Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Reports 15 & 16 March 2021

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 15^TH MARCH 2021

STORE HOGGS, STORE CATTLE & OTM CATTLE

 

A great show of store cattle met another strong trade with bullocks averaging a whopping 246.5 ppk and heifers 236.6 ppk. Bullocks sold to 305.6 from Gelston Castle Farms and £1550 from Messrs Sharp & Son, Barscarrow. Heifers sold to 273.5 from Messrs Wilson, West Barmoffity and to £1450 from Messrs Mitchell, Little Larg.

 

OTM Cattle were dearer again, with cows selling to 195 ppk from Lochside Ltd, Gatehouse of Fleet and OTM Heifers selling to 207 ppk from Messrs Graham, Irelandton. OTM Bulls also saw a great trade, selling to 262.0 ppk and £2384.20 from Messrs Adams & Son, Torhousekie.

 

134 Store sheep were as dear as seen this season, topping at £128 for a great pen of Texel lambs from Messrs Bryson, Boreland of Parton.

 

Leading Prices

STORE CATTLE – BULLOCKS

Limousin

£1550, £1340, £1300 Barscarrow; £1380, £1310 Little Larg; £1355 Barskeoch; £1330 Larglea

272.7 Gelston Castle; 264.2 Barscarrow; 257.1 North Park; 256.2 West Polquhirter; 252.1 Mill of Plunton; 248.0 Little Larg

 

British Blue

£1370 Trolane

292.0 West Barmoffity

 

Saler

£1280, £1220 Falbae; £1130, £1090 Fagra; £1070 Boreland of Girthon

271.1 Falbae

 

Charolais

£1265 Lochside; £1230 x 2, £1190 x 2 Craigton; £1125 Cogarth; £1100 Gelston Castle; £1100 Killochy

305.6 Gelston Castle; 300.3, 293.5 Poldean

 

Shorthorn

£1230 Hillside; £1140, £1120 Ardwall

282.0 Drumhumphry

 

Galloway

£1200, £1125 Holm of Dalquhairn; £1110, £1100 Ardwall

241.7 High Creoch

 

Simmental

£1200 North Park; £1190, £1160 Craigton; £1100 Mill of Plunton

277.4 West Barmoffity; 252.1 Craigton

 

Angus

£1140, £1115 North Park; £1130 Boreland of Girthon; £1100 Burnfoot; £1075 Muncraig; £1070 Gelston Castle; £1010 Kenmure, KC

263.9, 262.3, 250.0 Kenmure, KC; 256.4 Burnfoot; 254.7 Muncraig; 248.9 North Park

 

White Galloway

£1110 Ardwall

234.0 High Creoch

 

Luing

£1005 Muncraig

250.0 Muncraig

 

STORE CATTLE – HEIFERS

Limousin

£1450, £1300, £1240 x 2 Little Larg; £1295 Hillside; £1240 Trolane

267.0 Little Larg; 248.6 Mill of Plunton; 246.7 Edingham

 

Simmental

£1370 Trolane; £1295, £1155 Hillside; £1100 Craigton

260.0, 249.3 Drumhumphry; 242.8 Craigton

Angus

£1300, £1295, £1165 Hillside; £1030 Lodge of Kelton

246.1 Lodge of Kelton; 232.4 Kenmure, KC; 229.4 Gelston Castle; 227.2 Hillside

 

Salers

£1300, £1120, £1110 Fagra; £1020 Falbae

234.0 Boreland of Girthon; 233.9 Falbae; 224.2 Fagra

 

Luing

£1295 Hillside

219.1 Hillside

 

Charolais

£1295 x 2 Hillside; £1130, £1120 Lochside; £1100, £1090 Craigton

269.1 Bargatton; 268.6, 268.5, 267.7 Poldean; 259.7 Gelston Castle

 

Blonde

£1240, £1180 Little Larg

239.8 Little Larg

 

Galloway

£1130 Holm of Dalquhairn

224.2, 222.0 Holm of Dalquhairn

 

OTM CATTLE

COWS

Limousin

£1117.40 Carseriggan

151.0 Carseriggan

 

Hereford

£1102.60, £1064.28 Hill of Balmaghie

149.0, 147.0 Hill of Balmaghie

 

Angus

£1043.70 Lower Ardmannoch; £1014.30 Irelandton

161.0, 153.0 Irelandton; 147.0 Lower Ardmannoch

 

British Blue

£1023 Torhousekie

155.0 Torhousekie

 

Montbelliard

£967.44 Halket Leathes

139.0, 135.0 Halket Leathes

 

BULLS

Angus

£2384.20, £1552.50, £1440 Torhousekie

262.0 Torhousekie

 

HEIFERS

Angus

£1097.10 Irelandton

207.0 Irelandton

 

STORE SHEEP

Texel

£128, £110 Boreland of Parton

 

Scotch Mule

£121 Hannaston; £98 Craigton Dairy House

 

Blackface

£111, £108, £99 Hannaston; £101 Upper Hardland; £100 Slatehouse; £99 Achie; £94 Garroch Estates

 

Cheviot

£106 Slatehouse

 

Beltex

£104 Achie

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 16^TH MARCH 2021

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 16^th March 2021 had some 1106 prime and cast sheep forward.

 

785 Prime hoggs sold to average 275.0 ppk (SQQ 274.7). A smaller end of season show of hoggs were easily cashed. These topped at 306.8 pence per kilo for a pen of Cheviots from Messrs Graham, Irelandton. Top per head was £163.50 for a pen of heavy Texels from Messrs Wilson, West Barmoffity.

 

A smaller show of 221 cast ewes were the dearest of the season with Gelston Castle Farms topping the sale with a pen of Texel ewes at £159.50. Scotch Mules sold to £119 from Messrs Brown & Co, Little Culmain, Crocketford and again from Messrs Lockhart, Culdoach. Blackfaces sold to £83.50 from Messrs Ramsay, Milnmark, Dalry.

 

LEADING PRICES

 

471                         32.1kg – 39kg                       Avg – 278.7ppk                    Top – 306.8ppk

 

Cheviot

£115.50, £113.50 Irelandton; £108.50 Garrochtrie

306.8 Irelandton; 301.5 Garrochtrie

 

Blackface

£110.50 Knockdon; £108.50 Rusko; £108.50 Ashmark; £107.50 Irelandton; £106.50 Blackcraig

291.2 Irelandton; 286.3 Knockdon; 286.3 Blackcraig; 285.5 Rusko; 283.9 Auchtralure; 281.8 Ashmark

 

Texel

£108.50 Balgerran; £106.50 Glensone; £99.50 Byrecroft; £97.50 Southwick; £94.50 Burnside, Strathaven

290.1 Byrecroft; 285.5, 281.9 Balgerran; 285.5 Glensone; 277.3 Southwick; 272.3 Burnside, Strathaven

 

Scotch Mule

£92.50 Culdoach; £88.50 Upper Dullarg

280.3 Culdoach

 

270                         39.1kg – 45.5kg                    Avg – 279.2ppk                    Top – 298.8ppk

 

Blackface

£130.50 Dalhabboch; £122.50 Ashmark; £118.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £117.50 Knockdon; £115.50 Mackilston

290.0 Dalhabboch; 286.2; 282.7 Ashmark; 282.1 Kenmure, Dunscore

 

Texel

£128.50 Irelandton; £125.50 Mackilston; £124.50 West Barmoffity; £122.50 Garrarie; £122.50 Balgerran; £121.50 Rusko

298.8 Balgerran; 297.2 Barnbarroch; 294.9 Kenmure; 293.0 West Barmoffity; 291.9 Mackilston; 291.8 Irelandton

 

Cheviot

£128.50 Dalhabboch; £128.50 Burn; £118.50 Mackilston; £117.50 Irelandton

298.1, 294.5 Burn; 295.2 Irelandton; 292.7 Barnbarroch

 

Suffolk

£124.50 West Barmoffity; £120.50 Backfell; £119.50 Burnside, Strathaven

292.9 West Barmoffity; 285.5 Backfell

 

Scotch Mule

£117.50, £116.50 Upper Dullarg; £117.50 Balgerran; £115.50 Mackilston; £114.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £112.50 East Lanegate;

£112.50 Auchtralure

285.9 Mackilston; 277.4, 277.1 Upper Dullarg; 276.5 Balgerran

 

 

 

64                           45.6kg – 52kg                       Avg – 278.0ppk                    Top – 296.9ppk

 

Texel

£146.50 West Barmoffity; £146.50 Blackpark; £145.50, £140.50 Garrarie; £140.50 Barnbarroch; £140 Balgerran

296.9 Garrarie; 293.7 Little Culmain; 293.0 West Barmoffity; 293.0 Blackpark

 

Cheviot

£137.50 Burn; £132.50 Irelandton; £131.50 Mackilston

296.3 Burn; 288.0 Irelandton; 285.9 Mackilston

 

Suffolk

£136.50, £134.50, £133.50 Mackilston

274.5, 273.0 Mackilston

 

Scotch Mule

£127.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £110.50 Garrochtrie; £106.50 Boreland of Girthon

274.2 Kenmure, Dunscore

 

B/F Leicester

£119.50 Balgerran

249.0 Balgerran

 

15                           52+ kg                    Avg – 250.0ppk                    Top – 297.2ppk

 

Texel

£163.50, £157.50 West Barmoffity

297.2 West Barmoffity

 

Suffolk

£151.50 Blackpark

282.1 Blackpark

 

CAST SHEEP

 

Ewes

 

Texel

£159.50, £144.50 Gelston Castle; £137.50 Blackpark; £137 Little Culmain; £137 West Barmoffity

 

Beltex

£105 Annabaglish

 

Cheviot Mule

£138.50 Gelston Castle

 

Suffolk

£137 Blackpark; £131.50 Gelston Castle; £125 Mid Farthingwell

 

Scotch Mule

£119, £113 Little Culmain; £119 Culdoach; £117.5 Blackpark; £117 Palmallet

 

Cheviot

£106.50 Barnbarroch

 

Blackface

£83.50 Milnmark; £82.50 Boreland of Girthon; £82.50 Pulcree; £81 Culdoach

 

Rams

 

Texel

£147 Kenmure, Dunscore; £137 Annabaglish

 

Cheviot

£139, £125 Annabaglish

 

B/F Leicester

£100 Finniness

 

Blackface

£75 Pulcree; £73 Laghead