Longtown Breeding Sheep Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their Great Annual Ram Fair at Longtown on Wednesday 8th October 2025, where a fine entry of 900 rams of all breeds were forward.
Suffolks
A good entry of Suffolk shearling rams and ram lambs were put before our master judge Mr Jack Douglas who we thank for his time and expertise. Jack chose his champion which was the Suffolk Lamb consigned by Snab Farm which later went under the hammer to realise £800. Shearlings prove to be in strong demand as purchasers turns to stretch a power throughout their pickings.
Top Prices
Suffolk Shearling Rams £1,800 Kinning Hall, £1,600 Allanshaws, £1,350 Kinning Hall, £1,200 Guards Mill and Crumhaugh Hill, £1,100 Kinning Hall, Riddings Hill and Rockhome, £1,000 (x3) North House, £1,000 (x2) Crumhaugh Hill, £1,000 Allanshaws, Rockhome, Kinning Hall,
Suffolk Ram Lambs £800 (x2) The Snab, £700 Shawhead, £600 Maulscastle, Upper Brydekirk and Snab Farm, £550 Maulscastle and Snab Farm, £500 Lesson Hall
Prize list:
Suffolk Shearling 1st– Denby, Riddings Hill £1,100
2nd – Bell, Kinning Hall £1,350
3rd – Hepburn, North House £1,000
Suffolk Ram Lamb 1st & Champion – Snab Farm £800
2nd – & Reserve Champion - Snab Farm £600
3rd – Jackson, Maulscastle £600
Judge – Jack Douglas, Cambeck Hill
Leading Flock Averages
Suffolk Shearlings
Bell, Kinning Hall £1230 (5)
Runciman, Allanshaws £1166 (3)
Smith, Crumhaugh Hill £1012 (4)
Hepburn, North House £835 (10)
Beattie, Guards Mill £800 (5)
Walton, Rockhome £775 (6)
Denby, Riddings Hill £730 (5)
McKellar, Ellary Place £723 (3) two shears
Suffolk Ram Lamb
Robertson, Shawhead £700 (1)
Snab Farm £687 (4)
Jackson, Maulscastle £575 (2)
Texels
Texel rams sold to a buoyant trade throughout topping at £3,500 for a ram lamb consigned by M/s Bell, Kirkton. Judging of the pre sale show was left in the capable hands of Mr James Latimer, Causey View, who took his time giving each consigner his full attention. After some deliberation he chose his overall champion in the first prized Texel shearling ram consigned by Richard & Chris Thornton, Cornhills which went under the hammer later in the day to realise £2,100. Likewise the Suffolk trade customers look for power and carcasses proving top end of shearling selling with great ease.
Top Prices
Texel Shearlings £2,100, £1,800 Cornhills, £1,600 (x2) Becks, £1,600 Errington and Craigdarroch, £1,500 Kinning Hall and Craigdarroch, £1,400 (x2) Errington, £1,400 Becks, £1,300 Arkleby House, £1,200 (x2) Errington, £1,200 Merkland, Allanshaws, Craigdarroch, Thornhills, Mainside and Westerhouse.
Texel Lambs £3,500, £1,100 (x3), £1,000 (x2) Kirkton, £1,000 Raefield, £950 Arkleby Hall, £920 Cubby Hill, £900 (x2) Kirkton, £900 Raefield and Arkleby House.
Prize list:
Texel Shearling 1st & Champion – Thornton, Cornhills £2,100
2nd – Thornton, Cornhills £2,800
3rd – Kellett, Errington £1,600
Texel Ram Lamb 1st & Reserve Champion – Bell, Kirkton £3,500
2nd –Bell, Kirkton £1,100
3rd – Wilkinson, Arkleby House £900
Judge – James Latimer, Causey View
Leading Flock Averages
Texel Shearlings
Thornton, Cornhills £1271 (7)
Robertson, Becks £1216 (6)
Kellett, Errington £1166 (9)
Graham, Craigdarrock £1150 (6)
Hambleton, Merkland £1138 (3)
Runciman, Allanshaws £1066 (3)
Wilkinson, Arkleby House £975 (4)
Bell, Kirkton £966 (3)
Smith, Crumhaugh Hill £941 (12)
Teward, New View £937 (4)
Bell, Kinninghall £921 (7)
Batty & Hall, Westerhouse £837 (8)
Oliver, High Brae £835 (10)
Weir, Mainside £825 (6)
Texel Ram Lamb
Bell, Kirkton £1238 (9)
Wilkinson, Arkleby House £767 (10)
Bell, Raefield £735 (4)
Byers, Cubby Hill £700 (2)
Hewson, Burgh Head £652 (5)
Woodmass, Harene £650 (3)
Carruthers, Peela Hill £583 (2)
Teward, New View £533 (9)
Cross bred and other Continental rams
Cross bred and other continental rams proved to be a select trade, powerful rams carrying plenty of presence were the pick of the day with numerous reaching over £1,000 per head. Smaller end of rams harder to place with purchasers looking for power and weight.
The pre sale show was under the command of Mr Sam Wilson, Warkshaugh, Hexham who had a very difficult job infront of him. After much deliberation Sam found his stand out champion in a very scopey Texel cross Beltex shearling ram consigned by M/s Millar, Crookholm which later went under the hammer to realise the top price of the day at £1,600
Prize list:
Beltex/Crossbred Shearling 1st & Champion – Millar, Crookholm £1,600
2nd – Sutherland, Bogrie £1,000
3rd – Hall, Horsley Hill
Judge – Sam Wilson, Warkshaugh Farm
Top Prices
Aged Rams
Charollais – £750 Lucemains
Charollais x – £550 Raise Lodge
Roussin – £450 Cubby Hill
Shearling Rams
Texel x Beltex - £1,650, £1,600 Crookholm, £1,00, £800 Bogrie, £700 (x2) Crookholm
Beltex x Texel £1,150, £1,000, £950, £900 Middle Farm, £850 Linnhead, £800 (x5), £750 Middle Farm, £750 Linnhead
Suffolk x - £1,100, £950 (x2) Allanshaws
Texel x Suffolk - £950, £750, £700 Muircleugh
Texel x Charollais - £900 Bogrie
Charollais x Suffolk - £900 Kinning Hall
Berrichon - £900 Lucemains
Dutch Texel - £900 Swinside Townfoot, £620 Riggshield
Blue Texel x - £800, £750 Dearham Hall
Beltex x - £800 (x2) Horsley Hill, £800 Corstane, £750 (x2), £700 Horsley Hill, £700 Lucemains, £650 Horsely Hill and Corstane, £600 (x2) Horsley Hill.
Texel x - £750, £600 Park Nook,
Charollais £750 Lesson Hall and Great Tosson, £720 Thackwood, £700 Great Tosson, £650 Thackwood
Texel x Leicester - £750 Swinside Townfoot, £650, £600 (x2), £550 (x2) Howard House
Suffolk x Texel - £700 (x2), £650 Blackadder Mains, £650 Park Nook, £620 Blackadder Mains
Beltex - £700 Great Tosson, £600 Arkleby House, £550 Lucemains and Great Tosson
Suffolk x Beltex - £700 Park Nook
Dutch Spotted - £600 Rigghead, £420 Fairfield
Blue Texel - £580 Maulscastle, £500 Whitesyke
Beltex x Charollais - £550, £450 Lesson Hall
Leicester x Texel - £550, £500 Windyhill
Millenium Blue - £550 Bridgestone
Charollais x Beltex - £480 Lucemains
Ram Lambs
Beltex x Charollais – £780, £550, £500 Raise Lodge
Charollais - £780, £550 Raise Lodge
Texel x Charollais – £600 Raise Lodge
Blue Texel - £400 Upper Brydekirk
Roussin - £380, £320 x2 Chestnut Cottage
Texel x Beltex – £350 Kirkhope Steading
Beltex - £300, Peela Hill
Cross-Bred Leading Flock Averages
Runciman, Allanshaws £1000 (3)
Sutherland, Bogrie £900 (3)
Millar, Crookholm £844 (9)
Edminson, Middle Farm £830 (13)
Haston, Dearham Hall £800 (1)
Muircleugh Partners £730 (5)
Hewson, Burgh Head £725 (2)
Halliday, Linnhead £700 (4)
Bluefaced Leicesters
The pre sale show was in the capable hands of flockmaster Robert Carruthers, Hill Brae who awarded his overall champion to the first prize shearling ram consigned by M/s Anderson, Rowanburnfoot which went onto realise £800.
Topping the sale was the second prize shearling ram consigned from laverhay which made £1,100
Ram Lambs topped at £850 for a sharp lamb consigned from M/s Hall, Baggrah.
Top Prices
Shearling Rams £1,100, £950 Laverhay, £950 West End, £900 (x2) Laverhay, £850, £800 (x2) Southdean, £800 Corstane, Fiddleton Bank End, Heathery Knowe, Woodside, Mid Harrietsfield and Shepherds Cottage
Aged Rams £800, £700, £650, £600 Lawesknowe
Ram Lambs £850 Baggarah, £750 Burgh Head and Glenlaugh, £700 Hill Brae and Glenlaugh, £650 Hill Brae, £550 Burgh Head and Glenlaugh.
Females £450, £360 Holme Head, £350 Mid Harrietsfield, £340 Holme Head
Prize list:
Leicester Shearling 1st – Anderson, Rowanburnfoot £800
2nd – Laverhay Partners, Laverhay £1,100
Leicester Ram Lamb 1st & Champion – Hewson, Burgh Head £550
2nd – Bryson, Grassmillees
Judge – Robert Carruthers, Hill Brae
