The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 6th February 2013.

25 Prime Cattle – Trade sharper on all classes. Buyers requiring significantly more numbers. Sale average 216.3p or (386.3p at 56% D/W)

Heifers Limousin to 232.5p from D & R Cornthwaite Balgrayhill to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan, 224.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie to M/S Mogerley Butchers Dumfries, 223.5p Balgrayhill Lockerbie to M/S Ramsay
Top Gross Heifer £1379.20 Riggheads

Bullocks Limousin to 229.5p from D & E Lockhart, Faulding Cleugh to Border Meats Lockerbie, 225.5p Kenmuir Ardwall to M/S Ramsay, 225.5p Faulding Cleugh Kirkpatrick Fleming to J Kerr & Son Butchers Gretna. Top Gross Bullock £1493.73 Little Cocklicks

51 OTM Cattle – Trade much dearer larger ringside of buyers in attendance more can be sold. Plenty of Dairy Cows 130 to 148p/Kg

Per Head Charolais to £1404.30 Gairloch, £1197.20 Barluith
Simmental to £1196.25, £1152.75 Oxgang
Limousin to £1211.55 Backburn, £1297.80 Raeburnfoot
Holstein to £1233 Shawsmuir, £1226.40 Lakehead
Brown Swiss to £1073.10 Brownfield

Per Kilo
Limousin to 206p, 196p Raeburnfoot
Charolais to 151p Gairloch, 146p Barluith
Simmental to 145p Oxgang, 145p Millhill
Angus to 141p Backburn, 137p Rigghead
Holstein to 148p New Farm, 147p Slacks, 146p, 144p Lakehead, 142p Todholes, 141p Lakehead
Brown Swiss to 146p Brownfield

1866 Prime & Store hoggs forward
Prime Hoggs met a sharper trade to average 156.6p to a top of 194p

622 Prime Hoggs
Beltex to £88, £80 Waterside
Texel to £80.50 Cresswell, £79 Rigghead
Suffolk to £80 High Drum, £77.50 Rigghead
Cheviot to £70.50 Archbank
Blackface to £67 Laghead

Prime Hoggs per kilo
Texel to 194p Kerricks
Beltex to 191p Conhuith
Suffolk to 180p Rigghead
Blackface to 150p Laghead
Mule to 163p Ballaggan

887 Store Hoggs met keen competition
Half Bred (ave £47.27) to £54 Marwhirn
Texel (ave £44.56) to £51 Bogue
Cheviot (ave £43.38) to £50 Archbank
Mule (ave £39.72) to £50 Ardoch
Suffolk (ave £39.51) to £48.50 Marwhirn
Blackface (£34.86) to £44.50 Ardoch

357 Cast Ewes & Rams – Trade sharper
Texel to £90 Barshill
Mule to £72.50 Kerricks
Cheviot to £59.50 Archbank
Blackface to £53.50 Laghead

corresponding week 2012 sale report