Dumfries Store & Breeding Sheep Report

C & D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of store & breeding sheep in Dumfries on Friday 5th October 2018.

588 Breeding sheep: All classes met competitive bidding.

Scotch Mule ewe lambs averaged £69.04

Gimmer sold steadily.

Scotch Mule Gimmers to £100, £99, £98 Longhouse.

Beltex Gimmers to £90

Cheviot Mule Gimmers to £89 (x2) Porterstown.

Texel Ewe Lambs to £78 Greenbeck.

Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs to £75, £74 Dornal, £74 Lightshaw, £74 Hall, £72, £69 Merkland.

960 Feeding Lambs: Plenty of demand for all types.

Texel to £66 High Borgue, £60 Ringan Drive

Blackface to £65, £50 Locherben.

Charollais to £60.50 High Borgue

Cheviot to £60, £52.50 Locherben.

Feeding Ewes

Lleyn to £48.50 Nether Laggan

Cheviot to £46 Glenwhargen

Blackface to £38.50 Glenwhargen

Annual show and sale of rams kindly sponsored by Lloyds Isuzu

BFL champion and top price

Judged by S Burgess, Maryfield

1^st Prize Blue Faced Leicester (Trad Blue) Shgl from Kilfaddoch to £780.

1^st Prize Texel Shlg from Kirkbog to £550

1^st Prize AOB Shlg from Maryholm to £350

1^st Prixe Suffolk Lamb from Prettsmill to £250

Other Rams

Shearlings

Blue Faced Leicester to £780, £580 Kilfaddoch, £520, £420, £380 Kirkton of Crawford, £380 Glenlaugh, £380 Burgh Head, £380 Low Arkland.

Texel to £600, £400 Balgrayhill, £600, £580(x2), £550, £520 (x2) Boghouse, £580, £520 Castlehill, £550 Kirkbog.

Charollais to £370 Maryholm

Texel 2 Shear to £420, £350 Capelfoot, £420 Kirkbog.

Ram Lambs

Blue Faced Leicester to £340 Kilfaddoch, £220 (x2) Glenlaugh, £210 Hillside.

Texel to £340 Barmurrie, £320 Woodhead, £300 Baltier

Suffolk to £300 Burgh Head Farm, £280 Prettsmill