WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 3 JULY 2023
OTM AND STORE CATTLE
76 OTM cattle sold to a firm trade to average a fantastic £1247 for all sold. Top price today was £2059.70 for an Angus cow from Messrs Adams, Torhousekie and 229ppk on two occasions; firstly, for a Galloway cow from Messrs Armstrong, Langbarns and for a Limousin Cow from Cardoness Farms.
Store Cattle sold to £1450 for Charolais heifers from Messrs Armstrong, Langbarns and to £1430 and 281.5ppk for Limousin bullocks from Messrs Harker, Chippermore.
Leading Prices
OTM CATTLE
OTM COWS
Angus
£2059.70 Torhousekie
225 Torhousekie
Limousin
£1780.68 Gelston Castle
229 Cardoness
British Blue
£1548.74 Drumbreddan
211 Drumbreddan
Saler
£1432.20 Little Galdenoch
217 Little Galdenoch
Luing
£1386.90 West Preston
221 West Preston
Galloway
£1319.04 Langbarns
229 Langbarns
Hereford
£1204.28 Drumbreddan
187 Drumbreddan
Simmental
£1092.38 Cardoness
193 Cardoness
Shorthorn
£1024.76 Gledpark
187 Gledpark
STORE CATTLE – BULLOCKS
Limousin
£1430 Chippermore
281.5 Chippermore
Charolais
£1380 Langbarns
247.8 Langbarns
Hereford
£1240 Glentoo
227.9 Glentoo
Simmental
£1230 Langbarns
222.8 Langbarns
Angus
£1230 Langbarns
222.8 Langbarns
British Blue
£1230 Glentoo
243.1 Glentoo
Saler
£1230 Langbarns
222.8 Langbarns
STORE CATTLE – HEIFERS
Charolais
£1450 Langbarns
257.6 Langbarns
Angus
£1430 Maryfield
232.9 Maryfield
British Blue
£1300 Mossknowe
242.5 Mossknowe
Limousin
£1100 Chippermore
248.9 Chippermore
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 4 JULY 2023
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 4 July 2023 had forward 957 prime and cast sheep.
799 New Season lambs sold to average 308.35ppk. Top today was £160.50 for heavy Texels from Messrs Nicolson, Brockloch and 332.1ppk for Texels from Messrs Cowan, East Lanegate
Cast sheep sold to £245 for Texels from Denty Texels with Scotch Mules to £125 from Straith and Blackface to £96 from Rusko Farms
Due to a tightening of numbers nationally, lambs took an unexpected upturn in trade although only if lambs were full of meat. Plainer lambs lacking flesh although weight, were bid for cautiously so please going forward draw lambs for meat as well as weight and if any assistance is required, please don’t hesitate to ask any of the team – we are only too happy to assist in the drawing of lambs on farm.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
124 32.1 – 39 Average 296.49 Top 326.9
Texel
£127.50, £113.50 West Barmoffity; £122.50, £115.50 Bankswood; £113.50 Ross Farm; £111.50 Belton Hill
326.9, 314.1, 311 West Barmoffity; 314.1 Bankswood
614 39.1 – 45 Average 310.51 Top 332.1
Texel
£146.50 Lagganpark; £145.50 East Lanegate; £145.50 Wellhill; £144.50 Little Culmain; £140.50 Brockloch
332.1, 324.8 East Lanegate; 327.3 Breckoniehill; 326.7 Little Culmain; 325.9 Potterland; 323.8 Slatehouse; 323.4 Lagganpark; 323.3 Wellhill
Beltex
£136.50 Gelston Castle; £135.50 Glentoo
324.9 Glentoo; 321.9 Gelston Castle
Suffolk
£140.50, £138.50 Gelston Castle
325.1 , 315.7 Gelston Castle
Charolais
£121.50 Meikle Barncleugh
306.8 Meikle Barncleugh
61 45.6 – 52 Average 307.88 Top 322 .8
Charolais
£151.50 Gelston Castle
303 Gelston Castle
Texel
£160.50 Brockloch; £151.50 Ross Farm; £151.50 Potterland; £150.50 Low Arkland; £148.50 Culdoach; £147.50 High Borgue; £146.50 Little Culmain
322.8 Culdoach; 316.3 Denty; 315.5 Valleyfield; 315.1 Little Culmain; 315.1 Potterland
EWES
Texel
£245, £237 Denty; £240 Stag House; £235 Hillside
Suffolk
£160 Stag House
BFL
£147 Hillside; £139 Culdoach
Bleu
£145, £137 Meikle Cloak
Scotch Mule
£125 Straith; £114 South Quintinespie; £113 Newton
Cheviot
£115 Newton; £114 Well Hill
Dorset
£115 Meikle Cloak
Charolais
£108 Hartburn
Blackface
£96 Rusko Farms; £92 Eastlands; £90 Well Hill
RAMS
£114 Cameronian Crescent; £100 Straith
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
