Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Sale Report Tuesday 4 May 2021

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 4 May 2021 had forward 634 prime and cast sheep.

All classes of hoggs were sharper to average 285.34 (SQQ 288.0).   Well fleshed hoggs from 35.41 kgs were the trade of the day regularly selling over £3 pkg.

Top today was £162.50 for a pen of heavyweight Suffolks from Messrs Picken, Galtway, Kirkcudbright.

Cast sheep were also sharper selling to £193 for a Texel ram from Edgarton.  Mule ewes sold to £125 from Edgarton with Blackface to £97 from Boreland of Girthon.

LEADING PRICES

Prime Lambs

32        25.5 – 32          Average – 228.94        Top – 270.8

Blackface

£84.50 Rusko Farms; £79.50 Glen; £77.50 Horsecrook; £74.50 Drumlane

270.8 Rusko Farms

241      32.1 – 39         Average – 294.8          Top – 325.7

Cheviot

£121.50, £117.50 South Boig; £114.50 Muil

325.7, 317.6 South Boig; 318.1 Muil; 302.4 Horsecrook

Blackface

£120.50, £118.50 South Boig; £118.50 Craignell; £117.50 Barlaes; £115.50 Glensone

320.3, 314.9 South Boig; 313.6 Irelandton; 311.8 Craignell; 309.7 Glensone; 309.2 Barlaes

Texel

£117.50 Irelandton; £114.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £113.50 Finniness

315.3 Finniness; 309.2 Irelandton; 301.3 Townhead of Greenlaw

147      39.1 – 45.5      Average – 289.77        Top – 301.1

Blackface

£133.50, £133 Barlaes; £132.50 Cullinaw; £128.50 Glensone; £126.50 Muil; £125.50 Craignell

297.8, 297.4, 297, 296 Barlaes; 295.5 Craignell; 294 Cullinaw; 293.5 Muil

Charolais

£132.50 Speddoch

301.1 Speddoch

Texel

£130.50 Glensone; £129 Rusko Farms; £122.50 Irelandton

300 Rusko Farms; 293.8 Irelandton; 290 Glensone

Cheviot

£125.50, £120 Muil; £124.50 South Boig;

300.7 South Boig

Scotch Mule

£125.50 Glensone

285.2

Shetland

£122.50 Galtway

293.1 Galtway

10        45.6 – 52         Average – 287.32        Top – 312.2

Suffolk

£153 Galtway

312.2 Galtway

Texel

£151.50 Galtway; £150.50 Townhead of Greenlaw

298.8 Galtway; 297.9 Byrecroft; 289.4 Townhead of Greenlaw

Blackface

£121 Drumlane

32        52+      Average – 256.85        Top – 283

Suffolk

£162.50 Galtway

283 Galtway

Texel

£155.50 Byrecroft; £153.50 Galtway; £147.50 Mill of Plunton

279.1 Galtway; 275.7 Mill of Plunton

Cheviot

£151 Slatehouse; £145 Irelandton

264 Irelandton

Shetland

£145 Galtway

263.6 Galtway

Cast Sheep

EWES

Texel

£149 Slatehouse; £141 Irelandton; £135 Byrecroft

Mill Blue

£135 Waterside

Scotch Mule

£125 Edgarton; £123, £121 Byrecroft; £123 Mill of Plunton; £120 Shirmers

Lleyn

£125, £123 High Milton; £107 Kirkpatrick Farming

Cheviot

£93, £91 Irelandton

Blackface

£97 Boreland of Girthon; £91 Pulcree; £87 Castlehill; £85 Slatehouse

RAMS

Texel

£193 Edgarton; £179 Irelandton

Blackface

£143 Barlaes

Cheviot

£143 Slatehouse