Dumfries Primestock Report
C&D Auction Marts held their weekly sale of Store Lambs and Prime Sheep in Dumfries on Wednesday 29th October 2025.
Store Lambs met a competitive trade selling to £131 for Suffolks from Howatson, Burnhead and Texels from Peugniez, Woodhouse.
Suffolk – £131 Burnhead
Texel – £131 Woodhouse
Cross – £115 Nethertown
Prime Lambs sharper with export weights scarce and in big demand. Lambs topped at £171 from McMillan, Ballaggan and to 341p from Roan, Barnbarroch. A plainer show of Cast Ewes and Rams forward which meet a good trade.
281 Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 311.61p/kg and topped at 321p/kg from Roan, Barnbarroch
Beltex – £141.50 Tara
Texel – £141 Maryfield, £139.50 Dollard, £139 Lanarkland
Suffolk – £139 West Lanegate
North Country Cheviot – £138.50 Newbank
Blue Texel – £138 Barnbarroch
320 Lambs (45.6-52kg) averaged 299.75p/kg and topped at 333p/kg from Sloan, Annefield
Texel – £153 Rashgill, £150 Maryfield, £148 Auchenfad, £147 Belridding
Suffolk – £152 Tara, £146 Longbeoch, £145 Swyre, £145 West Lanegate, £145 Barnbarroch
65 Lambs (52.1+kg) averaged p/kg and topped at p/kg from
Texel – £171 Ballaggan, £163 Shieldhill, £155 Lanarkland
Suffolk – £155 Rigghead
Beltex – £153 Rigghead
234 Heavy Ewes averaged £119.47 and topped at £240 from Nairn, Shieldhill
Texel – £240 Shieldhill, £175 (x2) Ballaggan, £175 Craigielands Hill, £170 Ballaggan
Cross – £190 & £175 Longbeoch, £168 Hunthills
Suffolk – £175 Hunthills, £170 Ballaggan
Cheviot Mule – £116 Rashgill Park
North Country Cheviot – £155 Ballaggan, £132 Marwhirn, £126 Bettyknowes
Blue Leicester – £118 Over Abington
Dorset – £100 & £92 Bankhead of Tinwald
175 Light Ewes averaged £90.65 and topped at £128 from Troloss Farm, Muirside
Cheviot – £128 Troloss, £116 Bankhead of Tinwald
Blackface – £116 Barr, £114 Bettyknowes. £112 Kirkland
Easycare – £94 Loch Arthur
Rams averaged £135.57 and topped at £182 from McKerlie, 28 Castleview Terrace
Suffolk – £182 28 Castleview Terrace
Blue Leicester – £175 Marwhirn
Blackface – £152 Kirkland
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
