The Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart
P.L.C. had forward 5000 breeding sheep comprising 2572 ewes, 2402
shearlings and 26 rams at their annual sale on Wednesday
August 30th 2006.
Buyers were present from Suffolk & Lincoln in the
South to Thurso in the North.
Shearlings sold to £96 for Texel
x from Grayrigg, who sold others at £94, £90, £88.
Greyfaces to £87, £85
Sceughdyke, £84 Fieldside & Whitton. Suffolk x £69
Highrigg, Bleu du Maines £68 Bogside, Cheviot Mules £86, £84
Whitton, Cheviots £74 Whitton, Halfbreds £88 The Croft.
Ewes
were a better quality show on the year and all breeds enjoyed a
very good trade. Top was £78 for Beltex x Texel (2 sh)
from Dashwellgreen, Suffolk x (2sh) £74 Hillhead, Greyface
(2sh) £70, £68 Englishtown. Texel (3 sh) £66
Dickstree,
Greyface (3sh) £63 Woodslee, Suffolk x (3sh) £54
Demainholm & Woodhouselees,
Cheviot Mule (3sh) £48 Kilncroft.
Greyface (4sh) £56
Woodslee, £55 Mossilee, Texels (4sh) £54 Hallburn,
Suffolk x (4sh) £48 Demainholm & Woodhouselees. Halfbreds
(4sh) £48 Cubby Hill, Dorsets (4sh) £44 Stackbraes.
Greyface
(cb) £45 Hallsoven, LLeyn (cb) £42 Norman
Farm, Texels (cb) £38 Southdene, Suffolks (cb) £40
Bayles.
Rams were a small show and short of requirements. Top was £380
for a Texel shearling ram from Grayrigg, who sold others at £240, £220.
Charollais £200, £180 Lesson Hall, Suffolks £180
Woodend.
2005 sale report
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