The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Weekly Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 17th October 2012.

32 Prime Cattle – trade remains firm
Sale average 206.2p or (368.2 at 56% D/W)
Bullocks
Limousin to 224.5p from D & E Lockhart, Fauldingcleugh to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 223.5p Fauldingcleugh, Kirkpatrick Fleming to M/S Whannel Shotts, 222.5p (x2) Faulding Cleugh Kirkpatrick Fleming to Border Meats Lockerbie, 221.5p Faulding Cleugh, Kirkpatrick Fleming to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1419.23 Marwhirn

Heifers
Limousin to 211.5p Gledenholm, Parkgate to JD Owen & Son Butchers Newton Stewart, 210.5p Gledenholm Parkgate to M/S Ballard Butchers Castle Douglas. Charolais to 210.5p Marwhirn, Moniaive to Grierson Bros Butchers Castle Douglas
Top Gross Heifer £1308.80 Marwhirn

82 OTM Cattle – All classes easier especially leaner cows
Per Head
Angus £1426.05 Byreholm (Bull), £928.65 Blairshinnoch
Limousin £1224 Haugh Mill, £1022.45 Meikleholm
British Blue £1108 Woodcroft
Simmental £986.40 Meikleholm
Holstein £864 Kerricks, £873.60 Baltier

Per Kilo
Limousin 188p, 181p, 170p Haugh Mill
British Blue 147p Stockbridgehill, 132p Woodcroft
Charolais 145p Meikleholm
Holstein 135p Kerricks, 121p Hillhead
Simmental 147p Inglestone

1874 Prime Lambs – A large show forward and an excellent selection of quality & flesh. This was reflected in an excellent trade averaging 160.8p which was similar to last week.

Top price per head was £82.50 for Texel Crosses from Mr FE Irving, Shinnelhead and also £82.50 from J & J Beattie, Muircleugh. Top price per KG was 188p for Texel Crosses from Messrs JC Gilroy, East Kirkcarsewell.

Other Top prices
Light Lambs (25.5-32Kg) Top 159p ave 146.8p
Texel £51 Dollard, £48.50 Lochmailing
Blackface £41.50 Marbrack, £40 Upper Barr

Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 188p ave 162.8p
Texel £71.50, £67, £66 East Kirkcarsewell, £70.50 Dollard, £67.50 Courstein
NCC £63.50 Archwood, £58 Hastingshall
Suffolk £60.80 Upper Barr, £60 Marwhirn
Cross £60 Nisbet, £58 Liscleugh
Blackface £57, £52 Kirkton of Crawford, £52 Upper Barr
Cheviot £52 Woodhead, £44.50 Lochmailing
Hampshire £52 Farthingwell

Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 183p ave 159.4p
Texel £77 Archwood, £76.50 Lanarkland, £74.50 East Polquhirter, £74.50 Eastside
Suffolk £70, £70.50 Nether Barr, £71 Rigghead, £69.50 Netherhall, £69 Liscleugh
NCC £72 Archwood
Cross £66.50 Nisbet, £66 (x2) Netherhall, £66 Guelt
Half Bred £62.50 Marwhirn
Blackface £60 Marbrack, £59.50 Netherhall, £55.50 Crairieknowe

Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 170p ave 161.7p
Texel £82.50 Shinnelhead, £82.50, £80.50 Muircleugh, £80 Kirkbride, £78.50 Longbeoch
Suffolk £77.50 Kirkbride, £76.50 Lanarkland, £74 Clydeside, £73.50 Swyre
Charollais £75 East Polquhirter, £74 Kirkbride
Half Bred £73.50 Marwhirn
Leicester £65.50 Nether Barr

604 Cast Ewes & Rams forward – Trade slightly sharper, quality fair.
Top prices
Heavy ewes
Texel £95.50, £84.50 Castlehill, £92.50 Shangan, £86.50 Rashgill, £84.50 West Skelston
Leicester £93.50 Grennan, £91.50, £80.50 Kirkton
Beltex £83.50 Craigielandhill
Suffolk £73.50 Shangan, £71.50 Hastingshall
Cross £64.50 Third, £64.50 Foregirth, £64.50 Rashgill, £64.50 Kirkton
NCC £64.50 Newbank, £62.50, £55.50 Marwhirn

Light Ewes
Cheviot £60.50 Chanlockfoot, £58.50 Castlehill, £54.50 Carterton
Blackface £48.50 Kirkton, £47.50 Grennan, £46.50 Dunjop, £46.50 Craigdarroch

Rams
Cheviot £98.50 Dunjop
Texel £97.50 East Kirkcarsewell
Beltex £94.50 Farthingwell

Heavy Ewes average £58.87
Light Ewes averaged £38.94

corresponding week 2011 sale report