Wallets Marts Weekly Sales Round-Up

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited held their main April sale of store and OTM cattle on Monday 23^rd April 2018.  With a massive entry of 1300 cattle this sale was not only the biggest seen here at Castle Douglas in recent times but also the largest spring entry in the South of Scotland.  The ongoing inclement weather did nothing to bolster confidence but the recent rise in the prime trade linked to a large attendance of Aberdeenshire and English farmers ensured that all classes of cattle met a competitive and increased demand.

 

Topping the sale at £1370 were a pen of Limousin cross bullocks from G B Milroy, Mains of Machermore, Newton Stewart.  Top price per kg in the bullock section was 295.9p paid to A McCornick & co, Barnbackle by Messrs Clarkson, Leyburn for a pen of Charolais crosses.  Bullocks averaged 238.7p per kg – a rise of 9p on the last sale.  In the heifer section a Simmental heifer from W & A McWhirter, Kenmure topped at £1170 whilst a pen of charolais crosses from W J Davidson, Poldeen were top price per kg at 281.7p.  The heifer section averaged 230p per kg a rise of nearly 7p on the last sale.

 

A small show of OTM cattle met recent rates topping at £1294.38 for a British Blue cross from Trolane and 177p for a Limousin from Farhills, auchencairn.  Bulls sold to 144p for a Luing from Wellhill.

 

BULLOCKS

Limousin

£1370 Mains of Machermore; £1250 Knockshinnoch; £1235 Lochside; £1190 Knockshinnoch; £1170 Mains of Larg

 

Shorthorn

£985, £945 Ardwall; £980 Laughtmuirside; £920 Glenkiln

 

Simmental

£1050 Shangan; £1040 Palmallet; £1035 Garrarie; £1030 Dinnans; £1020 High Park

 

B/Blue

£1020, £935 Newton

 

Charolais

£1195, £1125, £1090 Lochside; £1075 Kirranrae; £1060 Cogarth; £1040 Killochy; £1040 Romesbeoch

 

Angus

£1135 Dinnans; £1090, £1080 Cogarth; £1050(x2) Dinnans; £1050 Fagra

 

Hereford

 

Saler

£980, £900 Muncraig; £875 Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £850, £830 Pulcree

 

Belted Galloway

£1000 Mains of Machermore

 

Luing

£995 Hillside; £810 Muncraig

 

Galloway

£1070 Romesbeoch; £970 Nether Linkens; £945(x2) Ardwall

 

HEIFERS

 

Limousin

£1150 Glenhowl; £1125, £1100 Shangan; £1095 Nether Barr; £1035 Mains of Larg

 

Simmental

£1170, £1140(x2) Kenmure, Kirkcowan; £1110, £1090 Boreland of Girthon

 

Charolais

£1165, £1055 Shangan; £1015 Romesbeoch; £995, £965 Lochside; £960 Meikle Kirkland

 

Angus

£1150 Boreland of Girthon; £1050 Cogarth; £920 Nether Corsock

 

Hereford

£1170 Trolane

 

Saler

£795, £770 Muncraig

 

Luing

£795 Muncraig

 

British Blue

£860 Newton

 

OTM

£1294 Trolane; £1274 Farhills; £1066 Trolane; £968 Castlehill; £904 Wellhill

WALLETS MARTS CASTLE DOUGLAS LIMITED

TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2018

WEEKLY PRIMESTOCK SALE

 

Wallets Marts Castle Douglas Limited on Tuesday 24^th April 2018 had forward 353 prime and cast sheep.

184 prime hoggs sold to average 226.78ppk.  All classes were slightly sharper selling to £126 for heavy Roussin hoggs from Beoch Farmers, Beoch, Cairnryan who also topped the ppk at 269.6 also for Roussins.

Cast sheep were also sharper selling to £118 for Texels from Carswadda.

Leading hoggs per head

 

Roussin

£126, £117 Beoch, Cairnryan

 

Texel

£114, £105 Carswadda; £114, £110 Barlocco; £107 Little Park

 

Suffolk

£108, £100 Carswadda

 

Cheviot

£100 Old Cluden

 

Beltex

£97 Torhousekie

 

Lead hoggs ppk

 

Roussin

269.6, 2475 Beoch Cairnryan

 

Texel

268.3, 247.2 Barlocco; 253.6, 248.9 Carswadda, 248.3 Little Park

 

Beltex

251.6, 248.7 Torhousekie

 

 

Cast Sheep

 

EWES

 

Suffolk

£103 Cullinaw

 

Texel

£118, £109 Carswadda; £110, £108 Grange; £110 Breckoniehill; £109 Cotland; £108 Barlocco; £108 Slatehouse; £108 Beoch

 

Beltex

£115, £104 Torhousekie

 

Greyface

£109 Corra; £104 Torhousekie; £100 Barlocco; £97 Cotland

 

Blackface

£68 Achie; £65 Auchenleck; £64 Upper Hardland

 

Swaledale

£58 Cotland

 

RAMS

 

Texel

£116 Auchenleck

 

Suffolk

£100 Auchenleck