The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Annual Ram Fair along with the Third Sale of Scotch Mule Ewe Lambs and all classes of Store Lambs at their Sale in Dumfries on Friday 1st October 2010.

1237 Scotch Mule and Continental X Ewe Lambs, 1119 Store Lambs and 447 Rams of all classes forward. A very large crowd was present and trade was brisk for most things.

Top prices:
Mule Ewe Lambs - £85, £81 Barr, £81, £78 Fraserford Farms. £80 Kirkton of Crawford, £80 Abune the Brae, £80 Guelt, £77 Roughside, £77 High Creoch
Texel X Ewe Lambs - £60 East Polquhirter, £52 Ballinnie
Blackface Ewe Lambs - £54 High Creoch, £49 Burn, £45 Barsalloch, £43 Laghead
Store Lambs – slightly easier on the week.
Suffolk £57 Moyle View, £53 Nether Laggan, £51 Ford
Cheviot £45 Glenjaan, £45 Nisbet, £43.50 Hastingshall
Texel £55 Knockenhair, £52 Dollard, £48.50 Craiglearen, £47 Nether Laggan
Cross £52.50 Lowes, £50.50 Merkland, £50, £48 Fraserford Farms
Blackface - £49.50, £41.50 Buccleugh Est (Burn), £49, £40, £40.50 Lowes, £43.50 Craiglearen, £40 Auchenhessnane, £39 Laghead
Store Lambs averaged £43.14

Ram Fair
447 rams forward and a sound trade for all classes meant a good clearance rate was had.

Top prices
Blue Leicester Shearlings - £680 Fraserford Farms, £620, £600, £580, £520 Kirkton of Crawford, £550, £500 Kirksteads, £500 Ardoch, £500 Kilfaddoch, £500 Boatrigg, £480 Auchans.
Blue Leicester ram Lambs - £220 (x2) Foregirth, £180 Hillside, £160, £150 Knocksheen, £210, £200 Burghhead, £180 Cairnhall
Blue Leicester (2 Shear) - £500, £380 Fraserford, £380, £280 Newton
Blue Leicester (3 Shear) - £350 (x2) Fraserford
Suffolk Ram Lambs - £420, £380 Lands, £380 (x2) Netherhall, £300 (x2) Burgh Head
Texel Ram Lambs - £450, £420 Meikleholm, £360 Kilfaddoch, £280 Woodhead
Charollais Ram Lamb - £300 Wester Parkgate
Beltex Ram Lamb - £160 Baltier
Berrichon Ram Lamb - £120 Newark
Suffolk Shearlings - £580, £500, £400 Lands, £540 (x2) Dreva, £420 Alterstone
Texel Shearlings £580, £480 Kingledores, £500 (x2) Park, £480 Sandilands
Beltex Shearlings - £470 Newton, £400, £380 Nether Keir
Charollais Shearling - £350 Riggheads
Charollais X Beltex Shearling £300 (x2) Nether Keir
Lleyn Shearlings £300 Millside, £220 Summerhill
Berrichon Shearling - £200 Newark
Millenium Bleu Shearling - £200 (x2) Clantibuies