WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 11TH MAY 2020
OTM, STORE AND BREEDING CATTLE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 11th May 2020 had forward 300 OTM, Store and Breeding cattle.
A wonderful show of breeding cattle were forward with heifers and calves being highly sought after with 35 heifers selling to average £2022, a phenomenal average, and credit must go to the vendors for the quality on show. Top today was for a Limousin heifer and heifer calf at £2500 from Messrs J A Fingland, Garmartin, Kirkpatrick Durham, whose consignment averaged £2279.16.
Bulling heifers sold to £920 (x2) firstly for British Blues then for Limousins from Messrs J B Marshall, Auchenleck, Auchencairn.
A nice show of store cattle were keenly bid for topping at £1110 for SimX heifers from Cowcorse, Kirkbean. Limousin heifers from Nether Barr led the price per kilo at 229.3 with bullocks from the same home topping this section at 255.7, with three topping Galloways from Nether Linkens selling to £965.
A large show of OTMs were sharper as trade for cows shows a rise. These sold to 184ppk for an overage heifer from East Altercannoch with bullocks from the same home selling to 182. Cows sold to 154 for a Limousin cow from Upper Hardland, with top per head being £1424.28 for an under 36 month heifer from Mill of Plunton. Top cow per head was £1170.40 for an AAx from Compstonend.
Leading Prices
Breeding Cattle
Heifers with calves at Foot
£2500, £2450(x2); £2350(x2), £2250, £2200(x3) Garmartin; £2400, £2150(x2) Derrie, Port William; £2100(x2), £2050(x2) Flathill
Bulling Heifers
£920(x2), £860 Auchenleck
Bullocks
Galloway
£965 Nether Linkens; £810 Sunnyhill
198.6 Nether Linkens; 194.7 Sunnyhill
Limousin
£940 Knockneen; £900(x2) Nether Barr
255.7, 230.8 Nether Barr; 244.3 Gass, Glenluce; 220 Kirkland, Kirkpatrick Durham
Angus
£935, £890, £885 Palmallet
230.6, 225.8 Palmallet; 223.4 Poldean
Shorthorn
£890, £865 Knockneen; £810 Lochside
208.4, 205.5 Knockneen;
Charolais
£880 Knockneen; £870 Poldean; £840 Cotland
241, 239.4, 231.4 Cotland; 230.8 Poldean
Simmental
£880, £860 Palmallet
244.3 Gass, Glenluce; 228.6 Drumhumphry; 227.8 Palmallet
Saler
£690, £670 Lochurr
227.9, 223.3 Lochurr
Heifers
Simmental
£1110, £1090, £1060 Cowcorse
227.3 Gass, Glenluce; 202 Knockneen
Angus
£1050 Castlehill
Charolais
£890, £850, £840 Knockneen
210.1, 208.2 Cotland; 208 Knockneen
Saler
£870 East Altercannoch; £800 Knockneen
222.5 East Altercannoch
Limousin
£850, £835(x2) Knockneen; £830 Upper Hardland; £830 Nether Barr
229.3, 228.3 Nether Barr; 227.3 Gass, Glenluce; 209.8 Knockneen
Blonde
£835, £805, £800 Knockneen
208, 202 Knockneen
Belted Galloway
£810 Hightae
OTM CATTLE
Heifers
£1424.28, £1049.6 Mill of Plunton;
184, 170 East Altercannoch
Cows
£1170.40, £1018.02, £950.34 Compstonend; £1087.24 Upper Hardland; £1005 Ring of Barfad; £927.36 Mill of PluntonaHaH
154, 150, 147 Upper Hardland; 146, 144 Mill of Plunton; 142 Irelandton
Bulls
£1001.28 East Altercannoch
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 12th MAY 2020
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 12th May 2020 had forward 421 prime and cast sheep.
45 Spring lambs sold to average 244.66 (SQQ 250.99). Lambs forward were mainly 44 – 47kgs and lighter weights would also have been easily sold. Heavyweights sold to £115.50 for Texels from Messrs Fisher Merrick, Port Patrick with top per kilo being 260.2 for Texels from Messrs Watson, High Borgue.
172 hoggs sold to average 200.0 (SQQ 215.8). Anything meaty was a real trade selling to £104.50 for Texels from Messrs Rae, Barcloy with top per kilo being 236.3 from Messrs Marchant, Clonhie.
204 Cast sheep were a similar trade selling to £129 twice firstly for a Texel ram from Byrecroft then for a Beltex ewe from Carsewalloch. Blackface ewes sold to £78.50 from Castlegower.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
31 39.1 – 45.5 Average 250.99 Top 260.2
Texel
£114.50 High Borgue; £110 Merrick Farm
260.2, 251.3 High Borgue; 245.5 Merrick Farm
Suffolk
£112.50 Meikle cloak
250 Meikle Cloak
14 45.6 – 52 Average 231.93 Top 243.5
Texel
£115.50 Merrick Farm; £110 High Borgue
229.20 High Borgue; 222.10 Merrick Farm
Suffolk
£113.50 Meikle Cloak; £112 Merrick; £109.50 Wheatcroft
243.50 Merrick Farm; 233 Wheattcroft
Prime Hoggs
40 32.1 – 39 Average 221.14 Top 229.5
Texel
£89.50 Barcloy
229.50 Barcloy
Blackface
£86.50 Beoch Loch Doon; £82.50 Lochurr; £74.50 Achie
229.2 Lochurr; 227.60 Beoch Loch Doon; 206.90 Achie
Beltex
£73.50 Rigghead
204.20 Rigghead
61 39.1 – 45.5 Average 219.76 Top 236.3
Blackface
£100.50 Beoch Loch Doon; £93.50 Lochurr
228.40 Beoch Loch Doon; 228 Lochurr
Texel
£98.50, £95.50 Sheillahill; £94.50 Clonhie; £93.50 Barcloy
236.3 Clonhie; 223.9, 212.2 Shiellahill; 217.4 Barcloy; 211.4 Lochurr
Beltex
£98.50 Beoch Loch Doon
234.5 Beoch Loch Doon
Cheviot
£83.50 Barbush
208.80 Barbush
45 45.6 – 52 Average 191.11 Top 213.8
Texel
£104.50 Barcloy; £100.50 Shiellahill
213.80 Shiellahill; 213.3 Barcloy
Blackface
£96.50 Lochurr; £92.50 Castlehill; £87.50 Beoch Loch Doon; £87.50 Achie
193 Lochurr; 188.8 Castlehill
Mule
£94.50 Beoch Loch Doon
189 Beoch Loch Doon
Swale
£88.50 Barbush
184.4 Barbush
15 52+ Average 148.66 Top 182.4
Texel
£98.50 Barcloy; £95.50 Drumcoltran; £95.50 Byrecroft
182.4 Barcloy
Romnay
£86.50 Boreland, Minnigaff
Cast Sheep
EWES
Beltex
£129 Carsewalloch
Texel
£127 Lagganpark; £113 Clonhie; £106.50 Drumcruilton; £105 Castlegower
Suffolk
£127 Rigghead; £95 Barcloy
Zwartble
£107 Smiddy Bungalow
BFL
£98.50 Castlegower; £97 Ardwall
Blackface
£78.50 Castlegower; £76.50 Mains of Collin; £72.50 High Barcaple
Cheviot Mule
£77.50 Clonhie
Cheviot
£76.50 Clonhie
Mule
£76.50 Mill of Plunton; £75.50(x2) Lagganpark; £74.50 Halmyre
Romnay
£73.50 Boreland, Minnigaff
Lleyn
£62.50 Auchenbainzie
RAMS
£129 Byrecroft; £107 Rigghead