Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart conducted their Annual Sale of 3205 Cast Rams, Ewes and Feeding Hoggs in Dumfries on Friday 10th January 2014.

1561 Feeding Hoggs Forward – A Large attendance of buyers were present ensuring a brisk trade for all classes

Principal Prices
Store Hoggs

Texel to £86 Bush, £78.50 Kirkhill, £75 Drumcruilton, £74.50 Barshill

Suffolk to £77.50 Gibbonhill, £67 Woodside, £66.50 Bankhead of Tinwald

Beltex to £75.50 Lochwood, £74.50 Barshill, £73.50 Farthingwell

Cheviot Mule to £70 Archbank

NCC to £68 Alton, £64 Archbank

Cheviot to £66.50, £62.50 Auchenage, £62 Hall

Half Bred to £65.50 Marwhirn

Mule to £65 Hall, £65 South Mains

Blackface to £60 Bogue, £55.50 Over Cairn

Tup Hoggs

Cheviot to £86.50 Bush

Beltex to £84 Bush

Leicester to £75.50 Macqueston

Blackface to £71.50 Macqueston, £67.50 Meikleholm

NCC to £65.50 Archbank

1644 Cast Rams & Ewes – A Good Ringside of buyers. All classes showing improvement on other centre. Principal Prices

Rams
Texel to £119 Bush, £113 Kirkhill, £108 Townfoot

Suffolk to £99 Sunnyhill, £81 Bankhead of Tinwald

Lleyn to £98 Bennan

Charollais to £88 Mollin

NCC to £88 Newbank, £80 Archbank

Leicester to £87 Macqueston, £84 South Mains, £81 Barr

Cheviot to £80 Chanlockfoot, £79 Dressertland

Blackface to £76 Mollin, £68 Craigdarroch, £64 Fallside

Heavy Ewes

Texel to £104 Townfoot, £86 Carse Rigg, £86 Kirkhill, 383 Skipmyre

Mule to £76 Dressertland Cott,£76 Skipmyre

Suffolk to £69 Bankhead of Tinwald

Half Bred to £68, £67 Annefield

Leicester to £74 Archbank

NCC to £73 Hartbush, £65 Archbank

Light Ewes

Cheviot to £61 Main Holme, £60 Polquhanity

Blackface to £58 Chanlockfoot, £48.50 Clonrae, £47.50 Meikleholm

Shetland to £56 Rigg Villa