Longtown Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D
Auction Marts Ltd held their Great Annual Ram Fair at Longtown on Wednesday 8th October 2025, where a fine entry of 900 rams of all breeds were forward.

Suffolks

A good
entry of Suffolk shearling rams and ram lambs were put before our master judge
Mr Jack Douglas who we thank for his time and expertise. Jack chose his
champion which was the Suffolk Lamb consigned by Snab Farm which later went
under the hammer to realise £800. Shearlings prove to be in strong demand as
purchasers turns to stretch a power throughout their pickings.

Top
Prices

Suffolk
Shearling Rams £1,800
Kinning Hall, £1,600 Allanshaws, £1,350 Kinning Hall, £1,200 Guards Mill and
Crumhaugh Hill, £1,100 Kinning Hall, Riddings Hill and Rockhome, £1,000 (x3)
North House, £1,000 (x2) Crumhaugh Hill, £1,000 Allanshaws, Rockhome, Kinning
Hall,

Suffolk
Ram Lambs £800 (x2) The Snab, £700 Shawhead, £600
Maulscastle, Upper Brydekirk and Snab Farm, £550 Maulscastle and Snab Farm,
£500 Lesson Hall

Prize list:

Suffolk Shearling         1st–
Denby, Riddings Hill £1,100

                                    2nd – Bell, Kinning Hall £1,350

                                    3rd – Hepburn, North House £1,000

Suffolk Ram Lamb       1st & Champion – Snab Farm £800

                                    2nd – & Reserve Champion – Snab Farm £600

                                    3rd – Jackson, Maulscastle £600

Judge –
Jack Douglas, Cambeck Hill

Leading Flock Averages

Suffolk Shearlings

Bell, Kinning Hall                       £1230
(5)

Runciman, Allanshaws              £1166
(3)

Smith, Crumhaugh Hill               £1012
(4)

Hepburn, North House               £835
(10)

Beattie, Guards Mill                   £800
(5)

Walton, Rockhome                    £775
(6)

Denby, Riddings Hill                  £730
(5)

McKellar, Ellary Place                £723
(3) two shears

Suffolk Ram Lamb

Robertson, Shawhead               £700
(1)

Snab Farm                                £687
(4)

Jackson, Maulscastle                £575
(2)

Texels

Texel
rams sold to a buoyant trade throughout topping at £3,500 for a ram lamb
consigned by M/s Bell, Kirkton. Judging of the pre sale
show was left in the capable hands of Mr James Latimer, Causey View, who took his
time giving each consigner his full attention. After some deliberation he chose
his overall champion in the first prized Texel shearling ram consigned by Richard
& Chris Thornton, Cornhills which went under the hammer later in the day to
realise £2,100. Likewise the Suffolk trade customers look for power and
carcasses proving top end of shearling selling with great ease.

Top
Prices

Texel
Shearlings £2,100,
£1,800 Cornhills, £1,600 (x2) Becks, £1,600 Errington and Craigdarroch, £1,500
Kinning Hall and Craigdarroch, £1,400 (x2) Errington, £1,400 Becks, £1,300
Arkleby House, £1,200 (x2) Errington, £1,200 Merkland, Allanshaws,
Craigdarroch, Thornhills, Mainside and Westerhouse.

Texel
Lambs £3,500,
£1,100 (x3), £1,000 (x2) Kirkton, £1,000 Raefield, £950 Arkleby Hall, £920
Cubby Hill, £900 (x2) Kirkton, £900 Raefield and Arkleby House.

Prize
list:

Texel
Shearling           1st & Champion
– Thornton, Cornhills £2,100

                                    2nd – Thornton, Cornhills £2,800

                                    3rd – Kellett, Errington £1,600

Texel
Ram Lamb          1st & Reserve Champion
– Bell, Kirkton £3,500

                                    2nd –Bell, Kirkton  £1,100

                                    3rd – Wilkinson, Arkleby House £900

Judge
– James Latimer, Causey View

Leading Flock Averages

Texel Shearlings

Thornton, Cornhills                    £1271
(7)

Robertson, Becks                      £1216
(6)

Kellett, Errington                       £1166
(9)

Graham, Craigdarrock               £1150
(6)

Hambleton, Merkland                £1138
(3)

Runciman, Allanshaws              £1066
(3)

Wilkinson, Arkleby House          £975
(4)

Bell, Kirkton                              £966
(3)

Smith, Crumhaugh Hill               £941
(12)

Teward, New View                    £937
(4)

Bell, Kinninghall                        £921
(7)

Batty & Hall, Westerhouse         £837
(8)

Oliver, High Brae                       £835
(10)

Weir, Mainside                          £825
(6)

Texel Ram Lamb

Bell, Kirkton                              £1238
(9)

Wilkinson, Arkleby House          £767
(10)

Bell, Raefield                            £735
(4)

Byers, Cubby Hill                      £700
(2)

Hewson, Burgh Head                £652
(5)

Woodmass, Harene                   £650
(3)

Carruthers, Peela Hill                £583
(2)

Teward, New View                    £533
(9)

Cross bred and other Continental rams

Cross
bred and other continental rams proved to be a select trade, powerful rams
carrying plenty of presence were the pick of the day with numerous reaching
over £1,000 per head.  Smaller end of rams harder to place with purchasers
looking for power and weight.

The
pre sale show was under the command of Mr Sam Wilson, Warkshaugh, Hexham who
had a very difficult job infront of him. After much deliberation Sam found his
stand out champion in a very scopey Texel cross Beltex shearling ram consigned
by M/s Millar, Crookholm which later went under the hammer to realise the top
price of the day at £1,600  

Prize
list:

Beltex/Crossbred
Shearling    1st & Champion – Millar,
Crookholm £1,600

                                                2nd – Sutherland, Bogrie £1,000

                                                3rd – Hall, Horsley Hill

Judge – Sam Wilson, Warkshaugh Farm

Top
Prices

Aged
Rams

Charollais
– £750 Lucemains

Charollais
x – £550 Raise Lodge

Roussin
– £450 Cubby Hill

Shearling
Rams

Texel
x Beltex – £1,650, £1,600 Crookholm, £1,00, £800 Bogrie,
£700 (x2) Crookholm

Beltex
x Texel £1,150, £1,000, £950, £900 Middle Farm, £850
Linnhead, £800 (x5), £750 Middle Farm, £750 Linnhead

Suffolk
x – £1,100, £950 (x2) Allanshaws

Texel
x Suffolk – £950, £750, £700 Muircleugh

Texel
x Charollais – £900 Bogrie

Charollais
x Suffolk – £900 Kinning Hall

Berrichon
– £900 Lucemains

Dutch
Texel – £900 Swinside Townfoot, £620 Riggshield

Blue
Texel x – £800, £750 Dearham Hall

Beltex
x – £800 (x2) Horsley Hill, £800 Corstane, £750
(x2), £700 Horsley Hill, £700 Lucemains, £650 Horsely Hill and Corstane, £600
(x2) Horsley Hill.

Texel
x – £750, £600 Park Nook,

Charollais £750 Lesson Hall and Great Tosson, £720 Thackwood, £700 Great Tosson, £650
Thackwood

Texel
x Leicester – £750 Swinside Townfoot, £650, £600
(x2), £550 (x2) Howard House

Suffolk
x Texel – £700 (x2), £650 Blackadder Mains, £650 Park
Nook, £620 Blackadder Mains

Beltex – £700 Great Tosson, £600 Arkleby House, £550 Lucemains and Great Tosson

Suffolk
x Beltex – £700 Park Nook

Dutch
Spotted – £600 Rigghead, £420 Fairfield

Blue
Texel – £580 Maulscastle, £500 Whitesyke

Beltex
x Charollais – £550, £450 Lesson Hall

Leicester
x Texel – £550, £500 Windyhill

Millenium
Blue – £550 Bridgestone

Charollais
x Beltex – £480 Lucemains

Ram
Lambs

Beltex
x Charollais – £780, £550, £500 Raise Lodge

Charollais
– £780, £550 Raise Lodge

Texel
x Charollais – £600 Raise Lodge

Blue
Texel – £400 Upper Brydekirk

Roussin
– £380, £320 x2 Chestnut Cottage

Texel
x Beltex – £350 Kirkhope Steading

Beltex
– £300, Peela Hill

Cross-Bred Leading
Flock Averages

Runciman, Allanshaws                          £1000
(3)

Sutherland, Bogrie                                £900
(3)

Millar, Crookholm                                  £844
(9)

Edminson, Middle Farm                         £830
(13)

Haston, Dearham Hall                           £800
(1)

Muircleugh Partners                              £730
(5)

Hewson, Burgh Head                            £725
(2)

Halliday, Linnhead                                 £700
(4)

Bluefaced
Leicesters

The pre
sale show was in the capable hands of flockmaster Robert Carruthers, Hill Brae
who awarded his overall champion to the first prize shearling ram consigned by
M/s Anderson, Rowanburnfoot which went onto realise £800.

Topping
the sale was the second prize shearling ram consigned from laverhay which made
£1,100

Ram
Lambs topped at £850 for a sharp lamb consigned from M/s Hall, Baggrah.  

Top
Prices

Shearling
Rams £1,100, £950 Laverhay, £950 West End, £900
(x2) Laverhay, £850, £800 (x2) Southdean, £800 Corstane, Fiddleton Bank End,
Heathery Knowe, Woodside, Mid Harrietsfield and Shepherds Cottage

Aged
Rams £800, £700, £650, £600 Lawesknowe

Ram
Lambs £850 Baggarah, £750 Burgh Head and Glenlaugh,
£700 Hill Brae and Glenlaugh, £650 Hill Brae, £550 Burgh Head and Glenlaugh.

Females £450, £360 Holme Head, £350 Mid Harrietsfield, £340 Holme Head

Prize
list:

Leicester
Shearling     1st – Anderson, Rowanburnfoot
£800

                                    2nd – Laverhay Partners, Laverhay £1,100

Leicester
Ram Lamb   1st & Champion – Hewson,
Burgh Head £550

                                    2nd – Bryson, Grassmillees

Judge – Robert Carruthers, Hill Brae