WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 10 MAY 2016
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly sale of 349 Prime Hoggs and Cast sheep on Tuesday 10th May 2016.
All classes of hoggs sold similar to last week SQQ average being 176.28ppkg.
Top price per head was £103 for heavyweight texels from Mackilston, Dalry. Top per kilo was 196p for Cheviots from Old Cluden, Irongray, followed by 191.7p for a pen of Blackface from Balgerran, Crossmichael.
Lambs to £100 for a Suffolk from Sunnyhill, Hollywood.
80 cast sheep were again easily sold with tups at a premium. Topping at £131 for texels from Auchenhill, Colvend.
Leading prices per head
Texels
£103 Mackilston; £102.50 Drumlane; £92 Mackilston; £90 Old Cluden
Suffolk
£90 Old Cluden
Lleyn
£90 Garrarie
Blackface
£86.50 Blackcraig
Leading Prices per kilo
Blackface
191.7p Balgerran; 180.1p Mackilston
Cheviot
196p, 189.9p Old Cluden
Texel
185.3p, 180.3p Poldean; 184.5p, 180.5p Clonhie
Suffolk
181.6p Lagganorie
EWES
Suffolk
£110, £100 Sunnyhill; £99 Meikle Kirkland
Texel
£105, £97 Sunnyhill; £100 Auchenhill; £95 Drumlane
Zwartble
£87 St Ringan Drive
Cheviot
£92 Sunnyhill; £86 Meikle Kirkland
Lleyn
£93 Clonhie; £79 Garrarie
BFL
£90 Dirnow
Blackface
£65 Dirnow
TUPS
Blackface
£108, £98 Falbae
Lleyn
£127 Clonhie
Texel
£131 Auchenhill
Beltex
£90 Dirnow
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
