WALLETS MARTS PRIMESTOCK REPORT 4/10/16

Wallets marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly sale of 1983 Prime Lambs and 470 Cast sheep. 

1983 prime lambs sold to average 165.77 SQQ (167.21).  Again well fleshed lambs were most in demand with, as in other centres, lighter leaner lambs struggling and would realise more as stores.  With this in mind there will be a store sale on Saturday 15^th October.  Top price per head was £86.50 for Texels from J Brown, Drumcoltran and top per kg was 196.6p again for Texels from Drumcoltran.

470 Cast Sheep sold to £91 for BFL Ram from Miefield and Ewes to £83.50 for Texels from Drumcoltran.  Blackface to £51.50 Greyface to £63.50.

189         32.1-39                 Average 165.77                 Top 189.7

Beltex

£74 Compstonend

Texel

£70 Carleton; £65.80 Maryfield; £64 Falgunzeon; £63 Barnbarroch

Cheviot

£61.50 Irelandton

1305       39.1-45.5                              Average 167.4                   Top 196.6

Texel

£86.50 Drumcoltran; £80 Lagganpark; £78.80 Killochy; £78.50 Wellhill; £78 Drumcoltran; £78 Brockloch

Beltex

£78, £76 Compstonend; £77 Upper Hardland; £73 Farhills

Suffolk

£76 Halket Leaths; £75.20 Redcroft; £74.80 Ingleston; £72.50 Garrarie; £71.80 Girstingwood

Cheviot

£76.50, £72(x2) Irelandton

Lleyn

£73.20 Girstingwood; £74.50 Garrarie

Greyface

£69 Boreland of Girthon; £67 Lagganpark; £66.20 Shirmers; £65.50 Pulcree

489      45.6-52                                    Average 162.05                 Top 176

Texel

£84.50, £84 Compstonend; £84 Tower, Sanquhar; £82 Killochy; £81.50 Halket Leaths; £81 Castlehill; £81 Killochy

Suffolk

£82.50 Blackpark; £81.50 Castlehill; £80 Barbershall; £79 Girstingwood

Greyface

£72 Culdoach

Lleyn

£81 Gatehouse Farm

Charolais

£75 Little Fenwick

Ewes

Texel

£83.50, £79 Drumcoltran; £78.50 Trowdale

Suffolk

£72 Meikle Cloak

Greyface

£63.50, £61.50 Park of Tongland; £61 Meikle Cloak; £60 Upper Hardland; £60 Barcloy

Blackface

£51.50 Drumelzier

Rams

£91 Miefield