Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart had forward 524 head at their second Cast Ram, Store Hogg and Breeding Sheep Sale at Dumfries on Friday 24th January 2014.

Store Hoggs
A mixed show for quality but this weeks lift in the prime price helped to make all classes an excellent trade.

Top Prices;-
Suffolk (Ave £66.50), £66.50 Castlehill
Cheviot (Ave £42.89) £61, £46.50 Raehills
Texel (Ave £68.79), £72.50 Garmartin, £72 Blackburn, £69 Horseholm, £67 Barvennen
Cross (Ave £52), £69.50 Castlehill, £66 Barvennen, £64 Blackburn.
Blackface (Ave £48.18), £59.50 Castlehill, £59 Blackburn, £49.50 Barshill, £49 Ardoch, £48 Nisbet.
NCC (Ave £58.87), £68.50, £60 Marwhirn.

Breeding Sheep
A small pen of Texel x Hoggs in lamb to the Suffolk X Texel Ram from Messrs T Marshall & Sons, Barshill sold to £100.

Cast Ewes & Rams
In line with the current trade of classes of Tups & Ewes were easier

Cast Ewes
Mule, £49.50 Maryfield, £48.50 Blackburn, £47.50 Horseholm.
Blackface, £40 Rigg Villa, £38.50 Linlithgow Farms.
Lleyn, £60, £53.50 Laneside

Cast Rams
Suffolk, £65 Rashglen
Cheviot £50.50 Townfoot.
Texel £49.50 Sandilands, £43.50 Blackburn
Blackface £34.50 Snar, £30 Hopetoun
Beltex £41.50 Blackburn