The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 30th December 2009.

A small show of Prime Cattle were easily sold. Limousin X Heifer from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill made 193.5p, 192.5p purchasers being Border Meats Lockerbie and R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan. British Blue Heifers to 180.5p from Woodfield Eastriggs to J Kerr & Son Butchers Gretna. Top Gross Heifer £1020.25 Balgrayhill

1036 Prime Lambs
A Very mixed show for quality saw lambs selling to a top of 208p for Charollais Crosses scaling 36Kg from Mr D Graham, Meinfoot Cott. Top price per Head was £97.50 for Texel Crosses from Messrs R & H Braid Leithenhall, Moffat. Overall the Sale averaged 183.1p.

Top Prices:

Light Lambs (25.5-32Kg) Top 195p av 180.4p
Blackface £59.50 Glenmanna, £59.50 Hillend, £56 nisbet
NCC £58.50 Archwood

Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 208p av 185.2p
Suffolk £73 Crairieknowe, £72.50 Newington
Texel £75 Crairieknowe, £74.50 Nether Gribton, £74 Newington
Charollais £75 Meinfoot Cott
Cross £69.50 Lawesknowe, £68 Newington, £67.80 Brandleys
Blackface £70 Hillend, £66 nisbet, £65 Glenmanna
NCC £67.50 Archwood, £57 Hastingshall

Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 206p av 182.7p
Suffolk £84.50 Meinfoot Cott, £80 Hillbank, £79 Shangan
Texel £85 Drumcruilton, £82.50 Bridgestone
Cross £78.50 Crairieknowe, £76.50 Westhills, £76 Nether Gribton
Blackface £73.50 Hillend, £68.50 Kirkhill
NCC £75.50 Archwood

Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 200p av 177.7p
Suffolk £86 Auchenhill, £84 Riggheads, £80.50 Dempsterton
Texel £94 Shangan, £87 West Skelston, £86 Old Mosside
Cross £80 Belzies, £79.50 Dempsterton
NCC £81 Hastingshall

Super Heavy Lambs (52.1- + over)
Suffolk £91 Riggheads, £88.50 Cumleys
Texel £97.50 Leithenhall, £93 West Skelston
Cross £89 Hillbank, £80 Dempsterton

247 Cast Ewes & Rams
Scarcer for numbers and plainer show but still exceptionally dear for all classes.

Top prices:

Heavy Ewes
Charollais £146.50 Maryholm
Texel £135.50 South West Crops, £100.50 Bridgestone
Cross £110.50 Drumburn, £91.50 West Skelston
Leicester £109.50 South West Crops, £97.50 Macqueston
NCC £106.50, £93.50 Cumleys
Suffolk £97.50 Meinfoot Cott

Light ewes
Blackface £65.50 Macqueston, £53.50 Leithenhall, £51.50 Glenmanna

Cast Rams
Texel £123.50, £95.50 Leithenhall
Suffolk £90.50 Cumleys
Blackface £70.50 Nunnerie
Leicester £69.50 Lawesknowe

Heavy Ewes Averaged £89.02
Light Ewes Averaged £47.66