The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 20th February 2013.

30 Prime Cattle – Trade brisk with local Wholesalers and Butchers reporting increased sales. Sale average 210p or (375p D/W @ 56%)

Heifers
Limousin to 236.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to Border Meats Lockerbie, 227.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to M/S Mogerley Butchers Dumfries, 224.5p Upper Tinwald Dumfries to M/S Grierson Bros Butchers Castle Douglas, 224.5p Kenmuir Ardwall to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
Top Gross Heifer £1339.18 Conheath
Bullocks
(plainer show) Limousin to 209.5p from A & B Hannah, Myroch to Border Meats Lockerbie
Top Gross Bullock £1313.38 Little Cocklicks

51 OTM Cattle
Per Head
Angus to £1343.30 Hoddom
Holstein to £1272 Byreholm, £1108.20 Lakehead
Brown Swiss to £1027.50 Brownfield
Limousin to £952.15 Bellevue
Per Kilo
Holstein Friesian to 160p Byreholm, 156p, 155p Inglestone, 153p Guillielands
Limousin to 151p upper Tinwald, 149p Bellevue
Angus to 144p Hoddom

774 Prime Hoggs – Sharper on the week. A mixed show for quality with Beltex x Hoggs selling to a top of 188p from Messrs GA & M Marshall, Cocklicks. Top price per head was £82.50 for Texel Crosses from Messrs W Slaven & Son, Foregirth. Overall average 163p a rise on the week.

Light Hoggs (25.5-32Kg) Top 145p ave 140.8p
Blackface £46.50 Woodhouse Bungalow, £43.50 Kirkhill, £43 Upper Clifton

Standard Hoggs (32.1-39Kg) Top 184p ave 163.8p
Texel £70 Riggheads, £68 Ballaggan, £67.50 Seeside
Cross £63 Woodfoot, £62.50 Riggheads, £60 Kirkhill
Suffolk £60.50 Margaret Drive, £60 Swyre, £49 Kirkland
Charollais £60 Horseholm
Lleyn £57.50 Tinwald House
Blackface £52 Kirkhill

Medium Hoggs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 188p ave 164.7p
Texel £76.50, £75 West Skelston, £75 Cocklicks, £74.50 Hillbank
NCC £74.50 Auchencrieff, £64.50 Mount Kedar
Charollais £72 Horseholm
Suffolk £70 Woodfoot, £68.50 Swyre, £68 Riggheads
Cross £69 Riggheads, £69 Hillbank, £66.80 Lawesknowe
Blackface £64 Lawesknowe
Chev Mule £60 Woodfoot

Heavy Hoggs (46Kg + over) Top 165p ave 145p
Texel £82.50 Foregirth, £81.50, £77.50 Newmains, £79 Upper Clifton
NCC £81 Auchencrieff
Charollais £80 Horseholm, £76 Upper Clifton
Suffolk £73.50 Upper Clifton
Blackface £70 Mitchellslacks
Cross £67.50 Foregirth

637 Cast Ewes & Rams – Trade was firmer for the heavy ewes with smaller, plainer ewes different to cash

Heavy Ewes
Texel £108.50 Ryehill, £90 Dunnabie, £78.50 Druidhall & Nether Keir
Suffolk £78.50 Newmains, £67.50 Glenkiln
Charollais £78.50 Nether Keir
Leicester £71.50 Newbank, £69.50 Whitedyke
Cross £68.50 Glendarroch, £66.50 Drumbreddan, £66 Nether Keir
NCC £67.50 Doweel

Light Ewes
Lleyn £61.50 Laneside
Cheviot £56 Castlehill, £49.50 Newbank
Blackface £49.50 Whitedyke, £47 Drumbreddon, £42 Glenkiln
Overall Light Ewe average £27.56
Overall Heavy Ewe average £54.11

Cast Rams
Leicester £66.50 Castlehill, £53.50 Whitedyke
Texel £65.50 Doweel, £64.50 Leithenhall
Blackface £38.50 Mitchellslacks

corresponding week 2012 sale report