Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Weekly Round-up 25th & 26th May

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 25^TH MAY 2020

OTM AND STORE CATTLE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 25^th May 2020 had forward 76 Store and OTM cattle.

 

A poorer quality show of 45 cows were forward and met outstanding demand to average almost 130ppk – topping at 151ppk from Horsecrook.

 

Stores were in short supply but again met a strong trade topping at 244ppk for Charolais steers from Messrs Menzies, Burn, Thornhill.

 

Leading Prices

 

Bullocks

 

Belted Galloway

£1010, £920 Irelandton

 

Galloway

£975 Garrochtrie

 

Limousin

£930, £910 Little Larg

 

Angus

£860 Burn

230 Burn

 

Charolais

£820, £810, £800 Burn

244, 230, 229.2 Burn

 

Heifers

 

 

Charolais

£820 Lochside

 

Saler

£760 Lochurr

206.5, 202.8 Lochurr

 

OTM CATTLE

 

Heifers

£893.20 Irelandton; £753.36 Margrie

145, 143 Irelandton

 

Bullocks

151 Horsecrook

 

Bulls

£1094.36 Irelandton

109 Irelandton

 

 

Cows

Angus

£1027.50 Castlehill; £931 Garrochtrie; £913.68 Cogarth

142, 140, 139 Irelandton; 141,138 Cogarth; 137 Castlehill

 

Luing

£1012.38 Hillside

141 Hillside

 

Simmental

£954.72

143 Buittle Mains; 136 Hillside

 

Limousin

£781.74 Garrochtrie

143 Garrochtrie

 

Blue Grey

£765.6 Margrie;  £727.04 Lochside

133, 132 Margrie

 

Hereford

£742.50 Hill of Balmaghie

 

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 26^th MAY 2020

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 26^th May 2020 had forward 545 prime and cast sheep.

 

125 Spring lambs sold to average 227.41 (SQQ 230.5)

 

Huge shows of lambs in the South yesterday resulted in lambs being cheaper than Monday’s trade.  This being said as companies switch completely from hoggs to lambs more will be needed to fill orders in the coming weeks.

 

Lambs sold to £109 for Texels from Lagganorie Farm Trust, Gatehouse of Fleet.  Top price per kilo was 252.5 for sweet Texels from Messrs Wilson, West Barmoffity.

 

An end of season show of hoggs sold to a top of £85 for Texels hoggs from Low Creoch and topped at 193.9 for Cheviots from Irelandton.

 

Cast sheep were a lesser show for quality with overfat ewes hard to place.  Lean ewes in comparison were easily sold.  Top was £100 for Texels from Low Creoch.

 

 

LEADING PRICES

 

Prime Lambs

 

8              32.1 – 39                              Average 238.49                 Top 250

 

Texel

£95 West Barmoffity; £90 High Borgue

250 West Barmoffity; 236 High Borgue

 

92           39.1 – 45.5                           Average 229.28                 Top 252.5

 

Texel

£107, £106, £101 West Barmoffity; £99 Lagganorie; £98 Meikle Kirkland; £98 High Borgue

252.5, 252.4, 243.2 West Barmoffity; 235 High Borgue; 234.9 Shirmers; 234.1 Maryfield

 

Suffolk

£103 Newmains

237.5, 229.9 Newmains;

 

Roussin

£94 Lagganorie

235 Lagganorie

 

15           45.6 – 52                              Average 223.48                 Top 229.8

 

Texel

£109 Lagganorie; £107, £105 Meikle Kirkland

229.8, 221.5 Meikle Kirkland

 

8              52+                                         Average 193.14                 Top 201.9

 

Texel

£108 Meikle Kirkland

201.9 Meikle Kirkland

 

Suffolk

£98 Lagganorie

 

Prime Hoggs

 

Texel

£85 Low Creoch; £82 Irelandton; £80 Potterland

193.9 Irelandton

 

Greyface

£74, £73 Rankinston; £70 Beoch Loch Doon

175.10 Rankinston

 

Blackface

£73 Rankinston; £71 Speddoch; £70 Pulcree; £70 Beoch Loch Doon; £70 Castlegower

183.3 Irelandton; 181.1 Speddoch

 

 

Cast Sheep

 

EWES

 

Texel

£100, £94.50 Low Creoch

 

Cheviot

£72.50 Irelandton

 

Mule

£67.50 Mull of Galloway; £64.50 Balgerran

 

Blackface

£56.50 Castlegower; £52.50 Rankinston; £51.50 Beoch Loch Doon

 

RAMS

£89.50 Barwhanny