Wallets Marts Weekly Primestock Tuesday 30th March 2021

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 30^th March 2021 had some 1099 prime and cast sheep forward.

967 Prime hoggs sold to average 270.7 ppk. A larger show of hoggs were sharper on the week, especially continental bred hoggs of all weights, topping at 306.2 pence per kilo for a pen of Texels from Messrs McMorran, Miefield, Twynholm. Top per head was £153.50 for a pen of heavy Texels from Galtway, Kirkcudbright.

A smaller show of 132 cast ewes were a cracking trade with Messrs Smith, Low Arkland, topping the sale with a Texel ewe at £200. Scotch Mules sold to £124.50 from Messrs Milligan, High Glasnick. Blackfaces sold to £80.50 from J Cowie, Copelaw. Cast tups also met a great trade, topping at £177 for a Texel from Messrs Milligan, High Glasnick.

LEADING PRICES

318                          32.1kg – 39kg                         Avg – 263.2ppk                       Top – 301.5ppk

Blackface

£108.50 Boghead, Cumnock; £103.50 Falbae; £102.50 Little Larg; £101.50 Miefield; £101.50 Upper Wellwood; £100.50 Glen, GH

279.2 Glen, GH; 278.8 Miefield; 278.2 Boghead, Cumnock; 277.0 Little Larg

Beltex

£99.50 Cullinaw

301.5 Cullinaw

Texel

£98.50 East Drummoddie; £94.50 Boreland of Girthon

279.0 East Drummoddie

Cheviot

£97.50 Falbae

268.6 Falbae

380                          39.1kg – 45.5kg                      Avg – 278.6ppk                       Top – 305.8ppk

Cheviot

£132.50, £127.50 Barwhanny

301.1, 293.2 Barwhanny

Texel

£131.50 Miefield; £128.50 East Drummoddie; £124.50 High Glasnick

305.8 Miefield; 298.8 Barnbarroch; 294.3, 292 East Drummoddie

Suffolk

£130.50 Miefield

303.5 Miefield

Blackface

£125.50, £117.50 Irelandton; £124.50 Miefield; £116.50 Upper Wellwood; £115.50 Little Larg

288.2, 280.5, 277.1 Miefield; 281.1, 278.9 Irelandton; 276.1 Stroangassel

Charollais

£125.50, £123.50 East Drummoddie

294.0, 290.0 East Drummoddie

Shetland

£125.50 Galtway

281.4 Galtway

Scotch Mule

£120.50 Miefield; £117.50 Erncrogo

279.8 Erncrogo; 277.6 Miefield

152                          45.6kg – 52kg                         Avg – 284.2ppk                       Top – 306.2ppk

Suffolk

£151.50 Miefield

291.3 Miefield

Texel

£149.50 Galtway; £148.50 Miefield; £140.50 High Glasnick; £138.50 Barnbarroch; £137.50 Barwhanny

306.2 Miefield; 294.7 Barnbarroch; 294.4 Barwhanny; 292.0 Galtway

Scotch Mule

£142.50, £133.50 Miefield; £134.50 High Glasnick; £133.50 Romesbeoch

287.1, 285.0 Miefield; 283.2 High Glasnick

Blackface

£135.50 Irelandton

282.3 Irelandton

Cheviot

£135.50 Barwhanny; £131.50 Kirkhaugh

285.3 Barwhanny; 284.0 Kirkhaugh

70                            52+ kg                     Avg – 252.2ppk                       Top – 286.1ppk

Texel

£153.50, £152.50 Galtway

276.8 Galtway; 276.4 East Drummoddie

Suffolk

£152.50 Copelaw

286.1 Copelaw

Cheviot

£141.50 Kirkhaugh

252.7 Kirkhaugh

CAST SHEEP

Ewes

Texel

£200, £179 Low Arkland; £135 Meikle Kirkland; £133 Copelaw

B/F Leicester

£147 Low Arkland

Suffolk

£138.50 Meikle Kirkland

Cheviot

£125.50 Kirkhaugh

Scotch Mule

£124.50 High Glasnick; £115 Low Arkland

Blackface

£80.50, £77.50 Copelaw; £75.50, £73.50 Pulcree

Rams

Texel

£177 High Glasnick

Suffolk

£145 Lagganorie; £141 High Glasnick

Cheviot

£137 Kirkhaugh

Beltex

£127 High Glasnick