Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Breeding sheep, Store hoggs and Feeding sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 3rd June 2025.

Hoggs and lambs (133) A mid-season show on offer meets a strong trade for straight outfits.

Ewes and lambs (181) A leaner show of ewes forward with younger lambs at foot, meeting a sharper trade with the rain finally here. Many more could have been sold to a full ring side of buyers.

Breeding Sheep
Ewes with Singles
Greyface Mules - £130 Quarry House, £75 Low Old Shield
Dorset - £110, £106 & £100 Knock & Maize
Texel - £108 Hallrule Mill

Blackface - £50 Low Old Shield

Ewes with Twins
Greyface Mules - £128, £120 & £108 Quarry House, £100 Causey View, £100 Pilmuir
Texel - £128 Hallrule Mill, £98 Hillside
Cheviot Mule - £105 Hallrule Mill, £85 Hillside
North Country Cheviot - £90 Pilmuir
Blackface - £42 Low Old Sheild

Shearling with Singles
Texel - £130 Hillside, £95 Orthwaite Hall
Suffolk - £105 Hillside, £92 Mount

Shearling with Twins
Texel - £90 Pilmuir, £88 Orthwaite Hall

Hoggs with Singles
Texel - £168 Mount, £165 Grindon Hill, £140 Hillside
Greyface Mule - £150 Mount, £140 Old Police House, £120 Orthwaite Hall
Charolasi - £122 Orthwaite Hall, £100 6 Burnhead
Beltex - £102 & £88 West Meiklethwaite
Herdwick - £70 6 Burnhead

Hoggs with Twins
Texel - £145 Grindon Hill, £92 6 Burnhead
Greyface Mule - £88 Orthwaite Hall
Herdwick - £65 6 Burnhead

 

Store hogg numbers (79) Store hoggs sharper on the week for the handful on offer.

Store Hoggs
Cheviot - £118 Branxholm Braes, £112 Arkleton
Suffolk - £110 Branxholm Braes
Cross - £90 Whitcastles
Texel  - £86 Grange
Cheviot Mule - £82 Branxholm Braes
Blackface - £62 Brandleys
Shetland - £45 Grange

 

Feeding sheep (19) Numbers of feeding ewes needed every week to fulfil buyers’ requirements. 

Feeding Ewes
Texel - £150 & £100 Hallrule Mill
Cheviot - £101 Girnwood
Blackface - £78 Brandleys