Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts had forward a huge entry of 8,160 sheep comprising of 5,071 hoggs and 3,089 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Saturday 3rd January 2026.

PRIME HOGGS

Another substantial show of 5,071 hoggs sold to a reduced ring of purchasers, with this said, all classes sold very well, being the same buoyant trade as the previous Saturday’s great rates of return.

Plenty runs of heavy hoggs still achieving averages north of £180 proving to be short of purchaser requirements and commercial export weights regularly trading 345-365ppk.  

Top price per head of £214 for Texels from Buninver Road.  
Beltex hoggs topped pence per kilo from Crawthat realising 456p.

Many more hoggs are wanted for Thursday’s sale by purchaser request as numbers look to be tight nationwide due to adverse weather conditions.

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries.

Overall average 337.8ppk (SQQ 347.1ppk)

Principal prices (Per head)
Texel  - £214 Buninver Road, £207, £204 Glendearg, £200 Coritecram & Buninver Road, £198 Hallburn Croft, High Parson Bridge & Buninver Road, £197 Galleywreay, £195 Buninver Road, £194 Millriggs & Hesleyside Hall
Beltex - £210 Crawthat, £207 Glendearg, £206 Cortiecram, £205 Crawthat, £204 Toft House, £203 Crawthat & Cortiecram, £195 Station Yard, £194 Finnines Farm & Inamay
Charollais- £204 Coritecram, £198, £191 Buninver Road
Suffolk - £197 Heathery Hall, £195 Tone Hall, £192, £191, £189 & £188 Buninver Road, £184 Tone Hall, £180 Hesleyside Hall & Laws Hall, £177, £175 Dashwell Green
North Country Cheviot- £185 Carruthers Farm, £155 West Scales Farm, £154 Carruthers Farm, £153 West Scales Farm
Dorset- £180, £175 Drumlea
Half Bred - £179, £152 High Moat
Mule- £177 Finniness, £155 Grindon Hill, £154 High Parkfoot, £152 Finniness , £151 The Flatt, £149 Longlea & High Creoch, £148 Highfield, High Creoch, Grindon Hill, Merkland & Finniness
Bleu du Maine- £175 Bankhead Farm
Dutch Spotted- £171, £167 Station Yard, £164 Heathery Hall & Fairfield
Blackface - £169 Peela Hill, £150 Mouldyhills, £149 Grindon Hill, £148 Mouldyhills, £147 Peela Hill, £139 Upper Hindhope, £137 Brieredge Farm, £136 Heathery Hall, £134 Grindon Hill
Cheviot Mule - £165 Leafield, £154 Cauldshiel, £153 Mansfield Cottage & Gilnockie Tower, £152, £150 Cauldshiel, £147 Longburgh Fauld & North House
Hill Cheviot - £153 Catslackburn, £152 Lower Ardannoch, £151 Roughet Hill, £150 Jethart, £147 Ettrickshaws, £146 West Scales
Jacob- £150 Rest Cottage
Border Leicester- £142 Finniness
Shetland- £129, £124 Little Mark
Easycare- £128 Syke Head
Swaledale- £120 Westerhopeburn, £117 Longlea & Westerhopeburn

Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex – 456.5p, 445.7p, 422.9p Crawthat, 418.6p Finniness, 411.8p Paradise Farm, 410.3p Comlongun, 410p Newton of Inshewan, 402p High Stenries, 400p Braehead
Texel – 382.1p Cadgillhead, 379p Ireshope Plains, 378p Paradise Farm, 376p Ireshope Plains, 375p Cadgillhead & Highfield Farming, 374p Moss House Farm, 373.9p Carsegowan
Dutch Spotted – 372.7p Fairfield, 371.7p Station Yard
Suffolk – 355p Hyde Park, 354p Moss House Farm, 350p Bogra Farm, 346p Mansfield Cottage, 345.2p Ireshope Plains, 344.2p North House, 343.2p Ireshope Plains
Hill Cheviot – 362p Heathery Hall, 356p, 351p Roughet Hill, 348p West Scales Farm, 343p Prior Rigg, 338.9p Jethart
Bleu d’Main- 357p Bankhead Farm
North Country Cheviot- 348p West Scales Farm, 345p Hyde Park, 328.9p Carruthers Farm, 328.3p West Scales farm
Blackface – 344p Heathery Hall, 342p Peela Hill, 340p Heathery Hall, 339p Upper Hindhope, 332.5p Westerhopeburn, 330.8p High Creoch
Charollais – 359p Monk Farm, 347.9p Tinnishall, 335.6p, 335p Buninver Road
Shetland- 358.3p, 354.3p Little Mark
Mule – 352.6p High Parkfoot, 336.4p Merkland Farm, 330.8p Lords Lot, 330.2p Grindon Hill, 330p Gallowberry, 329p High Creoch
Cheviot Mule – 350p Cauldshiel, 348p Mansfield Cottage, 342p North House, 341p West Scales Farm, 340p Gilnockie Tower, 334.1p Longburgh Fauld
Half Bred – 341.5p, 319.6p High Moat
Easycare- 336.8p Syke Head
Border Leicester- 322.7p  Finniness
Dorset- 318.2p, 305.1p Drumlea
Jacob- 317.2p Monk Farm
Swaledale- 308p Westerhopeburn, 292.5p Longlea

CAST EWES AND RAMS

A smaller show of 3,089 cast ewes and rams were forward, handy weight ewes showed a slight reduction on the week whilst heavy ewes sold to the same rates seen previous weeks. More ewes are wanted and will be sold to vendor advantage, as numbers start to tighten.

Heavy ewes topped at £350 for Texel ewes from A Taylor, Heathery Hall, Lanark, who also sold Beltex ewes at £265.  

Light ewes topped at £146 for Blackface ewes from R Vevers & Co., Burnfoot Hill Eaglesfield.

Rams sold to £220 for Charollais from A & E Shand, Cortiecram, Ellon.

Heavy ewes
Texel  £350 Heathery Hall, £300 Plenderleith, £282 Beckfoot, £280 Plenderleith & Easter Ochtermuthill, £270 Newtonhill, £265 Lairdlaugh & The Land.
Charollais £345 Heathery Hall, £230 Beckfoot.
Beltex £265 Heathery Hall, £255 Easter Ochtermuthill, £230 Snade, £230, £215 Easter Ochtermuthill.
Suffolk £225 Beckfoot & Boa Island, £220 The Wreay, The Land & Maulscastle, £218 Bankhead of Tinwald & The Land, £216 Beckfoot.   
North Country Cheviot £214 High Moat, £180 Beckfoot, £178 High Moat, £175 Bankhead of Tinwald.  
Bluefaced Leicester £202 Nunscleugh, £175 Newtonhill, £170 Beckfoot.   
Cheviot Mule £198 Horsley Hill, £195 Struanlee Smallholding, £185 Whins & Newton of Inshewan, £182 Chesters Brae.
Mule £195 Maulscastle, £190 Buninver Road, £180 Beckfoot, £175 Northway & Buninver Road, £170 Wardford.

Light ewes
Blackface £146 Burnfoot Hill, £142 Buninver Road, £138 Milnmark, £132 Burnfoot Hill, £130 Roseneath & Tone Hall. 
Hill Cheviot £140 Granton, £134 Maulscastle & Nirvana, £133 Millriggs, £132 Burnfoot Hill.
Easycare £133 Syke Head, £132 South Street. 
Herdwick £128 The Wreay, £104 Roseneath, £102 St Margarets. 
Swaledale £126 Evistones, £115 Highfield, £110 High Parkfoot, £106 Little Swinburne.
Shetland £120 Bankhead of Tinwald, £118 Newtonhill.  

Rams
Charollais £220 Cortiecram, £210 Bankhead. 
Texel £215 Beckfoot, £208 Bankhead of Tinwald, £198 Kirkdale, £192 Little Swinburne.  
North Country Cheviot £205 Carruthers, £180 Ettrickshaws.
Suffolk £195 Larkhall, £180 Tone Hall & Knock.
Bluefaced Leicester £190 Maulscastle.   
Cheviot £170 Granton, £166 Clerk Hill, £162 Chapel, £160 Granton.
Blackface £170 Chapel.

Averages:
Hoggs
Light to 386.7p (337.1p)
Standard to 411.8p (349.08p)
Medium to 418.6p (346.19p)
Heavy to 456.5p (332.21p)

Ewes
Light to £146.00 (£106.07)
Heavy to £350.00 (£175.97)
Rams to £220.00 (£160.04)

 

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
Norman Douglas 07786 366 833
Helen Rickard 07741 313 029

corresponding week 2025 sale report