Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their main April sale of store and OTM cattle on Monday 23rd April 2018. With a massive entry of 1300 cattle this sale was not only the biggest seen here at Castle Douglas in recent times but also the largest spring entry in the South of Scotland. The ongoing inclement weather did nothing to bolster confidence but the recent rise in the prime trade linked to a large attendance of Aberdeenshire and English farmers ensured that all classes of cattle met a competitive and increased demand.
Topping the sale at £1370 were a pen of Limousin cross bullocks from G B Milroy, Mains of Machermore, Newton Stewart. Top price per kg in the bullock section was 295.9p paid to A McCornick & co, Barnbackle by Messrs Clarkson, Leyburn for a pen of Charolais crosses. Bullocks averaged 238.7p per kg – a rise of 9p on the last sale. In the heifer section a Simmental heifer from W & A McWhirter, Kenmure topped at £1170 whilst a pen of charolais crosses from W J Davidson, Poldeen were top price per kg at 281.7p. The heifer section averaged 230p per kg a rise of nearly 7p on the last sale.
A small show of OTM cattle met recent rates topping at £1294.38 for a British Blue cross from Trolane and 177p for a Limousin from Farhills, auchencairn. Bulls sold to 144p for a Luing from Wellhill.
BULLOCKS
Limousin
£1370 Mains of Machermore; £1250 Knockshinnoch; £1235 Lochside; £1190 Knockshinnoch; £1170 Mains of Larg
Shorthorn
£985, £945 Ardwall; £980 Laughtmuirside; £920 Glenkiln
Simmental
£1050 Shangan; £1040 Palmallet; £1035 Garrarie; £1030 Dinnans; £1020 High Park
B/Blue
£1020, £935 Newton
Charolais
£1195, £1125, £1090 Lochside; £1075 Kirranrae; £1060 Cogarth; £1040 Killochy; £1040 Romesbeoch
Angus
£1135 Dinnans; £1090, £1080 Cogarth; £1050(x2) Dinnans; £1050 Fagra
Hereford
Saler
£980, £900 Muncraig; £875 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £850, £830 Pulcree
Belted Galloway
£1000 Mains of Machermore
Luing
£995 Hillside; £810 Muncraig
Galloway
£1070 Romesbeoch; £970 Nether Linkens; £945(x2) Ardwall
HEIFERS
Limousin
£1150 Glenhowl; £1125, £1100 Shangan; £1095 Nether Barr; £1035 Mains of Larg
Simmental
£1170, £1140(x2) Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £1110, £1090 Boreland of Girthon
Charolais
£1165, £1055 Shangan; £1015 Romesbeoch; £995, £965 Lochside; £960 Meikle Kirkland
Angus
£1150 Boreland of Girthon; £1050 Cogarth; £920 Nether Corsock
Hereford
£1170 Trolane
Saler
£795, £770 Muncraig
Luing
£795 Muncraig
British Blue
£860 Newton
OTM
£1294 Trolane; £1274 Farhills; £1066 Trolane; £968 Castlehill; £904 Wellhill
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2018
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 24th April 2018 had forward 353 prime and cast sheep.
184 prime hoggs sold to average 226.78ppk. All classes were slightly sharper selling to £126 for heavy Roussin hoggs from Beoch Farmers, Beoch, Cairnryan who also topped the ppk at 269.6 also for Roussins.
Cast sheep were also sharper selling to £118 for Texels from Carswadda.
Leading hoggs per head
Roussin
£126, £117 Beoch, Cairnryan
Texel
£114, £105 Carswadda; £114, £110 Barlocco; £107 Little Park
Suffolk
£108, £100 Carswadda
Cheviot
£100 Old Cluden
Beltex
£97 Torhousekie
Lead hoggs ppk
Roussin
269.6, 2475 Beoch Cairnryan
Texel
268.3, 247.2 Barlocco; 253.6, 248.9 Carswadda, 248.3 Little Park
Beltex
251.6, 248.7 Torhousekie
Cast Sheep
EWES
Suffolk
£103 Cullinaw
Texel
£118, £109 Carswadda; £110, £108 Grange; £110 Breckoniehill; £109 Cotland; £108 Barlocco; £108 Slatehouse; £108 Beoch
Beltex
£115, £104 Torhousekie
Greyface
£109 Corra; £104 Torhousekie; £100 Barlocco; £97 Cotland
Blackface
£68 Achie; £65 Auchenleck; £64 Upper Hardland
Swaledale
£58 Cotland
RAMS
Texel
£116 Auchenleck
Suffolk
£100 Auchenleck
