Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of 1000 Store Lambs in Dumfries on Friday 6th October 2017.

All classes met competition as buyers seek greater numbers. Beltex lambs from Victoria House to £68.

Principal Prices
Beltex to £68 Victoria House.
Cheviot to £59 & £54 & £50.50 Locherben.
Suffolk to £57 Ford Cottage.
Texel to £56 Ford Cottage, £54.50 High Road.
Cross to £51.50 Ford Cottage.
Blackface to £44, £42 Snar, £42.50, £40.50, £38 Locherben, £39 Garryholm.

Breeding ewes met a steady demand.
Principal Prices
Gimmers
Cheviot to £71 Locherben.
Blackface to £70 Locherben.
Ewes
Cross to £77, £76 Gibbonhill.
Half -Bred to £70 Gibbonhill.
Blackface to £52 Hayfield.