The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 3rd July 2013.

29 Prime Cattle – Trade remains steady for mixed offering.
Heifers – Limousin to 254.5p from R Neill, Upper Tinwald to Border Meats Lockerbie, 242.5p (x2) Upper Tinwald Dumfries to M/S Grierson Bros Butchers Castle Douglas
Top Gross Heifer £1360.10 Outertown

Bullocks – Limousin to 253.5p from D & E Lockhart Faulding Cleugh to M/S Mogerley Butchers Dumfries, 248.5p Faulding Cleugh Kirkpatrick Fleming to M/S Ballard Butchers Castle Douglas, 247.5p Faulding Cleugh Kirkpatrick Fleming to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1484.90 Faulding Cleugh

81 OTM Cattle – More Beef feeding type cows forward – Dairy cows generally lacked flesh
Per Head
Simmental to £1178 Oxgang
Angus to £1044.05 Newlands
Limousin to £1117.20 Bellevue
Hereford to £1099 Woodcroft
Charolais to £1154.30 Longbeoch
Holstein to £992.20 Hotts

Per Kilo
British Blue 177p Dalswinton
Limousin to 157p Bellevue
Angus to 157p Newlands
Simmental to 155p Oxgang
Hereford to 157p Woodcroft
Saler to 155p South Glen
Holstein to 150p Byreholm

1010 Prime & Cast Sheep Forward
696 Prime Lambs – Trade fine although easier on the week to average 222.6p with more best quality lambs required. Top price of £108 for Beltex Lambs from Nether Dargavel, Dumfries
Lambs 32.1-39Kg to 247p averaging 222.9p

Per Head
Beltex to £91.50 Hillhead, £87.50 Eastside
Suffolk to £90 The Bush, £89.50 Martingirth

Per Kilo
Beltex to 247p Hillhead
Suffolk to 237p The Bush
Texel to 238p The Bush
Lambs 39.1-45.5p to 240p averaging 222.1p

Per Head
Beltex to £108 Nether Dargavel
Suffolk to £98.50 Hartbush, £98.50 Netherhall
Texel to £97.80 East Kirkcarswell, £97 Dressertland

Per Kilo
Beltex to 240p Nether Dargavel
Texel to 230p Dressertland
Suffolk to 228p Clonrae

324 Cast Ewes & Rams with fleshed ewes selling extremely well to a top of £105.50 from Maryfield.
Berrichon to 105.50 Maryfield
Texel to £104.50 North Cowshaw, £97.50 Parkgate, £95.50 Copewood
Suffolk to £91.50 Philgown, £82.50 Maryfield
Half Bred to £86.50 Barony
Leicester to £88.50 Guelt
Mule to £79.50 Upper Tinwald, £77.20 Newmains
Cheviot to £71.20 Castle Fairn, £62.50 Springfield Hill
Blackface to £67.50, £66.50 Castle Fairn

Heavy Ewes averaged £69.40
Light Ewes averaged £56.70

corresponding week 2012 sale report