Longtown Breeding Sheep Wed 14 Oct
C&D Auction marts held their sale of 3,400 breeding sheep of all classes at Longtown on Wednesday 14th October 2026
a seasonal show of breeding sheep sold to a packed ring of potential purchasers.
Incorporated in today’s sale was the entire dispersal of Northumberland bred Blackface ewes consigned from
M/s BD & MS Hope, Mouldy Hills, Canonbie.
This stock of Blackface ewes were a credit to David, Thomas and Harry who have spent decades perfecting their sheep, they really did have to be seen to be appreciated. Topping M/s Hopes dispersal sale was a pen of very bonny Blackie ewe lambs which caught the eye of several stock masters from across the North of England, with the hammer finally going down at £305 to renowned north of England Mule producers and Blackface enthusiasts M/s J Carr & Son, Camphill, Hexham. A further pen of sheep which stood out in todays sale was their top draw of the three crop ewes which were a magnificent pen of sheep, full of breeding and their potential limitless. This wonderful pen of ewes went onto realise £280 to proud Blackface breeders, M/s W & PF Walton Penpeugh, Bardon Mill, Hexham.
The board of directors, Auctioneers and all the staff at C&D Auction Marts wish David, Thomas & Harry all the best for their future ventures.
Topping the Cheviot section was a pen of six seriously well-bred gimmers consigned by M/s A & A Elliot, Hindhope. After frantic telephone and ringside bidding the auctioneer dropped the gavel at a marvellous £550 selling to a telephone bid from M/s McArthur, Arnicle, Campbelltown. This good home also sold a pen of very breedy, stylish ewe lambs to scale the heights of £280 and £260 respecfully all selling to the same purchaser.
Ewe Lambs
Blackface – £305, £200, £185 Moulyhills.
Hill Cheviot – £280, £260 Hindhope, £142 Langhope.
Mule – £210 Mouldyhills, 198, £195 Pitland Hills.
Texel – £165, £150, £142 Buteland
Suffolk x – £130 Bloch, £122 Upperburnmouth Lodge
Gimmers
Hill Cheviot – £550 Hindhope.
Blue Texel – £290, £250, £245 Meikle Dykes.
Mule – £242 Mouldyhills, £225 Dykecrofts.
Texel – £225, £210 Meikle Dykes, £210, £205 Westerlee, £205 Steilston.
North Country Cheviot – £218 Park Farm.
Suffolk – £205 Dykecrofts,
Cheviot Mule – £205 Milsington.
Border Leicester – £200 Mouldyhills.
Blackface – £180, £165 Fieldside, £162 Westerlee.
Herdwick – £140 Easterhouse.
Kerry Hill – £130 Bankhead.
Ewes
Blackface – £280, £265, £255, £250, £240, £230 Mouldyhills.
North Country Cheviot – £225 Low Longlands.
Hill Cheviot – £195 Branxholm Braes, £158 Unthank and Drycleuchlea, £152 Drycleuchlea, £150 Thorniethwaite.
Texel – £178 Brieredge, £175 Low Longlands
Kerry Hill – £152 Bankhead.
Mule – £140 Whitcastles
Swaledale – £138 Carlcroft, £134 West Longridge.
Kendal Rough – £130 Low Greenley Cleugh
Shetland – £96 Whitcastles.
All Enquiries welcome. Please contact our auctioneers or fields personnel who will be pleased to take your calls
John Walton 07880527066
Nick Woodmass 07442246063
Daniel Lynn 07584200489
Norman Douglas 07786366833
Helen Rickard 07741313029
Willie Skilling 07774603103
