WALLETS MARTS WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE REPORT TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2019

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 19 March 2019 had forward 999 Prime and Cast Sheep

The prime hoggs sold to average 193.23 (SQQ 203.66).  All classes were short of requirements with lightweight hoggs in particular in high demand

Top price per head was for heavy Texels from Messrs Burns, Craignell at £100.  Top per kg was 230.2 for handy Beltex from Craigview, Springholm.  202 Blackface hoggs sold to £91 for heavyweights from Chirmorrie, Barrhill and to 208.5ppk from Speddoch, Shawhead with export weights to 206.1 from Chirmorrie, Barrhill.

253 Cast sheep were much sharper on the week being £5 – £10 up throughout, topping at £107.50 for Texel rams from Rascarrel. Greyface ewes sold to £79.50 from Valleyhead with Blackface to £69.50 from Speddoch.

Leading hoggs per head

149         32.1 – 39                               Average 203.57                 Top 211.4

Blackface

£78 Hannaston; £78 Irelandton; £77.50 Knockdon; £77 Chirmorrie

Texel

£76.50, £73.50 Irelandton; £76 Loch House; £74 Little Park

Charolais

£74 Speddoch

324         39.1 – 45.5                           Average 203.94                 Top 230.2

Beltex

£96 Craigview

Texel

£94, £90 Irelandton; £87 Cannee; £86 Craigview; £85.50 Boreland of Girthon; £85.50 Camrie

Blackface

£88 Chirmorrie; £87 Craignell; £87, £84.50 Knockdon; £84.50 (x2) Stroangassel; £83 Hannaston

Cheviot

£86 Edingham; £84 Craigview; £83 Irelandton; £82 Halket Leathes

234         45.6 – 52                               Average 182.16                 Top 198.5

Beltex

£96, £93.50 Craigview

Texel

£94.50 Craigview; £93 Lower Ardmannoch; £92.50 (x2) Old School House; £92.50 Camrie

Suffolk

£90 Edingham; £87 Nether Corsock

Cheviot

£88 Halket Leathes; £88 Edingham

Blackface

£87 Hannaston

39           52+                         Average 160.57                 Top 185.2

Texel

£100 Craignell; £95 Irelandton; £93.50 Lower Ardmannoch; £91.50 Old School House

Blackface

£91 Chirmorrie

Cheviot

£90.50 Halket Leathes

Suffolk

£88 Nether Corsock

Cast Sheep

EWES

Suffolk

£99.50 Wheatcroft; £96.50 Meikle Kirkland

Texel

£99.50 Valleyfield; £81.50 Irelandton

Greyface

£79.50 Valleyfield; £74.50 Boreland of Girthon; £71.50 Langbarns

Cheviot Mule

£81.50 Cannee

Cheviot

£74.50 Clonhie; £67.50 Irelandton

Blackface

£69.50 Speddoch; £66.50 Craignell; £65.50 Muil; £64.50 Pulcree

Tups

Texel

£107.50 Rascarrel

Blackface

£77.50 Craignell