Longtown Primestock Thursday 04 June 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 6,957 sheep comprising of 1,453 spring lambs, 2,463 hoggs and 3,041 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 4th June 2026.
NEW SEASON SPRING LAMBS
A much larger entry of 1,453 spring lambs sold to serious rates of return and vendors are urged to get through lambs and sell when the trade is on fire.
Heavy lambs were the trade of the day being way short of purchaser requirements. All classes of lambs are sold to vendor advantage and numbers are required on a weekly basis as more processors make the move form hoggs to lambs.
Top price per head of £292 for Texel lambs shown HM Martindale, The Land, Ecclefechan who also had others to £288
Top per kilo of 522p for Suffolks from Highfield Farming, Knock, Duns who also had others to 518ppk.
Another highlight of the sale was the annual consignment of 500 outstanding, very well finished Suffolk cross lambs consigned by M/s Barbour, Carsegowen, New Abbey. Topping at £284 for a pair of 59kg lambs and achieving an average of £228 and 47kg.
Lambs are in unprecedented demand and the trade is not to be over looked and should be taken advantage of. For all further enquiries please do not hesitate our team of auctioneers and fields personnel who will be delighted to take your calls and assist in the marketing of your livestock to realise their full potential.
Overall average 474.8p (SQQ 473.0p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Texel £292, £288 The Land, £285 Baurch & Knock, £270 The Land, £268 Kimmeter Green & Baurch.
Suffolk £290 South Bogbain, £285 Westend, £284 Carsegowan, £280 The Land, £274 South Bogbain.
Hampshire £246 Barnhill Mews.
Mule £232 Shawhill.
Zwartble £220 Holmlea, £211 Hartbush.
Blue Texel £207 Slealandsburn.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Suffolk 522p Knock, 508p Westend, 500p Carsegowan, 499p Drumburn, 495p Knock, 492p Carsegowan.
Texel 518p Knock, 508p Newtonhill, 498p, 496p Knock, 496p Cambeckhill.
Charollais 471p Pasture House.
Blue Texel 467p Leapsrigg, 450p Slealandsburn.
Mule 464p Shawhill.
Hampshire 455p, 439p Barnhill Mews.
Dutch Spotted 454p Leapsrigg.
PRIME HOGGS
A larger entry of 2,463 prime hoggs forward to an increased ring of purchasers.
Heavy hoggs sold to unseen biblical rates of return being the dearest ever recorded. Well fleshed export hoggs sold to recent high rates of return whilst smaller light weight hoggs saw some resistance.
Lean hoggs sold to realisation. Under finished hoggs are a difficult commodity to market in a prime sale.
Many more heavy hoggs and well finished export hoggs can be sold to vendor advantage and are keenly sought after for next weeks sale.
Top price of £282 for Texel hoggs from I W Buchan Overton of Knaven, Aberdeen with top per kilo of 573p for Texels from M & W Fotheringham, Drumcairn, Perth.
Overall average 403.1p (SQQ 395.2p)
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel £282 Overton of Knaven, £280 Newtonhill, £278 Knock & Drumcairn, £275 Newtonhill, £275, £270 Drumcairn.
Blue Texel £278, £261 Marchbank, 252 Newtonhill.
Cheviot Mule £276 Newtonhill, £260 South Bogbain.
Charollais £275 Haas Grove.
Suffolk £270 Overton of Knaven, £268 Whitelumbs, £265 North House Cottage, £262 Newtonhill & Grindon Hill.
Cheviot £265 North House, £246 Newtonhill & South Bogbain, £240 Newtonhill.
Beltex £258 Heathery Hall, £235 Drumreach, £232, £230 Heathery Hall.
Lleyn £252 South Bogbain, £240 Newtonhill.
Herdwick £236 South Bogbain.
Dutch Spotted £242 Kilry Lodge, £240 Overton of Knaven & Lowry Gardens.
Blackface £244 Lowry Gardens, £235 South Bogbain.
Mule £265 Overton of Knaven, £255 Pasture House, £250 Newtonhill & Sykehead.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Texel 573p, 545p Drumcairn, 473p Knock & Overton of Knaven, 472p Galleyweay.
Beltex 522p Heathery Hall, 495p Newtonhill, 485p Galleywreay, 479p Drumreach, 473p Heathery Hall.
Blue Texel 475p Newtonhill, 466p Marchbank.
Suffolk 465p Overton of Knaven, 464p South Bogbain, 455p Newtonhill, 454p Overton of Knaven.
Cheviot 455p South Bogbain, 443p Blackrigg, 435p Mallsgate Hall, 432p Heathery Hall.
Mule 455p Sykehead, 431p Muirside.
Blackface 435p Lowry Gardens, 425p Pasture House, 424p, 420p Heathery Hall.
Cheviot Mule 432p Newtonhill, 426p South Bogbain, 423p Fearn.
Dutch Spotted 431p Newtonhill.
Herdwick 380p South Bogbain, 371p Westhills, 366p Drumreach.
Swaledale 376p New Hummerbecks, 362p Pasture House.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A much larger show of 3,041 cast ewes and rams forward, to the same ring of competitive purchasers.
Heavy ewes proved slightly harder to cash albeit still a good trade, whilst light weight ewes maintained recent weeks high rates of return. Numbers will subside and will be sought after for the next four to five weeks of trading. Again please contact your auctioneers and fields personnel for all further enquiries who will be pleased to take your calls.
Texel ewes sold to a top of £350 from MJ Lawson, Pasture House, Wigton.
Cheviot ewes selling to £168 from T Mackenzie, Drumreach, Inverness and E Astley, West Stobs Wood, Morpeth.
Rams topped at £315 for a Texels from Highfield Farming, Knock, Duns.
Heavy ewes
Texel £350 Pasture House, £325 Hazel Head, £322 Woodside of Chapelton, £295, £285 Red Hills, £280 Beckfoot.
Beltex £250 Tercrosset, £235 Solway House, £225 Red Hills.
Suffolk £245 The Land, £235 Smailholm Mains, £230 Beckfoot, £228 South Bogbain, £225 Thackwood.
Cheviot Mule £238 Beckfoot, £200 Smailholm Mains.
Charollais £236 Beckfoot, £228, £225 Thackwood, £222 Chaseside.
North Country Cheviot £235 Smailholm Mains, £198 Whiteknowe, £195 Chaseside.
Blue Texel £235 South Bogbain.
Zwartble £212 Evertown.
Mule £208 Beckfoot, £198 Whitelumbs & Lingey Field, £188 Broomhills, £186 High Croft House, £185 Pasture House.
Goat £200 Woodcroft.
Light ewes
Cheviot £168 Drumreach & West Stobs Wood, £162, £160 Drumreach, £160 Sibster Burn & Orchard Terrace, £158 Drumreach & Upper Tinwald.
Easycare £160 Peddar Hill, £158 Broomhills, £152 Dunnichen.
Blackface £150 Upper Tinwald, £146 Drumreach, £138 South Bogbain, £136 Burnfoot & Sykehead.
Kerry Hill £146 Beckfoot.
Swaledale £134 Spoutbank, £132 Park House, £130 Red Hills & Peat Gap.
Herdwick £132 North House, Findynate Estate & Drumreach.
Rams
Texel £315 Knock, £308 Cleuchhead, £308 Knock.
Charollais £260, £238 Beckfoot.
Blue Texel £238 Marchbank.
Suffolk £235 Solway House, £225 Binks, £215 Inshes.
Hampshire £218 Newseat of Tolquhon.
Cheviot £195 Hopsrigg, £190 Binks.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 471.0p (450.3p)
Standard to 508.0p (466.2p)
Medium to 490.0p (474.0p)
Heavy to 522.0p (478.8p)
Overweight to 518.0p (469.9p)
Hoggs
Light to 355.0p (296.3p)
Standard to 451.0p (385.4p)
Medium to 497.0p (413.6p)
Heavy to 475.0p (422.9p)
Ewes
Light to £168.00 (£119.77)
Heavy to £350.00 (£182.97)
Rams to £315.00 (£219.65)
CAST COWS
A smaller offering of cows sold to a top of £2,070 for an Angus shown by Tanlawhill Farming, Lyneholm, Langholm.
Please contact your auctioneers or fields personnel for further enquiries:
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Nick Woodmass 07442 246 063
Sam Hogg 07584 207 323
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
