The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 17th March 2010.

20 Prime Cattle – numbers were tight. Trade for all types similar

Heifers Limousin to 187.5p from M/S R Neill, Upper Tinwald to Galloway Quality Meats Dumfries, 177.5p Upper Tinwald to The Nith Hotel Glencaple
Charolais to 177.5p Marwhirn Moniaive to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Heifer £1047.55 Marwhirn
Bullocks
Simmental to 165.5p Backburn Annan to M/S J Hall & Son Butchers Kirkcudbright
Top Gross Bullock £1020.80 Backburn
8 Prime Bulls – Trade steady
Angus to 135.5p Darlawhills
Holstein to 126.5p Backburn
Top Gross Bull £828.83 Darlawhills

71 OTM Cattle – Trade for all classes sharper mainly Dairy Bred forward
Cows per kilo
Simmental to 116p Meikleholm
Limousin to 115p Glenjaan, 111p Meikleholm, 106p Areeming
Holstein to 112p Netherwood, 111p, 110p, 107p Burnside of Baltersan, 107p Lakehead, 105p Larglea, 105 (x2) Newhouse, 101p Boghead, 103p Abbey, 105p, 103p Mouswald Grange
Angus to 110p Marwhirn, 104p Ballinnie
Cows per Head
Angus to £972.40 Ballinnie, £822.25 Glenjaan
Holstein to £907.20 Netherwood, £882.45, £850.65 Burnside, £850.50, £829.50 Newhouse, £813.70 Abbey
Bulls Angus £900 Druidhall
Holstein £891.75 Lakehead

1073 Prime Hoggs
Quality well fleshed hoggs in demand and realising over £2 per Kg. Top price of £100 for Texel X Hoggs from Messrs G & GW Mair, Meikleholm. Top price per Kg 207p for Texel X from Chapelhill Farmers, Lanarkland. Overall average 186.5p

Light Hoggs (25.5-32Kg) Top 184p av 163.4p
Cheviot £57 Isle
Blackface £55 Drumbuie, £55 Drumgrange, £48.50 Dunesslin
Standard Hoggs (32.1-39Kg) Top 206p av 185.2p
Suffolk £63 newington
Cheviot £65.50 Isle, £60.50 Chanlockfoot
Texel £77.50 Over Abington, £73.50 Hightownhead, £72.50 Maxwelltown
Cross £69.80 newington, £69.50 Kirkconnel, £69.20 Fraserford
Blackface £72 Corsebank, £71.50 Maxwelltown, £68 Drumbuie
NCC £80.50 Riggheads

Medium Hoggs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 207p av 198.8p
Suffolk £74.50 newington
Cheviot £82.50 Isle
Texel £93, £90 Lanarkland, £86 Third, £85, 384 Burnton
Charollais £80.50 Riggheads
Blackface £85.50 Lawesknowe, £80 Meikleholm, £78.50 Rigghead
NCC £88 Auchencrieff
Cross £83 Maxwelltown

Heavy Hoggs (46Kg +over)
Suffolk £94, £84.50 West Skelston, £91 Lanarkland, £90 Cowcorse Cott
Texel £100 meikleholm, £95.50 Lanarkland, £92.50 Isle, £91.50, £90.50 foregirth
Leicester £87.50 Drumbuie
Blackface £85 Macqueston, £81.50 Glen, £80 Fingland
Cross £80.50 Foregirth
NCC £92 Auchencrieff, £88 Cleughbrae

223 Cast Ewes & Rams, all classes seriously dear and more could have been sold

Heavy Ewes
Texel £144.50, £133.50 Belridding, £122 Waterside, £109.50 Nether Gribton
Cross £97.50 Nether Gribton, £93.50 Steilston, £93.50 Lanarkland, £89.50 The Ford
Leicester £80.50 Macqueston
NCC £99.50 Belridding
Light Ewes
Blackface £84.50 Cowcorse Cott, £77 Fingland, £76.50 Drumgrange
Shetland £51.50 cowcorse Cott
Chev Mule £58.50 Eastlands
Rams
Suffolk £107.50 Summerhill
Texel £121.50, £88.50 The Ford, £107.50 Eastlands
Charollais £116.50 Drumgrange
Blackface £78.50 Meikleholm, £66.50 Drumbuie, £66.50 Fingland, £66.50 Glen, £66.50 Eastland
Heavy Ewes averaged £88.70
Light Ewes averaged £53.75