HERE are this week's Market reports sent in to the Denbighshire Free Press.
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Bala Market Report
Thursday, April 8
160 Prime Hoggetts
Superlights (21) sold to 272ppk from Roberts & Co, Cythynog Ganol or £68 from the same vendor Average – 243.04ppk
Lights (49) sold to 300ppk from AO Jones, Bryn Difyr or £93 from the same vendor Average – 295.83ppk
Standards (63) sold to 336ppk from S Jones, Llaithgwm or £118 from AE Davies, Fedw’r Gog Average – 305.60ppk
Mediums (21) sold to 310ppk from IL Davies, Ty Du or £127 from the same vendor Average – 307.79ppk
Overweights (6) sold to 245ppk from HP Roberts, Gyrn or £130 from the same vendor Average – 220.00ppk
Ruthin Farmers Auction
Store & Breeding Sale Report
Thursday, April 8
85 Heifers to £1270
112 Steers to £1480
54 Calves to £405
75 Stirks to £795
5 OTMs to £1283.40, 186ppk
101 Store Lambs to £124
203 Ewes & Lambs to £330
28 Cade lambs to £27
Store Cattle
Heifers
Top price of £1270 for a 21 month Lim from , R & P Argyle & Partners,
Carnsoale Farm.
20 month Lim achieved £1230
21 month Lim achieved £1210
19 month British Blue achieved £1205
19 month British Blue achieved £1195
19 month Charollais achieved £1190
22 month Simmental x achieved £1185
23 month Aberdeen Angus achieved £1185
10 month Lim achieved £955
Overall average £966.83
Steers
Top price £1480 for a 20 month Lim from , RJ & ED Breese, Gogarth
20 month British Blue achieved £1430
20 month British Blue achieved £1380
15 month Lim achieved £1350
20 month Charolais achieved £1340
19 month Lim achieved £1295
19 month Simmental x achieved £1290
19 month Lim achieved £1285
8 month Lim achieved £1150
8 month Lim achieved £1075
10 month Aberdeen Angus achieved £935
Overall average £1085.58
OTMs
Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777
Excellent trade once again on the barrens, more required to meet the demand.
60 month Lim cow weighing 690kg achieved 186ppk
51 month British Blue cow weighing 660kg achieved 170ppk
70 month Lim cow weighing 460kg achieved 157ppk
70 month British Blue cow weighing 735kg achieved 150ppk
99 month Aberdeen Angus cow weighing 550kg achieved 106ppk
Overall average 155.5ppk
Ewe & Lamb Couples
Texel singles to £278 Doubles to £330
Mule singles to £132 Doubles to £245
Crossbred singles to £122
Lleyn singles to £148 Doubles to £205
Welsh singles to £144 Doubles to £178
Suffolk singles to £158 Doubles to £285
Speckled singles to £120 Doubles to £150
Produce
Cade lambs
37 Cade lambs to £27 Average £18.64
Store Lambs
Texel ewe lambs to £124
Texel ram lambs to £120
Lleyn ewe lambs to £120
Welsh ram lambs to £91
Welsh ewe lambs to £79
Crossbred ewe lambs to £76
Crossbred ram lambs to £75
Stirks
6 month British Blue heifers sold to £560
6 month Holstein Friesian bullocks sold to £420
10 month British Blue bullocks sold to £795
10 month Lim bullocks sold to £785
9 month Lim heifers sold to £700
9 month Saler bulls sold to £750
Calves
Top prices
British Blue from Jones, Gables sold to £405
Lim bull from Edmunds, Pool Park £400
Lim heifer £375
Hereford bull £365
Aberdeen Angus bull £265
Aberdeen Angus heifers £245.
Ruthin Farmers Auction
Prime Stock Report
Friday, April 9
784 Prime Hoggetts to £167, 379.6ppk
348 Ewes to £170
43 Store Pigs to £115
Prime Lambs
3173 Hoggs
821 ewes
341 cattle
43 store pigs
Finishing on a high today with a good Friday entry of 785 Prime Hoggs and a stronger trade towards the end of the week with an excellent SQQ of 312ppk.
A fantastic consignment of ewe lambs from D H Roberts, Penlan varying from
44-51kg averaging a well deserved £164.80 on 45 lambs. Topping at £167 for a pen of 44kg lambs.
48kg to £166
51kg to £165
Per kilo
44kg @379.6ppk, D H Roberts, Penlan
38kg@366ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
36kg@355.6ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
Light lambs today a flying trade with some 30kg Welsh lambs to £102.50
Super lights to 280ppk average 272.4ppk
Lights to 342.4ppk aveage 313.9ppk
Standards to 365.8ppk average 310ppk
Mediums to 379.6ppk average 308.8ppk
Heavies to 350ppk average 314.1ppk
Overweights to 271.7 average 257.2ppk
SQQ- 312ppk
Cull Ewes
Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702
A consistent trade met with an overall average of £91.31.
Bigger ewes once again in demand and tups leading up to the Ramadan next week.
Texel ewes to £167
Cheviot ewes to £137
Tal y Bont ewes to £114
Crossbred ewes to £140
Mule ewes to £138
Welsh ewes to £88
Beltex ewes to £170
Beulah ewes to £102
Charollais ewes to £152
Lleyn ewes to £125
Suffolk ewes to £151
Please contact Paul Roberts 07867977702
Store Pigs
Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777
Pigs in short supply today with 43 forward but certainly in better demand.
A pair of Welsh gilts @80kg selling for £115from J Mathews.
A Pietrain boar selling for £100
134kg Welsh boar to £95
Weaners a brisker trade with 5 week old Hybrid x Large White mixed
weaners selling to £33 from D Roberts,Gaerwen Isa.
Pietrain x Welsh to £32 from A Handley & Partners, Oak Farm
Saddleback boars to £29
Next pig sale Friday 7th May
Diolch yn fawr/ Thank you.
ANOTHER BUSY WEEK ON THE WAY NEXT WEEK IN ALL SECTIONS.TO PRE-REGISTER & ENTER PLEASE CONTACT
Sheep Section-
Ewe& Lamb Couples-Paul Roberts 07867977702
Cull ewes- Paul Roberts 07867977702
Store Lambs/Prime Lambs & Hoggetts- Elfor Morris 07867977705 and Rich Lloyd 07557230777.
Cattle Section-
Barren Cows-Rich Lloyd 07557230777
Store Cattle- Glyn Owens 07867977703 & Rich Lloyd 07557230777
Prime Cattle/Calves/Stirks-Dafydd Parry 07780924460
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