Longtown Primestock Thurs 15 Oct 26
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,859 sheep comprising of 3,623 prime lambs and 5,236 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 15th October 2026.
PRIME LAMBS
A similar and very mixed show of 3,623 prime lambs forward to the same ring of competitive purchasers ensuring all classes sold to recent high rates of return.
Heavies continue to meet slight resistance whilst export weighted lambs continue to meet high rates of return.
Top price per head of £210 for North Country Cheviot lambs from WD Allen, Humbleheugh, Alnwick with top price per kilo of 442p for Beltex lambs shown by West Mey Farm Partnership, West Mey, Thurso.
Overall average 327.0p (SQQ 338.7p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
North Country Cheviot £210, £197 Humbleheugh.
Beltex £204 Middle Farm, £200, £194 Upper Tinwald, £188 Woodhouse, £182 Horsley Hill & Howard House.
Suffolk £202 Archerbeck, £200 Powheads, £189 Archerbeck, £185 Mansfield Cottage.
Texel £194 East Farm, £190 Fenton, £186 Upper Auquhadlie, £182, £180 Fenton, £180 South Bogbain.
Charollais £192 Larel.
Dutch Spotted £191 Shantlerhill.
Mule £187, £171 Mouldyhills, £166 South Bogbain, £152 Westernhopeburn.
Dorset £187 South Bogbain.
Blue Texel £180 Larel, £172 Silverdale.
Cheviot £176 Stooprigg.
Lleyn £175, £162 The Height.
Bluefaced Leicester £165 Laverockbank.
Cheviot Mule £164 Arnmannoch, £155 Stooprigg.
Herdwick £134, £131 Farlam Hill.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex 442p West Mey, 432p Cheeseburn Grange Hall, 426p West Mey, 424p Middle Farm.
Texel 419p Fenton, 400p Tyneriggs, 386p Horsley Hill Cottage, 380p Woodhouse, 378p Ravenside, 375p Solwaybank.
Dutch Spotted 374p Whitesyke.
Blue Texel 360p Larel, 351p Silverdale.
Suffolk 345p Cranberry Brow, 344p Archerbeck, 343p Cleughbraemill, Cheeseburn Grange Hall & Langholm, 342p Newton of Inshewan.
Cheviot 343p Shantlerhill.
Hampshire 340p, 335p Steel Hall.
Charollais 339p Steel Hall.
North Country Cheviot 335p Dalpeddar, 333p Humbleheugh, 332p Carruthers.
Lleyn 334p, 328p The Height.
Herdwick 330p West Glengyre.
Mule 325p Greensburn, 320p Grindon Hill, 313p Dalpeddar, Barron House & South Bogbain, 312p Westernhopeburn.
Romney 320p Rammerscales.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A larger show of 5,236 of cast ewes and rams forward to an increased ring of purchasers ensuring all classes sold to very buoyant trade with all customers leaving highly satisfied with their days trading.
Texel ewes sold to a top of £310 from S Turkington, Outer Huntly, Selkirk.
Mule ewes topped at £225 from M/s Gledson, Buteland, Hexham
Cheviot ewes sold to £168 from W & J Thomson, Hownam Grange, Kelso.
Texel rams peaked at £320 from TB Pottinger, Baillie, Caithness.
Heavy ewes
Texel £310 Outer Huntly, £292 Crumhaughhill, £285, £275 Beckfoot, £265 Crumhaughhill, £260 Incheoch & Fawside, £250 Ballinloan & Swallows Waite.
Beltex £238 Howard House, £220 East Greenridge & Gillesbie.
Charollais £232, £220, £190 Beckfoot, £190 Newton of Inshewan.
Mule £225, £200 Buteland, £190 Woodhead, £182 Westerhouses Cottage, £175 Bolam West House.
Bluefaced Leicester £220 Mouldyhills, £218 Bankhead, £215 Ravenside.
Suffolk £218 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £214 Beckfoot, £212 West Glengyre, £210 Fawside.
North Country Cheviot £210 Ballinloan, £198 Philiphaugh, £180 Govals, £178 Carruthers.
Blue Texel £210 Whitesyke, £205 Beckfoot, £195 Langdyke Cottage.
Half-bred £205 Earlside.
Cheviot Mule £195 Baillie.
Light ewes
Hill Cheviot £168 Hownam Grange, £166 Priesthaugh, £156 Carlenrigg, £155 Philiphaugh, £154 Morebattle Tofts, £153 Barsalloch.
Blackface £160 Tyneriggs, £149 Glenogil, £148 Carnochan & Mouldyhills, £140 Glenogil.
Easycare £154 Harwood on Teviot, £145 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £140 Cutcloy, £140, £135 Harwood on Teviot.
Shetland £134 Langdyke Cottage, £126 Upper Weetingshill.
Lleyn £132, £130 Cutcloy, £132 Gatehousecote, £126 Cutcloy.
Swaledale £115, £114 East Greenridge, £114 Galleywreay, £114 Spoutbank, £111 Nunscleugh.
Herdwick £102 Easterhouse.
Jacob £100 Borthaugh.
Rams
Texel £320 Baillie, £310 Holme Farm, £280 Nunscleugh, £255 Beckfoot, £250 Backbraes.
North Country Cheviot £280, £215 Baillie.
Beltex £275 Baillie.
Suffolk £240, £200 Baillie.
Lleyn £235 Cutcloy, £205 Gatehousecote.
Dorset £215 Nether Oldwhat.
Blue Texel £195 Bolam West House.
Charollais £185 Beckfoot, £180 Backbraes.
Cheviot £160 Crosslee, £150 Cossarshill & Gilmanscleugh, £140 Crosslee.
Blackface £155 Drumelzier.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 442.0p (331.9p)
Standard to 432.0p (341.9p)
Medium to 424.0p (338.2p)
Heavy to 413.0p (318.3p)
Overweight to 377.0p (310.1p)
Ewes
Light to £168.00 (£104.51)
Heavy to £310.00 (£153.47)
Rams to £320.00 (£171.36)
CAST COWS & OTMS’S
Please note: next sale Thursday 22nd October, please advise entries at your earliest convenience.
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
