Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward a huge entry of 9,040 sheep comprising of 6,113 hoggs and 2,927 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 8th  January 2026.

PRIME HOGGS

Another substantial show of 6,113 hoggs sold to a very competitive ring of purchasers ensuring, 33-45kg Hoggs sold to huge rates of return being the dearest trade of the season.

Heavy hoggs meeting a lot of resistance being harder to cash across the board whilst export weights and smalls proved in serious demand and way short of customer requirements. Commercial export weights regularly trading 360-370ppk with the best hoggs 430ppk plus. Many more handy weighted sheep wanted by customer request.    

Top price per head of £225 for Texels from G. Cakebread, Commonside.  
Beltex hoggs topped at 483p per kilo from M. & J. Kennedy, Lurgan.

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries.

Overall average 333.5ppk (SQQ 348.9ppk)

Principal prices (Per head)
Texel  - £225 Commonside, £200 Larne Road, £198, £193 Larne Road, £190 Meikle Dykes, £189 Corneyside, £188 Guardsmill & Larne Road, £186 High Parson Bridge, £184 Guards Mill
Beltex - £208 Ballinloan, £196 Lurgan Farm, £194Horsley Hill, £190 Whitrigghill, £188 Maryholm, £186 6 Stonehouse, £185 High Parson Bridge, £184 Whitrigghill & Hilton Of Culsh, £183 Ballinloan
Charollais- £190 Maryholm, £163 Tinwald Shaw, £154 Swaites & Down By Rigg, £150 Knowe Farm
Romney- £187, £184 Bowsden Moor
Suffolk - £178 Allfornaught, £176 Drumlea, £171 High Machriemore, £170 Guardsmill & Kilnford Croft, £139 Upper Huntley Wood, £168 Brownleazes, Upper Huntley Wood & Drumlea, £166 Allfornaught, £135 Tarrasfoot, £164 Staffler Farming, Kirtlebank & High Machriemore
Mule- £174 Drumlea, £172 Brownleazes, £155 Howtel, £154 Cowburnrigg & Dunjop, £150 Brownleazes, 7 Aldery Terrace, Langholm Farm & Allfornaught
North Country Cheviot- £164 Hilton of Culsh
Cheviot Mule- £163 Uras, £151 Rigghead & Buchtrig, £150 Commonside, Dunjop & Pilmuir, £149 Marwhirn, Buchtrig & West Millhills, £148 Priesthaugh & Grindon Hill
Hill Cheviot - £160 Twislehope, £151 West Millhills, £150 West Millhills & Drumreach, £149 Commonside, £148 Commonside, Buchtrig & Falnash, £147 Oswie, Commonside & Maryholm
Dutch Spotted- £154 Kinnelside
Blackface - £150 Whiteside, £149 Cowburnrigg, £148 Craig Douglas, £147 Clonrae, £145 Mouldyhills, £143 Whiteside, £142 Clonrae, Grindon Hill & Craig Douglas, £140 Maryholm & Balliemeanoch
Hampshire- £148 Corncockle
Half Bred - £139 Langdyke, £138 Pilmuir
Kerry Hill- £130 Firs Farm
Swaledale- £129  Devenport Farms, £118 Westerhopeburn
Oxford- £128, £120 Summerhill Road
Ryeland- £122 Donerentin
Dorset- £120 Donerentin
Border Leicester- £120 Whiteside
Roussin- £115 Down By Rigg
Shetland- £111 Corsua Farm

Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex – 483p, 446.2p Lurgan Farm, 442.6p Ballinloan, 440p, 435.6p Lurgan Farm, 433p 6 Stonehouse, 428.6p Lurgan Farm, 416p Corneyside, 406.9p Lurgan Farm
Texel – 403p, 392p Pilmuir, 388p Corneyside, 383p Tecket, 382.9p Langholm, 382.1p Pilmuir, 382p Marwhirn, 381.1p Oaklands, 376.9p Outertown, 376.3p Moss House, 375.7p Cressfield
Suffolk – 369p Moss House, 366p Devonport Farms, 364.9p Kirkton of Kingoldrum, 362p Red Gap, 359.5p Outertown, 358.1p Coiliamy, 358p Moss House, 357.1p Priesthaugh, 356.8p Coiliamy
Hill Cheviot – 366p Maryholm, 362.5p Dippen Farm, 362p, 360p, 357.9p, 357.6p Catslackburn, 355p  Dippen Farm & Buchtrig
Dutch Spotted – 361.1p Wadley Farm
Cheviot Mule – 358.3p, 357.9p Catslackburn, 355p Marwhirn, 344 Priesthaugh, 343.9p Marwhirn, 342p Thornship, 340.9p Pilmuir, 340p Falnash, 337.2p Commonside, 336p Buchtrig
Blackface – 356p Peela Hill, 351.4p Clonrae, 347p Sorbie, 346.2p Chapel Farm, 344p Maryholm, 343p Catslackburn, 339p Maryholm & Catslackburn, 338.2p Catslackburn, 338p Grindon Hill
Half Bred – 353.8p Pilmuir
Dorset- 353p Donerentin
Charollais – 350p Down by Rigg & Knowe Farm, 341p, 340.5p Knowe Farm
Roussin- 348.5p Down by Rigg
Mule – 347p, 346.2p Devonport Farms, 343p Grindon Hill, 342.5p Langholm Farm, 341p High Cattadale & Gartvaigh, 340p Ralphshield, 338.6p High Cattadale
Oxford- 343p, 337p  Summerhill Road
Hampshire- 336.4p Corncockle
Swaledale- 328.6p, 327.8p Westerhopeburn
Shetland- 326p Corsua Farm
Ryeland- 321p Donerentin
Border Leicester- 300p Whiteside
Kerry Hill- 295.5p Firs Farm
North Country Cheviot- 293p Hilton of Culsh
Romney- 292.2p Bowsden Moor

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A smaller show of 3,027 cast ewes and rams were forward. Trade just the same as previous weeks high rates and numbers keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy demand on a weekly basis.

Heavy ewes topped at £350 for Texel ewes from J Elliot, Roxburgh Mains, Kelso.

Light ewes topped at £148 for Blackface ewes from R Millar, High Cattadale, Argyll and for Cheviots shown by A Armour, Whyalla, Glenbarr and W & J Brown, Hilton of Culsh, New Deer.  

Rams sold to huge rates of return topping at £240 for Blueface Leicester’s from J Reed, Knarr, Slaggyford.

Heavy ewes
Texel  £350 Roxburgh Mains, £330 Newbigging, £315 Bowsden Moor & Howgillside, £305 Upper Huntley Wood.  
Suffolk £235 Howgillside, £232 Roxburgh Mains, £230 Upper Huntley Wood, £222 Pumplaburn, £218 Beckfoot, West Logan & Castlehill.
Charollais £230 Beckfoot, £222 Newton Cottage, £202 Bowsden Moor & Beckfoot.  
Bluefaced Leicester £220 Newbigging, £212 Laverockbank.   
Beltex £200, £198 Newton Cottage.  
Cheviot Mule £196 Newbigging, £184, £182 Pumplaburn, £182 Upper Huntley Wood.
Mule £218 West Logan, £192 Pumplaburn, £190 Third, £188 Viewfield, £184 West Logan.
North Country Cheviot £185 Smailholm Mains, £182 Beckfoot, £174 Newbigging, £172 Allfornaught.

Light ewes
Blackface £148 High Cattadale, £138 Low Tirfergus, £133 Knockreoch, £132 Chapel, £130 Balliemore.   
Hill Cheviot £148 Whyalla & Hilton of Culsh, £136 Balliemore, Chapel & Glendearg, £134 Uras & Glendearg.  
Easycare £144, £124 Torkirra, £124, £120 Bairnkine. 
Shetland £126 Uras.
Swaledale £110 Spoutbank, £97 The Ash & Nunscleugh, £94 Balliemore.

Rams
Bluefaced Leicester £240 Knarr, £232 Clonrae, £228 Brownleazes.   
Texel £225, £220 Hilton of Culsh, £215 Twislehope & Beckfoot.  
Suffolk £225 Brownleazes, £210 Hilton of Culsh.
Romney £200 Marygate.
Kerry Hill £200 Firs. 
Cheviot £195, £180 Bloch, £155 Stooprigg.
Charollais £180 Beckfoot, £175 Cooilingel.   
Blackface £175 Craig Douglas, £150 The Row.
North Country Cheviot £175 Buchtrig.
Beltex £175 Mossburnford.

Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 483.0p (336.2p)
Standard to 446.2p (352.8p)
Medium to 435.6 (345.3p)
Heavy to 442.6p (315.6p)

Ewes
Light to £148.00 (£116.41)
Heavy to £350.00 (£172.65)
Rams to £240.00 (£160.87)

CAST COWS

A respectable entry for the first sale of the year, which consisted of mainly Galloways. A full ringside of buyers in attendance ensure a brisk trade throughout. The sale topped at 239p and 238p for Galloways shown from Eskdalemuir Forestry Ltd, Clerkhill, Eskdalemuir who also topped the price per head of £1,517. Ayrshire cows sold to 214p from E & DE Horn, Slack House, Gilsland. 

 

Please contact your auctioneers or fields personnel for further enquiries
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Nick Woodmass 07442 246 063
Sam Hogg 07584 207323
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

corresponding week 2025 sale report