Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward 4,664 store lambs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 25th November 2025.

A smaller show of store lambs forward as the weather stopped some vendors in their tracks. All classes easily sold right throughout the sale, many more lambs could easily be sold to vendor’s advantage. Stronger end of lambs dearer again on the week, as longer term looking very much in line with last weeks high rates of return.

Top price of the day goes to a pen of Suffolk cross lambs from ND Agri Verona, Langshaw realising  £154. 

Store Lambs
Suffolk- £154 Langshaw, £146 Moss Side, £143 Wiza Farm, £139 Aucharroch, £139 Skelfhill, £138 Nether Cargen, £138 Falnash, £138 Moss Side, £136 Nether Cargen, £135 Aucharroch
Texel – £152 Relief Farm, £144 Elsdonburn, £142, £140 Relief Farm, £140 Aucharroch, £138 Beacon Rigg, £138 Priesthaugh, £138 Elsdonburn, £136 Bloch Farm, £136 Redgate Head
Beltex- £138 Zetland, £132, £130 Nunscleugh, £130 Aucharroch
Hill Cheviot- £136 Bloch Farm, £128 Swaites, £124 South Corrielaw, £122 Falnash, £120 Faulding Cleugh, £120 Moss Side, £118 Faulding Cleugh, £116 Nunscleugh
Cheviot Mule- £134 Skelfhill, £133 Priesthaugh, £127 Coldchapel, £125 Nunscleugh, £122 Solwaybank, £110 Bloch Farm
Mule- £134 Lanehead, £134 Macherquhat, £134 Greensburn, £134 NetherCargen, £130 Hallburn, £128 Priesthaugh, £126 Nunscleugh, £126 Macherquhat, £126 Merkland, £126 Macherquhat
Charollais- £130 Lanehead, £122 Flex Farm, £120 Monk Farm, £118 Zetland, £114 Longrigg, £114 Hopestead
North Country Cheviot- £128 North Synton, £116 Enzieholm
Easycare- £118 South Port O Spittal, £114 West Drummoddie, £101 South Port O Spittal, £92 Alnham
Romney- £118, £109 Mains of Balgavies
Blackface- £116 Lanehead, £112 Beacon Rigg, £102 Skelfhill, £98 Meggethead, £92 Ardshiel, £91, £90 Hott Farm, £90 Upperburnmouth, £90 Hepplehill
Blue Faced Leicester- £108 Risehead
Dutch Spotted- £108 Brayshaw, £94 Monk Farm
Ryeland- £102 High Light Shield
Gritstone- £102 Zetland
Kerry Hill- £94 Morwood
Valais Blacknose- £90 Langshaw
Lonk- £80 Church View
Dorset- £80 Ellwood Croft
Swaledale- £80 Keskadale
Herdwick- £ 46 Foldhead

Tup Lambs
Texel - £150, £136 Elsdonburn, £128 Flex, £126 Little Fithie, £124 Ardshiel, £122 High Brae
Blue Faced Leicester- £142, £128 High Brae
Blackface- £140 Priesthaugh, £134 Skelfhill, £113 Merkland, £112 Skelfhill
Dutch Spotted- £136 West Drummoddie
Suffolk- £134 Falnash, £134 Scales, £116 Little Fithie
North Country Cheviot- £130 Arkleton, £126, £122 Bloch, £122 High Brae, £120 Arkleton
Mule - £130 Spency Croft, £120 Redgate Head
Lleyn- £108 Dolphinston
Cheviot Mule- £107 Little Fithie
Easycare- £98 Alnham
Jacob- £90 Victory Avenue

Similar number forward on the week, proving dearer on the week with numbers need each week to fulfil buyer’s demand. Top price was a pen of Texel cross ewe realising £176 from H Weir & A Dunn, Sweetbit Farm.

Feeding Ewes
Texel – £176 Sweetbit, £164 Stockasteads, £150, £148 Litle Fithie, £138 Sweetbit, £135 Little Fithie , £129, £128 Kilnknowe
Cheviot Mule- £162, £140 Sweetbit
Mule- £155 Todhillwood, £150, £136 Sweetbit, £128 Todhillwood
North Country Cheviot- £150 Fold Head, £108 Alnham
Blackface- £130 Meggethead, £112 Glenlethnot Estate, £112 Meggethead, £108 Henderland, £108 Bassenthwaite
Charollais- £135 Little Fithie
Kerry Hill- £114 Sweetbit Farm
Swaledale- £102, £94 Todhillwood, £82 Moorside Parks
Hill Cheviot- £102 Crosscleugh
Herdwick- £100 Moorside Parks, £88-Fold Head
Suffolk- £85 Trowknowes
Welsh- £70 Lanrigg

Rams
Charollais- £175 East Mains of Balgavies
Ryeland- £140 High Light Shield
Hill Cheviot- £130 Arkleton
Blackface- £100 Henderland
Texel- £90 Rainors Farm

Breeding Sheep
Ryeland Ewes- £260, £230, £180, £150 High Light Shield
Ryeland Ewe Lambs- £135, £95 High Light Shield