Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited sold 4500 Store and Breeding Sheep at their special annual sale on Saturday 24th August 2019.
With Brexit looming and the uncertainty of a no deal in most people’s minds trade for all classes of stock touched both the trend and the sceptics. 2410 Scotch Mule Ewes and Gimmers were well presented to a large ringside of bidders ensuring a firm trade throughout the entire sale. Gimmers were in great form having benefitted from the good summer weather. At the pre-sale show the judge, Mr John Linton, Sornfallow, found his champion pen consigned by Messrs McKie, Finniness which went on to sell for £162 to the judge. Reserve Champions were a pen from Mr R Graham, Coatston which sold for £146 to Messrs Morgan, Powys. Outwith the prizewinners gimmers topped at £164 for a pen from R Wallace & Co, Mains of Collin whose consignment of 283 averaged £137.39. Texel X Gimmers sold to £142 from Garrochtrie; Beltex sold to £150 from Mossnae and Millenium Blues sold to £145 from Waterside, Terregles. John Kerr, Midtown dispersed his breeding ewe flock with Scotch Mules selling to £118 and Texel crosses to £116.
SALE AVERAGES
2166 Scotch Mule Gimmers avg £131.28 +£3.28 on the year
148 Scotch Mule Ewes avg £98.70 N/C
45 Texel X Ewes avg £98.89 N/C
MULE GIMMERS LEAD PRICES
£164, £156, £152, £146, £134, £132 Mains of Colloin; £162, £154, £148 Finniness; £160, £138 Lagganpark; £156, £152, £150, £136 Derrie; £154 Laight; £152, £138(x2) Glenhead Farm; £150 Highfield Place; £150, £144 Birchwood Way; £148, £144, £135, £134 Whiteneuk; £148 Hall of Drumpark; £146 Coatston; £144(x2) Eastlands; £144, £138 Lower Porterbelly; £140 Craigton; £138 Culdoach; £136 Garmartin; £136 Klondyke; £134 Shangan; £134 Garrochtrie;
Flock Averages
Name No. Sold Average
Finniness 59 £154.98
Lagganpark 39 £154.92
Laight 6 £154.00
Hall of Drumpark 20 £148.00
Romesbeoch 52 £147.12
Highfield 17 £146.47
Coatston 30 £146.00
Whiteneuk 105 £140.00
Culdoach 15 £138.00
Mains of Collin 283 £137.39
Derrie 235 £136.72
Shangan 42 £135.05
Eastlands 93 £133.38
With the largest show of 2141 store lambs forward for many years sellers were well rewarded for their efforts. An abundance of grass this year has led to many new buyers coming forward looking to source quality lambs. Topping the sale at £66 were a pen of Texel crosses from Garroch Estates followed at £65 for Texel crosses from Creeside
Averages were as follows:-
1536 Texel lambs Top £66 Avg £56.65
321 Suffolk lambs Top £64.50 Avg £61.58
106 Chev lambs Top £61 Avg £45.97
40 Roussin lambs Top £61.50 Avg £59.75
32 Chev Mule lamb Top £58.50 Avg £58.50
85 Mule lambs Top £59 Avg £54.22
21 Shet lambs Top £26.50 Avg £26.10
2141 Top £66 Avg £56.56
Going forward we require ever increasing numbers of store sheep. Our next sale will be Monday 9th September at 10 a.m. Please advise us of your entries so as we can notify buyers.
