Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Sale Report Tuesday 8 August 2023

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 8 August 2023 had forward 1454 prime and cast sheep.

 

Lambs sold to average 266.8ppk (SQQ 267.25).  Top today was £155 and 360.5ppk for a Texel lamb sold for Sarah McDiarmid, Cotland.  This lamb was kindly donated to Breast Cancer Research and Support.

 

Cast sheep sold to £151 for Texel ewes from Messrs Graham, Irelandton with Mules to £115 from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland and Blackface to £87 from Beoch Farmers, Cairnryan.  Rams sold to £139 for Texels from Messrs Locke, Park of Tongland.

 

LEADING PRICES

 

Prime Lambs

 

138         32.1 – 39              Average 264.36                 Top 285.9

 

Texel

£110 West Barmoffity; £105.50 Shirmers; £103.50 Old Cluden; £102.50 Boreland of Girthon; £102.50 Carleton

285.9 Shirmers; 282.1 West Barmoffity; 271.1 Roan Farm; 270.9 Old Cluden

 

Charolais

£104.50 High Borgue

282.4 High Borgue

 

Suffolk

£103.50 Roan Farm

268.1 Roan Farm

 

Blue Texel

£93.50 Buittle Mains

246.1 Buittle Mains

 

 

826         39.1 – 45              Average 267.69                 Top 360.5

 

Texel

£155, £145 Cotland; £134.50 West Barmoffity; £131.50 Glentoo

360.5, 322.2 Cotland; 305.7 West Barmoffity

 

Beltex

£125.50 Compstonend; £122.50 Cullinaw; £119.50 Torhousekie

291.9 Compstonend; 275.6, 275.3 Cullinaw; 271.4 Torhousekie

 

Suffolk

£120.50, £113.50 Backfell; £113.50 Cullinaw

268.3, 267.8 Backfell; 264 Cullinaw; 260.3 Balannan

 

Charolais

£120.50 Meikle Barncleugh

270.8 Meikle Barncleugh

 

Ryeland

£120 Cotland

272.7 Cotland

 

Cheviot

£113.50 Park Farm

264 Park Farm

 

Scotch Mule

£111.50 Beoch, Cairnryan; £110.50 Boreland of Girthon; £103.50 Hannaston

256.8 Hannaston; 253.4 Beoch, Cairnryan; 251.1 Boreland of Girthon

 

Kerryhill

£110.50 Upper Dullarg

245.6 Upper Dullarg

 

Blue Texel

£109.50 Buittle Mains

274.4 Buittle Mains

 

Cheviot Mule

£103.50 High Borgue

256.2 High Borgue

 

 

158         45.6 – 52              Average 265.16                 Top 288

Texel

£137.50, £132.50 Carseriggan; £135.50 Glentoo; £133.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £132.50 Beoch, Cairnryan; £131.50 Grange

288 Carseriggan; 287.1 Kenmure, Dunscore; 282.1 Kenmure, Dunscore; 282.8 Upper Hardland; 281.9 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

Blue Texel

£133.50 Buittle Mains

281.1 Buittle Mains

 

Beltex

£123.50 Mains of Collin

280.2 Mains of Collin

 

Cheviot Mule

£121.50 High Borgue

258.5 High Borgue

 

Scotch Mule

£120.50 Hannaston

258.6 Hannanston

 

 

 

15           52+                         Average 248.01                 Top 262

Texel

£146.50, £141.50 Douganhill; £145.50 Chapelcroft; £143.50 Hannaston

262 Douganhill; 259.5 Hannaston; 256.1 Nether Corsock; 255.7 Torhousekie

 

EWES

 

Texel

£151, £145 Irelandton; £147 Park of Tongland; £143 South Quintinespie; £141 Carseriggan

 

Suffolk

£137 Loaningfoot

 

Cheviot

£131 Irelandton; £127 Ashfield; £119 Torhousekie

 

Beltex

£123 Mid Croft

 

Scotch Mule

£115 Upper Hardland; £109 Torhousekie; £109 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £107 Ashfield; £103 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

Cheviot Mule

£111 Kenmure, Kirkcowan

 

 

Blackface

£87, £73 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

Charolais

£85 Carnavel

 

BFL

£83 Culdoach

 

 

RAMS

 

Texel

£139 Park of Tongland

 

Ryeland

£115 Cotland