The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Sale of Primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 11th May 2011.

57 Prime Cattle forward – a plainer show of cattle on offer. Trade for all classes maintained recent values with averages reflecting the poorer show. Sale average 181.2p or (323.6 p D/W @ 56%)

Limousin X Heifers to 208.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to Fraser Butchers Stranraer, 205.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 205.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie M/S Fraser Butchers Stranraer, 190.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie to Border Meats Lockerbie, 189.5p (x2) Upper Tinwald Dumfries to Grierson Bros Butchers Castle Douglas and M/S Fraser Butchers Stranraer
British Blue to 201.5p East Raffles Carrutherstown to J Kerr & Son Butchers Gretna
Charolais to 186.5p Oxgang Collin to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Heifer £1222.73 Balgrayhill

Limousin Bullocks to 187.5p from L & S Challoch to Border Meats Lockerbie, 186.5p Raeburnfoot Gretna to Border Meats Lockerbie, 186.5p Challoch Newton Stewart to Border Meats Lockerbie, 185.5p Raeburnfoot Gretna to Scotbeef Ltd
Charolais to 187.5p Raeburnfoot Gretna to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1361.25 Marwhirn

10 Prime Bulls – More required (all dairy bred)
Simmental to 152.5p Newbie Mains
Holstein Friesian to 148.5p Dinwoodie Green, 146.5p Whins, 142.5p Kirktonfield
Top Gross Bull £12814 Newbie Mains

66 OTM Cattle – Trade Buoyant
Per Head
Simmental £1335.60, £1135.20 Newbie Mains, £950.95 Blairshinnoch, £923 West Lanegate
Shorthorn £1059.10 Carnochan
Limousin £910.15 Drumburn, £945.30 Blairshinnoch, £917.40 Ballinnie
Angus £950.95 Trolane, £864 Blairbuy
Holstein Friesian £973.50 Shawsmuir, £973, £958.85, £948.75 Newhouse, £957.70, £941.85 Trolane, £934.80 Burnfoothill

Per kilo
Limousin 167p Drumburn, 137p Blairshinnoch, 135p Carnochan
British Blue 156p Garleffan, 145p Eastside
Simmental 159p Newbie Mains, 133p Blairshinnoch, 132p Newbie Mains
Angus 133p Trolane, 128p Blairbuy, 125p Glenmanna, 125p Hightownhead
Hereford 130p Eastside
Blonde 132p Ballinnie, 127p Hightownhead
Holstein Friesian 140, 127p Newhouse, 126p (x2) Trolane, 123p Burnfoothill, 122p Trolane, 120p Isle, 119p Burnside, 118p Shawsmuir, 117p (x2) Milton

63 Prime Lambs Top 286p ave 275.74p
Texel £1208.50, £104 Kirkbog, £109.50, £100 Birkshaw
Suffolk £107, £104 Dressertland
Dorset £97.50 Terregle Bank

Quality Hoggs scarce with a poor show forward ave 223p
Light (25.5-32Kg) av 214.78p Top 255p
Cheviot £70 Corbelly Hill
Texel £64 Marwhirn
Half Bred £60.50 Marwhirn
Blackface £76.50 Hall of Drumpark, £71 Fingland, £65.50 Corbelly Hill

Medium Hoggs (32.1-39Kg) av 223.02p Top 234p
Suffolk £85.50 Valmar
Cheviot £89.50 Archwood
Texel £81.50 West Montgarswood, £81.50 Laughtmuirside
Charollais £80.50 Upper Longbank
Half Bred £77.50 (x2) Marwhirn
Cross £81.50, £76.50 Hall of Drumpark
Blackface £83.50 Newmains, £81.50 Barr, £80.50 Riggheads

Standard (39.1-45.5Kg) ave 215.45p Top 228p
Texel £101.50 East Raffles, £91.50 Barvennan, £90 Laughtmuirside
Suffolk £95.50 Cumleys, £88.50 Corbelly Hill
Cheviot £90 Riggheads
Blackface £97.50 Loch Arthur, £94.50 Riggheads, £90 Corbelly Hill, £86 West Montgarswood
Herdwick £80.50 Auchenbrain
Jacob £81.50 Barclosh

Heavy (46Kg + over) ave 203p Top 222p
Suffolk £108.50 Cumleys, £94.50 Upper Longbank
Cheviot £109.50 Riggheads
Texel £123.50 Kerricks, £105.50 Auchengray, £103.50 Upper Longbank, £102.50 Carswadda
Charollais £107.50 Riggheads
Blackface 108.50 Glenkiln, £103.50, £100 Fingland, £101.50 Glenmanna

272 Cast Ewes & Ram Forward – Trade steady
Suffolk £110.50, £99.50 Auchengray
Texel £138.50 Barvennan, £118.50 Carsegowan, £107.50, £104.50 Kerricks
Half Bred £101.50 Cumleys, £100.50 Cushag
Cross £104.50 Drumburn, £98.50 Kerricks, £97.50 Longbeoch, £97.50 West Skelston
NCC £97.50 Archwood, £93.50 Glenjaan, £89.50 Archwood, £87.50 Marwhirn
Cheviot £75.50 Glenjaan, £74.50 Ruthwell, £72.50 Archwood
Blackface £86.50 Dempsterton, £79.50 Longbeoch, £73.50 Marr, £69.50 Barr

Rams
Suffolk £126 Glenkiln, £101.50 Upper Longbank
Cheviot £86.50 Glenjaan
Texel £141.50 Kerricks, £117.50 Glenkiln, £112.50 Farthingjames
Cross £94.50 Barr
Blackface £127.50 Glenkiln