Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart plc held their Annual Sale of Blackface Ewes, Gimmers and Store Lambs on Saturday 27th September 2014 in Dumfries.

Trade for all classes was bouyant with the sale being topped at £148 (x2) for Blackface Gimmers from Clonrae, Tynron.

1781 Blackface Ewes ave £66.05 (2013 £61.61)

339 Blackface Gimmers ave £108.10 (2013 £101.14)

Blackface Ewes to £87 Burnfoot, £87, £85, £82, £80 Kirkland, £86, £76 (x2) Merkland, £78 Dalhanna, £77 Dryhope, £76 Glenmanna, £76 Mount Bengar

Blackface Gimmers to £148 (x2), £142 (x2), £132, £130 Clonrae, £125 Kirksteads, £120 Meiklholm

1475 Store Lambs – Trade upholding recent rates despite the poor primestock returns

Texel (ave £47.89) to £54.50 Ford, £53.50 Whitedyke, £52 Carse Rigg, £50, £48.50 Stenhouse

Suffolk (ave £50.75) to £54 Ewanston, £47.50 Hastingshall

Mule (ave £42.95) to £52 Hannaston, £51 Auchenhessnane, £49 Merkland

Charollais (ave £49) to £49 Buittle Mains

NCC (ave £49) to £49 Capelfoot

Blackface (ave £35.97) to £48 Hannaston, £46.50 Auchenhessnane, £45 Bridgemark, £43 Bogue, £43 Whitedyke, £40.50 Furmiston

Cheviot (ave £41.17) to £44 Furmiston, £42.50 Dalhanna

2155 Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs

Big attendance of buyers from throughout the country present. Trade good. Sale average £85.70 (-£3.02 – 2013)

Principal Prices

Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs to £99 Crookboat, £96 Ballinnie, £95 Spango, £94, £93 Whitedyke, £94 Foregirth, £92, £91 Ardoch, £92 (x3), £91 Nisbet, £92, £91 Kirkton of Crawford, £92 Lightshaw, £92 Barnshangan, £91 Clonrae, £92 Guelt

100 Half Bred Ewe Lambs – Easily sold Sale average £87.33

Half Bred Ewe Lambs to £94 Burn, £88 Marwhirn

Texel Ewe Lambs to £120 Kirkbog

Chev Mule Ewe Lambs to £92 High Creoch

769 Blackface Ewe Lambs – Buyers very selective. Sale average £58.50 (-£8.18 2013)

Blackface Ewe Lambs to £94, £85, £85, £80 Clonrae

637 Breeding Ewes & Gimmers forward – All classes keenly sought

Principal Prices

Scotch Mule Gimmers to £156, £145 Milreoch, £145 Newton, £142 Barnshangan, £138 Marwhirn, £138 Clonrae, £126 Alterstone

Chev Mule Gimmers to £142 Marwhirn

Half Bred Gimmers to £138 Marwhirn

Texel Gimmers to £125 Leeroch

Blackface Gimmers to £115 Crairieknowe

Texel Ewes (2crop) to £100 Horseholm

Charollais Ewes (2crop) to £100 Horseholm

Mule Ewes (2crop) to £100 Horseholm

1797 Store Lambs - met a sound demand, mainly Blackface lambs forward

Texel (ave £55.29) to £59 Little Cocklicks, £59, £56 Backburn, £56 Auchenbrack

Suffolk (ave £49.33) to £53 Hastingshall

Blackface (ave £42.45) to £52 Lowthers, £51 Holm of Daltalloch

Mule (ave £51) to £51 Merkland

Lleyn to £47 Auchencairn

Cheviot (ave £26.60) to £41 Clenries

Blackface Tup Lambs (ave £36.71) to £47 Lowthers, £42.50 Mitchellslacks

Small but select show of Breeding Tups forward with quality shining through with some exceeding Sellers expectations. Top price on the day was £700 for a tremendous Texel Shearling from Messrs Harrison, Luce Mains with the top price in the Lamb section going to Messes Alexander, Millside for a Blue Texel which was knocked down at £300.

Other Leading prices

Shearlings – Texel to £700, £680, £600 Luce Mains

Dutch Texel to £300 Midcroft

Suffolk to £260 Mosside

Ram Lambs – Texel to £260, £250, £250 Sandilands

Blue Texel to £250 Millside