Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Reports 19 & 20/8/21

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 19^TH JULY 2021

STORE CATTLE AND OTM CATTLE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 2 August 2021 held their annual ‘Anniversary’ show and sale of 885 OTM and store cattle.

A great trade was achieved with several English buyers venturing across the border to buy the show of proper store cattle associated with Wallets Marts.

At the pre-sale show the judge Mr James Crichton from Cumbria awarded the champion ticket to a tremendous British Blue heifer, and the reserve ticket to a British Blue bullock both from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo, Castle Douglas which went on to sell at £1580 and £1300.

Bullocks sold to £1500 for a Simmental from Messrs Robb, Trolane and 315.5ppk for a British Blue from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo and heifers to £1580 and 331.9ppk for British Blue from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo. Bullocks sold to average £1031.42 and 235.18ppk with heifers to average £986.25 and 228.3ppk.

49 OTM Cattle sold to £1682.70 and 221ppk for a Limousin cow from Messrs Craik, Waterside.

The first sale of Store lambs saw 1847 sold to a top of £98 for Texels from High Auchneil. A good level trade saw strength £80+ with a few pens in the nineties. Most keeping lambs were from £75 – £80.

Prize List

Heifers

1^st Glentoo (Champion)

2^nd Garrarie

3^rd Bankswood

Bullocks

1^st Glentoo (Reserve Champion)

2^nd Bankswood

3^rd Lantonside

Pens of Four

1^st Cannee

2^nd Lantonside

Leading Prices

STORE CATTLE – BULLOCKS

Simmental

£1500 Trolane; £1290 Glentoo; £1230, £1170 Hillside; £1200 Barlae; £1180 Low Mains; £1150 Mid Threave

257.4 Kenmure; 254.9 Cardoness; 252.5, 248.3 Slatehouse; 250 Hillside

Limousin

£1460 Barlae; £1450, £1420, £1380 Barscarrow; £1350 Fingland; £1340 Edingham

300.5, 297.5, 289.7, 286.8, 283.3 Lantonside; 283.2 Cardoness

British Blue

£1300 Glentoo; £1130 Hightae

315.5, 238.6 Glentoo; 230.1 Hightae

Charolais

£1290, £1120 Glentoo; £1220, £1160 Shangan; £1210 Knocksheen; £1180 Kirranrae; £1170 Hillside

251.7, 244.1, 243.8 Burn; 251 Shangan; 250 Hillside; 243.7 Culdoach; 243, 241.3 Lochside; 239 Castlehill

Angus

£1260 Barwhanny; £1240 Kirranrae; £1240 Blairbuy; £1230 Hillside; £1220 Balgerran; £1210 Castlehill; £1190 Auchneel

250, 246.9, 242.2 Cannee; 243.7 Auchneel; 243.5 Torhousekie; 242 Slatehouse

Shorthorn

£1200 Barlae; £1180, £1140 Glentoo

236.3 Auchneel; 235.1 Aries Knowe

Hereford

£1170 Trolane; £1110 Low Mains; £1050 Blairbuy

225.7 High Borgue; 223.9, 219.4 Low Mains; 215.2 Blairbuy

Saler

£1140 Glentoo; £1020 Boreland of Girthon; £990 Glenkiln

246.8, 246.4, 242.9, 234 Poldean; 235, 234.1 Boreland of Girthon; 243.3 Rusko Farms

Luing

£1140 Hillside

242.6 Hillside

Blonde

£1000 Auchneel

252.8, 248.1 Auchneel

Galloway

£860, £850 Gass, Glenluce

212.9, 209.2 Gass

STORE CATTLE – HEIFERS

British Blue

£1580 Glentoo

331.9 Glentoo

Simmental

£1530 Trolane; £1240, £1050 Garrarie; £1190 Fingland; £1110 Slatehouse

258.3, 231.3 Garrarie; 251.4, 241.9, 239.1, 237.7 Cardoness

Limousin

£1520, £1390, £1380, £1260 Derrie; £1440 Glentoo; £1270 Barlae; £1220 Fingland

289.2 Glentoo; 283.9, 272.5 Culdoach; 276.9, 270.6 Derrie; 276.1 Gass, Glenluce; 267.2, 265.3 Cardoness

Angus

£1370 Trolane; £1310 Barlae; £1250, £1180, £1120 Garrarie; £1130, £1100 Balgerran

266, 2525.3, 232.3 Garrarie; 231.7 Torhousekie

Shorthorn

£1150 Barlae; £1000 Glentoo

218.2 Barlae; 210.7 Culdoach; 210.1 Glentoo; 208.6 Gass, Glenluce; 208 Airies Knowe

Charolais

£1140, £1070, £1040 Kirranrae; £1120 Glentoo; £1100 Knocksheen; £1080 Castlehill; £1040 Culdoach

250 Knocksheen; 244.5, 243.4, 234 Lochside; 244, 239.6 Culdoach; 235.8 Glentoo

Hereford

£1010 Blairbuy

207.4 Blairbuy; 205.4 Low Mains

Saler

£1000 Glentoo; £900 Boreland of Girthon

238.6 Quarter Farm; 210.1 Glentoo

OTM CATTLE

Limousin

£1682.7, £1524.9, £1487.8 Waterside, Haugh of Urr; £1464 Trolane; £1413.7, £1291.32 Garmartin; £1386.24 Newton

221, 215, 213 Waterside; 211 Garmartin

Angus

£1337, £1284.66, £1210.68, £1026 Palmallet; £1152 Barbae; £1122.16 Moss-side; £1079.7, £1050 Irelandton; £1052.98 Compstonend

191, 183 Palmallet; 183 Irelandton

Simmental

£1306.70, £1122 Gelston Castle; £1171.8 Palmallet; £1052.98 Kenmure, Kirkcowan

189 Palmallet; 179, 165 Gelston Castle

South Devon

£1165.5 Meikle cloak

185 Meikle Cloak

B Blue

£1029.42 Greenview

171 Greenview

Hereford

£945.14 Chippermore

157 Chippermore

Belted Galloway

£910.6 Irelandton

159 Glentoo; 157 Irelandton

White Galloway

£702 Balgerran

117 Balgerran

STORE LAMBS

Texel

£98, £85.50 High Auchneil; £92.5o, £91.50, £91 Barholm; £85 25 Dunmuir Road; £85 Murrayton; £83.50 Carseriggan; £83 Buittle Mains

Suffolk

£88.50, £75 Ring of Barfad; £86 Glentoo; £79 Hastinghall; £77, £70 South Mains

Beltex

£87 Glentoo; £76.50 Garheugh

Cheviot Mule

£82.50, £75.50 Murrayton

Kerryhill

£82 Barholm Mains

Roussin

£78.50 Glentoo

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 3^RD AUGUST 2021

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 3^rd August 2021 had forward 1372 prime and cast sheep

920 prime lambs were forward to average 222.27. Lambs were a much smaller show and were similar to that seen on Monday around the country.

Top today was £126.50 for heavy Texels from Messrs Grierson, 25 Dunmuir Road and 293.8ppk again for Texels from Messrs Shaw, Killochy.

Cast sheep sold to £145 twice for Texel ewes from Messrs Watson, High Borgue and from Messrs Kerr, Fagra. Lighter ewes were noticeably less money with weight scarce these still realised great returns.

LEADING PRICES

Prime Lambs

178 32.19 – 39 Top per kg 273.1 Average 211.64

Beltex

£106.50 Schiehallion

273.1 Schiehallion

Texel

£86.50 Southwick; £86.50, £85.50 East Lanegate; £85.50 Meadow View; £83.50 Carleton; £81.50 Craigdhu; £80.50 Irelandton

225, 222.9 East Lanegate; 221.8 Southwick; 220.3 Craigdhu; 219.7 Carleton; 219.2 Meadow View

Scotch Mule

£82.50, £76.50 Upper Dullarg

211.5 Upper Dullarg

Hampshire

£80.50 Irelandton

209.1 Irelandton

606 39.1 – 45 Top per kg 293.8 Average 224.82

Beltex

£120.50, £108.50 Glentoo; £117.50 Killochy; £113.50, £111.50, £110.50 Gelston Castle; £109.50 Scheihallion; £104.50 Achie

293.8 Killochy; 276.7, 266.3, 263.5 Gelston Castle; 273.9 Glentoo; 267.1 Schiehallion; 260.2 Glentoo

Texel

£109.50 Byrecroft; £105.50 East Lanegate; £104.50, £100.50 Brockloch; £104.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £103.50 Shirmers; £103.50 Cullinaw; £101.50 Douganhill; £101.50 Barnbackle

251.2 East Lanegate; 246.6 Byrecroft; 243.5 Cullinaw; 238.6 Brockloch; 237.7 Barnbackle; 235.2 Breckoniehill; 234.9 Low Arkland; 233.8 Kenmure, Dunscore; 232.3 Douganhill; 231.6 Southwick

Charolais

£107.50 Low Arkland

236.3 Low Arkland

Suffolk

£96.50 Mill of Plunton; £96.50 Galtway

221.8 Mill of Plunton; 216.4 Galtway

Scotch Mule

£96.50 Upper Dullarg; £95.50 Compstonend; £85.50 Crofts

216.9 Upper Dullarg; 212.2 Compstonend

Romnay

£79.50 Boreland

186.6 Boreland

131 45.6 – 52 Top per kg 262 Average 225.14

Beltex

£120.50 Glentoo; £120.50 Cullinaw

262 Cullinaw

Texel

£126.50 25 Dunmuir Road; £126.50, £114.50 Nether Corosck; £117.50 Breckoniehill; £116.50 Gelston Castle; £114.50 Byrecroft; £114.50, £112.50 Kenmure, Dunscore; £114.50 Douganhill; £112.50 Lagganpark; £110.50 Galtway

246.2 Douganhill; 243.6 Kenmure, Dunscore; 239.8 Breckoniehill; 2336 Gelston Castle; 230.9 Nether Corsock; 229 Byrecroft; 227.2 Low Arkland; 227 Dornells Estate

Suffolk

£108.50 Galtway; £107.50, £102.50 Nether Corsock

224.2 Galtway; 219.5 Nether Corsock

Cast Sheep

EWES

Texel

£145 High Borgue; £145, £135 Fagra; £143, £139, £137 Cullinaw

Beltex

£141 Garheugh; £111 Cullinaw

BFL

£133 Mains of Larg

Cheviot Mule