WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
TUESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2020
WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Ltd had forward 2392 prime and cast sheep. 2000 prime lambs sold to an overall average of 198.45 with the SQQ reaching 205.4.
Prime lambs were all less than last week’s extreme rates, lambs scaling under 44 kgs were the easiest to sell and regularly exceeding £2 with export lean meated sheep selling to and in excess of £2.10. Heavyweight lambs were a struggle as was seen around the country with only an odd exception fetching over £95 topping at £100 for texels from Douganhill, Palnackie. Handy-weight lambs sold to £2.63 for Beltex lambs from RVCM Agri, Airyolland, Port William.
Cast sheep were also easier than last week’s high rates with a poorer show for quality in attendance. These topped at £130 for Texels from Bankhead, Cairnryan, Scotch Mules sold to £86.50 from High Currochtrie, Drummore.
Leading Prices
449 32.1 – 39 Average 206.48 Top 263.0
Scotch Mules
£75.50, £70.50 Over Cairn, £75 Ardoch (THORNHILL), £68 x 2 Ardoch (DALRY)
203, 201.4 Over Cairn, 194.3 x 2 Ardoch (DALRY), 194.3 Ardoch (THORNHILL)
Texel
£98 West Barmoffity, £85 Wellhill
251.3 West Barmoffity, 222.2 Franzeal Farming, 217.9 Wellhill, 212.8 Over Cairn, 212.2 Balgerran
Blackface
£78, £76.50, £75.50, £74.50 RKG Farms, £75 Stroangassel
209.3 Annabaglish, 205.3 x 2, 198.7 RKG Farms, 197.4 Stroangassel
Beltex
£96 Airyolland, £93 Lochside, £90 Drumcoltran, £90 Cullinaw
263 Airyolland, 244.7 Lochside, 232.6 Cullinaw, 230.8 Drumcoltran
Shetland
£73 Galtway
205.1 Galtway
991 39.1 – 45.5 Average 204.93 Top 244.9
Scotch Mule
£82 x 2 Ardoch (DALRY), £82 Ardoch (THORNHILL), £76.50 Balgerran
193.4 x 2 Ardoch (DALRY), 192.2 Balgerran
Hampshire
£82 RKG Farms, £81 East Lanegate
206.6 East Lanegate, 202.5 RKG Farms
Blackface
£88 Annabaglish, £81 RKG, £78 Stroangassel, £78 Ardoch (DALRY)
195.6 Annabaglish, 191.5 RKG Farms, 191.2 Stroangassel, 191.2 Ardoch (DALRY)
Rous
£83.50 Halket Leathes
203.7 Halket Leathes
Cheviot
£93.50 RKG Farms
207.8, 203 RKG Farms
Cheviot Mule
£88, £81 Douganhill
195.6, 193.3 Douganhill
Herdwick
£85 Hightae
193.2 Hightae
Suffolk
£89 Boreland of Parton, £86.50 Lochside, £85.50 Mid Threave, £84 Garrarie
206 Lochside, 204.9 Garrarie, 195.6 Boreland of Parton
Texel
£105, £97 Low Creoch, £100 RKG Farms, £100 Cannee, £94 Barlocco, £94 Cullinaw
238.6, 234.9 Low Creoch, 232.6 Cannee, 229.8 Barlocco, 227.3 RKG Farms, 222.2 Carsewalloch
Beltex
£101 Compstonend, £99, £94 Cullinaw, £99 Bankhead, £96, £94 Airyolland
244.9 Airyolland, 243.4 Compstonend, 235.7, 235 Cullinaw, 234 Bankhead
Shetland
£79 Galtway
193.6 Galtway
442 45.6 – 52 Average 184.0 Top 208.7
Texel
£97.50, £95.50 Boreland of Parton, £96, £93 West Barmoffity, £94 Barwhanny, £93.50, Low Creoch, £93 Lagganpark
208.7 West Barmoffity, 202.9 Boreland of Parton, 201.1 Low Creoch, 199.8 Compstonend
Suffolk
£92.50 Mid Threave, £92 High Currochtrie, £91 Galtway, £90.50 Lochside, £89.50, £89 Halket Leathes
194.6, 193.5 Halket Leathes, 193.2 Galtway, 186.6 Lochside, 185 Mid Threave
Scotch Mule
£88.50 Lagganpark, £82 Annabaglish
192.4 Lagganpark
Blackface
£90.50 Culdoach
194.6 Culdoach
Rous
£88 Bankhead
191.3 Bankhead
Cheviot
£90.50 RKG Farms
181 RKG Farms
Beltex
£89 Compstonend
193 Compstonend
115 52+ Average 166.26 Top 179.2
Suffolk
£95.50 High Currochtrie, £87 x 2 Galtway
164.7 High Currochtrie, 164.2, 163.5 Galtway
Scotch Mule
£88.50 Lagganpark
198.3 Lagganpark
Texel
£100 Douganhill, £99.50 High Currochtrie, £95 Culdoach, £95 x 2 Flathill, £94.50 Barrsyard, £94 West Barmoffity
179.2 Culdoach, 175.5 Low Creoch, 174.5 High Glasnick, 173.7 Barrsyard
Cast Sheep
EWES
Texel
£130 Bankhead, £121 Low Creoch, £100 East Lanegate, £97 Killochy
Scotch Mule
£86.50, £81.50 High Currochtrie, £77.50 Galtway, £75.50 Straith Estates, £74.50 Shirmers, £73.50 Bankhead
Blackface
£54.50 Shirmers
H/Bred
£80, £76.50 East Lanegate
Rous
£85 East Lanegate
Zwartble
£73.50 High Bishopton
Charolais
£77.50 East Lanegate
Suffolk
£91 Bankhead
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2020
STORE SHEEP
STORE CATTLE & OTM
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on 9th November 2020 had another large show of OTMs forward and were easily sold, selling to 151ppk for a Limousin from Cardoness Farms and to £1072.10 gross for a Charolais from Nether Barr.
A smaller show of store cattle were forward, selling to £1315 for a Limousin heifer from Nether Barr with bullocks to £1120 for Aberdeen Angus’ from Redbank.
1157 store lambs were forward and sold sharper to a top of £84.50 for Suffolks from Mid Farthingwell.
STORE CATTLE
STEERS
Aberdeen Angus
£1120, £990 Redbank, £1000 Barwhanny, £980 Castlehill, £930 RKG Farms
234.4, 225.7 RKG Farms, 225.4 Finniness, 211.2 Castlehill, 211.10 Nether Corsock
Hereford
£905 Low Mains
202 Low Mains
Simmental
£910 Little Galdenoch
214.9 Screel, 203.5 Glen (GH)
Limousin
£835 Screel
233.7 Glen (GH), 225.4 Finniness, 213 Screel
Shorthorn
£780 Redcroft
225.3 Redcroft
B/Blue
£750 Redcroft
211 Redcroft
Charolais
£860 Finniness
254.1, 228.7 Finniness
HEIFERS
Limousin
£1315 Nether Barr
221.8 Finniness, 204.9 Little Galdenoch, 201.1 Nether Barr
Aberdeen Angus
£1000 Little Galdenoch, £955 Barwhanny, £910 Redbank
193.7 Barwhanny
Charolais
£750 Finniness
222.2 Finniness
OTM CATTLE
STEERS
Limousin
£979.44 Franzeal Farming
HEIFERS
Aberdeen Angus
£887.50 Mill of Plunton
COWS
Charolais
£1072.10 Nether Barr
Aberdeen Angus
£1055.22, £972.66, £963.90 Culnaightrie, £960.12, £938.40 Townfoot
Limousin
£938.98 Nether Barr, £936.20, £838.20 Cardoness
Luing
£832.50 Muncraig
B/Blue
£820.42 Finniness
Galloway
£727.60, £652.70 Ardwall Farm
Hereford
£717.22 Hill of Balmaghie
Belted Galloway
£678 RKG Farms
White Galloway
£632.20 Ardwall
Simmental
£611.10 Drumhumphry
STORE SHEEP
Suffolk
£84.50 Mid Farthingwell, £83 Castlehill, £79 Waterhead, £78 Glentoo
Texel
£84, £81.50, £79 Waterhead, £79 Barcloy, £79 Glentoo, £78 Glenlee
Scotch Mule
£76.50 x 2, £73 Craigmuie, £72 Eastlands
Blackface
£73 South Mains, £66.50 Lochurr, £63.50 Chirmorrie
Lleyn
£74 Little Tahall, £74, £73, £72 x 2 Kirkpatrick Farming
Cheviot
£69 Chirmorrie
Cheviot Mule
£74 Mid Farthingwell
Hampshire
£69 Waterhead
WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED
SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2020
ANNUAL SALER SALE
Wallets Marts Castle Douglas held their Annual Show and Sale of Saler Cattle on 7th November 2020 on behalf of the Saler Society.
A limited show took place with only the commercial cattle being presented for the show.
Trade was animated throughout with averages leaping by considerable amounts.
Bulls sold to £10,500 from Messrs Boyd, Tiree for Drumaglea Nuggett and joined the Traboyack herd of Mr Wright.
Bulls also sold to £6300 from Messrs McClymont, Cuil, Palmure, and joined the Pulcree herd.
Bulls also sold to £5775 – Messrs Sleigh, Newseat of Tolquhon
– £4200 Messrs Lyle, Cambushinnie
Pedigree in calf heifers sold to £7350 for a tremendous heifer from Messrs Boyd, Tiree who had a wonderful days trading and sold other in calf heifers to £4200, £3780 (2).
Other in calf heifers sold to £3990 Cuil, £3570 Drumaglea, £3255 Cuil.
Pedigree females averaged £3578, an increase of £1189 on 2019.
Mr Wright of Traboyack Salers judged the commercial bulling heifers and his Champion pen and winner of the Willie Davidson Memorial Trophy along with Reserve Champion ticket, both went to Colin McClymont, who topped the sale at £1820. The Cuil heifers also made £1650 (10), £1600 (5), £1480 (9).
Other bulling heifers sold to;
£1350 Kilnstown, Cuil
£1320 Cuil
£1300, £1250 Firth
£1220 Cuil
£1200 Drumhumphry, Risk
In calf heifers sold to;
£2000 (4) Lumbylaw
£1850 Boreland of Girthon
£1750 Swinlees
£1650 Kilnstown
£1600 (5) Boreland of Girthon
£1600, £1550 Rusko
£1550 Lumbylaw
Heifer stirks sold to;
£1050, 1020 (10), £1000 (6) Boreland of Girthon
One partner. No competitors. Full visibility across the region.
