Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Sale of 2,296 Cast Rams, Ewes & Store Hoggs on Friday 8th January 2016.

Increased entry was forward to a huge ringside of local and distant buyers with sheep heading west to Wales, East to Suffolk and South to Devon. A fast selling trade sent vendors home delighted with the days trading.

1587 Store Hoggs – A Grand show with all classes being easily sold to £71 for Suffolk's from R Glendinning, Roshglen.

Suffolk (ave £61.18) to £71 Roshglen, £64.50 Keyla Park

Texel (ave £60.49) to £70.50 Carterton, £70.50 Bush, £69.50 Keyla Park, £69 Hillend, £69 Roshglen, £69 Halldykes, £69 Cleughhead, £68, £67 Drumcruilton, £67.50 Gillenbie

Cheviot (ave £51.31) to £68.50, £54 Archbank, £63 Capelfoot, £61.50, £55.50 Overcairn, £60 Carterton

Mule (ave £51.88) to £65 Hillend, £59.50 Craigmuie, £59 Barr

Zwartble (ave £63) to £63 Roshglen

Leicester (ave £58.20) to £60 Hillend, £60 Newbank

Chev Mule (ave £50.75) to £59 Archbank

Half Bred (ave £52.53) to £57 Marwhirn

Blackface (ave £43.22) to £55.50, £53 Hillend, £53 Dressrtland, £52, £51.50 Hayfield

709 Cast Ewes & Rams – Plenty of demand with more weathered Ewes and Rams Forward.

Texel to £115, £94 Capelfoot, £97 Newbank, £94 Townfoot, £89 Marr, £76 Dressertland Cott, £75 (x2) Newlands, £72 Lochmailing

Half Bred to £70 Annefield

Leicester to £90 Dalpeddar, £71 Easter Dawyck, £69 Macqueston, £64 Barr

Charollais to £88 Glenkiln

Cheviot to £82 Alton, £64 Alton, £62 Archbank, £62 Newbank

Beltex to £81 Cleughbrae

Chev Mule to £75 Newlands

Blackface to £69 Marr, £66.50 Hayfield, £66 Snar, £49 Barndleys, £48.50 Glenheighton, £48 Macqueston, £48 Maxwelltown, £47.50 Craigmuie

Mule to £67 Dunesslin, £65.50 Halldykes, £64, £62.50 Newlands, £62.50 Dressertland, £62 Newbank

Easycare to £51 Castle

Cast Texel Rams to £115 from W Halliday, Capelfoot

Suffolk to £70 Dressrtland

Cheviot to £89 Glenkiln, £88 Capelfoot