WALLETS MARTS WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE REPORT 1st DECEMBER 2020

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 1^st December 2020, had forward 2232 prime and cast sheep.

1964 prime lambs sold to average 211.27ppk achieving an SQQ of 213.4.

 

A larger show of lambs were forward with these mainly being in the lightweight bracket were on the whole a similar trade on the week. Lightweights were in high demand, regularly achieving 210 – 220 for well finished lambs. These will be required in larger numbers in the forthcoming weeks. Best breed export lambs were often 240+ topping at 262.7 and £114 for outstanding Beltex lambs from Miss Cowie of Copelaw, Gatehouse of Fleet. The same home was favoured with the top price heavy weights at £113 for Texels.

 

268 cast sheep sold were a nice trade selling to £133 for Suffolks from High Drum with rams to £121 for Texels from Slatehouse. Scotch Mule ewes sold to £80 from Copelaw and Blackface ewes to £79 from Knockreoch, Dalry.

 

Next week is our Annual Christmas Show and Sale, early intimation of entries are advised. Please note, no entry will be allowed to vendors where show sheep are penned although all vendors can present their show sheep at sale time. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

 

LEADING PRICES

 

407                         32.1kg – 39kg                       Avg – 213.4ppk                    Top – 252.6ppk

 

Texel

£96 Barlocco, £84 Southwick, £84 Annabaglish, £83.50 Balgerran

246.2 Barlocco, 220.6 Low Arkland, 219.7 Balgerran, 219.6 Miefield, 219.3 Annabaglish, 218.8 Southwick, 218.7 Barlocco

 

Beltex

£96, £83 Upper Hardland, £80, £79.50 Fellnaw

252.6 Upper Hardland, 225 Nether Ernambrie, 222.2, 220.8 Fellnaw

 

Scotch Mule

£80.50 Ardoch, £79 Balgerran, £76 Miefield, £75 Cullinaw, £75 Glentoo

212.9 Balgerran, 211.8 Ardoch, 211.1 Miefield, 206.6 Glentoo

 

Suffolk

£76 Miefield, £73.50 High Drum

213 High Drum, 211.1 Miefield

 

Cheviot

£79.50, £77 Knockgray, £79.50 Falbae, £77 Slatehouse

217.5 Slatehouse, 216.7, 214.9 Knockgray, 215.5 Falbae

 

Rous

£81.50 Glentoo

214.50 Glentoo

 

Blackface

£80.50 Falbae, £80 Laghead, £79 Castlegower, £77.50, £76.50 Compstonend

214.7, 212.5 Compstonend, 214.3 Falbae, 210.5 Laghead

 

967                         39.1kg – 45.5kg                   Avg – 214.8ppk                    Top – 262.7ppk

 

Beltex

£114, £109 x 2, £105, £104 Copelaw, £110 Upper Hardland, £110 Finniness, £108 Kenmure (Dunscore), £106 Breckoniehill

262.7, 259.1 Copelaw, 256.1 Glentoo, 255.8 Upper Hardland, 250 Finniness, 248.2 Nether Ernambrie

 

Texel

£102 Townhead of Greenlaw, £99 Balgerran, £99 Barlocco, £98.50 Little Culamain, £98 Blackpark, £98 Lower Ardmannoch, £98 Glentoo

230.2 Barlocco, 229.1 Little Culamain

 

Suffolk

£ 96 Miefield, £93 Halket Leathes, £91.50 Lagganorie, £90.50, £88 Nether Corsock

216.3 Halket Leathes, 212.4 Miefield, 210.5, 208.5 Nether Corsock

 

Scotch Mule

£96 Culdoach, £94.50 Castlehill, £94.50 Finniness, £92.50 Tappit Lane, £91 Newton, £90.50 Balgerran

214.3 Finniness, 213.4, 211.9 Culdoach, 212.9 Balgerran, 210.9 Castlehill, 210.2 Tappit Lane, 209.8 Annabaglish

 

Blackface

£95 Miefield, £91, £88 Laghead, £87.50, £87 Stroangassel, £83.50 Cullinaw

220.9 Miefield, 207.2 Cullinaw, 204.4 Stroangassel, 202.2, 200 Laghead

 

Lleyn

£97, £96, £92 Corbelly Hill

223.3, 215.9, 215.6 Corbelly Hill

 

Rous

£87.50 Halket Leathes

206.9 Halket Leathes

 

Cheviot Mule

£91.50 Douganhill, £91.50 Slatehouse, £91 Low Arkland

208 Douganhill, 205.6 Slatehouse, 205.4 Low Arkland

 

Cheviot

£92.50, £90 Slatehouse, £92.50, £86 Douganhill, £92.50 Laghead, £90 Slatehouse

219.5 Slatehouse, 215.1 Laghead, 215 Douganhill, 214.5 Annabaglish

 

509                         45.6kg – 52kg                       Avg – 207.0ppk                    Top – 239.1ppk

 

Texel

£110 Douganhill, £108, £102.50 Copelaw, £105 Upper Hardland, £104, £102.50 Breckoniehill, £102.50 Erncrogo, £102 Flathill

239.1 Douganhill, 228.3 Upper Hardland, 218.5 Copelaw, 216.7 Breckoniehill, 216.3 Lower Ardmannoch, 216.3 Balgerran

 

Beltex

£104 Finniness

226.1 Finniness

 

Suffolk

£101, £97.50 Lower Ardmannoch, £99.50 Blackpark, £99.50 Glentoo, £97.50 Lagganorie, £97 Boreland of Parton, £96 Laghead

212 Lower Ardmannoch, 212 Lagganorie, 211.7 Glentoo, 207.3 Blackpark, 202.1

 

Scotch Mule

£98 Flathill, £96.50 Knocksheen, £95.50 Miefield, £94.50 Kenmure (Dunscore)

209.8 Knocksheen, 208.5 Miefield, 206.8 Flathill, 203.2 Kenmure (Dunscore)

 

59                           52+ kg                                    Avg – 194.7ppk                    Top – 205.5ppk

 

Texel

£113, £108, £107 Copelaw, £112 Balgerran, £111 Douganhill, £109.50, £108 Erncrogo

205.5, 203.8 Copelaw, 203 Erncrogo, 200.2 Douganhill

 

CAST SHEEP

 

Ewes

Texel

£116.5, £115.5, £107, £104.5 Copelaw

 

Suffolk

£133 High Drum

 

Scotch Mules

£80, £79.50 Copelaw, £77.50 Townhead, £75 Kenmure (Dunscore), £74.50 Shirmers

 

Blackface

£79 Knockreoch, £75, £69.50 Maxwelltown, £71.50 Miefield, £68.50 Culdoach

 

B/F Leicester

£95.50 Copelaw

 

Cheviot

£84.50 Copelaw

 

Zwartble

£70 Copelaw

 

Cheviot Mule

£83.50 Boreland of Parton

 

Rams

 

Blackface

£93 Auchencairn, £80 Achie Farming

 

BF Leicester

£113 Auchencairn, £105 Slatehouse

 

Cheviot

£95 Slatehouse

 

Texel

£121 Slatehouse