WAllETS Marts staged their annual show and sale of suckled calves, native and continental store cattle in Castle Douglas on Saturday when 1,703 head were sold.
Spring-born suckled heifer calves to £855 per head and 258p per kg to average £689.06 and 237.1p for 175 (+£2.24 on the year), while bullock calves peaked at £1060 and 322.4p to level at £769.08 and 264.8p for 288 (-£36.49).
Native-bred store heifers to £1060 and 219.5p to average £807.50 and 199p for 66 (+£17.04), while bullocks peaked at £1,115 and 251.5p to level at £908.46 and 208.5p for 188 (+£55.58).
Continental-cross store heifers to £1,350 and 302.5p to average £898.26 and 216.4p for 406 (+£15.20), while bullocks peaked at £1,340 and 268.7p to level at £1,051.90 and 231p for 580 (-£18.80).
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 1,709 prime lambs at Ayr yesterday to a top of £87 per head and 174.4p per kg to average 148.2p (-4.6p on the week).
The firm also had 640 cast sheep forward saw ewes sell to £89 for Texels and £65 for Blackfaces.
John Swan Ltd sold 49 prime heifers to 247p and an average of 217p (-2.2p), while 32 prime bullocks peaked at 246p and levelled at 218.5p (-0.4p).
Four prime bulls sold to 150p and averaged 142.3p.
In the rough ring 76 beef-type OTM cattle averaged 129.5p (+1p). The firm also sold 1,620 prime lambs to £90 and 181p to average 153p (+1p).
The 584 cast sheep forward saw heavy ewes sell to £95 for Suffolks, while light ewes peaked at £71 for Zwarbles.
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd sold 24 prime heifers in Carlisle yesterday to 229.5p and an average of 209.8p (+11.8p), while 26 prime bullocks also peaked at 229.5p and levelled at 204.1p (+6p). Fifty-two prime, beef-bred bulls sold to 223.5p and averaged 189.8p (+4.7p), while 66 prime, dairy-bred bulls peaked at 179.5p and levelled at 153.5p (+10.1p).
In the rough ring 131 beef cows averaged 125.9p (-7.4p) and 232 dairy cows levelled at 96.7p (-1.6p). Seven bulls averaged 107.4p (-2.1p).
The firm also sold 1816 prime lambs to £100 and 254.7p to average 165.5p (-5.5p).
The 121 cast sheep forward saw ewes sell to £105.50 for Texels.
Lawrie & Symington Ltd sold 20 prime heifers in Lanark yesterday to 249p and an average of 224.6p (-1.2p), while 10 prime, beef-bred bullocks peaked at 237p and levelled at 207.6p (-2.4p). Eleven prime, B&W bullocks sold to 176.5p and averaged 141.2p (+0.8p).
In the rough ring 8 beef cows averaged 114p and 31 dairy cows levelled at 91p.
The firm also sold 2,163 prime lambs to £80.50 and 179.1p to average 149p (-9.8p).
The 560 cast sheep forward saw ewes sell to £116.50 for Texels and £74.50 for Blackfaces to average £52.25 overall (-£2.31).
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