Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 10,080 sheep comprising of 4,649 lambs and  5,429 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 16th  October 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

A very mixed show of 4,649 prime lambs sold to recent rates of return with hard fed lambs in big demand and receiving a premium whilst grass fed lambs proved harder to place. Any lambs that are under finished are far better sold in the very buoyant and competitive store market held here at Longtown on a Tuesday. For all enquiries and advise on how best to market your stock, please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers and fields personnel who will be pleased to take your calls.

Top Price per Kilo went to a single Beltex reaching 420p from Irving, Braehead.

Top Price per Head today went to a single Beltex from Roots, Kilnford Croft and a single Suffolk from Cavers, Ashley Park reaching £190.

Overall Average 297.02ppk SQQ 300.83ppk

Principal Prices (Per Kilo)

Beltex – 420p Braehead, 413p, 404.3p & 400p Kilndford Corft

Texel – 365p Lingey Field, 347.7p Corneyside, 343p Middle, 342p Corneyside, 340p Lingey Field

Dutch Texel – 325p Crumhaughhill

Ryeland – 321.1p New Hummerbecks

Roussin – 315.9p Cubbyhill

Lleyn – 311.4p The Height

Dutch Spot – 309.5p Chestnut Cottage

Charollais – 307.9p River View

Cheviot – 305p Borthwick Brae, 303.2p Byres

Cross – 305p Dalbhraddan

Easycare – 303p High Trewhitt

Suffolk – 303p Bethesda, 303p Rowanburnfoot, 302.6p The Ha’, 302.4p North Corrielaw, 302p North House

Hampshire – 300p Corncockle

Shetland – 293.8p Cronklea

Cheviot Mule – 292p Raggetsyke, 291p Kilnford Croft

Romney – 292p Rammerscales

North Country Cheviot – 291.7p Earlisde

Badgerface – 291p Woodside of Chapelton

Half-Bred – 290p Earlside, 286p High Moat

Kerry Hill – 286.7p Borthwick Brae

Zwartble – 285.1p South Riddingwood

Dorset – 284.8p Whinney Brow

Blackface – 282p The Crew, 281p Bankend, 280p Ulzieside

Border Leciester – 278.3p Arhcerbeck, 276.5p Mouldyhills

Oxford – 278p (x2) Guards

Blue Texel – 275.9p South Bogbain

Principal prices (Per head)

Beltex - £190, £186, £184 & £180 Kilnford Croft

Suffolk - £190 & £170 Ashley Park, £170 Jethart

Texel - £180 (x2) Whitehall, £177 Raggetsyke, £174 31 Larel, £174 Cressfield Hotel, £174 Woodhouse, £174 Gyratesmyre

Cross - £170 Mouldyhills, £150 Grindon Hill

Dutch Spot - £164 Midtown

Blue Texel - £160 Morison

Cheviot - £156 Galleywreay, £141 Jethart

Dutch Texel - £156 Crumhaughhill

Cheviot Mule - £154 West Millhills, £152 Raggetsyke

Lleyn - £152.50 & £149 The Height

Charollais - £151 Mrison, £150 Justenlees, £146 Rowanburnfoot, £144 Howard House, £140 Basco Dykehead

Hampshire - £148 South Bogbain

Half-Breed- £146 High Moat, £142 Earlside

Dorset - £142 High Crubasdale

Border Leicester - £141 Mouldyhills

North Country Cheviot - £140 Earlside

Roussin - £139 Cubbyhill

Badgerface- £134 Woodside of Chapelton

Zwartble - £134 South Riddingwood Croft

Ryeland - £132 & £127 Staffler

Kerry Hill - £129 Borthwick Brae

Oxford - £128 (X2) Guards

Easycare - £118 High Trewhitt

Blackface - £113 Muirfield House, £110 Bankend, £110 & £104 The Crew

CAST EWES AND RAMS

Another very large show of 5,429 cast ewes and rams sold to another buoyant trade. As other centres see a reduction Longtown stands firm with customers keen for supplies and numbers handled with ease. 

Heavy ewes topped at £315 for a pair of Texels from Jamieson, Woodhead

Light ewes topped at £150 for a single Cheviot from Higgs, Meikledale

Rams topped at £460 for a Texel from Bell Kinninghall with a further 5 realising over £300

Heavy ewes

Texel - £315 Woodhead, £300 Burnside, £290 Crumhaughhill, £285 Windyhill, £280 Crumhaughhill, £275 Road Side

Suffolk - £270 (x2), £255 Findowrie, £205 Crumhaughhill, £202 Balgreen, £200 Beckfoot, £200 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £200 Road Side

Beltex - £225 Reathwaite, £210 Drumreach, £185 Woodhead

Cross - £192 Newton, £184 Arnott, £180 Greengatehouse

Cheviot Mule - £182 South Field, £182 & £172 Arnott

Hampshire - £175 Drumreach

Romney - £175 & £130 Marygate

North Country Cheviot - £172 Aucharua, £165 Ballinloan, £155 Townfoot, £155 Road Side

Charollais- £170 Road Side

Blue Texel  - £168 Becton Hall, £150 North Corrielaw

Blue Leicester - £165 2 Farnham Park

Lleyn - £140 Dalmakethar, £132 2 Farnham Park, £128 (x2) Dalmakethar

Zwartble - £120 Belvedere

Light ewes

Cheviot - £150 Meikledale, £130 Falnash, £120 Gillesbie, £118 Unthank, £118 Milnholm, £118 St Johns Kirk

Easycare - £142 & £114 South Fields, £114 (x2) West Drummoddie

Blackface - £140 Millden Agri, £136 Laverhay, £129 Buteland, £128 Lanehead

Goat  - £125 & £115 Cleughead

Swaledale - £118 Laverhay, £108 Wydon Eals, £105 West Newalnds, £102 Muirfield

Kerry Hill - £114 Borthwick Brae, £112 Woodhead, £110 Bowertower Mains, £110 & £104 Birsca

Cheviot - £110 & £100Cleughhead Cottage

Herdwick - £110 Moss Side

Jacob - £96 Swaites

Shetland - £84 Blackriggs, £78, £69 & £66 Belvedere

Rams

Texel - £460 Kinninghall, £350, £330 & £310 Falla, £300 Road Side

Suffolk - £350 Falla, £250 Cambeckhill, £200 Tercrosset

Romney - £250 Burnside

Dutch Spot - £217 Hillend, £215 Midtown

North Country Cheviot - £205 Jethart

Charollais - £195 Birsca

Zwartble - £195 Midtown

Cheviot - £190 Wardlaw, £185 Sunhope, £165 Potholm.

Blue Texel - £180 Chapelton of Menmuir

Lleyn - £180 Beckfoot

Blue Leicester - £150 Westernhopeburn

Blackface - £138 Marygate

Swaledale - £135 Garretshiels

Valais Blacknose - £105 Whitehall

Beltex - £100 Lords Lot

CATTLE

A larger show of cows forward carrying a lot more flesh. More numbers needed each week to fulfil buyer’s demand.

Please note CHRISTMAS SHOW SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2025 £2000 in prize money. Early entries are appreciated. 

OTM (Per Kilo)

Aberdeen Angus – 290p & 275p Pilmuir

Dairy Shorthorn – 290p Nether Collinhurst

Beef Shorthorn – 275p & 272p (x2) Pilmuir

OTM (Per Head)

Aberdeen Angus- £2117 Pilmuir

Beef Shorthorn - £2108 & £2080.80 Pilmuir

Dairy Shorthorn - £1682 Nether Collinhurst

Averages:

Lambs

Light to                 303.2p (216.55p)

Standard to      344.7p (302.47p)

Medium to         420.0p (301.52p)

Heavy to             404.3p (293.46p)

Overweight       311.1p (290.59p)

Ewes

Light to                 £170 (£79.92)

Heavy to             £315 (£139.37)

Rams to               £460 (£125.14)

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

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report