Wallets Marts had a small show of 743 prime hoggs in Castle Douglas yesterday that sold to a top of £86.50 per head and 191.6p per kg to average 172.1p (+11.7p on the week).
There were also 197 cast sheep forward that met a sharper trade with ewes selling to £127.50 for a Texel and £54 for Blackfaces.
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 10 prime heifers at Ayr yesterday to a top of £1116.50 per head and 219p per kg to average £1117.84 and 207.6p, while a prime bullock fetched £1185.80 or 196p and a prime bull was bid to £1115.10 or 177p.
There was a poor show for quality in the rough ring when all classes met a dearer trade with 26 beef cows averaging 108.4p and 92 dairy cows levelling at 73p. Four bulls averaged 85.7p.
The firm also had 13 dairy cattle forward that were harder to cash and averaged £993.
A small show of beef-breeding cattle that lacked quality types saw 8 heifers with calf-at-foot sell to £1480 and average £1348, while 7 in-calf heifers peaked at £1040 twice and levelled at £1005.
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