Dumfries Primestock Report

C&D Auctions held their weekly sale of prime sheep in Dumfries on Wednesday 30th October 2024.

Prime Lambs sold at improved values more heavy weights forward. J Harkness & Son, Netherhall sold lambs at £159 for Suffolks and to 311p/kg from JH Kay, Auchenfad with texels.

43 Lambs (32.1-39kg) averaged 26.8p/kg to 300p/kg from RJ Morton, Cleughhead
Texel - £115 Auchentaggart, £114 Cleughead

314 Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) averaged 281.2p/kg to 298p/kg from Firm of Robert Laird, East Polquhirter
Texel - £126 Cleughead, £126 East Polquhirter
Suffolk - £123 Abune the Brae, £123 Hayfield
Cheviot Mule - £123 Hayfield

232 Lambs (45.6-52kg) averaged 285.8p/kg to 311p/kg JH Kay, Auchenfad
Texel - £149 Beltonhill, £147.50 Auchenfad, £147 East Polquhirter
Suffolk – £148 Netherhall, £132 Beltonhill
Cross - £146 West Lanegate

59 Lambs (52.1 + kg) averaged 270.7p/kg to 283p/kg H W Sloan, Rigghead
Suffolk - £159 Netherhall
Texel - £155 Ballaggan, £153 Rigghead. £152 Coldchapel, £150 Rigghead, £150 Shancastle
Cheviot Mule - £158 Netherhall

200 feeding lambs were easily sold selling to £118 from A&A Kirkpatrick, Barr
Blue Leicester - £118 Barr
Texel - £114 & £106 Sandilands, £104 Hallmeadow
Cross - £112 Little Fenwick
Suffolk – £98 Fairhill
Cheviot - £93 Hallmeadow
Blackface - £56 Bridgemark

420 cast ewes forward. Cast ewes would be sharper again for a plainer show of ewes forward.

204 Heavy Ewes averaged £100 topped at £178 from JH Kay, Auchenfad
Texel - £178 & £152 Auchenfad, £160 East Polquhirter, £150 Little Fenwick
Suffolk - £168 & £148 Netherhall, £128 Auchenfad
Cross - £138 West Lanegate, £125 Shancastle, £125 (x2) Beltonhill, £122 Little Fenwick
Blue Leicester - £132 Ulzieside
Cheviot Mule - £120 Newbank
Border Leicester - £116 Ulzieside

210 Light Ewes averaged £72.86 topped at £122 from Mossholm Farming, Clenries
Cheviot - £122 & £112 Clenries, £120 Newbank, £112 Bettyknowes
Blackface - £112, Hayfield, £88 Barr, £86 Grennan, £80 Dalpeddar, £80 Bettyknowes
Herdwick - £90 Ulzieside

6 Tups averaged £113 topped at £138 G Hodge, Coldchapel
Texel - £138 Coldchapel
Ryeland - £130 West Langate
Blue Leicester - £100 (x2) Over Abington

corresponding week 2023 sale report