Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 3rd April 2018 had forward 345 prime and cast sheep.
266 prime sheep sold to average 232.87ppk. All classes apart from light and lean hoggs sold slightly sharper. Top today was £134 for heavy Suffolks from Messrs McKinnel, Garrarie, Whithorn. Top per kilo was 316.2ppk for a pen of smart Beltex hoggs from Messrs MacTaggart, Craigview.
Cast sheep were a plainer show and sold similarly to a top of £134 for Suffolk rams from Garrarie. Ewes sold to £115 for Texels from Valleyfield.
22 25.5 – 32 Average 149.84 Top 165.5
Blackface
£49 Knocksheen; £48 Ardoch
90 32.1 – 39 Average 234.06 Top 316.2
Beltex
£117 Craigview
Cheviot
£98 Halket Leaths; £89 Craigview
Lleyn
£77 Redcroft
Blackface
£75.50 Ardoch
78 39.1 – 45.5 Average 245.45 Top 265.9
Cheviot
£117, £105 Craigview
Texel
£109 Craigview; £107 Finniness; £106 Knocksheen
Suffolk
£100 Garrarie; £98 Redcroft
Lleyn
£99 Fellend
Greyface
£98 Finniness
Blackface
£100 Knocksheen; £99 Glenlee
45 45.6 – 52 Average 238.13 Top 265.3
Lleyn
£130 Fellend; £125 Garrarie
Cheviot
£115 Halket Leaths
Texel
£128 West Barmoffity; £115 Halket Leaths
31 52+ Average 230.84
Lleyn
£134 Gararie; £129 Fellend
Suffolk
£132, £130 Garrarie
Texel
£131 Halket Leaths
Blackface
£105 Glen
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£115 Valleyfield; £110 Finniness
Lleyn
£108 Garrarie; £98 Fellend
Greyface
£82 Dornells
Cheviot
£74 Dornells
Blackface
£69 Finniness; £59 Knocksheen
RAMS
Suffolk
£134 Garrarie
