Dumfries Store and Breeding Sheep Report

C&D Auctions held their annual sale of cast rams, ewes and store lambs in Dumfries on Friday 10th January 2025.

Store lambs were a marvellous trade for all classes selling to £153 for Suffolk lambs from Glenkiln Farms, Bettyknowes.

The annual cast ram sale met a big demand selling to £245 for Beltex from W&J Jardine, Newbigging.

Cast ewes were easily sold with Texels selling at £210 from A&E Hyslop, Maryfield.

Store Hoggs
Zwartables - £157 High Auchneel
Suffolk - £153 & £128 Bettyknowes, £118 Hayfield
Texel - £147 & £139 Tara, £146 Bettyknowes, £139 & £138 Ballaggan
Millennium Bleu - £130 Tara
North Country Cheviots - £130 Archbank, £120 Bushcroft
Beltex - £129 Tara
Cheviot Mule - £128 Hayfield, £110 Dressertland
Cross - £127 Hayfield, £119 Glencrosh, £112 Bettyknowes
Blackface - £119 Bettyknowes, £115 Dressertland, £108 Merkland
Shetland - £177 Newton Bungalow

Feeding Ewes
Texel - £210 Maryfield, £200 Newbigging, £192 & £185 Bettyknowes
Cross - £195 & £165 Newbigging, £168 Lanarkland, £165 Halldykes, £165 Dressertland
Zwartable - £190 High Auchneel
Cheviot Mule - £180 (x2) Dressertland, £142 Archbank
North Country Cheviot - £165 Sandilands, £162 & £158 Archbank, £144 Dressertland
Suffolk - £160 Sandilands
Blackface - £160 Meggethead, £138 & £115 Bettyknowes, £128 Winterhopeburn
Lleyn - £128 & £102 Bogue

Cast Rams
Beltex - £245 Newbigging
Blue Leicester - £240 & £192 Dalpeddar, £218 Coldchapel
Texel - £202 Newbigging, £170 (x2) Snar
Llyen - £200 & £158 Coldchapel
Cheviot - £175, £150 & £132 Chanklefoot
North Country Cheviot - £145 & £128 Alton