Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Report Tuesday 9th February 2021

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 9^th February 2021 had some 2336 prime and cast sheep forward.

 

1923 Prime hoggs sold to average 268.7 ppk (SQQ 270.4). All classes of hoggs were easily sold and in most instances, sharper on the week. Best bred hoggs were in short supply with these topping at 354.5 pence per kilo for a pen of Beltex from Messrs Walker, Mindork, Kirkcowan. Topping the sale was heavy weight Suffolks at £138.50 from Messrs Frame, Burnside, Strathaven.

 

A tremendous show of 718 Blackface hoggs were forward, with 453 hoggs scaling over 39 kg averaging 262 and 265 hoggs under 39 kg averaging 253 ppk. They topped overall at £122.50 for a pen of nailers from Barlure Farmers, New Luce. With a pen of export weight hoggs from Messrs McTurk, Barlaes topping the pence per kilo at 268.4.

 

413 Cast ewes sold away at comparable rates with Messrs Adams & Son, Torhousekie, topping with a Beltex ewe at £141 with Scotch Mules selling to £101 from the same home. Blackfaces sold to £80 from Messrs Armstrong, High Barcaple.

 

LEADING PRICES

 

572                          32.1kg – 39kg                         Avg – 265.1ppk                       Top – 354.5ppk

 

Beltex

£136.50 Mindork; £126.50 Carsewalloch; £121.50 Compstonend

354.5 Mindork; 332.9, 325.7 Carsewalloch; 328.4 Compstonend

 

Suffolk

£121.50 Mindork

311.5 Mindork

 

Texel

£115.50 Barnbarroch; £115.50 Byrecroft; £113.50, £110 Irelandton

300.0 Byrecroft; 298.7 Irelandton; 296.2 Barnbarroch;

 

Charollais

£101.50 Mains of Collin

267.0 Mains of Collin

 

Cheviot

£107.50, £101.50 Garrochtrie; £97.50 East Lanegate; £96.50 High Creoch

270.7 Garrochtrie; 268.1 West Culvennan; 263.5 East Lanegate

 

Blackface

£100 Mossyard, GH; £99.50 Maryholm; £98.50 Barlure; £97.50 Castlehill; £96.50 Barlaes; £96.50 Milnmark

262.0 Barlure; 261.1 Mossyard; 260.5 Maryholm; 260.3 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

Scotch Mule

£95.50 Newton, GH; £93.50 Garrochtrie; £93.50 Denty; £90 West Culvennan; £88.50 Culdoach

256.2 Garrochtrie; 251.3 Newton, GH; 246.7 Denty; 243.2 West Culvennan

 

Cheviot Mule

£93.50 Beoch, Cairnryan

246.1 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

Hampshire

£90.50 East Lanegate

254.9 East Lanegate

 

 

 

 

 

 

1025                        39.1kg – 45.5kg                      Avg – 274.1ppk                       Top – 337.0ppk

 

Beltex

£136.50 Mindork; £134.50 Torhousekie; £131.50 Carsewalloch

337.0 Mindork; 333.8 Carsewalloch; 321.3, 318.0 Torhousekie

 

Texel

£136.50 Breckoniehill; £134.50 Carseriggan; £126.50, £125.50 Irelandton; £126.50 Fagra

319.7 Breckoniehill; 299.0 Tappit Lane; 295.6 Carseriggan; 295.0 Irelandton

 

Suffolk

£123.50 Mindork; £117.50 Garrarie; £115.50 Denty

289.2 Mindork; 271.3 Kenmure; 267.0 Garrarie

 

Cheviot

£121.50, £117.50 Denty; £118.50 Mackilston

283.8 Denty; 281.9 Barnbarroch

 

Blue Texel

£119.50 Byrecroft

291.5 Byrecroft

 

Charollais

£115.50 Park of Tongland; £115.50 Mains of Collin

275.0 Park of Tongland; 271.1 Mains of Collin

 

Blackface

£117.50, £114.50 Barlure; £116.50 Denty; £116.50 Barlaes; £114.50 Craigview; £111.50 Milnmark

268.4, 264.9 Barlaes; 265.0 Barlure; 262.3 Denty

 

Lleyn

£108 Barwhanny

240.0 Barwhanny

 

Scotch Mule

£106.50 Denty; £105.50 Mackilston

256.1 Mackilston; 251.2 Denty; 246.3 Long Beoch

 

255                          45.6kg – 52kg                         Avg – 260.2ppk                       Top – 276.3ppk

 

Suffolk

£135.50, £131.50, £129.50 Blackpark

273.7, 272.6 Blackpark

 

Texel

£134.50 Fagra; £134.50 Castlehill; £133.50 Torrs (KBT); £133.50 Hartburn Cott; £130.50 Carseriggan

276.3 Barnbarroch; 272.4 Hartburn Cott; 269.9 Park of Tongland; 268.5 Kildarroch

 

Scotch Mule

£128.50 Mackilston; £125.50 Culdoach

260.3, 257.0 Mackilston; 258.7 Culdoach

 

Blackface

£122.50, £121.50 Barlure; £118.50 Mackilston

265.9, 263.4 Barlure

 

B/F Leicester

£119.50 Barlaes

229.8 Barlaes

 

18                            52+ kg                     Avg – 235.8ppk                       Top – 261.3ppk

 

Texel

£131.50 Park of Tongland; £131.50 Torrs (KBT)

248.1 Torrs (KBT)

 

Suffolk

£138.50, £135.50 Burnside; £137.50 Blackpark; £135.50 Garrarie

261.3 Burnside; 255.7 Garrarie

 

 

CAST SHEEP

 

Ewes

 

Beltex

£141 Torhousekie

 

Texel

£103 Denty; £95.50 Capenoch; £94 Fauld O’Wheat; £94 Tappit Lane; £90.50 Park of Tongland

 

Scotch Mule

£101 Torhousekie

 

Suffolk

£91 Denty; £87.50 Blackpark; £82 Mindork

 

B/F Leicester

£90 Tappit Lane

 

Charollais

£85.50 Mindork

 

Blackface

£80 High Barcaple; £75 Muil

 

Cheviot

£80, £77 Torhousekie; £80 Dornells Estate

 

Rous

£71.50 Fauld O’Wheat

 

Rams

 

Texel

£105, £100 Capenoch; £102 Beoch, Cairnryan;

 

Suffolk

£85 Capenoch

 

B/F Leicester

£100 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

Blackface

£70 Beoch, Cairnryan; £70 Glen (GH)

 

Charollais

£96 Capenoch