WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 21 MAY 2019

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 21 May 2019 had forward 416 Prime and Cast Sheep.

 

49 Spring lambs sold to average 218ppk with handy weighted lambs in short supply and these were readily bid for.  Topping at £104 for heavyweights from Messrs Watson, High Borgue, top per kilo was 240.5 from Messrs Johnstone & Whitby, Wheatcroft, Castle Douglas.

 

146 prime hoggs were well bid for if meaty to a top of £101 for heavy Texels from Messrs Veitch, Low Creoch, Gatehouse.  Top per kilo was 205.5 for lightweight cheviots from Messrs McMiken, Ernambrie, Castle Douglas.

 

221 cast sheep were readily bid for with lean fleshed ewes being sharper on the week.  Overfat ewes were similar topping today was £110.50 for Texel rams from Ingleston, Castle Douglas.  Ewes to £96.50 for Beltex from Torhousekie.

 

Lambs per head

 

Texel

£104 High Borgue; £102, £101 West Brockloch

 

Suffolk

£101 Wheatcroft; £100 Meikle Kirkland

 

Lambs per kilo

 

Suffolk

240.5, 230.8 Wheatcroft

 

Texel

234.9 West Brockloch; 230.8 Old Cluden; 227.9 Meikle Kirkland

 

 

 

Leading hoggs per head

 

Texel

£101, £89 Low Creoch; £97 Castlegower; £90 Cannee; £88 Breconside; £87 Torhouskie

 

Beltex

£92 Torhouskie

 

Suffolk

£95, £88.50, £87 Breconside

 

Greyface

£91 Rankinston; £83 Brockloch

 

Blackface

£87 Culdoach; £81 Rankinston; £79 Glenshalloch

 

Leading Hoggs per kilo

 

Cheviot

205.5, 193.8 Nether Ernambrie; 192.9 Furmiston; 190.4 Craigview

 

Beltex

202.2 Torhouskie

 

Texel

191.4 Low Creoch; 190.2 West Brockloch

 

Blackface

186.6 Beoch

 

Cast Sheep

 

EWES

 

Beltex

£96.50 Torhouskie

 

Texel

£95.50, £94.50 Torhouskie; £92.50 Shennanton

 

Suffolk

£92.50 Meikle Kirkland; £82.50 Shennanton

 

Greyface

£72.50 Torhouskie

 

Lleyn

£92.50, £82.50 Auchenbainzie

 

BFL

£70.50 Castlegower

 

Blackface

£72.50, £69.50 Castlegower; £72.50 Beoch, Loch Doon

 

Tups

Texel

£110.50 Ingleston

 

BFL

£94.50 Low Arkland

 

Lleyn

£93.50 Farhills; £76.50 Clonyard

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 6 MAY 2019

STORE AND OTM CATTLE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited sold 136 Store cattle and 19 OTM cattle at their fortnightly sale on Monday 20^th May 2019.

 

Store cattle were once again good to sell despite being a plainer show throughout.  Bullocks topped at £1025 for a pen of Aberdeen Angus crosses shown by R G Armstrong & Co., Langbarns and to 268.4p per kg for a pen of Charolais crosses from D M McQueen & Son, Upper Barr.  Heifers sold to £900 for Charolais crosses from Lochside and to 234.4p for Charolais crosses from D M McQueen & Son, Upper Barr.  Overall averages levelled at 208.7p for bullocks and 201p for heifers.

 

19 OTM cattle also met with a strong demand topping at 157p per kg for an AAX cow from Park of Tongland and to £1130.72 for a BBX cow from Trolane.  Overage bullocks made to 150p per kg for a Hereford from Auchtralure.  Overall average was 139.08p per kg.

 

 

Leading prices

Steers

Angus                   

£1025, £910 Langbarns

 

Galloway                            

£870 Lochside

 

Limousin                             

£940 Lochside; £930 Graplin

 

Shorthorn                           

£970 Lochside

 

Simmental                         

£950 Drumneil; £935 Park of Tongland

 

Charolais                            

£970 Lochside; £875 Drumneil

 

Heifers

Angus                   

£830 Park of Tongland

 

Saler

£820 Garpel

 

Limousin                             

£780 Lochside; £760 Park of Tongland; £710 Auchtralure

 

Simmental                         

£880 Larg of Bargrennan; £830 Park of Tongland;

 

Charolais                                            

£900 Lochside; £820 Drumneil

 

OTM

 

Cows

 

British Blue

£1130.72, £1111.36, £1106.82 Trolane

 

Angus

£1053.36 Castlehill; £975.28 Glensone; £901.18 Park of Tongland

 

Shorthorn

£917 Margrie

 

Limousin

£1096.46 Compstonend

 

Simmental

£856.80 Drumhumphry; £854.84 Mill of Plunton