Longtown Primestock Thur 29 Oct 26
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,544 sheep comprising of 5,012 prime lambs and 3,532 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 29th October 2026.
PRIME LAMBS
A larger and better show of 5,012 prime lambs forward, all classes met improved rates of return looking well sold. The prices speak for themselves as Longtown handles numbers with ease.
Trade looking like it will at least maintain these rates of return if not another increase is on the horizon. Keep the numbers coming for premium returns.
Top price per head of £285 For Texel lambs from J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso with top price per kilo of 431p for Beltex lambs shown by AC Fotheringham, Ballinloan, Dunkeld.
Overall average 337.5p (SQQ 347.8p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Texel £285, £260, £240 Roxburgh Mains, £230 Tercrosset, £220 Kirkton & Marygate.
Suffolk £262, £210, £199 Roxburgh Mains, £196 St Johns Kirk, £192 Roxburgh Mains, £189 St Johns Kirk, £185 Guardsmill.
Beltex £199 Cumcrook, £198 Burnfoot Hill, £197, £194 Ballinloan, £194 Burnfoot Hill, £189 Cumcrook & Ballinloan.
Charollais £194 Tinnishall, £190 Westhills.
Lleyn £186, £162 The Height.
Mule £182, £171 Grindon Hill, £169 Pitland Hills, £168 Finniness & Grindon Hill.
North Country Cheviot £180 South Bogbain.
Dutch Texel £176, £175, £172, £170 Westhills.
Blackface £160 Hole Farm, £152 Blackford, £148 Pitland Hills, £147.50 Hole Farm.
Dutch Spotted £157 Hunley.
Cheviot £154 Townfields, £153 Blackford, £149 Earlside, £148 Skelfhill.
Easycare £148 Burnside & Clachan Mor, £147 West Mains of Kinbletmont, £146 High Trewhitt.
Hampshire £147 Nethertofts, £143 Steel Hall.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex 431p, 420p Ballinloan, 413p Howard House, 411p Gillahill, 410p Ballinloan, 407p, 404p East House.
Texel 419p Roxburgh Mains, 412p Woodhouse, 407p Lingey Field, 402p Glen Stables, 400p Kirkton, 395p Gillahill, 392p The Height.
Dutch Texel 409p, 397p Westhills.
Suffolk 391p Roxburgh Mains, 365p Heugh, 361p Coiliamy & Clatequoy, 360p Coiliamy.
Cheviot 386p Wattanon Croft, 371p Cottage, 362p Byers, 358p Cottage.
Shetland 376p Wattanon Croft.
Dutch Spotted 365p Hunley.
Easycare 353p Edingarioch, 345p Monellie, 338p Mossfennan.
Lleyn 352p The Height, 350p Bonnyrigg, 342p The Height.
Charollais 350p Outer Huntly, 350p, 346p Westhills, 343p Thackwood, 335p Highwood.
Hampshire 348p Steel Hall.
Herdwick 338p Farlam Hill.
Cheviot Mule 333p Corriehills & Priesthaugh, 327p Nethertofts, 324p Highwood.
Blackface 332p Blackford, 329p, 328p Craigens, 320p Larg.
North Country Cheviot 330p Bradley, 323p Earlside.
Mule 323p Finniness, 321p Ettrickshaws, 320p Heugh, 319p Hole Farm, 318p Grindon Hill.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A smaller show of 3,532 cast ewes and rams forward met another animated trade from start to finish. More Continental ewse are wanted on a weekly basis to satisfy customer demand.
Heavy ewes sold to a top of £280 for Texels from CD Scott, Falla, Jedburgh.
Lightweight ewes sold to a top of £172 for Cheviots from J Halliday & Sons, Springwells, Lockerbie.
Rams peaked at £285 for Texels from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.
More ewes continue to be keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand. If you have any prime stock to go, please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers and fields personnel who will be please to take your calls
Heavy ewes
Texel £280 Falla, £272 Beckfoot, £258, £255 Hallburn Croft, £252 Beckfoot, £250 Laughtmuirside, Hallburn Croft & Lagganpark.
Dutch Spotted £248 Broomhillbank.
Bluefaced Leicester £235 Hawthorn Bank.
Suffolk £218 Beckfoot, £212 South Bells Hill, £210 Nethertofts, £205 Beckfoot, £200 Newbiggin.
North Country Cheviot £208 Dalmakethar, £205 Beckfoot, £200 Ballinloan, £192 Clatequoy & Dalmakethar.
Blue Texel £208 Maidencots.
Mule £198 Maidencots, £190 Beckfoot, £188 Hensol, £188, £185 Bog House, £180 Coolingel.
Charollais £195 Beckfoot & Cooilingel.
Beltex £190 Hensol.
Romney £178 Marygate.
Light ewes
Cheviot £172 Springwells, £156 West Deloraine, £138 Elsdonburn, Toftholm, Bradley & Ballinloan.
Blackface £160 Townfields, £142 Toft House, £138 Low Old Shields, £130 Bog House, Lagganpark & Clova.
Lleyn £148, £110 Kilnknowe Cottage.
Easycare £144 Cooilingel, £135 Clachan Mor, £132 Edingarioch, £130 Clachan Mor.
Swaledale £116 Homilton, £112 Clova, £96 Morley Hill, £94 Longlea.
Shetland £105 High Croft House.
Herdwick £100 Hartree Mill.
Rams
Texel £285, £280 Kirkton, £240 Sharplaw, £235 Laughtmuirside, £230 Falla.
Bluefaced Leicester £235 Morley Hill, £220 Mains.
Suffolk £220, £210 Falla.
Blue Texel £210 Tercrosset.
North Country Cheviot £205 Horse Holme, £200 Clatequoy.
Cheviot £205 Commonside.
Beltex £170 Gillesbie, £165 High Floweryhirst.
Blackface £165 Toft House, £160 Chapel, £150 Laughtmuirside.
Easycare £165 Clachan Mor, £158 Cooilingel.
Romney £148 Cliftencote, £148, £135 Trefrank.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 386.0p (352.6p)
Standard to 413.0p (351.3p)
Medium to 431.0p (346.8p)
Heavy to 410.0p (328.6p)
Overweight to 419.0p (323.1p)
Ewes
Light to £172.00 (£107.51)
Heavy to £280.00 (£150.11)
Rams to £285.00 (£136.54)
CAST COWS & OTMS’S
Please note next sale Thursday 5th November, please advise entries at your earliest convenience.
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
