The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of Primestock in Dumfries. on Wednesday 4th January 2012.

21 Prime Cattle – Small show easily sold
Heifers Limousin to 215.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to Border Meats Lockerbie others to 213.5p, 210.5p Balgrayhill, 205.5p Nether Barr, 204.5p Upper Tinwald
Top Gross Heifer £1210.38 Balgrayhill
Bullocks Limousin to 207.5p from R Neill, Upper Tinwald to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1322.60 Little Cocklicks

10 OTM Cattle
Shorthorn to 120p Gall
Limousin to 111p Marr
Ayrshire to 101p Horseclose
Top Gross Cow £906.00 Gall

A Small show of 537 Hoggs forward to average 203.6p and to a top of 222p for Texel Hoggs from Messrs Waugh, Mitchellslacks

(32.1-39Kg) Top 222p ave 206.5p
Texel £85 East Polquhirter, £82 Mitchellslacks, £80.80 Newbigging
Suffolk £79 Outertown
Beltex £77.50 Nether Gribton
Chev Mule £72 Outertown
Blackface £69.50 Blackburn, £69 Archwood
Cross £68.50 Blackburn

(39.1-45.5Kg) Top 212p ave 204.8p
Texel £94.50 Mitchellslacks, £87 East Polquhirter
Suffolk £86.50 Nether Gribton, £85 Outertown
NCC £84.50 Archwood
Chev Mule £83 Archbank
Half Bred £82.50 Marwhirn
Blackface £81.50 Mitchellslacks
Cheviot £82 West Crossleys

(46Kg + over) Top 189p ave 183.6p
Suffolk £93 Nether Gribton, £Kenmuir, Archbank
Chev Mule £90 Archbank
Half Bred £86.50 Marwhirn
Cross £83.50 Kirkbride
Chev Mule £90 Archbank

232 Cast Ewes & Rams – a more quality show of ewes were on offer looking dearer on the week
Texel £145.50 Carwood, £136.50 Midlock, £115.50 Nether Dargavel
Suffolk £124.50 Nether Hall
Cross £95.50 Bankhead of Tinwald, £94.50 Foregirth
Leicester £120 Midlock, £108.50 Tower
Cheviot £79.50 West Crossleys
Blackface £69.50 Kenmuir, £69 Marr, £66.50 Foregirth
Leicester £123.50 Grennan, £103.50

Rams
Cheviot £128.50 Tower
Charollais £120.50 Riggheads
Rouge £98.50 Low Kirkbride
Texel £116.50 Marr, £105.50 Tower

Heavy Ewes Overall average £99.62
Light Ewes Overall average £63.12