Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 4691 sheep
comprising of 2062 lambs, 2517 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at
Longtown Mart on Thursday 10th July 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
An
increased entry of 2,062 prime lambs were presented for sale to a very strong
ring of 14 purchasers ensuring all classes were again competitively bid for and
sold to vendor advantage. A slight increase on last weeks high rates of returns
ensured all vendors left Longtown absolutely delighted with their days trading.
An unrivalled, sustainable and consistent trade proving that C&D Marts put
farmers first and have done for generations.
Again
more can be sold and are actively sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy
demand.
Top price per head at £212 for a Suffolk lamb from
Whitton, Corner Cottage.
Top price per kilo went to a pen of 5 Beltex lambs
reaching 425.5p/kg from Beckfoot
Overall average of 367.41p/kg (SQQ 368.07p/kg)
PLEASE NOTE –
Our auctioneers and fields personal are here to assist
in anyway they can regarding blue tongue restrictions and any queries. Please
do not hesitate to get in touch to clear up any uncertainties.
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Suffolk –
£212 Corner Cottage, £208 The Land, £205 Guardsmill, £200 West Houses, £200
Broomhills, £200 Corner Cottage, £199 West Oathlaw
Texel – £208
Woodside of Chapelton, £199 & £196 Kirkton, £189 Guardsmill, £1888 The
Land, £187 Netherhill, £185 Nilston Rigg
Beltex –
£200 Beckfoot, £189 Dykehead, £187 (x3) Edendales, £184 Dykehead
Zwartble –
£194 Holmlea
Dutch Texel – £180 & £158 Broomhills
Charollais –
£179 Tinnishall
Southdown –
£165 & £145 Steel Hall
Badgerface –
£164 & £154 5 Easy Ingliston
Cheviot –
£151 Dormansteads
Hampshire –
£151 Steel Hall
Easycare –
£150 & £136 High Trewhitt
Cheviot Mule – £148 Dormansteads
Romney – £146
New Hummerbecks
Dorset –
£144 Heathery Knowe
Cross – £143
& £135 Whiteside
Berrichon –
£131 Carse Farm
Blackface –
£105 Prospect House
Principal prices (Per head)
Beltex –
425.5p & 409.3p Beckfoot, 407.7p East House, 404.7p Kirkton, 392.4p East
House, 31.5p Dykehead, 390.2p Heathery Knowe, 390p Corneyside
Texel –
390.5p Sandbed, 388.4p High Stenries, 387.3p Nilston Rigg, 387.2p Dashwell
Green, 386.4p Kirkton
Suffok –
384.1p Chesterhall Parks, 382.2p Whins, 381.6p Carnochan, 380p Rigfoot, 380p
Whins
Easycare –
378p & 352.9p High Trewhitt
Dutch Texel – 371.8p & 346.2p Broomhills
Badgerface –
366.7p & 352.2p 5 East Inglison
Charollais –
365.3p Tinnishall, 361p Hallburn
Hampshire –
363.9p Steel Hall
Cheviot –
£351.2p Dormansteads
Dorset –
351p Heathery Knowe
Cheviot Mule – 348.2p Dormansteads
Southdown –
347.4p & 345.2p Steel Hall
Cross –
346.2p & 340p Whiteside
Berrichon –
335.9p Carse Farm
Romney –
331.8p New Hummerbecks
Blackface –
300p Prospect House
Zwartble –
258.7p Holmlea
CAST EWES AND RAMS
Another strong show of 2,517 cast ewes and rams were
sold to a very fast trade. Topping the ewes was the heaviest pure bred texel
ewe to have ever graced the premises topping at a near centre record of £490
from Beckfoot.call classes of ewes both heavy and light will be required as
Trade for next week again looks solid and numbers wanted to meet a very
competitive ring of 15 active purchasers ringside at Longtown.
Heavy ewes topped at £490 for a Texel ewe from Beckfoot
Lightweight ewes topped for a pair of Goats at £175
from Morison Farms, South Bogbain
Rams to £245 for a Charollais from Myles, Dalbog
Heavy ewes
Texel – £490
Beckfoot, £350 & £330 Shethin, £305 x 19 Beckfoot, £300 Skelfhill, £290
Kirkton, £290 Edendales
Blue Texel –
£270 Shethin, £220 Woodside of Chapelton, £182 Beckfoot, £180 Shethin
Charollais –
£238 & £220 Beckfoot, £220 Stewartfield, £212 Falla, £200 Shethin, £198
Stewartfield, £198 Hummerbecks, £195 Pennygowan, £190 Beckfoot
Suffolk –
£228 Shethin, £222 Beckfoot, £220 The Land, £218 Little Swinburne, £218 &
£215 Shethin, £215 The Land, £215 Heathery Knowe
Cheviot Mule – £215 Shethin, £212 West Farm, £200 Springhill, £192 Dashwell Green, £192
Jethart
North Country Cheviots – £208 (x2), £188 & £180 Shethin, £180
Dormansteads
Blue Leicester – £198 West Farm, £190 Spoutbank, £188 Shethin
Cross – £195
Broomhills, £185 Lenaig, £182 Drumcairn. £180 Beckfoot
Border Leicester – £188 Beckfoot, £156 Dashwell Green
Beltex –
£182 Corstane, £175 Shethin
Dorset –
£178 & £160 Beckfoot
Zwartble –
£172 Beckfoot, £168 Shethin
Lleyn – £170
Shethin, £158 Glenacardoch, £156 Cambeckhill, £155 New Hummerbecks
Romney –
£150 Auchafour, £150 Ponteland, £146 Auchafour, £144 Rowanburnfoot
Lightweight ewes
Goats – £175
& £160 South Bogbain
Cheviot –
£165 Shethin, £158 Springhill, £156 Kirkton
Kerry Hill –
£150 Pendicle, £110 Springhill
Blackface –
£148 Grindon Hill, £144 Keil, £141 Beckfoot, £138 Tinnis
Herdwick –
£144 & £126 Pendicle, £114 Pole, £104 West Farm
Swaledale –
£135 Meinan. £116 Pennygowan, £112 Heathery Knowe, £112 Meinan
Jacob – £120
Parks, £120 Springhill
Easycare –
£116 West Farm
Shetland –
£54 & £50 Pasture House
Rams
Charollais –
£245 Dalbog
Texel – £240
East Greenridge, £238 Moorhills, £220 Dalbog, £195 Robmar, £190 East Greenridge
Cheviot –
£200 Dalbog, £175 Est Greenridge, £168 & £165 Drumcairn
Suffolk –
£195 Grindon Hill, £190 East Greenridge, £170 Corner Cottage
Lleyn – £175
Robmar
Beltex –
£170 High Stenries
Blackface –
£150 Penchrise, £142 Milnmark, £128 Arnicle
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 375p (375p)
Standard to 407.7p (364.68p)
Medium to 409.3p (369.1p)
Heavy to 425.5p (366.92p)
Over Weight 371p (349.67p)
Ewes
Light to £175 (£113.31)
Heavy to £490 (£182.21)
Rams to £245 (£122.64)
OTM
A plainer show of cows on offer, all classes highly
contended for. Many more cast cattle needed on a weekly basis to fulfil buyer’s
demand.
Top price per head went a Galloway Bull from
Eskdalemuir Forestry Ltd, Clerk Hill reaching £2010 and 312p/kg
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Galloway –
312p & 268p Clerk Hill
British Blue –
285p Georgefield, 242p Upper Glendiven
Saler – 285p
Whitchesters
Abderden Angus – 278p Clarghyllfoot, 272p Shaw of Dryfe
Shorthorn –
250p Shaw of Dryfe
Limousin –
235p Upper Glendiven, 228p Low Old Shields
Simmental –
228p Shaw of Dryfe
Luing – 140p
Georgefield
Whitebred Shorthorn – 134p Low Old Shields
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Galloway –
£2010 & £1575.60 Clerk Hill
British Blue – £1938 Georgefield, £1609.30 Upper Glendivem
Saler –
£1881 Whitchesters
Aberdeen Angus – £1779.20 Clarghyllfoot, £1536.80 Shaw of Dryfe
Limousin –
£1551 Upper Glendiven, £1219.80 Low Old Shields
Shorthorn –
£1287.50 Shaw of Dryfe
Simmental –
£1083 Shaw of Dryfe
Luing – £721
Georgefield
Whitebred Shorthorn – £509.20 Low Old Shields
Please
contact your auctioneers for further enquiries
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
Joe Conley 07442 246063
