Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 15th December 2020 had some 2600 prime and cast sheep were forward.
Prime lambs sold to average 209.3 (SQQ 213.4). Best bred export lambs were a good trade and similar on the week and lean meated 40 – 43 kg lambs were also easily sold. Top price of the day was £122 for a tremendous pen of Beltex lambs from Messrs McConnel, Gass, Glenluce, with Messrs Bunting of Bridgestone topping the pence per kilo at 310.5 for another pen of Beltex. Heavy weights were slightly easier and sold to £108 for Texels from Messrs Veitch, Low Creoch.
Cast ewes were sharper again with Messrs Gibson, Heavyside Farm, Biggar, topping with a Texel ewe at £179. Scotch Mules sold to £92 from Low Arkland and Blackfaces to £80 from Beoch Farmers of Cairnryan.
LEADING PRICES
588 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 212.5ppk Top – 310.5ppk
Texel
£90 Low Creoch, £86 Upper Hardland, £85 Shirmers, £85 Barnbarroch, £84.50 Southwick
230.8 Low Creoch, 222.5 Barnbarroch, 221.9 Shirmers, 220.5 Upper Hardland, £218.9 Beoch Farmer
Beltex
£119 Gass (Glenluce), £118 Bridgestone, £98 Achie Farming
310.5 Bridgestone, 305.1 Gass (Glenluce)
Blackface
£81 Craignell, £80, £77.50 Cuil, £78.50 Glenkiln, £77.50 Stroangassel
217.1, 215.3 Cuil, 215.7 Falbae, 213.2 Craignel
Kerryhill
£75.50, £74.50 Horsecrook
210.5 Horsecrook
Scotch Mule
£75 Beoch Farmers, £73.50 Ardoch (Dalry), £72 Compstonend
202.7 Beoch Farmers, 200.8 Ardoch (Dalry), 200.0 Compstonend
Cheviot
£79.50 Poldean, £79, £77.50 Knockgray, £75.50 Falbae
214.9 Poldean, 213.3 Falbae, 210.1, 209 Knockgray
Cheviot Mule
£74 Beoch Farmers
192.2 Beoch Farmers
Shetland
£76 Galtway
210.5 Galtway
982 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 214.0ppk Top – 297.6ppk
Beltex
£122 Gass (Glenluce), £121 Finniness, £118 Bridgestone, £113 Tinwald Cottage, £110 Compstonend
297.6 Gass (Glenluce), 295 Bridgestone, 288.1 Finniness, 276 Tinwald Cottage, 261.9 Compstonend
Texel
£110, £108 Challochmun, £108 Balgerran, £107 Upper Hardland, £106 Romesbeoch, £104.50 Lower Ardmannoch
270, 245 Balgerran, 243.2 Upper Hardland, 240.9 Romesbeoch
Suffolk
£92 Nether Barr, £90.50 Galtway, £90 Airyolland
212.5 Nether Barr, 209.3 Airyolland, 204.3 Galtway
Charolais
£90 Finniness
206.9 Finniness
Scotch Mule
£85 Glenkiln, £81.50 Shirmers, £81 Compstonend, £81 Hannaston
196.6 Compstonend, 195.0 Hannaston, 193.2 Glenkiln
Blackface
£87.50 x 2 Knockreoch, £84.50 Balgerran, £83 Hannaston, £82.50 Achie Farming, £82 Castlehill
208.3, 206.4 Knockreoch, 205.2 Achie Farming, 201.3 Stroangassel, 201.2 Balgerran
Kerryhill
£84.50 Horsecrook
196.5 Horsecrook
B/F Leicester
£70 Hannaston
Cheviot
£91, £90 Halket Leathes, £89 Poldean
213.8, 213.4 Poldean, 206.9, 202.2 Halket Leathes
496 45.6kg – 52kg Avg – 198.5ppk Top – 211.7ppk
Texel
£101, £99.50 Challochmun, £97.50 Fagra, £97 Low Creoch, £96.50 Balgerran
207 Ernespie, 206.5 Flathill, 205.3, 204.3 Balgerran, 203.3 Blackpark
Suffolk
£98, £94.50 Galtway, £93.50 Blackpark, £93 Mill of Plunton
204.2 Galtway, 203.3 Blackpark, 201.1 Galtway
Blackface
£87.50 Garroch Estates, £87 Stroangassel
185.4 Garroch Estates, 185.1 Stroangassel
Scotch Mule
£92 Castlehill, £91.50 Flathill, £91 Finniness, £90 Romesbeoch, £89.50 Nethertown (Dunscore)
200 Castlehill, 197.8 Finniness, 196.8 Flathill, 193.7 Nethertown
44 52+ kg Avg – 178.1ppk Top – 193.4ppk
Texel
£108 Low Creoch, £105 Upper Hardland, £104 Balgerran, £102.50 Townhead of Greenlaw, £102.50 Newton (GH)
193.4 Newton (GH), 192.5 Upper Hardland, 184.7 Townhead of Greenlaw
Suffolk
£98 Galtway
185.3 Galtway
CAST SHEEP
Ewes
Texel
£179 Heavyside (Biggar), £163 Low Creoch, £159, £139 Wellhill (KPD)
Beltex
£111 Wellhill (KPD), £109 Maryfield
Suffolk
£93 Nether Barr, £91 Heavyside (Biggar)
Bleu
£90 Meikle Cloak
Blue Texel
£119 Heavyside (Biggar)
Scotch Mules
£92 Low Arkland, £89 Drumcoltran, £87.50 Backfell Farm, £87.50 Kenmure
Blackface
£80 Beoch Farmers, £79 Newton (GH), £77.50 Craig Farm
Kerryhill
£77 Horsecrook
Lleyn
£83 Poldean
Cheviot
£89 Maryfield
Cheviot Mule
£105 Low Arkland
EasyCare
£75 Beoch Farmers
Rams
Texel
£120 Nether Barr, £113 Kenmure (Kirkcowan)
Cheviot
£93 West Culvennan
Beltex
£75 Maryfield
