The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 27th January 2010.

A small show of 25 Prime Cattle met a sharper trade.
Lightweight Heifers Limousin to 200.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to M/S Fraser Butchers Stranraer, 194.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Fraser Butchers Stranraer, 190.5p Dinnans Whithorn to Galloway Quality Meats Dumfries, 189.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie o Border Meats Lockerbie
Heavyweight Heifers British Blue to 193.5p, 189.5p Gardrum Eastriggs to M/S Fraser Stranraer
Limousin to 186.5p Dinnans Whithorn to M/S JD Owen & Son Butchers Newton Stewart, 183.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie to J Scott Meats (Paisley) Ltd
Top Gross Heifer £1112.63 Gardrum
Bullocks Limousin to 175.5p Upper Tinwald, Dumfries to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1044.23 Upper Tinwald

48 OTM Cattle – Trade firmed for both fat and further feeding cows
Per kilo Bullocks Limousin 157p, 150p Belridding, 148p Outertown
Cows British Blue to 147p Outertown, 115p Tower
Devon £129p upper Portrack
Angus to 123p, 122p Drumbuie
Shorthorn to 107p Glenkiln
Holstein Friesian to 103p Townhead
Bull Devon 109p Upper Portrack
Per Head
Bullocks to £1139.60 Outertown
Cows Angus to £939.40 Drumbuie, £841.50 Sunnyhill
British Blue to £897 Tower
Devon to £825.60 Upper Portrack
Limousin to £918.45 Belridding
Holstein Friesian to £779 Brownrigg
Bulls to £1406.10 Upper Portrack

1107 Prime Hoggs
Quality and numbers better and trade sharper on the week with quality hoggs under 46Kg averaging over £2 per kg. Top prices per head was £104.50 for Texel Crosses from R Hyslop & Sons, Ryehill, Sanquhar. Top price per kg 220p for Beltex X from Mr W Nairn, Burnton, Cumnock. Overall average 197.8p
Light Hoggs (25.5-32Kg) Top 183p av 181.8p
Texel £45.50 Eastside
Cross £58 Longbeoch
Blackface £58.50 Lawesknowe
Standard Hoggs (32.1-39Kg) Top 213p av 197.2p
Suffolk £82, £79, £78.50 Springfield
Texel £83 Shawsmuir, £81 Little Cloak, £73.50, £71 Marwhirn
Cheviot Mule £80 Springfield
Roussin £78 Summerhill
Half Bred £70 Marwhirn
Cross £75 Lawesknowe, £74 Hillbank, £71 Fraserford
Medium Hoggs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 220p av 202.4p
Suffolk £89.50 Springfield, £88.50 The Ford, £85 Hartbush
Texel 392 Ryehill, £88.80 Riggheads, £88.50 West Skelston
Cross £83.50, £79.50 Nether Barr, £80.80 Mosside
Cheviot Mule £85.50, £82 Marwhirn
Blackface £83.50 Drumbuie, £80 Brandleys, £79.580 Midlock
NCC £89.50, £86.50, £85.20 Riggheads
Beltex £88 Burnton
Lleyn £79.50 Summerhill
Heavy Hoggs (46Kg + over) Top 213p av 185.2p
Suffolk £96.50 Mull of Galloway, £96.50 Little Cloak, £96 Hartbush
Texel £104.50 Ryehill, £103.50 Nether Locharwoods, £103 Mull of Galloway
Half Bred £84.50 Marwhirn
Blackface £86 Midlock
Leicester £80.50 Glenlaugh

576 Cast Ewes & Rams forward. Heavy ewes every bit as dear whilst light ewes slightly easier on the week. Top prices Heavy Ewes
Suffolk £131.50 Newmains, £128.50 Druidhall, £98.50, £94.50 Beckfoot
Texel £129.50 Ryehill, £124.50 Druidhall, £119.50 Hayfield
Halfbred £88.50 Hartbush
Cross £98.50 Carsegowan, £96.50 Druidhall, £95.50 Midtown
Leicester £107.50 Hayfield
Light Ewes
Blackface £70 Fraserford Farms, £69.50 Glenlaugh, £69.50 Abune the Brae
Overall Heavy Ewes averaged £85.39
Overall Light Ewes averaged £52.91