Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 6682 sheep comprising of 16 Spring Lambs, 4417 hoggs and 2249 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 24th April 2025.

SPRING LAMBS

Topping the sale were two pens of Charollais Lambs at £168 from Whittaker, Hundalee

Top price per kilo was a pen of 5 Charollais Lambs at 382p/kg from Whittaker, Hundalee

Principal prices (Per head)

Charollais - £168 (x2) Hundalee

PRIME HOGGS

A larger show of 4,417 prime hoggs were forward, with trade being sharper on the week for  55kg plus hoggs. Export hoggs were in very short supply and highly sought after. More numbers are required to meet buyer’s demand.

Topping the sale was a tremendous Texel hogg from Highfield Farming LTD, The Knock realising £250.

Top price per kilo was a fantastic Beltex hogg from EJ & AM Fox, ST Johns Kirk reaching 500ppk.

Overall average of 313p (SQQ 328p)

Principal prices (Per kilo)

Beltex – 500p St John’s Kirk, 395.2p Pasture House, 382.2p 9 Pretoria Road, 376.2p Cleughbraemill

Texel – 375p St John’s Kirk, 371.4p Gall, 370p Shethin, 370p Byreburnside

Suffolk – 368p Gall, 362p Weeds, 359p Shethin, 348.8p Gallowberry

Cheviot – 363p Shethin, 353p St John’s Kirk, 353p Pasture House, 349p Chesters Brae, 348.8p Plumpe

Cross – 356.6p Knock, 351p Shethin, 338.6p Westernhopeburn, 328.7p (x2) Glemzier

Blackface – 341p Pitgersie, 340p Mid Harrietsfield, 339.5p & 338.5p Hillside, 338p Gall, 337.5p Shethin

Shetland – 333p Shethin

Easycare – 331p & 307p Stouslie

Jacob – 314.3p Dykeside

Cheviot Mule – 309.5p Culquhasen

Dutch Spotted – 309.1p Station Yard

Kerryhill – 308.9p Pitgersie

Herdwick – 303.3p Holebeck

Millennium Bleu – 302p South Bogbain

Swaledale – 293p Westernhopeburn, 286p Ottercops, 285.4p Westernhopeburn

Ryeland – 290p Lowfield House

Badgerface Texel – 283.6p Corstane

Charollais – 282.9p Shethin

Romney – 269p Fearn

Dartmoor – 255p Litharge

Border Leicester – 250p Culdoach

Valais Blacknose – 248.8p Lowfield House

Principal prices (Per head)

Texel – £250 & £230 Knock, £198 Southtown of Melgund, £198 St John’s Kirk, £198 & £196 Shethin, £196 Wydon Eals

Beltex – £202 Corstane, £200 Overton of Knaven, £200 St John’s Kirk, £186 Drumcairn

Charollais – £198 Shethin

Suffolk – £193 St John’s Kirk, £191 Fearn, £189 Overton of Knaven, £187 Upper Auquhadlie, £185 Overton of Knaven

Cheviot – £180 Overton of Knaven, £170 The Land, £160 Guardsmill

Cross – £170 Oveton of Knaven, £160 (x2) St John’s Kirk, £156 Upper Auquhadlie, £149 Westernhopeburn

Badgerface Texel – £173 Corstane

Blackface – £162 Craig Douglas, £156 Culdoach, £155 Clonrae, £153 Lonburgh Fauld, £150 Guardsmill, £150 Pitgersie

Border Leicester - £160 Culdoach

Millennium Bleu - £154 South Bogbain

Cheviot Mule – £150 Longburgh Fauld, £130 Culquhasen

Dutch Spotted - £150 & £136 Station Yard

Romney - £148 Fearn

Swaledale – £148 & £140 St John’s Kirk, £137 Westernhopeburn

Shetland – £140 Shethin

Kerryhill - £139 Pitgersie

Easycare - £132 & £129 Stouslie

Jacob - £116 & £110 Dykeside

Ryeland – £116 Lowfield House

Dartmoor - £102 Litharge

Valais Blacknose - £102 Lowfield House

Herdwick – £91 Holebeck

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A slightly smaller show of 2249 cast ewes and rams were forward on the week, with recent premium rates being maintained. Many more best ewes could have been handled with 64 ewes achieving £300 or more.

Trade looks set to stay over the next few weeks.

 Please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers regarding trade, who will be pleased to take your calls.  

Heavy ewes topped at £420 for a Texel ewe from Fox, St Johns Kirk, Symington

Lightweight ewes topped at £195 for 3 Cheviot ewes from Blair, Dodgsontown, Roadhead

Rams to £272 for a Lleyn ram from Tinto, Colmslie Hill, Galashiels

Heavy ewes

Texel - £420, £415, £375, £365, £350 (x2), £345 (x2), £325 St John’s Kirk, £322 Dotland Park

Charollais - £265 & £230 Flagstaff

Suffolk - £265 Solway House, £265 & £260 High Glen Triplock, £260 Colmslie Hill, £258 Burnside, £255 High Barness, £252 St John’s Kirk

Beltex - £245 Thornthwaite Close, £240 Dotland Park, £222 West, £214 Little Fithie

Cheviot Mule - £238 Drumreach, £232 Colmslie Hill, £230 Little Fithie

Lleyn - £235 Hoddomtown, £220 Hardriding, £215 Fearn, £210 Balconnel, £208 St John’s Kirk

Cross - £232 Bygate, £225 St John’s Kirk, £220 High Barness, £220 (x2) High Glen Triplock, £220 Stobswood

Blue Leicester - £222 5 Tomich, £202 Nunscleugh

Blue Texel - £202 Ashton, £160 Wormerlaw

North Country Cheviots - £200 Flagstaff, £198 Knock, £192 Ballinloan, £174 Clackmae, £172 Drumreach

Dutch Spot - £195 & £180 Flagstaff

Hampshire - £168 Kimmeter Green

Zwartble - £158 Low Longlands, £155 & £152 Wormerlaw

Romney - £156 West Stobs Wood, £135 Fearn, £125 Drumreach

Dorset  - £142 Lowfield House

Llanwenog - £126 Litharge

Ryeland  - £115 Lowfield House

Light ewes

Cheviot - £195 Dodgsonstown, £188 Gall, £178 Fala Hill, £170 Howahill, £170 Crosscleugh

Blackface - £172 The Old Police House, £155 Gibblaston, £150 The Old Police House, £150 Drumreach

Easycare - £160 Tetcott, £152 Steartfield, £142 Torkirra

Herdwick - £160 & £90 Orthwaite Hall, £90 Hall

Swaledale - £160 Spoutbank, £148 Wydon Eals, £140 Spoutbank, £135 Gallowberry, £132 Spoutbank, £130 Broomhills

Badgerface Texel - £150 & £100 Wormerlaw

Jacob - £135 Station Yard, £122 Dykeside

Kerry - £70 22 Trades Court, £70 Wormerlaw

Shetland - £45 Stockholm, £300 22 Trades Court

Rams

Lleyn - £272 Tinto

Charollais - £270 Flagstaff, £200 Torkirra, £185 Flagstaff

Suffolk - £265 High Barness, £185 Clackmae, £168 Colmslie Hill

Texel - £260 Torkirra, £250 Colmslie Hill, £240 Clackmae, £240 5 Tomich, £220 Torkirra

Blue Leicester - £200 7 Aldery Terrace, £178 Fala Hill, £165 Nunscleugh, £145 Fala Hill

Beltex – £198 Pitgersie

Cheviot - £185 Clackmae, £178 Flagstaff, £168 Crosscleuch, £155 St John’s Kirk

Dutch Spot - £178 Hillside

Blackface - £130 Sundhope, £95 Craig Douglas, £90 Sundhope

Badgerface - £105 St John’s Kirk

Averages:

Spring Lambs

Medium to         382p (381.82p)

Heavy to             365p (365.22p)

Hoggs

Light to                 366.7p (255.31p)

Standard to      375.0p (326.68p)

Medium to        500.0p (332.07p)

Heavy to              375.0p (300.17p)

Ewes

Light to                 £195.00 (£114.41)

Heavy to             £420.00 (£186.49)

Rams to               £272.00 (£185.24)

OTM

Top price per kilo was Friesian Cow at 214p/kg from Wigham, Hethermill

Top price per head was £1294.70 from Wigham, Hethermill

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO

Friesian – 214p/kg Hethermill

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD

Friesian - £1294.70 Hethermill

Please note:- Opening sale of Northern Counties & Scottish Prime Cattle & Prime Bulls to commence Thursday 8th May at 1pm, following the weekly sale of cast cows. Sales of prime cattle & prime bulls thereafter will take place the first Thursday of every month.

For more information, please contact our auctioneers.

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

Joe Conley 07771685073

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report