Wallets Marts Store Lambs, Gimmers & Stock Ewes Saturday 28th August 2021

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas on Saturday 28^th August 2021 held their annual sale of Scotch Mule gimmers and store lambs with a total of 4234 sheep forward

At our annual show we must thank Mr Sowerby, Sycamore Rise, Appleby for judging and also to sponsors Solway Agriculture. Champion pen today was a pen from Messrs Wallace, Mains of Collin selling at £225 with reserve champion pen being from Messrs Kirk, Hall of Drumpark which made £215. Topping today though was £240 twice firstly for a pen from Messrs McKie, Finniness and also from Matt Ross, Birchwood Way.

The strongest and best bred gimmers achieved a big lift on the year with many lots selling over £200, however some of the smaller end would see a slight decrease on the year resulting in the overall average only being slightly up.

Overall 2508 Scotch Mule Gimmers averaged £182.76 for 733 more sold with 1200 Members gimmers averaging £187.34 and 1316 non-members averaging £178.86. 111 Texel gimmers averaged £191.92.

Wallets Marts were favoured with the sale of Stock sheep from Messrs Parker, Mill of Plunton and Messrs Paton Gateslack. 104 Breeding ewes from Mill of Plunton sold to a top of £160 and averaged £142.80 and from Gateslack 166 Ewes sold to a top of £192 and averaged £168.78 and 85 Gimmers topped at £215 and averaged £194.54.

1147 Store lambs were an absolute flyer and well short of requirements, selling to a top of £92 for Beltex from Achie Farming with the overall average £82.03.

SALE AVERAGES

2508 Scotch Mule Gimmers avg £182.76 +£3.23 on the year

111 Texel X Gimmers avg £191.92 + £15.79 on year

270 Breeding Ewes avg £158.77

LEADING PRICES

SCOTCH MULE GIMMERS

£240, £215, £205, £200 Finniness; £240, £200 Birchwood Way; £225, £222, £218, £215, £200, £198, £195 Mains of Collin; £218 Dunjop; £215, £202, £198, £195, £190 Derrie; £215, £195 Hall of Drumpark; £215, £195, £190 Garmartin; £210, £195 Monaliadh; £208, £200 Lagganpark; £202 Porterstown; £202, £195 Garrochtrie; £195, £190 South Boig; £190 Balgerran; £190 Coatston; £190 Klondyke; £190 Whiteneuk;

SUFFOLK GIMMERS

£235, £220 Derrie

MILL BLEU GIMMERS

£230, £200 Waterside, Terregles

TEXEL GIMMERS

£205 Shangan; £200, £195 Dunjop; £190 Garrochtrie

LEADING FLOCK AVERAGES

Finniness 83 £216.81

Birchwood 69 £208.29

Lagganpark 27 £205.93

Hall of Drumpark 39 £205.56

Mains of Collin 352 £202.10