WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 3 MAY 2016
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly sale of 399 Prime Hoggs and Cast sheep on Tuesday 3rd May 2016.
255 Prime Hoggs sold to average 168.61p per kg. or £68.50 per head.
Hoggs to a top of £89 from Newton, Gatehouse. Top price per kg 194.1 for Texels from Byrecroft, Crocketford.
Cast sheep sold to £140 for Texel Rams from Byrecroft; Ewes to £103 again for Texels from Torhousekie, Greyface to £84 from Mill of Plunton and Blackface to £75 from Irelandton
HOGGS
Leading prices per Head
Greyface
£89 Newton; £82.80(x2) Nether Corsock; £82 Muncraig
Suffolk
£86.50 Gowlands; £80 Nether Corsock; £76.50 Torhousekie
Beltex
£84, £82.50 Finniness; £80, £79.50 Torhousekie
Blackface
£82 Glen; £74 Boreland of Girthon; £73 Gowlands; £72.50 Ardoch
Cheviot
£78.50, £75 Irelandton
Texel
£83 Newton
Leading price per kg
Texel
194.1 Byrecroft; 183.4 Irelandton; 181.4 Newton; 180.5 Barwhanny
Beltex
191.9 Finniness; 183.9 Torhousekie
Blackface
185.5, 184.4 Glen; 182.3 Ardoch; 177 Irelandton
Cheviot
183.4, 174.4 Irelandton
Greyface
175.6 Finniness
EWES
Texel
£103, £96 Torhousekie; £95 Upper Hardland; £89 Byrecroft;
Beltex
£100 Torhousekie
Suffolk
£91 Castlehill
Greyface
£84 Mill of Plunton; £81.50 Torhousekie; £79 Newton; £79 Old Cluden
Cheviot
£74, £69 Irelandton
Blackface
£75 Irelandton; £67.50 Castlehill; £64 Newton; £63.50 Finniness; £63 Slatehouse
RAMS
Texel
£140, £128 Byrecroft; £122 Newton
Suffolk
£125 Boreland of Girthon
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
