WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2020
OTM, STORE CATTLE AND STORE LAMBS
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 17th February 2020 had forward 409 OTM and Store Cattle
393 Store cattle were a flyer and well short of requirements with several buyers leaving empty handed. Leading todays sale was £1290 for a SimX heifer from Messrs Watson, Slatehouse, Moniaive and it was heifers that topped the ppk this time for a nailer of a CharolaisX at 293ppk from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland. Overall the heifers levelled at 216.28ppk.
Leading the bullocks was a pen of Luings at £1205 from Messrs Black, Hillside whose whole consignment of Luing bullocks levelled at £1200. Leading the ppk was a smart pen of LimousinX at 283.2 from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland. Overall the bullocks levelled at 224.15.
Special mention to L Templeton, Ardachie, Kirkcowan for donating the price of a Limousin Bullock, £870, in aid of the brain tumour charity to honour the memory of her cousin who sadly passed last November.
Cast cows were short of requirements selling to 145ppk for a Luing from Hillside with SimX from the same home selling to £1132.45.
A small show of store lambs to finish this seasons Monday sales were a flyer again topping at £108 for Texels from Garroch Estate with Lleyns selling to £92 from Auchenbainzie.
Leading Prices
Store Cattle
Bullocks
Luing
£1205, £1200 Hillside
Simmental
£1200 Hillside; £1070, £1010, £990 Cardoness
266.9, 253.1, 247.1 Auchenfad
Angus
£1170 Hillside; £1040 Castlehill; £960 Boreland of Girthon; £920 Langbarns
270.9 Upper Hardland; 253.8 Ring of Barfad; 250.8 Ardachie
Limousin
£1110 Hightae; £1060 High Park; £1035 Cardoness
283.2, 281.1 Upper Hardland
British Blue
£1090 Hightae
Saler
£1080, £1040 Fagra; £935 Boreland of Girthon
213.6 Boreland of Girthon; 210.5 Fagra
Charolais
£970 Killochy; £940 Burnfoot £940, £930 Cotland
268.3 Poldean; 266.9 Auchenfad; 262 Cotland
Heifers
Simmental
£1290 Slatehouse
215.9 West Barmoffity; 213.4 Mill of Plunton
Charolais
£1130 Cotland
293 Upper Hardland; 267.4 Poldean
Saler
£1070, £1030 Fagra
205 Fagra; 203.4 Dalhabboch
Limousin
£1070 Fagra; £1040 Killochy; £1030 Beoch, Cairnryan; £1015 Cardoness
266.1 Ring of Barfad; 238.9 Upper Hardland; 227.6 Cardoness
Luing
£1000 Beoch, Cairnryan
British Blue
£990 Hightae; £890 High Park
225.9 High Park; 215 West Barmoffity
Angus
£840 Cogarth; £825 Ardachie
246.5, 244.4 Ardachie
Shorthorn
£770, £740 Howthat Farm
259, 220.2 Howthat Farm
OTM
Angus
£756 Irelandton
Limousin
£886.60 Buittle Mains
Hereford
£864.63 Newton, Gatehouse of Fleet
Simmental
£1132.45 Hillside
Luing
£1045.80, £1035.72 Hillside
Store Lambs
Texel
£108, £95 Garroch
Suffolk
£79, £71 Straith
Lleyn
£92 Auchenbainzie
Greyface
£86 Knocksheen; £81 Garroch; £80 Castlehill
Blackface
£72 Castlehill
Cheviot
£69 Garroch
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY18 FEBRUARY 2020
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 18 February 2020 had forward 1874 prime and cast sheep.
1502 hoggs sold to average 232.2 SQQ 235.8. With a lot of consignments being the finish of this season. That then reflected on a lesser average than last week whereas the reality of it good meated sheep were every bit as dear no matter the weight.
Top today was £129 for an outstanding Texel hogg from Messrs Lockhart, Culdoach. Top per kilo was was 304.7 for a pen of cracking Beltex hoggs from Messrs Adams, Torhousekie, Wigtown.
Less Blackface hoggs about today sold to £107.50 for a smashing pen from Messrs McMiking, Mitonise with another pen from the same home fetching 240.1 to top the ppk.
449 cast sheep were a flyer and sharper again topping at £177 for an outstanding Texel from Garthlearie House, Stranraer. Blackface ewes topped at £87.50 again travelling from Stranraer, this time from Drumbreddan. Scotch Mule ewes sold to £104.50 for a pen from Cotland.
Leading Lamb prices
21 25.5-32 Average 203.9 Top 234.8
Blackface
£73.50 Drumbreddan; £72 Glenlee; £69 Upper Dullarg
234.80 Drumbreddan; 228.6 Glenlee; 226.20 Upper Dullarg
Texel
£73.50 Murrayton; £70 Denty
233.3 Murrayton
504 32.1 – 39 Average 232.6 Top248.6
Beltex
£90.50 Trowdale; £84 Cotland
243.50 Cotland; 239.4 Trowdale
Texel
£96 Barlocco; £92 West Culvennan; £92 Southwick; £91 East Lanegate
248.6 Balgerran; 247.2 Southwick; 247.1 Upper Ardmannoch; 246.2 Barlocco
Cheviot Mule
£88 Murrayton
232 Murrayton
Cheviot
£88, £84 East Lanegate; £84.50 Murrayton
247.1 East Lanegate; 242.8 Murrayton
Blackface
£91 Miltonise; £88.50 West Polquhirter; £87.50 Murrayton; £84.50 Drumhumphry; £84 Rusko
240.10 Miltonise; 235.80 Romesbeoch; 234.7 Drumhumphry; 232.9 West Polquhirter
Shetland
£85 Galtway
234.80 Galtway
Greyface
£94 Culdoach; £88 Murrayton; £88 Romesbeoch
241 Culdoach; 234 Romesbeoch; 232 Murrayton
530 39.1 – 45.5 Average 240.2 Top 304.7
Beltex
£124 Torhousekie; £124 Craigview; £118 Mindork; £118 High Glasnick; £115 Barlocco
304.7 Torhousekie; 284 Barlocco; 281.6 Craigview; 281 Mindork
Texel
£116.50 Barlocco; £112.50 Mindork; £110.50, £108 Little Culmain; £108.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £108 Culdoach; £106.50 High Glasnick; £106 Balgerran
260 Barlocco; 253 Southwick; 251.20 Balgerran; 251.2 Little Culmain; 250 Denty
Blackface
£98 Miltonise; £97 Laghead; £96 Drumhumphry;
239 Miltonise; 234.1 Drumhumphry
Suffolk
£106.50, £103 Galtway; £105 Mindork; £105 Smallmuir; £100.50 Trowdale; £100 High Glasnick
245.20 Galtway; 239.7 Smallmuir; 238.6 Mindork
Greyface
£107 Galtway; £105.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £104 Romesbeoch; £103 Finniness
243.20, 241.50 Galtway; 239.80 Kenmure, Dunscore
Cheviot
£104.50 Halket Leathes; £101 Edingham
247, 246.3 Halket Leathes; 240 Edingham
Charolais
£104.50 Park of Tongland
237.50 Park of Tongland
343 45.6 – 52 Average 227.4 Top 258.3
Texel
£124 Garthlearie House; £119 Mindork; £119 Craigview; £117.50 Balgerran; £114 Denty; £113 Trowdale; £113 Kenmure, Dunscore
258.3 Garthlearie House; 255.4 Balgerran; 243.3 High Glasnick; 238 Mindork; 238 Galtway
Beltex
£117, £110 High Glasnick
254.3 High Glasnick
Suffolk
£119 Mindork; £114 Galtway; £104 Trowdale; £104 Kilfillan
238 Mindork
Roussin
£109.50, £109, £106 Garthlearie House
236.5 Garthlearie House
Cheviot
£114.50 Halket Leathes; £109 Eastlands
229.5 Halket Leathes; 224.7 Eastlands
Greyface
£116 Kenmure, Dunscore; £112, £110, £108.50 Galtway; £107.50 Culdoach
233.7, 230.9 Galtway; 227.5 Kenmure, Dunscore
Blackface
£107.50 Miltonise
225.8 Miltonise
107 52+ Average 210.6 Top 238.4
Texel
£129 Culdoach; £128 Balgerran; £125 Galtway; £123 Garthlearie House; £121.50 Little Culmain; £121 Craigview; £120 High Glasnick
238.4 Balgerran; 231 Little Culmain 230.9 Craigview
Suffolk
£123 Galtway
208.5 Galtway
BFL
£106 Culdoach
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£177 Garthlearie House; £159.50, £153.50 Drumbreddan; £153 Mid Farthingwell
Suffolk
£133 Mid Farthingwell; £115 Garthlearie; £114.50 Nether Barr
Cheviot Mule
£100.50 Mindork
Cheviot
£88.50 Garthlearie House
Greyface
£104.50 Cotland; £103.50 Edgarton; £100.50 High Barcaple; £100.50 Kenmure
Lleyn
£93.50 Southwick Farms
BFL
Blackface
£87.50, £78.50 Drumbreddan; £86.50 Old Cluden; £75.50 Newton; £74.50 Knocksheen; £75.20 Shirmers
Swaledale
£76.50 Cotland
RAMS
Texel
£117 Garrochtrie; £113 Boreland of Girthon; £100 West Polquhirter
BFL
£105 Eastlands
