The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart P.L.C. had forward 1,087 store lambs and breeding rams at their sale at Dumfries on Friday 31st October 2009.

Store lambs sold at increased rates to be the dearest trade of the season.

Top price of £63.50 for Beltex’s from Westhills, £51.80 Quarry Park, £56, £52 Westhills, £49.50 Netherton; Charollais £54.50 Rigghead; Texel £53 Craiglearan, £52 Breconside, £50 Craiglearan, £49 Bogue, £48.50 Crookedstone, £47 Craiglearan, £46.20 Kirkconnel, £44.50 High Cairns; Greyface £50 Westhills, £49.50, £47.80 Auchenhessnane, £47.80 Craiglearan, £46.50 Breconside, £45.80 Roughside, £45.50 High Cairn, £45 Bogue; Suffolk £49.50 Burnside of Machir and Hastings Hall, £48.80 High Cairn; Cheviot x £49.50 Dalhanna, £47.20 Crookedstone, £47 Dalhanna, £39.50 Crookedstone; Blackface £40 Upper Barr and Breconside, £39.50 Breconside, £39 Lowes, £36.80 Breconside, £35.50 Upper Barr, £34 Bridgemark; Hill Cheviot £38 Chanlockfoot.

Cheviot cast rams to £53.50 Mossholm.

Cheviot feeding ewes to £49 Mossholm.

Mule ewe lambs to £53.50 Breconside.

Breeding rams to £230 for a Texel ram from Burnheads, others £220 (x2) Backburn, £160 Burnheads; Leicester £200 The Marr and Hartwood.