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WALLETS MARTS WEEKLY SALES REPORT 25 & 26/03/19

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2019

STORE AND OTM CATTLE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited sold 321 Store and OTM cattle on Monday 25th March 2019.

 

290 Store cattle experienced a significant increase in trade with all classes being £50-£60 up on the last sale.  Topping the trade at £1400 or 301p per kg were a pen of outwintered Limousin cross heifers shown by RJ & D Skimming, Glenhowl.  Bullocks topped at £1300 for a pen of Aberdeen Angus crosses from Messrs T Robb, Trolane, Dalry.  Top price per kg in the bullock section was 245.6p paid to J Mair & Son, Bargatton for a pen of outwintered Charolais crosses.  Overall averages were 216.4p or £995.21 for bullocks (+ 9.4p on last sale) and 214.7p or £917.83 for heifers (+14.7p on last sale).  Yearling cattle topped at £1120 for 11 month old Charolais bullocks from Craigton and £1050 for 11 month old Charolais heifers from the same home.

 

OTM Cattle also experienced a big lift in trade topping at 196p per kg or £1021.16 for an overage heifer from Graplin Farms.  Cows sold to £1211.76 for a British Blue from Trolane and to 148p per kg for an Aberdeen Angus X from RKG Farms.  Overall average saw 31 cows average 134p per kg.

 

 

Leading prices

Steers

Angus

£1300 Trolane; £1070 Boreland of Girthon; £950 Burnfoot

 

Galloway

£840 Lochurr

 

Hereford

£900, £800 Barbershall

 

Saler

£880 Boreland of Girthon; £840 Lochurr

 

Limousin

£1130 Glenhowl; £1100, £1060 Cardoness; £1050, £1040 Lochside; £1050 Craigton; £1030 Garrochtrie

 

Shorthorn

£940 Barbershall

 

Simmental

£1180 Lochside; £1130 Cardoness; £1090(x2); £1050 Craigton

 

B/Blue

£1200 Trolane

 

Charolais

£1120, £1090, £1080 Craigton; £1120, £1040 Lochside; £1090, £1070 Finniness;

 

Heifers

Saler

£1030 Boreland of Girthon

 

Limousin

£1400 Glenhowl; £1140 Trolane; £1050 Garrochtrie

 

Simmental

£1030 Boreland of Girthon; £980, £960 Glen

 

Charolais

£1050 Craigton; £965, £960 Lochside; £920 Finniness; £910, £900 Killochy

 

 

OTM

 

Heifers

£1021 Graplin; £1016 Irelandton

 

Cows

£964, £893, £862, £854 Irelandton; £924, £884, £821 Killochy; £915 Castlegower £846 Culcaigrie;

 

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2019

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 26 March 2019 had forward 1317 Prime and Cast Sheep

 

The prime hoggs sold to average 180.4 (SQQ 192.28).  A mixed show of hoggs would be slightly cheaper on the week selling to £109 for Beltex hoggs from Messrs MacTaggart, Craigview.  Top per kg was 250ppk for Beltex from Messrs Adams, Torhousekie, Wigtown.

 

A small show of store hoggs sold to £80 from Straith Estate.

 

294 cast sheep were again a good trade selling to £109.50 for Texels from Byrecroft with Blackface to £67.50 from Barlaes.

 

 

Leading hoggs per head

 

51           25.5 – 32                              Average 161.42                 Top 188.3

 

Blackface

£56 Lochurr; £53.50 Miefield; £52.50 Marbrack

 

Greyface

£56.50 Lochurr

 

249         32.1 – 39                               Average 193.63                 Top 208.1

 

Beltex

£77 Mindork

 

Blackface

£80 Irelandton; £73 Miefield; £72.50 Muil; £72.50 Dromore

 

Texel

£74, £70.50 Barlocco

 

Cheviot

£73 Laghead

 

253         39.1 – 45.5                           Average 195.49                 Top 250

 

Beltex

£100, £90 Torhousekie; £99, £97, £96 Craigview

 

Texel

£89, £84.50 Mindork; £86 Torhouskie; £85 Edgarton; £84.50 Newton; £84 Byrecroft

Cheviot

£84.50 Gass, Glenluce;

 

Greyface

£80.50 Lochurr

 

Blackface

£87.50, £82 Irelandton; £86.50, £80 Knockdon; £83 Muil; £79 Dromore; £79 Miefield

 

289         45.6 – 52                               Average 175.95                 Top 201.9

 

Beltex

£105, £100, £95, £92 Craigview

 

Texel

£89 Castlegower; £89, £88 Ernespie; £89 Old School House; £88.50 Barlocco; £87 Byrecroft; £87 Southwick; £87 Edgarton

 

Suffolk

£88 Old School House

 

Cheviot

£89, £87 Halket Leathes

 

Blackface

£81 Castlegower

 

153         52+                         Average 157.69                 Top 189.8

 

Beltex

£109, £101, £96.50 Craigview

 

Texel

£90 Southwick; £85.50 Old School House

 

Suffolk

£85.50 Old School House

 

Cheviot

£91.50 Halket Leathes; £87 Irelandton

 

Greyface

£86 Irelandton; £83.50, £81.50 Miefield

 

Store hoggs

 

Suffolk

£80, £64 Straith Estate

 

 

Cast Sheep

 

EWES

 

Texel

£109.50 Byrecroft; £101.50 Torhouskie; £94.50 Bameg

 

Romnay

£85.50 Barwhanny

 

Cheviot

£86.50, £79.50 Dunjop

 

Lleyn

£78.50 Southwick

 

Greyface

£78.50, £72.50 Torhouskie; £75.50 Dunjop

 

Dorset

£76.50 Midtown, Rhonehouse

 

Blackface

£67.50 Barlaes; £63.50 Castlegower; £62.50 Muil

 

Tups

BFL

£93.50 Barlaes

 

Blackface

£77.50, £68.50 Barlaes

 

Texel

£76.50 Byrecroft

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