Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 6th April 2021 had some 822 prime and cast sheep forward.
709 Prime hoggs sold to average 303.6 ppk achieving an SQQ of 306.1. A smaller show of hoggs were were sold to the dearest trade ever seen, for all weights, topping at 341.1 pence per kilo for a pen of Cheviots from Messrs Jamieson, Garrochtrie. Top per head was £192 for a pen of heavy Texels from Messrs Hiddleston, Rigghead.
A smaller show of 112 cast sheep were an unbelievable trade and averaged £140 with the old record of £200 being smashed, first from Messrs Hendry, Rascarrel, topping the sale with a Texel ewe at £211 and again from Denty Texels, with a ewe at £210. Scotch Mules sold to £146.50 from Messrs Brown, Little Culmain. Blackfaces sold to £109 from Messrs Hiddleston, Wellhill.
LEADING PRICES
248 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 301.6ppk Top – 328.4ppk
Texel
£122.50 Irelandton; £116.50 Little Park
328.4 Irelandton
Cheviot
£121.50 Halket Leathes; £114.50 Edingham
318.9 Halket Leathes; 302.6 Horsecrook; 301.3 Edingham
Blackface
£119.50 Glen, GH; £118.50 Chirmorrie; £117.50 Horsecrook; £114.50 Irelandton; £114.50 Muil; £111.50 Parkhall
316.6, 312.7 Chirmorrie; 311.1, 308.8 Glen; 307.6 Horsecrook; 306.5 Barbush; 305.3 Muil
Shetland
£117.50 Galtway
310.8 Galtway
Ryeland
£106.50 Boghall
273.1 Boghall
Suffolk
£100 Wellhill
280.9 Wellhill
298 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 311.2ppk Top – 341.1ppk
Cheviot
£153.50, £141.50 Garrochtrie
341.1 Garrochtrie
Suffolk
£138.50 Galtway; £135 Nether Corsock
322.1 Galtway
Beltex
£135 Airyolland
316.2, 312.7 Airyolland
Texel
£135.50 Romesbeoch; £130 Glenkiln; £129.50, £128.50 Irelandton; £128.50 Lochurr
328.6, 318.9, 316.6 Irelandton; 328.6 Lochurr; 313.3 Romesbeoch; 313.3 Glenkiln
Blackface
£134.50, £128.50 Chirmorrie; £129.50 Craigengillan; £127.50 Romesbeoch; £125.50 Glenkiln; £123.50 Auchtralure
326.2 Craigengillan; 308.9, 307.8 Chirmorrie
Charollais
£133.50 Meikle Kirkland
296.7 Meikle Kirkland
Scotch Mule
£129.50 Romesbeoch; £125.50 Auchtralure
304.6 Auchtralure; 299.8 Romesbeoch
Rous
£127.50 Glentoo
300.0 Glentoo
97 45.6kg – 52kg Avg – 307.9ppk Top – 333.7ppk
Texel
£166.50 Little Park; £165.50 Denty Texels; £164.50 Glenkiln; £158.50 Blackpark
333.7 Glenkiln; 332.2 Irelandton; 331.0 Denty Texels; 326.6 Little Culmain
Cheviot
£156.50 Garrochtrie; £148.50 Edingham; £143.50 Chirmorrie
331.6 Garrochtrie; 307.9 Chirmorrie; 306.2 Edingham
Suffolk
£146.50 Galtway; £145.50 Nether Corsock
291.0 Nether Corsock; 282.8 Galtway
Scotch Mule
£142.50 Romesbeoch
301.3 Romesbeoch
Blackface
£140 Glenkiln
304.3 Glenkiln
51 52+ kg Avg – 265.8ppk Top – 315.9ppk
Texel
£192, £167.50 Rigghead; £166.50 Little Culmain; £165.50 Denty Texels; £164.50 Galtway
315.9, 299.1 Little Culmain; 306.3 Galtway; 299.9, 299.1 Rigghead
Suffolk
£155.50, £151.50 Galtway
259.2 Galtway; 234.7 Blackpark
Scotch Mule
£156.50, £155.50 Galtway
275.0 Galtway
CAST SHEEP
Ewes
Texel
£211 Rascarrel; £210 Denty Texel; £197 Rigghead
Beltex
£187 Rascarrel
Bleu
£187, £183 Rascarrel
Blue Texel
£170 Rigghead
Suffolk
£185, £179 Rigghead; £159 Meikle Kirkland; £159 Gelston
Charollais
£157 Gelston
Scotch Mule
£146.50 Little Culmain; £127 Nether Corsock; £127 Blackpark; £125 Craigengillan
Blackface
£109 Wellhill; £91 Chirmorrie
Lleyn
£103 Barnfield
