WALLETS MARTS WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE REPORT TUESDAY 3 APRIL 2018

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 3^rd 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