The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 23rd December 2009.

1102 Prime Lambs
Prime Lambs met the dearest trade of the season for all classes of lambs. Top prices per Kg was 223p for Blackface X from Mr G Braid, Kirkhill Farm. Top price per Head was £94.50 for Texel Crosses from messrs WL Hyslop & Son, West Logan. Overall average 203.6p

Top prices:

Light Lambs (25.5-32Kg) Top 216p av 207.2p
Lleyn £67.80 Rerrick Park
Cross £67.50, £54.50 Barbuie
Texel £67 kirkhill, £65.80 Barbuie
Welsh Mountain £55.50 Burnside
Blackface £52.50 Kirkhill

Standard Lambs (32.1-39Kg) Top 223p av 208.8p
Texel £82.50 Shawsmuir, £79 Kirkhill
Cross £80, £74 West Millriggs, £75.80 Kirkhill
Lleyn £79 Rerrick Park
Blackface £77.50 Marbrack, £76.50 Wyliehole
Suffolk £75 Barbuie, £74.80 Rerrick Park

Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5Kg) Top 216p av 201.7p
Texel £93 Carsegowan, £91.50 West Millriggs, £90 Waterside, £90, £89 Shawsmuir
Beltex £93 Waterside
Charollais £88.50 West Logan
Suffolk £85.50 Barbuie
Cross £85.50 Riggheads
Half Bred £83.50 Marwhirn

Heavy Lambs (45.6-52Kg) Top 199p av 185.8p
Texel £91.50 Riggheads, £90, £88.50 West Logan, £88.50 Marwhirn
Half Bred £88.50 Marwhirn
Suffolk £87.50 Low Kirkbride

Super Heavy Lambs (52.1Kg + over)
Texel £94.50 West Logan
Suffolk £90 Auchengray

276 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward
Trade dearest ever and many more could have been sold. Top Prices

Heavy ewes
Texel £150, £142, £121 Nether Dargavel, £116.50, £101.50 Auchengray
Leicester £102.50 Marr
Half Bred £96.50 Raehills
NCC £89.50, £85.50 Raehills
Cross £93.50 Marr, £91.50 Kerricks, £89.50 Leithenhall

Light Ewes
Blackface £78, £73.80 Glenmanna, £72.50 Leithenhall, £72 Marr
Cheviot £68.50 west Millriggs

Rams
Texel £94.50 West Millriggs
Overall average Heavy Ewes £90.20 + £15.17
Overall average Light ewes £68.43 + £15.20