Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 2nd February 2021 had some 2273 prime and cast sheep forward.
1986 Prime hoggs sold to average 263 ppk (SQQ 265). All hoggs were a flying trade and better on the week with well fleshed hoggs of all weights easily sold. Messrs Ross, Birchwood Way topped the pence per kilo at 336.3 with a pen of 5 super Beltex hoggs. Heavy weights sold to £138.50 for Texels from Messrs Heuchan, Townhead of Greenlaw also for Texels from Messrs Nicholson, Bombie.
A tremendous show of 796 Blackface hoggs were forward, with 518 hoggs scaling over 39 kg averaging 261.7 and 278 hoggs under 39 kg averaging 247 ppk. They topped overall at £125 for a pen of heavyweights from Messrs Ross, Birchwood Way. With a pen of 31 export weight hoggs from Messrs W Graham & Son, Craigdarroch topping the pence per kilo at 272.6.
344 Cast ewes sold away at comparable rates with Messrs Clark, Airyolland, Port William, topping with a Beltex ewe at £127. Scotch Mules sold to £92.50 from Messrs Black, Erncrogo and Blackfaces to £81.50 from J O McTurk, Mackilston, Dalry.
LEADING PRICES
407 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 257.5ppk Top – 327.7ppk
Beltex
£125.50 Airyolland; £119.50 Gass, Glenluce
327.7 Airyolland
Texel
£115.50 Farhills; £113.50 Mains of Collin; £108.50 Burnside, Strathaven; £107.50 Irelandton
296.2 Farhills; 291.0 Mains of Collin
Cheviot
£106.50, £100 Gass, Glenluce
273.1 Gass, Glenluce
Easycare
£101.50 Farhills
260.3 Farhills
Blackface
£98.50 Milnmark; £97.50 Hannaston; £93.50 Maryholm; £92.50 Denty; £92.50 Achie
266.2, 259.9 Milnmark; 256.6 Hannaston; 252.7 Maryholm; 250.0 Balgerran
Scotch Mule
£98.50 Irelandton
266.2 Irelandton
1210 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 268.1ppk Top – 336.3ppk
Beltex
£134.50, £132.50 Birchwood Way; £133.50 Newton, GH; £132.50 Gass, Glenluce; 127.50 High Glasnick
336.3 Birchwood Way; 317.9 Newton, GH; 315.5 Gass, Glenluce; 315.0 Airyolland
Texel
£123.50, £121.50 Tappit Lane; £122.50 Mid Threave; £122.50 Kildarroch; £121.50 West Skelston; £121.50 Irelandton
308.8 Tappit Lane; 298.5 Irelandton; 291.7 Kildarroch
Suffolk
£115.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £114.50 Erncrogo; £114.50 High Glasnick
277.9 High Glasnick; 262.5 Townhead of Greenlaw
Cheviot
£115.50 Halket Leathes
277.2 Halket Leathes
Charolais
£117.50 Connell Farm; £115.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £112.50 Upper Hardland
275.0 Townhead of Greenlaw; 271.4 Connell Farm
Blackface
£117.50 Barlaes; £116.50 Maryholm; £116.50 Knockiebae; £115.50 Achie; £115.50 Craigdarroch, Sanquhar
272.6 Craigdarroch; 271.7 Knocksheen; 268.9 Barlaes; 268.4 Knockiebae; 268.0 Milnmark
Hampshire
£119.50 Irelandton
265.5 Irelandton
Scotch Mule
£112.50 Lagganpark; £111.50 Craigmuie; £104.50 Mains of Collin; £101.50 Farhills
267.9 Lagganpark; 261.3 Mains of Collin; 258.1 Craigmuie; 253.8 Farhills
280 45.6kg – 52kg Avg – 255.5ppk Top – 273.0ppk
Texel
£136.50 Irelandton; £135.50 Bombie; £132.50 High Glasnick; £131.50 Townhead of Greenlaw
273.0, 264.2 Irelandton; 262.0 Townhead of Greenlaw; 261.4 Irelandton
Suffolk
£130.50 High Glasnick; £125.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £125.50 Mid Threave
260.0 High Glasnick; 259.3 Townhead of Greenlaw
Hampshire
£127.50 Irelandton
266.0 Irelandton
Blackface
£125 Birchwood Way; £120.50 Barlaes; £119.50 Irelandton
263.2 Birchwood Way; 257.0 Irelandton; 255.3 Barlaes
Beltex
£122.50 High Glasnick
265.2 High Glasnick
Cheviot
£122.50 Chirmorrie; £118.50 Halket Leathes; £117.50 Denty
256.5 Halket Leathes; 255.2 Chirmorrie
Scotch Mule
£118.50 Newton, GH; £118.50 Knocksheen; £116.50 Upper Hardland
244.3 Newton, GH; 244.3 Knocksheen; 242.7 Upper Hardland
Jacob
£116.50 Ernespie
247.9 Ernespie
B/F Leicester
£114.50 Mains of Collin
243.6 Mains of Collin
43 52+ kg Avg – 247.7ppk Top – 259.4ppk
Texel
£138.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £138.50, £137.50 Bombie; £135.50 West Skelston
254.7 Bombie; 251.8 Townhead of Greenlaw; 248.1 Newton, GH
Suffolk
£137.50, £131.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £128.50 Lower Ardmannoch
259.4, 251.9 Townhead of Greenlaw
CAST SHEEP
Ewes
Beltex
£127 Airyolland
B/F Leicester
£123 Hannaston; £105.50 Lagganpark
Texel
£113 Southwick; £105 Erncrogo
Scotch Mules
£92.50 Erncrogo; £91.50 Newton, GH; £91.50 Mid Threave; £90.50 Knocksheen; £90.50 Lagganpark
Blackface
£81.50 Mackilston; £78.50 Knockiebae; £75.50 Erncrogo; £72.50 Knocksheen
Rous
£75 Wee Carleton
Lleyn
£75.50 Maxwelltown; £71 Southwick
Rams
Suffolk
£121 Mackilston
B/F Leicester
£113 Hannaston
Lleyn
£107 Maxwelltown
Blackface
£93 Milnmark; £85 Drumelzier Place;
Cheviot
£85 Mackilston
