HERE are the latest market reports sent in to us from local farmers auctions this week.
Ruthin Farmers Auction
Prime Stock Report
Tuesday February 16
1180 Prime Hoggetts to £146, 329.9ppk
274 Ewes to £137
4 Prime Heifers to £1453.20,
260ppk
4 Prime Steers to £1628.60, 250ppk
2 OTMS to £771.80 ,113.5ppk
Prime Lambs
Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705
The average says it all! 293.8ppk!
All weights in keen demand.
Top Price
49kg@£146, H W Williams, Llawr y Betws
45.5kg@£146, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
49kg@£142.50, MM & DM Jones, Cernyfed
Top Price per kilo
38.5kg@329.9ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
41.5kg@327.7ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
40.5kg@325.9ppk, DL & LE Davies, Ty Bach y Ffordd
Lights to 287.9ppk average 277.7ppk
Standard to 329.9ppk average 295ppk
Mediums to 327.7ppk average 294.2ppk
Heavies to 298ppk average 272.2ppk
Overweights to 254.7ppk average 224.5ppk
Overall average 288.9ppk
SQQ 293.8ppk
Cull Ewes
Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702
273 Ewes & Rams sold with a brisk trade and overall average of £76.65.
Middle of the run ewes selling well and up £10 on last weeks trade.
Texel x ewes to £125
Blueface Leicester ewes to £124
Charollais x ewes to £120
Cheviot ewes to £116
Lleyn ewes to £110
Suffolk ewes to £100
Mule ewes to £92
Welsh ewes to £64
Very brisk trade on Rams with Texel to £137
Blue Texel to £110
Welsh to £92
Prime Cattle
Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460
Prime Heifers
Top price per kilo of 260ppk went to D L Jones, Cefn Iwrch for a 20 month Lim weighing 560kg.
Overall Heifer average 247.1ppk
Prime Steers
Top price of £1632 went to G Jones, Nant Erw Haidd for a 20 month Lim weighing 680kg.
Top price per kilo of 250ppk went to G Jones, Nant Erw Haidd for a 19 month Lim weighing 630kg.
Overall Steer average 241.9ppk
OTMs
OTMSs a flying trade with more required next week please
Top price of £771.80went to E & A Davies, Clegir for 77 month Hereford weighing 680kg, also achieving top price per kilo of 113.5ppk. With the same beast
Machynlleth Market Report
Wednesday, February 17
406 Prime Hoggetts, Cull Ewes and Rams Prime Hoggetts (328)
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Superlights (40) sold to 219ppk from RJ & ED Breese, Gogarth or £53 from D Griffiths, Cwm Byr. Average – 213.54ppk
Lights (174) sold to 295ppk from JF & SA Pughe, Gwernbere or £94.50 from the same vendor. Average – 266.98ppk
Standards (75) sold to 299ppk from RD, AJ & RE Roberts, Esgairgawr or £108 from D W Evans, Parliament House. Average – 276.14ppk
Mediums (37) sold to 270ppk from ER & GM Williams, Hendre or £112 from H ap T Price, Cefn Naw Clawdd. Average – 256.75ppk
Heavies (2) sold to 205ppk from E Jones, Lluest Wen or £113 from the same vendor. Average – 205.45ppk
Cull Ewes (72) sold to £109 from E Jones Lluest Wen. Average – £64.39
Cull Rams (6) sold to £90 from I Evans & Son, Hendreseifion. Average - £85.50.
Ruthin Farmers Auction
Store & Breeding Sale Report
Thursday, February 18
53 Heifers to £1340
54 Steers to £1280
81 Calves to £370
29 Stirks to £780
11 OTMs to £1031.10, 175ppk
604 Store Lambs to £135
211 Store Ewes to £155
114 Ewes & Lambs to £280
20 Cade lambs to £21
Store Cattle
Auctioneer Glyn Owens 07867977703
Few less in numbers than last week but an another exceptional trade on all classes of cattle with a very strong demand on young Steers and Heifers.
Heifers
Top price £1340 for a 19 month Charolais from TW Edwards & Son, Ty Ucha
21month Charolais achieved £1290
19 month Charolais achieved £1280
20 month Lim achieved £1260
20 month Lim achieved £1225
19 month Lim achieved £1170
14 month Lim achieved £1170
Overall average £957.08
Steers
Top price £1280 for a 20 month Lim from R G Thomas, Y Wern
20 month Lim achieved £1250
20 month Lim achieved £1230
17 month Lim achieved £1225
17 month Lim achieved £1200
12 month Lim achieved £1190
16 month Blonde Aquetine achieved £1180
21 month British Blue achieved £1165
Overall average £1034.71
OTMs
Auctioneer Glyn Owens 07867977703
Barren cows getting dearer every week.
More cows required next week to meet the demand.
A 141 month Charolais cow weighing 1005kg achieved 175ppk
A 33 month Aberdeen Angus cow weighing 580kg achieved 168ppk
A 94 month Lim cow weighing 590kg achieved 165ppk
A 173 month Lim cow weighing 660kg achieved 162ppk
A 148 month Lim cow weighing 665kg achieved 152ppk
A 130 month Lim cow weighing 680kg achieved 148ppk
A 47 month Hereford cow weighing 590kg achieved 147ppk
Overall average 148.7ppk
Commercial in lamb ewes
Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702
211 in lamb ewes,more hill breeds forward today.
Mule full mouthed to £140
Charollais 4 tooth to full mouth to £150
Mule 3 year old to £155
Crossbred ewe lambs to £125
Welsh full mouth to £68
Cade lambs
Cade lambs from £7 to £21 Average £13.10
Ewe & Lamb Couples
Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702
114 Ewe & Lamb couples, once again a brisk trade on all types with top price doubles reaching £280, singles to £200.
Texel singles to £200 Doubles to £270
Mule singles to £178 Doubles to £240
Suffolk Doubles to £280
Lleyn singles to £165
Crossbred Doubles to £265
Welsh singles to £128 Doubles to £172
If you have any to couples to sell or want a chat about the trade, please call Paul on 07867977702
Store Lambs
Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777
An excellent show of store hoggetts for the time of year today with 604 forward to an overall average of £74 including 242 Welsh Mountain lambs averaging £57.11.
All breeds and sizes continue to be in very keen demand and a buoyant trade again from the first pen to the last!
Some of today's top prices
£135 for Texel ram lambs- RG & ME Tilston,Whitehouse
£130 for a pen of Texel ram lambs- A Handley & Partners,
Oaktree Farm
£126 for a pen of Texel ram lambs-TW &BV Evans,Ty Celyn
Other top prices
Texel ewe lambs to £112- D Williams, Hafoty Gwyn
Beulah lambs to £102- JJ& MM Lewis,Trefaes Uchaf
Crossbred lambs to £100- N L Rowlands, Dregoch Ucha
Mule lambs to £85-RE &GA Roberts, Tyddyn Inco
Welsh lambs to £85- JE Jones & Co, Caer Gai
Cheviot lambs to £98- A Roberts, 8 Cysgod y Coleg
Stirks
Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460
Trade remains on fire! More required to satisfy demand.
Plenty of customers looking for all types and ages.
6 month old- Aberdeen Angus bullock £580
7 month old British Blue Heifer £560
4 month old Simmental bullock £670
9 month old British Blue Heifers £625
5 month old Holstein Friesian bulls £255
10 month old Hereford bullock £780
10 month old Hereford Heifers £675
Calves
Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460
81 Calves forward with trade on par as last week.
New vendors in attendance today with second quality calves looking very dear.
Top price today goes to Roberts, Tir y Glyn for a British Blue bull sold to £370 with a Lim Heifer from Evans ,Grugor Ucha selling to £370. Hereford bulls from Hughes, Llwyn Banc sold to £290 with Heifers to £225.
Other prices-
Simmental bull £270
Aberdeen Angus bull £230
Welsh Black bull £240
Welsh Black Heifer £230
British Friesian Heifers £195
Holstein Friesian Bull £140
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