The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 21st October 2009.

Prime Cattle were scarcer, buyers requiring greater numbers of all classes to fill orders. Heifers (all Heavyweights)
Limousin to 183.5p from M/S R Neill, Upper Tinwald to Galloway Quality Meats Dumfries
Charolais to 180p, 179.5p Marwhirn, Moniaive to M/S JD Owen & Son Butchers Newton Stewart and Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Heifer £1040.05 Marwhirn
Bullocks (all Heavyweights)
Limousin to 169.5p Upper Tinwald, Dumfries to Scotch Premier Meats
Charolais to 168.5p Marwhirn Moniaive to C Anderson
Galloway to 160p High Creoch Gatehouse to Fleet to RG Renwicks Butchers Thornhill
Top Gross Bullock £1274.88 Marwhirn

75 OTM Cattle – Trade sharper for both Beef & Dairy Types
Per KG
Simmental 145p Cormaddie
Limousin 106p Nithside
Angus 105p Newlands
Holstein 119p, 115p Baltier, 101p Kirkbog
Bullocks
British Blue to 131p New Cample
Per Head
Holstein to £916, £862, £845 Baltier, £747 Auchencrieff
Simmental to £913 Cormaddie, £761 Gallaberry
Angus to £887 Townfoot, £828 Townhead, £803 Carzield
Bullocks to £825 New Cample

1372 Prime Lambs – mixed show for quality with more Mule & Blackface Lambs Forward. Top price per head was £65.50 for Texel Crosses from Messrs R Neill, Upper Tinwald. Top price per KG was 160p for Suffolk Crosses from Messrs D Wilson & Son, Marwhirn. Overall average 140.1p
Light Lambs (25.5-32 Kg) Top 140p av 140.1p
Texel £47 Drumpark, £44 Palaceknowe, £40 Marwhirn
Blackface £46 Crookedstone, £43 Glenochor, £42.80 Dalveen
Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 160p ave 140.2p
Suffolk £57.50 Marwhirn, £53 Hastingshall
Texel £57.50, £55.50 Riggheads, £55 Hall, £52.80 Dalveen
Mule £52.50 Hall, £52.50 Nisbet, £52.20 Upper Barr
Blackface £52 Hillbank, £50 Guelt, £46.80 Sweetshawhead, £45.50 Nisbet
Medium (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 149p av 138.7p
Suffolk £62 Upper Tinwald, £61 Drumlangrig Mains, £59.50 Riggheads
Texel £64, £63 Upper Tinwald, £63.50 Ballagan, £63 Palaceknowe
Charollais £59 Shambellie Grange
Mule £61.50 Guelt, £59 Kirkton of Crawford, £56.80 Fingland
Blackface £57.50 Fingland, £53.50 Shambellie Grange
Lleyn £57.80 Summerhill, £57.50 Newbridge
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg)
Suffolk £63.50 Summerhill, £63 Cushag, £62.80 Hillbank, £62.50 Abune the Brae
Texel £64.50 Drumlanrig Mains, £64 Rashgill, £64 Blairshinnoch
Charollais £60 Townhead
Half Bred £61 Marwhirn

417 Cast Rams & Ewes – much scarcer and plainer show. Plain ewes especially £5/£6 dearer on the week Top Prices
Heavy Ewes
Suffolk £79.50 Palaceknowe
Texel £75.50 Palaceknowe, £69.50 Shangan, £67.50 Newbank
Half Bred £59.50 Marwhirn
Mule £60 Newark, £59 Innerfield, £57.50 Kirkton
NCC £58.50, £53, £51 Marwhirn
Leicester £54.50 Kirkton
Lleyn £47.50 Summerhill
Light Ewes
Cheviot £54.50, £36.50 Glenochar
Blackface £50 Palaceknowe, £49 Meikleholm, £47 Dalveen, £43.50 Snar
Rams
Suffolk £65.50 Shangan, £61.50 Auchenhill
Cheviot £56.50 Glenochar
Blackface £54 Nunnerie
Light Ewes averaged £35.68
Heavy Ewes averaged £51.92