MONDAY 28TH MARCH 2022
OTM CATTLE
Monday madness in the cow ring at Wallets!
Cows were a massive trade with a top of 240ppk and 16 selling at over 2ppk.
These 16 cows averaged 214.2ppk with a top price of £1958 for a British Blue cow from Little Galdenoch.
The overall average for the day was a whopping 193.69 for all cows sold, which could be top average in the country on the day.
Top Prices of Cows
British Blue
£1958 Little Galdenoch
240 Little Galdenoch
Angus
£1627 Drumbreddan
229 Little Galdenoch
Limousin
£1529.72 Erncrogo
229 Erncrogo
Simmental
£1408 Slatehouse
200 Slatehouse
Shorthorn
£1302.40 Erncrogo
185 Erncrogo
Hereford
£1176 Hill of Balmaghie
175 Hill of Balmaghie
OTM Bulls
£1841 Little Galdenoch
175 Little Galdenoch
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas sold 279 Store and OTM cattle.
A sharper trade
Bullocks topped at £1535 for Limousins from Messrs Borthwick, Shangan and 304.3ppk again for Limousins this time from Herries Farms, Lantonside
Heifers topped at £1370 for Limousin from Messrs Borthwick, Shangan and 270.3ppk for Charolais from Messrs Mair, Bargatton.
489 store lambs topped at £116 for Beltex lambs from Mossnae, with Texels to £110 and Cheviots to £100 both from Pinclanty.
A small entry of ewes and lambs sold to £70 per life for Mule ewes with Suffolk lambs from Messrs Haining, High Drum.
Leading Prices
Steers
Limousin
£1535 Shangan; £1400 Lantonside
304.3 Lantonside
Charolais
£1290 Shangan
259.5, 253.9 Erncrogo
Shorthorn
£1320 Ardwall
253.5, 252.8 Screel Farm
Angus
£1270 High Glasnick; £1160 North Park
237.8 Maryfield; 237.3 North Park
Galloway
£1100 Ardwall
213.2 Ardwall
Hereford
£1090, £1080 Blackpark
223.8 Blackpark
Luing
£1060, £1000 Muncraig
261.8 Muncraig
British Blue
£1010 Hightae
284.8 Hightae
Saler
£860 Culdoach
220.5 Culdoach
Heifers
Limousin
£1370 Shangan
256.7 Lantonside
British Blue
£1220 High Drum
253.1 High Drum
Angus
£1150 Cannee
225.5 Cannee; 220.3 Meikle Cloak
Charolais
£1080 Lochside
270.3 Bargatton
Simmental
£940 Mayhaar
221.2 Mayhaar
South Devon
£890 Meikle Cloak
220 Meikle Cloak
STORE LAMBS
Beltex
£116 Mossnae
Texel
£110 Pinclanty; £109; £105 Barlocco; £104 Culcrae
Scotch Mule
£94 High Drum
Cheviot Mule
£100 Pinclanty
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 29 MARCH 2022
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Hogg numbers might have been lower but prices certainly weren’t!
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 22 March 2022 had forward 1197 prime and cast sheep.
889 Prime hoggs sold to average 254.4ppk (261.61SQQ)
Top today was £137.50 for Texel from Messrs Weir, Falbae and top per kilo today was 290 for Beltex from Messrs McMiken, Nether Ernambrie
Ewe trade was hot!
308 cast sheep topped today at £215 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Black, Hillside and rams to £191 for Cheviot from Messrs Galloway, Kirkhaugh.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Hoggs
16 25.5 – 32 Top per kg 259.8 Average 239.2ppk
Cheviot
£79.50 Annabaglish
259.8 Annabaglish
Charollais
£55 Cosy Cottage
189.7 Cosy Cottage
235 32.1 – 39 Top per kg 280.7 Average 260.5ppk
Beltex
£105.50 Mindork
274 Mindork
Texel
£105.50 Horsecrook
280.7, 280.3 Carsewalloch; 277.6 Horsecrook
Blackface
£103.50 Irelandton; £102.50 Miefield; £100.50 Horsecrook
273.6 Falbae; 269.5 Irelandton; 269.9 Miefield
Cheviot
£98.50 Kirkhaugh
277.9 Falbae
Charollais
£96.50 Cosy Cottage
256 Cosy Cottage
Scotch Mule
£90.50 Miefield
238.2 Miefield
329 39.1 – 45 Top per kg 290 Average 263.34ppk
Texel
£123.50, £118.50 Carsewalloch; £121.50 Miefield; £119.50 Airyolland
289, 287.2 Carsewalloch; 281.8, 278.7 Airyolland; 281.3 Miefield
Cheviot
£122.50 Edingham; £118.50 Scroggiehill
285 Edingham; 271.2 Scroggiehill
Beltex
£118.50 Mindork; £116 Nether Ernambrie; £114.50, £113.50 Airyolland
290 Nether Ernambrie; 282.7 Airyolland
Blackface
£118.50, £116.50 Miefield; £115.50, £113.50 Irelandton; £112.50, £104.50 Chirmorrie
270.9264.5 Miefield; 269.2, 262.7 Irelandton
Suffolk
£117.50 Mindork
277.8 Mindork
Charollais
£113.50 Cosy Cottage
273.5 Cosy Cottage
Scotch Mule
£110.50 Barbershall; £108.50 Miefield
254 Barbershall
Kerry Hill
£101.50 Horsecrook
249.4 Horsecrook
267 45.6 – 52 Top per kg 267.6 Average 244.6ppk
Beltex
£136.50 Mindork
267.6 Mindork; 266.6 Nether Ernambrie
Texel
£132.50, £125, £117.50 Miefield; £126.50 Scroggiehill; £123.50, £120.50 Bankswood; £123.50 Meikle Larbrax; £121.50 Drumcoltran
257.7, 256.8 Miefield; 250 Kirkland
Cheviot
£124.50, £121.50 Nether Ernambrie
251.6 Edingham; 250.5 Kirkhaugh
Blackface
£122.50, £118.50, £115.50 Irelandton
248.9, 247.9, 242.1 Irelandton
Suffolk
£121.50 Mindork; £120.50 Airyolland
246.5 Mindork
Scotch Mule
£120.50 Miefield
241.7 Miefield
40 52+ Top per kg 254.6 Average 223.65ppk
Texel
£137.50 Falbae; £135.50 Little Culmain
254.6 Falbae
Beltex
£135.50 Nether Ernambrie
253.3 Nether Ernambrie
Cheviot
£132.50 Edingham
243.1 Edingham
Scotch Mule
£122.50 Miefield
216.8 Miefield
Blackface
£114.50 Glen
211.3 Glen
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£215, £205, £200 Hillside
Cheviot
£157 Slatehouse; £155, £127 Kirkhaugh
Cheviot Mule
£147 North Boig
Beltex
£145 Carsewalloch
Suffolk
£147 North Boig
Scotch Mule
£141, £140, £137 North Boig; £140 Steilston
Easy Care
£133, £123 Langbarns
Charollais
£95 Cosy Cottage
Blackface
£95 Shennanton
RAMS
Cheviot
£191, £185 Kirkhaugh
Texel
£171 Bankswood
Charollais
£170 Cosy Cottage
Suffolk
£141 Barbershall
Beltex
£121 Kirkhaugh
Blackface
£110 Balgerran
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