Dumfries Prime Sheep Report – 18 March 2026
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep in Dumfries. A larger show of Hoggs forward with a huge proportion of the sale being heavy Hoggs. Top price per Head was £194 from McLeish of West Skelston and top pence per kil was 413p/kg from Paterson, Hartbush.
A plainer show of Ewes still meeting a fast pace throughout the sale. More Prime Sheep required weekly.
Hoggs (32.1-39kg) averaged 390.8p/kg and topped at 413p/kg from Paterson, Hartbush
Texel – £161 Hartbush, £160 & £154 Rigghead
Blackface – £157 Barnbarroch
Cheviot – £153 Barnbarroch
Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 384.4p/kg and topped at 409p/kg from TS Farming, Rigghead
Texel – £176 Rigghead, £168 Nether Keir, £168 Lanarkland, £166 & £164 Barnbarroch
Cheviot – £170 Bettyknowes
Beltex – £166 Barnbarroch
Blackface – £162 Ashmark
Cheviot Mule – £162 Barnbarroch
Hoggs (45.6-52kg) averaged 365.2p/kg and topped at 398p/kg from Sloan, Upper Longbank
Texel – £192 Rigghead, £185 Lanarkland, £184 Barnbarroch, £180 (x2) West Skelston
Suffolk – £190 Hartbush, £174 Barnbarroch, £170 West Skelston
Cheviot – £178 Lawesknowe, £172 Auchencrieff
Blue Texel – £176 Nether Keir
Cheviot Mule – £174 Rigghead
Cross – £170 Bettyknowes
Hoggs (52.1+kg) averaged 345.7p/kg and topped at 362p/kg from Gibb, Auchencrieff
Texel – £194 & £190 West Skelston, £190 Barnbarroch
Cheviot – £192 Auchencrieff
Suffolk – £188 West Skelston
Heavy Ewes topped at £148 from Auchencheyne Ltd, Auchencheyne
Texel – £148 Auchencheyne
Cheviot Mule – £140 Hartbush
Cross – £140 Auchencheyne
Hampshire – £132 Hartbush
Light Ewes topped at £122 from Young, Nether Gribton
Blackface – £122 Nether Gribton
Cheviot – £116 (x2) & £114 Nether Gribton
Rams topped at £195 from Young, Nether Gribton
Blue Leicester – £195 Nether Gribton
Texel – £158 Nether Gribton
Cheviot – £145 Nether Gribton, £140 Lawesknowe
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
