Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Tuesday 12 May 2026
C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Breeding sheep, Store hoggs and Feeding sheep at Longtown on Tuesday 12th May 2026.
A large entry of 831 lives of mostly older ewes with lambs forward. Met a keen enquiry with trade surpassing all local centres. Hoggs & lambs to a top at £168 for returning vendor, Messrs Ramsay, Dockray Hall. Older ewes selling to £168 from Messrs Stephenson, West Millhills.
Breeding Sheep
Ewes & Lambs
Texel– £168, £158 West Millhills, £152 Eden Close, £144 West Millhills, £142 Eden Close, £140 West Millhills, £136 Coldchapel
Suffolk– £145 Pilmuir, £110 Airyolland House
Cheviot– £138 West Millhills, £118 Monk Farm, £100 High Keenley Fell
Cheviot Mule– £137 Pilmuir, £130, £128 North House, £127 Pilmuir
Mule– £129 Pilmuir, £128 Airyolland, £127 Coldchapel, £125 Pilmuir, £124 Moss Side, £116 Pilmuir
Dutch Spotted– £102 Eden Close
Herdwick– £70 Low Longlands
Shearlings & Lambs
Cheviot Mule– £152, £138 Archbank
Texel– £146 Moss Kennels
Suffolk– £138 Mid Dargavel
Mule– £130 Stanger Hill
Hoggs & Lambs
Texel– £168, £156 Dockray Hall, £146 Grindon Hill
Suffolk– £150, £146 Grindon Hill
Cheviot Mule– £138 Grindon Hill
Mule– £130 Ash Trees
Easycare– £90 Ash Trees
End of season Store hogg sale again met spirited bidding £186 for a pen of Suffolk hoggs from Giillesbie Farms.
Store Hoggs
Suffolk-£186 Gillesbie, £172 Tara
Texel– £176, £149 Airyolland
Mule– £166, £162 Ridley Farm, £152 Airyolland, £148 Ridley Farm
Cheviot– £147 Gillesbie
Blackface– £110 Shankston, £108 Collin Bank
Herdwick– £100 Knorren Beck
Tup Hoggs
Blackface– £98, £92 Drumgrange
Feeding Ewes
Texel– £190, £198 Tara
Cheviot Mule– £150 Airyolland
Mule– £138 Airyolland
Swaledale– £102 Airyolland
