A full house of 7232 Breeding Sheep comprising 2137 Gimmers, 3656 Ewe Lambs, 1362 Breeding Ewes and 77 Rams sold to a packed audience at Dumfries on Friday 5th September 2008.

Top Prices:
Gimmers – Sold to a top of £100 for Texel Crosses from Messrs RD Fleming, Hillhead, Kirkpatrick – Fleming. Mule gimmers were topped at £95 from Messrs R Graham & Son, Coatston
Scotch Mule Gimmers - £95, £91, £85 Coatston, £94, £90, £89 Grennan, £92, £87 Lawesknowe, £90 Porterstown, £90 Kenmuir, £89 Dalpeddar Square, £89 Courance, £85, £81 Marwhirn, £80 Clonrae
Texel - £100 Hillhead, £92, £90 W Keir, £77 Abune the Brae
Half Bred - £88 Marwhirn
Suffolk - £70 Gibbonhill
Overall the Mule Gimmers averaged £79.04 + £2.70 on the year.

The judge Mr James Fry, Porterstown, Keir, Thornhill selected an outstanding pen from Messrs K Park & Sons, Dalpeddar, Sanquhar as his Champion pen.

3656 Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs were forward for the Scotch Mule Association Show & Sale sponsored by The Bank of Scotland. The judge Mr James Fry, Porterstown, Keir, Thornhill selected an outstanding pen from Messrs K Park & Sons, Dalpeddar, Sanquhar as his Champion pen and the realised £80 to Messrs Connop Farms. The reserve champion from Messrs T & T Anderson & Son, Guelt, New Cumnock realised £69 to Messrs Murray, Calton Farm. Trade on the whole in keeping with other centres was steady and the overall average of £54.04 was similar to last year. Top prices
Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs - £80, £66, £64, £61 Park, £70, £62 Kirkton of Crawford, £69, £57 Guelt, £64 Sapngo, £64, £60 Barr, £62 Clonrae, £62, £61 Tower, £60 Fraserford Farms, £59 Abune the Brae, £59 Low Polquheys, £58 (x2) Ashmark, £57 Merkland

Stock Dispersals
The firm also conducted stock dispersals from Messrs J & A Dunbar, Skemrigghead and Messrs R & L Weir, Crairieknowe, both stocks were well presented and sold well above current market expectations.

Skemrigghead
1 crop £89, £88, £86, £85
2 crop £80, £78, £78, £76
3 crop £72, £69
4 crop £60, £58
5 crop £46, £41

Crairieknowe
1 crop £72
2 crop £62
3 crop £57
4 crop £47

Messrs J & A Dunbar also dispersed their pedigree texel flock and again had a marvellous trade selling to a top of £1080 for a Texel 2 Shear Ram to Messrs Braid, Kirkhill.
Other Top Prices
Texel Ewe Lambs - £200, £140, £130
Texel Gimmers - £180, £160, £140
Texel 2 Crop - £180, £160
Texel 3+4 Shear - £320 (x3), £280, £220 (x2)
Texel 2 Shear - £1080, £550, £420, £400, £380
Texel Shg - £580, £500 (x2), £460, £400
Texel Ram Lamb - £210, £180

Suffolk Rams
Annual Sale of 55 Suffolk Rams met a sticky trade selling to a top of £420 for a shearling from Messrs Fitzsimmons, Sunnyhill to Mr W Barbour, Carsegowan.

Top Prices
Suffolk Shearlings – £420, £300, £260 Sunnyhill, £300 Beechgrove, £260, £180 Cleughbrae, £200, £180 Horseclose
Suffolk Ram Lambs - £310 Prettsmill, £220, £170, £140 Beechgrove, £220, £170, £150 Sunnyhill, £200 Cleughbrae, £160, £130 Mid Upper Priestside

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