Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward 7,891 store lambs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 21st October 2025.
Lambs of all classes maintain last week’s high rate of returns despite the dip in fat trade. A much larger show of store lambs forward met be new faces around ring side. Topping the sale was a fantastic Texel cross lamb realising £141 from S & SL Phillips, Netherhill.
Feeding sheep in short supply with a smaller show on offer, many more needed each week to fulfil demand.
A massive Thank you to Norman Douglas, Catslackburn Farm for travelling down and judging the Cheviot show of store lambs.
Pen of SCC cheviot Store Lambs
1st – £112 Randall, Drycleughlea
2nd – £104 Warden, Skelfhill
3rd – £108 Halliday, Granton
Pen of NCC Cheviot Store Lambs
1st- £108 Wilson, Newbank
2nd - £107 Anderson, Priesthaugh
3rd- £120 Laing, Twislehope
Store Lambs
Texel - £141 Netherhill, £140 Hallrule Mill, £137 Mid Banks, £136 Horsley Hill, £136 Newbigging Farm, £135 Newton Cottages, £134 South Hermitage, £133 Hallrule Mill, £130 Netherhill, £130 Westerhouses, £129 Newbigging Farm
Lleyn- £105 Cockcroft, £100 Chester Farms, £84 Chester Farms
Badger Face - £88 The Park
Kendal Rough - £68, £54 The Park
Beltex - £140 Buteland, £130 Causey View, £”128 Leahill, (x3) £117 Buteland, £116 Causey View, £115 Morwood, £114 White Knowe
Suffolk - £131 High House, £128 Hallrule Mill, £125 Greenhead Farm, £123 Twislehope, £121 Tarrasfoot
Mule- £120 Culfargie Estate, £120 Causey View, £114 hareshaw, £108 Craiglearen, £108 Orthwaite Hall, £105 High House, £102 Greensburn, £101 Mains, £100 Hareshaw
Cheviot Mule - £118 Gillesbie Farms, £115 Dodgsonstown, £115 Moss Side, £114 Culfargie Estate, £113 Moss Side, £105 Horsley Hill, £104 Mains, £103 Hareshaw, £102 Hareshaw
North Country Cheviot - £130 Braxholm Braes, £122 Gillesbie Farms, £120 Twislehope, £115 Priesthaugh, £112 Dryleuchlea, £110 Craiglearan, £110 Mount Benger, £108 Rowhope, £108 Granton, £108 Sorbie, £108 Newbank
Blackface - £116 Upper Breccoes, £104 Brieredge Farm, £89 Hareshaw, £88 Laverhay, £87 West Deanraw, £87 Upperburnmouth, £86 Hareshaw, £86 Little Larg, £86 Collin Bank, £84 Hoscote Estate, £83 Westhotbank, £82 Brieredge Farm
Charollais - £122 Jethart, £112 Newbigging Farm, £101 Bayles Farm
Blue Faced Leicester- £70 Hareshaw
Herdwick - £106 Weeds Farm, £104 High House, £86 Bayles Farm, £82 Half Mark, £74 Hen Moss, £50 Low Bridge End
Dutch Spotted - £94 Low Brooms, £80 Waterhead.
Hampshire- £106 Easterburn, £80 Crailloch
Easycare- £100 Hareshaw, £85 Alnham, £72 Alnham, £70 Crailloch
Valais Blacknose- £82 Bayles Farm
Zwartble- £88 Moor Farm
Romney - £116, £108 Cockcroft
Soya- £101 Eriff Estates
Ryeland- £88 Easterburn
Kerry Hill- £70 Nether Harsley Farm
Mil Blue- £100, £90 Bonawe Farm
Tup Lambs
Texel - £126 Mosshill, £122 Gartnagrenach, £118 Low Old Shield, £110 High Hermitage, £110 The Burrows, £108 Newbigging, £107 Low Old Shield
Beltex - £82 Mosshill
Cross - £106 Newbigging, £100 Low Old Shield, £98 Greensburn, £96 Newbigging, £94 High Hermitage
Suffolk - £108 Shankfieldhead, £102 Mossview, £101 Hepplehill, £92 Eskdalemuir
Blackface - £98 Toftholm, £80 Sidlaw, £78 Alnham, £74 Sidlaw, £70 West Deanraw, £66 Westhotbank
Cheviot - £114 Branxholm, £112 Castlecrawford, £90 Swinside Farming, £90 The Shaw, £87 Branxholm
Badger Face- £70 Rainors Farm
Herdwick- £96 Mossview, £82 Rainors Farm, £76 Bayles
Easycare - £80 Main Hill, £78 Alnham
Romney - £104 Low Old Shield
A larger show of feeding sheep forward seen to high rate of return. More needed each week to fulfil demand.
Feeding Ewes
Texel – (X2) £130 Netherhill, £110 Beckstones, £108 Culfargie Estate, £108 Beckstones
Cross - £114 Bainbridge Farm, £110 Netherhill, £110 High Hermitage, £98 Brieredge
Cheviot - £92 Westerhall, £72 Craiglearen, £70 Westerhall, £66 Dunach
Suffolk - £100 Hareshaw
Cheviot Mule - £78 Brieredge Farm
Blackface - £106 The Park, £106 Hareshaw, £74 Ramseycleugh, £74 Frankley Den, £69 Brieredge, £69 Markdhu, £67 Greensburn, £66 Markdhu
Swaledale - £66 Donkin Rigg
Rams
Suffolk- £120 Bainbridge Farm
Blackface- £100 Merkland Farm
Longtown Ram Report
The end of season ram sale saw a full ringside of buyers eager to purchase
Topping the sale was a cracking Texel shearling consigned by Neil Elliot, Duke Street, realising £940. Followed by £880 and £600 from the same good home.
Travelled rams from Caithness hit the top spot in the NCC section, £500 from H H & A Swanson, Tister, and a run of rams from G Cormack & Son, Wester Dunnet avg £320.
Beltex's peaked at £460 for a super ram consigned by A J & M Sanith, Great Tosson.
Ram lambs sold to £260 for a smart Texel from A Carruthers & Sons, Peela Hill, followed by £160.
Leading prices per head for shearlings-
Texel - £720, £700 Great Tosson, £650 Oaklands, £580, Crumhaughhill, £520, £500 Duke Street.
Beltex - £350, £300 Great Tosson, £340, £300 Whitecairn Farm Ltd.
BFL - £320, £280 West Cocklaw, £280 Southdean Lodge.
Blue Texel - £310, £280 (2) Meikle Dykes.
Belt X Tex - £320, £300 Whitecairn Farm Ltd.
Tex X Chv - £420 Catslackburn.
Aberfield X Tex - £320 Duke Street.
Suffolk - £320 Catslackburn, £300 (2 shr), £200 Standish Hall Gardens, £280 Howahill.
Cheviot - £320, £300 Drycleuchlea
