Wallets Marts Open 2017 Breeding Sheep Sales In Style

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd opened their 2017 breeding sheep sales in style on Monday 5^th June when they sold 1092 Blackface and Scotch Mule Ewe Hoggs.

Ewe Hoggs were shown in tremendous bloom having benefitted from one of the best springs on record. This reflected in the trade as well with prices being well up on the year with many buyers going home short of numbers. 784 Blackface Ewe hoggs topped at £182 for a pen from J W Kay & Co., Gass Straiton selling to Mr Brian Mullen, Co Derry. Glen Farming Co were next up at £178 selling to Seamus Maginn, Downpatrick. Little Larg were next at £176 selling to J H Logan & Co, Dalfask. Blackface ewe hoggs averaged £132.81, a rise of £28.86 on the year.

328 Scotch Mule Ewe Hoggs were also keenly bid for topping at £129 from Mr Jameson, Garrochtrie and selling to Messs Fergusson, East Side, Durisdeer. Mule hoggs averaged £107.26.

Also forward were 16 OTM and Store Cattle. OTM cattle maintained recent high rates selling to 155p for an AA from Mossyard. Store cattle topped at £790 for Belted Galloways from Carleton Farms.

Blackface Ewe Hoggs

£182 Gass; £178 Glen, Gatehouse; £176, £160 Little Larg; £156 Gass; £156 Linfairn; £154 Corsebank; £152 Beock Loch Doon; £152 Corsebank; £150 Craigdarroch; £146 Kirkland; £144 Gass; £138 Glenmanna; £138 Burnfoot; £138 Linfairn; £132 Drumgrange; £130 Glen, Gatehouse

Greyface Ewe Hoggs

£129 Garrochtrie; £123, £122 Drumgrange; £120(x2) Garrochtrie; £120 Mossend; £118 Garrochtrie; £100 Drumgrange

OTM CATTLE

£1120 Mossyard; £931 Muncraig; £808 Mill of Plunton; £766 Upper Barr; £741 Mid Threave

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 30^th May 2017 had forward 675 prime and cast sheep.

493 prime lambs sold to average 251.63ppkg (SQQ 252.39) or £103.82. Overall again lambs were sharper with smart export weight lambs a fligher topping at £119 (313.2ppkg) for Beltex from Messrs Marchant, Clonhie followed at £117.50 (299.7ppkg) and £114 (304.8ppkg) for Texels from Messrs Wilson, West Barmoffity – smart export lambs were regurlary 275ppkg plus. Heavy lambs topped at £117.50 for Texels from Messrs Smith, Low Arkland.

Small show of hoggs again a fast trade topping at £104 for Texels from Gelston Castle with Beltex from the same home topping at 202.5ppkg.

Cast ewes again easily sold with leaner ewes in most demand and looking sharper. Fat ewes again harder to sell.

Lambs

66 32.1-39 Average 252.71 Top 313.2

Beltex

£119 Clonhie;

Texel

£105 Flathill; £114. £104.50 (x2) West Barmoffity

379 39.1-45.5 Average 252.34 Top 299.7

Texel

£117.50 Cotland; £117.50 West Barmoffity; £116 Barnbackle; £114.50 Brockloch; £111.50 Low Arkland; £111.50 High Borgue

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