Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their Annual Nithsdale sale of store sheep, cast ewes and rams at Dumfries on Friday 6th January 2006 when they sold 7,414 head.

4094 store lambs: full ringside of both local and distant buyers resulted in all classes meeting a very sharp trade.

Texel £47.50 Shinnelhead, £45 Gibbonhill, £44.50 Drumbuie, £41.80 Woodside, £41 Hass and Barshill, £40.80 Plantationfoot and Laightmuirside
Beltex £46 Laight, New Cumnock
Suffolk £45 Archbank, £40.80 Burnside of Ae, £39.50 South Mains
Roussin £45 Summerhill
Mule £41.50 hartwood, £41 Hass, £38.50 Culdoach and Barvennan.
Cheviot £37.20 Archbank, £36.50 Alton, £32 Castle Crawford
Blackface £37 Gateslack, £34 Alton, £33.50 Netherton

248 cast ewes: well fleshed ewes easily sold
Texel £49.50 Lairdlaugh and Nether Keir, £48.50 Midloch and Lairdlaugh, £45.50 Gelston Castle.
Suffolk £46.50 Nether Cargen, £38.50 Martingirth
Leicester £45.50 Macqueston and Tower
Mule £41 Townpark, £40.50 Midloch, £38.50 Brandleys and Newbank
Cheviot £35 Dressertland, £34.50 Archbank, £33 Townfoot
Blackface £28.50 Spango, £27.50 Drumbuie, £27 Hartwood, £26 Macqueston

839 cast rams: trade buoyant
Suffolk £46.50 Knockenjig, £38.50 South Mains
Texel £44.50 Skemrigghead, £41.50 Kirkbride
Leicester £39.50 Grennan, £37.50 Netherton
Cheviot £36.50 Capelfoot, £35.50 Dressertland
Blackface £28.50 Newton, £33.50 South Mains