Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly sale of 645 prime and cast sheep on Tuesday 4th April 2017.
Prime sheep were a plainer quality show with a large percentage of them being 50kgs plus, with all classes being harder to sell. Topping the sale at £83 were a pen of Cheviots from J Maxwell & Son, Halket Leaths followed at £82.50 for Texels from A McCubbin, Kenmure. Top price of 201p per kg was paid for a pen of Cheviots. Overall SQQ average was 171.8p per kg.
Cast ewes were also easier on the week selling to £124 for Texels from Hillside.
19 25.5-32 Average 133.84 Top 168.8
Blackface
£50.50 Eriff; £44.50 Miefield
Cheviot
£52 Compstonend
148 32.1-39 Average 172.89 Top 198.5
Texel
£70 Compstonend; £66 Poldean
Greyface
£55.50 Compstonend
Cheviot
£67.50 Compstonend; £66, £64 Ernespie
Blackface
£64 T S Farming; £63 Craignell; £63 Compstonend; £59.20 Miefield; £56.20 Glen
162 39.1-45.5 Average 174.11 Top 201
Texel
£82(x2), £81 Craigview; £79 Newton; £72 Compstonend
Cheviot
£77.20, £77 Craigview; £75.20 T S Farming; £73 Halket Leaths
Blackface
£71 Miefield; £64 Craignell
Suffolk
£68 Nether Corsock
Lleyn
£66 Poldean
113 45.6 – 52 Average 157.49 Top 165.6
Texel
£82.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £82 Newton; £81.50 Eriff; £80 Culnaightrie; £77.50 Nether Corsock
Suffolk
£70 Nether Corsock
Cheviot
£79.50 Craigview; £78.50 Garrochtrie; £77 Halket Leaths
Greyface
£77 Kenmure, Dunscore
Blackface
£70 T S Farming
103 52+ Average 140.18 Top 159.3
Texel
£79.50 Newton; £77 Kenmure, Dunscore; £76 Eriff
Cheviot
£83 Halket Leaths; £77 Garrochtrie
Greyface
£75 Newton
Suffolk
£80, £77.50(x2) Culnaightrie
Ewes
Texel
£124 Hillside; £90, £82 Mid Croft; £80 Lochside; £80 Culnaightrie
Greyface
£68 Lochside; £66 Garrochtrie; £65 Culnaightrie
Blackface
£60 Cullinaw; £47 Eriff
Cheviot
£75 Carleton
BFL
£75 Lochside
Texel
Blackface
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