Longtown Primestock Thursday 30 July 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 5,884 sheep comprising of 2,013 prime lambs and 3,871 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 30th July 2026.
PRIME LAMBS
A very mixed show of 2,013 Prime lambs was forward to the same ring of competitive purchasers. All classes of prime lambs saw a reduction on the week. Fed lambs were in short supply. Please note lean grass reared lambs are more suited and easier sold on the very buoyant store market on a Tuesday at Longtown. Please don’t hesitate to contact our auctioneers to market your stock to your advantage.
Top price per head of £200 for Suffolk lambs from JH Scott, East Ingliston, Forfar.
Top price per kilo of 393p for Beltex lambs shown by W Henderson & Son, Cleughbraemill, Ecclefechan.
Overall average 320.2p (SQQ 323.4p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Suffolk £200 East Ingliston, £194 Wiza, £193 Whinney Brow, £188 Cambeckhill.
Beltex £192, £179 Staffler, £178 Horsley Hill, £174 Dykehead, £173 Cleughbraemill.
Texel £184 Low Hayrake, £183 Guardsmill, £180 Clatequoy, £172 Corneyside.
Dorset £170 Greenrigg.
Dutch Spotted £169 Whitesyke.
Cheviot Mule £154 Grindon Hill.
Blue Texel £151 Woodman Avenue.
Oxford £147 Guards.
Cheviot £145 Falnash.
Easycare £144 Eland Hall.
Mule £143 Mount Farm, £141 Dalpeddar, £140 Silloans.
Lleyn £140 The Height.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex 393p Cleughbraemill, 390p Whitesyke, 384p Chapelton of Menmuir, 384p, 380p Staffler.
Suffolk 379p Whitchester, 341p Kirkton, 340p Kimmeter Green.
Texel 371p Lingey Field, 369p Low Hayrake, 357p Silverdale, 356p Whitchester, 355p Nethertofts & Woodhouse.
Blue Texel 368p Woodman Avenue.
Dutch Spotted 338p Whitesyke.
Mule 327p Silloans.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A similar show of 3,871 cast ewes and rams, all classes still looking well sold realising the same trade as last week’s very high rates of return. Keep the ewes coming, they’re better sold sooner rather than later for premium returns.
Texel ewes sold to a top of £355 for Texel ewes from AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.
Light ewes selling to £190 for Lleyns shown by S & R Irving, The Height, Caldbeck.
Rams topped at £285 for Texels from M & D Agri, Whitehill Crest, Brampton.
Heavy ewes
Texel £355, £300 Kirkton, £285 Beckfoot, £280 Cambeckhill, £270 Braithwaite Hall.
Suffolk £278 Kirkton, £248 Low Hallburn, £242 Hassendeanburn, £232 Low Hallburn, £228 Beckfoot.
Beltex £255 Cambeckhill, £242 Upper Tinwald, £240 Braehead.
Mule £230 Low Hallburn, £218 Primside, £212 Hassendeanburn, Braco & Highwood, £210 Cleughbrae & Galleywreay.
Charollais £224, £205 Beckfoot.
Cheviot Mule £220 Little Fithie, £215 Highwood, £204 Falnash, £198 Little Fithie.
Bluefaced Leicester £200 Southdean, £195 Othwaite Hall, £192, £190 Clonrae, £185 Peela Hill.
North Country Cheviot £192 Earlside, £188 Guardsmill, £178, £176 Blackcleugh.
Oxford £190 Easterburn Cottage.
Romney £190 Nether Oldwhat.
Light ewes
Lleyn £190 The Height.
Hill Cheviot £188 Hindhope, £168 Morebattle Tofts, £160 Little Fithie, £158 Hindhope, West Deloraine & Cooilingel.
Herdwick £185 Braehead.
Goat £175 Newton of Fotheringham, £172 Maidencots, £170 Newton of Fotheringham.
Easycare £148 Whitchester, £136 Main Street, £128 Cooilingel.
Jacob £145 Galleywreay, £138 Cooilingel.
Blackface £135 Drumreach, £132 Clonrae, £130 galleywreay, £126 Gibbs Hill, £125 Clonrae.
Swaledale £124 Follysyke, £118 Low Hayrake, Newbiggin & High Crossgill.
Rams
Texel £285 Whitehill Crest, £270 High Trewhitt, £250 High Crossgill.
Bluefaced Leicester £260 High Crossgill.
Suffolk £255 Midfearn, £195 Hen Moss, £190 Beckfoot.
Dorset £195 Beckfoot.
Hill Cheviot £190 The Shaws.
Blue Texel £190 Larel.
Blackface £158 Stewartshields, £155 Toft House.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 369.0p (253.5p)
Standard to 384.0p (321.0p)
Medium to 393.0p (323.8p)
Heavy to 384.0p (315.9p)
Overweight to 321.0p (287.5p)
Ewes
Light to £190.00 (£86.53)
Heavy to £355.00 (£161.21)
Rams to £285.00 (£162.03)
CAST COWS
A pleasing entry of cattle forward with more quality on offer. The sale peaked at £2,482 for a tremendous Limousin cow shown by RS Conley & Son, Barrasford Green, Hexham.
The next sale of cast cows will be Thursday 13th August, please advise entries at your earliest convenience as numbers are sought after.
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Limousin £2482, £2423 Barrasford Green.
Angus £2216 Barrasford Green, £1995 Sorbie, £1748 Howcleugh, £1746 Sorbie.
Belted Galloway £1902 Hoscote.
Whitebred Shorthorn £1453 Hepplehill.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Limousin 292p (x2) Barrasford Green.
Angus 285p, 275p Sorbie, 272p Barrasford Green & Shaw of Dryfe.
Belted Galloway 252p Hoscote.
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
