WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 10 MAY 2021
STORE CATTLE, OTM CATTLE & BREEDING CATTLE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 10th May 2021 held their fortnightly sale of OTM and store cattle, a long with their annual sale of breeding cattle.
56 OTM’s were a flyer once more selling to a top of £1501 for a Charolais bull from Carseriggan, Newton Stewart with cows to £1451.40 from Muncraig for a Aberdeen Angus with an overage heifer topping the ppk at 215 for Halket Leathes for a Limousin cross.
Stores were a nice trade again selling to £1260 for bullocks and heifers firstly for Fleckvieh bullocks from Auchengray Farms, New Abbey then for Limousin heifers from Gass, Glenluce. Top per kilo was for Aberdeen Angus bullocks at 286.3 from Killumpha, Port Logan with Limousin heifers to 285.7 from Ring of Barfad.
At the annual breeding sale a super ringside of buyers were in attendance ensuring a flying trade throughout, Bulls sold to £7000 for an exceptional Limousin from Messrs Hansell, Nether Barr. This bull had tremendous width and depth and being sired by the much admired Lodge Hamlet made him a sought after bull selling to Messrs McClelland, Knockshinnoch. Also extremely sought after was a rising 5 years old stock Saler bull from Messrs McCulloch Glentoo only being sold as coming into his daughters he rose to £2200.
Bullings heifers from Messrs Marshall, Auchenleck were readily bid for selling to £1200 for a pen of strong British Blue heifers with Limousin’s £1180 and Aberdeen Angus selling to £1160.
Moving on to the heifers with calves and a bouncing trade was had selling to a top of £3700 for an outstanding British Blue heifer and Limousin heifer calf sired by Lodge Hamlet from Messrs Hamilton, Derrie with all the heifers with calves averaging just short of £2300.
Leading Prices
STORE CATTLE – BULLOCKS
Angus
£1260 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £1025 Barstobrick House
286.3, 279.4, 275.6 Killumpha; 252.7 Kenmure
Limousin
£1200 Garroch Est; £1180, £1170 Halmyre; £1130 Margrie Ltd
259.1 Edingham; 255.4 Halmyre; 255.3 Garroch Est
Simmential
£1260, £1200, £1160 Auchengray Farms
285.7, 279.4, 277.1 Killumpha
Charolais
£1140 Barnbarroch
274.1, 241.90 Bargatton
STORE CATTLE – HEIFERS
Limousin
£1260 Gass, Glenluce; £1155 Nether Corsock; £1120 Halmyre
285.7 Ring of Barfad; 275.40, 275.20 Halmyre
Angus
£1250, £1120 Balcraig Moor
234.9, 233.3 Garrarie; 232.7 Barstobrick House
Saler
£1140, £1100 East Altercannoch
275.4, 259.4 East Altercannoch
Simmential
£1100 East Altercannoch; £1065 Nether Corsock
259.4, 255.4, 253.4 East Altercanoch
Charolais
£940 Lochside Ltd
251.7 Bargatton
OTM CATTLE
HEIFERS
Limousin
£1223.80 Upper Hardland
211 Upper Hardland
COWS
Angus
£1451.40, £1351 Muncraig; £1400 Halket Leathes
195 Little Galdenoch; 177 Muncraig
Limousin
£1347 Halket Leathes; £1121.04 Cardoness
215 Halket Leathes; 177 Cardoness
Charolais
£1254.54 Nether Barr
203 Nether Barr
Simmential
£1207.50 Garrarie; £1183.00 Cannee
175 Garrarie; 169 Cannee
Belted Galloway
£1202.70 Langbarns
211 Langbarns
Saler
£1109.80 Muncraig
179 Muncraig
Breeding Heifers Leading Prices
British Blue & Heifer Calf
£3700, £2400 Derrie
British Blue & Bull Calf
£3100 Derrie
Limousin & Heifer Calf
£2700, £2600, £2550 x 3, Fingland; £2500, £2450 Derrie; £2400 Flathill
Limousin & Bull Calf
£2650, £2500, £2450, £2400 x 2, Flathill; £2600, £2550, £2300 x 2 Garmartin
Angus & Bull Calf
£2100 Larglea; £1950 Cannee
Angus & Heifer Calf
£2100, £1600 Larglea; £1950 Strongassel
2nd Calfer
Angus & Calf
£1850 Strongassel
Bulling Heifers
British Blue
£1200, £1140, £1120 x 2, £1100 Auchenleck
Limousin
£1180 x 2, £1160, £1140 x 2, £1120 x 2 Auchenleck
Angus
£1160, £1140 Auchenleck
Bulls
Limousin
£7000 Nether Barr
Saler
£2200 Glentoo
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 11TH MAY 2021
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 11th May 2021 held their weekly Primestock sale where a total of 334 sheep were forward. New season lambs sold to a top of £140 and 330.8 ppk from Messrs Watson High Borgue. Hoggs were an end of season show with meat still key these sold to £134.50 from Messrs Johnston Townhead Of Culloch with top per kilo being 303.8 for Beltex from Messrs Clarke Airyolland Port William
Cast sheep were forward in smaller numbers and as seen were less money on the week selling to £141 for blue Texels from Corra with rams selling to £135 for Texels from Airyolland
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
8 39.1 – 45 Average – 324.23 Top – 330.8
Texel
£140, £133 High Borgue
330.8, 318.2 High Borgue
Prime Hoggs
86 32.1 – 39 Average – 251.04 Top – 303.8
Beltex
£118.50, £112.50, £107.50 Airyolland; £108.50 Barlocco
303.8, 301.4 Airyolland; 289.3 Barlocco
Cheviot
£104.50 South Boig
280.20 South Boig
48 39.1 – 45.5 Average – 255.38 Top – 280.8
Texel
£120.50 Ernespie; £118.50 Airyolland; £116.50 Barlocco; £110.50 Lennox Plunton
280.8 Airyolland; 267.8 Ernespie;
Beltex
£115.50 Lennox Plunton
275 Lennox Plunton
Hampshire
£109, £107 East Lanegate
260, 255 East Lanegate
31 45.6 – 52 Average – 234.56 Top – 264.1
Texel
£132.50, £121.50 Barlocco; £124.50, £120.50 Lennox Plunton; £118.50 Airyolland
264.1 Barlocco; 262.1, 254.82 Lennox Plunton; 254.80 Airyolland
12 52+ Average – 189.06 Top – 240.2
Texel
£134.50 Townhead of Culloch
240.2 Townhead of Culloch
Scotch Mule
£126.50 Horsecook
230 Horsecrook
Cast Sheep
EWES
B Beltex
£141 Corra
Texel
£133 Drumbreddan; £107 Corra; £99 Glenroan
BFL
£129 Barlaes
Beltex
£119, £111, £95 Carsewalloch
Zwartable
£113 Townhead of Culloch
Mule
£89 Nether Barr
Cheviot
£89, £87 East Lanegate
Scotch Mule
£85 Corra; £85 High Barcaple; £83 Eastlands
Blackface
£82.50 Drumbreddan; £81 Meikle Carton
Suffolk
£83 Airyolland
RAMS
Texel
£135, £111 Airyolland; £125 Townhead of Culloch
Beltex
£123 Airyolland
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