Dumfries Store and Breeding Sheep Report

C&D Auctions held their Annual Ram Fair in Dumfries on Friday 3rd October 2025.

A huge turnout of buyers were in attendance. Rams with power and style were in big demands. The Texel section was topped on two occasions at £1400 from Hiddleston, Newmains to Miller, Beltonhill and to Wright, Hunthills. Respectively with others to Beltex Shearlings to £1200 from Goodfellow, Townfoot to Mundell, Victoria House. Texel two shear rams to £850 from Thomson, Lanarkland. Lleyn two shear rams to £750 from Kingan, Laneside. Ram lambs easily sold with Suffolks selling to £850 from Slaven, Foregirth to Tanlawhill Farming. Bluefaced Leicester rams met keen interest selling to £1050 from Hamilton, Kirkton of Crawford to Hallscaure Farming.

Shearling Rams
Texel - £1400(x2) & £1350(x2) Newmains, £1250 (x2) Boghouse, £1250 Meikleholm, £1200 Boghouse
Beltex - £1200 & £800 Townfoot
Blue Leicester - £1050 & £1000 Kirkton of Crawford, £950 Netherhall, £950 Kilfaddoch
Blue Texel - £900 Holmhead, £850 Hunthills
Texel x Beltex - £900 Glenjaan
Lleyn - £750 (x2) South Bowerhouses

Ram Lambs
Suffolk - £850 & £800 Foregirth, £750 (x2) Prettsmill

Breeding sheep attracted plenty of interest with Texel Gimmers achieving £300 from Wright, Huntills.

Gimmers
Texel - £300 Hunthills, £275 Meikle Dykes
Blue Texel - £250 Meikle Dykes, £195 Glencairn

Ewe Lambs
Mules - £145 (x2) Guelt
Cheviot - £92 Locherben

Store lambs were of good quality. Texel lambs topped the sale at £128 from Hunt, Bushcroft. Many more lambs could be sold weekly. Please note that our opening Wednesday Store lamb sale will be held on 8th October before the Prime Sale.

Store Lambs
Texel - £128, £125 (x2) & £120 Bushcroft, £117 Sandilands
Beltex - £124 Sandilands, £116 & £104 Dressertland
Suffolk - £113 & £102 Bushcroft
Cheviot - £100 & £97 Locherben
North Country Cheviot - £97 Dressertland

Feeding Ewes
Blackface - £82 Locherben
Cheviot - £72 Locherben

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320