WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 7 JUNE 2021
STORE, OTM CATTLE AND BREEDING HOGGS
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited staged their annual sale of Blackface and Scotch Mule hoggs, along with their fortnightly sale of store and OTM Cattle.
Blackface ewe hoggs were easily sold and well short of buyer’s requirements. 261 sold to average £172.03, a rise of £22.94 on the year. The sale topped at £600 for three tremendous hoggs from Messrs Burns, Craignell, selling to Alan Stewart.
Cross bred hoggs sold to £182 for Mules from Messrs McMillan, Edgarton with Hoggs and Ewes with lambs at foot selling to £110 for Scotch Mule ewe hoggs and singles from Lowes Farming. Ewes sold to £70 for cross bred ewes and singles from Messrs Johnstone, Bellymackhill.
A small show of Store cattle sold to £1140 for a British Blue bullock from Messrs Richardson, High Weirston and to 272.9ppkg for a Limousin heifer from Messrs McConnel, Gass, Glenluce.
OTM Cattle sold to £1386 for an Angus Cow from Messrs March & Lobban, Muncraig, Borgue.
Blackface Hoggs
£600, £250 Craignell; £300 Glen, Gatehouse of Fleet; £190 Kirkland Farm; £172, £170, £165 Corsebank; £170, £165 Gass; £160 Balrazzie
Scotch Mule Hoggs
£182, £175 Edgarton; £170, £165, £160 Garrochtrie
Cheviot Hoggs
£165 Kirkhaugh
Texel Hoggs
£170, £165 Garrochtrie; £150 Mochrum Estate
Hoggs with lambs
£110, £98 Lowes Farming
Store Bullocks
£1140 High Weirston; £990 Miltonise; £930 Barbae; £905 Auchtralure;
242 Muncraig; 241.4 Miltonise; 239.7 Barbae
Store Heifers
£1055 Irelandton; £940 Barbae; £915, £880 Auchtralure; £895 Gass
272.9, 234.5 Gass, Glenluce; 241.8 Auchtralure; 225.1 Culraven
OTM AUCTION
Cows
£1386, £1127.25 Muncraig; £1310.52, £1083.3 Hill of Balmaghie; £1295.25 Little Galdenoch; £1227.6 Blairbuy; £1083.5 Little Galdenoch; £1049.94, £1044 Garroch Estate
Bulls
£1123.36, £1005.8 Irelandton
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 8TH JUNE 2021
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their weekly Primestock sale on Tuesday 8th June 2021.
403 Prime lambs averaged 320.31 (SQQ 320.43). Weight and meat was key and in demand, selling to £164 for heavy Suffolk X lambs from Gelston Castle, Castle Douglas. Top per kilo was 344.7 for Beltex lambs from Messrs Carr, Millhill.
Cast sheep were in short supply selling to £175 for Texel ewes from Messrs Craig, Glenhowan.
LEADING PRICES
Prime Lambs
59 32.19 – 39 Top per kg 344.7 Average 310.33
Texel
£131, £124 Millhill; £123 West Barmoffity; £122 Low Arkland; £122 Bankswood
344.7 Millhill; 331.5 West Barmoffity
Dorset
£117 Dunmuir Road
300 Dunmuir Road
320 39.1 – 45 Top per kg 337.8 Average 322.16
Charolais
£152 MillhIll; £150 Roan , Kirkmichael;
337.8 Millhill; 333.3 Roan, Kirkmichael
Texel
£150 Shirmers; £146 Bankswood; £143, £141, £140 Gelston Castle; £142, £140 Low Arkland; £140 High Borgue
335.7 Gelston Castle; 334.1 Bankswood; 333.3 Shirmers; 332.5 Millhill; 331 West Barmoffity; 330.2 Low Arkland
Suffolk
£143, £139 Gelston Castle; £140 Palmallet
327.2, 327.1 Gelston Castle; 327.1, 326.9 Palmallet
Beltex
£139 Gelston Castle; £134 Roan , Kirkmichael
326.8 Roan, Kirkmichael; 324.8 Gelston Castle; 317.1 Maryfield
23 45.6 – 52 Top per kg 339.6 Average 323.02
Charolais
£164 Gelston Castle
Texel
£163 Glenhowan; £160 Drumneil; £159 Roan, Kirkmichael; £152 Valleyfield; £152 Gelston Castle
339.6 Glenhowan; 330.4 Valleyfield; 326.9 Gelston Castle
Suffolk
£158 Gelston Castle; £147 Breconridge; £143 Mid Farthingwell
322.4 Breconridge; 319.2 Gelston Castle
Prime Hoggs
Texel
£109 Drumneil; £103 Upper Hardland
Blackface
£81, £77 Craigview; £73.50 Glensone
Scotch Mule
£79 Culdoach
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£175, £165 Glenhowan
Dutch Spotted
£145 Glenhowan
Suffolk
£105 Boreland of Girthon
Scot Mule
£97 Capenoch; £91 Wellhill; £91 Drumneil
Blackface
£95 Upper Clifton; £87 Pulcree; £85 Wellhill; £83 Boreland of Girthon
RAMS
£165 Farhills; £147, £127 Upper Clifton; £113 Capenoch
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