WALLETS MARTS REPORT TUESDAY 26 JULY 2016

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 26 JULY 2016

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly sale of prime and cast sheep on Tuesday 26^th July when they sold 1544 lambs and 231 ewes.

Prime lambs sold to average 180.28ppk SQQ 180.67ppk.

Lambs today sold to a top of £94 twice.  Firstly for a pen of heavy Suffolks from Messrs Lindsay, Culnaightrie followed by a pen of Texels from Messrs Young, Hightownhead, Auldgirth.  Top price per kilo was 197.4p for a pen of Beltex from Messrs Campbell, Carsewalloch, Creetown.

231 Cast sheep sold slightly sharper on the week with more being required each week.  Top was £96.50 for Texels from Cogarth.

287         32.1 – 39                              Average 180.01p                              Top 197.4p

Beltex

£76 Carsewalloch

Texel

£72, £70 Barnbackle; £70 Nether Barr; £69.50 Upper Hardland; £69 Cullinaw

Suffolk

£68.50 Park of Tongland; £67.50 Lochside;

Charolais

£69.50 Boyach

1139       39.1 – 45.5                           Average 180.80p                                              Top 195.3p

Texel

£85.20 Cannee; £84 South Quintenespie; £82.50 Bardarroch; £82 Castlehill; £82 Low Arkland; £82 Gatehouse Farm

Suffolk

£80.50 Castlehill; £79.50 Glenkiln; £79.50 Culnaightrie; £79 Ingleston; £78 Garrochtrie; £78 Palmallet; £78 Bardarroch

Greyface

£73 Boyach; £73 High Borgue; £70.50 Upper Hardland

Beltex

£80 Torhousekie; £79 Fagra

110         45.6 – 52                              Average 177.66p                              Top 188.8p

Suffolk

£94 Culnaightrie; £92.50 Glenkiln; £85.50 Nether Corsock

Texel

£92.50 South Quintenespie; £91.50 Garrochtrie; £89 Hightownhead

8              52+                                         Average 160.42p                             Top 170.9p

Texel

£94 Hightownhead; £89 Low Arkland

Suffolk

£87 Palmallet

Ewes

Texel

£96.50 Cogarth; £96 Glentoo; £88 Cotland; £88 Cogarth

Greyface

£78 Carsewalloch; £74 Shirmers; £74 Rainton; £73 Meiklewood

Cheviot

£79 Slatehouse; £77.50 Cogarth; £76 Slatehouse

Lleyn

£78, £72 Palmallet; £68, £66.50 Auchenbainzie

Blackface

£62.50, £62 Castlehill; £61 Shirmers; £58 Auchenfad

Beltex

£80, £74 Carsewalloch