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)

PLEASE NOTE –

Our auctioneers and fields personnel are here to assist in anyway they can regarding blue tongue restrictions and any queries. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to clear up any uncertainties. 

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