Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 30th March 2021 had some 1099 prime and cast sheep forward.
967 Prime hoggs sold to average 270.7 ppk. A larger show of hoggs were sharper on the week, especially continental bred hoggs of all weights, topping at 306.2 pence per kilo for a pen of Texels from Messrs McMorran, Miefield, Twynholm. Top per head was £153.50 for a pen of heavy Texels from Galtway, Kirkcudbright.
A smaller show of 132 cast ewes were a cracking trade with Messrs Smith, Low Arkland, topping the sale with a Texel ewe at £200. Scotch Mules sold to £124.50 from Messrs Milligan, High Glasnick. Blackfaces sold to £80.50 from J Cowie, Copelaw. Cast tups also met a great trade, topping at £177 for a Texel from Messrs Milligan, High Glasnick.
LEADING PRICES
318 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 263.2ppk Top – 301.5ppk
Blackface
£108.50 Boghead, Cumnock; £103.50 Falbae; £102.50 Little Larg; £101.50 Miefield; £101.50 Upper Wellwood; £100.50 Glen, GH
279.2 Glen, GH; 278.8 Miefield; 278.2 Boghead, Cumnock; 277.0 Little Larg
Beltex
£99.50 Cullinaw
301.5 Cullinaw
Texel
£98.50 East Drummoddie; £94.50 Boreland of Girthon
279.0 East Drummoddie
Cheviot
£97.50 Falbae
268.6 Falbae
380 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 278.6ppk Top – 305.8ppk
Cheviot
£132.50, £127.50 Barwhanny
301.1, 293.2 Barwhanny
Texel
£131.50 Miefield; £128.50 East Drummoddie; £124.50 High Glasnick
305.8 Miefield; 298.8 Barnbarroch; 294.3, 292 East Drummoddie
Suffolk
£130.50 Miefield
303.5 Miefield
Blackface
£125.50, £117.50 Irelandton; £124.50 Miefield; £116.50 Upper Wellwood; £115.50 Little Larg
288.2, 280.5, 277.1 Miefield; 281.1, 278.9 Irelandton; 276.1 Stroangassel
Charollais
£125.50, £123.50 East Drummoddie
294.0, 290.0 East Drummoddie
Shetland
£125.50 Galtway
281.4 Galtway
Scotch Mule
£120.50 Miefield; £117.50 Erncrogo
279.8 Erncrogo; 277.6 Miefield
152 45.6kg – 52kg Avg – 284.2ppk Top – 306.2ppk
Suffolk
£151.50 Miefield
291.3 Miefield
Texel
£149.50 Galtway; £148.50 Miefield; £140.50 High Glasnick; £138.50 Barnbarroch; £137.50 Barwhanny
306.2 Miefield; 294.7 Barnbarroch; 294.4 Barwhanny; 292.0 Galtway
Scotch Mule
£142.50, £133.50 Miefield; £134.50 High Glasnick; £133.50 Romesbeoch
287.1, 285.0 Miefield; 283.2 High Glasnick
Blackface
£135.50 Irelandton
282.3 Irelandton
Cheviot
£135.50 Barwhanny; £131.50 Kirkhaugh
285.3 Barwhanny; 284.0 Kirkhaugh
70 52+ kg Avg – 252.2ppk Top – 286.1ppk
Texel
£153.50, £152.50 Galtway
276.8 Galtway; 276.4 East Drummoddie
Suffolk
£152.50 Copelaw
286.1 Copelaw
Cheviot
£141.50 Kirkhaugh
252.7 Kirkhaugh
CAST SHEEP
Ewes
Texel
£200, £179 Low Arkland; £135 Meikle Kirkland; £133 Copelaw
B/F Leicester
£147 Low Arkland
Suffolk
£138.50 Meikle Kirkland
Cheviot
£125.50 Kirkhaugh
Scotch Mule
£124.50 High Glasnick; £115 Low Arkland
Blackface
£80.50, £77.50 Copelaw; £75.50, £73.50 Pulcree
Rams
Texel
£177 High Glasnick
Suffolk
£145 Lagganorie; £141 High Glasnick
Cheviot
£137 Kirkhaugh
Beltex
£127 High Glasnick
