Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 7th December 2021 held their Annual Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Lambs where some 1788 prime and cast sheep were forward.
Wallets Marts held their annual Christmas show and would like to thank Mr David Erskine, Scotbeef Ltd for judging the show, as well as the vendors for taking their time to put forward a tremendous show of lambs, 29 pens of three were presented. This year’s Champions were found in the first prize Beltex lambs which were 46kg from Messrs Smith, Barmurrie. These sold to Grierson Bros Butchers, Castle Douglas for £260. Reserve today was the first prize Texel lambs from Messrs Sturgess, Cullinaw, Castle Douglas, these lambs were 41.7kg and sold to £168 to Ballard Butchers, Castle Douglas. Following is a list of the prize winners of each class and leading prices of the show sheep.
Champion; 46kg Beltex – £260 from Messrs Smith, Barmurrie selling to Grierson Bros Butchers.
Reserve; 41.7kg Texel – £168 from Sturgess, Cullinaw selling to Ballard Butchers.

Class 1 – Texel
Reserve Champion 41.7kg – £168 from Cullinaw
2nd 48kg – £146 from Gass, Glenluce
3rd 38kg – £150 from Cullinaw
Class 2 – Beltex
Champion 46kg – £260 from Barmurrie
2nd 42.7kg – £144 from Achie
3rd 42kg – £150 from Cullinaw
Class 3 – Scotch Mule
1st 50.3kg – £120 from Upper Hardland
Class 4 – Blackface
1st 47.7kg – £136 from Achie
2nd 45kg – £133 from Drannandow
3rd 42.7kg – £125 from Drannandow
Class 5 – Any Other Native Breed
1st 45.3kg – £130 from High Dyke
2nd 41.7kg – £118 from High Dyke
3rd 40kg – £120 from Lintmill
Class 6– Any Other Continental Cross Lambs
1st 38kg – £140 from Cullinaw
2nd 43kg – £149 from Gass
3rd 41.3kg – £131 from Bankswood
Out with the show 1493 prime lambs sold to an average of 285.28 (SQQ 289.45) with top price being £167 for Beltex from Messrs McMillan, Carse of Clary and top pence per kilo going to 387.3 for Texels from Messrs Sturgess, Cullinaw.
Cast sheep sold to £149 for a ram from Messrs Lockhart, Culdoach and ewes to £191 from Messrs McMillan, Carse of Clary.
LEADING PRICES
264 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 282.67ppk Top – 387.3ppk
Texel
£146, £140 Cullinaw; £111.50, £108.50, £105.50 Irelandton; £110.50 Airyolland; £106.50 Newton; £106.50 Balgerran; £106.50 Barlocco
387.3, 368.4 Cullinaw; 287 Airyolland; 285.9, 283.6, 279 Irelandton; 282.5 Balgerran; 281.7 Newton; 280.3 Barlocco
Beltex
£140.50 Barmurrie; £122.50 Cullinaw; £102.50 Newton
360.3 Barmurrie; 319 Cullinaw; 277 Newton
Scotch Mule
£105.50 Upper Dullarg
277 Upper Dullarg
Easy Care
£105 Barwhillanty
284 Barwhillanty
Blackface
£103.50, £102.50, £100.50 Holm of Dalquhairn; £98.50 Irelandton
286.3, 273.8, 262.8, 216.1 Holm of Dalquhairn; 266.2 Irelandton
Suffolk
£99.50 Barwhillanty
273.4 Barwhillanty
754 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 291.71ppk Top – 403ppk
Texel
£168 Cullinaw; £150, £133.50 Gass; £140 Hartburn; £138 Bankswood; £134.50 Barlocco; £133.50 Flathill; £133.50 Scroggiehill; £132.50 Halket Leathes; £132.50 Killochy
403 Cullinaw; 349, 306.3 Gass; 318.2 Hartburn; 304.6 Bankswood; 301.1 Airyolland; 304 Newton; 304, 302.9 Barlocco; 301.4 Irelandton
Beltex
£150.50 Mindork; £150, £137 Torhousekie; £150, £135.50 Cullinaw; £149, £135 Gass; £146 Carse of Clary; £144, £141.50 Achie; £120.50 Shirmers
357.1, 332.1 Cullinaw; 347, 329.3 Gass; 345.2 Carse of Clary; 337.2, 325 Achie; 335.6 Torhousekie; 330.8 Mindork;
Charolais
£139.50 Achie
310 Achie
Blackface
£133, £125, £116.50, £105.50 Drannandow
295.6, 292.7, 270.3 268.4 Drannandow
Suffolk
£132.50 Mindork; £130.50, £123.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £107.50 Barwhillanty
297.1 Mindork; 288.7, 287.2 Townhead of Greenlaw; 262.8 Barwhillanty
Dutch Spotted
£131 Bankswood
317.2 Bankswood
Cheviot
£130, £118, £110 High Dyke; £128.50 Scroggiehill; £126.50 Edingham; £119.50 Lagg
299.8 Edingham; 289, 281 High Dyke; 288.8 Scroggiehill; 277.3 Lagg
Scotch Mule
£120 Shirmers; £118.50 Upper Dullarg; £116.50 Castlegower
289.8 Castlegower; 282.1 Upper Dullarg; 266.7 Shirmers
Kerry Hill
£120 Lintmill
300 Lintmill
Lleyn
£118.50 Redcroft
282 Redcroft
411 45.6kg – 52kg Avg –280.01ppk Top – 565.2ppk
Beltex
£260, £142.50 Barmurrie; £167, £152.50, £148.50 Carse of Clary; £166 Upper Hardland; £150 Cullinaw; £132.50 Upper Hardland
565.2 Barmurrie; 336.7 Upper Hardland; 330.8, 327.5, 321.7, 307.5, 306.2 Carse of Clary; 604.3 Cullinaw
Texel
£148 Lower Ardmannoch; £146 Gass; £145.50 Gass; £145.50 Flathill; £137.50 Newton; £136.50 Long Beoch; £135.50, £134.50 Airyolland; £135.50 High Glasnick; £134.50 Byrecroft; £133.50 Carseriggan
323.9 Lower Ardmannoch; 309.6 Flathill; 304.2 Gass; 298.9 Newton; 294.2 Long Beoch; 293 Byrecroft; 290.2 Carseriggan; 288.3 Airyolland; 288 Upper Hardland; 287.1 Blackcraig
Blackface
£136 Upper Hardland; £123.50 High Dyke
285.1 Achie; 247 High Dyke
Suffolk
£135.50, £130 Long Beoch; £133.50, £125.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £132 Lower Ardmannoch; £132, £130.50 Flathill; £130.50 Mindork; £123.50 Barbershall
287.1, 264.2 Townhead of Greenlaw; 285.3, 287.7 Long Beoch; 284, 275 Flathill; 270.2 Mindork; 268 Barbershall; 260.4 Lower Ardmannoch
Scotch Mule
£133.50 Culdoach; £130.50 Finniness; £120 Upper Hardland
287.1 Culdoach; 278 Finniness; 283.6 Upper Hardland
Charolais
£132 Flathill; £128.50 Halket Leathes
272.2 Halket Leathes; 267.7 Flathill
Cheviot
£132.50, £131.50 Edingham; £129.50 Scroggiehill
276, 271.7 Edingham; 260.6 Scroggiehill
Lleyn
£129.50 Redcroft
269.8 Redcroft
61 52+ kg Avg – 261.86ppk Top – 285.9ppk
Texel
£148.50 Achie; £140, £135.50 High Glasnick; £140 Long Beoch; £135.50 Killochy; £133.50 Lagganpark; £111.50 Barlocco
285.9 Barlocco; 265.2 Achie; 260.1 High Glasnick
Beltex
£140 High Glasnick
241.4 High Glasnick
Suffolk
£136.50 Mindork; £136 Lower Ardmannoch; £135.50 Long Beoch
258.5 Mindork; 253.3 Long Beoch; 251.9 Lower Ardmannoch
CAST SHEEP
Hoggs
Texel
£107 Cannee
Ewes
Texel
£175 Torhousekie; £147, £145 Carse of Clary; £135 Carseriggan; £129 Barlocco; £113, £109, £105 Trowedale
Beltex
£191, £187, £183, £157, £143 Carse of Clary
Scotch Mules
£133, £103 Cannee; £131 Hillside; £115 Carse of Clary; £115 Carseriggan; £113 Little Bogue; £111 Barbershall; £103 Barlocco
Blackface
£95 Hillside; £93 Castlegower; £93 Finniness
Lleyn
£89 Little Bogue
Suffolk
£83, £81 Barwhillanty
Cheviot
£115 Gass
Rams
BF Leicester
£149, £137 Lagganpark; £141, £117 Glenlee
Blackface
£129 Glenlee
Texel
£107 Cannee