Dumfries Store and Breeding Sheep Report
C&D Auctions held their annual show and sale of Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs in Dumfries on Saturday 13th September 2025.
Champion Pen T&T Anderson Guelt Dumfries Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs
Mr W Haining, Dalgonar Estate and Corsefield Farming had the judging responsibilities awarding the Champion Rosette to Anderson, Guelt selling for £185. Reserve Champion pen from Hamilton, Kirkton of Crawford also realised £185. A good ringside of both local and distant bbuyers were in attendance and a level trade prevailed to average £177.47 (+£17.37).
Carruthers Farming, Merkland sold the top price pen at £200 with others to;
Texel Ewe Lambs to £250 Sloan, Broomhills.
Blackface Ewe Lambs met a sharper trade slling to £135 from Kirkland Farming, Kirkland.
Gimmers were keenly sought selling to £305 for Scotch Mule from Carruthers, Merkland. Breeding Ewes to £175 for 3 crop Mules from Thomson, Lanarkland.
A nice show of Store Lambs were forward to an active ringside selling to £123 from Thomson, Pilmuir.
Breeding Ewes
Mules – £175 & £170 Lanarkland
Breeding Gimmers
Mules – £305 Merkland, £300 Newlands, £295 Merkland, £295 Marwhirn
Texels – £295 Newlands, £215 Woodhouse
Suffolks – £290 Newlands
Ewe Lambs
Texel – £250 & £230 Broomhills
Mules – £200 Merkland, £195 (x2) Sweetshawhead, £190 Merkland, £190 Crookboat, £185 Guelt, £185 Penlaw, £185 Kirkton of Crawford, £185 Guelt, £185 Crookboat
Blackface – £135 & £115 Kirkland, £105 Laghead, £100 Earlshaugh
Store Lambs
Texel – £123 Pilmuir, £120 (x2) Kiraugh, £119 Bushcroft, £116 (x2) Kiraugh, £115 Bushcroft
Blue Texel – £122 Dunnabie
Hampshire – £116 Burnhead
North Country Cheviot – £99 Dressertland
Please contact your auctioneers for further enquiries:
Harry Begg – 07713 569 593
Robert Weir – 07885 729 495
Alistair Watret – 07715 499 320
