Store Sheep Tues 28 July 2026
C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of 2,766 store lambs at Longtown on Tuesday 28th July 2026.
More store lambs on offer with the majority being new year project as the dry weather looks to have been take effect. Very short of stronger short keep lambs on offer.
Topping the sale was an impressive pen of Beltex cross lambs from KM & SL Preston, Pallet Hill Barn, Penrith realising £162.
Store Lambs
Beltex– £162 Pallet Hill, £146 Morwood Farm
Hill Cheviot– £140 Catslackburn
Suffolk – £138 Catslackburn, £132 Hepplehill, £130 Monklaw, £130 Grainhead, £126 Catslackburn
Dutch Spotted– £129 The Mark
Mule– £129 Craig Douglas, £129, £115 Allensgreen, £113 Shankston
Romney– £122 Riverside
Cheviot Mule– £116 Catslackburn
North Country Cheviot– £115 Monklaw
Blackface– £94 Reddis Hall
Herdwick– £94 Rainors Farm
Tup Lamb
Texel– £142 Geltsdale
Suffolk– £118 Carruthers Farm
Dutch Spotted– £106 Solway Bank
Feeding ewes in very big demand with very few on offer. Many more needed in the weeks to come to satisfy purchasers requirements.
Feeding Ewes
Texel– £205 Partridge Ghyll, £174 Ridley Farm, £160 Ridley Farm
Suffolk– £190 Partridge Ghyll
Mule– £182, £170 Partridge Ghyll
Cheviot Mule– £162 Ridley Farm
Herdwick– £148 Rainors Farm
Blackface– £130 Partridge Ghyll
Hill Cheviot– £92 Parkhill
Cast Rams
Blackface– £108 Partridge Ghyll
