Longtown Prime Stock Thursday 21 May 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 10,067 sheep comprising of 201 spring lambs, 5,102 hoggs and 4,406 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 21st May 2026.
NEW SEASON SPRING LAMBS
An increased entry of 201 spring lambs met a fast-selling trade with more firms actively looking for lambs.
Top price per head of £228 for Suffolk lambs from A Hambleton, Merkland, Thornhill.
Top per kilo of 532p for Texel lambs shown by C Saunders, Mansfield Cottage, Rigg.
Overall average 458.2p (SQQ 479.6p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Suffolk £228 Merkland, £221, £214 North Cowshaw, £214 Burnside & Low Northsceugh, £212 High Croft House.
Hampshire £223 Barnhill Mews.
Zwartble £220, £204 Holmlea.
Texel £217, £216 Zetland, £213 Guardsmill, £212 Low Northsceugh, £209 Shandford.
Charollais £216 Hundalee House.
Beltex £214 Slealandsburn.
Dutch Spotted £207 Snab.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Texel 532p Mansfield Cottage, 524p, 507p Burnside, 500p Zetland, 485p Kilnhill.
Suffolk 507p Shandford, 490p High Croft House, 482p Grindon Hill, 481p High Croft House, 476p Low Northsceugh.
Charollais 490p, 483p Hundalee House.
Dutch Spotted 470p Snab.
Beltex 465p Slealandsburn.
PRIME HOGGS
Another good entry of 5,102 prime hoggs forward took a lift in trade again as buyers looked for Quarbani hoggs with well fleshed hoggs in huge demand.
Top price of £275 for Beltex hoggs from Easter Balgillo and a top per kilo of 513p per kilo for Beltex from Z. Rennie, Muiryfold.
Overall Average 419.8ppk (SQQ 432.3p)
Principal prices (Per head)
Beltex– £275, £266, £261, £258, £240 Easter Balgillo, £240 Hallhill
Texel– £272, £270, £268, £258 St Johns Kirk, £256 East Raffles
Suffolk x– £270, £258 Lough House, £250 Galleywreay, £248 Hillview, £242 Hallees
Bleu Du Main– £252 Brawliemuir
Hill Cheviot– £240 Cross Rigg, £217 Easter Balgillo, £216 Tosson Glebe, £214 Ireshope Plains, £213 Tosson Glebe
Dutch Spotted– £236 North Field
North Country Cheviot– £234 High Green Hill, £232 Cairness, £222 South Bogbain, £218 Cairness, £217 St Johns Kirk.
Mule– £232 Hillview, £212 Mount Farm, £210 Finniness, £209 West Newlands, £204 Cross Rigg.
Leicester– £232, £220 Cairness, £214 Camphill, £212 Mains.
Charollais– £227 Hundalee
Dorset– £220 Hallrule, £171, £170 Trefrank
Blackface– £215 Cairness, £210 Heathery Hall, £207 Cairness, £202 Toft House, £200 Broomhills.
Zwartbles– £214 Evertown
Cheviot Mule– £212 Evertown, £209 Cairness, £202 Preston Tilery, £201 Cross Rigg and Cairness, £200 Evertown
Half-bred– £200 Langdyke
Jacob– £193 Ireshope Plains
Valais Blacknose– £184 Achaurole Mains
Herdwick– £182 Preston Tilery, £178 Moss House, £168 Westernhopeburn, £165 Ireshope Plains.
Swaledale– £182 Morley Hill, £169 Nunscleugh, £167 Pasture House, £164 Newbiggin
Kendal Rough– £165 Dairy Barn Farm
Hampshire – £162 Cassington
Shetland– £155 Fairmuir
Easy Care – £146 Easter Denhead, £137 Burnside.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex– 513p Muiryfold, 510.3p Broomhills, 490p East Raffles, 486.4p Broomhills, 467p Moss House
Texel– 480p High Priorscales, 474p, 473.3p East Raffles, 468.3p Hallees, 466p East Raffles, 465.7p Newtonhill
Cheviot– 480p Tosson Glebe, 470p Mallsgate Hall, 466.7p Crosscleugh, 459p Tosson Glebe
Blackface– 462.5p Moss House & Heathery Hall, 450p Taylor Drive & Ireshope Plains, 447.5p Dairy Barn
North Country Cheviot– 454.8p St Johns Kirk, 389p South Bogbain, 377p High Green Hill, 368p St Johns Kirk
Suffolk x– 453p Hallees, 447.7p Syke Head, 447.5p Moss House & St Johns Kirk, 436.4p Broomhills, 431.9p Cross rigg
Herdwick-445.9p Ireshope Plains, 424p Moss House, 420p Westernhopeburn
Dutch Spotted– 445.2p Newtonhill
Mule– 438.5p Syke Head, 436p St Johns Kirk, 435p Westbold, 431.7p Newtonhill, 425p Cross Rigg
Cheviot Mule– 437p Cross Rigg, 433p Cassington, 431.8p Cross Rigg, 420.8p Preston Tillery
Hampshire– 426p Cassington
Badgerface– 420.7p Ireshope Plains
Jacob– 419.6p Ireshope Plains
Charollais– 418.9p Wasdale
Easy Care-416p, 402.9p Burnside, 396.4p Denhead
Swaledale– 412p Nunscleugh, 407.3p Pasture House, 377.8p Westernhopeburn
Dorset– 407.1p, 395.3p Trefrank
Bleu Du Main– 387.7p Brawliemuir
Half Bred– 384.6p Langdyke
Border Leicester– 375p Camphill, 346.5p Newbiggin Farm, 330p Camphill, 321.2p Mains
Valais Blacknose– 368p Achaurole
Blue Faced Leicester– 378.4p Westernhopeburn
Shetland– 375p Preston Tillery
Zwartble– 375.4p Evertown
Kendal Rough– 351.1p Dairy Barn
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A similar show of 4,406 cast ewes and rams forward
Texel ewes sold to a top of £400 from Marygate Farms.
Blackfaces peaked at £180 from Beckfoot with Cheviot ewes selling to £178 from FW & J Armstrong, Netherhirst, Longtown.
Rams topped at £315 for a Suffolk from Chaseside Farms.
Heavy ewes
Texel £400, £350 Marygate, £335 Drumreach, £330 Marygate, £310 Tercrosset, £300 Dinnans.
Blue Leicester £260 Stooprigg, £240 Morley Hill, £225 Beckfoot.
Suffolk £260 Tercrosset, £235 Beckfoot, £230 Burnside & Wood Farm, £225 Chaseside, £222 Beckfoot, £220 North Hermitage St, Nether Birnie & Milton of Gollanfield.
Charollais £255 Beckfoot, £230 Shandford, £228 Chaseside, £220 Beckfoot.
Beltex £250 Townhead of Culloch, £248 Tercrosset, £242 Lairdlaugh, £232 Scobshaugh.
Mule £228 Marygate, £220 Braes of Enzie, £210 Margate, £202 Old Irvine, £200 Grindon Hill.
Cheviot Mule £220 Tullochallum, £215 Marygate, £210 Preston Tilery, £202 Scobshaugh, £200 Gyratesmyre.
Blue Texel £205 Ashton.
North Country Cheviot £204 Buchtrig, £200 Nookclose, £195 Preston Tilery, £194 Beckfoot, £192 Cut Thorn.
Bleu du Maine £200 Scobshaugh.
Light ewes
Blackface £180 Beckfoot, £172 Kirkland of Longcastle, £170 Coreside, £165 Crosscleugh, £164 Todsykehead & Grindon Hill.
Cheviot £178 Netherhirst, £174 Buchtrig, £168 Tomich, £165 North Shortcleugh, £164 Buccleuch Mill, £160 Falnash.
Easycare £172 Castle Farm, £168 Nookclose, £165 Castle Farm, £158 Burmside.
Swaledale £162 Mount, £144 West Newlands, £142 Mount, £140 Milescott.
Herdwick £140 North Moorhouse, £116 Reathwaite.
Kerry Hill £135 Morwood.
Shetland £128 Hallhill, £118 Drumreach, £110 Hallhill.
Jacob £128 Cadgillhead, £120 Hillside.
Rams
Suffolk £315 Chaseside, £295 Beckfoot, £280 Achaurole Mains.
Bleu du Maine £305 Chaseside.
Texel £300 Westernhopeburn & Wod Farm, £292 Hallhill, £285 Chaseside & Mains,
Bluefaced Leicester £280, £205, £195 Stooprigg.
Beltex £275 Easter Balgillo & Woodhead, £245, £235, £225 Easter Balgillo.
Hampshire £260 Hartbush.
Easycare £225 Castle Farm.
Dorset £220 Achaurole Mains.
Charollais £210 Old Irvine, £205 Langdyke Cottage.
Border Leicester £208 Nook Close.
North Country Cheviot £200 St Johns Kirk, £175 Beckfoot & Lower Westerdale, £170 High Priorscales.
Zwartble £200 Hartbush.
Jacob £198 Snab.
Blackface £160 Beckfoot, £152 Glen House, £140 Lock Farm.
Cheviot £145 Stooprigg, £135 North Field, £130 Scabcleugh.
Swaledale £140 Morley Hill, £135 High Priorscales.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to —–p (—–p)
Standard to 532.0p (475.7p)
Medium to 507.0p (480.1p)
Heavy to 465.0p (428.7p)
Overweight to 422.0p (398.4p)
Hoggs
Light to 434.0p (363.5p)
Standard to 513.0p (424.8p)
Medium to 490.0p (437.7)
Heavy to 463.8p (415.2p)
Ewes
Light to £180.00 (£121.51)
Heavy to £400.00 (£180.22)
Rams to £315.00 (£177.13)
CAST COWS
Cast cows remain a brisk trade with numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £1,958 for a Charolais from BE & S Davidson, Bellfield, Longtown with Limousins to £1,726 from N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, Brampton. Top per kilo of 272p from Bellfield.
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
