Longtown Show & Sale 2026

Longtown Show & Sale 2026

The return of the tup show at Longtown drew a good crowd, with judge James Metcalfe, Greenhills, taking on the task of selecting the champions.

Leading the Park section was a superb shearling from Scott Davies’ Synton flock. Synton G 14989, sired by Broomhillbank Evergreen, later sold in a two-way split for the top price, heading north with Willie and John Brown, Culsh, and Luke Holmes, Craigiebank.

The same home secured another strong price of £2,600 for Synton G 15029, a son of Hightae ELO, purchased by Lynda Beard, Dormensteads.

Tom and David Matthewson’s Soutra flock was next in the money, receiving £3,600 for Soutra Gullane, sired by Wandylaw Elvis, while a second bred the same way, Soutra Gallileo, realised £1,800.

The Allanshaws pen sold Allanshaws Gino, a son of Glebefarm Class Act, for £2,400. Two further shearlings from the same home made £2,000 apiece: Allanshaws Gambler, sired by Harestone Escobar, and Allanshaws Golfer, a son of Pengroes Exchange.

The Allen's Humbleheugh pen was also well saught after, receiving £2300 for Humbleheugh Gypsy King sired by Kelso Brigadier & £1700 for Humbleheugh Gangsta, a son of Belmaduthy Elvis.

In the Hill section, the Champion ticket went to a six-shear from C.R. Graham’s Carruthers flock. Commonside Barbarian, sired by Kelso Victim, later realised £1,500 when purchased by his original breeder, W.W. Dunlop, Commonside. The Carruthers flock also sold a son of Barbarian, Carruthers F 13182, for £1,400.

C.M. Reid, Portmore, rounded off the leading prices with £1,300 for Portmore Frontier, a best two-shear Hill tup sired by Benger Barbarian.