The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 5th May 2010.

20 Prime Cattle – Numbers short of requirements, Trade looked sharper than in previous weeks. Quality mixed.

Heifers Limousin to 190.5p from D & R Cornthwaite Balgrayhill both to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 184.5p, 180.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to J Kerr & Son Butchers Gretna and Galloway Quality Meats Dumfries, 180p, 173.5p Newmains Caerlaverock to The Nith Hotel Glencaple and M/S JD Owen & Son Butchers Newton Stewart
Top Gross Heifer £1066.80 Balgrayhill
Bullock Limousin to 167.5p Cumleys Parkgate to Border Meats Lockerbie

50 OTM Cattle – Trade maintained recent rates

Cows
British Blue to 139p Stockbridgehill
Limousin to 135p Bonshawside, 113p Newmains
Charolais to 126p, 123p Allerbeck
Simmental to 123p Ampherlaw, 105p Cormaddie
Holstein Friesian to 107p Netherwood, 114p Newhouse, 105p Longrigg, 105p, 104p Dinwoodie Green, 103p Rue
Bull Angus to 105p No 2 Tregallon £981.75
Bullocks Limousin to 124p Stockbridgehall

Per Head
Cows Charolais to £1096.20, £1070.10 Allerbeck
Limousin to £803.25 Longrigg, £770.40 Netherwood, £775.20 Newhouse
British Blue to £764.50 Stockbridgehall

587 Prime Hoggs – Slightly more numbers forward and trade similar selling to a top of 196p for £78.50 for Cheviot Cross Hoggs from Mr HW Sloan, Rigghead. Top price per head £106.50 for Texel Crosses from Barbuie Farm Partnership, Overall average 185.2p

Medium Hoggs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 196p av 186.4p
Suffolk £82 Barbuie, £77.50 Lanarkland, £75.50, £70 Auchengray
Cheviot £78.50 Rigghead
Texel £87.50 Lanarkland, £84.50 Riggheads, £83.50 Dunkeld
Blackface £82 Cruggleton, £78 Barbuie, £76.80 Meikleholm, £76.20, £74.80 Cruggleton
NCC £82 upper Portrack
Jacob £70 Waterside

Standard Hoggs (32.1-39Kg) Top 195p av 185.2p
Texel £66.50 Little Cloak
Cross £64.50 Woodhouse
Blackface £72.20 Rigghead, £69.20 Cruggleton, £69, £68.80 meikleholm

Heavy Hoggs (46Kg + over) Top 185p av 164.2p
Suffolk £98.50 Holm, £90 Nether Gribton, £88.50 Auchengray, £88 Townhead
Texel £106.50, £93.50 Barbuie, £92.50 Lanarkland, £90.50 Greenhead
Cross £80 Woodhouse
Blackface £81 Meikleholm

235 Cast Ewes & Rams – Trade very dear.
Top prices Heavy Ewes
Suffolk £104.50 Palaceknowe, £88.50 Marwhirn, £81.50 Lanarkland
Suffolk £104.50 Little Cloak
Leicester £104.50 Fardingjames
Texel £98.50 Woodcroft, £94.50 Barbuie, £87.50 East Polquhirter, £87.50 Lanarkland
Half Bred £95.50, £86.50 Hartbush
Cross £79.50 Lanarkland, £78 Nether Gribton, £72.50 Ampherlaw
Chev Mule £84.50 Palaceknowe
NCC £91.50, £79.50 Archwood, £85.50 Upper Portrack
Beltex £94.50, £69.50 South Corbelly
Berrichon £77.50 Newark

Light Ewes
Cheviot £66.50 Palaceknowe
Blackface £69.50 Palaceknowe, £63 Meikleholm, £62.50 Fardingjames

Cast Rams
Suffolk £93.50, £83.50 Bankswood
Texel £89.50, £87.50 Woodcroft
Berrichon £106.50 newark
Blackface £68.50 Meikleholm
NCC £86.50 Archwood
Overall Heavy Ewes averaged £80.71
Overall Light Ewes averaged £44.82