WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 30 JANUARY 2017
STORE AND OTM CATTLE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited continued their fortnightly store sales on Monday 30th January 2017 when they sold 279 Store and OTM Cattle. Despite numbers being well up on the year buyer demand considerably outstripped supply. Topping the sale at £1210 were a pen of Limousin bullocks from A & M Fitzsimon, Tregallon. This was followed at £1190 for Aberdeen Angus crosses from S & LM Asberry, Hill of Balmaghie. Top price per kg in the bullock section was 263.9p paid for Charolais crosses to new consignors at this centre namely McNeill Estates, Shennanton. Shennanton also topped the heifers at 253.6p again for Charolais crosses. A pen of Limousin cross heifers from A Kerr & Co, Fagra were top price at £1105.
Overall averages levelled at 226p per kg or £970.26 for bullocks and 206.2p per kg or £850.20 for heifers.
In the OTM ring, like the store ring, numbers fell short of buyers requirements which reflected on the sale average of 125.7p or £715.47 per head. Topping the sale at 176p was an overage Aberdeen Angus heifer from Cotland whilst cows topped at 138p for a Simmental from Graplin Farms.
Steers
Angus
£1190, £1110 Hill of Balmaghie; £1050 Balcraig Moor; £1045 Slatehouse; £1045 Castlehill
Saler
£1210 Tregallon; £1040 Poldean
Limousin
£1145, £1140 Fagra; £990 Garrochtrie; £985 Fagra; £930 Meikle Kirkland
Charolais
£1120 Hill of Balmaghie; £1120 Poldean; £930 Cotland
Heifers
Angus
£1055, £1035, £1005 Kilquhanity; £970 Hill of Balmaghie; £965 Slatehouse; £965 Balcraig Moor
Saler
£885, £730 Poldean
Limousin
£1105, £1055 Fagra; £1005 Kilquhanity; £980 Tregallon
Simmental
£1055 Fagra; £970 Barwhinnock; £960, £950 Fagra
Charolais
£990 Poldean; £925 Castlehill; £910 Auchenfad
OTM
Heifers
£1047, £929 Cotland; £920 Graplin Farms
Cows
£951, £880 Graplin Farms; £865, £745 Castlegower; £684 Garrochtrie
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 31ST JANUARY 2017
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 31st January 2017 had forward 885 Prime Hoggs and 186 Cast Sheep.
885 Prime Hoggs sold to average 169.45 (SQQ 170.95). All classes were sharper on the week with only overfat hoggs 40 – 43kg showing little difference.
Topping today was heavyweight Texels AT £85 from Messrs Williamson & Ross, Breckoniehill, Castle Douglas who also topped the ppk at 189 for a pen of export weight Beltex hoggs.
186 cast sheep would be sharper on the week selling to £89 for Texels from Farhills; Mules to £67.50 and Blackface to £48.
46 25.5-32 Average 159.78 Top 173.4
Texel
£55.50 Irelandton; £46 Lochurr
Blackface
£45.20, £44 Lettrick
121 32.1-39 Average 170.21 Top 176.1
Texel
£65 Breckoniehill; £64 Irelandton; £63 Flathill; £61 Irelandton; £60 Lochurr
Suffolk
£65 Rerrick Park
Cheviot
£61.80 Irelandton
Greyface
£63 Lagganpark; £59 Flathill; £56 Newfield
Blackface
£63.50 Beoch; £59 Castlegower; £57 Lochurr
584 39.1-45.5 Average 171.71 Top 189
Texel
£78.50, £78 Midtown; £78 Flathill; £77.50, £77 Breckoniehill; £77 Trowdale; £76(x2) Irelandton
Suffolk
£75, £74 Mid Threave; £72 Ernespie; £71.50 Flathill
Greyface
£67 Newfield; £67 Castlegower
Cheviot
£70 Edingham
Blackface
£71.80, £66, £64 Ardoch; £67 Castlegower
123 45.6 – 52 Average 163.91 Top 168.5
Texel
£84 Trowdale; £83.50 Breckoniehill; £81.50 Edingham; £81 Lower Ardmannoch; £81 Irelandton; £80.50 Edingham; £80 Flathill
Suffolk
£83, £80 Rerrick Park; £82.50 Mid Threave
10 52+ Average 152.4 Top 157.2
Texel
£85 Breckoniehill; £83 Midtown
Ewes
Texel
£89, £82 Farhills; £84, £81 Compstonend; £83, £82 Trowdale
Suffolk
£74 Kirkland View
Cheviot
£65 Kirkland View
Greyface
£67.50 Flathill; £65.50 Compstonend; £64.50 Barstibly; £64 Kirkland View
Lleyn
£65, £57 Auchenbainzie
Blackface
£48 Little Larg; £47.50 Knocksheen; £44 Stewarton
Rams
Blackface
£65, £42 Glen; £55 Castlegower
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
