WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2019
STORE AND OTM CATTLE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited sold 321 Store and OTM cattle on Monday 25th March 2019.
290 Store cattle experienced a significant increase in trade with all classes being £50-£60 up on the last sale. Topping the trade at £1400 or 301p per kg were a pen of outwintered Limousin cross heifers shown by RJ & D Skimming, Glenhowl. Bullocks topped at £1300 for a pen of Aberdeen Angus crosses from Messrs T Robb, Trolane, Dalry. Top price per kg in the bullock section was 245.6p paid to J Mair & Son, Bargatton for a pen of outwintered Charolais crosses. Overall averages were 216.4p or £995.21 for bullocks (+ 9.4p on last sale) and 214.7p or £917.83 for heifers (+14.7p on last sale). Yearling cattle topped at £1120 for 11 month old Charolais bullocks from Craigton and £1050 for 11 month old Charolais heifers from the same home.
OTM Cattle also experienced a big lift in trade topping at 196p per kg or £1021.16 for an overage heifer from Graplin Farms. Cows sold to £1211.76 for a British Blue from Trolane and to 148p per kg for an Aberdeen Angus X from RKG Farms. Overall average saw 31 cows average 134p per kg.
Leading prices
Steers
Angus
£1300 Trolane; £1070 Boreland of Girthon; £950 Burnfoot
Galloway
£840 Lochurr
Hereford
£900, £800 Barbershall
Saler
£880 Boreland of Girthon; £840 Lochurr
Limousin
£1130 Glenhowl; £1100, £1060 Cardoness; £1050, £1040 Lochside; £1050 Craigton; £1030 Garrochtrie
Shorthorn
£940 Barbershall
Simmental
£1180 Lochside; £1130 Cardoness; £1090(x2); £1050 Craigton
B/Blue
£1200 Trolane
Charolais
£1120, £1090, £1080 Craigton; £1120, £1040 Lochside; £1090, £1070 Finniness;
Heifers
Saler
£1030 Boreland of Girthon
Limousin
£1400 Glenhowl; £1140 Trolane; £1050 Garrochtrie
Simmental
£1030 Boreland of Girthon; £980, £960 Glen
Charolais
£1050 Craigton; £965, £960 Lochside; £920 Finniness; £910, £900 Killochy
OTM
Heifers
£1021 Graplin; £1016 Irelandton
Cows
£964, £893, £862, £854 Irelandton; £924, £884, £821 Killochy; £915 Castlegower £846 Culcaigrie;
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 26 MARCH 2019
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 26 March 2019 had forward 1317 Prime and Cast Sheep
The prime hoggs sold to average 180.4 (SQQ 192.28). A mixed show of hoggs would be slightly cheaper on the week selling to £109 for Beltex hoggs from Messrs MacTaggart, Craigview. Top per kg was 250ppk for Beltex from Messrs Adams, Torhousekie, Wigtown.
A small show of store hoggs sold to £80 from Straith Estate.
294 cast sheep were again a good trade selling to £109.50 for Texels from Byrecroft with Blackface to £67.50 from Barlaes.
Leading hoggs per head
51 25.5 – 32 Average 161.42 Top 188.3
Blackface
£56 Lochurr; £53.50 Miefield; £52.50 Marbrack
Greyface
£56.50 Lochurr
249 32.1 – 39 Average 193.63 Top 208.1
Beltex
£77 Mindork
Blackface
£80 Irelandton; £73 Miefield; £72.50 Muil; £72.50 Dromore
Texel
£74, £70.50 Barlocco
Cheviot
£73 Laghead
253 39.1 – 45.5 Average 195.49 Top 250
Beltex
£100, £90 Torhousekie; £99, £97, £96 Craigview
Texel
£89, £84.50 Mindork; £86 Torhouskie; £85 Edgarton; £84.50 Newton; £84 Byrecroft
Cheviot
£84.50 Gass, Glenluce;
Greyface
£80.50 Lochurr
Blackface
£87.50, £82 Irelandton; £86.50, £80 Knockdon; £83 Muil; £79 Dromore; £79 Miefield
289 45.6 – 52 Average 175.95 Top 201.9
Beltex
£105, £100, £95, £92 Craigview
Texel
£89 Castlegower; £89, £88 Ernespie; £89 Old School House; £88.50 Barlocco; £87 Byrecroft; £87 Southwick; £87 Edgarton
Suffolk
£88 Old School House
Cheviot
£89, £87 Halket Leathes
Blackface
£81 Castlegower
153 52+ Average 157.69 Top 189.8
Beltex
£109, £101, £96.50 Craigview
Texel
£90 Southwick; £85.50 Old School House
Suffolk
£85.50 Old School House
Cheviot
£91.50 Halket Leathes; £87 Irelandton
Greyface
£86 Irelandton; £83.50, £81.50 Miefield
Store hoggs
Suffolk
£80, £64 Straith Estate
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£109.50 Byrecroft; £101.50 Torhouskie; £94.50 Bameg
Romnay
£85.50 Barwhanny
Cheviot
£86.50, £79.50 Dunjop
Lleyn
£78.50 Southwick
Greyface
£78.50, £72.50 Torhouskie; £75.50 Dunjop
Dorset
£76.50 Midtown, Rhonehouse
Blackface
£67.50 Barlaes; £63.50 Castlegower; £62.50 Muil
Tups
BFL
£93.50 Barlaes
Blackface
£77.50, £68.50 Barlaes
Texel
£76.50 Byrecroft
