Annual Show & Sale Of Yearling Calves & Store Cattle – Wallets Marts

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

 SATURDAY 25^TH SEPTEMBER 2021

 ANNUAL SHOW & SALE OF YEARLING CALVES AND STORE CATTLE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Saturday 25^th September 2021 held their annual show and sale of Autumn born suckled calves and store cattle, where some 1623 cattle were forward.

A great show of cattle was presented to a full ringside of buyers with the Judge commenting that “trade was on fire”.  Great credit must be shown to the Vendors today for presenting an absolutely outstanding show of cattle.  Also many thanks to the buyers today, some of which travelled long distances from all over Scotland, England and Wales.

Top today was £1750 and 357.1ppk for British Blue Heifers from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo.

Bullocks sold to £1490 for a Limousin from Messrs Sharp, Barscarrow and to 305.9ppk for Simmentals from Messrs Brown, Drumhumphry

Bullocks sold to average £1097.16 and heifers averaged £1037.42.

At the pre-sale show which was very kindly sponsored by Tarff Valley Ltd and ably judged by Catriona Little she awarded the Championship ticket to an outstanding heifer from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo and reserve to a Bullock from the same home with the Champion pen of four from Messrs Hansell, Nether Barr.

PRIZE LIST

Single Bullock

1^st        Glentoo          RESERVE CHAMPION

2^nd       Glentoo

3^rd        Gelston Castle

Single Heifer

1^st         Glentoo          CHAMPION

2^nd       Shangan

3^rd        Gelston Castle

Pen of 4 Bullocks

1^st        Nether Barr    CHAMPION PEN OF FOUR

2^nd       Gelston Castle

3^rd        Mains of Collin

Pen of 4 Heifers]

1^st        Shangan

2^nd       Nether Barr

LEADING PRICES

Bullocks

Limousin

£1490, £1280 Barscarrow; £1400 Glentoo; £1340 Little Airies; £1340 Nether Barr; £1290 Mossyard; £1260 Craigton

285.7, 278.6, 276.6, 275.1 Lantonside; 264.4 Auchenfad; 263 Nether Barr; 261.9 Low Carseduchan; 261.7 Glentoo; 261.1 Little Airies

Angus

£1470 Hillview; £1290 Carsegowan; £1290 Hill of Balmaghie; £1280, £1180 Redbank; £1270 Mossyard; £1270 Blairbuy; £1250 Boghouse;

268.1 Cannee; 259 Shambellie Grange; 257.6 Cannee; 255.7 Low Mains; 252.7 Isles Farm

Charolais

£1430, £1400, £1360, £1310 Carsegowan; £1370 Craigton; £1370 Mossyard; £1370 Hillview; £13602 Compstonend; £1340 Gelston Castle

271.1, 262.8, 260.9 Craigton; 270.9 Knocksheen; 265.2 Trowdale; 263.2, 261.5 Carsegowan; 261.6 Gelston Castle

B/Blue

£1380, £1210, £1150, £1000 Glentoo; £1320 Hillview; £1100 Nether Barr

242.7, 242.1, 236.6 Glentoo; 241.2 Nether Barr

Simmental

£1370, £1300, £1260, £1250, £1200 Craigton; £1290, £1220 Blackerne; £1270 Carsegowan; £1250 Auchenfad

305.9, 283, 261.3 Drumhumphry; 271.1, 262.8, 260.9 Craigton; 268.1 Cannee; 266.9, 265.2 Trowdale

Hereford

£1290 Blackerne; £1190 Blairbuy; £1010, £1000 Low Mains

241.8, 232.3, 231.2 Low Mains; 225.5 Blackerne

Shorthorn

£1140 Trowdale; £1040 Castlehill

257.1 Trowdale; 229.2 Airies Knowe; 227 Knocksheen; 224.8 Drumneil; 221.1 Airies Knowe

Saler

£1130, £1100 Glentoo; £1100, £1080 Copelaw; £1060, £1050 Drumhumphry; £1060 Old Cluden;

270.7, 261.8, 251.2 Drumhumphry;; 245.7 Glentoo; 244.2, 240.4 East Altercannoch

Luing

£1100, £1070 Hillside

222 Hillside

Galloway

£970, £950 Romesbeoch

B/Grey

£910 Miefield

Heifers

B/Blue

£1750 Glentoo; £1430 Derrie

357.1, 222.5 Glentoo; 238.3 Derrie;

Limousin

£1460, £1330 Derrie; £1420 Glentoo; £1410 Nether Barr; £1400, Little Airies; £1300 Shangan; £1280, £1200 Carsegowan;

289.8 Glentoo; 279.7, 272.5, 265.4, 261.5 Lantonside; 260.1 Little Airies

Charolais

£1430, £1250 Compstonend; £1350, £1270 Shangan; £1260, £1210 Hillview; £1230, £1210 Gelston Castle; £1220 Craigton; £1210 Carsegowan

265.5 Carsegowan; 262.8, 261.7 Craigton; 259.5 Gelston Castle; 257.6 Mossyard; 253.5 Shangan; 252.9, 250.7 Gatehouse Farm

Shorthorn

£1380 Little Airies;

220.4 Little Airies

Angus

£1250 Balcraig Moor; £1220 Redbank; £1010 Barrhill Farm;

236.4, 227.1, 224.9, 223.7 Cannee; 233.6, 227.5 Slatehouse; 223.6, 220.9 Balcraig Moor; 220.7 Garrarie

Simmental

£1090 Garrarie; £1090, £1040 Drumneil; £1060 Little Galdenoch; £1050 Craigton; £1010 Barrhill

274.3, 256.7 Drumhumphry; 256 Little Galdenoch; 242.8, 241.2 East Altercannoch; 242.5 Craigton

Saler

£1060, £1040 Glentoo; £970 Romesbeoch

249.4, 231.1, 222.5 Glentoo; 241.2 East altercannoch; 237.9, 222.5 Romesbeoch;

Buills

£1140 Craigton; £1090 Carsegowan