WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 31 JULY 2023
ANNIVERSARY SHOW AND SALE OF STORE CATTLE
OTM CATTLE AND STORE LAMBS
Wallets Marts had forward 761 Store Cattle at their Anniversary Show and Sale.
The judge Ian Maxwell awarded the Champion ticket to Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo with a British Blue heifer which went on to make £1700 or 420.8ppk. Reserve went to Messrs Hansell, Nether Barr. Best pen of four went to Messrs Kerr, Fagra.
Prize List
Single Heifer 1st and Champion Glentoo
2nd Nether Barr
3rd
Single Bullock 1st and Reserve Champion Nether Barr
2nd Glentoo
3rd Fingland
Pen of Four 1st Fagra
2nd Fingland
3rd
Trade for Store Cattle exceeded Vendors expectations considering the current climate and Vendors left delighted.
Topping today at £1800 was a Charolais bullock from Messrs Reid, Meikle Float and 420.8ppk for a British Blue heifer from Messrs McCulloch, Glentoo
OTM cattle topped at £2001.65 for an Angus bull from Beoch Farmers, Cairnryan with cows to £1671.18 also for an Angus from Messrs McWhirter, Kenmure, Kirkcowan. Top per kg was 249 ppk for a Limousin cow from Messrs Hamilton, Derrie.
1084 Store lambs were sold to Sellers advantage with many more required to fulfil the demand. Topping at £113 for Texels from Messrs Hurst, Low Craiglemine.
Leading Prices
STORE CATTLE – BULLOCKS
Charolais
£1800, £1560, £1500 Meikle Float; £1490 Barscarrow; £1450 Fagra; £1430 Drumneil
302.8 287.7, Fagra; 285.4 Lochside; 284 Cogarth
Angus
£1670, £1650, £1580 Meikle Float
304.2 Meikle Float; 294.4 Barwhanny; 284.9 Low Mains
Hereford
£1590 Meikle Float
264.1, 257.3 Meikle Float
Limousin
£1580 Meikle Float; £1510 High Glasnick; £1500 Fingland; £1460 Barscarrow
316.6, 315,8, 303.1, 300.5 Bankswood
Simmental
£1570 Drumneil; £1570, £1560, £1550 Meikle Float
295.3, 282.8 Slatehouse; 275.3 Low Mains
British Blue
£1530, £1450 Meikle Float
268.4, 264.1 Meikle Float
Shorthorn
£1320 Castlehill; £1230 Old Cluden
262.4, 261.5 Fell of Lochronald; 260.9 Castlehill
Luing
£1290 Hillside
268.8 Hillside
Saler
£1290 Fagra; £1280 Falbae
271.8 Awhirk; 271.6 Fagra; 271.1 Ewart Drive
Belted Galloway
£1210 Glentoo; £1030 Mains of Machermore
235.9 Glentoo; 235.2 Mains of Machermore
STORE CATTLE – HEIFERS
British Blue
£1700 Glentoo
420.8 Glentoo
Saler
£1480, £1300 Falbae
265.6 Awhirk; 260 Ewart Drive; 255.2, 254, 253.2 Falbae
Limousin
£1410 Fingland; £1390 Nether Barr; £1300 Bankswood; £1280 Killochy
331.6 Bankswood; 321.8 Nether Barr
Angus
£1390 Glentoo; £1340 Kirranrae; £1320 Hill of Balmaghie; £1320 Irelandton
260.2 Garrarie; 258.1 Killochy; 254.8 Irelandton254.8 Kirranrae; 253.5, 251 Hill of Balmaghie
Charolais
£1360 Hill of Balmaghie; £1360 Glentoo; £1350 Fagra; £1310 Kirranrae
296.1, 272.5 Fagra; 272.3 Kirranrae; 269.8 Glentoo; 268.2 Hill of Balmaghie
Luing
£1290 Hillside
264.9 Hillside
Simmental
£1290 Hillside; £1260 Garrarie; £1260 Auchenfad
268.2 Garrarie; 266.9, 265.3 Auchenfad; 264.9 Hillside
Belted Galloway
£1150 Irelandton
241.6 Irelandton; 209.8 Mains of Machermore
Galloway
218.4, 214.5 Auchenfad
OTM CATTLE
OTM BULLS
£2001.64 Beoch, Cairnryan; £1316.72 Harvieston
OTM BULLOCKS
£1424.86 Waterside of Terregles;
191 Waterside of Terregles
OTM COWS
Angus
£1671.18 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £1469.62 High Glasnick
197 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 197 High Glasnick; 197 Little Galdenoch; 195 Cotton Street
Luing
£1578.42, £1316.34 Hillside
237 Hillside
Simmental
£1502.28, £1410.96 Hillside
237, 213 Hillside
Limousin
£1367.52, £1349.58, £1306.34 Derrie; £1300.82 Beoch, Cairnryan
249, 231 Derrie
Shorthorn
£1329.36 Little Galdenoch; £1264.12 Castlehill
205 Barlochan Wood; 200 Beoch, Cairnryan
Charolais
£1315.96 Derrie
197 Derrie
Holstein
£1213 West Balscalloch
Saler
£1156.66 Harvieston
187 Harvieston
OTM HEIFERS
£1561.68 Hillside
241 Hillside
STORE LAMBS
Texel
£113 Low Craiglemine; £100 Buittle Mains; £97(x2) Barholm Mains
Beltex
£99 Low Craiglemine
Dutch Spotted
£89.50 Barholm Mains
Lleyn
£59 Auchenbainzie
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 1 AUGUST 2023
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 1 August 2023 had forward 1761 prime and cast sheep.
1324 Lambs sold to average 247.64ppk. Top today was £130 for a heavy Texel from Messrs Shaw, Killochy. Top per kilo was 272.5ppk from Master Blair Austin, Boreland of Girthon.
Cast sheep sold to £200 for a Texel ram from Messrs McCubbin, Kenmure, Dunscore with ewes to £133 for Texel ewes from Messrs Dunlop Ashfield.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
184 32.1 – 39 Average 240.43 Top 266.2
Texel
£100 West Barmoffity; £98.50 Barnbackle; £97.50 Irelandton; £96.50 Fauld O’ Wheat
259.7, 255.8 West Barmoffity; 255.2 Barnbackle; 253.9 Fauld O’ Wheat; 251.3 Irelandton
Beltex
£98.50 Lintmill Cottage
266.2 Lintmill Cottage
Suffolk
£95.50 Auchenfad; £91.50 Barwhillanty
248.5 Barwhillanty; 246.8 Auchenfad
894 39.1 – 45 Average 248.97 Top 272.5
Blue Texel
£121.50 Low Arkland
270 Low Arkland
Texel
£117.50, £116.50 Glenkiln; £116.50 Lagganpark;
272.5 Boreland of Girthon; 258.8 Glenkiln; 258.2 Farhills
Cheviot Mule
£110, £103.50 High Borgue; £103.50 Low Arkland
255.8 High Borgue
Suffolk
£108.50 Mayfield; £107.50 Long Beoch; £107.50 Drumlane; £100.50 Auchenfad
252.3 Maryfield; 252.3 Drumlane
Beltex
£107.50 Maryfield
255.6 Maryfield
Charolais
£107.50 Carnavel
246.6, 241.3 Carnavel
Scotch Mule
£97.50 Rainton; £96.50 Carleton; £94.50 Boreland of Girthon
241.3 Carleton; 237.8 Rainton; 236.3 Boreland of Girthon
Romney
£94.50 Boreland Farm
225 Boreland Farm
201 45.6 – 52 Average 247.27 Top 260.2
Texel
£127.50, £126.50 Glenkiln; £125.50 High Currochtrie; £125.50 Low Arkland; £124.50 East Lanegate
260.2, 255.4 Glenkiln; 255.2 Killochy; 253.1 Irelandton; 252.1 Lagganpark
Suffolk
£121.50 Long Beoch
242.4 Loophill
Charolais
£121.50 Loophill
243 Loophill
Romney
£115 Boreland Farm
234.7 Boreland Farm
Scotch Mule
£106.50 Lagganpark
231.5 Lagganpark
45 52+ Average 227.17 Top 242.9
Texel
£130 Killochy; £130 Nether Corsock; £128.50 High Currochtrie; £127.50 Kenmure, Dunscore
242.9 Kenmure, Dunscore; 240.7 Killochy; 236.1 Nether Corsock
EWES
Texel
£133 Ashfield; £127 Barnbackle; £125 Cogarth; £125 West Barmoffity; £121 Balminnoch
BFL
£123 Mains of Larg
Scotch Mule
£109 Shirmers; £105 Kenmure, Dunscore; £101 Ashfield; £100 Hartburn
Cheviot
£109 Ashfield
Romney
£97, £95 Boreland Farm
Blackface
£95, £83 Mains of Larg; £83 Kenmure, Dunscore
RAMS
Texel
£200 Kenmure, Dunscore; £169 Grange
Suffolk
£161 Balminnoch
Zwartble
£137 Balminnoch
Romney
£97, £95 Boreland Farm
