Longtown Cheviot Mules Tues 25 Aug 2026
ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF CHEVIOT MULES
Longtown Auction Mart held their annual sale of 10,518 Cheviot Mule and Cheviot Mule bred offspring on Tuesday 25th August 2026.
The sale was kindly sponsored by Tarff Agricultural Merchants.
First of all, the directors, auctioneers and all the staff at C&D Marts thank both purchasers and vendors alike for their continued support. Your presence, time and custom are most definitely appreciated.
The pre-sale show judging was in the capable hands of renowned flock master Mr David Neill, Thornington, Mindrum. David set about the unenviable task with professionalism as he waded through the shearling class finding his first prize shearlings in annual consigners Robert and Hazel McNee, Over Finlarg, Dundee which went onto realise £370.
David then turned to the ewe lamb class and was blown away with the quality put in front of him. After much deliberation he found his first prize lambs in the strongest lambs on he day consigned by another regular consigner Firm of Nesbit Mill, Jedburgh.
PRIZE LIST:
CHEVIOT MULE EWE LAMBS
1ST – Firm of Nisbet Mill, Nisbet Mill £260
2nd – Messrs Beard, Dormansteads £245
3rd – D Carr & Son, Highwood £260
CHEVIOT MULE SHEARLINGS
1st – R McNee, Over Finlarg £370
2nd – IHG Warden, Skelfhill £330
3rd – Messrs Beard, Dormansteads £340
First to the fore where the Cheviot Mule gimmer shearlings which met a full ring of purchasers all eager to purchase high quality gimmers which ensured all the top end sheep where on par if not a touch firmer than last years serious trade. Commercial gimmers met some resistance due to the severe drought in the southern half of the country.
LEADING AVERAGES
CHEVIOT MULE GIMMER SHEARLINGS
J & J Campbell, Wedderlie 45 @ £360.56
R McNee, Over Finlarg 200 @ £342.00
IHG Warden, Skelfhill 141 @ £328.65
Messrs Beard, Dormansteads 39 @ £322.95
W & W Dunlop, Commonside 257 @ £299.71
WJ Murray, Capeverde 79 @ £290.25
W & J Thomson, Howman Grange 39 @ £285.00
J Halliday & Sons, Granton 58 @ £281.29
WW & IL McQuat, Brockhouse 13 @ £280.00
CM Reid, Boreland, Peebles 38 @ £277.76
PJ Armstrong, High Moat (Half-bred) 15 @ £275.00
Leading Prices
Cheviot Mule Shearlings – £380, £370 Over Finlarg, £365, £360 Wedderlie, £350 Over Finlarg, £345, £340 Skelfhill, £340 Commonside, Dormansteads & Over Finlarg, £330 Skelfhill, £325 Over Finlarg, £320 Commonside & Skelfhill.
Next through the ring came the Cheviot Mule ewe lambs which proved exceptional to sell. All classes throughout this section of the sale sold to record rates of return with the sale average breaking £200. Topping the ewe lamb section was the show pen from Peter & Vicky Hedley, Swinside Townfoot, which went onto realise a new centre record of £340. This absolutely stunning run of sheep went on to average a staggering £279.13 which is another centre record. Very well done.
Again, many thanks to all customers from near and far, sponsors and all the hard-working staff at Longtown which make this sale happen. The directors & auctioneers appreciate everybody’s contribution to making this sale such a success.
CHEVIOT MULE EWE LAMBS
P W Hedley, Swinside Townfoot 179 @ £279.13
D Carr & Son, Highwood 50 @ £240.80
WW & IO McQuat & Sons, Brockhouse 141 @ £238.12
H Cockburn & Ptnrs, Kingside 108 @ £228.75
Firm of Nisbet Mill, Nisbet Mill 100 @ £227.20
Mrs C M Reid, Boreland, Peebles 163 @ £226.88
W & B Nichol, Lawston 63 @ £226.67
G D Pate & Sons, Stobshiel Mains 164 @ £220.00
W & J Thomson, Hownam Grange 76 @ £220.00
R & JM Ridley, Ranbeck 179 @ £210.56
R King & Sons, Gospel Hall 317 @ £210.00
Messrs Beard, Dormansteads 158 @ £206.00
EJ Ivinson & Son, Skelling 200 @ £204.20
RM Fishwick, Thornship 97 @ £200.46
Leading Prices
Cheviot Mule Ewe Lambs – £340, £320, £310 Swinside Townfoot, £310 Boreland, £300 Dodgsonstown, £280 Colstons, £280, £275, £270 Swinside Townfoot, £270 Dormansteads, £265 Kingside, £260 Bankhead, Boreland, Nisbet Mill & Highwood, £255 Ranbeck.
A pair of Suffolk cross shearlings topped the cross section at £400 from Seymour House, Texel cross shearlings top at £390 from GG & MA Harrison , Aldermanseat followed closely by a pen of 20 fantastic Texel cross gimmers realising £375 from J & A Coatsworth, Tile Sheds.
CHEVIOT MULE CROSS SHEARLINGS
GG & MA Harrison, Aldermanseat 176 @ £321.31 (Texel x)
RG Kellett, Errington 25 @ £315.00 (Texel x)
J & A Coatsworth, Tilesheds 160 @ £300.38 (Texel x)
I Haldane, Manortoun 4 @ £300.00 (Texel x)
Leading Prices
Texel Cross Cheviot Mule Shearlings – £390 Aldermanseat, £375 Tilesheds, £370, £345 Aldermanseat, £315 Errington, £305 Tilesheds, Swinside Townfoot & Aldermanseat, £300 Tilesheds & Manortoun.
Suffolk Cross Cheviot Mule Shearlings – £400 Seymour House, £285, £275 Longburgh Fauld, £270, £260, £255, £250 Seymour House, £250 Longburgh Fauld.
Cross bred ewe lambs met a two-tier trade, with top end tupping lambs meeting an animated trade regularly sailing past £200. Smaller lambs meeting less demand, selling at store trade.
CHEVIOT MULE CROSS EWE LAMBS
PW Hedley, Swinside Townfoot 60 @ £217.33 (Texel x)
G Smith & Son, West Bolton 264 @ £212.65 (Texel x)
E Tutton, Leapsrigg 22 @ £206.82 (Suffolk x)
I Haldane, Manortoun 30 @ £205.15 (Texel x)
PJ Armstrong, High Moat 60 @ £202.50 (Half-bred)
Messrs Holliday, Cleamire 33 @ £196.67 (Suffolk x)
D Hodgson & Son, Swinhoe North 407 @ £189.34 (Texel x)
Leading Prices
Suffolk Cross Cheviot Mule Ewe Lambs -£255 Shaw Head, £230 Cleamire, £225 Leapsrigg, £200 Cleamire.
Texel Cross Cheviot Mule Ewe Lambs – £230 West Bolton & Swinside Townfoot, £222 Swinhoe North, £220 West Bolton, £218 Swinside Townfoot, £215 Swinhoe North & Manortoun, £210 Swinhoe North.
Half-bred Ewe Lambs – £225, £205 High Moat.
