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

 

corresponding week 2024 sale report