Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers held their Annual January sale of store lambs, cast ewes and rams in Dumfries on Friday 7th January 2005 when a total of 6,422 head were presented to a large ringside of local and distant buyers.

3013 store lambs: trade for all classes was very dear.

Lambs – N.C. Cheviot - £55 Archbank, £50.50 Alton.

Texel - £51.80 Drumcruilton, £50.50 Dinwoodie Green, £50.20 Mossbank, £47.50 Newbigging, £46.80 Capenoch.

Beltex - £51 Laight

Suffolk - £49.50 Capenoch, £44.50 Mossbank.

Berrichon -£46.50 Newark.

Cheviot - £45.80 and £43.80 Eldinhope, £40 Castle Crawford, £38.20 Newbigging

Charollais - £44 Wynholm.

Mule - £43.50 Guelt, £41.80 Mossbank, £40.80 Mossbank and Burrance of Courance, £40.50 Hartwood.

Cheviot Mule - £44.80 Mossbank.

Blackface - £41.80 Glentewing, £39.80 Gateslack, £39.20 Townfoot, £37.80 Glentewing, £37.20 Leithenhall, £37 Newlands.

2761 cast ewes: large show met a steady demand, fully maintaining recent rates.

Texel - £52 Gelston Castle, £50 Midlock, £48 Barvennan, £46.50 Lairdlaugh, £45.50 Midloch.

Suffolk - £46 Sandfield, £42.50 High Drum, £39.50 Beuchan, £37.50 Broughton Grange.

Bleu Du Maine - £45.50 Gelston Castle.

Beltex - £44.50 Laight.

Leicester - £44.50 Laight, £37.50 Grennan.

Cross - £39.50 Lairdlaugh,£37 Capenoch and Gelston, £35.50 Gelston, £35 Gelston, Newbank and Drumelzier.

N.C. Cheviot - £37.50 Townfoot, £35 Archbank, £33.50 Sandfield.

Cheviot - £33 Castle Crawford, £32 Archbank, £30.50 Castle Crawford.

Leicester - £32.50 Midloch.

Blackface - £30 Townfoot, £28 West Preston and Archbank, £27.50 Rascarrel, Macqueston,

£27 Rascarrel, £26.50 Spango, £26 Rascarrel, West Preston.

648 cast rams:

Blackface – 372 Midloch, £52 Craigdarroch, £48 Mount Benger, £45 Sweetshawhead, £42 Meikleholm, £41 Barr, £38.50 South Mains.

Texel - £53 South Mains, £52.50 Skemrigghead, £50.50 South Mains, £50 Midloch, £48.50 Meikleholm, £46.50 Newbank and Brandleys.

Suffolk – £49.50 Oxgang, £47 Breconside, £43.50 Oxgang and Leithenhall, £43 Knockenjig.

Leicester - £46 Midloch, £45 Guelt, £43.50 Macqueston, £41.50 Midloch.

Bleu Du Maine - £45 Maidencoates, £40.50 Nunnerie.

Cross - £44.50 Leithenhall, £40.50 Nunnerie.

N.C. Cheviot - £40.50 Dalhanna, £36.50 Archbank.

Cheviot - £39.50 Townfoot, £39 Chanlockfoot, £38.50 Whitchesters, £35.50 Mount Benger, £34 Glengeith.

Lleyn - £31.50 Bennan.

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