Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited Monday 30th August 2021 continued their Scotch Mule sales when they sold 8172 ewe lambs.
At the pre sale show, sponsored by Solway Agriculture, the Judge Mr A Booth, Hesley Hall awarded the Champion rosette for the pen of 40 to Messrs Shennan, Farden which sold to £198. Reserve in this section was Messrs Brown Macqueston which sold for £185. A new class in the Show was for pens of 20 and this was won by Messrs Mckie, Finniness and made £200 and reserve was Ryan Ferguson, Craigton which sold to £160.
Prices for selected pens were well in excess of seen before, topping at £202 for Fardens second pen. Overall lambs were a credit to the vendors who were well rewarded with averages being up £10.92 to level at £132.27 for an extra 1032 sold.
LEADING PRICES
£202, £198, £180(x2), £162(x2) Farden; £200, £170 Finniness; £188 Carscreugh; £185, £178, £172, £160, £158, £156 Macqueston; £182, £172, £168, £155 Cudoach; £175, £150(x2) Sauchrie Mains; £172, £152(x2) Mains of Larg; £168 Murrayton; £168 Glenside; £165 Knockiebae; £162 Upper Hardland; £160 Craigton Dairy House; £158 Lagganpark; £155 Burnton; £155 Tower; £152(x2) Walton Park; £152 Upper Dullarg; £152 Little Park; £152 Barlaughlan; £150 Upper Glenlair
LEADING FLOCK AVERAGES
Name No. Sold Average
Farden 331 £169.80
Macqueston 380 £153.98
Finniness 137 £150.05
Upper Hardland 146 £144.16
Little Torhouse 74 £143.73
Mains of Larg 312 £143.33
Tower, Sanquhar 175 £142.34
Burnton 149 £141.15
Kirkmabreck 71 £140.68
Glenside 99 £140.10
Garheugh 52 £139.92
Walton Park 188 £139.60
Culdoach 521 £138.76
Upper Glenlair 235 £138.47
Mid Knockglass 75 £138.33
Pinclanty 30 £138.00
A small show of 24 OTM cattle were forward and these topped at £1384 for a Limousin cow from Gelston Castle and 193ppk for an overage Angus steer from Messrs Armstrong, Langbarns.
OTM STEERS
£1177.30, £1017.50 Langbarns
OTM BULLS
£1306, £1155 High Ersock; £1035 Mill of Plunton
OTM COW
£1384 Gelston Castle; £1145.70, £1115.40, £1108.40 Mill of Plunton; £1049.40 Meikle Kirkland; £1026 Slatehouse
