Champion Gimmers for Messrs McKie, Finniness at Wallets On Saturday

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

SATURDAY 27^TH AUGUST 2022

STORE LAMBS AND GIMMERS

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas on Saturday 27^th August 2022 held their annual sale of Scotch Mule gimmers and store lambs with a total of 4962 sheep forward

At our annual show we must thank Mr J Foulkes, Marchynys, Anglesey for judging and also to sponsors Solway Agriculture. Champion pen today was a pen from Messrs McKie, Finniness selling at £222. Topping today though was £225 from Ryan Ferguson, Craigton Dairy House for his show gimmer.

Overall 2232 Scotch Mule Gimmers averaged £181.13 -£1.63 on the year for 276 less sold. Other breed gimmers sold well topping at £250 for Millenium Bleus from Messrs McDermid, Waterside.

A massive 2486 Store lambs continued to sell well selling to a top of £99 on two occasion for Suffolks from Messrs Cumming, Barnsallie and for Beltex from Messrs Sturgess, Cullinaw with the overall average £82.27.

LEADING PRICES

SCOTCH MULE GIMMERS

£225 Craigton Dairy House; £222, £188 Finniness; £212, £202, £200, £195(x3), £185 Mains of Collin; £200, £195, £190, £185 Porterstown; £195 Laggan Park; £195, £188 Birchwood Way; £192, £190(x4), £188(x2), £185(x2) Derrie; £190(x3), £188 South Boig; £188 Copelaw; £188 Shangan; £188 Balker; £188,£185 Coatston; £185 Whiteneuk; £185(x2) Balgray Hill

BELTEX GIMMERS

£230 Waterside, Terregles

MILL BLEU GIMMERS

£250, £205 Waterside, Terregles

TEXEL GIMMERS

£222, £182 Cullinaw; £188(x2) Shangan

BLUE TEXEL

£212 South Boig

SUFFOLK GIMMERS

£200 Birchwood Way; £200 Derrie

LEADING FLOCK AVERAGES

Porterstown 160 £191.72