Blackface rams peak at £60,000

Trade for Blackface rams at Stirling peaked at £60,000, a centre record for the breed, with 587 selling to average of £1,393, an increase of £272 per head on the year

clock • 1 min read
Blackface rams peak at £60,000

 Leading the way was a shearling from the Bennies, brothers Willie and Ewan, and their families, Gartocharn. The son of a £70,000 Dalchirla ram out of a dam by a £14,000 Glenrath was knocked down to Malcolm Coubrough, Crawford; Jimmy Wallace, Dalry; John Finlay, Corsock; and the Ramsays, Dalry.
The second top price of £11,000 was paid for a shearling from Alan Smith's Wester Crosswoodhill flock, West Calder. By a £4,000 Craigdarroch, it sold to A. and J. MacPherson, Dores, and A. MacDonald, Ess and Dalbuiack, Carrbridge.

Jimmy and Donald MacGregor, Milton of Campsie, received £10,000 for a son of a £12,000 Dyke, which went to Colin McClymont, Newton Stewart, and Rob Hannah, Stranraer.

Another to hit the £10,000 mark was a shearling from the Dunlop family's Elmscleugh flock, Dunbar. The son of £125,000 Nunnerie went to Chirmorrie Farm, Barrhill, Girvan.

 The 114 ram lambs averaged £936, back by £19 on last year, with trade peaking at £6,000 twice. Firstly, for a ram lamb from Eoin Blackwood, Dalblair, which was a son of a £22,000 Dyke and sold to J. Graham and Son, Kirkton, Penicuik. The other was son of a Rock ram from Richard Carruthers, Thornhill, which sold to W. Stevenson and Son, Ballantrae, and N.S.P. Parry, Carsphairn.

Auctioneers: United Auctions.

For more shows and sales: Click here

 

 

 

 

 

 

More on Shows & Sales

Sales round up: Young Farmers overwintering competitions, breeding sheep sales, dairy day at Borderway

Sales round up: Young Farmers overwintering competitions, breeding sheep sales, dairy day at Borderway

Catch up with reports from recent livestock auctions including Quoybrae, Barnard Castle, Huntly, Borderway, Darlington, Gisburn, Hawes

clock 08 April 2026 • 8 min read
Sales round up: YF calves at Thainstone, dog sale at Skipton, spring lamb shows and sale

Sales round up: YF calves at Thainstone, dog sale at Skipton, spring lamb shows and sale

Catch up with reports from recent livestock auctions including Thainstone, Darlington, Skipton, Market Drayton

clock 01 April 2026 • 5 min read
Ranger sets NI Simmental record

Ranger sets NI Simmental record

A new record for a Simmental bull sold at a society sale in Northern Ireland was set when Gillview Ranger went under the hammer at 10,000gns at Dungannon

clock 31 March 2026 • 1 min read