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