Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 29th June 2021 had forward 1084 prime and cast sheep.
904 Prime lambs sold to average 245.6 (SQQ 246.75).
All classes were a steady trade and similar to Monday. Meat is key and these lambs sold at a premium best-bred lambs were in short supply and many more of all classes could have been sold to advantage.
Top today was £120 for heavy Texels from Messrs Williamson & Ross and 286.6ppk for a pen of Beltex from Gelston Castle.
Cast sheep were a sharper trade all round selling to £170 for Texel Ewes from Denty Texels with Rams to £133 from Dornells Estate.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
160 32.19 – 39 Top per kg 285.9 Average 245.41
Beltex
£109.50, £102.50 Corbelly Hill; £107 Glentoo;
280.8 Corbelly Hill; 274.4 Glentoo; 266.2 Corbelly Hill; 248.6 Craigdhu NS
Texel
£107.50, £95.50 Bankswood; £91.50 Glentoo; £91.50 Barbershall; £88.50 Carleton; £85 High Borgue
285.9, 253.3 Bankswood; 240.2 Barbershall;
697 39.1 – 45 Top per kg 286.6 Average 247.03
Beltex
£117, £112.50, £110 Glentoo; £116.50, £104.50 Mindork; £115.50, £110.50 Gelston Castle; £110.50 Brockloch; £108.50 Finniness
286.6, 264.7, 263.1 Gelston Castle; 279.9, 261.9 Glentoo; 270.9 Mindork
Texel
£112.50, £109.50 Ingleston; £111.50 Breckoniehill; £111, £110 Fagra; £110.50 Gelston Castle; £110 Bargatton; £109.50 Bankswood; £109 Valleyfield
271.7 Bankswood; 270.7 Fagra; 268.7 Breckoniehill; 267.9 Culmain; 264.4 Gelston Castle; 262.1, 261.6 Ingleston; 261.6 Barnbackle
Suffolk
£110.50, £104.50 Whitecairn, Glenluce; £107.50, £102.50 Balannan; £104.50 Mindork; £102.50 Barbershall
245.6, 241.9 Whitecairn, Glenluce; 243.1 Auchenfad; 242, 241.7 Balannan; 240.6 Barbershall
42 45.6 – 52 Top per kg 239.6 Average 224.99
Texel
£120 Breckoniehill; £115 Barbershall; £110 Bargatton; £110 Barbush; £110 Balannan; £109 High Borgue; £108.50 Craigdhu, NS; £107.50 Ingleston; £107.50 Shirmers; £106 Walton Park
239.6 Barbershall; 236.6 Bargatton; 235.3 Breckoniehill; 234.4 High Borgue; 233.7 Shirmers; 233.3 Craigdhu; 231.1 Barbush
Suffolk
£110 Barbershall
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£170, £151 Denty; £151, £149 Gelston Castle
Beltex
£125, £107 Gelston Castle
Cheviot Mule
£113 Mindork
Scotch Mule
£105 Heavyside; £99, £97 Dornells Estate
BFL
£105 Nether Barr
North England Mule
£105, £101 Nether Barr
Blackface
£91 Auchenfad; £79 Glentoo
Hoggs
£117, £111, £101 Nether Corsock
RAMS
£133, £110 Dornells Estate; £95 Balgerran
