The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held a Sale of Cast Ewes & Rams also Sale of Store and Breeding Sheep in Dumfries on Friday 29th January 2010.

1534 Store Hoggs, 548 Breeding Sheep and 617 Cast Ewes & Rams Forward

Breeding Sheep – Met a sound trade
Top Prices
Suffolk X I/L Ewes - £135 Lochhill, £118 Margaret Drive
Texel I/L Ewes - £150 Rigghead, £128 Lochhill, £126, £125 Newbank
Cross Ewes I/L (1 crop) - £146 Margaret Drive
Cross Ewe I/L (2 crop) - £140, £136 Margaret Drive
Cross Ewes I/L (3/4 crop) - £120, £118 Margaret Drive
Chev Mule Ewes I/L - £98 Farthingjames
Cross Ewe Lamb £68 Longbeoch
Texel Ewe Lambs - £83.50 Farthingjames

Store Hoggs – Quality sorts very dear
Top Prices
Suffolk Hoggs - £85.50 Gibbonhill, £77.50 Newmains, £77.50 Terregles, £74.50 Barvennan
Cheviot £67.50, £66.50 Locherben, £67.50 Clenries, £56.50 Castle Crawford
Texel £87.50 Newmains, £81.50 Gibbonhill, £81.50 Farthingjames
Cross £72.50 Marwhirn, £65.50 Corsencorn, £64.50 Dalpeddar, £64.50 Ballaggan
Leicester £45.50 Guelt
Jacob £69 Derskelpin
Blackface £78.50 Derskelpin, £70.50 Midtown, £66.50 Barr
Lleyn £85.50, £78.50 Summerhill

Cast Ewes & Rams – Trade slightly easier but still well sold
Top prices:
Heavy Ewes
Suffolk £85.50 Sunnyhill, £71.50 Barvennan
Texel £77.50 Riggheads, £75.50 Barvennan, £74.50 Raehills, £71.50 Drumpark
Cross £82.50 Raehills, £79.50 Gateslack, £74.50 Knockenjig, £72.50 Dalhanna
Cheviot Mule £51.50 Marwhirn
Leicester £95.50 Dornal, £78.50 Barr
NCC £75.50, £68.50 Marwhirn, £61.50 Dalhanna
Lleyn £48.50 Bennan

Light Ewes
Blackface £68.50 Derspelkin, £59.50 Snar, 358.50 Upper Barr

Rams
Suffolk £89.50 Hapland, £87.50 South Mains, 373.50 Barvennan
Cheviot £81.50 Locherben, £75.50 Castle Crawford, £73.50 Chanlockfoot
Texel £109.50 Capelfoot, £93.50 South mains, £89.50 knockenjig
Leicester £81.50 Marwhirn, £57.50 Craigmuir
Blackface £68.50 Dalhanna, £65.50, £61.50 Campshead, £64.50 Sweetshawhead
NCC £95.50 Capelfoot, £83.50 Dalhanna
Lleyn £74.50 Bennan

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