Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Sale Tuesday 11th February 2020

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 11^th February 2020 had forward 2435 prime and cast sheep.

 

A wonderful show of 2057 prime hoggs sold to average 238.1 SQQ 240.4.

 

Again all classes were keenly bid for and a huge show of 886 blackface hoggs sold to average 234.4ppk topping at £112 for a pen of heavyweights from Lochurr.  Export weights sold to 245.7ppk for a pen from Barlure Farmers, New Luce with lightweights selling to 243.8 for a pen from Messrs MacMillan & Partners, Holm of Dalquhairn.

 

Top per head today was £130 for heavy texels from Mr M Ross, Birchwoodway, Dumfries with export weights selling to 295ppk for beltex from Messrs Gold, Craigdhu, Dumfries and also 295pk for texels from Messrs McWhirter, Kenmure, Kirkcowan.

 

378 cast sheep were also a flyer again selling to £181.50 for a cracking texel from Rascarrel.  Blackface ewes sold to £86.50 for a pen of thumpers from Barlure Farmers with mules selling to £96.50 from Little Culmain.

 

 

Leading Lamb prices

 

193         25.5-32                                 Average 235.2                   Top 250

 

Texel

£80 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £77 Mossyard

250, 246.4 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 240.6 Mossyard

 

Roussin

£79 West Culvennan

246.9 West Culvennan

 

Blackface

£78 Holm of Dalquhairn; £76 Muil; £71.50 Barbush; £71.50 Irelandton

243.8 Holm of Dalquhairn; 238.3 Irelandton; 237.5 Muil; 233.3 Barbush

 

Charollais

£76 Speddoch

237.5 Speddoch

 

 

 

657         32.1 – 39                               Average 240.41                 Top 281.6

 

Beltex

£109 Craigview; £107 Garrarie; £100 Gass; £92 Mid Croft

281.6, 252.1 Garrarie; 279.5 Craigview; 256.4 Gass, Glenluce

 

Texel

£100, £98, £97 Irelandton; £92 Birchwood Way; £92 Barwhanny

257.7, 256.5 Irelandton; 255.6 Barwhanny; 250 Craigdhu

 

Cheviot

£93.50 Gass, Glenluce; £90 Nether Ernambrie; £89 Irelandton

247.1, 243.5 Irelandton; 247.41 West Culvennan; 243.5 Gass, Glenluce; 237.8 Nether Ernambrie

 

Suffolk

£92 Garrarie

252.1 Garrarie

 

Blackface

£94.50 Craigview; £91 Little Larg; £88 Barlure; £87.50 Muil; £87 Irelandton; £87 Culdoach; £86 Holm of Dalquhairn

242.4 Glen; 242.3 Craigview; 242.2, 240.9 Knocksheen; 241.7 Irelandton; 240.2 Holm of Dalquhairn; 239.5 Little Larg

 

Roussin

£84.50 West Culvennan

245.6 West Culvennan

 

Herdwick

£92 Hightae

242.1 Hightae

 

785         39.1 – 45.5                           Average 241.6                   Top 295

 

Beltex

£125, £116, £113 Gass, Glenluce; £118 Craigdhu; £111 Airyolland

295 Craigdhu; 191.5, 290.7, 282.5 Gass, Glenluce

 

Texel

£118 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £114 Irelandton; £112 Dallars Mains; £111 Townhead of Greenlaw; £110 Birchwood Way; £109.50 Lower Ardmannoch; £109 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £108.50 West Skelston

295, 273 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 275 Birchwood Way; 265.1 Irelandton; 251.8 Cannee; 251.3 Sheallinghill; 251.2 Waterhole; 251.2 Townhead of Greenlaw

 

Cheviot

£106 Nether Ernambrie; £104.50 Gass, Glenluce; £104 Irelandton; £100 Halket Leathes

247.6 Irelandton; 246.5, 241.1 Nether Ernambrie; 243, 242.5 Gass, Glenluce; 239.2 Halket Leathes

 

Suffolk

£108 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £102 Longbeoch; £100.50 Airyolland

251.2 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 240 Longbeoch; 239.3 Airyolland

 

Scotch Mule

£101 Knocksheen; £95 Culdoach; £94.50 Newton

240.5 Culdoach; 229.5 Knocksheen

 

Blackface

£107.50, £99.50 Little Larg; £104.50, £99, £98.50, £98 Barlure; £104.50, £104 Craigview

245.7, 243.2, 240.2 Barlure; 244.9 Craigview; 238 Little Larg

 

Roussin

£106 Flathill

251.2 Flathill

 

358         45.6 – 52                               Average  230.7                  Top 253.2

 

Beltex

£122 Gass, Glenluce; £116 High Glasnick

244 Gass; 232 High Glasnick

 

Texel

£119×2 Cannee; £119 Flathill; £118 Birchwood Way; £117 West Skelston; £117 Newton; £117 Ielandton; £117 Halket Leathes

253.2 Cannee; 243.8 Halket Leathes; 243.8 Irelandton; 243.8 Newton; 242.2 Muil; 238.4 Craigdhu

 

Suffolk

£114 Lower Ardmannoch; £113 Airyolland ; £112 Longbeoch; £110 Flathill

241.5 Lower Ardmannoch; 240.5 Boreland of Parton; 234 Flathill; 230.3 Barndarroch

 

Blackface

£111.50 Craigview; £105.50 Barlure; £105 Lochurr

234.4 Barlure; 227.6 Craigview

 

Cheviot

£107.50 Halket Leathes

235.7 Halket Leathes

 

Scotch Mule

£105 Longbeoch; £104 Dallars Mains

222.5 Longbeoch; 221.3 Dallars Mains

 

71           52+                                         Average 216.7                   Top 229

 

Texel

£130, £129, £128 Birchwood Way; £124 Flathill; £123 High Glasnick; £118 Airyolland; £118 Maryfield

224.8 Airyolland; 224.1 High Glasnick; 223.4 Flathill; 222.4 Birchwood Way; 219.7 Maryfield

Suffolk

£121 Lower Ardmannoch; £120 High Glasnick

228.3 Lower Ardmannoch; 222.2 High Glasnick

 

Scotch Mule

£114.50 Culdoach

219.3 Culdoach

 

Cheviot

£112 Gass, Glenluce

209 Gass, Glenluce

 

Blackface

£112 Lochurr

 

Cast Sheep

 

EWES

 

Texel

£181.50, £175.50, £173, £167.50 Rascarrel

 

Texel x

£107.50 Little Culmain; £95.50 Boreland of Parton

 

BDM

£116.50, £140 Rascarrel

 

Lleyn

£104.50 Garrarie; £93.50 Barwahnny

 

Scotch Mule

£96.50 Little Culmain; £95.50 Galtway; £95.50 Flathill; £95.50 Dornells Estate

 

Cheviot Mule

£94.50, £88.50 Boreland of Parton

 

Cheviot

£88.50 Lynfern; £87.50 Kirkconnel Cottage ; £88.50 Gass, Glenluce

 

Blackface

£86.50, £79.50 Barlure; £82.50 Cullinaw; £76.50 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

RAMS

 

Beltex

£123 High Barcaple