rigg
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 300.0p (232.5p)
Standard to 353.0p (285.5p)
Medium to 346.7p (298.0p)
Heavy to 340.0p (307.7p)
Lambs
Light to 368.0p (346.6p)
Standard to 408.0p (369.6p)
Medium to 420.0p (380.5p)
Heavy to 389.1p (360.0p)
Over Weight 331.0p (313.9p)
Ewes
Light to £178 (£93.16)
Heavy to £330 (£167.20)
Rams to £262 (£145.56)
OTM
OTM cattle sold to a top price of 250p per kilo for an Aberdeen Angus cow from W.P. Ross-Taylor, Little Gill with a top per head of £1,999 for an Aberdeen Angus cow from K.T. Anderson & Son, Hepplehill. Many more could be sold to vendor advantage.
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Aberdeen Angus – 250p Littlegill, 238p Hepplehill, 228p Littlegill
Galloway – 236p, 226p, 206p Clerk Hill
Highland – 216p, 210p Achadunan
White Galloway – 180p Moss Peteral
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Aberdeen Angus – £1,999 Hepplehill, £1,887 Littlegill
Galloway – £1,628, £1,522, £1,356 Clerk Hill
Highland – £1,058, £1,050 Achadunan
White Galloway – £846 Moss Peteral
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
Joe Conley 07442 246063
corresponding week 2024 sale report
