Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction
Marts had forward 7,891 store lambs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly
sale at Longtown on Tuesday 21st October 2025.

Lambs of all
classes maintain last week’s high rate of returns despite the dip in fat trade.
A much larger show of store lambs forward met be new faces around ring side.
Topping the sale was a fantastic Texel cross lamb realising £141 from S &
SL Phillips, Netherhill.

Feeding sheep
in short supply with a smaller show on offer, many more needed each week to
fulfil demand.

A massive Thank
you to Norman Douglas, Catslackburn Farm for travelling down and judging the
Cheviot show of store lambs.

Pen of
SCC cheviot Store Lambs

1st – £112 Randall, Drycleughlea

2nd – £104 Warden, Skelfhill

3rd – £108 Halliday, Granton

Pen of
NCC Cheviot Store Lambs

1st-
£108 Wilson, Newbank

2nd – £107 Anderson, Priesthaugh

3rd-
£120 Laing, Twislehope

Store Lambs

Texel –
£141 Netherhill, £140 Hallrule Mill, £137 Mid Banks, £136 Horsley Hill, £136
Newbigging Farm, £135 Newton Cottages, £134 South Hermitage, £133 Hallrule Mill,
£130 Netherhill, £130 Westerhouses, £129 Newbigging Farm

Lleyn–
£105 Cockcroft, £100 Chester Farms, £84 Chester Farms

Badger Face –
£88 The Park

Kendal Rough – £68, £54 The Park

Beltex –
£140 Buteland, £130 Causey View, £”128 Leahill, (x3) £117 Buteland, £116 Causey
View, £115 Morwood, £114 White Knowe

Suffolk –
£131 High House, £128 Hallrule Mill, £125 Greenhead Farm, £123 Twislehope, £121
Tarrasfoot

Mule–
£120 Culfargie Estate, £120 Causey View, £114 hareshaw, £108 Craiglearen, £108
Orthwaite Hall, £105 High House, £102 Greensburn, £101 Mains, £100 Hareshaw

Cheviot Mule – £118 Gillesbie Farms, £115 Dodgsonstown, £115 Moss Side, £114 Culfargie
Estate, £113 Moss Side, £105 Horsley Hill, £104 Mains, £103 Hareshaw, £102
Hareshaw

North
Country Cheviot – £130 Braxholm Braes, £122 Gillesbie Farms, £120
Twislehope, £115 Priesthaugh, £112 Dryleuchlea, £110 Craiglearan, £110 Mount
Benger, £108 Rowhope, £108 Granton, £108 Sorbie, £108 Newbank

Blackface –
£116 Upper Breccoes, £104 Brieredge Farm, £89 Hareshaw, £88 Laverhay, £87 West
Deanraw, £87 Upperburnmouth, £86 Hareshaw, £86 Little Larg, £86 Collin Bank,
£84 Hoscote Estate, £83 Westhotbank, £82 Brieredge Farm

Charollais  –
£122 Jethart, £112 Newbigging Farm, £101 Bayles Farm

Blue Faced
Leicester– £70 Hareshaw

Herdwick – £106 Weeds Farm, £104 High House, £86 Bayles Farm, £82 Half Mark, £74 Hen
Moss, £50 Low Bridge End

Dutch
Spotted – £94 Low Brooms, £80 Waterhead.

Hampshire–
£106 Easterburn, £80 Crailloch

Easycare–
£100 Hareshaw, £85 Alnham, £72 Alnham, £70 Crailloch

Valais
Blacknose– £82 Bayles Farm

Zwartble–
£88 Moor Farm

Romney –
£116, £108 Cockcroft

Soya–
£101 Eriff Estates

Ryeland–
£88 Easterburn

Kerry Hill–
£70 Nether Harsley Farm

Mil Blue–
£100, £90 Bonawe Farm

Tup Lambs

Texel –
£126 Mosshill, £122 Gartnagrenach, £118 Low Old Shield, £110 High Hermitage,
£110 The Burrows, £108 Newbigging, £107 Low Old Shield

Beltex –
£82 Mosshill

Cross – £106
Newbigging, £100 Low Old Shield, £98 Greensburn, £96 Newbigging, £94 High
Hermitage

Suffolk –
£108 Shankfieldhead, £102 Mossview, £101 Hepplehill, £92 Eskdalemuir

Blackface – £98 Toftholm, £80 Sidlaw, £78 Alnham, £74 Sidlaw, £70 West Deanraw, £66
Westhotbank

Cheviot – £114 Branxholm, £112 Castlecrawford, £90 Swinside Farming, £90 The Shaw, £87
Branxholm

Badger Face–
£70 Rainors Farm

Herdwick–
£96 Mossview, £82 Rainors Farm, £76 Bayles

Easycare – £80 Main Hill, £78 Alnham

Romney –
£104 Low Old Shield

A larger show
of feeding sheep forward seen to high rate of return. More needed each week to
fulfil demand.

Feeding Ewes

Texel – (X2)
£130 Netherhill, £110 Beckstones, £108 Culfargie Estate, £108 Beckstones

Cross –
£114 Bainbridge Farm, £110 Netherhill, £110 High Hermitage, £98 Brieredge

Cheviot – £92 Westerhall, £72 Craiglearen, £70 Westerhall, £66 Dunach

Suffolk – £100 Hareshaw

Cheviot Mule – £78 Brieredge Farm

Blackface – £106 The Park, £106 Hareshaw, £74 Ramseycleugh, £74 Frankley Den, £69
Brieredge, £69 Markdhu, £67 Greensburn, £66 Markdhu

Swaledale – £66 Donkin Rigg

Rams

Suffolk–
£120 Bainbridge Farm

Blackface–
£100 Merkland Farm

Longtown Ram Report

The end of season ram sale saw a
full ringside of buyers eager to purchase 

Topping the sale was a cracking
Texel shearling consigned by Neil Elliot, Duke Street, realising £940. Followed
by £880 and £600 from the same good home.

Travelled rams from Caithness hit
the top spot in the NCC section, £500 from H H & A Swanson, Tister, and a
run of rams from G Cormack & Son, Wester Dunnet avg £320.

Beltex’s peaked at £460 for a
super ram consigned by A J & M Sanith, Great Tosson.

Ram lambs sold to £260 for a smart
Texel from A Carruthers & Sons, Peela Hill, followed by £160.

Leading prices per head for
shearlings-

Texel – £720, £700 Great Tosson,
£650 Oaklands, £580, Crumhaughhill, £520, £500 Duke Street.

Beltex – £350, £300 Great Tosson,
£340, £300 Whitecairn Farm Ltd.

BFL – £320, £280 West Cocklaw,
£280 Southdean Lodge.

Blue Texel – £310, £280 (2) Meikle
Dykes.

Belt X Tex – £320, £300 Whitecairn
Farm Ltd.

Tex X Chv – £420 Catslackburn.

Aberfield X  Tex – £320 Duke
Street.

Suffolk – £320 Catslackburn, £300
(2 shr), £200 Standish Hall Gardens, £280 Howahill.

Cheviot – £320, £300 Drycleuchlea