Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Store Sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 5th August 2025 comprising of 3131.

A larger show of store lambs forward on the week with majority being long term lambs seeing a slight resistance on the week. Short keep lambs still in high demand with fewer on offer throughout today’s sale.

Store lambs topped at £142 for a single Texel from Scott, 60 Oliver Road.

Lambs
Texel – £133 North Wing, £132 Lakeland View,  £131 The Park, £130 Elmbank, £129 Kerfield, £128 Pallet Hill Barn, £127 Common House, £125 Lakeland View, £124 Elmbank, £123 Espland
Beltex – £132 Pallet Hill, £131 Lakeland View, £122 Kerfield
Suffolk – £131 Elmbank, 3128 Kerfield, £124 Elmbank, £123 Airy Holm, £122 Binks, £120 Lakeland View, £119 Airy Holm
Blue Texel – £130 Airy Holm, £130 Banks Head, £128 Heddon View, £120 & £118 Monk
Charollais – £123 North Wing, £122 Banks Head
Mules – £123 Allens Green, £114 Banks Head
Cheviot Mule – £117 Wanwood Hill, £98 Byres, £93 Cut Thorn
North Country Cheviot – £117 Humbleheugh, £114 60 Oliver Road, £114 Humbleheugh
Herdwick – £95 & £85 Woodhill
Blackface – £90 Allens Green, £84 Gartnagrenach, £70 (x2) Glenfalloch

Tup Lambs
Texel – £142 60 Oliver Road, £129 Kerfield, £106 Gartnagrenach, £105 Holebeck
Suffolk – £140 Allens Green, £114 Banks Head
North Country Cheviot – £120 Cut Thorn
Blue Texel – £100 Lakeland View
Mule – £76 Gartnagrenach, £70 The Park
Blackface – £74 Pole

More feeding sheep on offer seen to a dearer trade once again topping the sale for a pen of Suffolk cross ewes from Gibson Farming, Cut Thorn realising £190.

Ewes
Suffolk – £190 Cut Thorn
Lleyn – £166 & £145 Cut Thorn
Blue Texel – £162 & £124 Heddon View
Cross – £150 Macherquhat
North Country Cheviot – £150 Cut Thorn
Herdwick – £126 Woodhill
Zwartable – £120 Heddon View
Blackface – £80 Pole
Swaledale – £70 Woodhill

Rams
Blackface – £74 (x2) Glenfalloch
Texel – £70 Holebeck