Longtown Store & Breeding Sheep Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward 520 breeding sheep and 6,160 store lambs, feeding ewes and cast rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Tuesday 28th October 2025.

A slim picking of breeding sheep on offer, with an end of season show forward and the end of the breeding season is in sight.

Breeding Ewes

Suffolk - £182 Errington, £172 Hemscotthill

Texel - £178 Hemscotthill, £172 Errington

Cross - £152 Low Stokoe

North Country Cheviot - £148 Low Greenside

Cheviot Mule - £135 & £132 Errington

Romney - £130 Greenmerse

Easycare - £110 Greenmerse

Blackface - £88 Earlshaugh, £80 Clashbenny

Welsh - £65 & £62 SRUC Kirkton

Gimmers

Suffolk - £180 Hemscotthill

Texel - £175 (x2) Hemscotthill

Cross - £170 Low Stokoe, £162 Rowanburnfoot

North Country Cheviot - £140 Mid Harrietsfield

Cheviot - £138 The Old Gas House

Welsh - £130 SRUC Kirkton

Blackface - £60 Earlshaugh

Ewe Lambs

Blue Leicester - £145 Mid Harrietsfield

Cross - £138 Farnbury, £122 Stonehouse, £122 Laverhay

Texel - £110 12 Eskdaill Street

Cheviot - £102 Blakehope

North Country Cheviot - £100 Blakehope

Blackface - £85 Blakehope

Rams

Beltex - £480 & £420 Windyhill

Texel - £200 Newby Hall

New faces appear at the ring side, on the hunt for all classes of store lambs which were seen dearer again on the week. The sale was topped twice at £140; firstly for a pen of Texel cross lambs from J D M Thomson, Pilmuir and also from RG Kellett, Errington Farm for a pair of fantastic Beltex cross lambs.

Store Lambs

Texel – £140 Pilmuir, £138 2 Newton Cottages, £132 Hawthorn Bank, £131 Drinkstone, (x2) £131 Errington Farm, £130 South Corrielaw, £130 Errington Farm, £130 Marwhirn, £130 Archbank

Beltex- £140 Errington Farm, £138 Sorbie, £130 Nether Hill, £126 Kirwaugh, £126 & £122 Kirwaugh, £121 Morwood, £118 Monk Farm

North Country Cheviot- £136 Pilmuir, £120 60 Oliver Road, £112 Crossings Cottage, £110 Tanside, £110 Skelfhill, £110 2 Newton Cottages, £109 Newbank, £104 Commonside

Mule- £129, £123 Crossings Cottage, £122 Gillalees, £116 4 Irvington Farm, £115 The Ash, £115 Orthwaite Hall, £114 Crossings Cottage, £113 The Ash

Suffolk- £122 Greenmerse, £120 Parknook, (x2) £118 Mossview, £117 Anthorn View, £117 Tanside, £117 Morwood, £116 Abbots close, £116 60 Oliver Road, £116 Moss side

Cheviot Mule- £122 Falnash, £118 Enzieholm, £116 Milsington, £115 Marwhirn, £114 Enzieholm, £113 Commonside, £112 Marwhirn, £109, £108 Commonside, £108 Monk Farm

Shetland- £118, £90 The Flosh

Dorset- £113, £92, £70 Whinney Brow

Easycare- £112 Port O Spittal, £104, £97 Braidley Farm

Cheviot- £111 Toftholm, £109 Priesthaugh, £108 Granton, £108 Langhope, £108 Sorbie, £106 Blackhall, £105 Branxholm Braes , £103 Higgs Farm, £101 Granton, £100 The Shaw Cottage

Charollais- £110 Monk Farm

Romney- £110 Port O Spittal, £107, £102, £99, £98 Port O Spittal, £95 Harden

Kerry Hill- £103 Morwood

Blackface - £96 Town Shields, £96 Pundershaw, £94 Skelfhill, (x2) £88 Townshields, £86 Sundhope, £86 Hillside, £85 Keeper Shield, £84 Hillside, £82 SRUC Innovation

Lleyn- £91 Moss View

Herdwick- £75 Millbeck Hall

Welsh- £68, £60 SRUC Innovation

Badger Face - £62 4 Irvington Farm

Tup Lambs

Romney- (x2) £140 Barnhill

Texel - £138 Port O Spittal, £136 Tanside, £129, £128, £125 Port O Spittal, £123 Viewley Farm, £116 Kirndean, £114 Greenmerse

Suffolk- £132 Port O Spittal, £118 Tanside, £116 Crossings Cottage

North Country Cheviot- £120 Tanside, £94 60 Oliver Road

Cheviot- £120 Dryleuchlea

Cross- £116 Gillalees, £108 Millbeck, £86 Greenmerse, £80 The Ash

Swaledale- £86 Todhillwood

Easycare- £83 South Healey

Blackface- £83 SRUC Innovation, £80 Fernoch Farm, £80 Glennoe, £79 Hillside, £72 Pundershaw, £70 Whitfield Estate

Feeding ewes were highly sought after with many more buyers gathered looking for numbers. Many more ewes are required each week.

Feeding Ewes

Texel – £170, £166, £160, £152, £150Port O Spittal, £148 Gillalees

Suffolk- £165 Port O Spittal, £142 Gillalees

Romney- £134, (X2) £106 Airy Holm

Cheviot- £122 The Shaws, £116 Carnavel, £115 Tulip Villa, £107 The Shaws, £92 Carnivel

Mule- £122 Gillalees, £102 Cloverfield, £98 Wooplaw

Cheviot Mule- £96 Wooplaw

Blackface- £82 Gllalees, £78 Auchenbrack, £72 Glennoe, £72 Auchenbrack, £70 Wooplaw

Kendal Rough- £76 Church View

Swaledale- £70 Hesleywell

Herdwick- £66 Ulzieside

Easycare- £66 2 Market Place

Rams

Texel - £125 Airy Holm, £100 Cloverfield Cottage

Beltex - £118 Cloverfield Cottage

Blackface - £67 The Lamperts