The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 6th June 2012.

31 Prime Cattle – Trade firm numbers tight
Heifers Limousin to 223.5p from J & J Campbell, Dinnans to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 219.5p Outertown Annan to C Anderson, 216.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to M/S Ballard Butchers Castle Douglas, 215.5p Dinnans Whithorn to Galloway Quality Meats Dumfries, 214.5p Dinnans Whithorn to Border Meats Lockerbie, 212.5p Outertown Annan to M/S JD Owen & Son Butchers Newton Stewart
Top Gross Heifer £1263.15 Outertown

Bullocks Limousin to 221.5p from Kenmuir Farmers Ardwall to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 216.5p Kenmuir Ardwall to M/S McIntyre

50 OTM Cattle – Trade better plainer show dairy cows forward
OTM Per Head
Angus to £1193.20 Tundergarth Mains, £1022.25 Kirkbride
Limousin to £1166.10 Third, £1152.75 Greenbrae
British Blue to £1146.60 Sunnyhill, £1073 Outertown
Simmental to £1125.90 Bush of Craigs, £1015.20 Dinnans
Holstein to £1045.20 Greenbeck, £950 Mouswald Grange, £943.80 Kerricks

OTM per kilo
British Blue to 185p Outertown, 147p Sunnyhill, 143p Auchencheyne
Limousin to 171p Dinnans, 169p Third, 159p Greenbrae
Angus to 162p Bush of Craigs, 152p Tundergarth Mains, 145p Kirkbride
Simmental to 141p Dinnans, 142p Bush of Craigs
Holstein to 156p Greenbeck, 125p Mouswald Grange, 123 (x3) Kerricks

123 Prime Lambs – Trade Better
Sale average 203.6p
Texel to £95 Cleughbrae and 211.1p
Suffolk to £90 Cleughbrae and 209.3p

64 Hoggs and Cast Ewes – Trade looked sharper – Sale average 158.3p
Texel to £86.50 Torkirra and 188p
Suffolk to £84.50 Springfield and 160p
Cheviot to £77.50 Springfield and 159p

193 Cast Ewes – Trade Sharper
Texel to £107.50 Ampherlaw, £92.50 Craigielandhill
Mule to £96.50 Ampherlaw, £81.50 Conniven
Suffolk £92.50 Hastingshall
Cheviot £86.50 Springfield, £75.50 Ewanston
Blackface £64.50 Torkirra

corresponding week 2011 sale report