WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2019
OTM CATTLE AND STORE LAMBS
A small show of cows met an absolute flying trade with a top of 169p for a charolais from Straith Estate and to £1095 from March & Lobban. The consignment from Straith averaged 161.3p and £1011 for 6.
Shorthorn Cows to 129 R I Little
Shorthorn Bull to 128 R H S Shaw
Luingx Cows to 133, 127 March & Lobban
Angus Steer to 130 S Tilbury
Store Lambs again met a animated demand. Topping today was texels from Copelaw at £82 with suffolks to £79 from Glentoo with texels from the same home at £78.
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2019
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 17th December had forward 2205 prime and cast sheep.
1845 prime lambs sold to average 200.98 SQQ 205.58. All classes were sharper on the week with the sale getting sharper as the day went on with many more being required to meet demand.
Top today was £116 for a pen of cracking beltex lambs from Gelston Castle Farms, Castle Douglas who also topped the ppk at 275, top heavy lambs was £112 for texel lambs from Messrs Veitch, Low Creoch, Gatehouse of Fleet.
340 cast sheep were sharper again selling to £135 for texels from Copelaw, rams sold to £114.50 for beltex from Lagganpark and blackface ewes met the dearest trade of the season with 5 pens realising over £70 to a top of £75.50 from Lagganpark.
Leading Lamb per head
27 25.5 – 32 Average 162.63 Top 196.7
Blackface
£59, £55 Craig
196.7, 187.5 Craig
432 32.1 – 39 Average 201.6 Top 253.3
Beltex
£95 Gelston Castle
253.3 Gelston Castle
Blue Texel
£95 Gelston Caslte
243.6 Gelston Castle
Texel
£85, £77.50 Hartburn; £80, £76 Glenkiln; £78, £76 Boreland of Parton; £77 Farhills; £76.50 Torrs; £76.50 Upper Dullarg
226.7 Hartburn; 216.2, 212.1 Glenkiln; 209.1 Eastlands; 206.8 Torrs; 206.8 Upper Dullarg
Roussin
£84 Gelston Castle
215.4 Gelston Castle
Cheviot
£76 Falbae
205.4 Falbae
Scotch Mule
£75 Mossyard
202.7 Mossyard
Blackface
£78, £72 Glenkiln; £77, £76, £72.50 Holm of Dalquhairn; £73 Upper Dullarg; £73 Falbae
208.8, 206.6, 204.3 Holm of Dalquhairn; 204.3, 200 Mossyard; 200 x 2 Glenkiln; 197.3 Falbae
Goats
£65 Clachan of Girthon
197 Clachan of Girthon
830 39.1 – 45.5 Average 208.3 Top 275
Beltex
£116, £110, £105, £101 Gelston Castle; £115, £99, £96 Barharrow; £105, £100, £99 Compstonend
275, 269.8, 252.5, 250 Gelston Castle; 255.6, 241.5 Barharrow; 250 x 2, 230.2 Compstonend
Texel
£101 Balgerran; £98 Glenkiln; £95.50 Drumcoltran; £95.50, £93.50 Denty; £95 Byrecroft; £95 Low Creoch; £94 Kirkland Estate; £93 Boreland of Parton
234.6 Low Creoch; 230.6, 227.5 Glenkiln; 229.5, 224.6 Balgerran; 227.5 Tower, Dalry; 227 Denty
Suffolk
£90, £88.50, £85.50 Galtway; £83 Airyolland; £82 Glenkiln
207.5 Airyolland; 205.8, 204.5 Galtway; 205 Glenkiln
Roussin
£90 Tower, Dalry
209.3 Tower, Dalry
Greyface
£78.50 Brockloch, New Cumnock, £77 Tower, Dalry
192.5 Tower; 187.4 Brockloch, New Cumnock
Blackface
£85 Holm of Dalquhairn
188.90 Holm of Dalquhairn
471 45.6 – 52 Average 193.89 Top 226.1
Texel
£104, £103, £99 Balgerran; £101 Compstonend; £100 Low Creoch; £99 Barharrow; £99, £97 Galtway; £97 Airyolland; £97 Flathill
226.1 Balgerran; 215.2, 209.6, 202.1 Barharrow; 212.8 Low Creoch; 204.3 Glenkiln; 20, 200.2 Galtway
Suffolk
£97, £95, £92 Galtway; £93.50 Nether Corsock; £90.50 Castlehill; £90.50 Barharrow
195.7, 194, 191.3 Galtway; 192.6 Barharrow; 191.3 Millton of Plunton
Scotch Mule
£89.50 Eastlands; £89 Castlehill
194.6 Eastlands
85 52+ Average 184.04 Top 200.8
Texel
£112 Low Creoch; £108 Drumcoltran; £107 Ashfield; £107, £103, £100 Flathill; £105 Lower Ardmannoch; £101, £100.50 Mill of Plunton; £100 Balgerran
200.8 Lower Ardmannoch; 199.3 Low Creoch; 191, 187.6; 182.3 Flathill; 188.65 Mill of Plunton; 183.1 Drumcoltran
Suffolk
£101, £98, £97.50 Galtway
186.7, 186.14 Galtway
Roussin
£100 Flathill
184.5 Flathill
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£135, £94.50 Copelaw; £108.50 Drumcoltran; £99.50 Farhills; £93.50 Rigghead
Suffolk
£101.50, £98.50 Rigghead
Greyface
£90.50 Low Creoch; £80 Townhead; £80 Halmyre; £79.50 Lagganpark; £79.50 Ashfield
Cheviot Mule
£81.50 Halmyre
BFL
£78.50 Copelaw
Blackface
£75.50, £71.50 Lagganpark; £70.50 Copelaw; £70.50 Blackcraig; £7050 Mackilston
Rams
Bletex
£114.50 Lagganpark
BFL
£110 Craig; £97.50 Lagganpark
Texel
£89 South Quintinespie
Blackface
£59.50 Craig
FORTHCOMING SALES
Christmas Sale Arrangements
SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER at 10.30 a.m
PRIME & CAST SHEEP
NO SALE TUESDAY 24TH DECEMBER
SATURDAY 28TH DECEMBER at 10.30 a.m
PRIME & CAST SHEEP
Also on this day kindly sponsored by MacTaggart Bros Haulage, Castle Douglas
Prize Show & Sale of single Young Handlers Lamb.
Young Handlers up to the age of 26 years
Two Sections – up to 14 years old and 14 – 26 year old.
Classes – Texel, Beltex, Lowland and Hill Bred Lambs
Class Prizes – £20, £10, £5
Champion Pen – £50
Reserve Champion Pen – £25
Lamb & Handlers to be forward by 9.30 am
Please notify all entries to John Smith, Sheep Auctioneer 07771 506025
No later than Friday 27th December at 5pm
NO SALE TUESDAY 31ST DECEMBER
MONDAY 6TH JANUARY 2020
OPENING SALE OF OTM & STORE CATTLE
ALSO ON THIS DAY ANNUAL SALE OF 1500 STORE SHEEP
Entries close Friday 3rd January 2020 at 10 a.m.
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
