Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,645 sheep
comprising of 4,685 lambs and 4,060 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale
at Longtown Mart on Thursday 6th November 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Another
great entry of 4,685 prime lambs forward to a full ringside of purchasers.
Well
finished lambs 33-44kg sold at similarly high rates of return to last week being
in big demand and way short of purchaser requirements. Heavy lambs maintained
and again in some cases surpassed recent good rates of return. Many more fed
lambs can be sold to vendor advantage.
Numbers
handled with ease as long as they’re well finished. Leaner lambs are better
sold on a Tuesday in Longtown.
Top
Price per Head was a Suffolk Lambs from M/s Barrow, Powheads reaching £195
Top
Price per Kilo went to a pen of Beltex Lambs from M/s Roots, Kilnford Croft
realising 415p/kg.
Overall
Average 316.09ppk (SQQ 321.5ppk)
Principal prices (Per head)
Suffolk – £195,
£180 Powheads, £180 Kinninghall, £180 The Land, £177 South Bogbain, £173
Cambeckhill
Betlex – £190
Linnhead, £186 31 Larel, £180 The Land, £180
Dykehead, £178 Ballinloan, £175 Howard House, £172
Newton of Inshewan, £172 Cambeckhill, £170 Gallowberry
Texel – £184
Crumhaughhill, £183 Middle Farm, £180 Tecket, £180 Cubby Hill, £178 South
Bogbain, £178 Crumhaughhill, £177 Tecket, £175 Moorhills
Charollais –
£174, £166 Tinnishall, £158 Rigg Garth, £145 East Greenridge
Border Leicester– £173 Killeonan, £170 Brownleazes
Cheviot Mule – £172 Killeonan, £171 Burnfoot Hill, £147 Townhead Cottage, £140 Parks Farm
Mule – £166,
£164 Peela Hill, £162 Grindon Hil, £157 Quarry House, £151 Brownleazes
Dutch Spotted–
£165 Killeonan
Rouge- £162,
£148, £147 East Greenridge
North Country Cheviot – £160 The Parks, £150 Townhead Cottage, £149.5
Kinning Hall, £145 Scabcleugh, £143 Little Fithie, £141 Earlside, £141 North
House
Zwartble–
£156 South Bogbain
Jacob– £154
Killeonan
Blue Faced Leicester– £150 Lawesknowe
Blackface –
£149 Riskinhope, £146 Whiteside, £142, £135, £132 Peela Hill, £130 The Heugh,
£130 Upper Hindhope
Hampshire–
£147 Beechgrove
Romney – £146
Black House, £137.5, £136.5 Black House
Half Bred–
£145 Earlside
Roussin–
£144, £137 Cubby Hill
Herdwick – £137,
£125 Pendicle
Oxford–
£135, £133, £125 Guards Farm
Ryeland – £129
Hunley
Gritstone–
£127 Zetland
Swaledale–
£124 Longlea
Easycare – £123
Field Head
Kerry Hill–
£117 Bankhead
Hampshire –
£115 Muirfield
Principal
Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex –415p
Kilnford Croft, 410.5p Whiteside, 410p Newton of Inshewen, 395.3 Lingey Field,
385p Newton of Inshewan, 381.8p Linnhead, 381p Kilnford Croft, 378p Whiteside,
377.8 Gallowberry, 370p Hunley
Texel – 378.7p
Crumhaughhill, 360p Knock, 358p Corneyside, 353.8p Crumhaughhill 353p
Cubbyhill, 352p Crumhaughhill
Hill Cheviot – 350p Catslackburn, 344p Byers Farm, 328.9p Scabcleugh, 324p Cottage Farm, 323
Ettrickshaws, 320.7p Carruthers Farm
Suffolk –
341p, 339p, 338p Bog House, 333.3p North House
Charollais –
336.2p Rigg Garth, 311p Tinnishall, 309p East Greenridge, 307.4p Tinnishall
Roussin–
334.1, 306p Cubby Hill
Easycare–
323.7p Field Head
Mule – 322p
Burnfoot Farm, 318p Arnicle, 317.9 Low Tirfergus, 317p Peela Hill, 317p
Burnfoot Farm
Blackface –
321p, 309p Upper Hindhope, 308p Burnfoot Farm, 307p Peela Hill, 305.4p
Scabcleugh, 305p Whiteside, 305p Tone Hall, 304.2p Whiteside
Rouge–
319.6p, 308p, 300p East Greenridge
Cheviot Mule – 315p Bankhead, 309p Upper Chatto, 306p Townhead Cottage, 305.6p Skelfhill,
304.3p Parks Farm
Half- Bred –
309p Earlside
Kerry Hill–
307.9p Bankhead
Romney–
306p, 304.2p,303p Black Castle
Blue Faced Leicester– 304p Lawesknowe
Gritstone–
303p, 302.4p Zetland
Oxford–
302.3p, 293p, 291p, 278.6p Guards Farm
Dutch Spotted–
300p Killeonan
Ryeland–
293.2p Hunley
Jacob–
290.6p Killeonan
Swaledale–
288.4p Longlea
Hampshire–
282.7p Beechgrove
Border Leicester – 279p Killeonan
Zwartble–
264.4p South Bogbain
Herdwick– 239p,
326p Pendicle
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A strong show of 4,060 cast ewes and rams were forward,
and all classes of cast ewes and rams maintained last week’s high values. They’re
a big trade for the time of year, so keep them coming for premium returns.
Numbers of all grades of cast ewes and rams are keenly sought after on a weekly
basis to satisfy an ever-growing demand here at Longtown.
Heavy ewes topped at £320 for a pair of Texels from
M/s Anderson, Cleughbrae.
Light ewes topped at £148 for a pen of Blackface from
M/s Patterson, Broomhope.
Rams topped at £310 for a paid for a pen of Texels
from M/s Buchan, Torrax
Heavy ewes
Texel – £320
Cleughbrae, £300 Corneyside, £285, £280, £275 Bascodyke, £270 Beckfoot, £265
Bascodyke, £265, £255 Torrax, £255 Fawside, £255 Mains of Machermore
Beltex – £225
High Airyolland, £225 Evistones, £210 Bog House, £195 Airyollard, £195 Swanson,
£190 Torrax
Suffolk – £202
Beckfoot, £195 Torrax, £192 Fawside, £188 Beckfoor, £182 Evistones, £182
Broomhope
North Country Cheviot – £202 Ivordene, £185 High Moat, £175 Swanson, £172
Ivordene, £170 Beckfoot, £168 Drumreach, £166 Dodgsonstown, £165 Beckfoot, £155
Drumreach, £155 Whiteknowe
Charollais –
£200 Beckfoot, £192, £150 Bog House, £142 Donerentin
Blue Leicester – £200 Bog House, £175 Clonrae, £170 Nuncleugh, £160 Broomhope, £160 Raggetsyke
Cheviot Mule – £185 Killeonan, £180 Spittal Mains, £162 Tullochallum, £158 Horsley Hill,
£157 Priesthaugh, £155 Newton of Inshewan, £150 Relief Farm, £148 Haresteads
Mule – £178
Grange Farm, £174 Dodgsonstown, £172 Marse of Clary, £168 Ivordene, £168
Beckfoot, £168 Farnbury, £168 Ifferdale, £168 Killeonan
Romney – £148
Fawside, £140 Carse of Clary, £138 Dallowie
Dorset– £138
Fawside, £130 Ellwood Croft
Zwartbles –
£130 Haresteads
Light ewes
Lleyn – £166,
£144, £128 The Height
Blackface –
£148 Broomhope, £144 Whiteside Farm, (x3) £132 Troughend, £128 Troughend, £126
Broomhope, £120 Tone Hall, £120 Whiteside Farm, £116 Clonrae
Gritstone–
£146, £132 Zetland
Easycare –
£136, £130 Greenridge, £100 Dolphinston, £100 Wadley Farm
Lonk– £130
Townhead Cottage
Hill Cheviot – 126 Upper Hindhope, £126 Granton, £120 Drycleughlea, £118 Skelfhill, £118,
£114 Becks Farm, £114 Priesthaugh, £114 Catslackburn
Swaledale –
£116 Spital Shield, £107 Nunscleugh, £98 Orthwaite Hall, £97 Nunscleugh, £94
Southdean
Shetland – £104
Stitley Farm
Jacob– £100,
£82 Wadley Farm
Woodland–
£88 The Heugh
Herdwick – £70
Orthwaite Hall
Rams
Beltex –
£310 Torrax, £270 Corneyside, £265 Moorhills, £250, £245 Torrax
Texel – £300
Torrax, £300 Catslackburn, £290 Kinninghall, £270 Zetland, £255 Sharplaw, £255
Corneyside, £245 Sharplaw, £245 Torrax
Blue Faced Leicester– £240 Camphill
Dorset– £235
Blackcastle
Suffolk –
£210 Torrax
North Country Cheviot – £185, £165 Swanson
Cheviot – £180
Innovis, £160 Drycleuchlea, £158 Upper Hindhope, £155 Springwells
Romney– £140
Innovis
Blackface –
£132, £130 Corrylorn, £128 Fawside, £120 Uper Hindhope, £100 Haresteads
Gritstone–
£150 Zetland
Border Leicester – £125 Wallend
Swaledale–
£105 Spital Shields
CATTLE
A Larger show of cows sold to a full contingent of
purchasers ensuring all classes were a big trade and numbers were way short of
purchaser requirements.
Please note CHRISTMAS SHOW SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2025 Including £2500+ in prize money. Early entries are appreciated.
OTM (Per
Head)
Charollais–
£2488, £2340 Moss Side
Limousin–
£2471 Moss Side
Luing–
£2072, 1849 Ettrickshaws
Aberdeen Angus–
£1758 Archerbeck
Belted Galloway – £1535, £1340 Croft House Farm
Ayrshire – £1452,
£1357 Slack House
OTM (Per Kilo)
Limousin–
396p, 286p Moss Side
Luing– 314p,
272p Ettrickshaws
Charollais–
308p, 298p Moss Side
Aberdeen Angus–
277p Archerbeck
Belted Galloway – 258p Croft House Farm
Ayrshire–
240p, 236p Slack House
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 324.0p (286.10p)
Standard to 410.5p (321.09p)
Medium to 415.0p (322.02p)
Heavy to 378.7p (310.8p)
Overweight 333.0p (302.4p)
Ewes
Light to £166 (£99.91)
Heavy to £320 (£153.96)
Rams to £310 (£173.69)
Please
contact your auctioneers or fields personnel for further enquiries
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
