WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2020
OTM, STORE CATTLE AND STORE LAMBS
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 3rd February 2020 had forward 228 OTM and Store Cattle, along with 603 Store hoggs
Cast cows were a roaring trade and well short of requirements selling to £1210.88 for an Aberdeen Angus cow from Messrs Robb, Trolane with top per kilo being 140p per kg for a right altering Simmental from Messrs McWhirter from Kenmure, Kirkcowan
203 Store cattle were again easily sold and well short of requirements. Top today was £1320 for a real British Blue Bullock from Messrs Robb, Trolane and top per kilo in the bullocks was 247.4p per kg for a pen of cracking Charolais from Messrs McCornick, Barnbackle. Bullocks sold to average 207.62 for mostly stronger cattle.
Heifers sold to £1175 for a tremendous pen of Simmental heifers from Messrs Taylor, Disdow, Gatehouse of Fleet with top per kilo of 251.8p per kg being a pen of tremendous grazing Lim X heifers from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland.
603 Store Hoggs were again a flying trade selling to £91 twice for Texels and Suffolks from Messrs Johnstone & Whitby, Wheatcroft, Castle Douglas. Blackface lambs sold to £78 from Copelaw.
Leading Prices
Store Lambs
Texel
£91, £87 Wheatcroft; £90 Killochy; £89.50 Orroland; £88.50 Tower, Dalry; £85.50 Glentoo; £85 Copelaw
Suffolk
£91, £90 Wheatcroft; £83 Copelaw
Lleyn
£87.50, £84, £83.50, £79(x2) Glenbarr, Argyll
Roussin
£81 Glentoo
Greyface
£83.50 Cairnhouse
Blackface
£78, £70 Copelaw; £77, £76.50 High Creoch; £75.50 Quarter Farm; £73 Miefield
Shetland
£58.50 Copelaw
Store Cattle
Bullocks
British Blue
£1320 Trolane; £905 Auchenleck
216.2 Auchenleck; 204.3 Glentoo
Angus
£1240 Trolane; £1045 Slatehouse; £915 Auchenleck
215.6 Over Cairn; 212 Slatehouse; 210 Barnbackle
Saler
£1180, £1150, £1120(x2), £1100 Fagra; £1085 Barlae
228.8 Park of Tongland; 208.6, 205.4 Fagra; 204.3 Glentoo
Limousin
£1140(x2) Flathill; £950 Garrochtrie; £905 Park of Tongland
238.3 Farhills; 237.7 Upper Hardland; 220.7 Park of Tongland
Shorthorn
£985 Knocksheen
214.1 Knocksheen
Simmental
£930 Park of Tongland; £905 Barnbackle; £880 High Borgue; £855 Over Cairn
246.9, 244.3 Over Cairn; 233.7 Park of Tongland
Charolais
£955, £905 Barnbackle;
247.4 Barnbackle; 232.6 Upper Hardland
Galloway
£950 Garrochtrie
216.4 Garrochtrie
Heifers
Simmental
£1150 Disdow; £1100 Potterland
208.1 Over Cairn; 206.8 Disdow; 206 Slatehouse
Saler
£1090 Fagra
200 Fagra
Charolais
£1175, £1150, £1135, £1050 Disdow; £910 Knocksheen
239.3 Upper Hardland; 237.8 Culdoach; 219.8 Barnbackle
Angus
£1125 Slatehouse
British Blue
£955 Auchenleck
Limousin
£810 West Barmoffity; £800 Upper Hardland; £790 Farhills
251.8, 250 Upper Hardland;
OTM
Angus
£1210.88, £1201.20 Trolane
Limousin
£1097.78 Trolane
Hereford
£930.80 Hill of Balmaghie
Simmental
£887.60, £800.40 Kenmure, Kirkcowan
Ayrshire
£881.34 Langbarns
Shorthorn
£742.40 Barbershall
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2020
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 4 February 2020 had forward 2433 prime and cast sheep.
2003 prime hoggs sold to average 239.4 (SQQ 242)
All classes were the dearest trade of the season especially lightweight hoggs that got sharper as the sale went on with pen after pen selling around 250ppk.
Best bred lambs broke the 300 barrier for the first this season at CD topping at 304.9 and £125 for a phenomenal Beltex hogg from Messrs Craig, Compstonend, Twynholm. Heavy hoggs sold to £132 for Texels from Messrs McGhie, Mid Threave, Kirkcowan.
526 Blackface hoggs averaged 235.6 and sold to a top of £104 x 2 firstly for heavy hoggs from Messrs Borland, Castlehill, Castle Douglas with an export weight pen fetching the same weighing 44kgs. Top per kilo was 254.5 for a pen of lightweight hoggs from Messrs Sheddan, Balgerran, Castle Douglas. Export weights topped at 245.6 for a pen from Messrs Mitchell, Little Larg, New Luce.
430 cast sheep were a flyer again with Blackface ewes being the dearest seen this season, topping at £86.50 for a pen from Mains of Larg, New Luce. Top per head was an outstanding Beltex ewe from Mid Theave at £150 Mules sold to £96.50 from the same home.
Leading Lamb prices
82 25.5-32 Average 548.47 Top 250
Blackface
£77.50, £74.50, £70 Balgerran
250 Balgerran
Greyface
£68.50 Ashfield
214.06 Ashfield
468 32.1 – 39 Average 243.69 Top 302.6
Beltex
£118 Mindork; £106 Breckoniehill; £100.50 Tappit Lane; £100, £98 Dallars Mains; £96 Compstonend
302.6 Mindork; 271.80 Breckoniehill; 271.80 Tappit Lane;
Texel
£117 Newton; £92 Byrecroft; £91.50 Boreland of Girthon; £91 West Culvennan; £90.50 Southwick; £90.50 Tappit Lane
£90 Kenmure
300 Newton; 257.1 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 252.9 Dallars Mains; 250 Southwick
Cheviot
£93.50, £90 Glenkiln; £92(x2) Glensone;
256.4, 244.1 Glenkiln; 240.8 Glensone; 237.6 Douganhill
Blackface
£92.50 Little Larg; £91.50, £88 Milnmark; £89, £87 Balgerran; £88.50 Denty; £88 Castlehill
254.50, 245.9 Balgerran; 247.3, 244.4 Milnmark; 243.4 Little Larg; 241.4 Glensone
Suffolk
£90 Nether Corsock; £89 Mill of Plunton; £87 Ardoch; £83 East Kirkcarswell
255.90 Ardoch; 243.2 Nether Corsock; 240.5 Mill of Plunton
Greyface
£89, £84 Ardoch, Marrburn; £88.50 West Culvennan; £88 Rusko; £86 Dallars Mains; £83 Ardoch
245.7 Dallars Mains; 239.2 West Culvennan; 238.6 Ardoch; 237.1 Shirmers
1066 39.1 – 45.5 Average 240.99 Top 304.9
Beltex
£125 Compstonend; £120, £113 Mindork; £118, £116 Tappit Lane;
304.9 Compstonend; 298.5 Mindork
Texel
£115, £109.50 Mindork; £114 Killochy; £113, £108 Dallars Mains; £108 Garrochtrie; £107 Backfell; £106.50 Denty
273.80 Mindork; 262.80 Dallars Mains; 259.3 Garrarie; 256.2, 254.9 Killochy; 253.2 Southwick; 251.2 Garrochtrie
Blackface
£104 West Barmoffity; £103, £102 Milnmark; £102 Little Larg; £99 Ashmark
245.6, 244.6 Little Larg; 242.9, 240.7, 236.6 Milnmark; 236.4 West Barmoffity
Suffolk
£108 Mid Threave; £107 Mindork; £103.50 East Kirkcarswell; £103 Garrarie; £101.50 Backfell
264.9 Mindork; 242.50 Garrarie; 240 Mid Threave; 236 Backfell;
Greyface
£105.50 Rankinston
234 Rankinston; 224.4 Drumbreddan
Cheviot
£104.50, £96.50 Glenkiln; £102.50 Halket Leathes; £99 Douganhill; £95 Garrochtrie
241.3, 237 Glenkiln; 237.50(x2) Garrochtrie; 236.20 Halket Leathes
Lleyn
£103.50 Glenbarr
235.2 Glenbarr
359 45.6 – 52 Average 227.68 Top 253.2
Texel
£125 Mindork; £118 Byrecroft; £116 Drumbreddan; £115 Mid Threave; £115 Garrarie; £113.50 Drumbreddan; £112.50 Compstonend; £112 Breckoniehill; £112 Southwick
250 Garrarie; 250 Mid Threave; 243.5 Southwick; 242.7 Mindork; 241.3 Byrecroft
Beltex
£119, £116 Mindork; £113.50 Finniness
253.20 Mindork;
Suffolk
£118 Garrarie; £115 Nether Corsock; £115 Townhead of Greenlaw; £111.50 East Kirkcarswell; £108 Lower Ardmannoch
240.80 Garrarie; 234.7 Nether Corsock; 232.6 Garrochtrie; 226.6 Backfell
Roussin
£114, £109 Denty
237 Denty
Cheviot
£113 Halket Leathes; £106.50 Douganhill
226.6 Douganhill; 225.5 Halket Leathes
Lleyn
£112.50, £106.50 Glenbarr
225.2 Glenbarr
Greyface
£104.50 Edingham
Blackface
£104 Borland; £102 Ashmark
215.2 Ashmark; 208.7 Balgerran
27 52+ Average 225.61 Top 234.3
Texel
£132 Mid Threave; £129 Newton; £124 Drumbreddan; £123 Killochy; £123 Lochurr; £120 Mid Threave
234.3 Killochy; 232.1 Lochurr
Suffolk
£126 Lower Ardmannoch
221.1 Lower Ardmannoch
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£147 Byrecroft; £126.50 Dallars Mains; £125.50 Drumcruilton
Suffolk
£123.50, £119.50 Castlehill
Cheviot
£108.50 Barlocco; £98.50 Cogarth
Greyface
£96.50 Mid Threave; £95.50 Ashfield; £94.50 Lagganpark; £94.50 Byrecroft; £92.50 Denty
Lleyn
£93.50 Cogarth;
BFL
£87 Lagganpark
Blackface
£86.50, £77.50 Mains of Larg; £78.50 Drumbreddan; £77.50 Lagganpark; £74.50 Newton; £73.50 Falbae
Easy Care
£77.50 Nether Laggan
RAMS
Beltex
£150, £113.50 Mid Threave
Texel
£127 Cogarth
Suffolk
£123.50 Old Cluden
Cheviot
£113 Old Cluden
BFL
£107.50 Mackilston
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