WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 18TH JANUARY 2021
OTM CATTLE, STORE CATTLE AND STORE HOGGS
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 18th January 2021 had forward 181 OTM and Store and Breeding Cattle
116 Store cattle were a flyer and well short of requirements with several buyers leaving empty handed. Leading todays sale was £1300 for a pen of Limousin bullocks from Messrs Sharp & Son, Barscarrow, Sandhead. Leading the heifers was an Angus heifer at £1170 from Messrs Borland, Castlehill. Leading the pence per kilo, was a pen of Shorthorn cross bullocks at 274.80 from Messrs Milby, Ringour.
45 Cast cows sold to £1386 for an Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Hair & Brewis, Drumbreddan and 187ppk for a cow of the same breed from Messrs Black & Son, Hillside (Crofts).
A dispersal of 20, in-calf stock cows from Messrs Taylor, Edingham, Dalbeattie, sold to £1750 for a cracking 7-year-old, Limousin.
A smaller show of 592 store hoggs to continue this seasons Monday sales were a flyer again topping at £128 for a pair of Beltex hoggs from Messrs Murdoch, Fauld O’Wheat with Texels to £120 for a pen of 12 from Messrs Bryson, Boreland of Parton.
Leading Prices
Store Cattle
Bullocks
Limousin
£1300, £1230, £1105 Barscarrow; £1040, £1000 Lantonside; £1010 Bankswood
253.2 Carseriggan; 243.3 Lantonside; 238.0 Gleniron
Simmental
£1250, £1110 Slatehouse; £1160, £1115 Straith Estates; £1040 Glenlea
239.6 Lantonside; 238.5 Glenlea; 223.4 Straith Estates
Charolais
£1200 Hill of Balmaghie; £1160, £1115 Straith Estates
223.4, 221.0 Straith Estates; 216.6 Hill of Balmaghie
Hereford
£900 High Borgue
207.4 High Borgue
Shorthorn
£620 Gledpark; £610 Ringour
274.8 Ringour; 223.8 Gledpark
Heifers
Angus
£1170 Castlehill; £1160 Barnbackle; £1140 Hill of Balmaghie; £1120 Maryfield
213.4 Castlehill; 202.9 Hill of Balmaghie
Simmental
£1130, £1080 Barnbackle; £1130 Slatehouse; £1020 Glenlea
257.6 Glenlea; 244.0 Buittle Mains; 208.2 Slatehouse; 208.1 Barnbackle
Limousin
£1120 Barscarrow
232.7 Carseriggan; 226.0 Maryfield
Charolais
£860 Glenlea
217.2 Glenlea
Saler
£860 Glenlea; 730 Dalhabboch
217.2 Glenlea
STOCK COWS (TAYLOR, EDINGHAM) : Limousins – £1750; £1700; £1680; £1650
Angus – £1180; £1080
OTM
Angus
£1386 Drumbreddan; £1144.26 Cogarth; £1076.82 Lower Ardmannoch
Limousin
£1055.46 Cogarth; £885.78 Drumbreddan; £864.30 Lower Ardmannoch
Luing
£1000.80, £996.60 Hillside (Crofts); £757.50 Horsecrook
Shorthorn
£986.40 Drumbreddan
Simmental
£972.0 High Ersock; £893.42 Kenmure (Kirkcowan); £809.58 Horsecrook
Holstein
£947.10, £818.80 West Balscalloch; £726.24 Glentoo
B/Blue
£903 Drumbreddan
Galloway
£787.40 Falbae
Store Lambs
Beltex
£128 Fauld O’Wheat
Texel
£120, £116 Boreland Of Parton; £113, £110 Bogue
Suffolk
£111 Boreland Of Parton; £107 Bellymackhill; £107 Mid Farthingwell
Lleyn
£95, £90 Enoch (PP)
Scotch Mule
£93 Cairnhouse; £89 Bogue; £87 Arvie; £82 Glentoo
Cheviot
£89, £88 Polquhanity; £73 Garroch Estates
Blackface
£87 Arvie; £80 Cairnhouse; £80, £78 Garroch Estates
Cheviot Mule
£77 Mid Farthingwell
Hampshire
£75 Polquhanity
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 19TH JANUARY 2021
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd on Tuesday 19th January 2021 had some 2273 prime and cast sheep forward.
1947 Prime hoggs sold to average 247.1ppk (SQQ 249.6). Best bred export hoggs were a great trade and similar on the week with well fleshed hoggs of all weights easily sold although all classes less money than last week’s flyer which was seen around the country yesterday. Top price of the day was £133 for a tremendous Beltex hogg from Messrs McConnel, Gass, Glenluce, with Messrs Milroy, Mains of Machermore topping the pence per kilo at 347.2 for another pen of Beltex hoggs. Heavy weights sold to £126.50 for Texels and Suffolks from Messrs McLeish, West Skelston. 537 Blackface hoggs sold to average 245.7ppk, these topped at £111.50 for a pen of 45.7kg from Messrs Ramsay, Milnmark. With a pen of lightweights from the same home topping the ppk at 259.2.
326 Cast ewes were sharper again with Messrs Haining, High Drum, Dunscore, topping with a Suffolk ewe at £129. Scotch Mules sold to £92 from Barbush, Troqueer and Blackfaces to £83.50 from Hair & Brewis of Drumbreddan.
LEADING PRICES
718 32.1kg – 39kg Avg – 246.5ppk Top – 347.2ppk
Beltex
£125 Mains of Machermore; £116.50, £112.50 Gass (GL); £110.50 Cullinaw
347.2 Mains of Machermore; 298.7 Gass (GL); 297.0 Cullinaw
Texel
£111.50 Southwick; £110; £95.50 Barlocco; £97.50 Brandleys
285.9 Southwick; 282.1 Barlocco
Cheviot
£99.50, £93.50 Edingham
255.1 Edingham; 254.4 RKG Farms
Blackface
£96.50 Knockbreck; £96.50 Maryholm; £94.50 Denty
259.2, 254.2 Milnmark; 254.6 Knockbreck; 254.2 Culdoach
Lleyn
£94.50, £85.50 Glenkiln
247.1, 247.0 Glenkiln
Scotch Mule
£87.50 Compstonend; £84.50 Glentoo
230.3 Compstonend; 228.4 Glentoo
870 39.1kg – 45.5kg Avg – 252.5ppk Top – 324.4ppk
Beltex
£133 Gass (GL); £131 Torhousekie; £129, £126.50 Mains of Machermore
324.4 Gass (GL); 316.3 Mains of Machermore; 310.4 Torhousekie
Texel
£120.50 Craigview; £118.50, £117.50 Byrecroft; £118.50 Newton (GH)
293.9 Craigview; 289.9 Barlocco; 281.2 Airyolland; 278.8 Byrecroft
Suffolk
£123 Torhousekie; £112.50 Craigview; £112.50 High Glasnick; £110.50 Denty
295.0 Torhousekie; 255.7 High Glasnick; 250.0 Craigview; 248.9 Long Beoch
Cheviot
£109.50 Edingham
257.0 Edingham; 240.2 Burnside (Strathaven)
Cheviot Mule
£115.50 East Lanegate; £109.50 Denty
268.6 East Lanegate
Blackface
£108.50 Knockbreck; £105.50 Denty; £105.50 Ashmark; £104.50 Maryholm; £103.50 Milnmark
255.9 Knockbreck; 252.4, 250.6 Milnmark; 250.0 Maryholm; 250.0 Ashmark; 249.4 Denty
Scotch Mule
£111.50 Finniness; £111.50 Newton (GH); £110.50 Culdoach; £108.50 Rusko Farms
248.0 Finniness; 247.8 Newton (GH); 243.9 Culdoach; 241.2 Boreland Of Girthon
266 45.6kg – 52kg Avg – 238.0ppk Top – 278.0ppk
Texel
£126.50 West Skelston; £124.50 Craigview; £121.50 Byrecroft
258.2, 250.5 West Skelston; 250.0 Craigview; 245.7 Burnside (Strathaven)
Suffolk
£124.50 West Skelston; £121 Craigview; £119.50 Mid Threave
252.3 Brandleys; 241.3 West Skelston; 236.2 Townhead of Greenlaw
Lleyn
£122.50 High Milton
243.4 High Milton
Cheviot
£118.50 Edingham
243.3 Edingham
Beltex
£113.50 Mains of Machermore; £111.50 High Glasnick
242.4 High Glasnick; 222.5 Mains of Machermore
Cheviot Mule
£112.50 Denty
235.4 Denty
Blackface
£111.50 Milnmark; £107.50 Maryholm
244.0 Milnmark
58 52+ kg Avg – 219.8ppk Top – 241.4ppk
Texel
£127.50, £126.50 Craigview; £124.50 Barbush; £124.50 Mid Threave; £122.50 Loch House
230.6 Mid Threave; 219.8 Culdoach; 219.8 Craigview; 218.4 Barbush
Suffolk
£126.50, £125.50 West Skelston; £124.50 Mid Threave; £123.50 Craigview
241.4 West Skelston; 233.0 Craigview
CAST SHEEP
Ewes
Texel
£118.50 Cogarth; £117 Slatehouse; £116 Ross Farm; £115 Carton Croft; £109 Barbush
Beltex
£93 Finniness
Scotch Mules
£92 Barbush; £91 Mossyard
Cheviot Mule
£83.50 Cogarth
Cheviot
£86 Ross Farm; £84 East Lanegate
Lleyn
£86.50, £84.50 Redcroft; £82.50 Poldean; £80.50 Enoch (PP)
Blackface
£83.50 Drumbreddan; £76.50 Upper Hardland; £73.50 Mossyard
B/F Leicester
£119 Mossyard; £111 Finniness
Suffolk
£129 High Drum; £114.50 Meikle Kirkland
Rams
Blackface
£87 Slatehouse; £83.50 Milnmark; £80 Glenlee; £79.50 Achie; £76.50 Knockreoch
Texel
£113.50, £103.50 Boreland of Parton
B/F Leicester
£117 Slatehouse; £97 Balgerran
Lleyn
£115 Carton Croft
Suffolk
£85 Boreland of Parton
Cheviot
£85 Glenlee
Charolais
£133, £107 Cogarth
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