Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 6682
sheep comprising of 16 Spring Lambs, 4417 hoggs and 2249 cast ewes & rams
at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 24th April 2025.
SPRING LAMBS
Topping the sale were two pens of Charollais Lambs at
£168 from Whittaker, Hundalee
Top price per kilo was a pen of 5 Charollais Lambs at
382p/kg from Whittaker, Hundalee
Principal prices (Per head)
Charollais –
£168 (x2) Hundalee
PRIME HOGGS
A larger show of 4,417 prime hoggs were forward, with
trade being sharper on the week for 55kg plus hoggs. Export hoggs were in very
short supply and highly sought after. More numbers are required to meet buyer’s
demand.
Topping the sale was a tremendous Texel hogg from
Highfield Farming LTD, The Knock realising £250.
Top price per kilo was a fantastic Beltex hogg from EJ
& AM Fox, ST Johns Kirk reaching 500ppk.
Overall average of 313p (SQQ 328p)
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Beltex –
500p St John’s Kirk, 395.2p Pasture House, 382.2p 9 Pretoria Road, 376.2p
Cleughbraemill
Texel – 375p
St John’s Kirk, 371.4p Gall, 370p Shethin, 370p Byreburnside
Suffolk –
368p Gall, 362p Weeds, 359p Shethin, 348.8p Gallowberry
Cheviot –
363p Shethin, 353p St John’s Kirk, 353p Pasture House, 349p Chesters Brae,
348.8p Plumpe
Cross –
356.6p Knock, 351p Shethin, 338.6p Westernhopeburn, 328.7p (x2) Glemzier
Blackface –
341p Pitgersie, 340p Mid Harrietsfield, 339.5p & 338.5p Hillside, 338p
Gall, 337.5p Shethin
Shetland –
333p Shethin
Easycare –
331p & 307p Stouslie
Jacob –
314.3p Dykeside
Cheviot Mule – 309.5p Culquhasen
Dutch Spotted – 309.1p Station Yard
Kerryhill –
308.9p Pitgersie
Herdwick –
303.3p Holebeck
Millennium Bleu – 302p South Bogbain
Swaledale –
293p Westernhopeburn, 286p Ottercops, 285.4p Westernhopeburn
Ryeland –
290p Lowfield House
Badgerface Texel – 283.6p Corstane
Charollais –
282.9p Shethin
Romney –
269p Fearn
Dartmoor –
255p Litharge
Border Leicester – 250p Culdoach
Valais Blacknose – 248.8p Lowfield House
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel – £250
& £230 Knock, £198 Southtown of Melgund, £198 St John’s Kirk, £198 &
£196 Shethin, £196 Wydon Eals
Beltex –
£202 Corstane, £200 Overton of Knaven, £200 St John’s Kirk, £186 Drumcairn
Charollais –
£198 Shethin
Suffolk –
£193 St John’s Kirk, £191 Fearn, £189 Overton of Knaven, £187 Upper Auquhadlie,
£185 Overton of Knaven
Cheviot –
£180 Overton of Knaven, £170 The Land, £160 Guardsmill
Cross – £170
Oveton of Knaven, £160 (x2) St John’s Kirk, £156 Upper Auquhadlie, £149
Westernhopeburn
Badgerface Texel – £173 Corstane
Blackface –
£162 Craig Douglas, £156 Culdoach, £155 Clonrae, £153 Lonburgh Fauld, £150
Guardsmill, £150 Pitgersie
Border Leicester – £160 Culdoach
Millennium Bleu – £154 South Bogbain
Cheviot Mule – £150 Longburgh Fauld, £130 Culquhasen
Dutch Spotted – £150 & £136 Station Yard
Romney –
£148 Fearn
Swaledale –
£148 & £140 St John’s Kirk, £137 Westernhopeburn
Shetland –
£140 Shethin
Kerryhill –
£139 Pitgersie
Easycare –
£132 & £129 Stouslie
Jacob – £116
& £110 Dykeside
Ryeland –
£116 Lowfield House
Dartmoor –
£102 Litharge
Valais Blacknose – £102 Lowfield House
Herdwick –
£91 Holebeck
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A slightly smaller show of 2249 cast ewes and rams were
forward on the week, with recent premium rates being maintained. Many more best
ewes could have been handled with 64 ewes achieving £300 or more.
Trade looks set to stay over the next few weeks.
Please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers
regarding trade, who will be pleased to take your calls.
Heavy ewes topped at £420 for a Texel ewe from Fox, St
Johns Kirk, Symington
Lightweight ewes topped at £195 for 3 Cheviot ewes
from Blair, Dodgsontown, Roadhead
Rams to £272 for a Lleyn ram from Tinto, Colmslie
Hill, Galashiels
Heavy ewes
Texel – £420,
£415, £375, £365, £350 (x2), £345 (x2), £325 St John’s Kirk, £322 Dotland Park
Charollais –
£265 & £230 Flagstaff
Suffolk – £265
Solway House, £265 & £260 High Glen Triplock, £260 Colmslie Hill, £258
Burnside, £255 High Barness, £252 St John’s Kirk
Beltex –
£245 Thornthwaite Close, £240 Dotland Park, £222 West, £214 Little Fithie
Cheviot Mule – £238 Drumreach, £232 Colmslie Hill, £230 Little Fithie
Lleyn – £235
Hoddomtown, £220 Hardriding, £215 Fearn, £210 Balconnel, £208 St John’s Kirk
Cross – £232
Bygate, £225 St John’s Kirk, £220 High Barness, £220 (x2) High Glen Triplock,
£220 Stobswood
Blue Leicester – £222 5 Tomich, £202 Nunscleugh
Blue Texel –
£202 Ashton, £160 Wormerlaw
North Country Cheviots – £200 Flagstaff, £198 Knock, £192 Ballinloan, £174
Clackmae, £172 Drumreach
Dutch Spot –
£195 & £180 Flagstaff
Hampshire –
£168 Kimmeter Green
Zwartble –
£158 Low Longlands, £155 & £152 Wormerlaw
Romney –
£156 West Stobs Wood, £135 Fearn, £125 Drumreach
Dorset –
£142 Lowfield House
Llanwenog –
£126 Litharge
Ryeland –
£115 Lowfield House
Light ewes
Cheviot – £195
Dodgsonstown, £188 Gall, £178 Fala Hill, £170 Howahill, £170 Crosscleugh
Blackface –
£172 The Old Police House, £155 Gibblaston, £150 The Old Police House, £150
Drumreach
Easycare –
£160 Tetcott, £152 Steartfield, £142 Torkirra
Herdwick –
£160 & £90 Orthwaite Hall, £90 Hall
Swaledale – £160
Spoutbank, £148 Wydon Eals, £140 Spoutbank, £135 Gallowberry, £132 Spoutbank,
£130 Broomhills
Badgerface Texel – £150 & £100 Wormerlaw
Jacob – £135
Station Yard, £122 Dykeside
Kerry – £70
22 Trades Court, £70 Wormerlaw
Shetland – £45
Stockholm, £300 22 Trades Court
Rams
Lleyn – £272
Tinto
Charollais –
£270 Flagstaff, £200 Torkirra, £185 Flagstaff
Suffolk –
£265 High Barness, £185 Clackmae, £168 Colmslie Hill
Texel – £260
Torkirra, £250 Colmslie Hill, £240 Clackmae, £240 5 Tomich, £220 Torkirra
Blue Leicester – £200 7 Aldery Terrace, £178 Fala Hill, £165 Nunscleugh, £145 Fala Hill
Beltex –
£198 Pitgersie
Cheviot –
£185 Clackmae, £178 Flagstaff, £168 Crosscleuch, £155 St John’s Kirk
Dutch Spot –
£178 Hillside
Blackface –
£130 Sundhope, £95 Craig Douglas, £90 Sundhope
Badgerface –
£105 St John’s Kirk
Averages:
Spring Lambs
Medium to 382p (381.82p)
Heavy to 365p (365.22p)
Hoggs
Light to 366.7p (255.31p)
Standard to 375.0p (326.68p)
Medium to 500.0p (332.07p)
Heavy to 375.0p (300.17p)
Ewes
Light to £195.00 (£114.41)
Heavy to £420.00 (£186.49)
Rams to £272.00 (£185.24)
OTM
Top price per kilo was Friesian Cow at 214p/kg from
Wigham, Hethermill
Top price per head was £1294.70 from Wigham,
Hethermill
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Friesian – 214p/kg Hethermill
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Friesian – £1294.70 Hethermill
Please note:- Opening sale of Northern Counties &
Scottish Prime Cattle & Prime Bulls to commence Thursday 8th May at 1pm,
following the weekly sale of cast cows. Sales of prime cattle & prime bulls
thereafter will take place the first Thursday of every month.
For more information, please contact our auctioneers.
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
Joe Conley 07771685073
