Dumfries & Longtown Store and Breeding Sheep Report
C&D Auctions held their Annual New Year sale of Store Hoggs, Cast Rams and Ewes in Dumfries on Friday
9th January 2025.
Store Hoggs met a marvellous trade for all classes with buyers actively seeking hoggs. Cheviot hoggs from McMillan, Hastingshall topped at £142, with Texels from Marchant, Clonhie reaching £141. Cast rams and ewes maintained recent values.
Store Hoggs
Cheviot – £142 Hastingshall, £137 Newbigging, £129 Archbank
Texel – £141 Clonhie, £139 Hall, £139 Pilmuir, £139 Foregirth
Cross – £138 Newbigging, £124 Merkland, £123 Glenwhargen, £122 Foregirth
Suffolk – £135 Tara, £125 Hall & £120 Hastingshall
Blackface – £72 Cramalt, £72 Bettyknowes
Tup Hoggs
Cheviot – £132 Archbank
Cross – £125 Bettyknowees
Texel – £124 Tara
Blackface – £108 Cramalt
Feeding Ewes
Suffolk – £185 & £178 Newbigging, £140 Bushcroft
Texel – £185 Dressertland, £180 Pilmuir, £160 Bettyknowes
Cross – £164 Dressertland, £160 Newbigging, £158 Bettyknowes, £158 Pilmuir
Cheviot Mule – £157 & £148 Dressertland
North Country Cheviot – £148 & £142 Dressertland, £140 Newbigging
Cheviot – £126 & £118 Archbank
Jacob – £122 Bushcroft
Blackface – £118 Glenwhargen
Kerry Hill – £116 Bushcroft
Cast Rams
Texel – £215 & £195 Dressertland, £195 Bettyknowes
Suffolk – £200 Newbigging
Blue Leicester – £155 Newbigging
Charollais – £145 Dressertland
Blackface – £130 Pilmuir, £120 Cramalt
