Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 5,048 sheep comprising of 1,359 Spring Lambs, 833 hoggs and 2,856 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 26th June 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Another strong show of lambs forward for the time of year. All classes again in demand and look well sold. More grass fed lambs forward which should be taken into consideration. Heavies proved to sell to increased rates, the dearest seen this season, as purchasers have now moved from hoggs to new season lambs in full force. Lightweight lambs were plentiful and a trade to match.
More lambs are required on a weekly basis. All major outlets are represented round the ring at Longtown Auction Mart represented by 13 purchasers ensuring a very competitive trade for all classes of lambs from start to finish.
Top price per head was at £217 for a single Texel lamb from R. Johnston, Kimmeter Green
Top price per kilo reached 423.3p for three Beltex lambs from Northway
Overall average of 366.1P (SQQ 365.7)
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Beltex – 423.3p, 402.9p Northway, 410p Kilnford Croft, 400p East House Farm
Texel – 397.1p Hightown, 395p Little Fithie, 393.2p Baurch Rigg, 390.1p East House Farm, 388p Kilnford Croft
Suffolk – 397p Paradise Farm, 393p Manfield Cottage, 391.3p, 391.3p Shandford Farm, 386.2p Northway, 386p Allergill Farm
Blue Texel - 379.2p Beckfoot
Dutch Spotted – 374.5p, 368.9p House Farm
Charollais – 373.9p Kimmeter Green, 357.9p Beckfoot, 351.7p Northway. 336.6p Staffler
Cheviot – 352.3p Raggetsyke, 351p Shandford Farm, 342.2p Dormansteads
Zwartbles – 367p, 350p Beckfoot
Cheviot Mule – 340.9p Dormansteads
Shropshire – 326p Haresteads
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel – £217, £206, £200 Kimmeter Green, £192 Drumreach Farm, £192 Ellerslea
Charollais - £204 Beckfoot, £172 Kimmeter Green, £138 Staffler
Suffolk - £194 Maulscastle, £190, £184 Staffler, £185 Manfield Cottage, £183 Kilnford Croft
Blue Texel - £182 Beckfoot
Zwartbles - £178, £169, £154 Beckfoot
Dutch Spotted - £176, £166 House Farm
Beltex –£175, £167 Kimmeter Green, £174 Fenton Farm, £160 Kilnford Croft
Cheviot - £155 Raggetsyke, £154 Dormansteads
Cheviot Mule- £150 Dormansteads
PRIME HOGGS
End of season show. Well fed still in good demand, everything else sold to realisation.
Top price per head at £210 for a pair of Texel hoggs from A. & H.C. Smith, Crumhaughhill
Top price per kilo reached 345p for a pen of Beltex hoggs from M Buchan, Torrax.
Overall average of 244.43p (SQQ 236.42p)
PLEASE NOTE
All hoggs will be sold within the cast ewe and ram section as of Thursday 3rd July 2025.
Principal prices (Per kilo)
Cross – 460p Burnhouse
Beltex – 345p, 340.7p & 340p Torrax
Texel – 333p Tailbert, 314p Cranberry Brow, 313.3p River Meadow
Charollais – 300p Mosslands
Millennium Blue – 300p Morison Farms
Suffolk – 300p Haresteads, 298p Morison Farms, 293.30p Upper Auquhadlie
Cheviot – 314p & 306.8p Balmaglester
Blackface – 298p & 286p Morison Farms, 283p Burnhouse
North Country Cheviot – 274p Harwood on Teviot
Shetland – 273.2p South Port O Spittal, 240p Borlum, 224p & 220.5p South Port O Spittal
Swaledale – 249p Morison, 235p Burnhouse, 226.9p Drumreach
Border Leicester – 231p Morison Farms
Cheviot Mule – 229p Cassington, 224.2p Harwood on Teviot
Lleyn – 219.4p Castletown
Herdwick – 195.1p Mosslands, 192.9p Syke Head
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel - £210, £204 Crumhaughhill, £202 Roxburgh Mill
Beltex - £204, £184 & £180 Torrax
Millennium Blue - £180 South Bogbain
Suffolk - £180, £176 Upper Auquhadlie, £172 Maulscastle
Border Leicester - £164 Morison Farms
Cheviot - £158, £152 Market, £143 Yetholm
Lleyn - £158 Castletown
Cheviot Mule - £148 Harwood on Teviot
Blackface - £140 Morison Farms, £130 Whitcastles, £128 Roxburgh Mill, £122 Morison Farms
Cross - £138 Burnhouse, £116 Mallsgate Hall, £116 East Mains, £110 Partridge Ghyll
Charollais - £126 Mosslands
Swaledale - £118 Drumreach, £94 Burnhouse
Shetland - £112 & £86 South Port O Spittal
North Country Cheviot - £104 Harwood on Teviot
Herdwick - £80 Mosslands, £68 Drumreach, £60 Sykehead
CAST EWES AND RAMS
All classes of ewes still in demand. More freshly spained, hard working ewes forward which resulted in a lesser show.
Best ewes saw an increase in trade as more purchasers flock to Longtown to take advantage of the numbers on offer.
All classes looking well sold and vendors are advised to sell as and when the ewes are ready to go before numbers come out in force.
Heavy ewes topped at £315 by a Texel ewe from Messrs Taylor, Highside
Lightweight ewes topped at £168 for Easycares from J..C & H.A. Charnock, Cumcrook
Rams to £195 for a Suffolk from J. & D. Longlands, Tone Hall
Heavy ewes
Texel - £315 Highside, £310 Roxburgh Mill, £300 Mull of Galloway, £290 Roxburgh Mill, £285 Wellbank Mains, £280 Torrax
Mule - £198 Greenside, £180 Burnfoot Hill, £175, New Farm, £172 Staffler Farms, £170 Beckfoot,
Beltex - £240 Torrax, £230 Drumreach
Texel - £235, £210 & £200 Thackwood, £195 Sunnyvale, £192 Beckfoot, £190 Highside
Suffolk - £224 Shandford, £222 Smailholm Mains, £220 Torrax, £210 Beckfoot
Cheviot Mule - £210 Beckfoot, £190 Merrick
Blue Leicester - £208 Laverockbank, £192 Drumreach, £180 Tinnis
North Country Cheviot - £198 Dormansteads, £182 25 Northway, £178 West Millhills £172 Kilnford Croft, £165 Drumreach, £154 Kilnford Croft
Zwartable - £172 Homlea, £160 South Riddingwood, £155 Holmlea, £150 Roxburgh Mill
Badgerface - £168 Drumreach
Dutch Spotted - £165 South Riddingwood
Dorset - £162 Beckfoot.
Half-Bred - £144 Beckfoot
Blue De Maine - £135 Tetcott
Jacob - £128 Beckfoot
Ryeland - £122 Lowfield House
Lightweight ewes
Easycare - £168 Cumcrook, £140 Harwood on Teviot
Cheviot - £160 & £152 South Laggan, £150 Drumreach, £144 Kilnford Croft, £142 Supplebank
Blackface - £142 Newbigging, £138 Roxburgh Mill, £135 Newbigging, £134 Tone Hall, £132 Drumreach
Swaledale - £134 Whitton
Badgerface - £130 Lowfield House
Herdwick - £118 Mosslands, £108 Shieldhill, £100 Longrow
Kerry Hill - £118 Coxhill
Lleyn - £90 Tetcott
Jacob - £85 The Snab
Shetland - £80 Gorthleck Mains, £68 Shieldhill, £68 Syke Head
Goat - £70 Newbigging
Rams
Suffolk - £195 Tone Hall, £180 Sunnyvale, £178 Tone Hall, £175 Carnochan
Beltex - £190 Highside
Easycare - £190 Harwood on Teviot
Texel - £190 (x2) Gorthleck Mains, £185 Highside
North Country Cheviot - £165 Drumreach, £155 Beckfoot
Cheviot - £160 & £148 Shieldhill
Swaledale - £158 Whitton
Blackface - £145 Shieldhill, £142 Cranberry Brow
Blue Leicester - £138 Spoutbank
Ryeland - £130 Lowfield House
Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 345p (205.16p)
Standard to 314p (224.68p)
Medium to 345p (260.67p)
Heavy to 343p (258.99p)
Lambs
Light to 423.3p (366.8p)
Standard to 410p (370.3p)
Medium to 398.0p (363.8)
Heavy to 391.3p (317p)
Over Weight 380.7p (346.1p)
Ewes
Light to £168 (£114.10)
Heavy to £315 (£168.79)
Rams to £195 (£146.53)
OTM
A very select show of cast cows sold very well with more being required on a weekly basis to satisfy demand.
Next week, Thursday 3rd July 2025, Longtown Auction hosts the monthly sale of Northern Counties and Scottish Prime Cattle, Young Bulls and Cast Cows. Take advantage of our capped commission and competitive returns. Early entries are appreciated. For further enquiries and entries please contact John Walton 07880527066 who will be pleased to take your calls.
Todays Top Kilo today was 270p reached for a Saler Cow from W.N. Douglas, Catslackburn.
Top price per head to was a Simmental Cow reaching £2,112 from Archbank Farming Company, Archbank.
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO
Saler – 270p Catslackburn
Simmental – 264p & 262p Archbank
Blonde – 236p Upper Glendiven
Whitebred Shorthorn – 220 Catslackburn
PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD
Simmental - £2112 & £2030.50 Archbank
Saler - £2065.50 Catslackburn
Blonde - £1557.60 Upper Glendiven
Whitebred Shorthorn - £1287 Catslackburn
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries
John Walton 07880 527 066
Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029
Joe Conley 07442 246063
corresponding week 2024 sale report
