Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly primestock sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 14th December 2005.

115 prime cattle: a full ringside of buyers showed plenty of pre Christmas cheer resulting in a very merry trade for all classes.

Heifers light Limousin to 138.5p from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgrayhill to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan, 130p Gall and 127.5p Balgrayhill to Messrs Bosomworth, Paisley, 123.5p Gall to Haining Bros, Butchers, Kirkcudbright, 121.5p Chapel to Grierson Bros, Butchers, Castle Douglas, 120.5p Upper Tinwald to Messrs Bosomworth.
Charolais to 122.5p Townfoot of Glengaber to PR Duff.

Heavy Limousin to 125.5p Balgrayhill to Border Meats, Lockerbie, 123.5p Haugh Mill to F Norris & Son, Butchers, Wigtown, 121.5p Balgrayhill to Messrs Bosomworth. Charolais to 124.5p and 120.5p Newmains to PR Duff & Son and John Scott Paisley Top gross heifer £765.70 Haugh Mill.

Bullocks Limousin to 131.5p Upper Tinwald to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan, 126.5p Haugh Mill to PR Duff, 125.5p Backburn, Annan to J Kerr & Son, Butchers, Gretna, 123.5p and 120.5p Haugh Mill, 121.5p Waterside to Woodhead Bros. Top gross bullock £872.85 Haugh Mill.

30 prime bulls: trade similar
Limousin to 118.5p and 117.5p Drumbreddan
Devon to 108.5p Upper Portrack
Simmental to 108.5p Oxgang
Holstein to 88.5p Whins
Top gross bull £725.63 Drumbreddan.

2305 lambs were dearer on the week, especially export weights which met a sound demand. The sale average was 107.2p a rise of 4p on the week.

The firm also held their Annual Christmas Show and Sale when the show was ably judged by J Mitchell of Oriel Jones who awarded the championship to a pen of Beltex cross lambs from BK Ryder, Newton, Moffat which scaled 48 kilos and sold at £92 (191p per kilo) to Welsh Country Foods.

Champion pen of Beltex cross lambs from B.K. Ryder, Newton Farm, Annanwater, Moffat.

Best pen of Texel lambs from Gelston Castle.

The reserve champion from Gelston Castle sold for £72 to Border Meats, Lockerbie and were Texels scaling 46 kilos.

Prize List
Texels 1st. Gelston, Castle 46kg £72, 2nd. Eastlands 38kg £46
Beltex 1st. Newton 48kg £92, 2nd. Laight 42kg £53.50
Mule 1st. Drumhumphry 40kg £44.50, 2nd. Eastlands 40kg £44
Blackface 1st. Spango 42kg £50, 2nd. Spango 39kg £43
Cheviot 1st. Rigghead 53kg £55
Half-bred 1st. Snade 47kg £48.80, 2nd. Snade 45kg £47.40

Leading Prices:
Lambs light 25.5 to 32kg top 109.6p ave 101.4p
Beltex £34 Hall of Drumpark
Blackface £32.50 Manorhead, £31.20 Whelphill
Cheviot £29.80 Newton
Standard 32.1 to 39 kg top 125p ave 105.2p
Texel £46 and £45 Eastlands, £45.80 Lochwood
Beltex to £45 Laigh and Hall of Drumpark
Suffolk to £44.80 Shawhill £41 Craiglearan
Blackface to £43 Spango, £41 Dalhanna
NC Cheviot £37.50 Craiglearn
Cross £42.50 Drumhumphry, £40 Marwhirn
Dorset £38.80 Shawhill

Medium 39.1 to 45.5kg top 127.5p ave 110.8p
Beltex £54.50 Lairdlaugh, £53.50 and £51 Laight
Texel to £50.20 Auchengrey, £48.80 Clonrae and Steilston
Blackface to £50 Spango and £46 Milnmark
Suffolk £49.20 Kenmuir, £49 West Skelston
Half-bred £48 Marwhirn, £47.40 Snade
Charollais £47.80 Little Cocklicks
Heavy 45.6 to 52kg top 191.6p ave 105.1p
Beltex £92 Newton, £64.50 Snade
Texel £72 Gelston Castle, £51.80 Auchengray, £49.80 Belridding
NC Cheviot £52.50 and £50 Riggheads
Half-bred £51 Marwhirn, £48.80 Snade
Suffolk £49.80 Steilston and North Cowshaw
Blackface £48 Yett, £46.50 Troloss
Cross £47.20 Glenlaugh
Bleu Du Maine £47 Eastlands.
Super heavy 52.1 kg plus top 103.7p ave 94.8p.
NC Cheviot £55 Riggheads
Half-bred £50 Palaceknowe
Suffolk £50 Palaceknowe, £49 Kenmuir

557 ewes: heavier good quality ewes slightly dearer on the week, smaller plainer sorts difficult to cash.
Berrichon £44.50 Breconside, £39 Newark
Texel to £42.40 Kilnford Croft, £40.80 Newark
NC Cheviot £35 and £32.50 Snade
Charollais £40.50 Newark
Suffolk £35 Kenmuir
Cheviot £28.50 Auchengray
Cross £34 Thorniethwaite
Leicester £31.50 Newton
Blackface £22.50 Newark
Rams Charollais £37.50 Linns
Texel £33 Burnton
Rouge £31.50 Snade
Cheviot £27.50 Auchengray
Leicester £27.50 Farthingjames

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