Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Round-up 14 &15/08/23

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 14 August 2023

SALE OF STORE CATTLE

OTM CATTLE AND STORE LAMBS

Wallets Marts had forward 170 Store cattle, 56 OTM cattle and 2124 Store lambs.

170 Store were a strong trade and cattle topped at £1420 for Limousin bullocks from Cardoness Farms and 281.3ppk from the same home.

56 OTM cattle sold to a far better trade than expected and topped at £1839.92 for an Angus cow from Messrs Lindsay, Culnaightrie and 213ppk for an Angus Cow from Messrs Hair & Brewis Drumbreddan.

2124 Store lambs topped at £110 for a pen of Beltex from Messrs Sturgess, Cullinaw with all classes easily sold. Our next sale is on Saturday 26^th August at 10.00am.

Leading Prices

STORE CATTLE – BULLOCKS

Limousin

£1420 Cardoness

281.3, 277.2 Cardoness; 274.6 Park of Tongland; 273 Garroch

Angus

£1400, £1210 Low Drummore; £1400 Park of Tongland

277.8 Park of Tongland; 271.7 Mayhaar

Hereford

£1210 Glentoo

250 Low Mains

Belted Galloway

£1210 Glentoo

218 Glentoo

Shorthorn

£1210, £1110 Low Drummore

251 Low Drummore; 247.5 Pinwherry Home Farm

British Blue

£1210 Glentoo

218 Glentoo

Montbelliarde

£1200 Low Drummore

237.8 Low Drummore

Simmental

£1070, £1000 Mayhaar

271.7 Mayhaar

Saler

£1090, £1050 Mackilston

276.6 Mackilston

Jersey

£1040 Low Drummore

200.4 Low Drummore

STORE CATTLE – HEIFERS

Montbelliar

£1370, £1280 Low Drummore

235.7, 230.6 Low Drummore

Shorthorn

£1370 Low Drummore

230.6 Low Drummore; 225.1 Pinwherry Home Farm

Limousin

£1180 Glentoo; £1090, £1080, £1020 _Park of Tongland

271.4 Park of Tongland; 269.4 Glentoo

Simmental

£1090, £1070 Mayhaar

271.7 Mayhaar

Charolais

£1070 Poldean

275.1 Poldean

Angus

£1020 Park of Tongland

251.4 Glenroan

Jersey

£960 Low Drummore

209.6 Low Drummore

Continental

£960 Low Drummore

209.6 Low Drummore

Hereford

£950 Low Mains

224.1 Low Mains

Saler

£850 Poldean

253.7 Poldean

OTM CATTLE

OTM BULLS

£1625.78 Drumhumphry

169 Drumhumphry

OTM COWS

Angus

£1839.92, £1814.12 Culnaightrie

213, 211 Drumbreddan, 211, 209 Culnaightrie

Simmental

£1559.04 Drumbreddan

207 Culnaightrie; 203 Drumbreddan

Shorthorn

£1515.54 Drumbreddan

201 Drumbreddan

Luing

£1423.50 Fairgirth

195 Fairgirth

Limousin

£1394.76 Drumbreddan

197 Drumbreddan

Hereford

£1368.22, £1283.1 Drumbreddan

203 Drumbreddan

Continental

£1282.96 Culnaightrie

203 Culnaightrie

British Blue

£1204.28 Drumbreddan

187 Drumbreddan

Saler

£1143.90 Poldean

205 Poldean

Holstein

£954.72 West Balscalloch

OTM HEIFERS

STORE LAMBS

Beltex

£110 Cullinaw

Texel

£109 Miefield; £104 Wood of Dervaird

Suffolk

£100 Wood of Dervaird; £98 Miefield

Scotch Mule

£93 Wood of Dervaird; £91.50 Garmartin; £87 Garmartin

Dorset

£91 Culcrae

Dutch Spotted

£92.50 Hills of Dalserf

Cheviot Mule

£88.50 East Kirkcarswell; £86 Wellhill

Blue Texel

£86 Buittle Mains

Cheviot

£68 Meadow Park

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 15 AUGUST 2023

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 15 August 2023 had forward 2132 prime and cast sheep.

Lambs sold to average 259.89ppk (SQQ 258.88). Top today was £140.50 a Texel lamb from Backfell Farm and £140.50 for Suffolks from J & E Hendry, Rascarrel. Top per kilo was 291.5 for Beltex from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland for a Charollais.

Cast sheep sold to £225 for Texel ewes from Messrs Wilson, Strathgally.

Rams sold to £207 for Texels from Ardwall Farm.

LEADING PRICES

Prime Lambs

222 32.1 – 39 Average 254.44 Top 289.6

Texel

£111.50 West Barmoffity; £103.50, £102.50 Barnbackle; £100.50 Eastlands

289.6 West Barmoffity; 265.4, 263.5 Barnbackle; 260 Poldean

Beltex

£103.50 Cullinaw

268.8 Cullinaw

1182 39.1 – 45 Average 259.79 Top 291.5

Texel

£129.50, £121.50, £119.50 Glenkiln; £124.50 Derrie; £124.50 Fagra; £120.50 Ingleston; £120.50 Craigmuie; £120.50 Eastlands; £120.50 Cullinaw; £119.50 Killochy

287.8 Glenkiln; 281 Fagra

Charollais

£122.50 Upper Hardland

272.2 Upper Hardland

Blue Texel

£120.50 Buittle Mains

267.8 Buittle Mains

Beltex

£119.50 Upper Hardland; £115.50 Compstonend; £111.50 Killochy; £108.50 Cullinaw

291.5 Upper Hardland

Suffolk

£116.50 Park of Tongland; £116.50 High Drum; £112.50 Barstibly; £112.50 Glensone; £112.50, £110.50 Mossyard; £112.50 Galtway; £110.50 Derrie; £110.50 Drumlane; £110.50 Long Beoch

264.8 Park of Tongland; 263.1 Long Beoch; 263.1 Drumlane; 261.6 Glensone; 261.6, 261.3 Galtway

Cheviot Mule

£113.50, £101.50 Eastlands

258, 253.8 Eastlands

Scotch Mule

£113.50 Lagganpark; £110.50, £102.50 Upper Hardland; £105.50 Knocksheen; £101.50 Eastlands; £101.50 High Drum; £101.50 St Ninians Grove

256.8 Lagganpark; 253.4 Upper Hardland; 251.2 Knocksheen

305 45.6 – 52 Average 264.57 Top 288

Texel

£140.50, £138.50, £137.50 Barstibly; £140 Glenkiln; £138.50 Redcroft; £134.50 Ingleston; £134.50 Derrie; £134.50 Kenmure; £134.50 Long Beoch; £132.50 Low Arkland

285.8 Glenkiln; 283.7 Fagra

Suffolk

£140.50, £120.50 Rascarrel; £134.50 Glenkiln; £134.50, £122.50 Galtway; £133.50, £123.50 Knockiebae; £126.50 Long Beoch; £125.50 Barstibly; £122.50 Derrie

270.2 Rascarrel; 270.1 Glenkiln; 269.9 Barstibly; 269.1 Long Beoch; 266.3, 264.8 Galtway

Beltex

£132.50 Kenmure; £127.50 Upper Hardland

288 Kenmure

Scotch Mule

£126.50 Walton Park; £125.50 St Ninians Grove

271.5 Walton Park

Dutch Spotted

£123.50 Knockiebae

265.6 Knockiebae

2 52+ Average 249.09 Top 250.9

Texel