Dumfries Prime Sheep Report – 25 March 2026
C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep in Dumfries. A strong show of hill bred hoggs forward met with strong demand. Hoggs topped at £210 from Sloan, Rigghead. Pen full of Blackface and Cheviot hoggs easily achieving a £172 to £180 for inspect hoggs. Sale average of 394.27p/kg and a SQQ of 401.94p/kg.
A smaller plainer show of Cast Ewes and Rams forward which once again met pleasing prices.
Hoggs (32.1-39kg) averaged 398.2p/kg and topped at 424p/kg from Sloan, Rigghead
Cheviot – £165 Rigghead, £144.50 Barnbarroch
Texel – £161 Rigghead, £143 Inglestone
Blackface – £159 Inglestone
Cross – £140 Marwhirn
Hoggs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 404.1p/kg and topped at 417p/kg from TS Farming, Rigghead
Texel – £179 Marwhirn, £176.50 Inglestone, £176 Barnbarroch
Suffolk – £177 Barnbarroch, £174 Lanarkland
Blackface – £176 Rigghead, £175 Inglestone, £170 Rigghead
Cheviot Mule – £175 Marwhirn
Cross – £170 Barnbarroch
Dutch Spot – £170 Rigghead
Hoggs (45.6-52kg) averaged 388.7p/kg and topped at 408p/kg from Sloan, Rigghead
Texel – £202 & £196 Rigghead, £193 Townhead, £190 Lanarkland, £190 Townhead
Cheviot Mule – £194 Barnbarroch
Hoggs (52.1+kg) averaged 350.8p/kg and topped at 376p/kg from Thomson, Lanarkland
Charollais – £210 Rigghead, £200 Braco, £200 Rigghead
Texel – £207 Lanarkland, £192 Townhead, £190 Gledenholm
Suffolk – £195 Braco
Blue Leicester – £192 Glenlaugh
Heavy Ewes topped at £230 from Sloan, Rigghead
Charollais – £230 & £182 Rigghead, £182 Tara
Texel – £212 Shieldhill, £182 Braco
Cross – £160 Tara, £158 Shieldhill, £150 (x2) Braco, £150 Rigghead
Zwartable – £156 Rigghead
Cheviot Mule – £148 Barbarroch
North Country Cheviot – £146 Mallards
Light Ewes topped at £138 from Halliday, gledenholm
Cheviot – £138 Gledenholm
Rams topped at £184 from Park, Dalpeddar
Blue Leicester – £184 Dalpeddar
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
