Longtown Primestock Thursday 14 May 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 10,067 sheep comprising of 117 spring lambs, 5,569 hoggs and 4,381 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 14th May 2026.
NEW SEASON SPRING LAMBS
An increased entry of 117 spring lambs
An increased show of prime lambs forward, inspec lambs proved very good to sell. In the current climate the trade is very buoyant and all labs that are ready to go should be brought forward for sale for maximum returns.
Top price per head of £240 for Texel lambs from R Johnston, Kimmeter Green, Annan.
Top per kilo of 476p for Texel lambs shown by JB Ackerley, Milton Mains, Brampton.
Overall average 433.2p (SQQ 453.6p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Texel £240 Kimmeter Green, £222 Wellbank Mains, £213 Edendales, £210 Bankend of Tinwald.
Suffolk £230, £229, £220 The Land, £220 Balhall, £218 Beckfoot.
Hampshire £218 Beckfoot.
Dorset £218 Beckfoot.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Texel 476p Milton Mains, 472p Carran, 470p Broomhills, 468p Uras, 466p, 461p Milton Mains, 454p Broomhills.
Suffolk 446p Somerville, 441p Rigfoot, 435p, 432p North Cowshaw, 431p Rigfoot, Balhall & The Land.
Hampshire 423p Hartbush.
Dorset 404p Larel.
PRIME HOGGS
A larger entry of 5,569 prime hoggs forward sold very well with all well fed hoggs in big demand. Lean under finished hoggs proved more difficult to place.
All classes of well finished hoggs were in big demand proving short of purchaser requirements.
Top price of 521p per kilo for Texel hoggs from Glendoe Estate with top per head of £275 for Texels shown by Messrs Beard, Dormansteads, Roweltown.
Overall Average 405.57ppk (SQQ 409.64p)
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel– £275 Dormansteads, £250 Errington Farm, £247 High Parson Bridge, £246 South Bogbain, £245 Beckfoot, £245 Errington Farm
Beltex– £265 Errington Farm, £258, £246 Drumcairn, £245, £244 & £242 Twizell Farm
Suffolk x – £260 Cairness, £250 Overton of Knaven, £248 Cairness, £242 South Bogbain
North Country Cheviot– £246 Northway
Cheviot– £238 Unthank, £225 Auchlin, £224 Potholm, £220 Unthank, £218 Broadmea, £216 Bloch
Cheviot Mule– £232 Riverside, £230 Dyke Harm Mule– £225 Beckfoot, £222 Ireshope Plains, £210 Overton of Knaven, £205 Heathery Hall
Blackface– £228 Shitlington Hall, £211 Dyke Farm & South Bogbain, £207 Mount Pleasant, £205 New Hall
Dutch Spotted– £212 Overton of Knaven
Charollais– £206 Homilton
Zwartble– £200 Syke Head
Dorset– £193 Ireshope Plains, £188 Heathery Hall
Easy Care– £190, £188 Twizell, £184 Harwood on Teviot, £181 Twizell
Border Leicester– £190 Westernhopeburn
Badgerface– £188 Old Irvine
Suffolk– £186 Heathery Hall
Swaledale– £182 Syke Head
Jacob– £180 Syke Head
Herdwick– £176 Rowhead Farm, £170 Gorthleck Mains, £162 Moss House
Kendal Rough– £172 Broomhills
Woodland– £170 Old Irvine, £161 The Heugh
Ryeland– £144 Burnhouse
Shetland– £134 Upper Rigg
Kerry Hill– £116 Woodhill
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Texel– 521p Glendoe Estate, 461.9p Beck Farm, 460.5p Dalmore, 458.3p Stewartfield, 451.1p Errington Farm, 451p Dalmagarry & Dalmore
Beltex– 505.3p Cairness, 493.3p, 485p Drumcairn, 482.1p Killocraw, 480p New Farm, 478.4p Twizell Farm
North Country Cheviot– 498.1p Tormore
Cheviot Mule– 464p Riverside, 407.8p Dyle Farm, 402p Priesthaugh, 400p Patties Hill
Cheviot– 448.8p Plumpe, 445p, 441p Melvaig, 440p Balmaglester & Tormore, 439p Balmaglester, 432.5p Mallsgate Hall
Suffolk X– 447.6p Plumpe, 443.2p Overton of Knaven, 434p Trecorner, 433p.3p Kirkwood Mains & Whitton
Dutch Spotted- 440p Plumpe, 424p Overton of Knaven
Mule– 438.5p Westernhopeburn, 435p Glen Stables, 428p Kildalloig, 419p Beck Farm, 418.2p Westernhopeburn, 416.7p The Craggs
Blackface– 433.3p Dyke Farm, 431p, 429.3p Mount Pleasant
Herdwick– 426p Moss House, 400p Copperthorns, 394.7p Moss House, 383p Rowhead
Easy Care– 423.1p, 420.9p Twizell Farm, 416.7p Stewartfield
Border Leicester– 422.2p Westernhopeburn
Charollais– 422.5p Westernhopeburn
Badger Face– 417.8p Plumpe
Suffolk– 413.3p Heathery Hall
Dorset– 410p Low Ranachan
Swaledale– 410p Westernhopeburn, 390.7p Muirfield House, 363.6p Westernhopeburn, 363.2p Aultgirshan, 363p Westernhopeburn, 362p Syke Head
Woodland– 403p Westernhopeburn, 383p The Heugh
Shetland– 394.1p Upper Rigg
Kendal Rough– 382p Broomhills
Jacob– 375p Syke Head
Ryeland– 327.3p Burnhouse
Kerry Hill– 305.3p Woodhill
Zwartble– 303p Syke Head
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A much larger show of 4,381 cast ewes and rams forward for the time of year sold to huge rates of return, especially the handy weight ewes. More required for next weeks sale as the festival draws nearer.
Texel ewes sold to a top of £365 from RL & AR Phillips, Fir Trees, Harrogate.
Charollais sold to £300 from J Wales, Thackwood, Penrith.
Blackfaces peaked at £190 from Evistones Farm, Rochester with Cheviot ewes selling to £188 from F Ross, Easter Aberchalder, Inverness.
Rams topped at £315 for a Texel from Beckfoot Farms.
Heavy ewes
Texel £365, £340, £320, £315 Fir Trees, £325 £308 Rowan Garth, £300 Torgornack & Wellbank Mains.
Charollais £300, £280, £270, £260 Thackwood, £265, £245 Fir Trees & Thackwood.
Beltex £270 Thackwood & Hillside, £230 Drumreach & High Stenries, £225 Kilnford Croft.
Blue Leicester £250 Nether Hills, £212 Arnicle.
Suffolk £240 Fir Trees, £240 Beckfoot, £238 Fir Trees, £236 Evistones, £232 Beckfoot, £230 Rowan Garth, Killocraw & Crumhaughhill.
North Country Cheviot £238, £200 Dormansteads, £198 Longoe, £196 Beckfoot.
Blue Texel £235 Midtown, £220 Low Ranachan.
Mule £232 Nether Hills, £210 High Machriemore & Higher Lilleybrook, £209 Albyn, £206 Evistones.
Cheviot Mule £210 Wester Cottage & Barrasford Green, £208 Errington, £204 Buteland, £200 Heithat, Dalmore & High Stenries.
Zwartble £210 Evistones, £195 Raefield.
Lleyn £198 The Height.
Light ewes
Blackface £190 Evistones, £188 Buteland & Dalbhraddan, £186 Baraskomel & Minsca, £185 Beckfoot & Shitlington Hall.
Cheviot £188 Easter Aberchalder, £182 Galleywreay, Drumreach, Potholm & Ballinloan, £180 Hollows Mill, £180, £178 Drumreach, £178 Becks.
Lonk £182, £165 Lynnshield.
Easycare £180 Beckfoot, £168 East Greenridge, £160 Stewartfield.
Gritstone £180 Achamore.
Swaledale £178 Evistones, £162 Whitton, £155 Evistones, £150 Linton Bank Head.
Herdwick £150 Bridge End, £142 Drumreach.
Shetland £140 Low Tirfergus, £130 Dalmore.
Rams
Texel £315, £285 Beckfoot, £280 East Greenridge, £270 Flex.
Suffolk £305 Flex, £300 Galleywreay, £278 Raefield.
Beltex £280 Fir Trees.
Bluefaced Leicester £272 Dormansteads.
Border Leicester £272 Dormansteads.
Dutch Spotted £248 Dalbhraddan.
Dorset £242 Low Longlands.
North Country Cheviot £210 Whitton, £198 Elsdonburn.
Charollais £205 Beckfoot.
Easycare £200, £195 Twizell.
Cheviot £190 Sorbie & North House.
Blackface £150 Dalmagarry, Gibblaston & Sorbie.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to —–p (—–p)
Standard to 476.0p (448.6p)
Medium to 472.0p (455.2p)
Heavy to 444.0p (423.7p)
Overweight to 401.0p (377.9p)
Hoggs
Overall Average 405.57ppk
SQQ 409.64ppk
Light to 441.9p (365.8p)
Standard to 521.0p (398.7p)
Medium to 493.3p (416.5p)
Heavy to 485.0p (410.3p)
Ewes
Light to £190.00 (£129.21)
Heavy to £365.00 (£191.84)
Rams to £315.00 (£206.19)
CAST COWS
An improved offering of cast cows were forward and continued to meet a competitive trade. The sale topped at 306p for a great Limousin shown by J Graham & Sons, Orchard Farm, Hawick with top per head of £2,622 for another tremendous cow from RS Conley & Son, Barrasford Green, Hexham.
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
