Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Store Sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 22nd July 2025.

Second sale of store lambs in very high demand, running lambs dearer again on the week with a lack of strong short keep lambs on offer, wholesale averaged £110. Many more store lambs of all classes required every week here at Longtown with local and travelled buyers certainly on the hunt for numbers.

Store lambs top at £156 for a tremendous Texel cross lamb from RJ & JM Tudhope, High Parson Bridge.

Lambs
Texel – £156, £150 High Parson Bridge, £147 Borthwick Mains, £145 22 Trades Court, £144 Cocklet Hill, £140 Morwood
Suffolk – £155, £145 Hullerbank, £140 Morwood, £137 Kirkdale, £137 Grainhead
Beltex – £153, £145, £137 Morwood, £136 Cocklet Hill, £135 Pallet Hill
Mule – £115, £105 Garheugh Farm, £106 Viewley Farm
Cheviot Mule – £103 Kirkdale
Dutch Spot – £102 Rainors Farm
Shetland- £97 Rainors Farm

Tup Lambs
Texel – £137 Cut Thorn Farm
Mule – £91 Garheugh

Feeding ewes and cast rams remain in high demand for the few that was on offer, many more feeding sheep are wanted on a weekly basis to fulfil ever growing demand.

Ewes
Cheviot Mule – £120 Kirkdale
Blackface – £108 Townhead

SCOTTISH STORE SHEEP SALE
AT LONGTOWN MART
Tuesday 29th July
On this day sheep from Scottish Farms only will be accepted for sale and may be sold to return to Scotland or to travel into England or Wales, subject to appropriate licencing and any regulations pertaining at the time.