Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Round-up 27 & 28 March 2023

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2023

STORE, OTM CATTLE

& STORE LAMBS

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Monday 27 February sold 33 OTM Cattle, 482 Store Cattle and 402 Store Hoggs.

Store Cattle again surpassed expectations with pen after pen exceeding £3 per kilo. Topping the sale at £1900 for a Limousin bullock from Messrs Wilson, Kirkmabreck and 380ppk for Charolais bullocks from Shennanton Livestock.

Cast cows sold to £1560.78 for an Angus cow from Messrs Porteous, Lower Ardmannoch and 225ppk for a Simmental from Messrs Brown, Drumhumphry.

Store hoggs sold to £94 for Texels from Messrs Little, Bogue.

Leading Prices

OTM CATTLE

COWS

Angus

£1560.78 Lower Ardmannoch; £1516.98 Compstonend

219 Glentoo; 219 Compstonend

Shorthorn

£1580.50 Castlehill

205 Castlehill

Simmental

£1480.50 Drumhumphry

225 Drumhumphry

Ayrshire

£1409.94 Halmyre

Limousin

£1358.94 Compstonend

213 Compstonend

Hereford

£1395.18 Drumhumphry

207 Drumhumphry

Blue Grey

£1184.04 Falbae

207 Falbae

OTM BULLOCK

£1105.10 Barlochan

217, 215 Barlochan

OTM HEIFER

£1009 Fagra

213 Fagra

STORE CATTLE

Bullocks

Limousin

£1900, £1850, £1760 Kirkmabreck; £1730 Barscarrow; £1720 Killochy

379.1, 355.7, 332.2, 331.5 Shennanton; 327.4 Gleniron; 320.4 Cardoness

Saler

£1730 Kirkmabreck

297.9 Little Galdenoch

Charolais

£1690, £1500 Kirkmabreck; £1500 Gelston Castle

338.2, 338, 329.7 Gelston Castle

Angus

£1380 Old Cluden; £1330 Glentoo; £1320 Old Cluden; £1310 Castlehill

289 East Kirkcarswell; 279.4 Gelston Castle; 272 Old Cluden

Simmental

£1380 Gelston Castle; £1380 Old Cluden; £1300 Ingleston, Borgue

304 Gelston Castle; 303.7 Ingleston, Borgue

South Devon

£1380 Meikle Cloak

253.7 Meikle Cloak

Blue Grey

£1340 Ardwall; £1210 Glentoo

270.2, 266.2 Ardwall

Galloway

£1250 Ardwall

266.2, 262.6 Ardwall

Hereford

£1210 Glentoo

286.6 High Borgue

Heifers

Limousin

£1710 Killochy; £1540 Kirkmabreck; £1520 Cardoness; £1500 Glentoo

380.8, 361.8, 354 Shennanton; 322 Cardoness; 317 Derrie

Charolais

£1700 Kirkmabreck; £1660 Derrie

361.4 Shennanton; 301.5 Gelston Castle; 298 Poldean

Angus

£1380 Bush of Killylour; £1380 Meikle Cloak

270.5 Gelston Castle; 270 Derrie

Simmental

£1340 Derrie

293, 287 Derrie

British Blue

£1325 Meikle Cloak

245.8 Meikle Cloak

South Devon

£1270 Meikle Cloak

247.1 Meikle Cloak

Saler

£1080 Boreland of Girthon

252 Rusko Farms

Hereford

£970 Dalgonar; £950 Glentoo

250 Dalgonar; 241.9 High Borgue

STORE LAMBS

Texel

£94 Bogue; £93 Hartburn; £92 East Altercannoch; £91 Kelloside

Scotch Mules

£77 Castlehill; £74 Upper Dullarg

Border Leicester

£64 Grennan

Blackface

£57 Upper Dullarg

Cheviot

£53 Grennan

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 28 MARCH 2023

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 28 March 2023 had forward 1512 prime and cast sheep.

1380 Prime hoggs sold to average 261.93 (SQQ 265.54)

Top today was £140 for Beltex from Messrs Hoggan, Maryholm with top per kg being 311.1 from the same home.

Cast sheep sold to £214 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Grierson, Dunmuir Road.

LEADING PRICES

Prime Lambs

294 32.1 – 39 Average – 257.84 Top – 283.3

Texel

£110.50, £101.50 Farhills; £105.50 Horsecrook; £103.50 Drumhumphry; £102.50 Bankswood

283.3 Farhills

Cheviot

£110.50 Roseneath

283.3 Roseneath

Blackface

£100.50 Knockiebae; £98.50 Miefield; £97.50 Falbae

265.8 Irelandton; 265.5 Garroch; 264.9 Falbae; 264.3 Adamcroft

Kerry Hill

£98.50 Maxwelltown

261.6 Maxwelltown

Suffolk

£93.50 Maxwelltown

261.9 Maxwelltown

Jacob

£88.50 Ernespie

226.9 Ernespie

Scotch Mule

£84.50 Upper Hardland

256.1 Upper Hardland

740 39.1 – 45 Average – Top –

Beltex

£140 Maryholm; £122.50 High Glasnick

311.1 Maryholm

Texel

£126.50 High Glasnick; £125.50 Lower Ardmannoch; £123.50 Upper Ardmannoch; £122.50, £119.50 Barlocco; £121.50 Miefield; £120.50 Old Cluden; £119.50 Farhills; £119.50 Ernespie; £118.50 Townhead of Greenlaw

284.5 Farhills; 283.8 Bankswood; 283.1 Scroggiehill; 280.2 Ernespie

Blackface

£124.50 Lower Ardmannoch; £121.50 Chirmorrie; £121.50, £115.50 Maryholm; £121.50, £114.50, £113.50 Miefield; £115.50, £113.50 Horsecrook; £110.50 Glen, Gatehouse

283.2 Miefield; 278, 277.6 Maryholm

Cheviot

£116.50 Kirkhaugh; £114.50 Scroggiehill; £112.50, £109.50 Nether Ernambrie; £112.50 Highdyke; £112.50 Horsecrook; £107.50 Craig, Creetown

277.9 Scroggiehill; 276.4, 275.1 Nether Ernambrie

Scotch Mule

£109.50 Farhills; £107.50 Drumhumphry; £105.50 High Dyke; £103.50 Romesbeoch

268.8 Drumhumphry; 267.1 Farhills

Bluefaced Leicester

£97.50 Upper Hardland

214.3 Upper Hardland

254 45.6 – 52 Average – Top –

Beltex

£135.50 Upper Hardland; £122.50 High Glasnick

271 Upper Hardland

Blackface

£131.50 Miefield; £112.50 Glen, Gatehouse

278 Miefield

Texel

£130.50 East Lanegate; £128.50 High Glasnick; £128.50 Little Culmain; £127.50, £126.50 Barlocco; £126.50 Scroggiehill; £126.50 Bankswood; £125.50 Edgarton

275 Bankswood; 274.8, 273.8 Barlocco; 272 Scroggiehill

Suffolk

£129.50, £128.50 Miefield; £124.50 Townhead of Greenlaw; £123.50 East Lanegate

278.1 Miefield; 268.9 Townhead of Greenlaw

Scotch Mule

£128.50, £122.50 Miefield; £124.50 Romesbeoch; £119.50 Auchencairn Farms

275.8 Miefield; 266 Romesbeoch

Cheviot

£120.50 Scroggiehill; £117.50 Kirkhaugh

263.1 Scroggiehill

56 52+ Average – Top –

Texel

£131.50 Lodge of Kelton; £130 High Glasnick; £130 Old Cluden; £130 Horsecrook; £128.50, £126.50 Little Culmain; £128.50, £125 Upper Ardmannoch; £127.50 Edgarton; £125.50 Drumhumphry

245.3 Old Cluden

Beltex

£130 Upper Hardland

Dutch Spotted

£123.50 Farhills

233 Farhills

Blackface

£121.50 Townhead of Greenlaw

228 Townhead of Greenlaw

EWES

Texel

£214, £167 Dunmuir Road; £191 Maryholm; £174 Mains of Minnydow