Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Sale Tuesday 25 February 2020

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2020

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 25 February 2020 had forward 1588 prime and cast sheep.

 

1361 Prime hoggs sold to average 232.1 (SQQ 235.2).  A sound trade prevailed with an average of £100.81 for the whole sale – the first time this season that the £100 barrier has been broken. Top today was £130 for a pen of heavy Suffolks from Messrs McTurk, Mackilston, Dalry.  143 hoggs scaled over 52kgs and averaged a staggering £119.60 and top per kg was 254.5 for a pen of Texels from Messrs Picken, Galtway, Kirkcudbright.  Lightweight hoggs were a flyer peaking at 250ppk from Messrs Ramsay, Knockreoch for a pen of Blackface hoggs.

 

503 Blackface hoggs sold today averaging 233.2, topping at £114 for heavyweights from Messrs Ramsay, Milnmark, Dalry.  Export weight hoggs sold to 241.4 from Messrs Lockhart, Culdoach

 

227 Cast sheep were well short of requirements and sold at levels not seen in recent years topping at £167 for Texel cross ewes from Breconside with Mules selling to £120.50 from Merrick, Portpatrick and Blackface ewes selling to £94.50 from West Culvennan.

 

 

Leading Lamb prices

 

75           25.5-32                                 Average 220.9                   Top 228.3

 

Blackface

£68.50 Barbush; £64.50 Mossyard

228.30 Barbush;

 

263         32.1 – 39                               Average 236.4                   Top 250

 

Texel

£80, £77 Boreland of Parton

223.5 Boreland of Parton

 

Cheviot

£94 Nether Ernambrie; £93.50 Halket Leathes; £90 Falbae

241, 240 Nether Ernambrie; 239.7 Halket Leathes; 235.6 Falbae

 

Blackface

£91 Kenmure, Dunscore; £90, £89 Knockreoch; £88.50 Milnmark; £88 Beoch, Cairnryan; £88 Glenside, Kirkmichael

£88 Mackilston; £87 Falbae

250, 243.8 Knockreoch; 248.5, 241.7 Falbae; 242.6, 242.2 Little Larg;

 

Suffolk

£89 Breconside

240.5 Breconside

 

Shetland

£88 Galtway

233.8 Galtway

 

Greyface

£88.50 Kenmure

232.9 Kenmure, Dunscore

 

574         39.1 – 45.5                           Average 236.6                   Top 254.5

 

Beltex

£100 Nether Ernambrie;

243.9 Nether Ernambrie;

 

Texel

£113.50, £109.50 Craigview; £112 Galtway; £111 Little Culmain; £109 Halket Leathes; £108 Redcroft; £106.50 East Kirkcarswell; £106 Kenmure, Dunscore

254.5 Galtway; 254 Little Culmain; 251.1 Craigview

 

Blackface

£106.50, £105, £104.50 Knockreoch; £105 Culdoach; £104 Beoch, Cairnryan; £103.50, £101.50 Milnmark; £101.50 Mackilston

241.4 Culdoach; 239.5, 239.1 Beoch, Cairnryan; 236 Mackilston; 235.2 Milnmark; 234.1 Knockreoch

 

Suffolk

£105 Glenside, Kirkmichael; £105 Redcroft; £101.50 Breconside

241.7 Breconside; 236 Glenside, Kirkmichael; 236 Redcroft

 

Greyface

£106.50 Galtway; £103.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £98 Mackilston

236.7 Galtway; 234.2 Kenmure, Dunscore;

 

Cheviot

£108, £102.50 Mackilston; £100 Edingham;

244, 240 Mackilston; 243.9 Edingham

 

306         45.6 – 52                               Average  230.7                  Top 249.5

 

Texel

£121.50 Denty; £121 Culdoach; £118 Halket Leathes; £117 Kenmure, Dunscore; £116.50 Little Culmain; £116.50 Craigview; £116 Edingham; £116 North Boig; £115.50 Mackilston

249.5 North Boig; 246.8 Edingham; 245.8 Halket Leathes; 243.5 South Quintinespie; 241.3 Lagganpark

 

Suffolk

£119 Redcroft; £118 Galtway; £116 Nether Corsock; £116, £111 Mackilston; £109.50 Lower Ardmannoch

238 Redcroft; 234.6, 231.5 Galtway; 232 Nether Corsock; 231 Lower Ardmannoch

 

Cheviot

£105.50 Mackilston

229.3 Mackilston

 

Greyface

£116 Galtway; £111.50 Culdoach; £108.50 Macjilston; £106 Edingham

227.6 Culdoach; 226.6 Galtway; 225.5 Edingham; 221.6 Mackilston

 

Blackface

£114 Milnmark; £110 Mackilston; £104 Glenside, Kirkmichael

228 Milnmark; 220 Mackilston

 

143         52+                                         Average 215.4                   Top 237

 

Texel

£128 East Kirkcarswell; £128, £126 Denty; £126 Mackilston; £124 Barholm; £123.50 Halket Leathes; £123 Glenside, Kirkmichael

237 East Kirkcarswell; 234 Glenside, Kirkmichael; 232.8 Craigview; 230 Halket Leathes

 

Suffolk

£130, £123 Mackilston; £125, £122 Lower Ardmannoch; £121, £119 North Boig; £117 Nether Corsock

228.3 North Boig; 225.9 Lower Ardmannoch; 220 Mackilston

 

Greyface

£115.50 Mackilston

199.1 Mackilston

 

Blackface

£109.50 Milnmark; £100 Blackloch

200.9 Milnmark

 

Cast Sheep

 

EWES

 

Texel

£167, £143 Breconside; £139 Chirmorrie

 

Suffolk

£155 Merrick; £141, £137 Mid Farthingwell

 

Cheviot Mule

£113 Park Street

 

Cheviot

£127.50 Slatehouse; £122.50, £113.50 North Boig;

 

Greyface

£120.50 Merrick; £106.50 Breconside; £103.50 Slatehouse

 

Lleyn

£128.50, £120.50 Breconside

 

BFL

£107.50 Mossyard

 

Blackface

£94.50 West Culvennan; £93.50 North Boig; £89.50 Chirmorrie; £88.50 Maxwellton; £86.50 Little Larg; £85.50 Slatehouse

 

Dorset

£91.50 North Boig

 

Easy Care

£87.50 Merrick

 

Swale

£85.50 North Boig

 

RAMS

 

Texel

£135 Castlegower

 

Blackface
£113, £111 Chirmorrie

 

BFL

£97 Castlegower