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Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Sale Report Tuesday 9th January 2018

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 9th January 2018 had forward 1602 prime hoggs and cast sheep.

 

1301 prime hoggs sold to average 185.6 (SQQ 187.42).  All classes would be sharper on the week with many more being sought after especially best bred lambs which topped at £117 (285.4ppk) for Texels from Messrs Kerr, Midtown, Castle Douglas.  Heavyweights topped at £100 for Texels from Messrs Locke, Park of Tongland, Kirkcudbright.

 

Cast sheep would be a steady trade.  Heavy ewes looked slightly less with light ewes looking sharper.  Topping the sale was Texels from Low Creoch at £85.

 

 

Hoggs

 

21        25.5-32                        Average 159.5                       

 

Cheviot

£48 Irelandton

 

262      32.1-39                        Average 187.7                        Top 266.7

 

Texel

£104, £93 Douganhill; £86 Midtown; £83.50 Barnbackle

 

Beltex

£79 Compstonend

 

Lleyn

£77 Fellend

 

Cheviot

£70 Irelandton

 

Blackface

£60 Meikle Carton; £59.50 Holm of Dalquhairn

 

 

 

 

759      39.1-45.5         Average 187.88          Top 266.7

 

Texel

£117 Midtown; £106 Douganhill; £100 Low Creoch; £95.50 Killochy; £91 Lower Ardmannoch

 

Beltex

£107 Bridgestone

 

Suffolk

£82 Fellend; £79.50 Torrs; £79 Lower Ardmannoch; £78.50, £76 Carswadda

 

Cheviot

£81 Carswadda

 

Lleyn

£78 Garrarie

 

Greyface

£73 Boreland of Girthon; £72 Culdoach; £70 Cotland

 

Blackface

£71 Boreland of Girthon

 

187      45.6 – 52          Average 181.14                      Top 202

 

Texel

£99 Midtown; £96, £90 Low Croech; £94.50 Douganhill; £94 South Quintinespie; £94 Lagganorie; £94 Little Park; £93 Farhills

 

Suffolk

£98 Garrarie; £92 Lagganorie

 

Greyface

£85 Lagganorie; £81 Newton

 

72        52+                  Average 176.21                      Top 185.8      

 

Suffolk

£92 Lagganorie

 

Texel

£100, £98.50 Park of Tongland; £97.50 Breckoniehill

 

Cheviot

£87 Low Creoch

 

 

 

Cast Sheep

 

Ewes

 

Texel

£85 Low Creoch; £79 Farhills; £79, £77 Drumcoltran; £77 Barnbackle; £76 Clonhie

 

Suffolk

£71 Hartburn

 

Greyface

£65 Torrs; £64.50 Hartburn; £64 Low Creoch; £62 Cotland

 

Cheviot

£66 Clonhie; £53 Irelandton

 

Blackface

£47.50 Falbae; £45.50 Barwhinnock; £41.50 Laghead; £41.50 Irelandton

 

Rams

 

Texel

£75 Barnbackle

 

Beltex

£59 Clonhie

 

 

 

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