Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,743 sheep comprising of 5,080 lambs and  3,702 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 23rd October 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

A larger show of 5,080 lambs forward to the same ring of competitive purchasers ensuring all classes sold to recent high rates of return. Albeit the average is up, the lambs 45kg + are the same trade just a better show of fed lambs which were in demand.

Handy weight lambs 33-43kg were in hot demand being £8-10 up on the week, as long as they’re well fed. Many more required to meet demand.  

Top Price per Head and per Kilo went to 4 Texel lambs from J. Elliot, Roxburgh Mains reaching £210 and 428.6p/kg

Overall Average 303.92ppk (SQQ 308.42ppk)

Principal Prices (Per Kilo)

Texel – 428.6p Roxburgh Mains, 350p Low Eals, 350p Corneyside

Beltex – 414.6p Kilnford Croft, 376.2p Hunley, 370p East House

Suffolk – 344.7p Byreburnside, 339.5p Donerentin, 323.7p Shalmstry, 322p Shewglie, 322p Shandford

Hill Cheviot – 339.5p Etterickshaws, 328.2p Sundhope, 322.2p Shewglie, 321p Cossarshill

Dutch Spotted – 339p, 332.7p Hunley

Dutch Texel – 338.5p Rowanburnfoot

Blue Texel – 330.6p Carse

Mule – 324p Ulzieside, 316.2p Arnicle, 315p Eweslees

Blackface – 314p Auchenbrack, 303p Kimmeter Green

Charollais – 310p Kimmeter Green, 302p Shandford, 300p Hightown

Cheviot Mule – 310p Bankhead, 306p & 305p Upper Chatto

Romney – 310p Mansfield Cottage

Easycare – 307p Eland Hall

North Country Cheviot – 304.7p Bankhead

Lleyn – 304.5p South Bowerhouses

Kerry Hill- 303p Bankhead

Ryeland- 303p Donerentin

Herdwick – 301.2p Farlam Hill

Principal prices (Per head)

Texel - £210 Roxburgh Mains, £176 Hightown, £174 Smerral, £174 3 Westerhouses Cottages, £174 Milton of Gollanfield

Suffolk - £192, £191 Coiliamy, £172 Steel Hall, £171 Achalone, £168 Shandford

Lleyn - £185 Townfoot

Beltex - £176 Glencairn, £171, £170 Kilnford Croft, £170 Bombie, £170 3 Westerhouses Cottage, £170 Bombie

Charollais - £176, £164 Rigghead, £164 31 Larel

North Country Cheviot - £176, £168  Humbleheugh

Zwartbles - £166 Townfoot

Blue Texel - £162 Carse Farm

Mule - £157, £142.50 Pitland Hills, £141 Moss House, £141 Ryehills

Dutch Spot - £152 Silverhill, £150 Phoenix

Romney - £152 Silverhill, £150 Phoenix

Dutch Texel - £144 Rowanburnfoot

Hill Cheviot - £143 Kilnford Croft, £135 Carruthers, £131 Clerk Hill

Hampshire - £142 Steel Hall

Blue Leicester - £141 Southdean, £141 Shitlington

Border Leicester - £140 Westerhopeburn, £137 Gartvaigh

Cheviot Mule - £140 Mainhill, £135 Sundhope, £134.50, £134 Upper Chatto, £134 Corriehills and Beechwood

Blackface - £138 Shitlington, £124 Mains

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A lighter show of 3,702 ewes sold to the same buoyant trade seen in recent weeks showing no signs of a reduction. A rise is imminent, please don’t hesitate to contact your auctioneers for all enquiries.

May more ewes can be handled at Longtown on a weekly basis as purchasers are keen for supplies.    

Heavy ewes topped at £330 for a pair of Texel from J. Halliday & Son, Linnhead

Light ewes topped at £140 for a pen of 12 Lleyn from S. & R. Irving, The Height

Rams topped at £440 for a single Texel from A. & H.C. Smith, Crumhaughhill

Heavy ewes

Texel - £330 Linnhead, £300 Townfoot, £280, £270 Bascodyke, £270 Crumhaughhill

Beltex - £225 Hobbiesburn, £220 Ballinloan

Suffolk - £215 Colmslie Hill, £195 Beck foot and Colmslie Hill, £190 South Field and Hallees, £185 Colmslie Hill

Blue Texel - £208 Beckfoot, £175 Colmslie Hill

Charollais - £192 Beckfoot

Cheviot Mule - £188 Roughet Hill, £175 Southend, £170 Milton of Gollanfield

Mule - £182 Hassendeanburn, £170 Southend and Grindon Hill, £168 Shitlington Hall, £162 Gibbs Hill

North Country Cheviot - £180 Ballinloan, £156 Bankhead, £154 Gibbs Hill, £152 Achalone

Blue Leicester - £170 Colmslie Hill

Zwartbles - £168 Southend

Valais Blacknose - £155 Southend

Romney - £138, £132, £130 South Field

Hampshire - £135 Barnhill Mews

Light ewes

Lleyn - £140 The Height

Hill Cheviot - £138 Ballinloan, £130 Sunhope, £128 Priesthaugh, £126 Glendinning, £126 West Deloraine

Blackface - £134 Gibbs Hill, £128 Roughet Hill, £122 Hunthill Estate

Easycare - £122 Greenside, £120 East Whygate, £118 Dolphinston

Swaledale - £100 Spital Shields, £95 Southend

Herdwick - £70 Muirhead, £65 Kilnknowe

Rams

Texel - £440, £340 Crumhaughhill, £280, £265 Skirza Croft

Suffolk - £300 Hassendeanburn, £245 Beckfoot, £230 Hassendeanburn

Hill Cheviot - £225 Clerk Hill, £190 Skirza Croft

Beltex - £212 Flyhead, £210 Hallburn Croft

Berrichon - £197 Shawfield, £195 Carse

Dutch Spotted - £172 Hallhead, £170 Beckfoot

Charollais - £152 Dyke side, £150 Beckfoot

Hampshire - £152 Littledale, £150 Barnhill Mews

Blackface - £145 Arnicle

Blue Leicester - £142 Beckfoot

Herdwick - £108 Muirhead

Oxford - £108 Barnhill Mews

Swaledale - £105 Westhotbank

CATTLE

Cast cows were keenly bid for, to  a full compliment of buyers. Strong fleshy cows meeting a firm demand.

Please note CHRISTMAS SHOW SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2025 £2000 in prize money. Early entries are appreciated. 

OTM (Per Kilo)

Luing – 262p, 244p Crosslee

Limousin – 252p Crosslee

Blonde - 240p Upper Glendiven

Hereford – 200p Upper Glendiven

OTM (Per Head)

Blonde - £1,896 Upper Glendiven

Luing - £1,611, £1403 Crosslee

Limousin - £1,537 Crosslee

Hereford - £1,170 Upper Glendiven

Averages:

Lambs

Light to                 314.3p (278.45p)

Standard to      361.0p (315.77p)

Medium to         414.6p (308.33p)

Heavy to             428.6p (301.5p)

Overweight       322.0p (288.32p)

Ewes

Light to                 £140 (£81.82)

Heavy to             £330 (£136.84)

Rams to               £440 (£160.07)

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

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report