Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Store Sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 5th August 2025 comprising of 3131.

A larger show of store lambs forward on the week with majority being long term lambs seeing a slight resistance on the week. Short keep lambs still in high demand with fewer on offer throughout today’s sale.

Store lambs topped at £142 for a single Texel from Scott, 60 Oliver Road.

Lambs
Texel - £133 North Wing, £132 Lakeland View,  £131 The Park, £130 Elmbank, £129 Kerfield, £128 Pallet Hill Barn, £127 Common House, £125 Lakeland View, £124 Elmbank, £123 Espland
Beltex - £132 Pallet Hill, £131 Lakeland View, £122 Kerfield
Suffolk - £131 Elmbank, 3128 Kerfield, £124 Elmbank, £123 Airy Holm, £122 Binks, £120 Lakeland View, £119 Airy Holm
Blue Texel - £130 Airy Holm, £130 Banks Head, £128 Heddon View, £120 & £118 Monk
Charollais - £123 North Wing, £122 Banks Head
Mules - £123 Allens Green, £114 Banks Head
Cheviot Mule - £117 Wanwood Hill, £98 Byres, £93 Cut Thorn
North Country Cheviot - £117 Humbleheugh, £114 60 Oliver Road, £114 Humbleheugh
Herdwick - £95 & £85 Woodhill
Blackface - £90 Allens Green, £84 Gartnagrenach, £70 (x2) Glenfalloch

Tup Lambs
Texel - £142 60 Oliver Road, £129 Kerfield, £106 Gartnagrenach, £105 Holebeck
Suffolk - £140 Allens Green, £114 Banks Head
North Country Cheviot - £120 Cut Thorn
Blue Texel - £100 Lakeland View
Mule - £76 Gartnagrenach, £70 The Park
Blackface - £74 Pole

More feeding sheep on offer seen to a dearer trade once again topping the sale for a pen of Suffolk cross ewes from Gibson Farming, Cut Thorn realising £190.

Ewes
Suffolk - £190 Cut Thorn
Lleyn - £166 & £145 Cut Thorn
Blue Texel - £162 & £124 Heddon View
Cross - £150 Macherquhat
North Country Cheviot - £150 Cut Thorn
Herdwick - £126 Woodhill
Zwartable - £120 Heddon View
Blackface - £80 Pole
Swaledale - £70 Woodhill

Rams
Blackface - £74 (x2) Glenfalloch
Texel - £70 Holebeck