Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 25 July 2023 had forward 1220 prime and cast sheep.
991 New Season lambs sold to average 255.72ppk. Top today was £135.50 on two occasions. Firstly, for Texels from Messrs Menzies, Burn and also for Texels from Messrs Craig, Compstonend. Top per kilo was 279.2 for Beltex from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland.
229 Cast sheep sold to £163 for Texel ewes from Messrs Watson, High Borgue with Scotch Mules to £111 from the same home and Blackface to £103 from Messrs McMorran, Miefield.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
240 32.1 – 39 Average 257.32 Top 277.5
Beltex
£102 Cullinaw; £99.50 Lochside; £98.50 Corbelly Hill
277.5 Corbelly Hill; 274.9 Lochside
Texel
£98.50 Barnbackle; £97.50 High Borgue; £95.50 Shirmers
264 Lochside; 257.9 High Borgue; 253.2 Barnbackle
Suffolk
£97.50 Barwhillanty; £95.50 Derrie
254.6, 250.7 Barwhillanty; 249.3 Derrie
644 39.1 – 45 Average 255.21 Top 279.2
Beltex
£126.50, £115.50 Upper Hardland; £116.50 Cullinaw
279.2, 272.2 Upper Hardland; 270.9 Cullinaw
Texel
£116.50 Upper Hardland; £115.50 Little Culmain; £115.50 Southwick; £114.50 Compstonend; £114.50 Valleyfield
262.5 Little Culmain; 260.9 Burn; 260.4 Slatehouse; 260.1 Byrecroft
Cheviot
£114.50 Mardhu
254.4 Markdhu
Suffolk
£111.50 Cullinaw; £107.50 Palmallet
253.4 Cullinaw; 251.8 Palmallet; 251.2 Glensone
107 45.6 – 52 Average 251.76 Top 261.5
Texel
£135.50 Burn; £135.50 Compstonend; £127.50 Killochy; £126.50 Douganhill
260.6 Burn; 260.2 Killochy; 255.4 Culdoach; 254.3 Castlehill
Suffolk
£125.50 Palmallet
261.5 Palmallet
EWES
Texel
£163, £155 High Borgue
BFL
£135 Hannaston
Scotch Mule
£111, £107 High Borgue; £109 Glensone; £105 Miefield; £105 Shirmers
Blackface
£103 Miefield
RAMS
Texel
£90 Mid Croft
