The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Sale of Prime Cattle in Dumfries on Wednesday 19th December 2012.

Next Primestock Sale for Sheep & Cattle Wednesday 9th January 2013.

32 Prime Cattle – Best Quality cattle sought after
Heifers
Limousin to 237.5p, 234.5p from Kenmuir Farmers Ardwall both to Border Meats Lockerbie, 232.5p, 229.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie to M/S Whannel Shotts
Top Gross Heifer £1426.95 Balgrayhill
Bullocks
Limousin to 230.5p, 229.5p from D & E Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1313.85 Faulding Cleugh

78 OTM Cattle – Trade firmer for fleshier cows more leaner cows forward
Per Head
Blonde £1238.40 Archwood
Angus £990.60 Druidhall
Limousin £973.95 Corriehills
Charolais £983.10 Archwood
Holstein £975.55 Slacks
Per Kilo
Blonde 192p Archwood
Limousin 174p Archwood
Charolais 137p Corriehills
British Blue 135p Barshill
Angus 127p Druidhall
Holstein 120p Riggheads

1421 Prime Lambs – Quality fair, trade similar to other places with nobody pushing for any quantity of sheep. Top price per Kg 183p for a pen of Beltex Crosses selling for £84 the day’s top price per head to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers Annan
Lambs averaged £141.2p

Top prices
Light Lambs (25.5-32Kg) Top 167p ave 128p
Texel £52 North Cowshaw, £50 Little Culloch
Blackface £41 Ford, £33.80, £33.20 Auchenhessnane

Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 164p ave 142.1p
Texel £60.50 East Polquhirter, £60 Carronhill
Charollais £59 Lochhill, £50 Horseholm
Cross £52.50 Woodhouse Bungalow, £51 Kirkhill, £51 Liscleugh
Blackface £51.50 Rigghead, £49 Dunesslin, £49 Leithenhall
NCC £51, £48.50 Archwood
Lleyn £50, £48.80 (x2) Bennan

Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 160p ave 141.1p
Suffolk £67.50, £64 Outmains, £66 Longrigg, £63.50 West Skelston
Texel £65.50 Bogue, £64.50 North Cowshaw, £64 Dunesslin, £64 Ford
Charollais £58 Horseholm
Half Bred £58, £55.20 Marwhirn
Cross £55 Dunesslin, £53.80 Woodhouse
Blackface £50 Lawesknowe, £48 Mitchellslacks

Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 183p ave 141.4p
Beltex £84 Waterside
Texel £79.50 North Cowshaw, £71.50 Hillhead, £67 East Polquhirter
Suffolk £66.80 West Skelston, £65 Swyre, £63 Leithenhall
Half Bred £61 Marwhirn

Super Heavy Lambs (52.1+over)
Suffolk £69.50 North Cowshaw
Texel £71 Dempsterton

Larger show of 630 Cast Ewes & Rams forward many ewes lacked flesh resulting in a cheaper Trade
Texel £99.50 Sandilands, £85.50 Nether Keir, £78.50, £77.50 North Cowshaw
Beltex £81.50 Nether Keir
Cross £62.50 Swyre, £61.50 Capenoch, £59.50 Upper Cleugh, £56.50 Nether Keir
Blackface £51.50 Merkland, £48.50, £45.50 Clonrae, £40.50 Drumbuie
NCC £46.50 Marwhirn
Charollais £38.50 Nether Keir
Swale £33.50 Margaret Drive
Rams Suffolk £91.50 North Cowshaw
Texel £65.50 Upper Cleugh
Leicester £92.50 Macqueston, £81.50 Lawesknowe
Blackface £69.50 Glenkiln, £57.50 Lawesknowe
NCC £43.50 Marwhirn
Overall Heavy Ewes averaged £46.50
Overall Light Ewes averaged £37.50

corresponding week 2011 sale report