Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Sale Report Tuesday 14th July 2020

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 14^th July 2020 had forward 1569 prime and cast sheep.

1171 prime lambs sold to average 230.95 (SQQ 231.44)

Lambs were again a fine trade for all classes and dearer than expected. Top today was £114 and 285ppk for outstanding Beltex lambs from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland, Balmaclellan, with a further 18 pens (93 lambs) selling over 250ppk. Heavy lambs sold to £110 for Texels from Messrs Roddan, Longbeoch. More mules were forward and were easily sold selling to £98 twice firstly for heavy lambs from Messrs Wallace, Hannaston, Dalry then for export weights from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland, with heavyweights selling to 232.9 for a pen from Messrs Kevan, Blackpark, Leswalt.

More lambs are required of all weights each week to satisfy the demand here at Wallets with trade week on week exceeding our expectations.

A fine show of 398 cast sheep were a flyer with newly weaned ewes filling the most of the entry selling to £125 for Texels from Upper Hardland with Rams to £119 for Texels from Garrochtrie, Port Logan.

As of Monday 20^th July, vendors are allowed entry to the Market – only at the ringside to sell their stock and we look forward to seeing you.

LEADING PRICES

Prime Lambs

350 32.1 – 39 Average 230.9 Top 274.4

Texel

£107, £104, £102, £101 West Barmoffity; £97 Glentoo; £97 Valleyfield

274.4, 266.7, 265.8, 261.5 West Barmoffity; 255.3 Glentoo; 248.7 Valleyfield

Millenium Blue

£96 Farhills

246.2 Farhills

Blue Texel

£92 Corra

240.2 Corra; 238.2 Buittle Mains

Beltex

£90 Carsewalloch; £88 Burnside, Strathaven; £87 Lochside

233.8 Carsewalloch; 229.0 Lochside; 228.6 Burnside, Strathaven; 227 Carsewalloch

Suffolk

£91 Burnside, Strathaven; £87.50 Balannan; £86 Carleton

233.3 Balannan; 233.3 Burnside; 231.1 Bellymackhill; 227.8 East Lanegate;

Rousin

£88 Farhills

228.6 Farhills

782 39.1 – 45.5 Average 231.59 Top 285.0

Beltex

£114, £104, £102 Upper Hardland; £109, £104 Barlocco; £104 Fauld O’ Wheat; £100 Finniness

285, 265.3 Upper Hardland; 265.3, 259.5 Barlocco; 260 Fauld O’ Wheat

Texel

£108, £103 Drumcoltran; £107, £104 Kirkbride; £105 Glentoo; £104 Castlehill; £104 Tappit Lane; £103 Brocklock; £103 Killochy; £102.50 Ingleston

257.1 Drumcoltran; 256.3 Breckoniehill; 254.8 Kirkbride; 251.9 Blackpark; 250 Glentoo; 246.3 Ingleston; 245.6 Rigghead, Shawhead

Suffolk

£105 Bellymackhill; £100 Meikle Cloak; £100 Long Beoch; £99 Castlehill; £97.50 Nether Corsock; 396.50 Balannan; £95 Newmains

233.3 Bellymackhill; 230.2 Castlehill; 228.4, 224.4 Balannan; 227.3, 225.3 Long Beoch; 226.2 Newmains; 224.1 Nether Corsock

Greyface

£98 Upper Hardland; £89 Romesbeoch; £87 Blackpark Farm

227.9 Upper Hardland; 221.9 Blackpark Farm

Blue Texel

£97 Buittle Mains

225.6 Buittle Mains

Lleyn

£90 High Milton

227.8 High Milton

37 45.6 – 52 Average 215.58 Top 227.9

Texel

£110, £107 Long Beoch; £107, £106 Kirkbride; £106 Park of Tongland; £105.50 Meikle Cloak; £105 Muircleugh; £104 Drumcoltran; £101 Byrecroft; £101 Nether Barr

227.9 Meikle Cloak; 225.5 Park of Tongland; 223.7 Drumcoltran; 222.9 Long Beoch; 222.9 Kirkbride;

Suffolk

£108 Nether Corsock

216.0 Nether Corsock

Greyface

£98 Hannaston

213 Hannanston

Cast Sheep

EWES

Texel

£125 Upper Hardland; £119 Farhills; £113, £107 The Cottage; £109 Tappit Lane; £105 Valleyfield

Charolais