Longtown Primestock Thurs 08 Oct 26
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,543 sheep comprising of 3,738 prime lambs and 4,805 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 8th October 2026.
PRIME LAMBS
A smaller show of 3,738 prime lambs forward to a strong trade overall. Heavies seeing some resistance whilst well finished lightweight and export lambs met an unprecedented demand. Being way short of purchaser requirements.
Top price per head of £220 for Texel lambs from A Hambleton, Merkland, Thornhill with top price per kilo of 451p for Beltex lambs shown by JF Latimer, Moss House, Haltwhistle.
Overall average 327.1p (SQQ 335.4p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Texel £220 Merkland, £214 Evertown, £190 Middle, £185 Smerral, £182, £180 Cubbyhill, £180 Lingey Field.
Charollais £216, £190 Tinnishall.
Beltex £211, £204 Killeonan, £204, £202 Crawthat, £200 Killeonan, £198, £197 Crawthat, £195 Newtonhill.
Suffolk £200 Shantlerhill, £191 Currie Inn, £180 Shantlerhill, £177, £175 Brownleazes, £175 Shantlerhill.
Blue Texel £193 Whitecairn.
Dutch Spotted £186 Gillalees.
Mule £185 Brownleazes, £165 Pitland Hills, £160 Shitlington Hall & Brownleazes, £155 Hill Brae.
Cheviot Mule £172 Currie Inn.
Badgerface £168 Tercrosset.
Roussin £167 Cubbyhill.
Blackface £151, £146 Pitland Hills, £143 Whiteside.
Cheviot £146 Littlemill & Earlside.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex 451p Moss House, 448p, 439p Westside, 439p Crawthat, 438p East House, 434p Crawthat & Westside.
Texel 423p, 420p, 398p East House, 393p Hill Brae, 391p Cubbyhill, 390p Errington.
Roussin 371p Cubbyhill.
Blue Texel 361p Newtonhill.
Suffolk 360p Comlifoot Drive, 351p Claycrop, 347p Todsykehead, 345p Tangytavil, 342p Crosslee.
Cheviot 348p Earlside.
Hampshire 346p Steel Hall.
Easycare 337p High Trewhitt.
Cheviot Mule 333p Crosslee, 322p Littlemill, 320p Rochester House & Bankhead.
Blackface 326p Bankend, 323p, 320p Millden.
Mule 325p, 320p Dalmore, 320p Todsykehead, 316p Burnfoot & Hoscote.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A smaller show of 4,805 of cast ewes and rams forward, feeding ewes sold very well being way short of requirements whilst the heavy ewes met some slight resistance albeit still a very good trade for the time of year and looking very well sold.
Texel ewes sold to a top of £330 from G Cakebread, Commonside, Hawick.
Cheviot ewes sold to £174 from W Wilson & Co., Geltsdale, Castle Carrock.
Blackface ewes topped £172 from M/s Ainsley, Linshead, Berwickshire
Texel rams peaked at £290 from T Mackenzie, Drumreach, Inverness.
Heavy ewes
Texel £330 Commonside, £305 Dotland Park, £300 Oldfield, £275 Blue Park, £270 Chaseside, £265 East Kirk, £262 Commonside, £260 Crawthat.
Beltex £282 Drumreach, £270 Dotland Park.
Bluefaced Leicester £280 Linkshead.
Suffolk £240 Beckfoot, £230 Linkshead, £228 Beckfoot, £226 Chaseside, £225 East Ingliston, £220 Beckfoot, £218 Claycrop, £215 Merkland.
Charollais £240, £210 Blue Park, £192 Beckfoot.
Blue Texel £210 Oldfield.
Dutch Spotted £200 Gillalees.
Mule £194 Claycrop, £186 Linkshead, £185 Station Road, £182, £178 Gibbs Hill, £174 Newells & Linkshead.
Cheviot Mule £190 Killeonan, £186 Oldfield, £180 Errington, £178 Marchbank.
North Country Cheviot £180, £178 Dodgsonstown, £178 Chaseside, £174 Ballinloan & Gospel Hall, £172 Maidencots & North House.
Light ewes
Hill Cheviot £174 Geltsdale, £162 Bankhead, £146 Maidencots, £144 Earlshaugh & Tarrasfoot, £142 Commonside.
Blackface £172 Linkshead, £165 Grindon Hill, £160 Blue Park, £152 Maidencots, £148 Linkshead, £146
Easycare £168 East Gowkhill, £148 Edingarioch, £139 East Gowkhill.
Kendal Rough £160 Mansfield Cottage, £138 Church View.
Kerry Hill £158 Bankhead.
Swaledale £140 Maidencots, £136 Spoutbank.
Shetland £122 Gorthleck Mains.
Welsh Mountain £116 North Langrigg.
Rams
Texel £290 Drumreach, £260 Howgillside, £230, £205 South Bowerhouses.
Suffolk £260 Gospel Hall.
Beltex £230 Hillhead of Careston, £205 Hobbiesburn & Drumreach.
North Country Cheviot £210 Shantler Hill.
Dutch Spotted £205 Maidencots.
Cheviot £188 Chaseside, £175 Hindhope.
Woodland £185 Fell House.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 380.0p (302.7p)
Standard to 451.0p (346.0p)
Medium to 439.0p (334.4p)
Heavy to 439.0p (319.8p)
Overweight to 364.0p (312.0p)
Ewes
Light to £174.00 (£99.04)
Heavy to £330.00 (£149.64)
Rams to £290.00 (£152.04)
CAST COWS & OTMS’S
A larger offering of cows was forward to a keen ringside of buyers, with numbers required on a fortnightly basis to satisfy demand. The sale topped at £1,940 for a Simmental shown by N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, Brampton and top per kilo of 270p for Angus from TN Cavers & Co., Sorbie, Langholm.
Please note: next sale Thursday 22nd October, please advise entries at your earliest convenience.
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Simmental £1,940 Greensburn, £1,611 Archerbeck.
Angus £1,860, £1,701 Sorbie.
Belted Galloway £1,625, £1,476, £1,334, £1,333 Ulzieside.
Friesian £1,483 Hethermill.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Angus 270p, 244p, 240p Sorbie.
Simmental 264p Greensburn.
Belted Galloway 254p, 246p, 236p, 235p Ulzieside.
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
