Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report
C & D Auction Marts Ltd had a catalogue entry of 3,260 Breeding Sheep also 1,000 Store Lambs at Dumfries on Saturday 10th September 2016.
Second sale of 2005 Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs were presented to a huge ringside of active buyers with trade easily surpassing vendors expectations to average £91.06 (2014 £78.07).
The leading pen from Hugh Rorison, Clonrae sold at £128 to M/S Parrish, Hawick
Best Pen Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs
L to R Ian Powley (Carrs Billington), Hugh Rorison, Hannah Sloan, David
Sloan, Stuart Graham (Carrs Billington)
Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs to £128, £100 Clonrae, £109 Glenlaugh, £107, £105 Lightshaw, £107 Ashmark, £105, £102, £101 Kirton of Crawford, £102, £99 Wyliehole, £99 Nisbet, £98 Hall, £98 Breconside
123 Other Breed Ewe Lambs sold to £144 for Texels from Josh Sugden, Kirkbog.
South Country Cheviots to £56 Laghead
Texel to £144 Kirkbog
Cheviot Mules to £96, £90 High Creoch, £93 Burn, £83 Nisbet
765 Blackface Ewe Lambs met a steady demand to average £48.87 (2014 £65.94). Top price of £71 from Kirkland Farming to G Milligan, Hall.
Blackface to £71 Kirkland, £66 Sweetshawhead, £60 (x2) Clonrae
367 Gimmers met keen competition to average £127.64
The Gimmers were led at £144 for £144 for Texels from Stuart Bryson, Kilfaddoch.
Texel to £156 Kilfaddoch, £147, £139, £138 Dunjop, £135 Foregirth
Mule to £143, £135 Banks, £137 Clonrae, £136 Liscleugh, £135, £130 Shancastle, £133 Over Abinton
Half Bred to £141 Marwhirn
1 Crop Mule Ewes to £132 Clonrae
Stock Dispersal from The Ford, Tynron met keen interest from buyers to £122, £120, £109
Breeding Rams Easily Sold
Shearling Rams
Texel to £500 Balgrayhill
Suffolk to £450 Rigghead
Rouge to £350 Dinwoodie Green
Blue Texel to £350 Dinwoodie Green
Beltex x Charollais to £300 Banks
Store Lambs were keenly sought with over half the sale being Blackface Lambs
Mules (ave £50.87) to £68.50 Hillend, £60 Hastingshall
Texel (ave £61.18) to £67, £65, £61 Capelfoot, £65.50 Tibbers
Suffolk (ave £66.50) to £66.50 Tibbers
Blackface (ave £43.11) to £52 Glenwhargen, £49.50, £42 Snar, £49.50 Laghead, £48 Leadhills, £47.50, £44 Dalveen, £46 Auchengruith, £42 Hannaston
Show Prize List
We would like to thank our Judges David & Hannah Sloan also our sponsor Carrs Billington, Annan
Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs
1st – Hugh Rorison, Clonrae
2nd – R & J Temple, Wyliehole
3rd – W Templeton & Son, Glenlaugh
Blackface Ewe Lambs
1st – Kirkland Farming
2nd – Mr Henderson, Sweetshawhead
3rd – Mr Hamilton, Glenmanna
Store Lambs
1st – M/S Halliday, Capelfoot
2nd – M Clingan, Tibbers
3rd – Glenwhargen Farm
