Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Sale Report Tuesday 25 July 2023

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