Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward 6,868 store lambs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 11th November 2025.
A larger show of stores on offer saw trade dearer on the week with new faces appearing at ring side. All classes of lambs in high demand as buyers travel from all four corners looking to fill wagons.
Top price of the day goes to a pair of Texel cross lambs from G McGregor, Longrigg realising £159.
Store Lambs
Suffolk- £126 Wiza, £132 Greenmerse, £132 Cut Thorn, £129 Drinkstone, £129 Longrigg, £126 Bellbank, £126 Binks Farm
Cheviot- £124 Megdale, £119 Upper Hindhope, £119 Girnwood, £119 Archbank, £118 Granton, £118 Bellbank, £117 Solwaybank, £116 Bankhead
Texel – £159 Longrigg, £150 Bellbank, £150 Old Shields, £150 Drinkstone, £147 Longrigg, £143 Haggbeck, £138 Drinkstone, £138 2 Newton Cottages, £138 Redgate Head, £137 Stockasteads
Beltex- £150, £148 2 Newton Cottage, £131 Sorbie, £128 2 Newton Cottage
Cheviot Mule- £146 Cumstone Farm, £144 Drinkstone, £128 Dormansteads, £124 Solwaybank, £122 Raehills, £122 Mains, £121 Solwaybank, £120 Bankhead, £119 Marwhirn
Mule- £138 Stonehouse Farm, £123 Upperburnmouth, £123 Mains, £121 West Deanraw, £120 Longrigg, £118 Kilmichael, £118 Monk Farm, £118 Crossings Cottage, £116 Over Cairn, £116 Townshields
Badgerface- £132 High Side
North Country Cheviot- £126 High Side, £126 Marwhirn, £125 North Synton, £122, £120 High Side, £118 Noth Corrie Law, £118 North Synton, £118 Skelfhill, £115 Marwhirn, £115 High Side, £114 Main Hill
Charollais- £126 Hall Farm, £124 2 Newton Cottage, £119 Monk Farm
Easycare- £126 Field Head, £102 Main Hill, £102 West Drumoddie
Dutch Spotted- £122 Solway Bank
Badgerface- £112 Greenmerse, £110 Town Shields, £109 2 Newton Cottage, £108 Grindon Hill, £108, £107, £104 Cuil Farm, £99 Drumblair, £98 Cuil Farm, £96 Rowhope, £94 Whitfield Estate, £94 Mains
Romney- £112 White Knowe
Blackface- £112 Greenmerse, £110 Town Shields, £109 2 Newton Cottages, £108 Grindon Hill, £108, £107, £104 Cuil Farm, £99 Drumblair, £98 Cuil, £96 Rowhope, £94 Whitfield Estate
Blue Faced Leicester- £110, £98 Town Shields
Shetland- £109, £98, £90 High Side
Herdwick- £108 Solwaybank
Welsh- £106, £90, £81 Hall Farm
Jacob- £94 High Head Castle
Tup Lambs
Texel - £142 High Floweryhirst, £136 Solway Bank, £134 2 Newton Cottage, £127, £126 Cadgillhead, £126 Priesthaugh, £125 Cadgillhead, £124 Main Hill, £116 High Floweryhirst
Border Leicester- £150 Cut Thorn
Blackface- £136 Sewing Shields, £110 Town Shields, £109, £106 Grindon Hill, £100 Mallards Chase, £98 Drinkstone, £96 Sewing Shields
Dutch Spotted- £128 Solway Bank
North Country Cheviot- £120, £118 Hampden House, £118 The Shaws, £112 Cossarshill, £103 Bankhad
Easycare- £125 Main Hill, £92 Hall Farm
Mule - £116 Dalhannah, £110 Longrigg, £104 WhitstoneHill
Blue Faced Leicester- £108 Town Shields
Welsh- £90 Hall Farm
Suffolk- £60 Hall Farm
Likewise, the lambs feeding a larger show of feeding sheep forward met a brisk trade with more numbers needed each week to fulfil the ever-growing demand.
Feeding Ewes
Texel – £178 Mains of Machermore, £156 Glenart, £150 Cut Thorn, £148 Cumstone, £134, £132 Mains of Machermore, £126 Cumstone, £120 Over Cairn, £118 Mains of Machermore
Suffolk- £162 Cut Thorn, £136 Alnham, £112 Westerhall
Mule- £134 Glenart, £110 Beacon Rigg
North Country Cheviot-£160, £130 Cut Thorn, £124, £96 Branxholm Braes
Cheviot- £122 Burnfoot Of Ewes, £115 The Shaws, £112 Mains of Machermore, £108 Arkleton, £108 Alton, £108 Girnwood, £90 Girnwood, £85 Cossarshill
Easycare- £118, £102 Alnham
Romney- £106, £96, £90, £88 Beckside
Swaledale- £96 Coatlith, £95 Moss View, £82 Beacon Rigg, £74 Coatlith Hill
Blackface- £88 Alnham, £86, £80 Upperburnmouth
Rams
Cheviot- £170 Cut Thorn, £165 Archbank
Suffolk- £152 Upperburnmouth, £150 Cut Thorn
Beltex- £140 Mains of Machermore
Texel- £130 Mians of Machermore
