Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their 2nd Sale of Scotch Mule Lambs in Dumfries on Saturday 15th September 2018.

1734 Forward: With local and south buyers in attendance trade although easier on the year was pleasing to average £79.94 (-£5.06)

Mule ewe lambs to £96 Easter Dawyck, £93, £91 Sweetshawhead, £90, £88 Lightshaw, £90 Nisbet, £88 Kirkton of Crawford, £88 Drumlanrig Mains, £88 Avisyard.

500 Blackface Ewe Lambs: Met a sharper trade to average £50.17 (+£1.10)

Blackface ewe lambs to £72, £68 Sweetshawhead, £68 Craigenvey, £60 (x2) Earlshaugh

100 Other Breed Ewe Lambs

Texel to £118 Kirkbog, £112 Linnhead

Cheviot to £58 Laghead

592 Gimmers: Buyers in a cautious mood.

Texel to £138 Westhill

Mule to £128 Over Abington, £121 Alterstone, £120 Garrochtrie

Suffolk to £112 Whinneyknowe

Cheviot-Mule to £100 Over Abington

Blackface to £78 Kilgara

Included in the sale was 250 stock ewes from Lower Shieldhill, Auldgirth.

Texel gimmers £130

Texel Ewes (1 crop) £106

Mule Ewes (1 crop) £96

Mule Ewes (2 crop) £88

Texel Shg Rams £310, £260

Other ewes to £106, £96 Maulscastle.

2^nd Dispersal of the day was the entire flock of traditional Blue Faced Leicester sheep from S Bryson, Kilfaddoch which were keenly sought after.

Ewe Lambs to £560

Ewes (1 crop) to £500

Ewes (2 crop) to £340

Also forward 21 Rams

Texel Shg to £400, £360 Broomhills.

Rouge Shg to £220 Corrielea

Texel Lambs to £320 Glenhowan.

795 Store Lambs were also forward

Lambs continued to meet a good demand and more could have been sold to the sellers advantage.

Texel to £68 Waterhead, £63 Maxholm, £61.50 Garroch Estate, £61 Knockgrey, £59.50 Capelfoot.

Suffolk to £57 Tibbers, £51 Ewanston

Texel Tup Lamb to £57 Meikle Whitriggs, £53 Marbrack.

Cheviot to £49 Meikle Whitriggs

Cross to £47 Dunesslin

Blackface to £45 Clonrae.

Shetland to £21 Maxholm