Longtown Store Sheep Tues 22 Sept 2026
C & D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of 9,047 store lambs at Longtown on Tuesday 23rd September 2026.
A much larger show of store lambs on offer this week faced by a ring full of purchasers from up and down the country. All classes seen dearer on the week especially the long term keep sheep. A lot more short term projects forward to strong rates of returns, many more could of been sold to vendors advantage.
Topping the sale was a pen of Texel lambs from Ridley Browell, The Cottage realising £165
Store Lambs
Texel– £165 The Cottage, £160 Hewitts Farm & Newton of Fotheringham, £157 & £149 Hewitts Farm, £148 Boreland, £146 Newton of Fotheringham
Suffolk– £153 Weeds, £150, £148 The Cottage, £144 Farlam Hall, £141 High Bellochantuy
Mule– £147 Gibblaston, £133 The Crew & Burnfoot Farm, £127 The Cottage & Park House, £128 Peat Gap, £124 Tanlawhill Farming
Cheviot Mule-£141 Tanlawhill Farming, £130 & £128 Moss Side, £128 Skelfhill, £127 Tanlawhill Farming
North Country Cheviot– £137 Boreland
Beltex– £135 Crossdykes, £130 Hollows Mill, £127 Crossdykes, £125 Greenwell Meadows
Cheviot– £127 Horse Holme, £120 High Chesters House, £119 Thornythwaite & High Brae, £118 Megdale, Hampden House & Sundhope
Herdwick– £127 Balgray
Dutch Spotted– £123 Solwaybank, £122 Newton of Fotheringham
Romney– £122, £120 & £118 Arwick Evie
Blackface– £118 Gibblaston, £117 Killipol, £116 Penpeugh & Low Greenly Cleugh, £109 Penpeugh, £107 Town Shields, Penpeugh & Gibblaston.
Charollais– £106 Weeds
Blue Faced Leicester– £102 Silloans
Swaledale– £100 Weeds
Shetland– £94, £80 Home Farm
Kendal Rough– £80 The Park
Tup Lamb
Texel– £148 Oliver Road, £129 & £125 Greenwell Meadows
Beltex– £142 Crossdykes
Cross– £125 Park House
Herdwick– £115 Farlam Hill
Blackface– £111 Gibblaston, £95 Arnicle, £93 Penpeugh
Suffolk– £91 Killipol
Shetland– £76 Home Farm
Hampshire– £68 Home Farm
A wide range of feeding ewes on offer off all classes seen dearer on the week with purchasers traveling looking for numbers. Topping the sale was a pen of Texel ewes from Messrs McArthur, Arnicle Farm, Campbeltown realising £210.
Feeding Ewes
Texel– £210 Arnicle, £181 Ruiche Beag, £158 Beck Farm, £155 Ardnacross, £150 White Knowe
Suffolk– £171 High Bellochantuy, £168 Torbhlaren, £148 White Hurworth & High Bellochantuy
Mule– £152 Killipol, £130 Grange Farm
Cheviot– £140 Torbhlaren, £128 Ruiche Beag, £125 Killipol
Blackface– £126 Gibblaston, £118 Ruiche Beag, £109 Achnacarron, £108 Killipol, £106 Ruiche Beag
Hampshire– £120 Grange Farm
Kendal Rough– £120 Low Greenley Cleugh
Cheviot Mule– £118 Argyll & Lochaber Estate
Zwartble– £80 Home Farm
Shetland– £80 Home Fram
Swaledale– £76 High Bellochantuy
Badgerface– £70 Rainors Farm
Herdwick– £62 Beck Farm
Easy Care– £86 White Hurworth
Cast Rams
Suffolk– £195 Boreland
Texel– £162 Ardnacross
Cross– £152 SRUC
Blackface– £122 Killipol, £120 SRUC
