Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their weekly sale of primestock in Dumfries on Wednesday 12th December 2007.

72 prime cattle; butcher spec cattle in demand. Supermarket spec easier.

Heifers light Belgian blue 148.5p from JD & M MacLellan, Culhorn Mains to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan
Limousin to 147.5p Upper Tinwald to J Kerr & Sons, Butchers, Gretna, 141.5p Castlehill to R Johnstone & Sons, 140.5p Dinnans to Galloway Quality Meats, Dumfries and 138.5p and 136.5p Culhorn Mains to Border Meats, Lockerbie and JD Owen, Butcher, Newton Stewart.
Heavy Belgian Blue to 147.5p Culhorn Mains to R Johnstone & Sons
Limousin to 141.5p Dinnans to Haining Bros., Butchers, Kirkcudbright, 140p Culhorn Mains to Haining Bros., 139.5p Upper Tinwald to R Johnstone & Sons, 136.5p Dinnas to Nith Hotel, Glencaple.
Top gross heifer £772.35 Dinnans
Bullocks mainly heavyweight
Limousin to 130p and 127.5p Haugh Mill, Castle Douglas to J Scott, Paisley
Charolais to 123.5p Rogbill Mains, Kirtlebridge
Top gross bullock £861.58.

17 prime bulls: trade firm, more required for opening sale of bulls on 9th January, 2008.
Blonde to 111.5p Yett
Limousin to 111.5p Duchra
Angus 108.5p Yett
Holstein to 106.5p Dinwoodie Green
Belgian Blue to 105.5p Whitehill

64 cast cows and bulls: fleshed cows met keen competition. Beef cows averaged 66.8p dairy cows 40.2p.
Limousin to 88p £677.60 Haugh Mill
Simmental 72p £604.80 Wallamhill
Belgian 70p £539 Breconside
Charolais 68p £520.20 Woodcroft
Angus 64p £432 Marwhirn
Holstein 63p £519.75 East Logan.

2034 lambs: trade similar. Lambs averaged 78.4p.

The firm held their annual Christmas Show & Sale of prime lambs which was ably judged by Mr. B. MacTaggart from MacTaggart Bros., Castle Douglas who awarded the championship to JM Wharton & Son, Snade, Dunscore for an outstanding pen of Beltex lambs scaling 47kilos selling for £65 to R Johnstone & Sons, Butchers, Annan.

Beltex £65 Snade
Texel £40 Drum
Berrichon £37.50 Breconside
Suffolk £36 Lanarkland
Cross £34.50 Riggheads
Lleyn £34.60 Bennan
Charollais £34.50 Wester Parkgate
Half-bred £34.40 Marwhirn.
Blackface £30.50 Bogue

1017 cast ewes and rams: trade slightly easier.
Suffolk £50.50 Cumleys
Texel £45.50 Maryfield
Cross £34.50 Wester Parkgate
Bleu Du Maine £28.50 Eastlands
Blackface £23.50 West Kilvennan
Rams Texel £49.50 Gelston Castle
Blackface £36 Sweetshawhead
Leicester £30.50 Corsencon.