Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,649 sheep comprising of 4,529 lambs and  4,120 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 30th October 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

Another great entry of 4,514 prime lambs forward to a full ringside of purchasers.

Well finished lambs 33-44kg sold at increased returns being in big demand and way short of purchaser requirements. Heavy lambs maintained and in some cases surpassed recent good rates of return. Many more fed lambs can be sold to vendor advantage.

Numbers handled with ease as long as they’re well finished. Leaner lambs are better sold on a Tuesday in Longtown.   

Top Price per Head was a Texel Lamb from A. & H.C. Smith, Crumhaughhill reaching £230.

Top Price per Kilo went to a pen of 21 Beltex Lambs from G. & W. Halliday, Crawthat making 404.3p/kg.

Overall Average 316.21ppk (SQQ 323.39ppk)

Principal prices (Per head)

Texel - £230 Crumhaughhill, £218 Crossgates, £199 High Cattadale, £188 East Greenside, £187 Low Stokoe

Suffolk  - £218 Guardsmill, £189 Brownleazes, £185 Crumhaughhill, £185 Guardsmill, £182 Staffler, £180 Cowburnrigg, £180 Guardsmill

Blue Texel - £208 Marchbank

Betlex - £200 Leanach, £190 Crawthat

Charollais - £188 Moss Side, £166 Tinnishall, £150 Rigg Garth

Mule - £167 Cowburnrigg, £164 Finniness, £160 Pitland Hills, £160 Bronleazes

Hill Cheviot - £155 Northway, £149 Earlside, £145, £140 Braidley

Cheviot Mule - £150 East Greenridge, £147 Thornship, £146, £143 Commonside, £143 Grindon Hill

Lleyn - £149 Townhead Cottage

Romney - £145.50 Townhead Cottage

Easycare - £143 Braidley

North Country Cheviot - £143 Northway

Blackface - £142.50, £138 Pitlands Hills, £137 Hole, £135 Foulshiels

Dorset - £136 Townhead Cottage

Herdwick - £128 Ashley Park

Dartmoor - £120, £110 Litharge

Ryeland - £117 Donerentin Camphouse

Hampshire - £115 Muirfield

Principal Prices (Per Kilo)

Beltex – 404.3p, 404p Crawthat, 400p East House, 398p Crawthat, 386p East House, 383.7p Glenjaan

Texel – 379p Rowanburnfoot, 373.7p Flex, 368p Nethernyers, 363.3p Crumhaughhill

Suffolk –339p Flex, 339p, 336p Littlegill, 335.7p St John’s Kirk, 335p Carruthers and Flex

Hill Cheviot – 336.1p Achavarn, 323p Parks, 320.5p Chapel, 320p Ifferdale, 318.6p Carruthers

Mule – 334.3p Arnicle, 323.7p Greenside, 321p Balliemore, 320.5p Langholm

Blackface – 329p Arnicle, 328.9p Ulzieside, 322.9p Gibblaston

Cheviot Mule – 327p Littlegill, 325p, 322p Commonside

Ryeland – 325p Donerentin Camphouse

Charollais – 322p Hilltop, 316p Rigg Garth

Herdwick – 312.2p Ashley Park

Lleyn – 310.4p Townhead Cottage

Blue Texel – 301.4p Marchbank

North Country Cheviot – 297.9p Northway

Romney – 291p Townhead Cottage

Dartmoor – 289.5p Litharge

Dorset – 289p Townhead Cottage

Hampshire – 288p Muirfield

Easycare – 275p Braidley

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A strong show of 4,109 cast ewes and rams were forward and all classes of cast ewes and rams up £20 on the week. They’re a big trade for the time of year,  so keep them coming for premium returns. Numbers of all grades of cast ewes and rams are keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever growing demand here at Longtown.

Heavy ewes topped at £315 for a pair of Texels from S. & M.Pickworth, Dotland.

Light ewes topped at £170 for a single Blackface from W. Walton, Toft House.

Rams topped at £310 for a paid of Texels from Innovis Ltd, South Field.

Heavy ewes

Texel - £315 Dotland Park, £315 Greenside, £312 Essington mains, £308 Low fell, £280 Guardsmill, Ballinloan, Arnmannoch and East Kirk

Suffolk - £305 The Land, £240 Hill View, £235, £230 The Land, £230 Guardsmill, £228 Swallowdene, £225 Hill View Cottage

Beltex - £290 Brigview, £275 Hill View Cottage, £270 Muir of Fowlis

Charollais - £225, £215 Beckfoot, £210 Dirnanean

Blue Leicester - £205 Gartvaigh, £195 Mid Harrietsfield, £190 Twislehope

Mule - £198, £188 Staffler, £185 Homilton

Cheviot Mule - £190 Homilton and Finniness, £188 Granton, £184 Achamore, £180 Arnmannoch and Stobohill

North Country Cheviot - £184 Stobohill, £172 Beckfoot, £170 Barrasford Green

Zwartbles - £182 Drumreach, £175 Drumreach

Blue Texel- £162 Cadgillhead

Romney - £148 Hill side, £146 Cadlgillhead, £142, £140 Tundergarth Mains

Hampshire - £142 South Field

Ryeland - £108 Mickley Moor

Light ewes

Blackface - £170 Toft House, £158 Yatesfield, £152 Galleywreay, £148 The Row, The Brigg and Brennanlea, £141 Yatesfield

Hill Cheviot - £164 Granton, £160 Braidley, £146 Becks, £142 Granton, £140 Stobohill, Braidley and Granton

Easycare - £164 South Field, £146 Galleywreay

Lleyn - £156 Mickley Moor

Swaledale - £146 Nunscleugh, £140 High Prioirscales

Herdwick - £128 Cottage, £120 Ireshope Plains

Shetland - £58 Willowvale, £56 Maidencots

Hebridean - £50 Ettleton

Welsh - £45 Stickle Heaton

Rams

Texel - £310 South Field, £302 Bank Head, £300 Beckfoot, £295 Yatesfield

Charollais - £255 South Field, £230 Beckfoot

Cheviot - £225 Binks, £212 Bank Head, £210 Tundergarth Mains, £205 22 Lowry Gardens

Suffolk - £210 Beckfoot

Blue Leicester - £205 Granton

Beltex - £200, £198 Hill View Cottage

Blackface - £180 Yatesfield, £145 Fernoch, £130 Yatesfield

Easycare - £167 Bank Head, £165 South Field

Dutch Spotted - £160 Beckfoot

Dartmoor - £130 Cottage

Cross - £120 High Priorscales

CATTLE

A lean show of cast cows forward. More cows wanted each week of all classes to meet buyers demand.

Top Price per Head and per Killo went to a Galloway from Waugh, The Row reaching £1029.60 & 208p/kg.

Please note CHRISTMAS SHOW SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2025 Including £2000+ in prize money. Early entries are appreciated. 

OTM (Per Head)

Galloway - £1,029 The Row

Whitebred Shorthorn - £970 The Bloch

Friesian - £928 Nether Collinhurst

Ayrshire - £920 Burnside

OTM (Per Kilo)

Galloway – 208p The Row

Whitebred Shorthorn – 198p The Bloch

Ayrshire – 172p Burnside

Friesian – 172p Nether Collinhurst

Averages:

Lambs

Light to                 317.0p (272.45p)

Standard to      379.0p (325.10p)

Medium to         400.0p (323.55p)

Heavy to             404.3p (310.97p)

Overweight       340.0p (302.29p)

Ewes

Light to                 £175 (£90.92)

Heavy to             £315 (£141.52)

Rams to               £310 (£156.54)

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

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report