Dumfries Store and Breeding Sheep Report

C and D Auctions held their Annual Sale of Cast Rams, Ewes and Store Hoggs along with breeding ewes in Dumfries with 1865 forward on Friday 7th January 2022.

1313 Store hoggs were easily sold to a large attendance of active buyers with trade being exceptional for all classes.

Store Hoggs

Tex - £118 £115 South Mains, £114 Craigmuie

NCC -£104 Roan, £100 Mollin

Suf - £102 South Mains

X - £98 Benthead

Chev - £90 Archbank, £89 Alton

BF - £83 x2 8 Terregles cottage

Tup Hogg

X - £110 Glenkiln

BF - £100 Hayfield

Chev - £94 Archbank

Ewes & Rams

367 Cast Ewes & Rams easily maintained recent rates.

Ewes

Blue Leic - £124 Glenlaugh

Tex - £112 Copewood & High Townhead x2

Rom - £110 Carronhill

X - £94 Tibbers

Chev - £89 Archhbank

Rams

Tex - £140 £138 Glenlaugh

Blue Leic - £120 Glenlaugh

Rom -£118 Carronhill

Chev - £90 Chanlockfoot & Archbank x2

BF - £87 Hayfield

185 Breeding sheep included the dispersal of breeding ewes from W. Boyd, Terreglestown.

The mainly texel x gimmers scanned inlamb to beltex tups were shown in fine fettle to a ringside of buyers keen to purchase the offering forward. Selling to £208 averaging £193.60.

Others to gimmers texel £208 x2 £205x2 £198

Texel ewes 2/3 crop to £200

Mule ewes to £162

Scotch mule hoggs to £140

Rams to £380

Next sale Friday 21st January