Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 11th February 2020 had forward 2435 prime and cast sheep.
A wonderful show of 2057 prime hoggs sold to average 238.1 SQQ 240.4.
Again all classes were keenly bid for and a huge show of 886 blackface hoggs sold to average 234.4ppk topping at £112 for a pen of heavyweights from Lochurr. Export weights sold to 245.7ppk for a pen from Barlure Farmers, New Luce with lightweights selling to 243.8 for a pen from Messrs MacMillan & Partners, Holm of Dalquhairn.
Top per head today was £130 for heavy texels from Mr M Ross, Birchwoodway, Dumfries with export weights selling to 295ppk for beltex from Messrs Gold, Craigdhu, Dumfries and also 295pk for texels from Messrs McWhirter, Kenmure, Kirkcowan.
378 cast sheep were also a flyer again selling to £181.50 for a cracking texel from Rascarrel. Blackface ewes sold to £86.50 for a pen of thumpers from Barlure Farmers with mules selling to £96.50 from Little Culmain.
Leading Lamb prices
193 25.5-32 Average 235.2 Top 250
Texel
£80 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £77 Mossyard
250, 246.4 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 240.6 Mossyard
Roussin
£79 West Culvennan
246.9 West Culvennan
Blackface
£78 Holm of Dalquhairn; £76 Muil; £71.50 Barbush; £71.50 Irelandton
243.8 Holm of Dalquhairn; 238.3 Irelandton; 237.5 Muil; 233.3 Barbush
Charollais
£76 Speddoch
237.5 Speddoch
657 32.1 – 39 Average 240.41 Top 281.6
Beltex
£109 Craigview; £107 Garrarie; £100 Gass; £92 Mid Croft
281.6, 252.1 Garrarie; 279.5 Craigview; 256.4 Gass, Glenluce
Texel
£100, £98, £97 Irelandton; £92 Birchwood Way; £92 Barwhanny
257.7, 256.5 Irelandton; 255.6 Barwhanny; 250 Craigdhu
Cheviot
£93.50 Gass, Glenluce; £90 Nether Ernambrie; £89 Irelandton
247.1, 243.5 Irelandton; 247.41 West Culvennan; 243.5 Gass, Glenluce; 237.8 Nether Ernambrie
Suffolk
£92 Garrarie
252.1 Garrarie
Blackface
£94.50 Craigview; £91 Little Larg; £88 Barlure; £87.50 Muil; £87 Irelandton; £87 Culdoach; £86 Holm of Dalquhairn
242.4 Glen; 242.3 Craigview; 242.2, 240.9 Knocksheen; 241.7 Irelandton; 240.2 Holm of Dalquhairn; 239.5 Little Larg
Roussin
£84.50 West Culvennan
245.6 West Culvennan
Herdwick
£92 Hightae
242.1 Hightae
785 39.1 – 45.5 Average 241.6 Top 295
Beltex
£125, £116, £113 Gass, Glenluce; £118 Craigdhu; £111 Airyolland
295 Craigdhu; 191.5, 290.7, 282.5 Gass, Glenluce
Texel
£118 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £114 Irelandton; £112 Dallars Mains; £111 Townhead of Greenlaw; £110 Birchwood Way; £109.50 Lower Ardmannoch; £109 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £108.50 West Skelston
295, 273 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 275 Birchwood Way; 265.1 Irelandton; 251.8 Cannee; 251.3 Sheallinghill; 251.2 Waterhole; 251.2 Townhead of Greenlaw
Cheviot
£106 Nether Ernambrie; £104.50 Gass, Glenluce; £104 Irelandton; £100 Halket Leathes
247.6 Irelandton; 246.5, 241.1 Nether Ernambrie; 243, 242.5 Gass, Glenluce; 239.2 Halket Leathes
Suffolk
£108 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £102 Longbeoch; £100.50 Airyolland
251.2 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 240 Longbeoch; 239.3 Airyolland
Scotch Mule
£101 Knocksheen; £95 Culdoach; £94.50 Newton
240.5 Culdoach; 229.5 Knocksheen
Blackface
£107.50, £99.50 Little Larg; £104.50, £99, £98.50, £98 Barlure; £104.50, £104 Craigview
245.7, 243.2, 240.2 Barlure; 244.9 Craigview; 238 Little Larg
Roussin
£106 Flathill
251.2 Flathill
358 45.6 – 52 Average 230.7 Top 253.2
Beltex
£122 Gass, Glenluce; £116 High Glasnick
244 Gass; 232 High Glasnick
Texel
£119×2 Cannee; £119 Flathill; £118 Birchwood Way; £117 West Skelston; £117 Newton; £117 Ielandton; £117 Halket Leathes
253.2 Cannee; 243.8 Halket Leathes; 243.8 Irelandton; 243.8 Newton; 242.2 Muil; 238.4 Craigdhu
Suffolk
£114 Lower Ardmannoch; £113 Airyolland ; £112 Longbeoch; £110 Flathill
241.5 Lower Ardmannoch; 240.5 Boreland of Parton; 234 Flathill; 230.3 Barndarroch
Blackface
£111.50 Craigview; £105.50 Barlure; £105 Lochurr
234.4 Barlure; 227.6 Craigview
Cheviot
£107.50 Halket Leathes
235.7 Halket Leathes
Scotch Mule
£105 Longbeoch; £104 Dallars Mains
222.5 Longbeoch; 221.3 Dallars Mains
71 52+ Average 216.7 Top 229
Texel
£130, £129, £128 Birchwood Way; £124 Flathill; £123 High Glasnick; £118 Airyolland; £118 Maryfield
224.8 Airyolland; 224.1 High Glasnick; 223.4 Flathill; 222.4 Birchwood Way; 219.7 Maryfield
Suffolk
£121 Lower Ardmannoch; £120 High Glasnick
228.3 Lower Ardmannoch; 222.2 High Glasnick
Scotch Mule
£114.50 Culdoach
219.3 Culdoach
Cheviot
£112 Gass, Glenluce
209 Gass, Glenluce
Blackface
£112 Lochurr
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£181.50, £175.50, £173, £167.50 Rascarrel
Texel x
£107.50 Little Culmain; £95.50 Boreland of Parton
BDM
£116.50, £140 Rascarrel
Lleyn
£104.50 Garrarie; £93.50 Barwahnny
Scotch Mule
£96.50 Little Culmain; £95.50 Galtway; £95.50 Flathill; £95.50 Dornells Estate
Cheviot Mule
£94.50, £88.50 Boreland of Parton
Cheviot
£88.50 Lynfern; £87.50 Kirkconnel Cottage ; £88.50 Gass, Glenluce
Blackface
£86.50, £79.50 Barlure; £82.50 Cullinaw; £76.50 Beoch, Cairnryan
RAMS
Beltex
£123 High Barcaple
