Longtown Primestock report 26 March 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,747 sheep comprising of 5,767 hoggs and 2,980 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 26th March 2026.
PRIME HOGGS
A larger show of hoggs met an exceptionally strong trade with more required to fulfil buyer demand.
Top price per head of £270 for Texels from Roxburgh Mains.
Top per kilo of 565.2ppk for Texel hoggs from Marbrack.
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries and entries.
Overall average 402.2ppk (SQQ 416ppk)
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel – £270 Roxburgh Mains, £247, £242 Buttercup, £240 Roxburgh Mains, £230 Kilnford Croft, Roxburgh Mains, Harene and Corstane, £229 Station Yard.
Suffolk– £250 The Land, £228 Roxburgh Mains and Buttercup, £222 Cambeckhill, £216 Station Yard, £212 Kilnford Croft, £210 Branteth
Beltex – £240, £230 Kilnford Croft, £230 The Land, £228 Muiryfold, £224 Milton of Gollanfield, £220 Finniness, £216 Galleywreay and Finniness.
Mule – £222 Kilnford Croft, £202 Finniness and Camphill, £192, £187, £186 Wydon Eals, £185 Galleywreay.
Blue Texel – £214 Cardewlees, £202 Seat Hill, £194 Ashton.
North Country Cheviot – £214 Station Yard, £200 Monellie and West Montgarswood, £194 Buchtrig, £188 Guardsmill, £187 Station Yard
Badgerface – £210 Low Northsceugh.
Hill Cheviot – £208 Mainside, £207 Mount Benger, £199 Toftholm, £198 Newtonhill and Mount Benger, £196 North Shortcleugh and Catslackburn
Charollais– £200 Broomhills, £186 Newtonhill.
Blackface – £200, £195 Springhill, £194 Silloans, £192 Springhill and Toftholm, £190 Camphill, £188 Mount Benger.
Cheviot Mule – £200 Netherhill, £190 Newtonhill, £188.50 Stonehouse, £183 Corstane, £172 The Heugh.
Herdwick – £187 Orthwaite Hall, £186 Ashley Park, £182 Hunley Bank, £181 Netherwood, £176 Ashley Park.
Easy Care– £185, £172 Monellie.
Zwartbles – £178 Little Mark.
Lleyn– £177 Peithyll.
Dutch Spotted– £173 Little Mark, £168 Heathery Hall.
Romney – £173 Peithyll.
Dorset – £172 Woodside.
Swaledale – £166 Heddon, £162 Westernhopeburn, £149 Pasture House, £145 Westernhopeburn
Roussin – £158 Lane End.
Kerry Hill – £153 Gilnockie Tower Cottage.
Shetland – £134 Little Mark.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Texel – 565.2p Marbrack, 463p Newtonhill, 461.9p Low Northsceugh and Miller Hill, 460p Milton of Gollanfield, 458.3p South Bogbain, 458p Baillie.
Beltex – 553p Finniness, 541p Pasture House, 536.6p Finniness, 514.3p Galleywreay, 495p Corstane, 492p Chapel Farm.
Blue Texel – 497.4p, 485p Ashton, 465p Cardewlees.
Suffolk – 493.3p Invercharron, 465.8p Outertown, 462p Baillie, 450p Newtonhill.
Hill Cheviot – 461p Achahuish, 460p Invercharron, 458.3p Dunrobin, 452p Baillie, 450p Unthank, 444.1p East Buccleuch.
Roussin – 451.4p Lane End.
Blackface – 443.3p Invercharron, 436.8p, 436p Westernhopeburn, 436p Kirkhouse, 435p Seat Hill, 433p Greenside.
Mule – 439p, 433p Westernhoeburn, 430.6p Invercharron, 423.8p Finniness, 422p High Cattadale, 421.4p Invercharron, 420p Guardsmill.
North Country Cheviot – 437p Oswie, 407p Guardsmill, 405p West Montgarswood, 397.9p Station Yard, 394p West Montgarswood.
Easy Care– 428.2p Monellie.
Herdwick – 426.8p Orthwaite Hall, 425p East House, 418p Orthwaite Hall, 417.1p, 411p East House.
Dutch Spotted– 420p Heathery Hall, 393.9p Little Mark.
Charollais– 417p Broomhills, 396p Newtonhill.
Kerry Hill – 414p Gilnockie Tower Cottage.
Cheviot Mule – 409.8p Stonehouse, 404.8p Newtonhill, 397.8p Corstane, 390.9p The Heugh, 376p Baillie.
Shetland – 406p Little Mark, 379p Galleywreay.
Swaledale – 406p The Craggs, 395p Westerhopeburn, 394p The Heugh, 392.1p Pasture House, 392p Westerhopeburn.
Lleyn– 402.3p Peithyll.
Jacob – 386.2p Knock.
Romney – 360.4p Peithyll.
Badgerface – 350p Low Northsceugh.
Zwartbles– 342.3p Little Mark.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A similar entry of 2,980 cast forward.
Heavy ewes topped at £330 for Texel ewes consigned by Beckfoot Farms & RJ Burgess, The Bush, Hightae.
Light ewes topped at £168 for Blackface and Cheviot ewes from E Astley, West Stobs Wood, Morpeth.
Rams topping the sale at £280 for a Texel from AG Coulter, Woodside, Kirkmichael.
Heavy ewes
Texel £330 Beckfoot & The Bush, £325 Mainside, £315 Nether Tyne, £300 Mossband House & Roxburgh Mains.
Blue Texel £300 Nether Tyne, £275 Knock.
Suffolk £260 Beckfoot, £252 Nether Tyne, £250 Chaseside, £235 Knock.
Charollais £250, £240 Beckfoot, £220 Chaseside, £215, £208 Nether Tyne, £208 Beckfoot.
Beltex £220 Nether Tyne, £212 Kilnford Croft, £205 Thornthwaite Close.
Mule £208 Moss House & Beckfoot, £190 The Bush, £179 Beckfoot, £175 Cambeckhill & East Mill Hills.
Cheviot Mule £204 East House, £190 Cambeckhill, £188 East Mill Hills, £180 Northway, East House & Falnash.
North Country Cheviot £200 Beckfoot, £172 Chaseside, £170 Drumreach.
Bleu du Maine £195 Drumreach.
Light ewes
Blackface £168 West Stobs Wood, £158 Burnfoot Hill, £154, £146, £144 Allfornaught, £145 Winterhope, £142, £140 West Stobs Wood.
Hill Cheviot £168 West Stobs Wood, £166 Falnash, £165 Kilnford Croft, £162 Allfornaught, £160 Northway, £158, £154 Broomlands, £154 Burnfoot Hill.
Easycare £162 Broomlands, £140 Northway.
Goat £152, £150 Easter Whitmuir.
Lonk £146 Zetland.
Swaledale £140 Allfornaught, £132 Spoutbank, £128 Northway.
Jacob £122 Old Hall.
Rams
Texel £280 Woodside, £265 Nether Tyne, £245 Robmar, £240 Beckfoot.
Charollais £245 Nether Tyne, £220 Chaseside, £215 Nether Tyne
Blue Texel £212 Cardewlees.
Cheviot £210 Mount Benger & Chaseside, £190 Mainside, £185 Skelfhill, £182 Mainside.
Dorset £210 Chaseside.
Bluefaced Leicester £202 Priesthaugh, £200 Northway.
Suffolk £198 Muiryfold, £174 Priesthaugh, £170 Mossband House & Easter Whitmuir.
Lleyn £195, £182 South Bogbain.
Blackface £155 Chaseside, £150 Glenbeg, £145 Arnicle.
Lonk £150 Zetland.
Swaledale £145 East Greenridge.
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 565.2p (425.8p)
Standard to 553.0p (418.2p)
Medium to 536.6p (414.7p)
Heavy to 469.0p (382.7p)
Ewes
Light to £168.00 (£123.55)
Heavy to £330.00 (£179.23)
Rams to £280.00 (£172.80)
CAST COWS
A larger offering forward to a keen ringside of buyers, more numbers required on a weekly basis. The sale topped at £2,468 for a Limousin shown by H Graham, Holme House, Walton. Top per kilo of 296p for a Friesian from CT & J Wigham, Hethermill, Kirklinton with Limousins to 287p from Holme House and Beef Shorthorns selling to 284p from J Anderson & Son, Canonbie
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
