The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held had 3514 Breeding & Feeding sheep at their sale in Dumfries on Saturday 12th September 2009.

A good crowd from a wide radius ensured that trade was firm for all classes.

Top Prices
Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs – £87, £85 Abune the Brae, £80 Grove Farms, £80 High Drum, £80, 376 West Millriggs, £76 Hall of Drumpark, £75, £74 (x3) Merkland

Overall 1634 Mule Ewe Lambs averaged £70.84

Half Bred Ewe Lambs - £79, £77 Marwhirn, £77 Auchenknight

Suffolk Ewe Lambs £63 Netherhall

Blackface Ewe Lambs - £56 Mitchellslacks, £54 Chapel, £48 Auchenknight, £40 The Knowe & Laghead

Breeding Ewes
Mule 3+4 crop - £83, £81, £79 (x2) Balcraig Moor, £83 West Millriggs (1 crop)
Texel X 3+4 crop - £78, £77 Balcraig Moor, £87 West Millriggs (1 crop)
Mule Gimmers - £100 Branteth, £96 Marwhirn

Store Lambs – 1050 forward, trade remains firm.

Top Prices
Suffolk X £52.50 Nether Laggan, £46.50 Hastingshall, £46 Knockenhair
Cross £48.50, £47.50 Orchard, £48.20 Duncanziemere, £46.80 Merkland
Texel £48, 347.50 Nithside, £48 Orchard, 345.50 Hall of Drumpark, £45.50 Glenjaan, £42, £41 Dalhanna
Blackface £39 Chanlockfoot, £35 Craiglearan