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Dumfries Mart Prime Sheep Report – 04 March 2026

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep in Dumfries. A similar number of hoggs were presented today to last week. Todays SQQ was 356.5p/kg and overall 343.9p/kg.

Topping today’s trade was £188 for a strong pair of Suffolk tup hoggs from Harkness, Netherhall. In spec hoggs were a pleasure to sell selling at 375p/kg for 39-45kg from Sloan, Rigghead. Sloan from Upper Longbank topped the light lambs at 406p/kg.

Ewes and Rams would be sharper on the week topping at £265 from Maxwell Farming, Druidhall twice. Harkness, Netherhall was up to £194 for Texel ewes and Scott, Copewood was up to £190. Cheviot ewes met a fast trade topping at £158 for a pen of 22 ewes from Currie, Skewbridge.

Hoggs (32.1-39kg) averaged 368p/kg and topped at 406p/kg from Sloan, Upper Longbank

Cheviot – £147 Bush

Texel – £146 East Polquhirter, £142 Druidhall, £140 Ballaggan

Herdwick – £142 Upper Longbank

Berrichon – £138.50 & £133 Glendarroch

Blackface – £134 Beuchan, £130 Barnbarroch

Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 353p/kg and topped at 375p/kg from Sloan, Rigghead

Cheviot – £156 Duidhall, £152 Bush

Texel – £156 East Polquhirter, £154 & £150 Muirside, £150 Rigghead

Berrichon – £154 Druidhall

Cheviot Mule – £152 Druidhall

Herdwick – £152 Upper Longbank

Suffolk – £152 East Polquhirter, £152 Muirside, £151 Tara

Blackface – £147 Rigghead, £142 Beuchan

Cross – £146 Upper Longbank

Hoggs (45.6-52kg) averaged 325p/kg and topped at 340p/kg from Harkness, Netherhall

Cheviot Mule – £162 Barnbarroch

Texel – £162 Rigghead, £160 Tara, £160 Rigghead, £160 Druidhall, £160 Nethrehall

Charollais – £157 Rigghead

Blackface – £156 Rigghead

Lleyn – £156 Dollard

Hoggs (52.1+kg) averaged 277.8p/kg and topped at 307p/kg from Cowhill Trust, Muirside

Suffolk – £188, £182 & £180 Netherhall

Charollais – £180 Netherhall

Dutch Spotted – £176 Newmains

Cross – £175 Netherhall

Heavy Ewes topped at £194 from Harkness, Netherhall

Texel – £194 Netherhall, £190 Copewood, £184 Newmains, £180 Over Abington

Suffolk – £184 Netherhall, £156 Newmains, £152 Rigghead

Cross – £164 Netherhall, £158 Glendarroch, £156 Lanarkland

Blue Leicester – £162 Netherhall

Cheviot Mule – £156 Muirside

North Country Cheviot – £144 Muirside

Zwartable – £142 Rigghead

Light Ewes topped at £158 from Currie, Skewbridge

Cheviot – £158 & £144 Skewbridge, £134 & £132 Druidhall

Blacface – £108 Bettyknowes, £101 Beuchan

Rams topped at £265 from Maxwell Farming, Druidhall

Texel – £265(x2) & £242 Druidhall

Blue Leicester – £205 Druidhall

Cheviot – £136 Barnbarroch

Blackface – £118 East Polquhirter, £110 Lettrick

Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:

Harry Begg – 07713 569 593

Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320

Robert Weir – 07885 729 495

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