Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 16 April 2019 had forward 404 Prime and Cast Sheep
210 prime hoggs sold to average 187.96 (SQQ 204.99).
Top today was £103 three times all for heavy Texels; firstly from Messrs Black, Erncrogo Crossmichael, then Messrs Borland, Castlehill, Gelston and lastly from Messrs Wiliamson & Ross, Breckoniehill, Castle Douglas. Top per kilo was 222.5 for Texels from Messrs Wilson, West Barmoffity, Kirkpatrick Durham.
194 Cast sheep sold to £101.50 for Suffolk ewes from Sunnyhill; Blackface to £74.50 from Mains of Collin.
Leading hoggs per head
Texel
£103 Erncrogo; £103 Castlehill; £103, £95 Breckoniehill
Cheviot
£98.50, £96.50, £95.50 Craigview
Blackface
£93, £87 Muil
Charolais
£86.50 Speddoch
Mule
£84 Castlehill; £83 Boreland of Girthon
Leading Hoggs per kilo
Texel
222.5, 220.3 West Barmoffity; 219 Speddoch; 218.4 Breckoniehill; 217.1 Boreland of Girthon; 215.8 Pulcree
Blackface
216.9 Kilgarra; 215.6 Auchenleck; 213.1 Muil; 212.1 Falbae
Charolais
214.9 Speddoch
Cheviot
204 Craigview
Cast Sheep
EWES
Suffolk
£101.50 Sunnyhill; £91.50 Auchenleck
Texel
£97.50 Sunnyhill; £93.50, £85 West Barmoffity; £84.50 Glenroan
Beltex
£96.50 Sunnyhill
Greyface
£76.50 Carleton; £75.50 Breckoniehill; £74.50 Lochside
Cheviot Mule
£76.50 Slatehouse
BFL
£84.50 Hannaston; £83.50 Lochside
Blackface
£74.50 Auchenleck; £72.50 Mains of Collin; £68.50 Eastlands; £67.50 Glenswinton
Tups
Texel
£88.50 Eastlands
BFL
£82.50 Auchenleck
Blackface
£71.50 Pulcree; £71.50 Eastlands; £67.50 Falbae