Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 9,096 sheep comprising of 5,722 hoggs and 3,374 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 5th February 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
Another substantial show of 5,722 hoggs sold to a very competitive ring of purchasers ensuring all classes saw another slight increase in trade in last week’s very high rates of return. Included in the market averages where again a substantial number of hills bred hoggs which proved a joy to sell. Numbers handled with ease and are actively sought after on a weekly basis.
Heavy hoggs seeing the same increased rates of return seen last week. Export weights and smalls proved in serious demand once again being in serious demand and way short of customer requirements once. Good commercial export weights again seen regularly trading 345-360ppk with the best exports 400ppk plus. Many more handy weighted sheep wanted by customer request.
Top price per head of £206 for Suffolks from A Batey, Heathery Knowe.
Top per kilo of 425p for Beltex hoggs from Messrs Story, Hobbiesburn. .
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries and entries.
Overall average 330.7ppk (SQQ 342.4ppk)
Principal prices (Per head)
Suffolk - £206 Heathery Knowe, £204 Moss View, £198 Quarry House, £192 Kilnford Croft, £178 Maidencots & Airyhassen, £176 Quarry House.
Beltex - £200 Whitecrook, Station Yard & Glenturk Farm, £196 Maidencots, £188 Ballinloan, £186 Kilnford Croft & Maidencots, £184 Kilnford Croft, Whitecrook & Station Yard.
Texel - £194 Aldery Terrace & Whitstonehill, £189 Airyhassen, £188 Station Yard & Lingey Field, £183 Culdoach & Maidencots, £182 Whitstonehill, £181 St Johns Kirk, £180 Ireshope Plains.
Dutch Spotted- £189 Station Yard, £172 Carlisle Road.
North Country Cheviot- £185 Humbleheugh, £170, £162 Dalmakethar, £162 Humbleheugh, £160 Moss View, £152, £150, £148 Humbleheugh, £147 Dalmakethar.
Mule- £170, £166 Quarry House, £157 Culdoach, £154 Chesters Brae, £153 Dunjop, £152 Haining House, £150 St Johns Kirk, £149.5 Nunscleugh, £149 Grindon Hill & Finniness.
Rouge - £165 New House.
Hill Cheviot - £164 Mainside, £153 Dryfeholm, £152 Swanson & St Johns Kirk, £151.50 Plumpe Farm, £151 Roughet Hill, £148 Catslackburn & High Crubasdale.
Cheviot Mule- £161 Heathery Knowe, £151 Roughet Hill, £149 Grindon Hill & North House, £148.50 Fowrass Farm, £148 North House.
Romney - £161, £150 High Crubasdale.
Charollais- £155 Mid Threave, £154 Dashwell Green, £150.50 Mid Treave, £146 Knowe Farm.
Swaledale- £151 Quarry House, £142 Orthwaite Hall &Maidencots, £141 Longlea, £136 Low Stoke, £134.50 Devonport Farms.
Herdwick- £151 Heathery Knowe.
Lleyn- £150 Cubby Hill.
Blackface - £150 Cowburnrigg, £149 Drumgrange, £147.50 Maryholm, £147 Cowburnrigg & Broathill, £145.50 Heathery Hill, £143.50, £143 Maryholm, £142 Drumreach, £141 Broathill & Merkland.
Border Leicester- £149 Culdoach, £147.50 Fowrass Farm.
Dorset - £142 High Crubasdale.
Half – Bred- £132.50 Pilmuir.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex – 425p Hobbiesburn, 422.2p Lingey Field, 417p, 409p Station Yard Station Yard, 408.7p Ballinloan, 400p Comlongun Mains, Kilnford Croft & Bridge End, 394.9p Lingey Field, 393p Kirkland of Longcastle.
Texel – 412.8p Gilnockie Tower, 394.7p, 392.5p Heathery Knowe, 389.5p Ballochgair, 386p Flathill, 381p High Crubasdale, 378p South Bogbain, 376p Coiliamy, 375.7p Swanson, 375p High Crubasdale, 374p Brae Edge, 372p Newtonhill.
Suffolk – 364p Latheron Mains, 363p Invercharron , Coiliamy & Newtonhill, 361p Coiliamy & Newton of Logierait, 357p Latheron Mains, 355p Riggfoot, 346p Prior Rigg & Corsencon.
Hill Cheviot – 361p, 359p Ireshope Plains, 358p Brae Edge & Heathery Hall, 357.9p. Ireshope Plains, 355.3p Copperthorns & Ireshope Plains, 353.8p Ireshope Plains, 352.6p Thornship.
North Country Cheviot- 357.1p, 346.9p, 346.2p, 336.4p Humbleheaugh.
Herdwick- 354p Bridge End.
Blackface – 350p Merkland Farm, 347.3p High Crubasdale, 347p Low Tirgfergus, 345.9p Merkland Farm, 344p Westernhopeburn, 343p Maryholm, 341p Invercharron, 340.5p Maryholm, 340p Mid Dargavel & Cowburnrigg, 338.4p Heathery Hall.
Charollais – 342.2p Dashwell Green, 342p Mid Treave, 339.5p Knowe Farm, 332p Knowe Farm.
Romney- 348.6p High Crubasdale.
Cheviot Mule – 346.5p North House, 341.7p Catsackburn, 324p Mid Treave, 314p Grindon Hill, 315p North House, 304p.
Half Bred- 340p Pilmuir.
Mule – 340p Culdoach & Low Tirfergus, 338.1p Haining House, 337.5p Maind of Collin, 335p Barron House, 332p Corsencon, 330p Devonport Farms.
Lleyn- 340.9p Cubby Hill.
Swaledale- 330.2p Maidencots, 318.9p Westernhopeburn, 315p Longlea, 314p Westernhopeburn & Devonport Farms, 310p Orthwaite Hall.
Dorset- 330.2p High Crubasdale.
Easy Care- 329p West Drummoddie.
Dutch Spotted – 320.3p Station Yard
Border Leicester- 314p Fowrass Farm
Hampshire- 304.2p South Bogbain
CAST EWES AND RAMS
Another pleasing show of 3,374 Cat ewes and rams sold to recent high rates of return. Again, plain ewes very deer with continental ewes keenly sought after and short of purchaser demand.
Heavy ewes topped at £340 for Texel ewes from J & J Campbell, Dinnans, Whithorn.
Light ewes topped at £164 for Blackface ewes from R Wallace & Co., Mains of Collin, Auchencairn.
Rams topping the sale at £255 for Texels from TD & JR Byers, Cubbyhill, Longtown.
Heavy ewes
Texel £340, £300 Dinnans, £300, £280 West Stobswood, £270 Kirranrae & Beckfoot, £265 West Stobswood & Cubbyhill, £260 Whitecrook.
Beltex £315 St Johns Kirk, £290 Glenturk, £260 West Stobswood.
Charollais £285 Thackwood, £228 Beckfoot, £220 Newton of Logierait, £215 Lingey Field.
Suffolk £255, £232, £220 West Stobswood, £218 Airyhassen, £215 Comlongun Mains, £212, £210 Beckfoot.
Blue du Maine £238, £200 Lurgan.
Mule £215 Kirranrae, £210, £205 Airyhassen, £198 Kirranrae, £192 Low Mains, £190 Bonnyrigg.
North Country Cheviot £210 Baldovie, £186, £184 Beckfoot, £185 Skelfhill, £182 Dalmakethar.
Bluefaced Leicester £208 St Johns Kirk, £205 Culquhasen, £202 Beckfoot, £198 Kildalloig.
Cheviot Mule £186 Allfornaught, £185, £172 Marchbank, £170 Field Head & Flathill.
Light ewes
Blackface £164, £144, £142 Mains of Collin, £140 Hill Brae, £139 Mains of Collin, £135 Thornton Tower.
Hill Cheviot £155 Mainside, £146 Allfornaught, £145 Springwells, £142 Milnholm & Allfornaught.
Easycare £144 Peddar Hill, £138 Beckfoot.
Swaledale £119 Nunscleugh, £117 Hepplehill, £112 Broadmea, £110 Hepplehill & Gallowberry.
Shetland £118 Rigfoot, £100 Copperthorns, £94 Newtonhill.
Herdwick £110 Maidencots, £95 Whitstonehill, £92 Gallowberry.
Rams
Texel £255 Cubbyhill, £250 Mainside, £242 Beckfoot, £240 South Garphar, £230 Kingside.
Bluefaced Leicester £245 St Johns Kirk, £205 Falnash.
Suffolk £205 Thuster Mains, £188 Priesthaugh, £182 Cubbyhill.
Charollais £200 Dinnans.
Blue du Maine £195 Kingside.
Beltex £190 Maidencots, £185 South Garphar.
Hill Cheviot £175 Priesthaugh, £172 Catslackburn, £170 Milnholm.
Dutch Spotted £175 Bogrie.
North Country Cheviot £172 Lower Gills & Garchew, £168 St Johns Kirk.
Blackface £168 Drumgrange, £158 Orchard Mains, £142 Garchew.
Swaledale £150 St Johns Kirk.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 347.0p (308.4p)
Standard to 422.2p (343.86p)
Medium to 425.0p (341.6p)
Heavy to 417.0p (316.97p)
Ewes
Light to £164.00 (£110.49)
Heavy to £340.00 (£156.27)
Rams to £255.00 (£156.51)
CAST COWS
A small show sold to a top of 292p for a Limousin from WJ Little, Low Old Shield, Greenhead.
Please contact your auctioneers or fields personnel for further enquiries:
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Nick Woodmass 07442 246 063
Sam Hogg 07584 207 323
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
corresponding week 2025 sale report
