HERE are the latest market reports which have been sent into the Denbighshire Free Pres this week.

Prime Stock Report

Tuesday March 2

1480 Prime Hoggetts to £153, 347.7ppk

284 Ewes to £154

4 Prime Heifers to £1302.35,249.5ppk

2 Prime Steers to £1534.05, 243.5ppk

12 OTMS to £1074.15, 145.5ppk

Prime Lambs

Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705

Total of 1474 Hoggs to an SQQ of 284ppk.

Medium weight lambs still commanding the best of the trade with 720 lambs averaging 43.5kg returning a per head average of £124!

604 standards at 35.5kg average weight ,at 285ppk or £102 per head.

43 pens of lambs from £130 to £153 today.

Best of the lights being Welsh tup lambs 33kg @£85.

Top Price

44kg@£153, G J Walton & Partners, Llyn Tro

48.5kg@£149, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa

51.5kg@£145, R Pilkington, Shordley Hall

Top Price per kilo

44kg@347.7ppk, G J Walton & Partners, Llyn Tro

41kg@334.2ppk, R Pilkington, Shordley Hall

41kg@334.2ppk, R Pilkington, Shordley Hall

Lights to 296.6ppk average 250ppk

Standard to 327ppk average 284.9ppk

Mediums to 347.7ppk average 287.8ppk

Heavies to 308.7ppk average 275ppk

Overweights to 254.7ppk average 242.2ppk

Overall average 281.2ppk

SQQ 284.5ppk

Cull Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

284 ewes & rams with an average of £78.36.

Top price of £154 went to R Pilkington,Shrodley Hall for a Blue Domaine x ewe

Top price rams £145 from Lewis Meini Llwydion.

Trade was fast. and once again big ewes in demand.

Texel x ewes to £142

Tal y Bont ewes to £89

Lleyn ewes to £92

Mule ewes to £103

Welsh Mountain ewes to £58

Crossbred ewes to £116

Beltex ewes to £138

Prime Cattle

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

Quality cattle forward met a firm trade, with plenty of buyers present.

Prime Heifers

Top price of £1302.35 went to Lloyd Evans & Son, Fron Gain for a 24 month

Charolais weighing 610kg, achieving the top price per kilo of 249.5ppk was

T Edwards, Brithdir. For a 15 month Lim weighing 249.5ppk

Overall average 224.5ppk

Prime Steers

Top price of £1534.05 went to DJ & MJ Hughes, Ty Cerrig for a 15 month Lim

weighing 630kg, also achieving the top price per kilo of 243.5ppk with the same beast.

Overall average 241.5ppk

OTMs

Barrens met a flying trade with new vendors in attendance taking advantage of the fast trade here at Ruthin.

Prices include:

Holstein Friesian selling to 140pp, weighing 770kg or £1078.

Holstein Friesian sold to 132ppk weighing 745kg or £983.40

Small Jersey cross sold to 134ppk weighing 4630kg or £576.20.

Plain Holstein Friesian sold to 90ppk weighing 660kg or £594

Plain Lim heifer sold to 146ppk weighing 580kg or £846.80

Machynlleth Market Report

Wednesday, March 3

465 Prime Hoggetts

SQQ – 264.29

Super Lights (72) sold to 214.0p/kg from J E Pugh, Morben Mawr, Derwen Las or £53/head from Gwilym Davies a’i Feibion, Esgairwian. Average – 202.18p/kg

Lights (237) sold to 298.0p/kg J G Pughe, Morben Mawr, Derwen Las or £90.50/head from

J H & S A Pughe, Gwernbere. Average – 263.02p/kg

Standard (127) sold to 294.0p/kg T Jones & Co, Brynaire Uchaf or £105/head from G Jones Tynrhos. Average – 268.64p/kg

Medium (21) sold to 283.0p/kg from D Griffiths, Cwm Byr, Llangurig or £113/head from same vendor. Average – 251.44p/kg

Heavies (5) sold to 235.0p/kg from J G Pughe, Morben Mawr, Derwen Las or £120/head from same vendor. Average 234.82p/kg

Overweights (3) sold to 179.0p/kg E Jones, Lluest Wen, Commins Coch or £122/head from same vendor. Average – 179.41p/kg

Cull Ram (1) sold to £50 from I Evans & Son, Hendreseifion

Cull Ewe (37) sold to £121 from G Evans, Cwmslaid, Talybont

Dolgellau Market Report

Friday March 5

Sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ Sᴀʟᴇ ᴏꜰ Tᴏᴘ-Qᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ Sᴛᴏʀᴇ Cᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ, Bʀᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ Cᴏᴡs ᴀɴᴅ Cᴀʟᴠᴇᴅ Hᴇɪꜰᴇʀs ᴀʟᴏɴɢsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋʟʏ sᴀʟᴇ ᴏꜰ Cᴀsᴛ Eᴡᴇs ᴀɴᴅ Sᴛᴏʀᴇ Lᴀᴍʙs

274 Cattle Comprising of: 117 Store Steers 129 Store Heifers 5 Organic Steers 1 Cull Bull 10 Cull Cows

12 Cows & Calves 319 Sheep comprising of: 172 Cull Ewes 29 Cull Rams 6 In Lamb Ewes 112 Store Lambs

Cattle

Flying trade again today with steers in keen demand. Younger types in particular selling well.

The cull cow trade was strong once again, more required to meet demand.

Store steers

Top Prices 15m Charolais X to £1370 from J Jones & Co Nantybarcud

16m Limousin X to £1345 from J Jones & Co Nantybarcud

23m A Angus to £1215 from GP Lynch, Brynffynnon

22m Welsh Black to £1200 from D Davies, Penbryncoch

21m Saler to £1070 from DA & SJ Jones, Penygarreg Farm Average - £1016.11 Younger beasts selling extremely well for ppk Highlights include:

14m Charolais X to 291ppk from RL & G Davies, Bwlchgrianog

10m Charolais X to 278ppk from GP & HW Jones, Wern Gron

12m Charolais X to 275ppk from GP & HW Jones, Wern Gron

12m Limousin Organic Steers to £1100 from J Ll Hughes, Llwyn STORE HEIFERS Prisiau Uchaf/Top Prices

18m Charolais X to £1290 from J Jones & Co, Nantybarcud

21m Limousin X to £1200 from DA & SJ Jones, Penygarreg Farm

21m Saler to £1100 from I L Davies, Ty Du

22m Simmental X to £1070 from JI & RV Parry, Esgairweddan

29m Welsh Black to £1020 from CK Lloyd, Coed y Dinas Average - £873.93

Cull cows

Top Prices: 70m British Blue to 148.5ppk from Livestock UK, Oror Farm

167m Simmental X to 146.6ppk from C ap R Davies, Glanrafon

46m Simmental X to 144.1ppk from C ap R Davies, Glanrafon

162m Hereford X to 137.1ppk from Livestock UK, Oror Farm

83m Welsh Black to 136.ppk from J Griffiths & Co, Borthwen Average – 136ppk

Cows and calves

Top prices: Welsh Black Cow In calf to £1300 from RD & BM Owen, Tyddyn

Limousin X Cow with Char X heifer calf to £1620 from RD & BM Owen, Tyddyn

Welsh Black Cow with Char X bull calf to £1640 from RD & BM Owen, Tyddyn

Limousin X Heifer with Limousin X calf to £1650 from WD Hughes, Yoke House Farm

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Prime Stock Report

Friday March 5

Prime Hoggetts to £142, 309.3ppk

Ewes to £160

Prime Lambs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Slightly fewer in numbers but an excellent trade today. 488 forward and an SQQ

of 282.0ppk.

Less super lights about but the usual show of predominantly hill bred lambs and consignments of 30kg Welsh achieving £82.50 from Mr Lewis,Trefaes Uchaf, Aberystwyth.

Top Prices today

55kg @£142, B L Jones, Pen y Bryn

58kg @£140, B L Jones, Pen y Bryn

52kg @£139, J P Williams, Bron Eyarth

Top Price per kilo

43kg @309.3ppk, Jones Bros, Rhiwaedog

45kg @306.7ppk, G Jones, Glasmor

34kg @306ppk, Nantclwyd Farm

(144)Lights to 297ppk average 273.3ppk

(140)Standards to 306ppk average 282.8ppk

(140)Medium to 309.3ppk average 287.1ppk

(52)Heavies to 295.7ppk average 274.5ppk

(52)Over weights to 258.2ppk average 235.4ppk

To pre enter, pre register or discuss trade please contact Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Cull Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

138 Ewes & Rams forward. With a variation of breeds but a firm and brisk trade with buyers shouting for stock.

Top price of £160 for Texel ewes from G Jones, Nant Erw Haidd and top price Rams of £124 for a Beulah ram from E P Jones, Lon Fammau.

Overall average £77.33

Welsh ewes to £65

Texel x ewes to £160

Suffolk x ewes to £129

Mule ewes to £104

Lleyn ewes to £106

Romney ewes to £97

Tal y Bont ewes to £74

Billy goats to £109