Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auctions held their weekly sale of prime sheep in Dumfries on Wednesday 23rd October 2024.

Prime lambs met plenty of competition with heavier weights wanted. Selling to £161 from J J Roddan, Longbeoch.

434 Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 275.5p/kg to 290p/kg from H Ferguson, Eastside
Texel - £136 Longbeoch, £130 Tara
           
400 Lambs (45.6-52kg) averaged 280.7p/kg to 303p/kg J McMillan, Ballagan
Texel - £148 Rigghead, £146 Barnbarroch, £144.50 Millantae
North Country Cheviot - £147 Skipmyre
Suffolk - £146.50 Netherhall, £145.50 Millantae

107 Lambs (52.1 + kg) averaged 270.3p/kg to 287p/kg H W Sloan, Rigghead
Texel - £161 Longbeoch, £155 Rigghead, £153.50 Hillend, £151.50 Millantae, £151 Newmains
Suffolk - £156.50 Netherhall
Charollais - £155 Rigghead

Weekly sale of store lambs were easily sold selling to £110 K Lynch, Berrysholes
Texel - £110 Berryholes, £108 Townhead
Suffolk - £106 Ragithwhaite
Cross - £88 Dressertland
Blackface - £82 Bettyknowes

435 cast ewes forward. Cast ewes would be sharper on the week.

329 Heavy Ewes averaged £112.01 topped at £240 from Glenkiln Estate, Bettyknowes
Texel - £240 & £185 Bettyknowes, £185 East Polquhirter, £170 Swyre
Suffolk - £152 Nether Stenries
Blue Texel - £135 Stenries View
Cross - £134 Rigghead, £130 Bettyknowes
Cheviot Mule - £129 South Mains
Romney - £118 Westhills

100 Light Ewes averaged £63.83 topped at £108 from JB Roan & Son, Barnbarroch
Cheviot - £108 Barnbarroch, £100 Auchentaggart
Blackface - £102 Nethertown, £100 Woodhouse Bungalow
Swaledale - £76 Dollard

6 Tups averaged £117 topped at £182 DG Greenshields, South Mains
Texel - £182 South Mains, £135 Ballaggan
North Country Cheviot - £165 Berryholes

corresponding week 2023 sale report