Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 4,688 sheep comprising of 1,655 lambs, 3,033 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 3rd July 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A larger show of 1,655 prime lambs descended on Longtown, consigned from throughout the UK with some vendors reporting a £12-£14 lift on other centres the same week. Whilst national averages have been falling all week, Longtown remained very strong for all classes resulting in a market average way in front of all competitors. Keep the numbers coming as more can be sold to vendor advantage on a weekly basis to satisfy an increased ring of 13 lamb purchasers.
Next week numbers will be tight nationally due to the Yorkshire Show. Lamb trade is a long way in front of last year, in the region of 40-50ppk. All classes of well fleshed sheep are better sold sooner rather than later. Early entries are appreciated
Top price per head was £226 for a pair of Suffolk lambs from HM Livestock, Shethin.
Top price per kilo at 412p for a pen of 3 Blue Texels also from HM Livestock, Shethin.
Overall average of 360.51p/kg (SQQ 362.9p/kg)
PLEASE NOTE –
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Principal prices (Per kilo)
Blue Texel – 412p Shethin
Beltex – 410p, 397.6p Langdyke Cottage, 393.2p East Greenridge, 393p East House Farm
Suffolk – 392.9p Burnside, 390p Corncockle, 379p Drumburn. 374p Corncockle, 371.4p, 371p East Greenridge
Texel – 392.5p Corneyside, 392.1p Belvedere, 390.5p Errington Red House
Charollais – 357p Knowe, 353.2p Bogrie, 352.9p Beckfoot, 350p Bogrie
Hampshire – 351p Steel Hall
Half-Bred – 341p Springhill
Cheviot – 331.8p New Farm
Oxford – 331.8p Guards
Cross – 286.2p Camphill
Principal prices (Per head)
Suffolk - £226 Shethin, £191 Kimmeter Green Cottage, £190 The Land, £186 Maryholm, £184 The Land and Shethin
Texel - £222 Carran, £212 Beckfoot, £196 Belvedere, £195 Camphill, £193 Shethin
Beltex - £187 Langdyke, £173 Cleughbrae & East Greenridge, £168 Langdyke Cottage
Charollais - £180 Beckfoot, £166 Bogrie, £163 East Grange, £161 Bogrie
Blue Texel - £173 Shethin
Cheviot - £167 Shethin
Cross - £166 Camphill
Oxford - £146 Guards
Hampshire - £144 Steel Hall
Half-Bred - £140, £138 Springhill
CAST EWES AND RAMS
Another large show of 3,033 consigned from all four corners. Vendors left Longtown elated with their returns as ewes saw another lift in trade being the dearest trade of the season.
Trade for next week looks solid and numbers again wanted to meet a very competitive ring of 15 active purchasers ringside at Longtown.
Heavy ewes topped at £340 for a Texel ewe from R.H. Bell, Roxburgh Mill
Lightweight ewes topped at £170 for a pen of 8 Easycare ewes from K. Smith & Sons, East Greenridge and a pen of 3 Easycares from T.W. & T.V. Edgar, Linton Bank Head
Rams to £245 for a Charollais ram from Beckfoot Farms
Heavy ewes
Texel - £340 Roxburgh Mill, £315 Beckfoot, £308 Carran, £305 Shepherds Cottage, £285 Unthank, £280 Allanshaws & Shepherds Cottage, £275 Carran, £265 Cubbyhill
Beltex - £285, £282 Tercrosset
Blue Leicester - £228 Camphill, £205, £198 Culdoach, £198 East Greenridge, £190 Hillside
Charollais - £228, £214 Beckfoot, £198 Drumreach, £195 Beckfoot
Suffolk - £225 Carran, £212 Drumreach, £212 Beckfoot, £212 Haven View, £210 Carran, £208 East Greenridge, £205 Drumreach, £204 Guardsmill, £204 Beckfoot, £202 Dashwell Green
Dutch Spotted - £210 Chestnut Cottage
North Country Cheviot - £210, £200 Allanshaws, £192 Road Side, £190 Allanshaws, £190 Hillside
Cross - £195 Tone Hall, £188 Unthank, £184 Greenside, £182 Shethin, £182 Camphill, £180 Shethin, £180 Tone Hall
Cheviot Mule - £188 East Greenridge, £186 Greenside, £182 Oldfield, £175 Hillside, £170 Fala Hill
Blue Texel - £175 Shethin
Oxford - £172 Guards
Hampshire - £170 Boathouse Cottage, £130 Drumreach
Lleyn - £158, £146, £140 Coxhill
Roussin - £152 North Corrielaw
Zwartables - £118 Mainhill, £114 Porteath
Ryeland - £110 South Bogbain
Lightweight ewes
Easycare - £170 East Greenridge & Linton Bank Head, £160 East Greenridge
Hill Cheviot - £165 South Bogbain, £160 Fala Hill, £158 Braidley, £152 Belvedere, £152 High Chesters House
Blackface - £162 Roxburgh Mill, £140 South Bogbain, £136 Unthank, £128 South Bogbain
Herdwick - £140 Moorside Park
Swaledale - £126 Burnhouse, £124 Hillside, £122 Gallowberry, £122 East Greenridge, £121 Somerton House
Jacob - £112 South Bogbain
Shetlands - £80 Mosslands, £78 South Bogbain, £70 Dallowie
Soya - £30 Mosslands
Rams
Charollais - £245 Beckfoot, £215 Hallburn
Texel - £220 Roxburgh Mill, £215 Aldery Terrace, £215 Tercrosset, £205 Pitaldonich, £200 Beckfoot
Suffolk - £215 Haven View, £210 Beckfoot, £195 Shethin
North Country Cheviot - £195 Allanshaws, £165 Jehart
Beltex - £180, £165 Tercrosset
Cheviot - £170 Fala Hill, £168 Blach, £165 Shield Hill, £150 Pitaldonich
Cross - £170 Shield HIll
Cheviot Mule - £168 Shethin
Woodlands - £168 Drumreach
Berrichon - £142 Harden
Blackface - £140 Pitaldonich, £135 Hillside, £135 Culdoach, £130 Brown Hill
Zwartable - £140 Road Side
Shetland - £100 Millhill
Jacob - £95 Wadley
Swaledale - £88 Millhill
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 326.7p (309.15p)
Standard to 392.1p (364.5p)
Medium to 412p (364.72p)
Heavy to 382p (357.58p)
Over Weight 350.9p (321.89p)
Ewes
Light to £170 (£114.52)
Heavy to £340 (£161.47)
Rams to £245 (£129.03)
PRIME CATTLE
A small show of clean cattle sold in line nationally topping at £2,535 for a British Blue Heifer from T. Pearson & Son, High Plackettlands
Todays Top Kilo 390p/kg from the same good home.
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
British Blue - 390p & 370p High Plaskettlands
Beef Shorthorn – 372p, 365p, 348p Pilmuir
Aberdeen Angus – 370p High Plaskettlands
Shetland – 300p Baile Curraich
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
British Blue - £2,535 & £2,479 High Plaskettlands
Beef Shorthorn – £2,362, £2,244 & £1,950 Pilmuir
Aberdeen Angus – £2,331 High Plaskettlands
Shetland – £1,395 Baile Curraich
OTM
Cows sold to a very competitive trade being short of requirements.
More required on a weekly basis.
Todays Top Kilo 275p/kg and to £1883.75 for a Beef Shorthorn Cow from Messrs Thomson, Pilmuir
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Beef Shorthorn – 275p Pilmuir
Shetland – 250p & 230p Baile Curraich
Galloway – 205p Hepplehill
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Beef Shorthorn – £1,883 Pilmuir
Shetland – £1,512 & £1,173 Baile Curraich
Galloway – £1,496 Hepplehill
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