Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Tuesday 15th December 2020

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 15^th December 2020 had some 2600 prime and cast sheep were forward.

 

Prime lambs sold to average 209.3 (SQQ 213.4). Best bred export lambs were a good trade and similar on the week and lean meated 40 – 43 kg lambs were also easily sold. Top price of the day was £122 for a tremendous pen of Beltex lambs from Messrs McConnel, Gass, Glenluce, with Messrs Bunting of Bridgestone topping the pence per kilo at 310.5 for another pen of Beltex. Heavy weights were slightly easier and sold to £108 for Texels from Messrs Veitch, Low Creoch.

 

Cast ewes were sharper again with Messrs Gibson, Heavyside Farm, Biggar, topping with a Texel ewe at £179. Scotch Mules sold to £92 from Low Arkland and Blackfaces to £80 from Beoch Farmers of Cairnryan.

 

 

LEADING PRICES

 

588                         32.1kg – 39kg                       Avg – 212.5ppk                    Top – 310.5ppk

 

Texel

£90 Low Creoch, £86 Upper Hardland, £85 Shirmers, £85 Barnbarroch, £84.50 Southwick

230.8 Low Creoch, 222.5 Barnbarroch, 221.9 Shirmers, 220.5 Upper Hardland, £218.9 Beoch Farmer

 

Beltex

£119 Gass (Glenluce), £118 Bridgestone, £98 Achie Farming

310.5 Bridgestone, 305.1 Gass (Glenluce)

 

Blackface

£81 Craignell, £80, £77.50 Cuil, £78.50 Glenkiln, £77.50 Stroangassel

217.1, 215.3 Cuil, 215.7 Falbae, 213.2 Craignel

 

Kerryhill

£75.50, £74.50 Horsecrook

210.5 Horsecrook

 

Scotch Mule

£75 Beoch Farmers, £73.50 Ardoch (Dalry), £72 Compstonend

202.7 Beoch Farmers, 200.8 Ardoch (Dalry), 200.0 Compstonend

 

Cheviot

£79.50 Poldean, £79, £77.50 Knockgray, £75.50 Falbae

214.9 Poldean, 213.3 Falbae, 210.1, 209 Knockgray

 

Cheviot Mule

£74 Beoch Farmers

192.2 Beoch Farmers

 

Shetland

£76 Galtway

210.5 Galtway

 

982                         39.1kg – 45.5kg                   Avg – 214.0ppk                    Top – 297.6ppk

 

Beltex

£122 Gass (Glenluce), £121 Finniness, £118 Bridgestone, £113 Tinwald Cottage, £110 Compstonend

297.6 Gass (Glenluce), 295 Bridgestone, 288.1 Finniness, 276 Tinwald Cottage, 261.9 Compstonend

 

Texel

£110, £108 Challochmun, £108 Balgerran, £107 Upper Hardland, £106 Romesbeoch, £104.50 Lower Ardmannoch

270, 245 Balgerran, 243.2 Upper Hardland, 240.9 Romesbeoch

 

Suffolk

£92 Nether Barr, £90.50 Galtway, £90 Airyolland

212.5 Nether Barr, 209.3 Airyolland, 204.3 Galtway

 

Charolais

£90 Finniness

206.9 Finniness

 

Scotch Mule

£85 Glenkiln, £81.50 Shirmers, £81 Compstonend, £81 Hannaston

196.6 Compstonend, 195.0 Hannaston, 193.2 Glenkiln

 

Blackface

£87.50 x 2 Knockreoch, £84.50 Balgerran, £83 Hannaston, £82.50 Achie Farming, £82 Castlehill

208.3, 206.4 Knockreoch, 205.2 Achie Farming, 201.3 Stroangassel, 201.2 Balgerran

 

Kerryhill

£84.50 Horsecrook

196.5 Horsecrook

 

B/F Leicester

£70 Hannaston

 

Cheviot

£91, £90 Halket Leathes, £89 Poldean

213.8, 213.4 Poldean, 206.9, 202.2 Halket Leathes

 

496                         45.6kg – 52kg                       Avg – 198.5ppk                    Top – 211.7ppk

 

Texel

£101, £99.50 Challochmun, £97.50 Fagra, £97 Low Creoch, £96.50 Balgerran

207 Ernespie, 206.5 Flathill, 205.3, 204.3 Balgerran, 203.3 Blackpark

 

Suffolk

£98, £94.50 Galtway, £93.50 Blackpark, £93 Mill of Plunton

204.2 Galtway, 203.3 Blackpark, 201.1 Galtway

 

Blackface

£87.50 Garroch Estates, £87 Stroangassel

185.4 Garroch Estates, 185.1 Stroangassel

 

Scotch Mule

£92 Castlehill, £91.50 Flathill, £91 Finniness, £90 Romesbeoch, £89.50 Nethertown (Dunscore)

200 Castlehill, 197.8 Finniness, 196.8 Flathill, 193.7 Nethertown

 

44                           52+ kg                    Avg – 178.1ppk                    Top – 193.4ppk

 

Texel

£108 Low Creoch, £105 Upper Hardland, £104 Balgerran, £102.50 Townhead of Greenlaw, £102.50 Newton (GH)

193.4 Newton (GH), 192.5 Upper Hardland, 184.7 Townhead of Greenlaw

 

Suffolk

£98 Galtway

185.3 Galtway

 

CAST SHEEP

 

Ewes

Texel

£179 Heavyside (Biggar), £163 Low Creoch, £159, £139 Wellhill (KPD)

 

Beltex

£111 Wellhill (KPD), £109 Maryfield

 

Suffolk

£93 Nether Barr, £91 Heavyside (Biggar)

 

Bleu

£90 Meikle Cloak

 

Blue Texel

£119 Heavyside (Biggar)

 

Scotch Mules

£92 Low Arkland, £89 Drumcoltran, £87.50 Backfell Farm, £87.50 Kenmure

 

Blackface

£80 Beoch Farmers, £79 Newton (GH), £77.50 Craig Farm

 

Kerryhill

£77 Horsecrook

 

Lleyn

£83 Poldean

 

Cheviot

£89 Maryfield

 

Cheviot Mule

£105 Low Arkland

 

EasyCare

£75 Beoch Farmers

 

Rams

 

Texel

£120 Nether Barr, £113 Kenmure (Kirkcowan)

 

Cheviot

£93 West Culvennan

 

Beltex

£75 Maryfield