Dumfries Primestock Report
C&D Auctions held their weekly sale of Prime Sheep in Dumfries on Wednesday 23rd July 2025.
A larger show of 837 prime lambs realise an overall average of 343p/kg. Don’t hesitate to bring lambs to the ringside as all types and sizes, especially heavies are in demand sold. Top price of £197 per head (386ppk) for Blue Texel lambs from SN Graham, Hillend. A larger show of ewes forward with a lot of plainer types seeing trade slightly less on the week. Many more ewes needed in Dumfries weekly to fulfil buyers requirements.
74 Lambs (32.1-39kg) average 343.6ppk topped at 371ppk from Slave, Foregirth
Suffolk – £180 Hillend
Dorset – £134 Shawhill
Blackface – £132 Eastside
Texel – £129.50 Woodhead of Dardarroch
Charollais – £127 Craigend
554 Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) average 339.5ppk topped at 361ppk from Hiddleston, New Mains
Texel – £161 Maryfield, £159 Newmains Kirkbride and Dalemakethar, £157 Marwhirn
Suffolk – £156 Craigend, £146, £142 Hoddomtown, £142 West Lanegate
Roussin – £152 Kirkbride
Blackface – £149 Eastside
Charollais – £146, £144 Rigghead
Leicester – £110 Barr
197 Lambs (45.6-52kg) average 351.6ppk topped at 386ppk from Graham, Hillend
Blue Texel – £197 Hillend
Texel – £187, £186 Newmains, £180 Halldykes, £178 Wellhill, £177.50 Halldykes
Charollais – £177, £168 Craigend, £168, £167 Tinwald Shaw
Suffolk – £169 Newmains
Leicester – £135, £134 Barr
12 Lambs (52.1kg +) averaged 324.6ppk topped at 343ppk from Graham, Hillend
Texel – £191 Newmains, £185 Hillend and Marwhirn, £182 Kirkbride, £180 Hillend
Suffolk – £186 Newmains
Charollais – £181 Tinwald Shaw
260 Heavy Ewes averaged £131.60 topped at £275 from Sloan, Rigghead
Texel – £275, £272, £262, £235 Rigghead, £222 Maxwellbank, £220 Westhills
Leicester – £220 Barr
Beltex – £218 Westhills, £178 Maryholm
Suffolk – £212 Rigghead, £208 Westhills, £200 Hoddomtown
Charollais – £208 Rigghead
Greyface – £192 Maxwellbank, £180 Newmains, £168 Longbeoch, £162 Rigghead
Cheviot Mule – £182 Nether Gribton, £180 Druidhall, £178, £174 Kirkhill
Dutch Spotted – £160 Westhills
North Country Cheviots – £146 Wellhill, £138 Craiglearen
Zwartbles – £140 Hollands
21 Light Ewes averaged £69.81 topped at £154 from Roddan, Longbeoch
Blackface – £154 Longbeoch, £134 Inglestone
Hill Cheviot – £108 Kiln House
10 Rams topped averaged £164.60 topped at £238 from Smith, Westhills
Dutch Spotted – £238 Westhills
Leicester – £215 Nether Gribton
Texel – £200, £162 Ardoch
Beltex – £195 Newmains
Greyface – £176
Hill Cheviot – £102 Kiln House
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
