Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 21st April 2020 had forward 1157 prime and cast sheep. 923 prime hoggs sold to average 204.3 (SQQ 212.4)
Well fleshed hoggs were easily sold with heavyweight sheep harder to place again especially if over 50kgs. Lightweight sheep that were well fleshed were sharper on the week.
Top was £107 (x2) firstly from Sheillahill Farming, Gelston, Castle Douglas for Beltex, then for Texels from Messrs Sturrock, Barwhanny, Palnackie., with the top per kilo being 257.4 for lightweight texel hoggs, with exports to 250 from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland, Balmaclellan.
234 Cast sheep sold to £133 for Texels from Rigghead, Shawhead. Lean ewes were by far the easiest to sell with overfat ewes being noticeably discounted and should where possible be marketed before they get too fat.
Leading Lamb prices
20 25.5-32 Average 194.44 Top 201.6
Blackface
£62.50 Mains of Duchrae; £57 Auchtralure
201.6 Mains of Duchrae
190 32.1 – 39 Average 215.65 Top 251.4
Beltex
£93 Airyolland; £88.50 North Boig
238.5 Airyolland;
Texel
£88 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £88 Townhead of Greenlaw; £86 Craigview; £85 Breconside
244.4 Townhead of Greenlaw; 229.7 Breconside; 226.3 Craigview
Cheviot
£90 Craigview; £84.50 Boatcroft; £76 West Culvennan; £75 Nether Ernambrie
230.8 Craigview; 228.4 Boatcroft; 220.6 Nether Ernambrie
Blackface
£89 Craigview; £84.50, £82.50 Hill, Balmaclellan; £84 Miefield; £81.50 Auchtralure;
226 Hill, Balmaclellan; 225.7 Mains of Collin; 222.9 Craignell; 221.1 Miefield
Charolais
£87 West Culvennan
223.1 West Culvennan
Suffolk
£86 Breconside
226.3 Breconside
443 39.1 – 45.5 Average 211.94 Top 250
Texel
£102.50 Airyolland; £101 Sheillahill; £100 Upper Hardland; £99 North Boig; £98.50 Barwhanny
250 Upper Hardland; 243.5 Airyolland; 237.5 Barwhanny; 229 Sheillahill; 226 North Boig; 225 Trowdale
Beltex
£96.50 North Boig
241.3 North Boig
Suffolk
£95.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £92 Camrie; £89.50 Airyolland;
222.1 Airyolland; 214 Camrie; 209.9 Townhead of Greenlaw
Blackface
£95.50 Garrochtrie; £95.50, £90 Hill, Balmaclellan; £92.50 Glenkiln; £88.50 Miefield
213.8 Craignell; 211.8 Garrochtrie; 211.2 Hill, Balmaclellan
Charolais
£95 Finniness
211.1 Finniness
Cheviot
£94.50 Nether Ernambrie; £94 Craigview; £94 Boatcroft; £93.50, £90 Halket Leathes;
225 Halket Leathes; 222.5 Nether Ernambrie; 221.2 Boatcroft;
Roussin
£86.50 Kenmure, Kirkcowan
Mule
£88 Dunjop; £78 Bellymackhil
202.6 West Culvennan
186 45.6 – 52 Average 192.46 Top 232.6
Texel
£107 Sheillahill; £107, £105 Barwhanny; £101 Townhead of Greenlaw; £101 Trowdale; £100 Dunjop
232.6 Sheillahill; 215.2 Townhead of Greenlaw; 214.3 Barwhanny; 210.4 Trowdale
Beltex
£97 Finniness
210.9 Finniness
Cheviot
£95 Craigview; £94 Boatcroft
197.9 Craigview
Mule
£91.50 Dunjop; £90.50 Culdoach; £90 Miefield; £89 Finniness; £88.50(x2) South Maims
196.7 Culdoach
Blackface
£95.50 Hill, Balmaclellan; £92 Garochtrie
207.6 Hill, Balmaclellan;
89 52+ Average 168.5 Top 190.7
Texel
£103 Craigview; £95 Dunjop; £95 Barwhanny; £95 Culdoach
190.7 Craigview;
Suffolk
£96 Hill, Balmaclellan; £95 Camrie; £90.50 Nether Corsock
181 Camrie
Blackface
£92 Hill, Balmaclellan
Mule
£93.50 South Mains; £93 Dunjop
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£133 Rigghead; £131 Upper Hardland; £121, £112.50 Trowdale; £102.50 Over Laggan
Suffolk
£126, £107 Rigghead
Charolais
£113 Upper Hardland; £111 Overlaggan
BFL
£89 Upper hardland
Lleyn
£88.50 Barwhanny
Mule
£85.50 Horsecrook; £84.50 Fagra; £84.50 South Mains; £82.50 North Boig
Cheviot
£85 Lagganorie
Romnay
£77.50 Barwhanny
Blackface
£74.50 Rainton; £73.50 Mains of Collin; £67.50 South Mains; £65 Upper Hardland
Shetland
£55.50 Rainton
RAMS
£109 Trowdale; £97 North Boig
