Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 4691 sheep comprising of 2062 lambs, 2517 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 10th July 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

An increased entry of 2,062 prime lambs were presented for sale to a very strong ring of 14 purchasers ensuring all classes were again competitively bid for and sold to vendor advantage. A slight increase on last weeks high rates of returns ensured all vendors left Longtown absolutely delighted with their days trading. An unrivalled, sustainable and consistent trade proving that C&D Marts put farmers first and have done for generations.

Again more can be sold and are actively sought after on  a weekly basis to satisfy demand.    

Top price per head at £212 for a Suffolk lamb from Whitton, Corner Cottage.

Top price per kilo went to a pen of 5 Beltex lambs reaching 425.5p/kg from Beckfoot

Overall average of 367.41p/kg (SQQ 368.07p/kg)

PLEASE NOTE –

Our auctioneers and fields personal are here to assist in anyway they can regarding blue tongue restrictions and any queries. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to clear up any uncertainties. 

Principal prices (Per kilo)

Suffolk - £212 Corner Cottage, £208 The Land, £205 Guardsmill, £200 West Houses, £200 Broomhills, £200 Corner Cottage, £199 West Oathlaw

Texel - £208 Woodside of Chapelton, £199 & £196 Kirkton, £189 Guardsmill, £1888 The Land, £187 Netherhill, £185 Nilston Rigg

Beltex - £200 Beckfoot, £189 Dykehead, £187 (x3) Edendales, £184 Dykehead

Zwartble - £194 Holmlea

Dutch Texel - £180 & £158 Broomhills

Charollais - £179 Tinnishall

Southdown - £165 & £145 Steel Hall

Badgerface - £164 & £154 5 Easy Ingliston

Cheviot - £151 Dormansteads

Hampshire - £151 Steel Hall

Easycare - £150 & £136 High Trewhitt

Cheviot Mule - £148 Dormansteads

Romney - £146 New Hummerbecks

Dorset - £144 Heathery Knowe

Cross - £143 & £135 Whiteside

Berrichon - £131 Carse Farm

Blackface - £105 Prospect House

Principal prices (Per head)

Beltex – 425.5p & 409.3p Beckfoot, 407.7p East House, 404.7p Kirkton, 392.4p East House, 31.5p Dykehead, 390.2p Heathery Knowe, 390p Corneyside

Texel – 390.5p Sandbed, 388.4p High Stenries, 387.3p Nilston Rigg, 387.2p Dashwell Green, 386.4p Kirkton

Suffok – 384.1p Chesterhall Parks, 382.2p Whins, 381.6p Carnochan, 380p Rigfoot, 380p Whins

Easycare – 378p & 352.9p High Trewhitt

Dutch Texel – 371.8p & 346.2p Broomhills

Badgerface – 366.7p & 352.2p 5 East Inglison

Charollais – 365.3p Tinnishall, 361p Hallburn

Hampshire – 363.9p Steel Hall

Cheviot - £351.2p Dormansteads

Dorset – 351p Heathery Knowe

Cheviot Mule – 348.2p Dormansteads

Southdown – 347.4p & 345.2p Steel Hall

Cross – 346.2p & 340p Whiteside

Berrichon – 335.9p Carse Farm

Romney – 331.8p New Hummerbecks

Blackface – 300p Prospect House

Zwartble – 258.7p Holmlea

CAST EWES AND RAMS

Another strong show of 2,517 cast ewes and rams were sold to a very fast trade. Topping the ewes was the heaviest pure bred texel ewe to have ever  graced the premises topping at a near centre record of £490 from Beckfoot.call classes of ewes both heavy and light will be required as Trade for next week again looks solid and numbers wanted to meet a very competitive ring of 15 active purchasers ringside at Longtown. 

Heavy ewes topped at £490 for a Texel ewe from Beckfoot

Lightweight ewes topped for a pair of Goats at £175 from Morison Farms, South Bogbain

Rams to £245 for a Charollais from Myles, Dalbog

Heavy ewes

Texel - £490 Beckfoot, £350 & £330 Shethin, £305 x 19 Beckfoot, £300 Skelfhill, £290 Kirkton, £290 Edendales

Blue Texel - £270 Shethin, £220 Woodside of Chapelton, £182 Beckfoot, £180 Shethin

Charollais - £238 & £220 Beckfoot, £220 Stewartfield, £212 Falla, £200 Shethin, £198 Stewartfield, £198 Hummerbecks, £195 Pennygowan, £190 Beckfoot

Suffolk - £228 Shethin, £222 Beckfoot, £220 The Land, £218 Little Swinburne, £218 & £215 Shethin, £215 The Land, £215 Heathery Knowe

Cheviot Mule - £215 Shethin, £212 West Farm, £200 Springhill, £192 Dashwell Green, £192 Jethart

North Country Cheviots - £208 (x2), £188 & £180 Shethin, £180 Dormansteads

Blue Leicester - £198 West Farm, £190 Spoutbank, £188 Shethin

Cross - £195 Broomhills, £185 Lenaig, £182 Drumcairn. £180 Beckfoot

Border Leicester - £188 Beckfoot, £156 Dashwell Green

Beltex - £182 Corstane, £175 Shethin

Dorset - £178 & £160 Beckfoot

Zwartble - £172 Beckfoot, £168 Shethin

Lleyn - £170 Shethin, £158 Glenacardoch, £156 Cambeckhill, £155 New Hummerbecks

Romney - £150 Auchafour, £150 Ponteland, £146 Auchafour, £144 Rowanburnfoot

Lightweight ewes

Goats - £175 & £160 South Bogbain

Cheviot - £165 Shethin, £158 Springhill, £156 Kirkton

Kerry Hill - £150 Pendicle, £110 Springhill

Blackface - £148 Grindon Hill, £144 Keil, £141 Beckfoot, £138 Tinnis

Herdwick - £144 & £126 Pendicle, £114 Pole, £104 West Farm

Swaledale - £135 Meinan. £116 Pennygowan, £112 Heathery Knowe, £112 Meinan

Jacob - £120 Parks, £120 Springhill

Easycare - £116 West Farm

Shetland - £54 & £50 Pasture House

Rams

Charollais - £245 Dalbog

Texel - £240 East Greenridge, £238 Moorhills, £220 Dalbog, £195 Robmar, £190 East Greenridge

Cheviot - £200 Dalbog, £175 Est Greenridge, £168 & £165 Drumcairn

Suffolk - £195 Grindon Hill, £190 East Greenridge, £170 Corner Cottage

Lleyn - £175 Robmar

Beltex - £170 High Stenries

Blackface - £150 Penchrise, £142 Milnmark, £128 Arnicle

Averages:

Lambs

Light to                 375p (375p)

Standard to      407.7p (364.68p)

Medium to         409.3p (369.1p)

Heavy to             425.5p (366.92p)

Over Weight     371p (349.67p)

Ewes

Light to                 £175 (£113.31)               

Heavy to             £490 (£182.21)

Rams to               £245 (£122.64)

OTM

A plainer show of cows on offer, all classes highly contended for. Many more cast cattle needed on a weekly basis to fulfil buyer’s demand.

Top price per head went a Galloway Bull from Eskdalemuir Forestry Ltd, Clerk Hill reaching £2010 and 312p/kg

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER KILO

Galloway – 312p & 268p Clerk Hill

British Blue – 285p Georgefield, 242p Upper Glendiven

Saler – 285p Whitchesters

Abderden Angus – 278p Clarghyllfoot, 272p Shaw of Dryfe

Shorthorn – 250p Shaw of Dryfe

Limousin – 235p Upper Glendiven, 228p Low Old Shields

Simmental – 228p Shaw of Dryfe

Luing – 140p Georgefield

Whitebred Shorthorn – 134p Low Old Shields

PRINCIPAL PRICES PER HEAD

Galloway - £2010 & £1575.60 Clerk Hill

British Blue - £1938 Georgefield, £1609.30 Upper Glendivem

Saler - £1881 Whitchesters

Aberdeen Angus - £1779.20 Clarghyllfoot, £1536.80 Shaw of Dryfe

Limousin - £1551 Upper Glendiven, £1219.80 Low Old Shields

Shorthorn - £1287.50 Shaw of Dryfe

Simmental - £1083 Shaw of Dryfe

Luing - £721 Georgefield

Whitebred Shorthorn - £509.20 Low Old Shields

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