Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 6,057 sheep comprising of 2,506 lambs and 3,551 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 31th July 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

Another fine show of 2,506 lambs were forward being slightly firmer on the week. All breeds and weights were included in the sale average of 356ppk 

Again, more can be sold and are actively sought after on  a weekly basis to satisfy demand.    

Overall average of 356.43p/kg (SQQ 356.78 p/kg)

PLEASE NOTE –

Our auctioneers and fields personnel are here to assist in any way they can regarding blue tongue restrictions and any queries. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to clear up any uncertainties. 

Principal prices (Per head)

Suffolk - £200 Merkland, £195 Low Hallburn Farm, £195 Ellerslea

Texel - £225 Carran Farm, £215  Smerral Farm

Beltex - £194 Newbigging, £190 Horsley Hill, £188  Newbigging

Dutch Spotted - £190, £174 Whitesyke

Charollais - £187 Staffler, £177 Itonfield

Zwartbles - £180 & £176 Stapleton Grange

Oxford - £178, £156 Guards Farm

Cheviot - £164 Dormansteads

Mule - £150 Whiteside Farm, £149 Peela Hill, £144 Newbigging

Cheviot Mule - £149 & £148 Dormansteads

Ryeland - £144 The Barn

Easy Care- £144 Causey View

Hampshire - £141, £133 Steel Hall

Blackface - £134 Little Gill, £128 Burnfoot Farms, £127 Whiteside

Romney -, £128 Litharge Farm

Half Bred - £122 Chapel House

Principal prices (Per kilo)

Beltex – 447.4p Woodhead, 414.3p Newbigging, 414p Newbigging

Dutch Spotted – 414.6p Lakeland View, 365.4p & 365p Whitesyke

Texel – 397.3p Cheeseburn Estate, 384p Smerral, 383.3p Cheeseburn

Suffolk –391p, Shawhill, 383p Shandford Farm, 372.9p, Rigfoot

Easy Care – 379p Causey View

Millenium Blue- 373.5p  Glenlea, 361.5p Shethin

Charollais – 365p Lossit, 356.5p, 352.3p Knowe Farm

Cheviot Mule – 338.6p & 336.4p Dormansteads, 327.8p White Knowe

Romney – 336.8p Litharge Farm, 324p Steel Hall

Hampshire – 352.5p Steel Hall

Mule – 342.9p Newbigging, 339p Peela Hill, 333p Whiteside

Cheviot – 342.9p Shandford, 341.7p Dormansteads

Blackface – 341.2p The Bungalow, 330p Prospect House, 325.6p Whiteside

Oxford- 339p & 323.6p Guards Farm

Half– 329.7 Chapel House

Ryeland – 320p The Barn

Zwartbles – 298.3p, 265.6p & 230.8p Stapleton Grange

CAST EWES AND RAMS

Cast ewes a stand on trade with all classes proving very good to sell, maintaining recent record rates of return. Many more can be sold to vendor advantage at Longtown. Keep them coming!

Heavy ewes were topped at £400 for a pair of Texels from HM Livestock, Shethin.

A Blackface topped the Light ewes at £200 from Aitken, Kerfield.

Swaledale Ewes proved very good to sell topping at £152 for the biggest Swaledale ewe to grace the ring for some time.

Rams to £240 for a single Texel from Williamson, Dykehead. Plenty of tups £200 + and keenly bid for.

Heavy ewes

Texel - £400, £340 Shethin, £325 £305 Greenside, £315 Langdykes £300, £280 Newbigging

Beltex – £290 Shethin, £235 Strawfrank, £230 Yatesfield

Suffolk – £248 Shethin, £241 Hassendeanburn, £238 Gartvaigh

Cheviot Mule – £236, £230 St John’s Kirk, £228 Carsegowan, £212 St John’s Kirk

Charollais - £228 Mossband House, £208 Dunnabie House, £200 Beckfoot

Mule - £210 Hassendeanburn, £198 Low Hallburn, £192 Toft House, £190 St John’s Kirk, £190 Nunscleugh

North Country Cheviots - £198 Potholm, £192 Beckfoot, £172 Potholm, £168 Philiphaugh

Romney - £170 Newbigging

Dorset - £160 Beckfoot, £155 Dalwyne

Hampshire- £138 & £110 Lowfield House

Ryeland - £115 Manfield Cottage

Dutch Spotted- £76 High Harbour

Lightweight ewes

Blackface - £200 Kerfield, £152 Mains Of Larg, £152 Drumreach

Goats - £160 Newbigging

Swaledale - £158 & £122 St John’s Kirk

Lleyn- £150 Beckfoot

Cheviot - £145 Philliphaugh, £134 Keepersshield, £126 White Knowe

Easycare - £140 Linton House, £120 Castle Farm

Herdwick - £112 Boathouse

Badger Face - £62 Dalwyne Farm

Hebridean - £58 The Bungalow

Shetland - £54 Kimmeter Green

Rams

Texel - £240 Dykehead, £235 Kinninghall, £230 Hassendeanburn

Beltex- £235 Hill View Cottage, £230 Dykehead, £205 Middle Farm

Suffolk - £235 Kinninghall, £200 Drumreach  Sandbed, £215 Skelfhill

Border Leicester- £200 Cronklea 

Cheviot - £190 Mainside Farm, £175 Tushielaw, £170 Potholm

North Country Cheviot - £185 Wester Dunnet

Charollais - £180, £165 & £160 Innovis

Blackface - £165 Chesterhall, £152 Drumblair, £148 Beoch Farm

Herdwick - £138 Cardewlees

Averages:

Lambs

Light to                 406p (352.29p)

Standard to      447.4p (351.17p)

Medium to         414.6p (358.14p)

Heavy to             404.2p (359.32p)

Over Weight     384p (331.61p)

Ewes

Light to                 £200 (£101.43)               

Heavy to             £400 (£152.68)

Rams to               £240 (£133.78)

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