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Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Reports 11 & 12 May 2020

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 11TH MAY 2020

OTM, STORE AND BREEDING CATTLE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 11th May 2020 had forward 300 OTM, Store and Breeding cattle.

 

A wonderful show of breeding cattle were forward with heifers and calves being highly sought after with 35 heifers selling to average £2022, a phenomenal average, and credit must go to the vendors for the quality on show.  Top today was for a Limousin heifer and heifer calf at £2500 from Messrs J A Fingland, Garmartin, Kirkpatrick Durham, whose consignment averaged £2279.16.

 

Bulling heifers sold to £920 (x2) firstly for British Blues then for Limousins from Messrs J B Marshall, Auchenleck, Auchencairn.

 

A nice show of store cattle were keenly bid for topping at £1110 for SimX heifers from Cowcorse, Kirkbean.  Limousin heifers from Nether Barr led the price per kilo at 229.3 with bullocks from the same home topping this section at 255.7, with three topping Galloways from Nether Linkens selling to £965.

 

A large show of OTMs were sharper as trade for cows shows a rise.  These sold to 184ppk for an overage heifer from East Altercannoch with bullocks from the same home selling to 182.  Cows sold to 154 for a Limousin cow from Upper Hardland, with top per head being £1424.28 for an under 36 month heifer from Mill of Plunton.  Top cow per head was £1170.40 for an AAx from Compstonend.

 

Leading Prices

 

Breeding Cattle

 

Heifers with calves at Foot

£2500, £2450(x2); £2350(x2), £2250, £2200(x3) Garmartin; £2400, £2150(x2) Derrie, Port William; £2100(x2), £2050(x2) Flathill

 

Bulling Heifers

£920(x2), £860 Auchenleck

 

Bullocks

 

Galloway

£965 Nether Linkens; £810 Sunnyhill

198.6 Nether Linkens; 194.7 Sunnyhill

 

Limousin

£940 Knockneen; £900(x2) Nether Barr

255.7, 230.8 Nether Barr; 244.3 Gass, Glenluce; 220 Kirkland, Kirkpatrick Durham

 

Angus

£935, £890, £885 Palmallet

230.6, 225.8 Palmallet; 223.4 Poldean

 

Shorthorn

£890, £865 Knockneen; £810 Lochside

208.4, 205.5 Knockneen;

 

Charolais

£880 Knockneen; £870 Poldean; £840 Cotland

241, 239.4, 231.4 Cotland; 230.8 Poldean

 

Simmental

£880, £860 Palmallet

244.3 Gass, Glenluce; 228.6 Drumhumphry; 227.8 Palmallet

 

Saler

£690, £670 Lochurr

227.9, 223.3 Lochurr

 

 

Heifers

 

Simmental

£1110, £1090, £1060 Cowcorse

227.3 Gass, Glenluce; 202 Knockneen

 

Angus

£1050 Castlehill

 

Charolais

£890, £850, £840 Knockneen

210.1, 208.2 Cotland; 208 Knockneen

 

Saler

£870 East Altercannoch; £800 Knockneen

222.5 East Altercannoch

 

Limousin

£850, £835(x2) Knockneen; £830 Upper Hardland; £830 Nether Barr

229.3, 228.3 Nether Barr; 227.3 Gass, Glenluce; 209.8 Knockneen

 

Blonde

£835, £805, £800 Knockneen

208, 202 Knockneen

 

Belted Galloway

£810 Hightae

 

OTM CATTLE

 

Heifers

£1424.28, £1049.6 Mill of Plunton;

184, 170 East Altercannoch

 

Cows

£1170.40, £1018.02, £950.34 Compstonend; £1087.24 Upper Hardland; £1005 Ring of Barfad; £927.36 Mill of PluntonaHaH

 

154, 150, 147 Upper Hardland; 146, 144 Mill of Plunton; 142 Irelandton

 

Bulls

£1001.28 East Altercannoch

 

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 12th MAY 2020

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 12th May 2020 had forward 421 prime and cast sheep.

 

45 Spring lambs sold to average 244.66 (SQQ 250.99).  Lambs forward were mainly 44 – 47kgs and lighter weights would also have been easily sold.  Heavyweights sold to £115.50 for Texels from Messrs Fisher Merrick, Port Patrick with top per kilo being 260.2 for Texels from Messrs Watson, High Borgue.

 

172 hoggs sold to average 200.0 (SQQ 215.8).  Anything meaty was a real trade selling to £104.50 for Texels from Messrs Rae, Barcloy with top per kilo being 236.3 from Messrs Marchant, Clonhie.

 

204 Cast sheep were a similar trade selling to £129 twice firstly for a Texel ram from Byrecroft then for a Beltex ewe from Carsewalloch.  Blackface ewes sold to £78.50 from Castlegower.

 

LEADING PRICES

 

Prime Lambs

 

31           39.1 – 45.5                           Average 250.99                 Top 260.2

 

Texel

£114.50 High Borgue; £110 Merrick Farm

260.2, 251.3 High Borgue; 245.5 Merrick Farm

 

Suffolk

£112.50 Meikle cloak

250 Meikle Cloak

 

 

14           45.6 – 52                              Average 231.93                 Top 243.5

 

Texel

£115.50 Merrick Farm; £110 High Borgue

229.20 High Borgue; 222.10 Merrick Farm

 

Suffolk

£113.50 Meikle Cloak; £112 Merrick; £109.50 Wheatcroft

243.50 Merrick Farm; 233 Wheattcroft

 

 

Prime Hoggs

 

 

40           32.1 – 39                               Average 221.14                 Top 229.5

 

Texel

£89.50 Barcloy

229.50 Barcloy

 

Blackface

£86.50 Beoch Loch Doon; £82.50 Lochurr; £74.50 Achie

229.2 Lochurr; 227.60 Beoch Loch Doon; 206.90 Achie

 

Beltex

£73.50 Rigghead

204.20 Rigghead

 

 

61           39.1 – 45.5                           Average 219.76                 Top 236.3

 

Blackface

£100.50 Beoch Loch Doon; £93.50 Lochurr

228.40 Beoch Loch Doon; 228 Lochurr

 

Texel

£98.50, £95.50 Sheillahill; £94.50 Clonhie; £93.50 Barcloy

236.3 Clonhie; 223.9, 212.2 Shiellahill; 217.4 Barcloy; 211.4 Lochurr

 

Beltex

£98.50 Beoch Loch Doon

234.5 Beoch Loch Doon

 

Cheviot

£83.50 Barbush

208.80 Barbush

 

45           45.6 – 52                               Average 191.11                 Top 213.8

 

Texel

£104.50 Barcloy; £100.50 Shiellahill

213.80 Shiellahill; 213.3 Barcloy

 

Blackface

£96.50 Lochurr; £92.50 Castlehill; £87.50 Beoch Loch Doon; £87.50 Achie

193 Lochurr; 188.8 Castlehill

 

Mule

£94.50 Beoch Loch Doon

189 Beoch Loch Doon

 

Swale

£88.50 Barbush

184.4 Barbush

 

15           52+                                         Average  148.66                Top 182.4

 

Texel

£98.50 Barcloy; £95.50 Drumcoltran; £95.50 Byrecroft

182.4 Barcloy

 

Romnay

£86.50 Boreland, Minnigaff

 

 

Cast Sheep

 

EWES

 

Beltex

£129 Carsewalloch

 

Texel

£127 Lagganpark; £113 Clonhie; £106.50 Drumcruilton; £105 Castlegower

 

Suffolk

£127 Rigghead; £95 Barcloy

 

Zwartble

£107 Smiddy Bungalow

 

BFL

£98.50 Castlegower; £97 Ardwall

 

Blackface

£78.50 Castlegower; £76.50 Mains of Collin; £72.50 High Barcaple

 

Cheviot Mule

£77.50 Clonhie

 

Cheviot

£76.50 Clonhie

 

Mule

£76.50 Mill of Plunton; £75.50(x2) Lagganpark; £74.50 Halmyre

 

Romnay

£73.50 Boreland, Minnigaff

 

Lleyn

£62.50 Auchenbainzie

 

RAMS

£129 Byrecroft; £107 Rigghead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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