Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 10,036 sheep comprising of 5,596 lambs and  4,440 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 27th November 2025.

PRIME LAMBS

Another great entry of 5,596 prime lambs forward to a full ringside of purchasers ensuring all grades of well finished lambs were keenly sought after easily maintaining last weeks high rates of return.

Well finished lambs of all weight categories sold at recent high rates of return yet again, being in big demand and way short of purchaser requirements. Many more are required for the next 4 weeks, which will be in big demand and sold to advantage.  Many more fed lambs can be sold to vendor advantage at Longtown Auction.

Numbers handled with ease if they’re well finished and keenly sought after. Leaner lambs are better sold on a Tuesday in Longtown.   

Top Price per Head was £230 for Texel lambs from Messrs Wilkinson, Arkleby Hall

Top Price per Kilo went to an outstanding Beltex Lamb from J Halliday & Son, Linnhead, Lockerbie, realising, 486ppkp/kg, this run of very well bred Beltex lambs achieved an average of 418ppk

M/s Beattie, Guards Mill, sold heavyweight Suffolk lambs to top at £206 for 64kg with this run of heavy lambs averaging north of £194.

Heavy weight Mules topped at £173 for 57kg consigned by M/s Gray, Muirfield, Hawick

Plenty runs of heavy lambs achieving averages north of £170 proving to be short of purchaser requirements and export weights regularly trading 330-350ppk.  All classes of well fed lambs are  keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy demand.   

Overall Average 321.24ppk (SQQ 331.06ppk)

Principal prices (Per head)

Texel  - £ 230 Arkleby House, £200 West House, £200 Crosshow, £196 Howard House, £196, £192 Crosshow, £190 Lingey Field

Suffolk - £206 Guards Mill, £204 Thuster Mains, £204, £203 Guards Mill, £200 Haven View, £200 Crosshow

Beltex - £200 Glendearg and The Land, £198, £192 Linnhead, £184 Glendearg, £182 Galleywreay, £180 Lingey Field

Cheviot - £174, £159 Kirkton, £152 Penchrise, £148 Clerkhill, £147 Kirkton, £147 Station Yard, £146 Arkleton

Mule- £173 Muirfield, £166 Clonrae, £164 Dempsterton, £162 Southdean, £157 Brownleazes, £156 Northway, £156 West Newlands

Charollais - £168 Downfield, £162, £158 Tinnishall, £156, £155, £153 Downfield, £152 Heathery Knowe, £151 Knowe Farm

Dutch Spotted- £167 Killeonan, £151 High Moat, £149 Killeonan

Ryeland- £163 Staffler

Cheviot Mule - £158 Uras, £154 Swanson and Thornship, £153 Braehead, £152 Marwhirn,

Dorset- £157, £144 South Bogbain

Half – Bred- £156 High Moat

Bluefaced Leicester- £152 Southdean

Hampshire- £148 Heathery Knowe, £143 Whinney Brow

Blackface - £144 Penchrise, £144 Clonrae, £138 Tinnis Farm, £138 Muirfield, £136 Bankend, £133 Craig Douglas and Barrascroft, £132 Clonrae

Oxford- £143, £131 Guards Farm

North Country Cheviot-  £151 Heathery Knowe, £148 Northway, £142 Allanshaws

Roussin- £142 Cubby Hill

Lleyn- £140 Townhead Cottage

Herdwick - £121 Longrow

Swaledale- £108 Westerhopeburn

Jacob- £88 Ifferdale

Principal Prices (Per Kilo)

Beltex –486.1p Linnhead, 425.5p The Land, 419p West House, 414.3p Heathery Knowe, 412.5p Linnhead, 409.8p Thonthwaite

Texel – 373p Fauld Farm, 371p Lingey Field, 367p Cambeckhill, 365p Lords Lot, 362.8p Muirfield, 358.5p Minsca, 357p Ettrickshaws, 357p Catslackburn

Cheviot – 364p Earlside, 354p Catslackburn, 345p Arkleton, 345p Thornship, 343p Glendearg, 341.9p Station Yard, 341.7p Ettrickshaws, 341p Earlside

Cheviot Mule – 358p, 334p North House, 328p, 323p Crosslee, 321.7p Kinninghall, 318p Allanshaws, 317p Thornship

Suffolk – 345p Catslackburn, 343.6p Flex, 339p Muirfield, 338p North House, 335.7p Carruthers Farm, 334.9p Outertown, 334p North House, 334p Cambeckhill

Mule –335p Arnicle, 334p Ettrickshaws, 332.4p Clonrae, 326.3p Clonrae, 323.3p Westerhopeburn, 323p Clonrae, 320p Mouldyhills

Ryeland- 396.4p Staffler

Blackface – 341p Craig Douglas, 339p Tone Hall, 325p Killipol, 322.6p Arnicle, 320p Tone Hall, 318p Tinnis Farm, 317p Barrascroft, 317p Craig Douglas

Roussin- 338.1p Cubby Hill

Hampshire- 336.4p Heathery Knowe, 318p Whinney Brow

Charollais –330.8p Crosslee, 330p Heathery Knowe, 328.9p Knowe Farm, 323p Downfield, 320p Northway, 319.6p Knowe Farm, 319p Downfield, 314.6p Knowe Farm

Herdwick- 327p Longrow

North Country Cheviot- 333.3p Northway, 323.1p, 323p, 318p Allanshaws

Dutch Spotted – 317p, 315.1p 8 Killeonan, £308p High Moat

Swaledale- 309p Westerhopeburn

Lleyn- 304.3p Townhead Cottage

Oxford- 297.7p, 292p, 291.8p Guards Farm

Dorset- 296.2p, 272p South Bogbain

Half-Bred- 294p High Moat

Bluefaced Leicester –  287p Southdean

Jacob- 237.8p Ifferdale

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A larger show of 4,440 cast ewes and rams were forward, with all classes remaining in big demand being very similar on the week, apart from the very lean ewes which would show an increase of £10-£12 and Blackface ewes which proved to be in serious demand with several pens of fed, Northumberland bred blackies breaching £150 and countless pens £140+. Keep them coming for premium returns.   

Heavy ewes topped at £320 Texel ewes from FJ & LM Tinning & Sons, Mossband House, Longtown.

Suffolks topped at £238 consigned by Hay Partnership, Uras, Stonehaven.  

Mule ewes topped at £205 from J & MH Brims, Thuster Mains, Wick.

Light ewes topped at £170 for a pen of  Blackface ewes from GA & BB Ainslie, Linkshead, Cockburnspath.

Cheviot ewes topped at £166 from T Mackenzie, Drumreach, Inverness.

Rams topped at £285 for a Texel ram from J & D Longlands, Tone Hall, Hexham.

Heavy ewes

Texel £320 Mossband House & West Stobs Wood, £305 Mossband House, £300 Silverhill, £285 Beckfoot, Bygate & Dotland Park, £270 Chaseside, West Stobs Wood & Galleywreay.

Blue Texel £270, £240 West Stobs Wood.

Cheviot Mule £268 Fountainhall, £225 Dykehead, £220 Drumreach.  

Suffolk £238 Uras, £224, £218 Beckfoot, £218 Park Nook & Thuster Mains.

Charollais £238, £215 Beckfoot.

Blue Faced Leicester £218 Beckfoot.

Mule £205, £195 Thuster Mains, £195 Linkshead, £188 Beckfoot, £185 Thuster Mains, £180 Linkshead.

Zwartble £185 West Stobs Wood.

North Country Cheviot £178 Swinside Townfoot, £168 High Fodderlie, £166 Galleywreay, £160 Beckfoot, Cottage & Rodenhurst.

Beltex £170 Aucharroch, £160 West Stobs Wood.

Light ewes

Blackface £170 Linkshead, £168 Cowburnrigg, £157 Galleywreay, £156 Cowburnrigg, £152 Tone Hall & Linkshead.

Hill Cheviot £166 Drumreach, £160 Killeonan, £155 Netherhirst, £150 Drumreach & Park Nook.

Easycare £150, £144 Harwood on Teviot, £138 Galleywreay, £136 Villa View.

Lonk £140, £132 Harbarrow.

Swaledale £130 Whitton, £126 West Newlands, £122 Park Nook, £121 Whitton, £120 Newbiggin.

Herdwick £122 West Stobs Wood.

Rams

Texel £285 Tone Hall, £255 Fulfordlees & Downfield, £250 Sheepriggs, £235 Bygate & Ballinloan.

Beltex £255 Dykeside.

Charollais £235 Beckfoot.

Lleyn £225 Mossband Bungalow.

Suffolk £215 Mossband House & Guardsmill.

Blackface £200 Pitland Hills, £165 Skelfhill & Cowburnrigg.

North Country Cheviot £200 Arkleton, £172 Penchrise.

Dutch Spotted £190 Beckfoot.

Blue Faced Leicester £188 Knarr, £170 Linkshead.

Herdwick £135 Midpark, £130 Burnfoot of Ewes.

Swaledale £122 Knarr.

Averages:

Lambs

Light to 333.3p (287.16p)

Standard to 486.1p (325.6p)

Medium to 419p (332.9p)

Heavy to 425.5p (313.8p)

Overweight 348p (305.6p)

Ewes

Light to £170.00 (£115.32)

Heavy to £320.00 (£161.59)

Rams to £285.00 (£173.03)

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