Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their weekly primestock sale in Dumfries on Wednesday 28th March 2007.

This included a Show of Cheviot Hoggs held by the Cheviot Sheep Society.

The judge C Anderson of CK Meats, Carlisle awarded the Championship to a pen of 46kg sheep from Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, Langholm. They realised £60 to Border Meats, Lockerbie.

The reserve pen of 40kg hoggs from JA McGarva, Horseclose, Annan sold for £53.50.

Champion pen of Cheviot hoggs from Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm

Prize list
Class 1 light hoggs
1st and 2nd Mrs. M Stewart, Tushielaw, Ettrick, Selkirk

Class 2 medium hoggs
1st JA McGarva, Horseclose, Annan
2nd Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, Langholm.

Class 3 heavy hoggs
1st Bridgewater & Wood, Potholm, Langholm
2nd JA Reid, Glendearg, Eskdalemuir, Langholm.

Commercial trade was similar to last week with an overall average of 116.6p.
Hoggs light 25.5 to 32kg top 130p ave 115.6p.
Cheviot £40.50 Horseclose
Beltex £39 Little Fenwick
Texel £37 Burnton
Blackface £35 Auchenhessnane.

Standard 32.1 to 39kg top 126.4p ave 118.2p
Blackface £47.20 Riggheads
Cheviot £47 Wardpark
Texel £46.80 Maxwelltown
Cross £43.20 Hemplands

Medium 39.1 to 45.5kg top 133.7p ave 119.4p
Cheviot £54.80 Cleughbrae
Texel £53.50 Rockhallhead
Cross £50 Rue
Blackface £49.80 Craigdarroch
Suffolk £48.80 Riggheads
Dorset £45 Hazliebrae
Half-bred £44 Marwhirn.

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