Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report
C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Breeding sheep, Store hoggs and Feeding sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 3rd June 2025.
Hoggs and lambs (133) A mid-season show on offer meets a strong trade for straight outfits.
Ewes and lambs (181) A leaner show of ewes forward with younger lambs at foot, meeting a sharper trade with the rain finally here. Many more could have been sold to a full ring side of buyers.
Breeding Sheep
Ewes with Singles
Greyface Mules – £130 Quarry House, £75 Low Old Shield
Dorset – £110, £106 & £100 Knock & Maize
Texel – £108 Hallrule Mill
Blackface – £50 Low Old Shield
Ewes with Twins
Greyface Mules – £128, £120 & £108 Quarry House, £100 Causey View, £100 Pilmuir
Texel – £128 Hallrule Mill, £98 Hillside
Cheviot Mule – £105 Hallrule Mill, £85 Hillside
North Country Cheviot – £90 Pilmuir
Blackface – £42 Low Old Sheild
Shearling with Singles
Texel – £130 Hillside, £95 Orthwaite Hall
Suffolk – £105 Hillside, £92 Mount
Shearling with Twins
Texel – £90 Pilmuir, £88 Orthwaite Hall
Hoggs with Singles
Texel – £168 Mount, £165 Grindon Hill, £140 Hillside
Greyface Mule – £150 Mount, £140 Old Police House, £120 Orthwaite Hall
Charolasi – £122 Orthwaite Hall, £100 6 Burnhead
Beltex – £102 & £88 West Meiklethwaite
Herdwick – £70 6 Burnhead
Hoggs with Twins
Texel – £145 Grindon Hill, £92 6 Burnhead
Greyface Mule – £88 Orthwaite Hall
Herdwick – £65 6 Burnhead
Store hogg numbers (79) Store hoggs sharper on the week for the handful on offer.
Store Hoggs
Cheviot – £118 Branxholm Braes, £112 Arkleton
Suffolk – £110 Branxholm Braes
Cross – £90 Whitcastles
Texel – £86 Grange
Cheviot Mule – £82 Branxholm Braes
Blackface – £62 Brandleys
Shetland – £45 Grange
Feeding sheep (19) Numbers of feeding ewes needed every week to fulfil buyers’ requirements.
Feeding Ewes
Texel – £150 & £100 Hallrule Mill
Cheviot – £101 Girnwood
Blackface – £78 Brandleys
