Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 4,336 sheep comprising of 1,840 lambs, 2,410 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 17th July 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Another decent show of just short of 2,000 lambs sold to a reduced ring of purchasers being firmer on the week. All classes in massive demand achieving an overall average of 373.7ppk which is 70ppk in front of the same week last year. As some centres report a drop in trade Longtown again stands strong bucking the trend. All vendors delighted with trade leaving once again with a smile.
More well finished lambs are required on a weekly basis to fulfil purchaser demand.
Top price per head was a pair of Suffolk lambs making £234 from HM Livestock, Shethin
Top price per kilo went to a pair of Beltex lambs from MJ Irving, Braehead making 420p/kg
Overall average of 373.67p/kg (SQQ 374.54p/kg)
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Principal prices (Per kilo)
Suffolk - £234 & £204 Shethin, £202 Guardsmill, £197 Moorhills, £194 Guardsmill, £192 Staffler, £191 & £190 Shethin
Texel - £208 Beckfoot, £196 Guardsmill, £196 Shethin, £196 Cubbyhill, £195 Barnshangan, £194 Shethin, £194 Beckfoot, £193 Cubbyhill, £192 Shethin
Charollais - £192 Shethin, £192 & £180 Lossit Home
Dutch Spotted - £190 Coxhill, £188 Fairfield
North Country Cheviot - £190 Humbleheugh
Beltex - £189 Braehead, £180 Redgate Head, £173 Lower Moor, £172 Braehead
Blue Texel - £184 & £174 Shethin
Cheviot Mule - £173 Moorhills, £173 Shethin
Oxford - £168 & £134 Guards
Hill Cheviot - £167 & £162 Humbleheugh
Cross - £164 & £148 Whiteside, £144 Cranberry Brow, £139 Greensburn
Halfbred - £157 Earlside, £151 Nookclose
Lleyn - £151 Townfoot
Blackface - £138 Dalmore, £125 Manfield Cottage
Valais Blacknose - £120 Townfoot
Principal prices (Per head)
Blue Texel – 400p & 386.7p Shethin
Beltex – 420p Braehead, 417.5p & 405p East House, 402.5p No3 Baurch, 397.5p Morwood, 393p & 390.9p Braehead
Texel – 402.1p Cubbyhill, 397.8p Shethin, 393.9p Cubbyhill, 393.2p Shethin, 393p Netherhill, 392.7p Ovington, 392p Cubbyhill
Suffolk – 394p Moorhills, 388.6p Drumburn, 387.5p & 387p Shandford, 386.4p Drumburn
Dutch Spotted – 392p Fairfield, 365.4p Coxhill
Charollais – 385p Hallburn, 384p Lossit Home, 382.90p Gibblaston, 381p East Greenridge
Cheviot Mule – 376.1p Moorhills, 376.1p Shethin
Cross – 374.7p & 364.4p Whiteside, 337.1p Gibblaston,
Hill Cheviot – 368p & 363p Humbleheugh
Halfbred – 368p Nookclose, 365.1p Earlside
Lleyn – 368p Townfoot
North Country Cheviot – 358.5p Humbleheugh
Oxford – 336p & 311.6p Guards
Blackface – 337.8p Manfield, 329p Dalmore
Valais Blacknose – 255.30p Townfoot
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A similar entry of nearly 2,500 ewes sold to very high rates once again, with more wanted on a weekly basis to supply a very busy ring of purchasers
More light ewes forward proved to be still in demand and look well sold.
Heavy ewes topped at £350 for a Texel ewe from Newfield
NCC Ewes topped at £240 for a penful of ewes consigned by M/s Allen, Humbleheugh whose run of 59 went on to achieve an average of just short of £200.
Lightweight ewes topped by a Cheviot ewe from M/s Davidson, Crosslee reaching £170
Rams reached £270 for a pair of Texel Rams from M/s McQuistin, Clayshant
Heavy ewes
Texel - £350, £320 & £300 Newfield, £280 Hillhead, £280 Shandford, £275 Newfield, £270 West Stobs Wood, £270 Hillhead, £270 Hensol
Beltex - £260, £255 & £208 Hobbiesburn, £195 Park Nook, £188 Hightown
Charollais - £260 Thackwood, £238 Bogrie, £235 Dalmore, £212 Road Side, £210 Newfield
North Country Cheviot - £240 Humbleheugh, £215 Marygate, £212, £202 Humbleheugh
Suffolk - £224 Beckfoot, £220 Colmslie Hill, £218 Shandford, £216 Clackmae, £215 Dalmore, £210 Road Side, £206 Beckfoot, £205 Well House, £205 Barnshangan
Bleu D’Main - £212 Newfield
Blue Leicester - £210 Barnshagan, £200 High Creoch, £188 Nunsceugh
Cheviot Mule - £210 Beoch, £205 Well House, £200 Clackmae, £198 Beoch
Cross - £200 Nunscleugh, £200 Well House, £198 & £194 Beoch, £192 Galleywreay, £190 Marygate and Staffler
Oxford - £135 Gall
Dutch Spot - £118 Maidencots
Romney - £112 Barsalloch
Zwartable - £98 High Harbour
Lightweight ewes
Cheviot - £170 Crosslee, £164 Bavington Hill Head, £158 Chapel, £152 Milnholm, £150 Syke Head
Blackface - £160 Marygate, £150 Syke Head, £148 Gibblaston, £140 Tinnis
Easycare - £138 Reddis Hall, £127 & £126 East Greenridge
Badgerface - £135 Shethin
Swaledale - £126 Southdean, £122 Batey Shield, £120 Galleywreay, £116 Townfoot, £116 High Crossgill
Herdwick - £122 Mossband, £112 Galleywreay, £108 Townfoot
Lleyn - £114 Steel
Shetland - £90 Shethin, £62 Romanway
Jacob - £85 Zetland, £60 Hightown
Kerryhill - £78 Shethin
Rams
Texel - £270 Clayshant, £260 Thackwood, £165 Road Side, £160 Shethin
Charollais - £240 Thackwood
Blue Leicester - £225 Laverockbank, £208 Crosslee, £205 Barnshangan, £185 Marygate, £180 High Creoch
Easycare - £182 Marygate
Cheviot - £165 Crosslee, £160 Shethin, £136 Gall
Blackface - £158 Marygate, £145 Riskinhope
Suffolk - £135 Shethin
Beltex - £120 Hensol
Swaledale - £118 High Priorscales
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 386.7p (325.44p)
Standard to 405p (368.2p)
Medium to 420p (375.61p)
Heavy to 402.1p (371.61p)
Over Weight 363p (349.17p)
Ewes
Light to £170 (£105.14)
Heavy to £350 (£174.93)
Rams to £270 (£161.54)
OTM
A small show of cows forward with a lot more flesh on offer. Many more cast cattle needed on a weekly basis.
Top price per head and per kilo was a Beef Shorthorn from J.D.M. Thomson, Newlands reaching £2,366 and 260p/kg.
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Beef Shorthorn - £2,366 Newlands
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Beef Shorthorn – 260p Newlands
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
Joe Conley 07442 246063
corresponding week 2024 sale report
