Dumfries Store and Breeding Sheep Report

C & D Auction Marts held their Annual Blackface Ewe Sale along with feeding lambs on Friday 22nd September 2023.

Blackface Draft Ewes and Gimmers – Lighter in numbers resulted in a big trade for the offering forward.

Gimmers to £148 from MHJS Statham, Laghead to average £138.52
Ewes to £118 Hallscaur to average £90.58

Gimmers
BF - £148 Laghead, £145 x2 £140 £138 Glenwhargen, £138 Kilgara
Beltx - £140 Little Fenwick

Ewes
Beltx - £130 £122 Little Fenwick
Chev - £118 Glenwhargen
BF - £100 Bridgemark, £92 Glenwhargen

Store Lambs in big demand for all classes.

Leading Prices

Store Lambs
Beltx - £110 £103 £92 Sandilands, £90 Kirkton of Kingoldrum
Tx - £100 £88 Kirkton of Kingoldrum, £90 £87 Pilmuir, £89 £86 £84x2 Hillhouse
Char - £96 £95 Pilmuir
Chev - £82 Ewanston
Lleyn - £80 The Flosh
Suf - £78 Ewanston