Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 8 August 2023 had forward 1454 prime and cast sheep.
Lambs sold to average 266.8ppk (SQQ 267.25). Top today was £155 and 360.5ppk for a Texel lamb sold for Sarah McDiarmid, Cotland. This lamb was kindly donated to Breast Cancer Research and Support.
Cast sheep sold to £151 for Texel ewes from Messrs Graham, Irelandton with Mules to £115 from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland and Blackface to £87 from Beoch Farmers, Cairnryan. Rams sold to £139 for Texels from Messrs Locke, Park of Tongland.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
138 32.1 – 39 Average 264.36 Top 285.9
Texel
£110 West Barmoffity; £105.50 Shirmers; £103.50 Old Cluden; £102.50 Boreland of Girthon; £102.50 Carleton
285.9 Shirmers; 282.1 West Barmoffity; 271.1 Roan Farm; 270.9 Old Cluden
Charolais
£104.50 High Borgue
282.4 High Borgue
Suffolk
£103.50 Roan Farm
268.1 Roan Farm
Blue Texel
£93.50 Buittle Mains
246.1 Buittle Mains
826 39.1 – 45 Average 267.69 Top 360.5
Texel
£155, £145 Cotland; £134.50 West Barmoffity; £131.50 Glentoo
360.5, 322.2 Cotland; 305.7 West Barmoffity
Beltex
£125.50 Compstonend; £122.50 Cullinaw; £119.50 Torhousekie
291.9 Compstonend; 275.6, 275.3 Cullinaw; 271.4 Torhousekie
Suffolk
£120.50, £113.50 Backfell; £113.50 Cullinaw
268.3, 267.8 Backfell; 264 Cullinaw; 260.3 Balannan
Charolais
£120.50 Meikle Barncleugh
270.8 Meikle Barncleugh
Ryeland
£120 Cotland
272.7 Cotland
Cheviot
£113.50 Park Farm
264 Park Farm
Scotch Mule
£111.50 Beoch, Cairnryan; £110.50 Boreland of Girthon; £103.50 Hannaston
256.8 Hannaston; 253.4 Beoch, Cairnryan; 251.1 Boreland of Girthon
Kerryhill
£110.50 Upper Dullarg
245.6 Upper Dullarg
Blue Texel
£109.50 Buittle Mains
274.4 Buittle Mains
Cheviot Mule
£103.50 High Borgue
256.2 High Borgue
158 45.6 – 52 Average 265.16 Top 288
Texel
£137.50, £132.50 Carseriggan; £135.50 Glentoo; £133.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £132.50 Beoch, Cairnryan; £131.50 Grange
288 Carseriggan; 287.1 Kenmure, Dunscore; 282.1 Kenmure, Dunscore; 282.8 Upper Hardland; 281.9 Beoch, Cairnryan
Blue Texel
£133.50 Buittle Mains
281.1 Buittle Mains
Beltex
£123.50 Mains of Collin
280.2 Mains of Collin
Cheviot Mule
£121.50 High Borgue
258.5 High Borgue
Scotch Mule
£120.50 Hannaston
258.6 Hannanston
15 52+ Average 248.01 Top 262
Texel
£146.50, £141.50 Douganhill; £145.50 Chapelcroft; £143.50 Hannaston
262 Douganhill; 259.5 Hannaston; 256.1 Nether Corsock; 255.7 Torhousekie
EWES
Texel
£151, £145 Irelandton; £147 Park of Tongland; £143 South Quintinespie; £141 Carseriggan
Suffolk
£137 Loaningfoot
Cheviot
£131 Irelandton; £127 Ashfield; £119 Torhousekie
Beltex
£123 Mid Croft
Scotch Mule
£115 Upper Hardland; £109 Torhousekie; £109 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £107 Ashfield; £103 Beoch, Cairnryan
Cheviot Mule
£111 Kenmure, Kirkcowan
Blackface
£87, £73 Beoch, Cairnryan
Charolais
£85 Carnavel
BFL
£83 Culdoach
RAMS
Texel
£139 Park of Tongland
Ryeland
£115 Cotland
