Longtown Primestock Report – 12 March 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 10,154 sheep comprising of 6,609 hoggs and 3,545 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 12th March 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
Very similar numbers forward sold to an increased ringside of buyers ensuring all classes were dearer again on the week. A shortage of best export sheep on offer with majority consisting of hill bred hoggs regularly selling away 400ppk plus. Well-bred and fed heavies 56kg plus selling between £200 to £225 throughout the sale.
Incorporated in the weekly sale of prime hoggs was the Prize Show and Sale of Blackface hoggs, with the judging in the capable hands of James Linsley who awarded the prizes as follows:
20 BLACKFACE PRIME HOGGS
CLASS 1 – 30-39 KILOS
1st – Wallace, Fingland 42kg £165
CLASS 2 – 39–45 KILOS
1st – Reid, Glendearg 53kg £187
2nd – Taylor, Heathery Hall 53kg £180
3rd – Simpson, Kirkhouse 49kg £173
CHAMPION – Reid, Glendearg 53kg £187
The directors, auctioneers and all the auction mart staff would like to thank all parties involved with today’s show and sale.
Top price per head of £232 for Beltex hoggs from J Wales, Thackwood.
Top per kilo of 524pppk for Beltex hoggs from R & J Lines, Killocraw. .
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries and entries.
Overall average 383.26ppk (SQQ 404.07ppk)
Principal prices (Per head)
Beltex £232 Thackwood, £228 Station Yard, £222 Thackwood, £220.50 Corstane, £218 Thackwood, £215 Sperrin Bawn, £212 Auchentaggart, £206 Killocraw, £202 Nookclose
Texel £227 Sperrin Bawn, £224 Rowan Garth, £222 Mainside, £220 Sperrin Bawn & Mainside, £219, £216 Sperrin Bawn
Suffolk- £216 Serrin Bawn, £215 Newtonhill,£207 South Bogbain, £202 Riverside, £201, £200 South Bogbain
North Country Cheviot £214 South Bogbain, £195 Station Yard, £190.50 Guardsmill, £175 & £173 Carruthers
Hill Cheviot £210 The Shaw, £198, £195 & £194 Floors Farming, £191 Kirkton, £189 Cleughbrae, £186 Macharioch, £184.50 West Scales
Mule £200 Sperrin Bawn, £193 Main Street, £191 Blackcleugh, £185 Kirkhouse, £184 Galleywreay, £183.5 Broomhills, £182 Wydon Eals
Blackface £199 Arnicle, £187 Glendearg, £180 Heathery Hall, £176.50 Glendearg, £176 Peela Hill, £175.50 Kirkhouse, £175 Glendearg, £174.50 Kirkhouse & Longburgh Fauld, £174 Glendearg
Charollais- £195, £191 South Bogbain, £182 Nookclose, £179 Outer Huntly
Dutch Spotted- £192 Galleywreay
Half-Bred-£190 Nookclose, £172.50 Galleywreay
Border Leicester- £190 Mainside, £171 Camphill & Newtonhill
Cheviot Mule £188 Blackcleugh, £179 Corstane, £178 Marwhirn, £177 West Scales, £172 Marwhirn, £171 Outer Huntly, £166 Oswie & Catslackburn
Easycare- £178, £170, £169.50 Home Farm, £160 Monellie & High Trewhitt
Herdwick £166 Todsykehead, £156 Pasture House, £155 East House
Jacob- £165, £152 Kinloch Farm
Blue Faced Leicester- £165 Round Meadows
Valais Blacknose- £165 Moss View
Swaledale £164 Meadows Farm, £150 Low Stokoe, £148 Westernhopeburn, £146 Pasture House, £145.5 Westernhopeburn, £141 Round Meadows
Gritstone- £161, £159 Prestrie
Ryeland- £160 Woodburn House
Dorset- £155 Ballycoach
South Down- £152 Woodside
Lleyn- £139 Sir Archibald
Shetland- £120 Newtonhill
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex- 524p, 500p, 497p & 490.3p Killocraw, 488p Newtonhill & Lurgan, 485.3p Lurgan, 465.1p Killocraw
Texel- 463.2p Killocraw, 458.3p Newtonhill, 453p Broomhills, 445p Station Yard, 443p Galleywreay, 442.1p Station Yard, 441p Newtonhill
Lleyn- 434p Sir Archibald
Hill Cheviot – 432.4p, 430p Catslackburn, 427p East Buccleuch, 426p Sonoma & Station Yard , 423p, 422p Oswie, 422p Glendearg
Suffolk- 430.3p Govals Farm, 425p New Hummerbecks & Westend, 422.1p Killowcraw, 422p New Hummerbecks, 417p Govals Farm
Blackface – 429p, 426.5p Craig Douglas, 420p Catslackburn, 415.2p Lurgan, 415p Longburgh Fauld, 413p Craig Douglas, 409p Knockreoch & Milnmark
Herdwick – 425.6p Todsykehead, 422p Pasture House
Charollais- 420.5p Redford Smithy, 416.3p Outer Huntly, 400p Newtonhill
Cheviot Mule – 420p Catslackburn, 410p Marwhirn & Prestrie, 405p, 396p Marwhirn, 395p Catslackburn, 389p Crosslee
Mule –415.8p Camphill, 415p Blackcleugh, 408p Prestrie, 403p New Hummerbecks, 398.8p Broomhills, 396p Guardsmill, 395.2p Todsykehead
Easycare- 410p Monellie, 405.1p Home Farm, 400p High Trewhitt, 380p Home Farm
Half-Bred- 401.2p Galleywreay
Gritstone- 397.5p, 393p Prestrie Farm
North Country Cheviot – 389p Guardsmill, 376p Carruthers, 342.1p Station Yard
Jacob- 381.6p Kinloch, 353p Redford
Shetland- 375p Newtonhill
Swaledale – 374.4p Pasture House, 373.1p, 370p Westernhopeburn
Blue Faced Leicester- 358.7p Round Meadows
Badgerface- 354.8p New Hummerbecks
Dorset- 352p Ballycoach
Valais Blacknose- 351p Moss View
Dutch Spotted-342.9p Galleywreay
Border Leicester- 335.3p Newtonhill, 292.3p Mainside
Ryeland- 326.5p Woodburn
South Down- 281.5p 9 Woodside
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A larger entry of 3,541 cast forward dearer again on the week especially the plainer end of ewes with 14 active buyers operating on several different accounts. Many more cast sheep will be needed going forward into the next few weeks, please contact our auctioneers for any enquires.
Heavy ewes topped at £400 for Texel ewes consigned by W Tindale, Paradise, Durham.
Light ewes topped at £178 for Blackface ewes from CJ & NC Brodie, Allfornaught, Waterbeck and J & D Longlands, Tone Hall, Hexham.
Rams topping the sale at £245 for a Bluefaced Leicester from A Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill, Bewcastle.
Heavy ewes
Texel £400 Paradise, £375, £350 Green Hills, £320 Paradise, £310, £300, £295 Tercrosset, £285 Orchardton Mains.
Beltex £298, £260 Tercrosset, £250 Beckfoot, £245 Paradise, £240 Hobbiesburn.
Charollais £272 Thackwood, £244 Beckfoot, £230 Hillside House, £228 Beckfoot.
Suffolk £270 Rowan Garth, £260, £250 Skilmafilly, £242 Lairdlaugh, £235 Rowan Garth.
Dutch Spotted £250 Kimmeter Green.
Bleu du Maine £250 River Side
Blue Texel £245 Cleughbrae.
Bluefaced Leicester £232 River Side, £215 Leithenhall £212 Laverhay.
North Country Cheviot £222 West Stobs Wood, £198 Westend, £196 Drumreach, £193 South Bogbain.
Mule £210 Synton Park Head & Gibbs Hill, £198 Tone Hall, £192 Beckfoot, £190 South Bogbain.
Cheviot Mule £196 River Side, £188 Slealands, £186 Gyratesmyre.
Light ewes
Blackface £178 Allfornaught & Tone Hall, £167 Allfornaught, £160 Toft House, £158 Greenside & Maidencots.
Easycare £166, £157 Pilmore, £154 South Bogbain, £152 Twizell.
Hill Cheviot £148 Irvington & Boreland, £140 Allfornaught, Oswie & Reddis Hall.
Herdwick £145 Low Longlands, £140 Pilmore.
Swaledale £140 Allfornaught, £126 The Craggs, £124 Farnbury.
Rams
Bluefaced Leicester £245 Peela Hill.
Texel £235 Struanlee, £215 Killocraw.
Beltex £230 Slealands, £228 Longthwaite Villa.
Suffolk £228 Boreland, £225 Chapel.
Rouge £225 Beckfoot.
Berrichon £200 Higher Roserrow.
Charollais £195 Pilmore.
Hill Cheviot £185, £160 Boreland, £160 Hollanmake, £156 Eldinhope.
Blackface £164 Greenside, £160 Peela Hill.
North Country Cheviot £160 Riverside Cottage.
Swaledale £160, £150 Low Stokoe.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 490.3p (400.8p)
Standard to 524.0p (407.9p)
Medium to 465.1p (401.9p)
Heavy to 447.8p (368.6p)
Ewes
Light to £178.00 (£111.39)
Heavy to £400.00 (£178.15)
Rams to £245.00 (£147.96)
CAST COWS
A smaller offering was forward to a keen ringside of buyers, with more numbers required on a weekly basis to satisfy demand. The sale topped at 251p for a British Blue shown by J & LA Baxter, Monk, Hexham.
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
