Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 3rd March 2020 had forward 1870 prime and cast sheep.
1528 prime hoggs sold to average 241.3 (SQQ 242) Export weight and heavy hoggs were noticeably sharper on the week with only the very best lightweight hoggs maintaining last weeks trade, with the rest slightly less.
Top today was £140 for outstanding Texel hoggs from Denty Texels, Castle douglas. Top per kilo was 305.3 for Beltex from Messrs Hird, Whitecroft, Dalbeattie.
Export weight Blackface hoggs were a flyer selling to 258.8 for a pen from Barlure Farmers, New Luce, who also topped per head at £114. Overall 597 Blackface sold to average 239.6 with 307 scaling over 39.1 averaging a staggering 250.22.
Cast ewes again sold to extreme rates with what is believed to be a Centre record, a Texel ewe from Denty Texel fetching £200. Mules sold to £122.50 from High Glasnick with Blackface selling to £106.50 from Drumbreddan.
Leading Lamb prices
58 25.5-32 Average 214.8 Top 240.6
Blackface
£73 Stroangassel; £72.50 Glen Farm
228.1 Stroangassel; 226.6 Glen
Texel
£77 Tappit Lane; £76.50 Southwick
240.6 Tappit Lane; 239.1 Southwick
334 32.1 – 39 Average 233 Top 305.3
Beltex
£116 Whitecroft; £110 Bridgestone
305.3 Whitecroft
Texel
£95 East Lanegate; £89 Glenside, Kirkmichael; £86 Tappit Lane
250 East Lanegate; 240.7 Glenside
Cheviot
£99 Craigview; £89 East Lanegate; £88.50 Chanlockfoot
253.8 Craigview; 247.2, 247 East Lanegate
Suffolk
£96 Kenmure; £87 Backfell
252.6 Kenmure, Kirkcowan
Blackface
£95.50 Rankinston; £94 Chanlockfoot; £92.50 Beoch, Cairnryan; £91.50 Muil
247.1 Muil; 244.9 Rankinston; 241.6 Chanlockfoot; 241.1 Barlure
Mule
£92.50 Rankinston;
242.1 Rankinston
Shetland
£83 Galtway
629 39.1 – 45.5 Average 249.3 Top 298.8
Beltex
£124, £118, £114 Craigview
298.80 Craigview;
Suffolk
£116 Mindork; £102 Airyolland
257.8 Mindork; 248.8 Airyolland
Texel
£114 Backfell; £112.50 Denty; £112 High Glasnick; £112 Little Culmain
265.9 Halket Leathes; 265 Newton; 263.5 Little Culmain
Blackface
£113.50, £110, £109.50 Barlure; £111.50, £105 Knockdon; £105 Blackcraig; £105 Beoch, Cairnryan
258.8, 258, 257, 255 Barlure; 253 Beoch, Cairnryan; 250 Craigview; 248.8 Knockdon; 248.8 Blackcraig
Mule
£109 Nethertown, Dunscore; £101.50 East Lanegate
246.3 Romesbeoch; 242.2 Rankinston; 242.2 Nethertown
Cheviot
£110 Chanlockfoot; £108.50 Edingham; £108 Halket Leathes
255.3 Edingham; 251.2 Halket Leathes
448 45.6 – 52 Average 241.5 Top 272.3
Texel
£136 Mindork; £131.50 Little Culmain; £130 Lochdow
265.3 Lochdow; 261.5 Mindork; 258.7 Newton; 257.1 Halket Leathes
Suffolk
£130 Mindork; £122 Denty; £120 Lower Ardmannoch
260 Mindork; 244.9 Lower Ardmannoch; 242.5 Denty; 242.4 Airyolland
Beltex
£128 Airyolland
272.3 Airyolland
Mule
£125 Culdoach; £119 Nethertown;
245.1 Culdoach; 242.9 Nethertown
Cheviot
£124 Halket Leathes; £123, £120 Nether Ernambrie;
248 Halket Leathes; 246 Nether Ernambrie
Roussin
£121 Craigview
246.9, 242.6 Craigview
Blackface
£114 Barlure; £110.50 Beoch, Cairnryan
248.9 Barlure; 241.3 Beoch
44 52+ Average 224.2 Top 250.9
Texel
£140, £138 Denty; £136 Mindork;
247.3 Denty; 242.9 Mindork
Suffolk
£133 Mindork; £130 Lower Ardmannoch
250.9 Mindork;
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£200, £193 Denty; £182 Drumbreddan
Suffolk
£119 Tappit Lane
Mule
£122.50 High Glasnick; £115.50 Capenoch; £115 Loch Fergus
BFL
£143 Glenside
Cheviot
£117 Tappit Lane; £103 Rankinston
Blackface
£106.50 Drumbreddan; £100 Nethertown; £98.50 High Glasnick; £97.50 Mains of Collin; £97.50 Speddoch
Lleyn
£85.50 Southwick
RAMS
Texel
£155 High Glasnick; £151, £137 Capenoch
Suffolk
£143 Meikle Cloak
Charolais
£135 Capenoch
BFL
£113 Auchenfad
Blackface
£112.50 Glen; £109.50 Barlaes
Dorset
£100 Balnab
