WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED TUESDAY 12TH JANUARY 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 1594 prime hoggs and cast sheep on Tuesday 12th January 2016.

1335 prime hoggs sold to average 174.47 (SQQ 175.42). All classes of hoggs were easily sold with a larger show forward on the week.

Hoggs today sold to a top of £90 per head for heavyweight Texels from Douganhill Farms. Top price per kg was 217.98p per kg for Beltex hoggs from Compstonend.

243 cast sheep sold at similar rates to a top of £96 for Texel rams from Mossyard. Ewes to £80 for Suffolks from Cannee.

LAMBS
Light 32.1 – 39
Average 172.25 per kilo Top Price 217.9 per kilo

Texel
£70 Balgerran; £70 Compstonend; £69 Airyolland; £69 Fellend

Beltex
£85, £75 Compstonend; £69.50 Romesbeoch

Cheviot
£60 Irelandton

Blackface
65.20 Balgerran; £64 Shirmers; £63 Maryholm

Lleyn
£61 Fellend

Greyface
£70 Shirmers; £62 Knocksheen

Medium 39.1 – 45
Average 179.5 per kilo Top Price 196.4 per kilo

Beltex
£82.50 x 2 Torhousekie

Texel
£81.50 Douganhill Farms; £81 Edingham; £80.80 Torhousekie; £80.50 Kenmure

Suffolk
£79.20, £77.50 Torhousekie; £77.80, £76.50 Fellend; £75.50 Boreland of Parton; £74.80 Galtway