Castle Douglas Spring Sale Report and Prices

Shows & Sales
Report

One of the coldest days of the winter awaited our exhibitors and spectators at the Society’s annual show and sale held in Castle Douglas. Noted cattleman and recently appointed Galloway Cattle Society  cow classifier  Mr David Grant, 8 Netherhall, Bridge of Dee, Castle Douglas had the tough job of placing the bulls which was one of the best shows in recent years. 

David took his Champion from the 2 year old classes Ben Lomond Glengoyne from the Maxwell Family, Blairvockie Farm, Rowardennan, Drymen,   a son of the very successful bull   Klondyke Raider, which  had  been  male champion at the 2013 Royal Highland Show and overall champion at the 2013 National Show.  Glengoyne sold for 4000gns to John Heard, Hughslade, Okehampton, Devon he will join the 100 head Galloway herd. 

The reserve male champion was from a great line up from J & S Ross, Romesbeoch, Shawhead, Dumfries, Umpire of Romesbeoch is a Kirkmabreck Nimrod son and sold for 4000gns to Messrs Mastall from Germany who are returning to Scottish breeding after establishing their herd in the 80s.   
Top price of the day was for a second placed bull, Strictly of Fingland from Messrs W Wallace & Sons, Fingland, Dalry, Castle Douglas, this  May 2012 born son of the well-known AI Sire Orinocho of Over Barskeoch sold for 5200gns and   is off home with John and Andrew Tullie, Bowanhill, Teviothead, Hawick  to join their pedigree and commercial herd.

Barlaes Lincoln also achieved 4000gns, a son of the 10500gns Barack Obama of Fingland   from Robert McTurk, Barlaes, Dalry went home with Kentmere based, Messrs Dickinson of Brockstones,  
With 2 bulls and  11 heifers forward RA McClymont & Son, Kirkstead, Yarrow certainly had a great pay day,  the two bulls, Kirkstead Unique and Kirkstead Umpire made 3800gns and 3000gns respectively,  Unique a Penninghame Major son sold to returning buyer Jimmy Ions, High Thorneyburn, Falstone, Hexham and Umpire sold to new members Percy Farms, Emblehope, Tarset, Hexham, who are establishing both a pedigree and commercial herds.   

John, Ann and Iain Finlay, Blackcraig sold a pair of bulls,  Blackcraig Ant and Dec for 2000gns and 3000gns ,  both Blackcraig Sid  sons,  Ant sold to Mr Davidson, East Deloraine, Ettrick, Selkirk and Dec sold to Troloss Farms, Elvanfoot, Biggar.  

Stirling based Dennis and Margaret Gall sold the second youngest bull, Rannoch of Gall-way for 2600gns , this 11 month old Penninghame Major son was purchased by Marion Thomson and her husband from Nether Linkins, Gelston, Castle Douglas.   

Isle of Man based John Teare, Ballavair sold the much talked about bull Ballavair Black Magic for 2500gns to female judge Mr David Cornthwaite and his wife Rosemary, Balgray  Hill, Lockerbie, this 21 month old bull, is a son of Klondyke Power Play who was Junior Champion at 2009 Royal Highland show and Section Champion and Overall Supreme Champion at 2013 Royal Manx Show.

Another 3 bulls made 3000gns,   Vivaldi of Over Barskeoch exhibited by Messrs Wallace, Over Barskeoch, Dalry sold to Mr Malcolm, Gribun, Hough, Isle of Tiree.   Vivaldi has an impressive pedigree as his sire  Thor of Over Barskeoch  who was sold for 5000gns and is out of Nan of Over Barskeoch who was successfully shown winning over 20 champion titles. Unfortunately, the long journey home    took   three days longer due to    the weather conditions.    A member of the  winner   best pair of bulls V-Tech of Romesbeoch  from the Ross Family sold to Messrs Gourlay, Craigmuie, Moniaive , Thornhill and Robert McTurk’s Barlaes Landmark, another  Barack Obama of Fingland son sold to Devon based Messrs Jordan, Moortown Gate. 

New member and renowned Limousin breeder David Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie  was in charge of placing  both the led and unled females, his champion in the led section was  Lady Silverbell 8th of Gall-way from Margaret and Dennis Gall, Boquhan Home Farm, Kippen, Stirling and she went on to achieve the top price  of 4100gns at the sale the following day, David backed up his decision by taking this very stylish incalf heifer home to his 24 head of Balgray Galloway herd.  Silverbell 8th  a Septimus of Tweedshaw daughter,   she had been junior champion at the 2012 Royal Highland Show  and has a very impressive pedigree  with  her dam and grand dam having been awarded supreme  champion at the Royal Highland show.

Margaret and Dennis also received 2700gns for Lady Silverbell 9th of Gall-way,  this Penninghame Major daughter also went home with David and Rosemary Cornthwaite and  again in the money for   Lady Silverbell 10th of Gall-way who sold for 2200gns to J & S Ross, Romesbeoch, Shawhead.   This Penninghame Major daughter has an impressive pedigree with championships on the dam side  and going back to Lady Silverbell 12th of Corrie.

The Ross family then sold Nerys 1341 of Romesbeoch for 2000gns,  this Kirkmabreck Nimrod daughter and granddaughter of the famous show cow Doon of Urr Nerys 42nd is off home with  new member, Messrs Ireland, Newhouse Farm, Drigg, Holmrook for their Newhouse herd which now stands at 25 head.

The Finlay Family also received 2700gns  for Blackcraig Moss Rose T426, this Finmac Norseman daughter  was purchased by young Willie McCornick, Barquhill, Newton Stewart for his herd which he established last year.  

The reserve female from J & A Finlay took the next best female price of 2600gns, another Finmac Norseman daughter Blackcraig Dora May T410 went home with Mr I Kennedy Moffat, Craigenvey, Moniaive again to join his herd he established last year.  

Both trophies in the unled section were won by RA McClymont and Son, Kirkstead, Yarrow,  the best pair  and winner of the   Andros Perpetual Challenge Cup  went to   Kirkstead Moss Rose V5 and Kirkstead Nancy V18 , both Braveheart of Gall-way daughters sold to Mrs R Craig, Broomfield Lodge, Ayr.for 1600gns and 1800gns respectively.

Winners of the McClymont/McIntosh memorial Trophy was Perlooie Pat 3rd bred by Mr J C Thomson and exhibited by Allan, this Kirkstead Nancy Boy daughter sold for 1350gns and made the long journey north to Islay with Mr Glover, Cladville.  

The 22 unled heifers averaged £1388.   

There were two steers exhibited from Kilntown Farms, Kilnstown, Bewcastle, Carlisle, the champion and top price was a very stylish  April 2013 born steer sold to Mr A Paterson, Low Three Mark, Stoneykirk for 1500gns,  Kilnstown’s other steer sold to M/s  E Telfer & Son, Newton High House, Newton, Stocksfield, Northumberland for 900gns.  Both steers will be shown at the summer shows. 

Also this day was the Bents dispersal on behalf of the Executors of the Late David Thomson.   A total of 23 animals were forward, including the aged bull Blackcraig Oddity which made 1400gns to Mr W Glover, Islay.  The top price female was for a dun cow, Lulu 362 of Bents, this Lochdochart Director daughter made 1550gns and was sold with a heifer calf at foot to A Lamont, Croish, Kilmouaig, Tiree.  
Two heifers  incalf  realised 1380gns , Daisy 484 and Daisy 485, both Blackcraig Oddity daughters sold to RHS Shaw, Gledpark, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire  and  Blackcraig Noreen 0244 returned to her breeders John and Ann Finlay for 1200gns.

The young heifers sold well, to a top of 780gns for Polly 505 and Beauty 515 of Bents they went home with AM McIntyre, Dalchalloch, Pitlochry, Perthshire.

Averages
20 Bulls £2814 (-£255)
33 served heifers £1500 (-£191)
4 heifers in calf  £2063.25
25 Bulling heifers £1132  (-£275)
2 steers  £1260  (+£168)

Lot No

Price Purchaser

1

1900

M/s Cole, Greenwell Farm, Yelverton

2

4000

A Mastall, Germany

3

2500

M/s Jordan, Moortwon Gate, Gidleigh, Chagford, Devon. 

4

4000

M/s Dickinson, Brockstone, Kentmere, Kendal

5

1000

B Jingles, 2 Mulleughsandal Road, Larne, Co Antrim

6

1600

N/S

7

4000

M/s J Heard, Hughslade, Okehampton

8

N/F

9

N/F

10

N/F

11

2500

D & R Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie

12

2500

E & F Malcolm, Gribun,  Islay

13

5200

M/s Tullie, Bowanhill, Hawick

14

N/S

15

N/S

16

2500

M/s Gourlay, Craigmuie, Moniaive, Thornhill

17

3000

M/s Langdon,Criptor Farm, Samford Spinney, Yelverton, Devon

18

N/F

19

2000

Mr Davidson, East Deloraine

20

3800

Mr J Ions, High Thorneyburn, Falstone, Hexham

21

3000

Troloss Farms, Troloss, Elvanfoot

22

3000

Percy Farms

23

1500

M/s Abel, Higher Godsworthy, Petertavy, Devon

24

N/S

25

N/S

26

2000

Mr P Skinner, 121a Psalter Lane, Sheffield

27

2600

M/s Thomson

28

N/S

Led Females

29

4100

D & R Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie

30

1000

Messrs A & Y Allan, Beck House, Killington, Near Kirkby Lonsdale

31

N/S

32

1200

Messrs A & Y Allan, Beck House, Killington, Near Kirkby Lonsdale

33

2000

Messrs Spours & Sons, Twizell Farm, Belford, Northumberland

34

2600

M/s Kennedy Moffat, Craigenvey, Moniaive, Dumfries

35

1100

Mr Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castlederge, Co Tyrone

36

1150

Mr Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castlederge, Co Tyrone

37

1000

Messrs Spours & Sons, Twizell Farm, Belford, Northumberland

38

1800

Messrs Spours & Sons, Twizell Farm, Belford, Northumberland

39

N/S

40

1800

Messrs Spours & Sons, Twizell Farm, Belford, Northumberland

41

1700

Messrs Spours & Sons, Twizell Farm, Belford, Northumberland

42

900

Mr Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castlederge, Co Tyrone

43

1600

DM McQueen & Son, Upper Barr, Corsock, Castle Douglas

44

1200

D & W Bowman, Bagbie, Carsluith, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire

45

1500

J & A Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas

46

2700

Mr W McCornick, Barquhill, Wigtown, Newton Stewart

47

1000

Messrs Spours & Sons, Twizell Farm, Belford, Northumberland

48

1050

Mr H Kraft, Germany

49

1500

N & BM Ireland, Newhouse Farm, Drigg, Holmrook

50

1700

DM McQueen & Son, Upper Barr, Corsock, Castle Douglas

51

2700

D & R Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie

52

2200

J & S Ross, Romesbeoch, Shawhead, Dumfries

53

N/S

54

N/S

55

1200

D & A Weeks, Ty Gwyn, Gilwern, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

56

2000

N & BM Ireland, Newhouse Farm, Drigg, Holmrook

57

1400

A Mastall, Germany

58

1400

Mr H Kraft, Germany

59

1100

A Mastall, Germany

60

1300

D & W Bowman, Bagbie, Carsluith, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire

61

1400

A Mastall, Germany

62

1350

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

63

1300

J & A Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas

64

1250

J & A Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas

65

1600

Mrs R Craig, Broomfield Lodge, Broomfield Road, Ayr

66

1400

Mr Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castlederge, Co Tyrone

67

1800

Mrs R Craig, Broomfield Lodge, Broomfield Road, Ayr

68

1000

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

69

N/F

70

1300

MH & JR Weir, Falbae, Creetown, Newton Stewart

71

1350

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

72

1050

Mr Robinson, Ottercops, Kirkwhelpington, Newcastle

73

800

WG & H Kyle, Spout Bank, Brampton, Cumbria

74

1300

MH & JR Weir, Falbae, Creetown, Newton Stewart

75

N/S

76

1500

Mr Laidler, West Hamdaxwood, Fauldhouse

77

1600

Mr M Boone, 49 Blackrock Road, Cookstown, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland 

78

N/F

79

1350

Messrs A & Y Allan, Beck House, Killington, Near Kirkby Lonsdale

80

1200

Messrs A & Y Allan, Beck House, Killington, Near Kirkby Lonsdale

81

1350

Messrs A & Y Allan, Beck House, Killington, Near Kirkby Lonsdale

82

N/F

83

1500

JWK Paterson & Son, Low Threemark, Stoneykirk, Stranraer

84

900

E Telfer & Son, Newton High House, Newton, Stocksfield, Northumberland

85

700

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

86

700

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

87

1300

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

88

1050

J & A Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas

89

900

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

90

850

W Glover, Cladville, Islay

91

1200

J & A Finlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas

92

900

WF Welsh, Nether Raigenputtock, Lochurr, Moniaive, Thornhill

93

1550

A Lamont, Croish, Kilmoluaig, Tiree

94

750

A Lamont, Croish, Kilmoluaig, Tiree

95

N/F

96

550

B Jingles, 2 Mulleughsandal Road, Larne, Co Antrim

97

1380

RH S Shaw, Gledpark, Borgue

98

1380

RH S Shaw, Gledpark, Borgue

99

620

AM McIntyre, Dalchalloch, Pitlochry 

100

620

AM McIntyre, Dalchalloch, Pitlochry 

101

500

H Lagan, 10 Carnamoney Lane, Draperstown

102

500

H Lagan, 10 Carnamoney Lane, Draperstown

103

780

AM McIntyre, Dalchalloch, Pitlochry 

104

780

AM McIntyre, Dalchalloch, Pitlochry 

105

600

H Lagan, 10 Carnamoney Lane, Draperstown

106

600

H Lagan, 10 Carnamoney Lane, Draperstown

107

700

A Lamont, Croish, Kilmoluaig, Tiree

108

700

A Lamont, Croish, Kilmoluaig, Tiree

109

760

B Jingles, 2 Mulleughsandal Road, Larne, Co Antrim

110

760

B Jingles, 2 Mulleughsandal Road, Larne, Co Antrim

111

720

RH S Shaw, Gledpark, Borgue

112

720

RH S Shaw, Gledpark, Borgue