Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 27th August 2019 had forward 1431 prime and cast sheep.
1016 prime lambs sold to average 181.52. All classes would be sharper than expected selling to £98.00 for heavyweight Suffolk lambs from Messrs Newbould, Meikle Cloak, Dalbeattie. Top price per kilo was 210.5ppk for Beltex from Messrs Walker, Mindork, Kirkcowan.
415 cast sheep sold to a top of £120.50 for Texels from Lagganpark. Suffolk X tups sold to £123.50 from Lochside.
Lambs
113 32.1-39 Average 175.43 Top 210.5
Beltex
£80 Mindork; £72 Maryfield; £72 Lochside
210.5 Mondork; 190.5 Lochside; 184.6 Maryfield
623 39.1 – 45.5 Average 182.57 Top 210
Beltex
£92, £84 Bridgestone; £82.50, £80.50 Mindork; £80.50 Lochside
210, 209.1 Bridgestone; 196.3, 192.8 Mindork; 195.4 Lochside
Texel
£86 Barnbackle; £83.50, £83 Bettyknowes; £83.50 Balgerran; £82.50 Breconside; £82.50 Upper Dullarg
204.8 Barnbackle; 195.2 Barcloy; 191.3 Farhills; 189.9, 188.9 Bettyknowes; 188.1 Breconside; 188.1 Killochy
Suffolk
£82, £77.50, £76 Breconside
183.6, 180.2 Breconside; 180.5 Barcloy
269 45.6 -52 Average 181.55 Top 197.9
Texel
£93, £92.50 Boyach; £91.50 Ba;gerran; £91.50 Castlehill; £91 Bettyknowes; £90 Meikle Cloak; £90 Byrecroft
197.9 Boyach; 196.5, 189.6 Bettyknowes; 190.3 Cannee; 188.3 Byrecroft; 187.8 Drumneil
Beltex
£90 Mindork; £85 Kenmure;
186 Kenmure; 180 Mindork
Suffolk
£91.50, £87.50 Castlehill
185.4 Castlehill
BDM
£85 Meikle Cloak
183.2 Meikle Cloak
26 52+ Average 180.57
Suffolk
£98 Meikle Cloak
Texel
£96 Kenmure; £94 Cannee
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£120.50 Lagganpark; £103.50 Farhills; £98.50 Balannan; £97.50 Bridgestone
BDM
£92.50 Meikle Cloak
Suffolk
£88.50 Meikle Cloak
Beltex
£88.50 Airyolland
Cheviot Mule
£83.50 Mindork
Greyface
£74.50 Balannan; £71.50 Drumneil; £71.50 Nether Barr
Lleyn
£73.50 Southwick
Blackface
£65.50 Glen; £62.50 Tower, Sanquhar; £61.50 Craig, Straiton
RAMS
Suffolk
£123.50 Lochside
Texel
£99.50 Barcloy
Blackface
£79.50 Upper Barr
