Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep in Dumfries on Wednesday 25th February 2026.

A smaller show of hoggs was presented forward and met with pleasing returns. Todays SQQ was 356.5p/kg and 331.4p/kg.

Hoggs topped at £170 twice for a strong pair from Maxwell Farming, Druidhall. A beautiful run of hoggs of Hamlet, Garloff topped at £168 for 26 Hoggs. Third Farms topped the pence per kilo at 382p/kg for 5 sweet Texel cross Hoggs. A notable mention to Wilson, Newbank who sold a pen of Cheviot Hoggs to 373p/kg.

A mixed offering of Cast Ewes and Rams forward with two thirds of the sale being light hill bred ewes. Topping today at £198 from Sloan, Backburn for a thumping Suffolk ewe. Light ewes topped at £142 from Young, Nether Gribton. Rams topped at £175 from Anderson of Ardoch and Wilson of Marwhirn.

Hoggs (32.1-39kg) averaged 360p/kg and topped at 382p/kg from Third Farms, Third
Cheviot - £144 Riggheads
Blackface - £140 Rigghead
Texel - £140 Third, £137 Springfield Hill, £130 Third
Cheviot Mule - £137 High Road
Suffolk - £136 Third

Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 353p/kg and topped at 373p/kg from Wilson, Newbank
Cheviot - £157 & £149 Newbank, £143 Lochpark
Texel - £157 Backburn, £155 Druidhall, £155 Shangan, £155 Foregirth, £153 Shangan, £152 Newbank, £150 Lochpark, £148 Foregirth, £145 Crochmore
Lleyn - £152 Rigghead
Cheviot Mule - £148 Springfield Hill, £146 Newbank, £141 South Mains
Suffolk - £148 Foregirth

Hoggs (45.6-52kg) averaged 311.7p/kg and topped at 336p/kg from Graham, Barr
Suffolk - £162 Townhead
Blue Texel - £160 Garloff
Texel - £160 Garloff, £158 Nether Gribton, £158 Barr, £156 Shangan, £155 (x2) Foregirth, £155 Barr, £153 Nether Gribton, £152 Druidhall, £150 Shangan
Charollais - £154 Druidhall

Hoggs (52.1+kg) averaged 303.6p/kg and topped at 313p/kg from Hamlet, Garloff
Texel - £170 Druidhall, £168 Garloff, £166 Foregirth, £164 Nether Gribton, £161 Townhead, £160 Nether Gribton, £160 Druidhall
Blue Texel - £166 Garloff
Charollais - £166 Druidhall
Suffolk - £160 Druidhall
Cross - £150 Nether Gribton

Heavy Ewes topped at £198 from Sloan, Backburn
Suffolk - £198 Backburn
Texel - £184 Foregirth, £166 & £165 Backburn
Cross - £164 South Mains, £158 backburn
Cheviot Mule - £152 Marwhirn, £152 South Mains
Romney - £148 Carronhill

Light Ewes topped at £142 from Young, Nether Gribton
Cheviot - £142 Nether Gribton, £136 Newbank, £136 Nether Gribton, £132 Marwhirn
Blackface - £106 Nether Gribton, £100 Lettrick

Rams topped at £175 from Anderson of Ardoch and Wilson, Marwhirn
Cheviot - £175 & £155 Marwhirn
Texel - £175 Ardoch
Blue Leicester - £155 & £150 Guelt
Hampshire - £140 Wood
Blackface - £128 Glenwhargen

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495

 

corresponding week 2025 sale report