The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held a Special Sale of
in-lamb Ewes, Store Hoggs and Cast Rams & Ewes in Dumfries on Friday
30th January 2009, when there was an entry of 4105 head.
2021 Store Hoggs – a good quality show for the
time of year easily maintained recent high rates.
Texel £70.50 Foregirth, £61.50, £53.50
Farthing well, £57
Drum park, £56 Max Farms, £55.50 Park of Tong land, £55
Rae hills, £53.50 Bogue, £53.50 Ballagan, £51.50 Radish
Cross £69 Conniven, £64 Foregirth, £57.50 Park of Tongland
Cheviot £67 Carterton, £56 Margaret Drive, £51.50 Locherben
Suffolk £55 Mosside
Lleyn £54 Firth
Half Bred £51.50 Marwhirn
Blackface £48.50 Tower
675 Cast Ewes & Rams attracted the usual
buyers. All classes again very dear
Heavy Ewes
Leicester £75 Kirksteads, £57 Ardoch
Texel £67.50 Meikleholm, £58.50 Courance, £53.50 BQ
Farms
Lleyn £48.50 Firth Farming
Cross £47.50 Kirkblane, £47.50 Foregirth, £47.50
Newbank
Light Ewes
Cheviot £45.50 Eldinhope
Blackface £36.50 Kirksteads
Cast Rams
Texel £71.50, £67.50 Kirkblane, £66.50 Kirkbride, £61.50
Newbank
Suffolk £70 Cocklicks
Half Bred £66.50 Marwhirn
Leicester £65.50 Marwhirn
Blackface £59.50 Netherhall
Cheviot £59.50 Carterton, £56.50 Moyle View, £53.50
Chanlockfoot, £51.50 Eldinhope
At the Special Sale of 1409 In-Lamb
Ewes attracted a large ringside of buyers from a wide area bidding
was brisk throughout with all vendors highly delighted. Included in the
sale were five dispersals. The first from Courance Farms who sold Texel
Cross Shearlings at £102, 2
crop at £100, £90, 3 crop at £100, 4 crop at £80,
5 crop at £65. Greyface 2 crop at £89, £87.
The second
from Meiklewood who sold Greyfaces 1 crop at £84, £82, £81,
2 crop at £78, £76, 3 crop at £73, 4 crop at £22, £21
and 5 crop at £71
The Third from Boreland of Southwick who sold
Greyfaces 2 & 3 Crop
at £77 with 4 crop at £67 with Texel Crosses 2/3 crop at £68
The
Fourth which had Organic Status from Firth farming, Locharwoods who sold
Lleyn Gimmers at £72, 1 crop at £89, £83, 2 crop
at £90, 3 crop at £88
The Fifth from Kirkblane who sold In
Lamb Texel Hoggs at £73 2/3
crop at £104, £92, Greyfaces 2/3 Crop at £81, £79,
4 crop at £72, £70
Other Prices were 3 Crop Texels to £80
Rowan Tree Cott who also sold 3 crop Suffolk Crosses at £80, 4
crop North Country Cheviots at £72, 4 crop Blackfaces to £46
Meikleholm, £43 Mosside
with In Lamb Greyface Hoggs at £69 Coniview with ewes with single
lambs to £80 Hillview
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