Longtown Primestock Sale Report
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 8,523 sheep comprising of 5,326 lambs and 3,197 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 13th November 2025.
PRIME LAMBS
Another great entry of 5,326 prime lambs were forward to a full ringside of purchasers.
Well finished lambs, 33-44kg, sold at increased rates of return; yet again being in big demand and way short of purchaser requirements. Many more are required for the next 4 weeks when lightweight lambs will be in big demand and sold to advantage. Heavy lambs maintained and again, in some cases, surpassed recent good rates of return. Many more fed lambs can be sold to vendor advantage at Longtown Auction.
Numbers are handled with ease if they are well finished, and are keenly sought after. Leaner lambs are better sold on a Tuesday in Longtown.
Top Price per Head was a pair of Texel lambs from M/s K & M Jameison, Woodhead reaching £220
Top Price per Kilo went to a pen of Beltex Lambs from M/s Roots, Kilnford Croft realising 460ppkp/kg.
Overall Average 317.87ppk (SQQ 320.56ppk)
Principal prices (Per head)
Texel - £220 Woodhead, £192, £191 Guardsmill, £180 Roxburgh Mains, £179 Braehead, £178 Tinwald Shaw, £175 Uras Farm, £174 Ballinloan, £170 Hightown, £170 Kilnford Croft, £170 Thackwood, £170 The Land , £170 Crumhaughhill
Charollais - £210, £180 Thackwood, £167 Tinnishall, £164, £154 Rigghead
Suffolk - £190 Braehead, £189 Chesters Brae, £188 Steel Hall, £181 Langdyke, £176 Dykenook, £174 Guardsmill, £174 Kilnford Croft, £165 High Town, £165 Whins Farm
North Country Cheviot- £187, £186, £170, £153 Humbleheugh, £146 Sundhope
Dorset- £185 Greenrigg
Beltex - £184 Tinnishall, £181 Whiteside, £176 Roughet Hill, £175 Mid Derry, £174 Lingey Field, £174 Ballinloan, £173 Roughet Hill, £170 Kilnfordcroft, £166 Cambeckhill, £166 Kilnford Croft, £166 Langdyke, £166 Ballinloan, £164 Tercrosset Farm, £164 Roughet Hill
Cheviot Mule - £173, £172 South Bogbain, £161 Uras Farm, £145 Marwhirn, £143 Townhead Cottage
Zwartble- £179 South Bogbain
Mule - £173, £153.5, £152.5 Finniness Farm, £152 Whitcastles, £151 Pitland Hills , £151 Croft House, £150 Archerbeck
Cheviot - £170 Northway, £166 Mainside, £151 Whitcastles, £141 Northway, £140 Sundhope, £139.50 Earlside, £139 Lawesknowe, £138 Townhead Cottage, £133 Courstein, £131 Carruthers Farm
Hampshire - £157 South Bogbain
Border Leicester- £154 Whiteside
Blue Faced Leicester- £154 Lawesknowe, £144 Howahill
Dutch Spotted- £149, £144 Kilry Lodge
Blackface - £146, £142 Craig Douglas, £141 Sorbie, £139 Whiteside, £137 Pitland Hills, £135 Craig Douglas, £133 Low Knockrioch, £132 Craig Douglas, £127 Townhead Cottage , £125 Tone Hall
Herdwick - £144, £127 Todsykehead, £125 Moss Knowe, £124 Mickley Moor
Romney - £138.5 Townhead Cottage, £128 Castletown, £123 Corriehills
Swaledale- £135 Orthwaite Hall, £119 Westerhopeburn
Easycare- £134, £133 High Trewhitt
Roussin- £133 Cubbyhil
Jacob- £130 Hightown
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex –460p Barrogill, 414p Lingey Field, 410.5p Barrogill, 397.7p Mid derry, 395p 386.4p, 385p Kilnford Croft, 378.4p East House Farm, 375p Whiteside, 373.7p Kilnford Croft
North Country Cheviot- 319p Humbleheugh, 304p Sundhope, 303.6p Humbleheugh
Texel – 387p Hill Side, 376.3p Hemplands, 363.4p Corneyside, 363p Ballinloan, 359p St Margarets, 358p Rowanburnfoot, 357.9p Hemplands, 356p Crumhaughhill, 352.5p Whitegate, 350p Rowanburnfoot, 350p St Johns Kirk
Hill Cheviot – 355.9p Byers Farm, 351p Ettrickshaws, 347p Northsceugh, 344.4p 91 Achvaich, 344p Ettrickshaws, 326.9p Carruthers , 325p 91 Achvaich, 323.3p Lawesknowe, 321p Townhead Cottage
Suffolk – 350p 91 Achvaich, 340.9p Howahill, £338.9p Foulshiels, 337.8p St Johns Kirk, 336p, 334p Tecket
Mule – 347.1p, 341.3p Arnicle, 323.5p Northway, 320p Whiteside, 319.2p Cranberry Brow, 317.5p Foulshils, 316p Ettrickshaws
Blackface – 343p Burnfoot, 326.8p Arnicle, 313p Foulshiels, 310p Burnfoot, 309.8p Cleughhead, 309p Craig Douglas, 309p Low Knockrioch, 307p Craig Douglas, 306.8p Craig Douglas
Roussin- 336.7p Cubbyhill
Charollais –330p Foulshiels, 323p Steel Hall, 316p Hallburn, 315p Tinnishall
Romney- 328p Castletown
Hampshire- 323.7p Castletown
Cheviot Mule – 322p Corriehills, 316p Marwhirn, 311p Townhead Cottage, 310p Littlegill
Herdwick- 320.5p Moss Knowe, 318p Mickley Moor, 313p Todsykehead
Easycare- 319p, 309.3p High Trewhitt
Jacob- 317.1p Hightown
Dutch Spotted- 313p, 287p Kilry Lodge
Blue Faced Leicester- 306.4p Howahill, 285.2p Lawesknowe
Swaledale- 298p Westerhopeburn, 293.5p, 285p Orthwaite Hall
Ryeland- 293.5p Mansefield Cottage
Dorset- 291.8p Greenrigg
Zwartble- 288.7p South Bogbain, 268p Holmlea
Border Leicester – 285p Whiteside Farm
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A reduced entry and a very mixed show of 3,197 cast ewes and rams were forward. All classes of cast ewes and rams took a substantial lift 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 £335 for a pen of Texel ewes from M/s Fox, St Johnskirk
Light ewes topped at £155 for a pen of Blackface ewes from M/s Longlands, Tonehall
Rams topped at £272 for a Suffolk Ram from Hillside Farms
Heavy ewes
Texel - £335 St Johns Kirk, £315 Glenview, £305 Fallside, £295 Moss House, £295 Woodhead, £275 St Johns Kirk, £275 Crumhaughhill, £265 St Johns Kirk, £265 Dunnabie, £250 Cubbyhill
Beltex - £240 East House, £220 St Johns Kirk, £195 Hillside
Suffolk - £232 Tone Hall, £225 Crumhaughhill, £220 High Croft, £208 East Mill Hills, £208 Tone Hall, £205 Drumreach, £201 Little Swinburne
Mule - £198 Drumreach, £182 Thackwood, £176 High Croft, £172 Coldchapel, £170 Nether Ardroscdale
Charollais - £185 Drumreach, £165 Swanson, £162 Thackwood, £165 Hall Farm
Cheviot Mule - £185 East Mill Hills, £180 St Margarets, £178 Tister, £178 Drumreach, £172 Dykenook, £172 Wauchope, £166 Relief Farm, £165 Dunnnabie
Zwartbles - £178 Holmlea
North Country Cheviot - £178 Uras Farm, £172 Tister, £168 91 Achvaich, £158 Kirkhouse Farm, £150 Field Croft, £150 Cressfield, £145 Gillesbie House, £144 Roughet Hill, £142 91 Achvaich, £140 Northway
Hampshire- £165 Dykenook
Blue Faced Leicester - £150 Terrona
Border Leicester- £150 Field Croft
Half- Bred- £150 Justenlees
Romney - £138, £132 Castlemilk Estate, £128 Northway, £126 Castlemilk Estate, £120 Castletoen
Dorset- £120 Donerentin
Light ewes
Hill Cheviot – £150 Falnash, £140 North House, £138 Achalone Farm, £138 St Margarets, £132 Falnash, £128 Dunnabie, £124 North House, £124 High Croft, £124 Crosscleugh, £118 Sorbie, £116 Terrona, £116 Falnash, £116 Dunnabie
Blackface - £155 Tone Hall, £150 Northway, £140 Tone Hall, £130 Stewartshields, £125 Todsykehead, £124 Tullochallum, £124 Hillside, £122 Greensburn, £122 Rigfoot, £122 Tofthouse
Easycare - £138 Peddar Hill, £130 West Mains, £120 Corsua, £120 Peddar Hill, £118 West Mains, £108 Syke Head
Lleyn - £130 Hall Farm
Swaledale - £120 Northway, £114 Devonport, £110 Finniness, £108 Todsykehead, £104 West Newlands, £103 Syke Head, £100 St Johns Kirk
Herdwick - £118 Todsykehead, £118 Syke Head,
Jacob- £118 Edendales
Welsh- £108, £95 Hall Farm
Beulah- £90 Hall Farm
Shetland- £70 St Margarets
Rams
Suffolk - £272 Hillside, £270 Longrow, £245 Crumhaughhill
Texel - £240 Sharplaw, £230 Relief Farm, £227 Hillside, £225 Greenacres, £220 Crumhaughhill, £220 Thackwood
Beltex - £240 South Farm (Colwell), £225 Tercrosset Farm, £200, £190 South Farm (Colwell)
Charollais- £252 Hillside, £250 Tister
North Country Cheviot - £215 Lawesknowe
Easycare- £165 Burnside
Cheviot - £165 Sundhope, £150 Rigfoot
Blackface - £165 Pitland Hills, £145 High Creoch, £130 Mains of Mause
Blue Faced Leicester- £162 Hillside, £160 Northway
Hampshire- £160 Hall Farm
Border Leicester- £145, £130 Justenlees
Swaledale- £120 St Johns Kirk
Welsh- £110 Hall Farm
Shetland- £70 Field Croft
CATTLE
A larger show of 40 cows forward mostly consisting of hill type cows, met by a ringside full of buyers ensuring all classes were highly contended for. Many more cows needed each week here at Longtown please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers.
Please note CHRISTMAS SHOW SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2025 Including £2500+ in prize money. Early entries are appreciated.
OTM (Per Head)
Beef Shorthorn Bull- £2378.75 Carlcroft
Simmental - £2204.60, £2082.90 Skelfhill
Belted Galloway- £2144.20, £1742.40 Higgs Farm, £1537.20 Hepplehill, £1449 Higgs Farm
Galloway - £1651.20 Skelfhill, £1421 Emblehope
Aberdeen Angus- £1585.10, £1293.20, £1064.70 Ryehills
Dexter- £561.60, £518, £427, £420 Carlcroft
OTM (Per Kilo)
Simmental- 318p, 292p Skelfhill
Belted Galloway- 288p, 284p Higgs Farm, 266p Hepplehill
Beef Shorthorn Bull- 275p Carlcroft
Galloway – 258p Skelfhill, 245p Emblehope
Aberdeen Angus- 242p, 212p, 182p Ryehills
Dexter- 144p, 140p Carlcroft
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 460p (306.4p)
Standard to 410.5p (337.8p)
Medium to 414p (322.7p)
Heavy to 370.2p (311.1p)
Overweight 349.2p (299.8p)
Ewes
Light to £155 (£91.56)
Heavy to £335 (£132.57)
Rams to £272 (£160.14)
Please contact your auctioneers or fields personnel 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
