WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
SATURDAY 29TH AUGUST 2020
STORE LAMBS, MULE AND TEXEL GIMMERS
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas on Saturday 29th August 2020 held their annual sale of Scotch Mule gimmers and store lambs with a total of 3399 sheep forward
With a full ringside and buyers socially distanced in the pens it did nothing to hamper the trade, with trade being on fire from the first pen of stock ewes in the ring to the last pen. At our annual show we must thank Mr Neil Shuttleworth, Drumburn, Kirkbean and also to sponsors Davidson Animal Feeds. Champion pen today was a pen from Messrs McKie, Finniness, Balmaghie selling at £205 to the Judge with reserve champion pen being from Messrs Wallace, Mains of Collin, Auchencairn which made £202 also to the Judge. Topping today though was a pen of 37 from Messrs Graham, Coatston at £208.
Overall 1775 Scotch Mule Gimmers averaged £179.73, with 1142 Members gimmers averaging £181.80 and 633 non-members averaging £176.01. 110 Texel gimmers averaged £176.13 and 59 stock ewes from Messrs Kirk, Hall of Drumpark topped at £165 for a pen of 1 crop Scotch Mules and averaged £154.78.
1455 Store lambs were a phenomenal trade selling to a top of £95 for Texels from Messrs Wilson, Screel, with Beltex from Messrs McCulloch selling to £94. Blackface topped at a staggering £73.50 from Slatehouse. An overall average of £70.82 for everything sold was achieved with many more required at our next sale on Monday 14th September. Any breed, any size we can sell to our ever increasing ringside of buyers.
SALE AVERAGES
1775 Scotch Mule Gimmers avg £179.53 +£48.75 on the year
110 Texel X Gimmers avg £176.13
154 Breeding Ewes avg £154.78
LEADING PRICES
£208 Coatston; £205, £182 Finniness; £202, £198, £192, £185, £182 Mains of Collin; £195 Lagganpark; £190(x2), £185, £182 Derrie; £190 Hall of Drumpark; £190(x2) The Laight; £190, £185(x2) Whiteneuk; £185 Shangan; £185 Birchwood Way; £185, £182 Klondyke Farms; £182 Craigton Dairy House; £182 Tinwald Cottage; £180 Craigmuie; £180 Garmartin; £180 Upper Longbank
TEXEL GIMMERS
£190(x2) Denty; £180 Shangan; £175 Garrochtrie
LEADING FLOCK AVERAGES
Coatston 37 £208
Lagganpark 20 £195
The Laight 40 £190
Hall of Drumpark 32 £190
Finniness 79 £186.95
Whiteneuk 109 £184.27
Shangan 30 £183.40
Tinwald Cottage 30 £182
Craigton Dairy House 27 £182
Castlehill 12 £182
Birchwood Way 49 £181.57
Mains of Collin 337 £181.36
Derrie 360 £180.22
STORE LAMBS LEADING PRICES
Texel
£95 Screel; £90 Achie; £83.50 Glenkiln; £81.50 Barcloy; £81.50 Queensberry Farming
Beltex
£94, £90.50, £81 Glentoo; £87 Achie;
Scotch Mule
£78 Slatehouse; £74.50 Glenlee; £70.50 High Drum
Suffolk
£76 Hastinghall; £75.50, £72.50 Glentoo; £75 High Drum
Blackface
£73.50 Slatehouse; £61 Garroch Estate
Cheviot
£73 High Drum; £60 Balmesh
Charolais
£72 Achie
Lleyn
£72 Auchenbainzie
Roussin
£68 Fauld O Wheat
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2020
SCOTCH MULE EWE LAMB
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited Monday 31st August 2020 continued on from Saturdays phenomenal sale with another record breaking trade when they sold 7140 Scotch Mule ewe lambs.
At the pre sale show, sponsored by Solway Agriculture, the Judge Mr D Parrish, Hassendeanburn, Hawick awarded the Champion rosette to Messrs McKie, Finniness, Balmaghie which fetched £155 to Messrs Guild, Laight, New Cumnock. Reserve this year was Messrs Hamilton, Marr, Thornhill which sold for £152 to the judge. Overall lambs were looking a picture and credit must go to the vendors who were well rewarded for their sterling efforts with averages being up a staggering £28.53 to average £121.35 for the 7140.
LEADING PRICES
£172, £150 Farden, £172, £158, £138 Culdoach; £158, £148, £132 Macqueston; £155 Finniness; £152, £150, £136(x2), £130 Knockiebae; £152, £132(x2) Tower, Sanquhar; £152 Marr; £152 Upper Hardland; £150, £148, £140, £130 Sauchrie Mains; £142, £130 Romesbeoch; £140 Mains of Larg; £140 Little Torhouse; £140 Cullinaw; £138 Lagganpark; £138, £132 Walton Park; £136 Mid Knockglass; £135 Burnton; £135 Hannaston; £132 Guelt; £132 Burnfoot; £130 Upper Dullarg
LEADING FLOCK AVERAGES
Name No. Sold Average
Marr 40 £152.00
Farden 204 £139.00
Tower, Sanquhar 152 £135.53
Finniness 143 £134.31
Little Torhouse 73 £133.29
Upper Hardland 140 £132.14
Sauchrie Mains 425 £128.24
Macqueston 398 £127.93
Lagganpark 128 £126.47
Culdoach 563 £126.09
Mains of Larg 291 £125.77
Mid Knockglass 108 £125.31
