Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 3rd October 2017 had forward 2081 Prime and Cast Sheep.
1715 prime lambs sold to average 169.03 (SQQ 170.41). Well fleshed lambs were sharper on the week with plainer lambs still hardest to sell. Lambs under 42kgs unless well bred were also not much difference on the week selling to £100 for heavy Texel x Zwartble lambs from Master Angus Kerr, Fagra, Dundrennan, with export lambs selling to 252.6ppkg from Messrs Bunting, Bridgestone, Glenlochar for a pen of Beltex lambs.
366 cast sheep were again cheaper selling to £74 for Texels from West Barmoffity.
Lambs
118 32.1-39 Average 159.77 Top 252.6
Beltex
£96 Bridgeston; £78 Carsewalloch
Texel
£63 Ardwall; £63 Margrie; £63 Southwick
1231 39.1-45.5 Average 171.31 Top 241.32
Beltex
£97 Carsewalloch; £96(x2) Bridgestone; £89.50 Upper Hardland
Texel
£95.50 Midtown; £94.50 West Barmoffity; £91 Valleyfield; £86.50 Byrecroft
Suffolk
£74.50 Blackcraig, Borgue; £74.50 Park of Tongland;
Greyface
£69 Castlehill;
Charolais
£78.50 Boyach
337 45.6 – 52 Average 165.62 Top 184.8
Beltex
£85 Bridgestone
Texel
£85 Bardarroch; £84.50 Midtown; £84.50 Mossyard; £83.50 Fagra; £83 Cullinaw; £81.50 Midtown; £81.50 Boyach; £81.50 Fagra; £81.50 Bardarroch
Suffolk
£85 Bardarroch; £80 Carsewalloch; £77 Blackcraig, Borgue
Halfbred
£76 Blackcraig, Borgue
Greyface
£75 Upper Hardland; £70 Cullinaw; £68 Castlegower
29 52+ Average 154.06 Top 185.2
Texel
£100 Fagra; £85 Cullinaw; £85 West Barmoffity; £83 Upper Hardland
Suffolk
£82 Bardarroch
Greyface
£77 Castlehill
Ewes
Texel
£74, £70, £68 West Barmoffity; £70 Midtown; £69 Valleyfield
Greyface
£63, £60 Muncraig; £59 Valleyfield; £58 Ardwall
Cheviot
£68 West Barmoffity; £65 Balmesh; £52 South Glen
Blackface
£38 Muncraig; £36 Midtown; £32 Muncraig
