SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2016
STORE LAMBS
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on 5th November 2016 had forward a small show of store lambs which were well short of buyer’s requirements. Topping today at £68.50 was a pen of Beltex from Messrs Cowan East Lanegate, Parkgate.
Other Leading Prices
Texel
£64.50, £59 Kelloside; £60.50 East Lanegate
Suffolk
£63, £57 East Lanegate
Scotch Mule
£62.50 Achie
Next sale of Store lambs will be Saturday 7th January 2017.
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 7th NOVEMBER 2016
STORE CATTLE, BREEDING CATTLE AND OTM CATTLE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their fortnightly sale of Store, Breeding and OTM Cattle on Monday 7th November, 2016 when they sold 283 Cattle.
A mixed offering of store cattle met with a selective trade. Good quality stirks easily maintained recent rates whilst older cattle, especially those heading towards 30 months proved harder to cash. Topping the sale at £1155 was an Aberdeen Angus bullock from RKG Farms, Irelandton. Top price per kg was 227.6p paid jointly to Messrs R Jamieson, Garrochtrie for a pen of Limousin calves and then again to Messrs A Thomson & Co, Shirmers for a pen of Charolais calves. Heifers sold to £1135 for Charolais crosses from Straith Estates, Dunscore and to 215.9p per kg for Charolais crosses from A Thomson & Co, Shirmers. Averages settles at 188.4p for bullocks and 182p per kg for heifers.
A small show of breeding cattle sold to £1200 for AA/Fries in calf heifers from Messrs Ritchie, Fardingjames, Auldgirth.
54 OTM Cattle once again met a strong trade with plenty of competition round the ringside. Topping the trade at 178ppk was a Simmental overage heifer from Palmallet Farms. Overage bullocks sold to 155ppkg for Galloways from Craigenputtock, Dunscore whilst cast cows topped at 131ppkg for a Simmental cross from Palmallet. Bulls sold to 152ppkg for a Belted Galloway from Glen Farming Co. Overall averages levelled at 109.98p.
Steers
Aberdeen Angus
£1155 Irelandton; £1005 Redbank
Limousin
£990 Cardoness ; £985 Barskeoch; £865 Garrochtrie
Hereford
£900 Auchtralure
Saler
£760 Mackilston
Galloway
£705 Craigenputtock
Charolais
£890 Upper Barr; £875 Muncraig; £850 Shirmers
Simmental
£900 Auchtralure; £830 Mid Threave; £825 High Park
Shorthorn
£700 Waterside of Terregles
Heifers
Aberdeen Angus
£980 Muncraig
Limousin
£1005 Barskeoch; £915 Cardoness
Saler
£830 Straith
Simmental
£920 Cardoness
Charolais
£1135, £1035 Straith
Luing
£735, £720(x2) Burnfoot
Shorthorn
£825 Shirmers
Hereford
£720 Low Mains
Breeding Cattle
£1200, £1140, £1100 (x2) Fardingjames; £1070 West Logan
OTM
Cows
£917 Muncraig; £892 Garrarie; £788 Meikle Kirkland; £778 Auchtralure
Heifers
£1046 Palmallet
Steers
£923 Craigenputtock
Bulls
£1157 Castlehill; £922 High Borgue
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2016
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 8th November 2016 had forward 1748 prime lambs and 457 cast sheep.
1748 prime lambs sold to average 166.4 (SQQ169.24)
A tremendous show of heavyweight lambs forward were a good trade all day topping at £90 for Texels from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland, and also for Texels from West Kirkcarsewell Farming Co, Balmangan, Dundrennan. Top price per kilo was 201.5p for a pen of tremendous Beltex lambs from Messrs Hiddleston, Newmains, Shawhead. Again a heavy show of lambs were present with the whole sale averageing 45.65kgs.
457 cast sheep were no different on the week topping at £124 for a Suffolk ram from Carsewalloch with ewes topping at £87 for Suffolks from Redcroft, and Blackface topping at £48.50 from Ardoch.
69 32.1-39 Average 155.86 Top 187.2
Texel
£73 Glenkiln;
Lleyn
£64.50 Fellend
Greyface
£58 Newfield
Blackface
£51 Culdoach
816 39.1-45.5 Average 170.23 Top 201.5
Beltex
£86 Carsewalloch; £81 Newmains
Texel
£83.50 Newmains; £79.50 Newfield; £78 Byrecroft; £77 Killochy; £77 Balmangan; £76.80 Southwick
Suffolk
£76.50 Balmangan; £75.50 Mid Threave; £74.80 Fellend; £74.50 Boreland of Girthon; £74.50 Boreland of Parton
Charollais
£73.20 Low Arkland
Greyface
£67 Boreland of Girthon; £654 Boreland of Parton
Cheviot Mule
£67 Douganhill; £65 Culdoach; £64.50 Low Arkland;
801 45.6-52 Average 164.35 Top 181.5
Suffolk
£86 Mid Threave; £85 Bardarroch; £83.50 Lower Ardmannoch; £83 Smallmuir; £81 Trowdale; £81 Newmains; £81 Midtown; £81 Halket Leaths
Texel
£85.50 Culdoach; £85 Byrecroft; £85(x3) Balmangan; £84.50 Potterland; £84.50 Flathill; £84 Rigghead
Cheviot Mule
£77 Douganhill
Cheviot
£75 Douganhill
Greyface
£72 Upper Hardland; £70.50 Longbeoch
63 55+ Average 158.72 Top 169.8
Texel
£90 Balmangan; £90 Upper Hardland; £87, £86.50 Flathill; £85 Balmangan
Suffolk
£86 Midtown; £85 Mid Threave; £84.20 Bardarroch
Ewes
Suffolk
£87 Redcroft
Texel
£82 Dergoals; £77 Trowdale; £70 Nether Corsock
Greyface
£68 Rigghead; £62.50 Nether Corsock; £60.50 Dergoals
Blackface
£48.50, £48 Ardoch; £45.50 Glen; £44 Dergoals
Rams
Suffolk
£124 Carsewalloch;
Blackface
£68 Culquha; £57 Crofts
Xbred
£75 Kings Grange
