MONDAY 11TH APRIL 2016
OTM & STORE CATTLE SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their fortnightly sale of cattle on Monday 11th April 2016 when they sold 610 Store Cattle and 45 OTM Cattle
Store Cattle continued to meet a buoyant demand with the usual compliment of buyers round the ringside. As in previous sales the older, stronger cattle looked better value than the younger stirks. In general cattle were a plainer quality show and whilst the averages are back on the last sale the true picture is that the trade is not any cheaper than it has been in the past here at Castle Douglas. Topping the sale at £1210 was an outstanding Limousin Heifer from C Birrell & Co, Barnboard selling to J & L Craik, Waterside. Bullocks topped at £1120 for Limousin crosses from Cardoness and Kings Laggan. Top price per kg was 263.3p paid to D W Clement & Son, Gatehouse Farm for a pen of Charolais bullocks whilst heifers topped at 259.8p for Limousin crosses from Barnboard. Overall averages saw the bullocks level at 213.3p or £856.76 – this included 142 native bred bullocks – whilst heifers levelled at 204.79p or £808.40.
A plainer show of OTM cattle with over 50% of the sale being dairy cows met a useful trade selling to a top of 134p for a British Blue from Barnboard. Overall average for 45 OTM cattle sold was 89.58p
BULLOCKS
Angus
£1030 Irelandton; £1010 Rusko Farms; £1000 Trolane
Limousin
£1120 Cardoness & Kings Laggan; £1010 Nether Barr; £100 Garrochtrie;
Simmental
£1090 Cardoness & Kings Laggan; £1035 Shangan; £995 Auchtralure
B Blue
Charolais
£1110 Lochside; £1055 Meikle Kirkland; £1030 Borgue House; £990 Finniness
Saler
£865 Rusko Farms; £800 Muncraig
Galloway
£1105 Holm of Dalquhairn; £990 Garrochtrie; £970 Lochside
Hereford
£1040 Auchtralure; £990 Borgue House
Luing
£890 Muncraig; £770 Burnfoot
Shorthorn
£1010 Borgue House
Belted Galloway
£835 Irelandton; £825 Speddoch
HEIFERS
Angus
£850 Mid Threave; £820 Langbarns;
Limousin
£1210 Barnboard; £1075 Cardoness & Kings Laggan; £1045 Shangan;
Simmental
£1065 Low Drumrae; £1005 Cardoness & Kings Laggan;
British Blue
£780 Milton Park
Charolais
£955 Lochside; £905 Finniness; £865 Cogarth; £855 Killochy
Galloway
£740 Garrochtrie
Belted Galloway
£790 Muil; £700 Irelandton
Hereford
£780 Langbarns
Simmental Bull
£910 High Borgue
OTMS
COWS
Angus
£788 Cotland; £683 Irelandton
BBX
£628 Barnboard
TUESDAY 12 APRIL 2016
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Could we please ask that Vendors get sheep to the Market as early as possible on a Tuesday morning. Clipping is from 8.00am onwards and we would like if sheep were available for them to start at that time
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly sale of 527 Prime Hoggs and Cast sheep on Tuesday 12th April 2016.
356 Prime hoggets sold to average 166.1 SQQ (172.36). All classes were less on the week with heavy and export hoggs showing the largest drop.
Top today was £94.50 for a pen of heavyweight Texels from Messrs Watson, High Borgue. Leading the price per kilo was 192.2 for a pen of Texels from Messrs Davidson, Poldean, Wamphray.
171 Cast sheep sold at similar rates topping at £118 for a Texel Ram from Cullinaw. Ewes sold to £111 for Suffolks from Sunnyhill with Blackfaces to £70.50 from Auchencairn House.
56 – 25.5 – 32
Average 169.19p per kilo Top Price 176.8p per kilo
Blackface
£54.80 Beoch, Loch Doon; £54.20 Kerricks; £52 Falbae
Lleyn
£50.50 Buittle Mains; £50 Lochdow
95 – 32.1 – 39
Average 174.91p per kilo Top price 192.2p per kilo
Texel
£70.20 Kilquhanity; £69 Boreland of Girthon; £67.50 Lochdow
Blackface
£66 Culdoach; £64.50 Beoch, Loch Doon; £62.50, £60 Pulcree
Suffolk
£64 Boreland of Girthon
108 – 39.1 – 45
Average 171.64p per kilo Top Price 185.8p per kilo
Cheviot
£82.50 Edingham; £77 Halket Leaths
Texel
£76 Little Fenwick; £74.50 Poldean
Suffolk
£69.50 Boreland of Girthon
Blackface
£70 Culdoach; £66.80 Boreland of Girthon
Greyface
£68.20 Boreland of Girthon
61 – 45.6 – 52
Average 158.75p per kilo Top price 172.6p per kilo
Cheviot
£88.50, £83 Halket Leaths; £79.50 Edingham
Texel
£77.50 Kilquhanity; £76 Carswadda
Greyface
£75 Romesbeoch
36 – 52+
Average 148.82p per kilo Top Price 158.6p per kilo
Texel
£94.50 High Borgue; £89 Potterland
Cheviot
£84.20 Halket Leaths
Blackface
£75.50 Cullinaw; £75.50 Falbae
Greyface
£78 Culdoach
EWES
Suffolk
£111 Sunnyhill
Texel
£100.50, £100, £98, £96 Lennox Plunton; £95 High Borgue
BFL
£94, £86 High Borgue; £85 Hillside
Greyface
£82.50 Auchencairn House; £81 Lennox Plunton; £74.50 Rainton; £73.50 Cullinaw
Blackface
£70.50 Auchencairn House; £61 Cullinaw
RAMS
Texel
£118 Cullinaw
Suffolk
£112 Carswadda
