Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 22nd December 2020 had some 1377 prime and cast sheep forward.
All classes sold at greatly increased rates, way above seller’s expectations. Many more lambs could have been sold to advantage and will be wanted next week. The trade of the day was definitely the lighter end of the scale.
1176 prime lambs sold to average 224.4 (SQQ 228.0). Topping the sale today was heavyweight Texels from Messrs Sheddan, Balgerran, Crossmichael at £112. Topping the pence per kilo, was smart Texels from Messrs Armstrong, Farhills, Auchencairn at 257.1ppk. Blackface lambs featured heavily in the sale today, these topping at £94 from Messrs Hoggan, Maryholm. Top price per kilo being 239.1 for a pen of lightweights from Messrs Ferguson, Markdhu, New Luce.
Cast ewes were sharper again with Messrs Craik, Bankswood, topping with a Texel ewe at £165. Scotch Mules sold to £90 from Balannan, Ringford and Blackfaces to £76.50 from Messrs Lockhart of Culdoach.
LEADING PRICES
65 25.5kg – 32kg Avg – 232.2ppk Top – 239.1ppk
Blackface
£76.50 Markdhu
239.1 Markdhu
Shetland
£72.50 Galtway
226.6 Galtway
Texel
£60 Cleughhead
206.9 Cleughhead
189 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 231.97ppk Top – 247.4ppk
Texel
£96.50 Farhills, £95.50, £87 Hartburn Cottage, £93.50 Dornells Estate
247.4 Farhills, 246.1, 240 Dornells Estate, 244.9 Hartburn Cottage, 237.5 Bogue
Beltex
£89 Halket Leathes, £88 Hartburn Cottage
244.4 Hartburn Cottage, 231.2 Halket Leathes
Blackface
£87.50 Drannandow, £83 Maryholm, £82.50 Markdhu, £82 Milnmark
233.3,230.3 Drannandow, 232.4 Markdhu, 232.3 Milnmark,
Charolais
£85 Bogue
229.7 Bogue
Cheviot
£85, £80 Burnside, Strathaven
229.7 Burnside, Strathaven
Scotch Mule
£83 Burnside, Strathaven
224.3 Burnside, Strathaven
Suffolk
£78 Bogue
229.4 Bogue
Rous
£75 Hartburn Cottage
214.3 Hartburn Cottage
652 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 226.4ppk Top – 257.1ppk
Beltex
£108 Farhills, £100 Hartburn Cottage
257.1 Farhills, 243.9 Hartburn Cottage
Texel
£103, £101 Lochdow, £102.50, £101 Barnbarroch, £102, £101 Farhills, £102 Cleughhead
247.5 Barnbarroch, 242.9, 241 Farhills
Suffolk
£101 Lower Ardmannoch, £99, £95 Galtway, £97.50 Lagganorie, £97 Boreland of Parton
228.9 Lagganorie, 228.4 Galtway, 223 Lower Ardmannoch, 222 Galtway
Charolais
£101, £96 Farhills
240.5 Farhills
Blackface
£94 Maryholm, £92.50, £92 Milnmark, £91 Maryholm
226.5 Maryholm, 222.9, 217 Milnmark
Lleyn
£93 Hartburn Cottage, £90 High Milton
233 Hartburn Cottage, 225 High Milton
Scotch Mule
£93, £88 Balgerran
220.4 Balgerran
248 45.6kg – 52kg Avg – 213.6ppk Top – 227.2ppk
Texel
£111, £108 Farhills, £110 Balgerran, £110 Bogue, £107.50 Flathill, £106.50 Barrsyard, £104.50 Barnbarroch
227.2 Barnbarroch, 224.1, 223.1 Flathill, 222.7 Boreland of Parton, 222 Farhills, 220.3 Galtway
Suffolk
£106.50 Lower Ardmannoch, £103 Boreland of Parton, £103 Galtway, £100.50 Lagganorie
215.5 Galtway, 215.2 Lower Ardmannoch, 212.7 Rigghead, 211.1 Lagganorie
Scotch Mule
£104, £102.50 Balgerran
218.1 Balgerran
Charolais
£102 Farhills
212.5 Farhills
Lleyn
£97.50 High Milton
212 High Milton
22 52+ kg Avg – 192.6ppk Top – 211.3ppk
Texel
£112, £108.50 Balgerran, £106.50 Barrsyard, £105 Dornells Estate
211.3 Balgerran,190.9 Dornells Estate
Suffolk
£104.50 Galtway
189.3 Galtway
CAST SHEEP
Ewes
Texel
£165, £103 Bankswood, £104.50, £101.50 RKG Farms
Beltex
£97 Burnside, £89 Craigdhu
Scotch Mules
£90, £87 Balannan, £89 Flathill, £87.50 Craigdhu, £87 Mossyard, £79 Galtway
Cheviot Mule
£89 Bankswood
Cheviot
£81.50, £73.50 RKG Farms, £77 Ingleston
Blackface
£76.50, £69.50 Culdoach, £72.50 Mossyard, £70.50 Ingleston, £68.50 RKG Farms
Herdwick
£61 Ingleston
Rams
Texel
£129 Wheatcroft
Blackface
£65
