Dumfries Prime Sheep Report – 21 October 2026
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of 1830 Prime Sheep in Dumfries. With 8 active Buyers ringside trade continues to please and greater numbers can be handled weekly. Texel Lambs topped at £179 from Wright, Hunthills and to 356p/kg from Douglas, Mains of Airies.
Store Lambs met brisk competition selling to £139 for North Country Cheviots from Richardson, Courstein.
398 Cast Ewes and Rams. Douglas, Mains of Airies achieved £230 for Texel Ewes and Glenkiln Estate, Bettyknowes seen £150 for Cheviot Ewes. Wright, Innerfield was up to £235 for Texel Rams.
Sale Average 325p/kg
SQQ 329.8p/kg
Store Lambs
North Country Cheviot – £139 Courstein, £137 Newton Bungalow, £125 Coldchapel
Charollais – £131 Little Fenwick
Suffolk – £126 Ewanston
Herdwick – £118 Ulzieside
Lambs (32.1-39kg) averaged 329.7p/kg and topped at 356p/kg from Douglas, Mains of Airies
Texel – £132.50 Upper Steppford, £131 Coldchapel, £130 Hunthills
Blackface – £120 Greenmerse
Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 329.8p/kg and topped at 355p/kg from Duncanson, Marchbank
Texel – £158 & £154 Ballaggan, £152 Marchbank, £150 Newbank, £150 Auchenfad
Suffolk – £149 Hunthills, £147 West Lanegate
Romney – £142.50 Mains of Airies
Cross – £137 East Polquhirter
Lambs (45.6-52kg) averaged 313.2p/kg and topped at 338p/kg from Duncanson, Marchbank
Suffolk – £161 Kirkland, £160.50 Nether Cargen
Texel – £160 & £157 Courstein, £156 Eastside
Cheviot – £157 Courstein
Cross – £145.50 Greenmerse
Lambs (52.1+kg) averaged 301.3p/kg and topped at 311p/kg from Barnett, Greenmerse & Ferguson, Eastside
Texel – £179 Hunthills, £171 Eastside, £167 Glendarroch, £165 Greenmerse, £165 West Lanegate, £164 Crochmore
Suffolk – £170, £169 & £161.50 Nether Cargen
Heavy Ewes topped at £230 from Douglas, Mains of Airies
Texel – £230 Mains of Airies, £218 Hunthills, £200 Breconside, £200 Mains of Airies, £192 Breconside, £188 Dollard
Cross – £185 Slacks, £168 Hunthills, £168 Breconside, £162 Coldchapel, £158 Innerfield
Cheviot Mule – £175 Wellhill, £160 Springfield Hill
Suffolk – £160 Crofthead
Light Ewes topped at £150 from Glenkiln Farm, Bettyknowes
Cheviot – £150 Bettyknowes, £146 & £140 Wellhill
Blackface – £130 & £94 Bettyknowes
Easycare – £116 Loch Arthur
Rams topped at £235 from Wright, Innerfield
Texel – £235 Innerfield
Beltex – £222 Mains of Airies
Suffolk – £205 Bettyknowes
Blackface – £175 Bettyknowes
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Cameron Robertson – 07435 702 625
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
