Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their annual Nithsdale sale of cast ewes and rams and store sheep at Dumfries on Friday 9th January 2004.

A large ringside of buyers from all over the country were present when a record entry of 2,688 store hoggs, 2,546 cast ewes and 588 cast rams were forward.

All classes were in demand and easily cleared. Ewes and rams met a buoyant trade. A new centre record for a cast ram was achieved for a Blackface Ram from J.F. Irving, Mount Benger, Yarrow which realised £162.

Store Hoggs:–
Beltex - £55 Barvennan, £43 Dalhanna.
N.C. Cheviot - £54.50 Archbank, £50 Shawhill.
Texel - £52 Ballaggan, £50 Butteknowe, £49.50 Drumcruilton, £47.80 Shawsmuir, £47 Shieldhill.
Cross - £52 and £47.80 Mossbank, £44 Ballaggan.
Suffolk - £49.80 Midtown, £49.20 Ballinnie, £49 Buttknowe, £48.50 Ballaggan.
Cheviot Mule - £49.50 Mossbank.
Cheviot - £47 Dressertland, £45.80 Dalhanna.
Charollais - £45 Woodfoot.
Dorset - £46 and £37 Burrance of Courance.
Blackface - £43.50 Glenmanna, £43 Sweetshawhead and Chanlockfoot, £41.20 Townfoot.
Leicester - £38.50 Glentewing.
Jacob - £35.20 Barvennan.

Ewe Hoggs:–
Mule - £56, £55, £54, £53 Mossbank, £43.50 Glenochar.
Cheviot - £49.50 West Crosslees, £46 Mossbank, £41.50 Mount Benger, £40 Glenochar.
Texel - £47 Mossbank, £46.80 Shawsmuir, £44.50 Laightmuirside, £38 Woodfoot.
Blackface - £44.50 Glenochar, £36 Dalhanna, £33.50 Mount Benger.
N.C. Cheviot - £44.20 Archbank.
In lamb Gimmers – Blackface - £48.50 Meikleholm, £46.50 Auchencairn.
Cheviot - £47 Auchencairn.

Cast Rams:–
Blackface – £162 Mount Benger, £53.50 Newton, £44.50 Ballaggan and Auchenhessnane.
Texel - £90 Eastertown, £81.50 South Mains, £73.50 Eastertown, £69.50 Bennan £65.50 Gelston Castle.
Suffolk - £80 Barharrow, £68 Tower, £59.50 Oxgang, £58.50 South Mains.
Leicester - £61 Spango, £50.50 Knocksheen, £50 Auchenknight and Tower.
Cheviot - £58.50 Glenochar, £57.50 Kirksteads and Newton, £55.50 Archbank.
Bleu Du Maine - £57.50 Barharrow.
Charollais - £49.50 Dressertland.

Cast Ewes:–
Texel - £63.50 Lairdlaugh, Gelston Castle and Dressertland, £60 Laightmuirside, £59.50 Gelston Castle.
Suffolk - £62.50 Castlefairn, £60 Cumleys, £54.50 Mosside.
Leicester - £60 Tower, £53.50 Drumbuie, £48.50 Knocksheen.
Cross - £56.50 Lairdlaugh, £52.50 Sheildhill, Clonrae and Tower
N.C. Cheviot - £51.50 Dressertland, £49.50 Alton and Marwhirn, £47 Auchenknight.
Cheviot - £47.50 Patervan.
Blackface - £43.50 Tower, £39 Barharrow, £37.50, £35.50 Tower, £37.50 Mains of Collin, Spango and Sweetshawhead, £37 Clonrae, £36.50 Linlithgow and Glenmanna.

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