14/08/2026
PRIMESTOCK
THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2026
C&D Auction Marts had forward an entry of 5,651 sheep comprising of 2,657 prime lambs and 2,994 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown Mart on Thursday 13th August 2026
PRIME LAMBS
An increased show of prime lambs forward sold inline with national trends achieving an average of 323.1ppk. Well fed lambs of all weights especially heavier sheep sold well being still in demand. Grass fed sheep met some resistance with the leaner end proving difficult to place and would be better sold through the store market here on a Tuesday.
Top price per head of £216 for Beltex lambs shown by CJ Roots, Kilnford Croft, Dumfries, who also achieved the top price per kilo of 455p again for Beltex.
Overall average 323.1p (SQQ 326.5p)
Principal Prices (Per Head)
Beltex £216, £208, £200 Kilnford Croft.
Dutch Spotted £214, £193 Midtown.
Texel £198 Priesthaugh, £190 Chesters Brae & Cambeckhill, £184 Eastside, £183 Newtonhill, £181 The Land & Kirkton.
Suffolk £194 Brownleaze, £181, £179 The Land, £179, £176 Grindon Hill, £175 Chesters Brae & Brownleaze.
Mule £190 Brownleaze, £176 Mouldyhills, £169 Brownleaze, £167 Mouldyhills.
Zwartbles £165, £158 Midtown.
Millenium Bleu £162, £155 Corstane.
Lleyn £155 The Height.
Cheviot £151 Kilnford Croft.
Blue Leicester £147, £144 Falnash.
Cheviot Mule £142 Thornship & Priesthaugh.
Principal Prices (Per Kilo)
Beltex 455p, 429p Kilnford Croft, 404p East House, 400p Kilnford Croft.
Texel 383p Kilnford Croft, 365p Longlea, 360p Lingey Field, 354p Kilnford Croft & Cranberry Brow.
Millenium Bleu 377p, 337p Corstane
Suffolk 347p Kilnford Croft, 340p Brownleazes, 336p Rigfoot, 331p Priesthaugh, 330p Kilnford Croft, Eastside & Cambeckhill.
Dutch Spotted 338p Midtown, 327p Briery Sqaure.
North Country Cheviot 329p, 315p Earlside.
Lleyn 324p The Height.
Herdwick 323p Cherry Tree.
Mule 321p Sh*tlington Hall, 320p Brownleazes, 315p Mouldyhills, 309p Brownleazes.
CAST EWES AND RAMS
A similar show of 2,994 of cast ewes and rams forward to the same ring of competitive purchasers ensuring all classes sold to vendor advantage. Lean meated good Continental ewes proved to be in short supply with many more required to fulfil purchaser demand.
Heavy ewes topped at £350 for a Texel from J Halliday & Son, Linnhead, Lockerbie.
Light ewes topped at £178 for Cheviots shown by JT Fleming & Son, Falnash, Hawick.
Rams topped at £255 for a Suffolk from J & D Longlands, Tone Hall, Hexham.
Heavy ewes
Texel £350 Linnhead, £275 Broomhillbank, £270 Skelfhill, £260 Middle & Evistones, £255 Middle, £250 Dormansteads, Evistones & Linnhead.
Bluefaced Leicester £272 Falnash.
Suffolk £265 Skelfhill, £254 High Barness, £250 Inamay.
Charollais £228 Beckfoot.
Blue Texel £225 Hilltop.
Mule £214 High Barness, £198 Brownchesters, £190 High Barness, Cowden Burn & Burnfoot Hill, £188 Edgerston Home.
North Country Cheviot £212 Broomhillbank, £205 Earlside, £195, £190 Dormansteads.
Dutch Spotted £210, £192 Whitesyke.
Half-bred £198 Galleywreay.
Beltex £192 Corstane, £185 Park Nook.
Cheviot Mule £188 Castlehill, £185 Galleywreay, £180 Shaw Head.
Zwartbles £182 South Bogbain.
Romney £182 Horsemarket.
Lleyn £180 The Height.
Light ewes
Hill Cheviot £178 Falnash, £152, £145 Granton, £140 Silverdale, £139 Castlehill.
Woodland £158 South Bogbain.
Blackface £152 South Bogbain, £136 Tone Hall, £128 Viewley & Hoscote.
Swaledale £134 Brownchesters, £120 Linton Bank Head.
Kendal Rough £126 Lynnshield.
Kerry Hill £122 Shaw Head.
Easycare £120 Whitchester.
Rams
Suffolk £255 Tone Hall, £242 Beckfoot.
Texel £240 Leithenhall, £235 Beckfoot & Viewley.
Bluefaced Leicester £228 Falnash.
North Country Cheviot £205 South Bogbain.
Blackface £200 Brownchesters.
Hill Cheviot £190 Falnash.
Beltex £180 Inamay.
Averages:
Lambs
Light to 313.0p (287.5p)
Standard to 354.0p (326.8p)
Medium to 455.0p (326.0p)
Heavy to 395.0p (319.9p)
Overweight to 400.0p (317.5p)
Ewes
Light to £178.00 (£89.70)
Heavy to £350.00 (£150.61)
Rams to £255.00 (£142.45)
CAST COWS
A select offering of cows sold at recent rates of return and topped at £2,150 for an Angus shown by JT Fleming, Falnash, Hawick.
Next sale is 27th August then 10th September.
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
