Longtown Store Sheep Tues 13 Oct 26
C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of 8,473 store lambs at Longtown on Tuesday 13th October 2026.
A larger show of store lambs on offer this week faced by a ring full of purchasers from up and down the country. All classes held last weeks high rates of return especially the long term keep sheep. many more could of been sold to vendors advantage.
Topping the sale was a pen of Beltex lambs from Kilnford Croft realising £170.
We also held our final show and sale of Blackface Store lambs, kindly sponsored by the Blackface Sheep Breeders Association. Judging for the day was in capable hands of Thomas Magnay, Galleyreay results are as follows:
1st – £130 West Deanraw
2nd– £119 Collinbank
3rd – £110 Grasslees
Store Lambs
Beltex– £170 Kilnford Croft, £154 Maryholm, £150 Moss View, £140 Glenjaan, £138 Coupland Beck
Suffolk– £151 Kilnford Croft, £137 Yeldabrek, £136 Parkhill, £135 Craik Forrestry, £133 Home Farm
Texel– £148 Yeldbarek, Hoscote Estate & High Floweryhirst, £146 White Hurworth
Charollais– £148 Maryholm
Half-bred– £137 Pilmuir
Mule– £131 Mains, £130 Moss View, £127 Penpeugh, £126 Langholm Farm, £124 Yeldabrek, £122 Shankfieldhead & Ninebank
Blackface– £130 West Deanraw, £119 Upper Hindhope & Collin Bank, £113 Little Larg, £112 Greenrigg, £110 upper Hindhope
Cheviot– £129 Potholm, £127 Stooprigg & The Shaws, £126 Langholm Street, £125 Crossdykes, Howman Grange, The Shaws & Holm Cottage
Cheviot Mule– £127 Ridley Farm, £124 Stooprigg & Parkhill, £123 Corran Farm, £121 Dormansteads
Herdwick– £121 Farlam Hill
Easy Care– £120, £118, £105 Chatton Park
Romney– £118 Yeldabrek
North Country Cheviot– £117 Leapsrigg
Swaledale– £86 Laverhay
Tup Lamb
Texel– £172, £145 Pilmuir
Suffolk– £158 Craik Forestry, £126 Howman Grange
Cheviot Mule– £153 Howman Grange
Cheviot– £152 Howman Grange, £140, £130 Holylee, £130 Howman Grange, £124 Crossdykes
Cross– £128 Holylee
Beltex– £135 Barkbeth
Blue Faced Leicester– £110 Parkhill
North Country Cheviot– £76 Barkbeth
Blackface– £70 Penpeugh
A much larger show of feeding ewes on offer, seen searer again on the week with A lot of hill ewes forward. Topping the sale was a pen of Texel ewes from Ridley Farm realising £178.
Feeding Ewes
Texel– £178 Ridley Farm, Penlaw & The Homestead, £168 Penlaw, £166 Penpeugh, £164 Ridley Farm
Cheviot Mule– £164 Thorniethwaite, £156 Archbank, £136 Ridley Farm
Mule– £154 Boghall, £150 Penpeugh, £146 Axletreewell & Ridley Farm, £140 The Faulds
North Country Cheviot– £146 Archbank
Beltex– £142 Barkbeth
Kerry Hill– £142 Ragged Edge
Easy Care– £136 White Hurworth
Romney– £132 Humbleton
Dutch Spotted– £130 Barkbeth
Suffolk– £130 Penlaw
Cheviot– £122 Thorniethwaite, £118 Alton & Archbank, £96 Shaw of Dryfe & Moss Petrol
Blackface– £118 Carskiey, £114 Shellfield, £112 Drannandow
Herdwick– £118 Romanway
Cast Rams
Texel– £190 Archbannk
Cheviot– £165, £155 Archbank
Blackface– £128 Carskiey
Suffolk– £110 Axletreewell
