Longtown Primestock Thursday 07 May 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 5,789 sheep comprising of 77 spring lambs, 3,445 hoggs and 2,267 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 7th May 2026.
NEW SEASON SPRING LAMBS
An increased entry of spring lambs sold to a very competitive trade with many more required on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-increasing demand.
Top price per head of £221 for Suffolk lambs from JG Scott, East Ingliston, Forfar.
Top per kilo of 516p for Texel lambs shown by Claycrop Farms Ltd, Newton Stewart.
Overall average 436.8p (SQQ 465.9p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Suffolk £221, £216 East Ingliston, £213 Snab, £208 Beechgrove.
Blue Texel £212 Hillend.
Dorset £211, £203 Hazelbank.
Dutch Spotted £199 Snab.
Texel £196 Claycrop, £195 Snab.
Oxford £191 Guards.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Texel 516p Claycrop, 488p East Ingliston, 461p Mansfield Cottage.
Suffolk 444p Beechgrove, 421p, 409p Snab, 404p Claycrop, 400p East Ingliston.
Dutch Spotted 442p Snab.
Dorset 431p Hazelbank.
Blue Texel 415p Hillend.
Oxford 406p Guards.
PRIME HOGGS
A similar entry of 3,445 prime hoggs forward.
All classes of well finished hoggs were in big demand proving short of purchaser requirements.
Heavy hoggs proved to be the trade of the day selling to unseen rates. Export hoggs in short supply and very keenly sought after for next weeks sale.
Top price of 514p per kilo for Beltex hoggs from M & W Fotheringham, Drumcairn, Perth with top per head of £270 for Texels shown by MJ Lawson, Pasture House, Wigton.
Overall average 405.1p (SQQ 418.6p)
All classes of fed hoggs are wanted for the next fortnights sales, as trade is set to peak over the next 14 days. For all enquiries please do not hesitate to contact your auctioneers who can assist and advise on when best to market your primestock for premium returns.
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel £270 Pasture House, £262 Glencairn, £259, £256 Drumcairn, £256 Kirkhouse.
Beltex £256, £248 Drumcairn, £246 Glencairn, £244 Drumcairn & Kirkhouse.
Suffolk £248 Cairnfield, £224 South Bogbain, £222, £218 Kirkland of Longcastle, £218 West Newlands.
Charollais £246 Beckfoot, £210 Hundalee House, £205 South Bogbain.
Hill Cheviot £234 Birsca, £228 Tushielaw & South Bogbain, £226 Drumcairn.
Mule £232 Syke Head, £224 Kirkland of Longcastle, £215 South Bogbain.
Zwartbles £228 Galleywreay.
North Country Cheviot £218 Boreland, £217 St Johns Kirk, £200 Boreland & Creca Hall.
Bleu du Maine £214 Newtonhill.
Blackface £213 Milton, £208 Dyke, £196 South Bogbain & Marbrack, £195 Nunscleugh.
Cheviot Mule £212 Pasture House, £206 Tushielaw.
Bluefaced Leicester £194 Westernhopeburn (Wall).
Kerry Hill £194 Birsca.
Herdwick £190 Mossband House, £189 Pasture House, £186 Mossband House.
Swaledale £180 Cockley Beck, £176 Pasture House.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex 514p, 502p Drumcairn, 493p Galleywreay, 489p Maidencots, 487p New Hummerbecks.
Texel 468p, 455p New Hummerbecks, 455p, 454p, 450p Heathery Hall, 448p Westray, 445p Newtonhill.
Blackface 446p Westray, 432p Westernhopeburn (Wall), 429p Sykehead, 426p Dyke, 425p Sykehead.
Hill Cheviot 442p Tushielaw, 440 Blackrigg, 433p Milton, 432p Becks, Tushielaw & Lurgan.
Suffolk 439p Westerhopeburn (Peart), 424p Westernhopeburn (Wall), 422p Broomhills, 420p Heathery Hall & Pasture House.
Bleu du Maine 436p, 427p Newtonhill.
Mule 430p Galleywreay, 405p, 395p Westernhopeburn (Wall), 391p St Johns Kirk, Nunscleugh & Achingills.
North Country Cheviot 428p, 417p Creca Hall.
Herdwick 421p Broomhills, 420p, 419p Cockleybeck.
Charollais 421p Westernhopeburn (Peart).
Cheviot Mule 420p Tushielaw, 410p Patties Hill.
Swaledale 397p Cockley Beck, 395p Bridge End 392p Westernhopeburn (Wall), 391p Cockley Beck.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A similar show of 2,267 cast ewes and rams forward to a huge contingent of purchasers ensuring all classes sold to vendor advantage being the dearest sale of the season. The prices speak for themselves as trade is unrivalled by anywhere.
All classes of ewes are wanted for next weeks bonanza as trade is set to peak over the next 14 days. Now is the time to sell.
Texel ewes sold to a top of £325 from GJ Toppin, Bascodyke Foot, Ainstable.
Suffolks sold to £275 from AW Ainslie, Linkshead, Cockburnspath.
Blackfaces peaked at £190 from A & S Murray & Sons, West Deanraw, Hexham with Cheviot ewes selling to £180 from D & K Graham, Birsca, Lockerbie.
Rams topped at £340 for a Charollais from Beckfoot Farms.
Many more ewes and rams are required and requested by purchaser demand in the run up to the Qurbani festival. Please do not hesitate to contact any of our auctioneers and fields personal which will be pleased only to take your calls to market your stock for maximum returns.
Heavy ewes
Texel £325, £315 Bascodyke Foot, £310 Langdyke Cottage & Beckfoot, £300 Kilnford Croft & Raggetsyke, £280 Falla & Bascodyke Foot.
Blue Leicester £280 Linkshead.
Suffolk £275 Linkshead, £260 Falla & Homerigg, £252, £248 High Glen Triplock, £248 Beechgrove, £245 Linkshead.
Beltex £275 Langdyke Cottage, £270 Kilnford Croft, £262 Kirkhouse.
Charollais £260, £252 Hundalee House, £248 Beckfoot, £240 Blackriggs.
Blue Texel £248 Homerigg.
Dutch Spotted £232, £222 Beckfoot.
Mule £220 High Glen Triplock, £215 Moorhills, £214 Claycrop, £208 Newtown, £205 Baryerrock, £204 Hallburn.
North Country Cheviot £218 Humbleheugh, £204 Beckfoot, £198 Drumreach, £195 Kirkhouse.
Rouge £215 Brae Edge.
Cheviot Mule £208 High Glen Triplock & Homerigg, £198 Fala Hill, £195 Homerigg.
Light ewes
Blackface £190 West Deanraw, £178 Linkshead, £176 Mossband House & Drumflower.
Kerry Hill £188 Birsca.
Cheviot £180, £178 Birsca, £178 Gribdae, £175 West Stobs Wood, £172 Maidencots & Crossdykes.
Herdwick £172 Gribdae, £165 Mansfield Cottage.
Swaledale £160 Spoutbank, £146 Linkshead, £142 West Newlands.
Rams
Charollais £340 Beckfoot.
North Country Cheviot £305, £292 Humbleheugh.
Texel £300 Beckfoot, £270 Whitehall, £268 Tercrosset, £250 Achalone Croft.
Blue Texel £280 West Mey.
Cheviot £252 Beckfoot.
Dutch Spotted £230 Beckfoot.
Suffolk £230 Falla.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 400.0p (400.0p)
Standard to 516.0p (502.8p)
Medium to 453.0p (436.9p)
Heavy to 422.0p (409.0p)
Overweight to 394.0p (387.6p)
Hoggs
Light to 462.0p (363.4p)
Standard to 489.0p (416.7p)
Medium to 493.0p (420.2p)
Heavy to 514.0p (411.6p)
Ewes
Light to £190.00 (£137.34)
Heavy to £325.00 (£189.02)
Rams to £340.00 (£224.60)
CAST COWS
Cast cows remain a buoyant trade and sell to a competitive ringside of buyers. The sale peaked at £2,154 for a Limousin shown by H Graham, Holme House, Walton with top per kilo of 298p for a Simmental from IHG Warden, Skelfhill, Hawick and 280p for a Beef Shorthorn from JDM Thomson, Pilmuir, Hawick.
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
