Dumfries Store and Breeding Sheep Report

C and D Auctions held their Annual Sale of Cast Rams, Ewes and Store Hoggs in Dumfries with 1000 forward on Friday 8th January 2021.

Wintery conditions made numbers tight but sellers who managed to attend were delighted with their returns.

Texel Hoggs to £117 Newton, £113 £94 Terreglestown, £104 South Mains, £103 Dressertland, £96 £94 Marwhirn

Beltex Hoggs to £106 £104 Terreglestown

Cheviot Mule to £97 Marwhirn

Blackface to £85 Auchenhessnane, £79 Glenkiln, £74 South Mains, £73 Dressertland

Ewes & Rams

Cast Tups were an excellent trade on the day and topped at £146. Many more could have been sold.

Cast Ewes were in demand and met a great trade, topped at £182.

Ewes

Tex - £182 Newton, £160 Glenlaugh, £150 £148 Druidhall/Braco

Suff - £130 £121 Druidall/Braco

Char - £114 Druidhall/Braco

Cross - £99 £93 Dressertland, £96 Glenlaugh

Black - £76 £65 Glenmanna, £66 Glenkiln, £66 Hayfield

Lleyn - £57 Auchencheyne

Rams

Tex - £146 £130 Druidhall/Braco, £137 South Mains, £129 Glenlaugh, £129 Dressertland

Chev - £116 Dressertland, £106 Druidhall/Braco, £103 Chanlockfoot

Black - £113 Hayfield