WALLETS MART WEEKLY REPORT 22/03/16

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2016

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Could we please ask that Vendors get sheep to the Market as early as possible on a Tuesday morning.  Clipping is from 8.00am onwards and we would like if sheep were available for them to start at that time

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly sale of 1222 Prime hoggs and cast sheep on Tuesday 22nd March 2016.

795 Prime hoggs sold to average 175p per kg.  SQQ 179.36.  All classes sold less on the week.  Top today was £100.50 for Beltex from Messrs Birrell, Barnboard, Balmaghie.  Top per kilo was 205.2p for Beltex from the same home.

Cast sheep were a plainer show but still sold at similar rates.  Top was £132 for Beltex rams from Barnboard.  Ewes to £112 for Beltex from the same home with Blackface ewes selling to £66.50 from Mitchellslacks, Thornhill.

 25.5kg – 32kg

Average 184p per kilo                                        Top Price 185.9p per kilo

Texel

£59.50 Tappit Lane

Blackface

£48.50 Barlure

32.1kg – 39kg

Average 176.96p per kilo                  Top price 188.5p per kilo

Texel

£73.50 Garrochtrie; £67.50 Edgarton; £65.50 Tappit Lane

Beltex

£68.50 Tappit Lane

Cheviot

£68 Rigghead

Suffolk

£68 Langbarns; £67.50 Boreland of Girthon

Blackface

£66 Ardoch; £65 Barlure; £64.50 Beoch Loch Doon; £63.50 Rigghead

 39.1kg – 45kg

Average 180.92p per kilo                  Top Price 196.1p per kilo

Texel

£87.50, £86.50 Byrecroft; £79.50 Midtown; £78 Rigghead;

Suffolk

£80 Boreland of Girthon

Cheviot

£82.50 Halket Leaths; £82 Garrochtrie; £80 Edingham

Greyface

£76 Rigghead; £73 Midtown

Blackface

£80 Ardoch; £74 Barlure; £72.50 Rigghead; £72, £71.80 Ardoch

45.6kg – 52kg

Average 175.73p per kilo                                  Top price 205.2p per kilo

Texel

£98.50 Barnboard; £95 Bankswood; £91 Edingham; £90.50 Rigghead

Cheviot

£93.20, £87.20 Halket Leaths

Suffolk

£86 Edgarton; £84 Langbarns; £83 Fellend

Blackface

£80 Beoch Loch Doon

EWES

Texel

£112 Barnboard; £96 Bankswood; £93.50 Garrochtrie; £92.50 Barnboard; £89 Low Arkland

Suffolk

£80 Garrochtrie

Greyface

£82 Garrochtrie; £77 Barnboard; £72 Boreland of Girthon

Charolais

£80.50 Byrecroft

Blackface

£66.50 Mitchellslacks; £66 Culdoach; £66 Beoch, Loch Doon; £63 Lochurr; £61.50 Dalveen; £61 Mitchellslacks

RAMS

Texel

£132, £120.50 £109 Barnboard

Blackface

£100 Mitchellslacks; £90 Grobdale; £81 Mitchellslacks