Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 7,433 sheep comprising of 3,275 lambs and  4,158 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 18th September 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

A slightly smaller show of prime lambs forward on the week, trade jumped by 20ppk to last week’s returns. Well-fed lambs in short supply and highly sought after. Heavy lambs in high demand with a shortage of heavies on offer.

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

Averages

Sale Average- 320p

SQQ - 317.05p

Principal prices (Per kilo)

Beltex – 362p Linnhead, 356.5p Broomhills, 356p Landehead, 355.6p Pretoria Road

Texel – 354p Byreburnside, 350p Lords Lot Farm, 346p Carsegowan, 345p Minsca Farm

Suffolk – 346.2p Lords Lot Farm, 345p Shandford, 343p Lords Lot Farm

Berrichon- 343p Northsceugh

Roussin- 340.9p Cubbyhill 

Hill Cheviot – 334.1p North House, 333p Kirkton, 331.8p North House, 328.9p North House

Mule – 332.6p Chapel Farm, 332p Burnfoot Farm, 331p Greensburn

Easycare – 318.2p, 311p, 310.8p East Fortissat

Cheviot Mule – 321.6p Thornship

North Country Cheviot- 317p Thornship

Half-Bred – 316p, 313p Earlside

Charollais – 310p Brocklebank Farm

Blackface – 306p (x2) East Fortissat, 304.7p Greenfield, 302.9p Kilmichael Farm, 300p

East Fortissat

Border Leicester- 297.9p Mains Roxburghshire

Welsh- 282.9p Westhotbank

Jacob – 271p Rhoin

Swaledale- 246.5p Highside

Principal prices (Per head)

Texel - £220 Beechwood, £217 Carsegowan, £215 Belzies

Beltex - £198 Burnfoot Hill

Suffolk - £193 Grindon Hill

Jacob- £168 Rhoin

Mule- £167 Rhoin, £158 Greensburn

Cheviot Mule- £164 Thornship

Berrichon- £158 Northsceugh

Border Leicester- £150 Mains Roxburghshire

Blackface- £150 Greenfield

Roussin- £150 Cubby Hill

North Country Cheviot- £146 Thornship

Easycare- £143, £137 East Fortissat

Welsh- £116 Westhotbank

Swaledale-£106 Highside

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A strong entry of 4,158 cast sheep forward with leaner sorts dearer on the week. Heavy ewes maintain last weeks high rates of returns. All ewes of all classes very competitively bid for with a ring full of purchasers looks for numbers.

Heavy ewes to £310 for Texels from Linnhead, light ewes topped at £218 for Badger Faces from East Ingliston with rams to £220 for Charollais from Baillie Farm.

Heavy ewes

Texel- £310 Linnhead, £285 Kirk Cottage

Suffolk - £240 Mossburnford

Beltex- £230 Braehead

Charollais - £228 Beckfoot

Cheviot Mule- £196 High Brae

Mule - £196 Kirk Cottage, £192 Copperthorns

Blue Faced Leicester – £170 West Deanraw

North Country Cheviot - £168 Wellhead, £164 Beckfoot, £160 Earlside

Zwartbles- £168 Galleywreay

Dutch Spotted- £142 Maidencoats

Wensleydale- £125 Little Fithie

Dorset- £120 Maidencots

Oxford- £105 Guards Farm

Light ewes

Badger Face- £218 5 East Ingliston

Hill Cheviot- £155 Highside

Kendal Rough - £139 Church View

Kerry Hill- £135 Woodhead

Easy Care- £134 East Fortissat

Blackface - £130 Millden Agri, £128 Fernoch Farm, £128 Millden Agri

Romney- £126 Hilton of Aldie

Lleyn- £118 Galleywreay

Swaledale- £108 Millden Agri

Shetland- £108 Copeerthorns

Herdwick - £84 Longrow

Goat- £75 Monk Farm

Rams

Charollais- £220 Baillie Farm

Cheviot- £205 Sorbietrees

Bletex - £200 Buteland

Texel – £195 Wellhead

Dorset- £165 Beckfoot

Blackface- £150 Shitlington Hall

Easycare- £145 East Fortissat

Blue Faced Leicester - £135 Baillie Farm

North Country Cheviot - £116 Rodenhurst

Averages:

Lambs

Light to                 296.9p (262.73p)

Standard to      356.0p (304.26p)

Medium to         355.0p (325.22p)

Heavy to             361.0p (328.31p)

Overweight       347.2p (317.49p)

Ewes

Light to                 £184 (£86.94)

Heavy to             £310 (£130.61)

Rams to               £220 (£125.20)

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