WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 21 MAY 2019
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 21 May 2019 had forward 416 Prime and Cast Sheep.
49 Spring lambs sold to average 218ppk with handy weighted lambs in short supply and these were readily bid for. Topping at £104 for heavyweights from Messrs Watson, High Borgue, top per kilo was 240.5 from Messrs Johnstone & Whitby, Wheatcroft, Castle Douglas.
146 prime hoggs were well bid for if meaty to a top of £101 for heavy Texels from Messrs Veitch, Low Creoch, Gatehouse. Top per kilo was 205.5 for lightweight cheviots from Messrs McMiken, Ernambrie, Castle Douglas.
221 cast sheep were readily bid for with lean fleshed ewes being sharper on the week. Overfat ewes were similar topping today was £110.50 for Texel rams from Ingleston, Castle Douglas. Ewes to £96.50 for Beltex from Torhousekie.
Lambs per head
Texel
£104 High Borgue; £102, £101 West Brockloch
Suffolk
£101 Wheatcroft; £100 Meikle Kirkland
Lambs per kilo
Suffolk
240.5, 230.8 Wheatcroft
Texel
234.9 West Brockloch; 230.8 Old Cluden; 227.9 Meikle Kirkland
Leading hoggs per head
Texel
£101, £89 Low Creoch; £97 Castlegower; £90 Cannee; £88 Breconside; £87 Torhouskie
Beltex
£92 Torhouskie
Suffolk
£95, £88.50, £87 Breconside
Greyface
£91 Rankinston; £83 Brockloch
Blackface
£87 Culdoach; £81 Rankinston; £79 Glenshalloch
Leading Hoggs per kilo
Cheviot
205.5, 193.8 Nether Ernambrie; 192.9 Furmiston; 190.4 Craigview
Beltex
202.2 Torhouskie
Texel
191.4 Low Creoch; 190.2 West Brockloch
Blackface
186.6 Beoch
Cast Sheep
EWES
Beltex
£96.50 Torhouskie
Texel
£95.50, £94.50 Torhouskie; £92.50 Shennanton
Suffolk
£92.50 Meikle Kirkland; £82.50 Shennanton
Greyface
£72.50 Torhouskie
Lleyn
£92.50, £82.50 Auchenbainzie
BFL
£70.50 Castlegower
Blackface
£72.50, £69.50 Castlegower; £72.50 Beoch, Loch Doon
Tups
Texel
£110.50 Ingleston
BFL
£94.50 Low Arkland
Lleyn
£93.50 Farhills; £76.50 Clonyard
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 6 MAY 2019
STORE AND OTM CATTLE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited sold 136 Store cattle and 19 OTM cattle at their fortnightly sale on Monday 20th May 2019.
Store cattle were once again good to sell despite being a plainer show throughout. Bullocks topped at £1025 for a pen of Aberdeen Angus crosses shown by R G Armstrong & Co., Langbarns and to 268.4p per kg for a pen of Charolais crosses from D M McQueen & Son, Upper Barr. Heifers sold to £900 for Charolais crosses from Lochside and to 234.4p for Charolais crosses from D M McQueen & Son, Upper Barr. Overall averages levelled at 208.7p for bullocks and 201p for heifers.
19 OTM cattle also met with a strong demand topping at 157p per kg for an AAX cow from Park of Tongland and to £1130.72 for a BBX cow from Trolane. Overage bullocks made to 150p per kg for a Hereford from Auchtralure. Overall average was 139.08p per kg.
Leading prices
Steers
Angus
£1025, £910 Langbarns
Galloway
£870 Lochside
Limousin
£940 Lochside; £930 Graplin
Shorthorn
£970 Lochside
Simmental
£950 Drumneil; £935 Park of Tongland
Charolais
£970 Lochside; £875 Drumneil
Heifers
Angus
£830 Park of Tongland
Saler
£820 Garpel
Limousin
£780 Lochside; £760 Park of Tongland; £710 Auchtralure
Simmental
£880 Larg of Bargrennan; £830 Park of Tongland;
Charolais
£900 Lochside; £820 Drumneil
OTM
Cows
British Blue
£1130.72, £1111.36, £1106.82 Trolane
Angus
£1053.36 Castlehill; £975.28 Glensone; £901.18 Park of Tongland
Shorthorn
£917 Margrie
Limousin
£1096.46 Compstonend
Simmental
£856.80 Drumhumphry; £854.84 Mill of Plunton
