WALLETS MARTS WEEKLY SALES REPORT – 16 & 17/12/19

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 16^TH DECEMBER 2019

OTM CATTLE AND STORE LAMBS

A small show of cows met an absolute flying trade with a top of 169p for a charolais from Straith Estate and to £1095 from March & Lobban.  The consignment from Straith averaged 161.3p and £1011 for 6.

Shorthorn Cows             to 129 R I Little

Shorthorn Bull                to 128 R H S Shaw

Luingx Cows                 to 133, 127 March & Lobban

Angus Steer                  to 130 S Tilbury

Store Lambs again met a animated demand.  Topping today was texels from Copelaw at £82 with suffolks to £79 from Glentoo with texels from the same home at £78.

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 17^TH DECEMBER 2019

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 17^th December had forward 2205 prime and cast sheep.

1845 prime lambs sold to average 200.98 SQQ 205.58.  All classes were sharper on the week with the sale getting sharper as the day went on with many more being required to meet demand.

Top today was £116 for a pen of cracking beltex lambs from Gelston Castle Farms, Castle Douglas who also topped the ppk at 275, top heavy lambs was £112 for texel lambs from Messrs Veitch, Low Creoch, Gatehouse of Fleet.

340 cast sheep were sharper again selling to £135 for texels from Copelaw, rams sold to £114.50 for beltex from Lagganpark and blackface ewes met the dearest trade of the season with 5 pens realising over £70 to a top of £75.50 from Lagganpark.

Leading Lamb per head

27           25.5 – 32                               Average 162.63                 Top 196.7

Blackface

£59, £55 Craig

196.7, 187.5 Craig

432         32.1 – 39                              Average 201.6                   Top 253.3

Beltex

£95 Gelston Castle

253.3 Gelston Castle

Blue Texel

£95 Gelston Caslte

243.6 Gelston Castle

Texel

£85, £77.50 Hartburn; £80, £76 Glenkiln; £78, £76 Boreland of Parton;  £77 Farhills; £76.50 Torrs; £76.50 Upper Dullarg

226.7 Hartburn; 216.2, 212.1 Glenkiln; 209.1 Eastlands; 206.8 Torrs; 206.8 Upper Dullarg

Roussin

£84 Gelston Castle

215.4 Gelston Castle

Cheviot

£76 Falbae

205.4 Falbae

Scotch Mule

£75 Mossyard

202.7 Mossyard

Blackface

£78, £72 Glenkiln; £77, £76, £72.50 Holm of Dalquhairn; £73 Upper Dullarg; £73 Falbae

208.8, 206.6, 204.3 Holm of Dalquhairn; 204.3, 200 Mossyard; 200 x 2 Glenkiln; 197.3 Falbae

Goats

£65 Clachan of Girthon

197 Clachan of Girthon

830         39.1 – 45.5                           Average 208.3                   Top 275

Beltex

£116, £110, £105, £101 Gelston Castle; £115, £99, £96 Barharrow; £105, £100, £99 Compstonend

275, 269.8, 252.5, 250 Gelston Castle; 255.6, 241.5 Barharrow; 250 x 2, 230.2 Compstonend

Texel

£101 Balgerran; £98 Glenkiln; £95.50 Drumcoltran; £95.50, £93.50 Denty; £95 Byrecroft; £95 Low Creoch; £94 Kirkland Estate; £93 Boreland of Parton

234.6 Low Creoch; 230.6, 227.5 Glenkiln; 229.5, 224.6 Balgerran; 227.5 Tower, Dalry; 227 Denty

Suffolk

£90, £88.50, £85.50 Galtway; £83 Airyolland; £82 Glenkiln

207.5 Airyolland; 205.8, 204.5 Galtway; 205 Glenkiln

Roussin

£90 Tower, Dalry

209.3 Tower, Dalry

Greyface

£78.50 Brockloch, New Cumnock, £77 Tower, Dalry

192.5 Tower; 187.4 Brockloch, New Cumnock

Blackface

£85 Holm of Dalquhairn

188.90 Holm of Dalquhairn

471         45.6 – 52                               Average  193.89                                Top 226.1

Texel

£104, £103, £99 Balgerran; £101 Compstonend; £100 Low Creoch; £99 Barharrow; £99, £97 Galtway; £97 Airyolland; £97 Flathill

226.1 Balgerran; 215.2, 209.6, 202.1 Barharrow; 212.8 Low Creoch; 204.3 Glenkiln; 20, 200.2 Galtway

Suffolk

£97, £95, £92 Galtway; £93.50 Nether Corsock; £90.50 Castlehill; £90.50 Barharrow

195.7, 194, 191.3 Galtway; 192.6 Barharrow; 191.3 Millton of Plunton

Scotch Mule

£89.50 Eastlands; £89 Castlehill

194.6 Eastlands

85           52+                                         Average 184.04                 Top 200.8

Texel

£112 Low Creoch; £108 Drumcoltran; £107 Ashfield; £107, £103, £100 Flathill; £105 Lower Ardmannoch; £101, £100.50 Mill of Plunton; £100 Balgerran

200.8 Lower Ardmannoch; 199.3 Low Creoch; 191, 187.6; 182.3 Flathill; 188.65 Mill of Plunton; 183.1 Drumcoltran

Suffolk

£101, £98, £97.50 Galtway

186.7, 186.14 Galtway

Roussin

£100 Flathill

184.5 Flathill

Cast Sheep

EWES

Texel

£135, £94.50 Copelaw; £108.50 Drumcoltran; £99.50 Farhills; £93.50 Rigghead

Suffolk

£101.50, £98.50 Rigghead

Greyface

£90.50 Low Creoch; £80 Townhead; £80 Halmyre; £79.50 Lagganpark; £79.50 Ashfield

Cheviot Mule

£81.50 Halmyre

BFL

£78.50 Copelaw

Blackface

£75.50, £71.50 Lagganpark; £70.50 Copelaw; £70.50 Blackcraig; £7050 Mackilston

Rams

Bletex

£114.50 Lagganpark

BFL

£110 Craig; £97.50 Lagganpark

Texel

£89 South Quintinespie

Blackface

£59.50 Craig

FORTHCOMING SALES

 Christmas Sale Arrangements

SATURDAY 21^ST DECEMBER at 10.30 a.m

PRIME & CAST SHEEP

NO SALE TUESDAY 24^TH DECEMBER

SATURDAY 28^TH DECEMBER at 10.30 a.m

PRIME & CAST SHEEP 

Also on this day kindly sponsored by MacTaggart Bros Haulage, Castle Douglas

Prize Show & Sale of single Young Handlers Lamb.

Young Handlers up to the age of 26 years

Two Sections – up to 14 years old and 14 – 26 year old.

Classes – Texel, Beltex, Lowland and Hill Bred Lambs

Class Prizes – £20, £10, £5

Champion Pen – £50

Reserve Champion Pen – £25

Lamb & Handlers to be forward by 9.30 am

Please notify all entries to John Smith, Sheep Auctioneer 07771 506025

No later than Friday 27^th December at 5pm

NO SALE TUESDAY 31^ST DECEMBER

MONDAY 6^TH JANUARY 2020

OPENING SALE OF OTM & STORE CATTLE

ALSO ON THIS DAY ANNUAL SALE OF 1500 STORE SHEEP

Entries close Friday 3^rd January 2020 at 10 a.m.