Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 7468 sheep comprising of 3019 lambs and 4449 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 28th August 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
A larger show of prime lambs topped at £215 per head for Texels from A.M. & L. Surtherland, Carran.
Top per kilo of 437.8p for Beltex lambs from J.A. & L.A. Thompson, Woodhead.
For all further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact your auctioneers who will be only too pleased to help.
Overall average of 307.3ppk (SQQ 308ppk)
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Beltex – 437.8p, 368.8p Woodhead, 364.4p Ellerslea, 356.5p Whitesyke, 355.1p Thornthwaite Close
Blue Texel – 353.7p, 320.8p Whitesyke
Texel – 350p Faugh Beeches, 348.1p Dalbhraddan, 336.6p LIngey Field, 336p Goslingmire, 335p Crumhaughhill
Suffolk – 334.6p Crumhaughhill, 331p Woodcroft, 324.5p The Land, 320.8p Woodcroft, 319p Barnglies
Dutch Spotted – 326.2p, 309.1p Whitesyke
Charollais – 322.7p Pretoria Road, 313p Knowe Farm
Mule – 315.2p Burnfoot Farm, 313.2p Mount Farm, 311p Shitlington Hall, 309.4p Mouldyhills, 307p Farnham Park
Hill Cheviot – 314p Cottage, 313p Kirkton, 306.4p Earlside, 303p Braidley, 302.5p Pilmuir
Zwartbles – 310p Evertown
Lleyn – 308p, 305p The Height, 304.5p South Bowerhouses,
Cheviot Mule – 307p, 305p Upper Chatto, 300p, 288.5p Falnash
Easycare – 300p Braidley, 290p High Trewitt
Berrichon – 300p Townfoot and Lawesknowe, 283p Townfoot
Oxford – 298p, 295.3p Guards
Herdwick – 284.2p Dmainholm
Dorset – 284.1p Litharge
Blackface – 281p Bankend, 277.1p Falnash, 271p Whiteside
Ryeland – 269.8p Conhess
Dartmoor – 194.4p Litharge
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel -£215 Carran Farm, £210 Wester Parkgate Farm
Suffolk - £195 Woodcroft, £191 Grindon Hill, £180 Muirfield
Beltex - £183 Roughet Hill, £177 Woodhead
Lleyn- £170 Bowerhouses
Zwartbles- £168 Stapleton Grange
Mule- £166 Mount Farm, £164 (x2) Mouldyhills, £154 Shitlington Hall
Border Leicester - £160 Falnash
Cheviot Mule- £150 Falnash
Cheviot- £147 Kirkton, £144 Earlside
Charollais- £144, £143 Knowe Farm, £142 Pretoria Road
Dutch Spotted- £137, £136 Whitesyke
Oxford- £140 Guards Farm
Berrichon- £133, £126 Townfoot Farm
Easycare- £126 Braidley Farm
Dorset- £125 Litharge
Ryeland- £116 Conhess Farm
Blackface- £114 Whiteside Farm
Herdwick- £108 Dmainholm Farm
Dartmoor- £70 Litharge
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A slightly increased entry of cast ewes & rams saw a top price of £355 for Texel ewes from R. & A. Harrison, Hazel Head. Light ewes to £168 for Lleyns from S. & R. Irving, The Height. Rams to £290 for Texels from Q.L. Milroy, Kirranrae.
Heavy ewes
Texel- £355 Hazel Head, £350 21 Raefield, £340 Wester Parkgate
Suffolk - £226 Clifton Cote, £220 Drumreach, £220 Archerbeck, £215 3 Westerhouses
Cheviot Mule- £215 Wester Parkgate Farm, £208 Fountainhall, £190 Drumreach
Charollais - £200 Beckfoot
Mule - £205 Kirranrae Farm, £190 Unthank
Beltex- £195 Woodhead
Romney- £172 Conhess Farm, £170 Clifton Cote, £160 Rammerscales
NC Cheviot - £172 Drumreach, £168 Beckfoot, £165 Colmslie Hill
Hampshire- £170 Guards Farm
Blue Faced Leicester - £165 Chesterhall Parks
Ryeland- £120 Conhess Farm, £118 Lowfield House
Berrichon - £92 Harden
Light ewes
Lleyn- £168 The Height, £152 Incheoch
Cheviot- £144 Kirkton, £138 Sorbie
Swaledale- £144 Mount Farm, £130 Whitton, £130 The Crew
Blackface - £132 Deuchrie, £124 Chesterhall, £124 Clifton Cote
Easy Care- £125 Harwood
Shetland- £106 Clifton Cote, £80 Lowfield House
Kerry Hill - £118 Coxhill
Badgerface- £105 Muirfield
Herdwick - £90 2 Torran Mhor, £88 The Faulds
Hebridean- £92 Ettleton Farm
Rams
Texel - £290 Kirranrae, £240 Hazel Head
Charollais - £265 Archerbeck
Suffolk - £220 & £215 Archerbeck
Blue Faced Leicester - £210 Lawesknowe
NC Cheviot - £200 Archbank Farming
Blackface- £180 Sorbie
Kerry Hill - £180 Coxhill
Cheviot - £175 Linton Bank Head, £175 Sorbie, £170 Stooprigg
Zwartble- £170 Holmlea
Swaledale- £160 Morley Hill
Lleyn- £150 Incheoch Farms
Romney - £145 Overhowden
Dlue De Main- £140 Midtown Farm
Beltex- £130 Solwaybank
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 314.0p (286.3p)
Standard to 437.8p (294.6p)
Medium to 364.4p (310.8p)
Heavy to 368.8p (310.5p)
Overweight 350.0p (306.1p)
Ewes
Light to £152 (£84.89)
Heavy to £355 (£139.15)
Rams to £290 (£145.70)
OTM
A small show of cows sold to a top of £1.698 (298ppk) for an Angus cow from D.J. & M. Moffat, Rigg Smiddy
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Angus – 298p Rigg Smiddy
Limousin – 245p Bloch
Blue Grey – 208p Bloch
Galloway – 195p Bloch
Friesian – 165p Broomhills
Principal prices (Per head)
Angus - £1,698 Rigg Smiddy
Limousin - £1,543 Bloch
Friesian - £948 Broomhills
Blue Grey - £852 Bloch
Galloway - £809 Bloch
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
