The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held weekly Sale also Store Lambs in Dumfries on Friday 8th October 2010.

1614 Store Lambs and 747 Breeding Sheep

Included in the breeding sheep was the Dispersal of the Blackface Flock from Mrs L Armstrong ex Waterhead, Muirkirk. A Large crowd of buyers were present and trade was good.

Top prices:
Blackface Gimmers £87, £84, £82, £78 Waterhead, £68 Fingland
Blackface (1 crop) £89, £87, £82 Waterhead
Blackface (2 crop) £89, £83, £82 Waterhead
Blackface (3 crop) £72, £69, £60 Waterhead
Blackface (4 crop) £59 Gateslack
Cross Ewes (4 crop) £74 Glencrosh Farming Co
Cheviot Feeding Ewes £63 Glenochar
Cross Feeding Ewes £55, £54 Glencrosh
Blackface Feeding Ewes £36 Gateslack, £35 Glencrosh, £33.50 Auchengruith, £32 Mitchellslacks
NCC Feeding Ewes £50 Hastingshall
Stock ewes averaged £86.50

Store Lambs
A Very mixed show for quality with trade on whole similar. A Feature of the sale was the top quality North County Cheviot Lambs from Archbank and Alton Farms which met an excellent demand selling to a top of £63.

Top prices:
Suffolk £53 Hastingshall, £50.50 Cowcorse Cott, £47 Dairy House
Texel £52.50, £50, £49 Ballinnie, £52 Rigg Villa, £46.50 Dairy House
Cross £56, £48.50 Burnhead, £52.50 Lowes, £48 Orchard, £48 Glencrosh
Blackface £40 Laight, £39.20 Cowcorse Cott, £39 Glenochar, £37.20 Ford
NCC £63, £59 Archbank, £62.50 Alton
Blackface Tup Lambs £43 Glenochar
Texel Tup Lambs £43.50 Rigg Villa
Overall Store Lambs averaged £45.41