Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their 2nd Sale of 1767 Cast Rams, Ewes and Store Hoggs in Dumfries on Friday 22nd January 2016.

1255 Store Hoggs: A very good show of feeding hoggs for the time of year were presented to large attendance of active buyers with trade for all classes pleasing sellers.

Texel and Suffolk hoggs to £78 Keyla Park.

Top prices:

Texel (ave £57.95) to £78 Keyla Park, £69.50, £68 £65.50 Tullochallum, £69.50 Dalhanna, £69 Barclay House, £69 Newlands, £66.50 Cleughead, £65 Craigmuie.

Suffolk (ave £65.82) to £78 Keyla Park, £71, £67.50 Gibbonhill.

Lleyn (ave £58.20) to £64.50 Bennan

Cheviot (ave £45.25) to £59.50 Dalhanna.

Half-Bred (ave £63.17) to £57 Marwhirn.

Cross (ave £40.58) to £56.50 Craigmuie, £56 Hayfield.

Cheviot Mule (ave £56.50) to £56.50 Dalhanna

Blackface (ave £45.97) to £56 Terregles Cott, £54.50 Hayfield, £54 Dalhanna.

Tup Hoggs

NC Cheviot (ave £64) to £64 Dalhanna.

Cross (ave £47) to £59 Gibbonhill.

Blackface (ave £52.77) to £56.50 Gateslack, £55 Drumcruilton.

512 Cast Ewes and Rams: Trade sharper.

Ewe Top Prices:

Beltex to £81 Finnieness.

Blue Leicester to £74 Finnieness.

Suffolk to £70 Shawhill.

Cheviot to £67.50, £59 Marwhirn

Cross to £65 Shawhill, £64.50 Barr, £63.50 Clonrae.

NC Cheviot to £63 Marwhirn, £61 Newlands.

Blackface to £55.50, £53.50 Clonrae, £54.50 Newlands, £54 Glencaple, £54 Finnieness, £53.50 Snar, £53 Barbuie.

Ram Top Prices:

Texel to £97, £79 Dollard, £87 Dalhanna.

Charollais to £91 Summerhill, £62 Snar, £58 Clonrae.

Suffolk to £79 Gateslack.

Suffolk Cross to £75 Barbuie.

Cheviot to £75 Marwhirn, £71 Gateslack, £70 Dalhanna.

Beltex to £71.50 Dalhanna.

Blue Leicester to £65 Dalhanna.

Roussin to £65 Summerhill.

Lleyn to £61.50 Bogue.

Zwartale to £61 Cullivait.