Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 29th December 2020 had some 2009 prime and cast sheep forward for the final sale of 2020.
1722 prime lambs sold to average 232.4 (SQQ 237.7). Topping the sale today was export weight Beltex lambs from Messrs McConnell, Gass, Glenluce at £120. These also topped the pence per kilo at 279.1. Heavy weights sold to £114 from Messrs McKie, Finniness. Blackface lambs topped at £100 for a belting pen from Messrs Ramsay, Knockreoch, Dalry. Topping the pence per kilo was a light weight pen at 248.6 from Messrs Frame, Burnside, Strathaven. Closely followed by a pen of 39 from Drannandow Farms at 246.2.
Cast ewes were a steady trade selling to £123 for a Millenium Bleu Tup from Farhills, ewes topped at £111 for Texel crosses from Blackpark, Crocketford. Scotch Mules sold to £96.50 from Blackpark, Crocketford, and Blackface ewes sold to £72.50 from Culdoach.
LEADING PRICES
23 25.5kg – 32kg Avg – 228.4ppk Top – 278.1ppk
Blackface
£77 Markdhu
240.6 Markdhu
Shetland
£74 Galtway
231.3 Galtway
324 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 238.8ppk Top – 269.7ppk
Texel
£98.50 Annabaglish, £94 Galtway, £92, £89 Shennanton
269.7, 248.6 Shennanton, 257.9 Annabaglish, 243 Romesbeoch, 242.3 Galtway
Beltex
£98 Dalhabboch, £97.50 Farhills, £95, £93.50 Gass, Glenluce
256.8, 246.1 Gass, Glenluce, 255.7, 251.3 Dalhabboch, 254.6 Farhills
Blue Texel
£94 Gass, Glenluce
254.1 Gass, Glenluce
Blackface
£87 Burnside, Strathaven, £85.50 Knockreoch, £84.50 Drannandow, £84 Craignell, £84 Maryholm, £82.50 Compstonend
248.6 Burnside, Strathaven, 246.2, 232.1 Drannandow, 236.8 Compstonend, 232.1 Knockreoch, 223.4 Maryholm
Cheviot
£95.50 Barnbarroch, £85.50 Dalhabboch
244.9 Barnbarroch, 238.8 Dalhabboch
Scotch Mule
£90 Annabaglish, £87.50 Shennanton
233.8 Annabaglish, 230.3 Shennanton
Mill Bleu
£89.50 Shennanton
248.6 Shennanton
Shetland
£83.50 Galtway
235.9 Galtway
927 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 237.5ppk Top – 279.1ppk
Beltex
£120 Gass, Glenluce, £114, £113 Finniness, £113, £111 Carse of Clary, £112 Tappit Lane
279.1 Gass, Glenluce, 271.4 Finniness, 270.7 Carse of Clary
Texel
£109, £106 Flathill, £107.50 Townhead of Greenlaw, £107 Killochy, £107 Barlocco, £106.50, £106 Langbarns,
£106.50 Lower Ardmannoch, £106.50 Barnbarroch, £106 Bombie
250.6 Breckoniehill, 247.7 Langbarns, 247.5 Barnbarroch, 247 Farhills, 245.2 Woodend Way, 245.1 Burnside, Strathaven
Rous
£105 Tinwaldshaws, £97.50 Farhills
239 Farhills, 233.3 Tinwaldshaws
Cheviot
£105 x 2, £94.50 Halket Leathes, £104.50 Kirkhaugh, £102 Douganhill, £97 Dalhabboch
243.7 Dalhabboch, 241.1 Douganhill, 237, 236.5, 236.3 Halket Leathes, 231.2 Kirkhaugh
Suffolk
£105.50 Lower Ardmannoch, £104.50, £95 Galtway
238.6, 232.8 Galtway, 231.9 Lower Ardmannoch
Cheviot Mule
£102.50, £95.50 Douganhill
232.9, 227.8 Douganhill
Mill Bleu
£99 Shennanton
235.7 Shennanton
Scotch Mule
£98.50 Romesbeoch, £97 Annabaglish, £96.50 Upper Dullarg, £94 Finniness, £92 Woodend Way
231 Annabaglish, 228.9, 228.8, 224.9 Romesbeoch, 228.1 Upper Dullarg, 223.8 Finniness
Charolais
£97.50 Killochy, £97 Barnbarroch
245.6 Killochy, 233.7 Barnbarroch
Blackface
£94 Knockreoch, £93.50 Dalhabboch, £92 Maryholm, £91 Compstonend
233.8 Dalhabboch, 230.4 Knockreoch, 228.6 Compstonend, 223.3 Maryholm
Ryeland
£88.50 Woodend Way, £86 Burnside, Strathaven
219.1 Woodend Way, 215 Burnside, Strathaven
407 45.6kg – 52kg Avg – 219.7ppk Top – 243.5ppk
Beltex
£114, £112, £110 Finniness, £107 Gass, Glenluce, £107 High Glasnick
243.50, 242.6 Finniness, 232.6 Gass, Glenluce
Texel
£114 Barlocco, £110, £109.50, £108.50 Bombie, £109.50 Lower Ardmannoch, £109 x 2 Flathill, £109 Breckoniehill
237.5 Barlocco, 237, 234.1, 232.6 Breckoniehill, 233.7, 231.6 Langbarns, 229.8 Flathill, 229.2 Bombie, 228.3 Townhead of Greenlaw
Suffolk
£105.50, £105 Garrarie, £105 Galtway, £105 High Glasnick
224.4 High Glasnick, 222 Galtway, 215.6, 210.2 Garrarie, 200 Blackpark, Crocketford
Cheviot
£106.50 Douganhill, £106 Halket Leathes, £104.50 Kirkhaugh
225.6 Douganhill, 222.3 Kirkhaugh, 210.7 Halket Leathes
Cheviot Mule
£105.50 Douganhill
205.7 Douganhill
Charolais
£105.50, £103 Killochy
220.7, 219.1 Killochy
Rousons
£103 Upper Dullarg
204 Upper Dullarg
Blackface
£100 Knockreoch
217.4 Knockreoch
Scotch Mule
£99 Castlehill
208.4 Castlehill
41 52+ kg Avg – 189.27ppk Top – 214.8ppk
Texel
£113, £111 Douganhill, £111, £109 Bombie, £107 Flathill, £105 Tinwaldshaws, £104 Galtway
214.8 Douganhill, 201.8, 194.6 Bombie, 200 Tinwaldshaws
Beltex
£111 Finniness
201.8 Finniness
CAST SHEEP
Ewes
Texel
£109.50, £109 Barlocco, £107, £105 Blackpark, Crocketford
Blue Texel
£105 Gass, Glenluce
Suffolk
£111 Blackpark, Crocketford
Cheviot Mule
£101 Dornells Estate
Scotch Mules
£96.50 Blackpark, Crocketford, £88.50, £77 Barlocco, £78.50 Dornells Estate
Lleyn
£91.50 Shennanton, £85, £81 Auchenbenzie
Cheviot
£91 Dornells Estate
Blackface
£72.50 Culdoach, £70 Shennanton, £70 Maxwelltown
Rams
Mill Bleu
£123 Farhills
Lleyn
£88 Garrarie
B/F Leicester
£83 Rankinston
Blackface
£75 Craignell, £71 Burnside, Strathaven
