Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Round Up 14 & 15 September 2020

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2020

SALE OF STORE CATTLE AND OTM CATTLE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas sold 345 Store and OTM cattle at their sale on Monday 14 September 2020.

Store cattle topped at £1230 for an Angus bullock from Messrs March and Loban, Muncraig, Borgue and 246.4ppk, this time for a Limousin bullock from Cardoness Farms, Gatehouse of Fleet. 178 bullocks averaged £924.75 or 221.4 ppk. Heifers topped at £1150 for Angus heifers from Messrs Sturrock, Barwhanny and 228 ppk for Limousin heifers from Messrs Marshall, Auchenleck. 130 heifers averaged £866.09 and 205.2 ppk. 38 bulls topped at £935 for Salers from Messrs Davidson , Poldean and 225.7 ppk for Belted Galloways from Mochrum Estate.

21 OTM Cattle topped at £1311.24and 223 ppk for a Charolais from Messrs Craig, Cairnhouse – averaging £904.25 or 139.64 ppk.

Leading Prices

Steers

Angus

£1230 Muncraig; £1110, £1100, £1080 Barwhanny; £1110 Garrarie

226.6 Muncraig; 224.5, 222.7 Barwhanny; 222.5 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 222 Garrarie

Galloway

£1220 Nether Linkins

219.4 Nether Linkins

Limousin

£1120 Garrarie; £980 Hightae; £960 Cardoness

246.4, 238.1, 237.9, 237.6, 237 Cardoness

Simmental

£1120, £1080 Garrarie; £980 Drumneil; £980, £970 Little Galdenoch

246.4, 237.9 Cardoness; 241.3 Glen; 240.3 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 235.1 Low Mains

Charolais

£1035 Drumneil; £950 Laughtmuirside

235.1, 228.2 Laughtmuirside

British Blue

£955, £910 Hightae

212.2 Hghtae

Hereford

£910, Little Galdenoch; £900 Low Mains

213.9 Low Mains; 209.8 Low Mains

Holstein

£850 Little Galdenoch

Belted Galloway

£720 Lantonside

224.3 Lantonside

Heifers

Angus

£1150, £1030 Barwhanny; £1080 Garrarie

212.4 Garrarie; 211.4 Barwhanny; 210 Low Mains

Galloway

£1140 Nether Linkins

Limousin

£1070, £950 Garrarie; £930 Barwinnock; £920 Auchenleck

228, 224, 212 Auchenleck, 227.4, 219.4 Glen; 215.4 Cardoness; 208.6 Garrarie

Simmental

£1070, £950 Garrarie; £955 Drumneil

211.1 Drumneil; 208.6, 205.7 Little Galdenoch; 208.6 Garrarie; 207.3 Glen

British Blue

£1060, £950 Hightae

215.9, 210.6, 205 Hightae

Charolais

£980 The Cottage; £955 Drumneil

223.7 The Cottage; 217.3, 213.4 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; 211.1, 205.4 Drumneil

Hereford

£930 The Cottage; £910 Low Mains

202.8, 201.5 Low Mains

Bulls

Saler

£935, £930, £915 Poldean

210.3, 208.7 Poldean

Belted Galloway

£760 Lantonside

225.7, 220.8, 211.1 Mochrum

Top price for OTM Heifers

£1170 Drumneil

Top Prices of Cows

Charolais

£1311.24 Cairnhouse

Simmental

£1300 Newton

Angus

£1074.08, £899.10 Muncraig;

British Blue

£959.44 Newton

Galloway

£954.20 Nether Linkins

Luing

£950.40 Muncraig

Limousin

£921.84 Breckoniehill

OTM Bulls

£1001.52 Hill of Balmaghie

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2020

STORE AND BREEDING SHEEP

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas sold 1692 Store lambs and 1330 Breeding Sheep at their sale on Monday 14 September 2020.

1692 Store lambs continued to sell well, topping at £90 for Texels from Messrs Ambler, Craigdhu and overall averaged £66.25.

Breeding sheep were once again easily sold. 1082 Scotch Mule ewe lambs topped at £126 for a pen from Messrs McTurk, Mackilston, closely followed at £124,twice, firstly from Messrs Kerr, Sauchrie Mains, then from Messrs Sturgess, Cullinaw. Overall average was £105.62 (+£22.16 on the year). Texel ewe lambs sold to £120 from Messrs Black, Hillside.

248 Gimmers topped at £170 twice from Patthall Farms and averaged £155.69.

STORE LAMBS

Texel

£90 Craigdhu; £88.50, £83.50 Halfmark; £85 Slatehouse; £84, £80 St Ringan Drive; £80 High Borgue

Scotch Mule

£79.50 Glenkiln; £75.50 Slatehouse; £75.50, £70 Murrayton; £74.50 High Borgue; £73.50 Glentoo; £70 High Drum

Suffolk

£79.50 Glenkiln; £78 Hastinghall; £75.50 High Drum; £71.50 Nether Laggan

Beltex

£78, £70 Fauld O’ Wheat

Cheviot Mule

£72 Murrayton

Cheviot

£71 Glenkiln; £70.50 Slatehouse

Blackface

£70.50, £62.50 Lettrick; £69.50 Glenlee; £63.50 Slatehouse; £63 Achie; £60.50 Garroch

BREEDING SHEEP

GIMMERS

Scotch Mule

£170 (x2), £165, £162, £160 Low Hill; £158 Lowes; £158 Borness;

Cheviot Mule

£140 Patthall Farms

Texel

£135, £130 Old Cluden

EWE LAMBS

Scotch Mule

£126, £106 Mackilston; £124, £120 Sauchrie Mains; £124 Cullinaw; £118 Mains of Larg; £118 Breconside; £118 (x3), £110 Guelt; £118 Pennyvennie; £116, £106 Craigmuie; £114 Gowlands; £112 Knocksheen; £110 Murrayton; £110 Barncorkrie; £110 Birchwood Way; £102 Slatehouse

Texel

£120, £104 Hillside; £104 Slatehouse

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2020

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 15 September 2020 had forward 1783 prime and cast sheep.

1402 prime lambs sold to average 214 ppk (SQQ 215.3).

All classes were a similar trade on the week and easily sold, with meat key at the moment, these were well short of requirements. Top today was £118 for Texels from Messrs Hiddleston, Rigghead, Shawhead, with top per kilo being 268.3 for outstanding Beltex lambs from Messrs Jardine, Upper Hardland, Balmaclellan.

A smaller show of ewes were again easily cashed topping at £163 for outstanding Texels from Park Farm, Shawhead.

LEADING PRICES

Prime Lambs

224 32.1 – 39 Average – 215.37 Top – 247.2

Texel

£93.50 Glenroan; £87, £81.50 Southwick; £87 Barlocco; £84.50 Carleton; £78.50 East Lanegate; £78.50 East Altercannoch

240.4 Glenroan; 230.2 Barlocco; 228.9, 224.2 Southwick; 221.4 Glenshalloch Road

Beltex

£89 West Barmoffity; £83.50, £83, £81.50 Lochside

247.2 West Barmoffity; 228.3, 224.3, 223.1 Lochside

Blackface

£78, £65.50 Laghead; £76 Hannaston; £71.50 Garroch Estate

209.4 Hannaston; 204.3 Garroch Estate; 201 Laghead

980 39.1 – 45.5 Average – 215.21 Top – 268.3

Beltex

£110, £105, £103, £100 Upper Hardland; £101.50 Trowdale

268.3, 250, 235.8, 235.7 Upper Hardland; 239.4 Trowdale; 234.9 West Barmoffity; 232.1 Cullinaw

Texel

£109, £100 Bankswood; £105 Barlocco; £100 Newmains; £100 Brockloch; £99 South Quintinespie

259.5, 239.3 Bankswood; 244.2 Barlocco; 234 South Quintinespie; 229.9 Brockloch; 229.3 Hartburn; 228.2 Trowdale

Mill Blue

£99, £98.50 Meikle Cloak

229.1 Meikle Cloak

Charolais

£93.50, £91 Cosy Cottage

216.7, 212.5 Cosy Cottage

Suffolk

£94.50 Newmains; £94.50 Meikle Cloak; £92.50 Halket Leathes; £92.50 Mill of Plunton; £92 Breconside

216 Breconside; 214.1 Lochside; 210.2 Mill of Plunton; 210 Newmains; 210 Meikle Cloak

Scotch Mule

£91.50 Castlegower; £89.50 Shirmers; £88 Cullinaw; £84.50 Hannaston; £83 Woodend Way

205.6 Castlegower; 204.7 Cullinaw; 203.6 Hannaston; 203.4 Shirmers

Blackface

£82 Queensberry Farming

202.5 Queensberry Farming

172 45.6 – 52 Average – 205.53 Top – 229.8

Texel

£118, Rigghead; £111 Muircleugh; £108, £104 Blackpark, Crocketford; £107, £104 West Barmoffity; £107 Nether Corsock; £105 Halket Leathes; £105 Breconside; £104 Southwick

229.8, 221.3 Blackpark, Crocketford; 219. Cullinaw; 218.9 West Barmoffity; 217 Bankswood; 215.5 Killochy; 214.3 Breconside

Suffolk

£106 Newmains; £103.50 Mackilston; £102, £100, £98 Blackpark, Crocketford; £101 Nether Corsock; £96.50 Barbershall; £96 Barbershall

212.5 Blackpark, Crocketford; 209 Newmains; 208.7 Lochside; 207.5 Barbershall; 206.5 Nether Corsock

Charolais

£100 Upper Hardland

210.5 Upper Hardland

Beltex

£97 East Barmoffity

208.6 East Barmoffity

Cast Sheep

EWES