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
