Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Report 26 & 27 April 2021

MONDAY 26^TH APRIL 2021

STORE CATTLE & OTM CATTLE

A grand show of 1218 store cattle met a fabulous trade with bullocks selling to £1490 for a pen of Limousins from Mains of Larg, New Luce and 324.4 for a pair of Simmentals from Messrs Thomson, East Altercannoch, Barrhill. Heifers sold to £1400 for a Limousin from Mains of Larg, New Luce and to 296 ppk for a Limousin from Messrs Allison, Ring of Barfad, Kirkcowan.

59 OTM Cattle were dearer again, with cows selling to 229 ppk for a Limousin cow from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland and to £1498 for a Shorthorn cow from Messrs Young & Son, Knocksheen, Dalry. OTM Heifers sold to 247 ppk for a Limousin heifer from Gelston Castle Farms.

Leading Prices

STORE CATTLE – BULLOCKS

Limousin

£1490, £1390 Mains of Larg; £1360, £1350 Nether Barr; £1290 Cardoness; £1250 Farhills; £1240 Mains of Collin; £1210 Barlure

309.2 Ring of Barfad; 300.8 Mains of Collin; 300.7 Maryfield; 297.2 Farhills; 281.5 Barlure; 280.4 Mains of Larg

 

White Galloway

£1340, £1140, £1100 Lochside

229.8, 224.5 Lochside

 

Charolais

£1330, £1180 Lochside; £1220 Kirranrae; £1200 Barbershall; £1155 Hill of Balmaghie; £1150 Romesbeoch

320.7 Gatehouse Farm; 307.2, 301.0, 285.0 Romesbeoch; 287.2 Burn; 284.3 Barnbackle

 

Angus

£1300, £1210 Farhills; £1200 Kirranrae; £1180, £1160 Torhousekie; £1180 Boreland of Girthon; £1150 Shambellie Grange; £1150 Park of Tongland; £1145 Garrarie; £1140 Castlehill

319.3, 316.5, 308.4 Irelandton; 311.2 Poldean; 287.1 Maryfield

 

Saler

£1270, £1090 Fagra; £1040, £1035 Boreland of Girthon

311.2 Poldean; 294.1, 291.8 East Altercannoch; 292.9 Awhirk

 

Hereford

£1200, £1100 Barbershall; £960 Hillside; £940 Glenturk

262.0 High Borgue; 250.0 Glenturk; 232.1 Barbershall

 

Simmental

£1170, £1090 Hillside; £1100 Garrarie; £1080 Mill of Plunton; £1070 Abune the Brae; £1040 Cardoness

324.4, 291.8, 290.4 East Altercannoch; 286.6 Drumhumphry; 279.6 Cardoness

 

Luing

£1170 Hillside

240.7 Hillside

 

Shorthorn

£1110 Nether Barr; £1100, £1050, £1020 Lochside; £1100 Drumneil

279.2, 276.9 Bogue; 266.3 Trowdale

 

Belted Galloway

£1100, £1010 Glen Farm; £940 Speddoch

268.6, 267.0 Glen Farm

 

Galloway

£1060, 1050 Lochside; £970 High Creoch

241.4, 240.7 High Creoch

 

 

 

STORE CATTLE – HEIFERS

 

Limousin

£1400, £1350 Mains of Larg; £1390 Park of Tongland; £1360 Farhills; £1250 Nether Barr; £1230 Lochside; £1200 Cardoness

296.0 Ring of Barfad; 294.1 Barlure; 292.0 Mains of Collin; 291.7 Mains of Larg; 290.2 Nether Barr; 289.3 Airyolland

 

Salers

£1320, £1160 Awhirk; £1165 Park of Tongland; £1160 Fagra; £1130 Lochurr

265.8 Barnbackle; 259.3 Lochurr; 251.1, 250.0 Fagra; 250.7 Meikle Larbrax

 

Angus

£1190, £1180, £1140 Balcraig Moor; £1160 Cannee; £1130 Castlehill; £1130 Park of Tongland; £1090 Farhills

257.4, 252.5 Garrarie; 256.4 Barrhill; 255.0 Ring of Barfad; 252.5 Farhills; 252.2 Balcraig Moor; 250.0 Shambellie Grange

 

Hereford

£1155 Barbershall

271.4 Buittle Mains

 

Simmental

£1120 Palmallet; £1110, £1020 Cardoness; £1105 Park of Tongland; £1080 Garrarie

293.9 Drumhumphry; 281.9 High Borgue; 271.4 Buittle Mains; 271.4 Garrarie; 261.7 Palmallet; 256.4 Barrhill

 

Charolais

£1100 Castlehill; £1080 Kirranrae; £1075 Trowdale; £1060 Hill of Balmaghie; £1055 Cogarth; £1040 Gatehouse Farm

292.5, 286.2, 272.0 Romesbeoch; 265.8, 263.7 Barnbackle; 261.1 Cogarth

 

B/Blue

£1090 Meikle Larbrax

258.3 Meikle Larbrax

 

South Devon

£960, £890 Meikle Cloak

244.4, 241.8 Meikle Cloak

 

Luing

£830 Muncraig

256.2 Muncraig

 

OTM CATTLE

 

COWS

 

Shorthorn

£1498.0 Knocksheen; £1270.98 Barbershall

207.0 Barbershall

 

Simmental

£1380.60, £1351.0 Barnbackle; £1222.50 Slatehouse

193.0, 177.0 Barnbackle; 171.0 Drumhumphry

 

Limousin

£1367.10 Glenturk; £1288.32, £1204.54, £1175.30 Upper Hardland; £1169.46, £1132.80 Gelston Castle

229.0 Upper Harland; 219.0 Gelston Castle; 217.0 Glenturk

 

South Devon

£1365.0, £1360.40 Meikle Cloak

179.0, 175.0 Meikle Cloak

 

Angus

£1345.2, £1173.60 Compstonend; £1284.40, £1189.90 Slatehouse; £1124.50 Irelandton; £1097.25 Barbershall; £1034.28 Kenmure

177.0 Compstonend; 173.0 Irelandton; 169.0 Kenmure, KC; 169.0 Slatehouse; 165.0 Barbershall;

 

HEIFERS

 

Limousin

£1602.25, £1519.20 Garmartin; £1556.1, £1553.3 Gelston Castle

247.0, 245.0 Gelston Castle; 221, 215 Garmartin

 

Angus

£1230.0, £1124.62 Irelandton

205.0, 203.0 Irelandton

TUESDAY 27^TH APRIL 2021

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 27^th April 2021 had 555 prime and cast sheep forward.

 

361 Prime hoggs sold to average 250.0 ppk achieving an SQQ of 252.0. A smaller show of hoggs were a plainer show for quality and less on last week’s extreme rates, topping at 317.4 pence per kilo for a Beltex hogg from Messrs Milroy, Mains of Machermore. Top per head was £142.50 for a pen of heavy Texels from Messrs Craig, Compstonend.

 

A smaller show of 194 cast sheep were a great trade and up on the week, topping the sale was a Texel ewe at £189 from Messrs Milroy, Mains of Machermore. Scotch Mules sold to £116.50 from Palmallet Farms, Whithorn. Blackfaces sold to £97 from Messrs Watson, High Borgue.

 

LEADING PRICES

117                          32.1kg – 39kg                         Avg – 251.2ppk                       Top – 293.4ppk

 

Beltex

£100 Mains of Machermore

285.7 Mains of Machermore

 

Blue Texel

£111.50 Gass, Glenluce

293.4 Gass, Glenluce

 

Texel

£102.50 Mid Farthingwell

279.3 Mid Farthingwell

 

Blackface

£103.50 Drumlane; £101.50 Horsecrook; £101.50 Balgerran; £92.50 Finniness; £90.50 Mossyard

288.0 Drumlane; 267.1 Balgerran; 264.3 Finniness; 263.6 Horsecrook; 256.4 Mossyard

 

Cheviot

£102.50 Horsecrook

263.2 Gass, Glenluce; 262.8 Horsecrook

 

Cheviot Mule

£102.50 Mid Farthingwell

278.5 Mid Farthingwell

 

Herdwick

£92.50 Horsecrook

254.1 Horsecrook

 

136                          39.1kg – 45.5kg                      Avg – 269.2ppk                       Top – 317.4ppk

 

Beltex

£136.50 Mains of Machermore

217.4 Mains of Machermore

 

Texel

£122.50 Finniness; £113.50 Culshan; £112.50 Balgerran; £110.50 Barcloy; £109.50 Mid Farthingwell

284.9 Finniness; 272.8 Barcloy; 269.8 Balgerran

 

Cheviot

£124.50 Barwhanny; £121.50 Gass, Glenluce

285.5, 282.6 Gass, Glenluce; 278.5 Barwhanny

 

Blackface

£122.50, £117.50 Milnmark; £117.50 Balgerran; £114.50 Compstonend; £114.50 Horsecrook; £112.50 Auchtralure

278.4, 273.3 Milnmark; 278.1 Drumlane; 271.5 Balgerran; 268.8 Horsecrook

 

Lleyn

£118.50, £113.50 Barwhanny

274.2 Barwhanny

 

Scotch Mule

£117.50 Eastlands; £102.50 Auchtralure

268.9 Eastlands; 257.5 Auchtralure

 

39                            45.6kg – 52kg                         Avg – 258.2ppk                       Top – 278.6ppk

 

Texel

£136.50 Compstonend; £136.50 High Borgue; £135.50 Nether Corsock

278.6 High Borgue; 277.2 Breckoniehill; 273.0 Compstonend; 272.8 Nether Corsock

 

Beltex

£128.50 Mains of Machermore

273.4 Mains of Machermore

 

Cheviot

£128.50 Finniness

273.4 Finniness

 

Suffolk

£127.50, £126.50 Nether Corsock

270.3 Nether Corsock

 

Scotch Mule

£126.50 Finniness

253.0 Finniness

 

26                            52+ kg                     Avg – 207.2ppk                       Top – 254.5ppk

 

Texel

£142.50 Compstonend; 138.50 Mossyard; £134.50 Eastlands; £131.50 Breckoniehill

254.5 Compstonend; 234.8 Breckoniehill; 229.9 Eastlands; 227.0 Mossyard

 

B/F Leicester

£112.50 Upper Hardland

 

Zwartble

£111.50 Kirland Hill

 

Blackface

£105.50 Milnmark

 

Scotch Mule

£128.50 Mossyard

231.4; 204.0 Mossyard

 

CAST SHEEP

 

Ewes

Texel

£189 Mains of Machermore; £169 Compstonend; £153 Gelston Castle

 

Beltex

£159 Mains of Machermore; £145, £131 Gelston Castle

 

Blue Texel

£135, £107 Gass, Glenluce

 

Suffolk

£149 Whitecrook

 

B/F Leicester

£147 Upper Hardland; £135 Finniness

 

Cheviot

£133, £123 Low Arkland; £117, £101 Douganhill; £99 High Borgue

 

Cheviot Mule

£131 Douganhill; £131 Low Arkland

 

Bleu

£121, £119 Meikle Cloak

 

Border Leicester

£119 Gelston Castle

 

Scotch Mule

£116.50 Palmallet; £113 Fagra; £113 Barstibly; £113 Low Arkland; £113 Mossyard; £107 Compstonend

 

Blackface

£97, £93 High Borgue; £85 Achie; £85 Compstonend

 

Lleyn

£95 Auchenbainzie