Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward a huge entry of 8,577 sheep comprising of 5,492 hoggs and 3,085 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 29th January 2026.

PRIME HOGGS

Another substantial show of 5,492 hoggs sold to a very competitive ring of purchasers ensuring all classes saw a substantial increase in trade. Included in the prices below and the market averages are no fewer than 2,247 Swaledale, Blackface and Cheviot Hoggs (over 40% of the sale). Numbers handled with ease and are actively sought after on a weekly basis.

Heavy hoggs seeing an improvement in demand being far easier to place. Export weights and smalls proved in serious demand being up a gear again and in serious demand and way short of customer requirements once again. Good commercial export weights again seen regularly trading 345-360ppk with the best exports 400ppk plus. Many more handy weighted sheep wanted by customer request.

Top price per head of £206 for Texels from Hillside.

Top per kilo of 430p for Beltex hoggs from Bankfoot.

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries and entries.

Overall average 330.7ppk (SQQ 338.2ppk)

Principal prices (Per head)

Texel  -  £206 Hillside, £205 Langdyke Cottage, £200 Galleywreay, £195 Kirkhouse, £182 Brackley, £180 Stonehouse

Beltex - £192 Bankfoot, £173 Nookclose, £170 Barn Croft, £168 Finniness, £168, £166 Station Yard, £166 Bankfoot, Isauld, Gillahill, South Bogbain and North Corrielaw.

Suffolk - £190 Kirkhouse, £184 Powheads, £183 Glendearg, £182 Galleywreay, £177 Gillahill

North Country Cheviot- £176 Galleywreay, £144.50, £142.50 Laundry Cottage, £139.50 East Rackwood Hill, £133 East Greenridge.

Zwartbles- £174 Galleywreay.

Dutch Spotted- £168 Station Yard, £157 Galleywreay, £150 Little Mark.

Mule- £166 Finniness, £164 Brackley, £158 Wydon Eals, £153 Brackley, £152 Farding James and South Bogbain.

Rouge - £165 New House

Charollais- £164 Tinnishall, £155 Station Yard, £149 Tinnishall

Blue Texel  -  £162 Stonehouse, £149 Station Yard.

Hill Cheviot - £161 Glenjaan and Glendinning, £147 Drumreach, £146 Langdyke Cottage, £143 High Green Hill, £141 Isauld and Buchtrig

Dorset - £159 Justenlees.

Cheviot Mule- £159 Isauld, £154 Gillahill, £149 Uras, £141 Baurch, £140 East Rackwoodhill.

Blackface - £152 Mouldyhills, £150, £148 Brackley, £148 Mouldyhills, £147 Barnakill, £144 Killapol and Mouldyhills.

Herdwick- £144 Moss House, £114 Moss Edge.

Hampshire - £138 South Bogbain.

Swaledale- £140, £135 Round Meadows, £135 Burn House, £135, £128 Round Meadows, £125 Devonport, £120 Burn House.

Romney - £139 Gilnockie Tower Cottage.

Blue Faced Leicester- £130 Nunscleugh.

Oxford - £130 Guards.

Principal Prices (Per Kilo)

Beltex – 430p Bankfoot, 418.2p Mid Derry, 406p The Flat, 404.9p Bankfoot, 403p Mid Derry, 400p Thornthwaite Close and Solwaybank.

Texel – 385p Hill Head, 380.6p Teviotdale, 379.5p Outertown, 377p Kilwhipnach, 373.3p Strawfrank.

Blackface – 397p Corrylorn, 347p Killipol, 343p, 341p Brackley, 341p Catslackburn, 340p Sorbie and Arnicle.

Suffolk – 373p Laigh Crewburn, 363p, 358p Outertown, 355.8p Dashwell Green, 354.5p Langholm Farm.

Hill Cheviot – 361.5p, 360.5p, 358p Buchtrig, 358p Rose Cottage, 356p Isauld.

Charollais – 360.5p Station Yard, 347p, 321.6p Tinnishall.

Blue Texel – 360.5p Station Yard.

Mule – 349p Nookclose, 344p Guardsmill, 341p Mains of Collin, 339p Gartvaigh and High Cattadale, 338p Shankston.

North Country Cheviot- 347.4p Westernhopeburn, 339p, 324.4p East Rackwood Hill, 324.4p East Greenridge, 321p Laundry Cottage, 318.2p East Rackwood Hill.

Dutch Spotted – 346p Cadgillhead, 341.3p Galleywreay.

Cheviot Mule – 339p Heugh Farm, 329p Oswie, 324p Catslackburn, 320.9p Oswie, 320.5p Baurch.

Romney – 323p Gilnockie Tower Cottage.

Herdwick- 316.7p Moss Edge, 306.4p Moss House.

Swaledale- 316.2p Devonport, 314p Round Meadows, 312.5p Devonport, 312p Round Meadows, 309p High Creoch.

Oxford – 302p Guards.

Rouge – 294.6p New House.

Dorset – 294p Justenlees.

Zwartbles- 280.6p Galleywreay.

Hampshire – 276p South Bogbain.

Blue Faced Leicester- 268.3p Newtonhill, 265.3p Nunscleugh

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A smaller show of 3,085 cast ewes and rams were forward seeing a rise of £10-£12 across the board. As numbers tighten trade is on the move, ewes wanted and in high demand for the foreseeable sales at Longtown. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers for an up to date market report and trade talk.   

Heavy ewes topped at £300 for Texel ewes from C Jackson, Langdyke Cottage, Ecclefechan.  

Light ewes topped at £152 for Blackface ewes from BD & MS Hope, Mouldyhills, Canonbie with Cheviot ewes to £140 from M Stewart, Tushielaw, Ettrick and AR Bell & Son, Kirkton, Hawick.

Rams upholding recent serious rates of return again. Topping the sale at £245 from G & CE Edminson, Middle Farm, Carlisle.

Heavy ewes

Texel  £300, £285 Langdyke Cottage, £295 Greensyke,  £290 Kirkton, £260 Heathery Knowe

Beltex £275 Beckfoot, £220 Heathery Knowe.

Cheviot Mule £228 North Corrielaw, £184 Primside, £182 Carsegowan. 

Suffolk £222 Beckfoot, £210 Kirkton, £208 Beckfoot, £204 Heathery Knowe, £200 Whins.    

Bluefaced Leicester £210 Mouldyhills, £200 Carnochan, £198 Mains of Collin, £195 Terrona. 

North Country Cheviot £195 Aimster, £190 Glenjaan, £186 Beckfoot & Earlside, £180 Hownam Grange.  

Mule £188 Carnochan, £178 Belzies, £173 Beckfoot, £172 High Croft House, £170 Hoscote & Rigg House.

Light ewes

Blackface £152 Mouldyhills, £140 North Corrielaw, £139 Drumreach, £138 Tinnis, £137 Mouldyhills & Mains of Collin.  

Hill Cheviot £140 Tushielaw & Kirkton, £136 Thornship, £130 Glendinning & Terrona, £128 Castle Hill, £126 Glenamachrie.

Swaledale £130, £124, £117 Whitton, £114 Todsykehead, £112 Heathery Knowe.

Herdwick £130 Moss House, £110 Torbhlaren & Powheads, £106 Todsykehead. 

Goat £130 Barsalloch, £125 South Bogbain.

Easycare £119, £115 The Wreay, £114 Netherside.

Shetland £102 Newtonhill, £100 Uras.   

Rams

Texel £245 Middle, £240 Beckfoot, £220 Windyhill, £215 Balmydown.  

Suffolk £225 Beckfoot & Whitton, £205 Milsington, £200 Lustruther.

Bluefaced Leicester £215 Mouldyhills, £195 Glenjaan & Whitton.

Dorset £215 Guards.   

North Country Cheviot £205 Barsalloch, £200 Aimster, £180 Hownam Grange.    

Beltex £200 Greengatehouse & Wydon Eals.

Charollais £180 Whitton.

Hill Cheviot £175 Barsalloch, £165 Milsington, £152 Unthank, £150 Barsalloch.

Merino £175 Beckfoot.  

Blue Texel £172 Dalmore.

Blackface £150 Glenshanna, £148 Black Craig, £140 Corrylorn.    

Averages:

Hoggs

Light to 405.0p (318.2p)

Standard to 430.0p (339.1p)

Medium to 404.9p (335.5p)

Heavy to 370.2p (314.3p)

Ewes

Light to £152.00 (£102.71)

Heavy to £300.00 (£148.98)

Rams to £245.00 (£153.81)

CAST COWS

An improved show of cattle forward to a keen ringside of buyers. The sale topped at £2,245 for a Simmental cow shown by N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, Brampton which also achieved top price per kilo of 286p. Angus sold to £2,204 from R & J Kerr, Balegreggan, Argyll and Limousins peaked at £1,999 from RS Conley & Sons, Barrasford Green, Hexham. Belted Galloways sold to £1,937 and 260p from Hoscote Est, Hawick.

Please contact your auctioneers or fields personnel for further enquiries:

John Walton 07880 527 066

Daniel Lynn 07584 200 489

Nick Woodmass 07442 246 063

Sam Hogg 07584 207 323

Norman Douglas 07786 366 833

Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

corresponding week 2025 sale report