Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward 6,905 store lambs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 18th November 2025.

A similar show of store lambs forward with all classes in high demand matching last weeks bonanza. Long term lambs in very strong demand with purchasers travelling up and down the  country looking for numbers.

Top price of the day goes to a Texel tup lamb from J Anderson & Partners, Rowanburnfoot realising  £155.  A thank you must go to John and Family for their continuous support here at Longtown Mart for over the years, as the last consignment of sheep went under the hammer today from Rowanburnfoot.

Store Lambs
Suffolk- £152 Park Nook, £150 Orthwaite Hall, £148 Keil, £139 Moss Side, £138 The Cottage and Horsley Hill
Texel – £149 High Floweryhirst, £146 Horsley Hill, £144 Pilmuir, £139 Sowerby Wood, £138 Keil,  Heithat and Horsley Hill
Mule- £138 Rowanburnfoot, £130 Mains, £126 The Cottage, £124 Rowanburnfoot, £121 Coldchapel, Foulsyke,  Orthwaite Hall and Rhoin
Beltex- £132 Horsley Hill, £130 Gillesbie Farms, £126, £122, £118 Horsley Hill
Cheviot Mule- £129 Pilmuir, £122 Keil, £120 Gillesbie Farms, £118 Selcoth and Mains
Hampshire- £128 Boathouse and Low Old Shield
Charollais- £126 Sowerby wood, £114, £113 Crailloch
Cheviot- £124 Bank Head, £122 The Edge and Lyneholm, £121 North House, £120 Mainside, Faulding Cleugh and Langhope, £118 Mainside, £116 North House
North Country Cheviot- £124, £116 North Synton
Charmois- £118, £116 Smallholms
Swaledale- £117 Beacon Rigg
Easycare- £115 West Drummoddie
Blackface- £113 Uigle, £112 Closehead, £104 Uigle, £102 The Cottage, £100 Town Shields, £99 Sewing shields, £98 Closehead and Nether Ardroscadle, £97 St Margarets, £96 Selcoth and Uigle
Romney- £110 Primside, £108 Low Old Shield
Herdwick- £100, £98 Low Bridge End, £96 Boathouse Cottage
Kerry Hill- £100  Bankhead
Welsh- £88, £80  Lanrigg
Jacob- £86  Victory Avenue
Shetland- £82, £78 Stirches Mains, £76 Crailloch Farm

Tup Lambs
Texel - £155 Rowanburnfoot, £150 Horsley Hill, £129 Barkbeth, £127 Pilmuir, £126 Belsay Barns and Selcoth
Blackface- £130 Glenwhilly and Miltonese, £124 Town Shields, £110 Miltonise, £100 Closehead and The Lamperts
Beltex- £128 Lagalgarve
North Country Cheviot- £125 Lyneholm, £119 Hindhope, £116 Gillesbie Farms, £112, £110 Lagalgarve, £110 Hindhope , £108 Langhope
Mule - £126 Lyneholm, £112 Drinkstone
Suffolk- £124 Rowanburnfoot, £120 Helmburn
Herdwick- £92 Burnfoot of Ewes
Romney- £68 Primside

A smaller show of feeding ewes on offer remaining at last week’s high rates of returns, many more needed throughout the need few weeks to fulfil buyers demand.

Feeding Ewes
Texel – £165 Keil, £155 Lyneholm, £148 Capenoch, £145 Aydon Farm and Horsley Hill, £143 Gofton Farm, £142 Lyneholm, £135 Greenside, £132 Barkbeth
Easycare- £120 Capenoch
Herdwick- £126, £100 Moorside Parks
Blackface- £125 Kintraw, £120, £112, £108, £102 Ardkinglas, £102 High Brae and Carlenrigg, £100 Ardkinglas, £98 Selcoth
Cheviot Mule- £122 Mossview, £114 Lagalgarve
Kendal Rough- £118 Gill Head
Mule- £118 Fell View, £116 Belsay Barns, £108 Shaw of Dryfe
Cheviot- £118 Ramseycleugh, £116 Shaw of Dryfe, £115 Linhope Farming, £98 Ramseycleugh, £92 The Shaws
Suffolk- £108 Beacon Rigg
Beltex- £94 Greenside Farm
Swaledale- £90 Moorside Parks, £75 Fell View

Rams
Blackface- £145 The Lamperts
Swaledale- £82 Gartnagrenach