EACH WEEK in the Denbighshire Free Press, we bring you the latest market reports from around the local area.
This week, we have two recent reports from Ruthin.
Ruthin Farmers Auction
Prime Stock Report
Tuesday, May 11
1232 Prime Lambs to £156- 389.5ppk
905 Prime Hoggetts to £148-335.7ppk
472 Ewes to £156
Prime Lambs
Top Price
43kg @£156, J A Jones, Fferam y Llan
43.5kg@£153, OL & SL Jones, Bron Parc
39.5kg@£150, TI & HM Jones, Rhiwlas Ucha
Top Price per kilo
38kg@389.5ppk, E & G Hughes, Bwchanan
36kg@386.1ppk, A Handley & Partners, Oaktree Farm
34.5kg@382.6ppk, OL & SL Jones, Bron Parc
Lights to 348.4ppk average 335.2ppk
Standard to 389.5ppk average 334.6ppk
Mediums to 379.8ppk average 318.4ppk
Heavies to 308.7ppk average 284.8ppk
Overweights to ppk average ppk
Overall average 327.9ppk
SQQ 329.1ppk
Prime Hoggetts
Top Price
48kg@£148, Clwyd Dowell, Ty Isa
50kg@£50, R L Wynne, Ty Newydd
47kg@£147, Clwyd Dowell, Ty Isa
Top Price per kilo
42kg@335.7ppk, Clwyd Dowell, Ty Isa
43.5kg@335.6ppk, A Jones & Sons, Nant Ucha
40.5kg@333.3ppk, A Jones & Sons, Nant Ucha
Super lights to 260ppk average 252.1ppk
Lights to 281.3ppk average 264ppk
Standard to 323.7ppk average 281.8ppk
Mediums to 335.7ppk average 309.9ppk
Heavies to 314ppk average 285.7ppk
Overweights to ppk average ppk
Overall average 292.4ppk
SQQ 297ppk
Cull Ewes
Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702
472 ewes & rams presented with once again a flying trade. The average today does not really
reflect the trade at £71.76 average.
A lot more Welsh & plain ewes in today. Best ewes selling to £156 for a pen of Hampshire ewes shown by Martin Sivill,Plas Coch.
Rams also in keen demand with more ewes and rams required Friday.
Texel to £152
Welsh to £69
Charollais to £138
Mules to £120
Beltex to £123
Suffolk to £128
Cheviot ewe to £84
Radnor Hill ewes to £88
Dorset to £120
Rams
Texel to £132
Welsh to £122
Cheviots to £137
Ruthin Farmers Auction
Store & Breeding Sale Report
Thursday, May 13
92 Heifers to £1520
36 Steers to £1530
93 Calves to £495
49 Stirks to £900
24 OTMs to £1644.30, 199ppk 499 Ewes & Lambs to £305
Store Cattle
Heifers
Top price of £1520 for a 26 month British Blue from MacCarter Farms,Court Farm
23 month Lim achieved £1280
20 month Lim achieved £1275
23 month Lim achieved £1270
20 month Charolais achieved £1270
23 month Lim achieved £1245
21 month Charolais achieved £1210
23 month Lim achieved £1180
23 month British Blue achieved £1140
18 month Aberden Angus achieved £1105
12 month Lim achieved £1085
17 month Lim achieved £1065
24 month Blonde Aquetine achieved £1060
9 month Lim achieved £990
10 month Lim achieved £945
13 month Hereford x achieved £910
10 month Charolais achieved £920
Overall average £928.59
Steers
Top price £1530 for a 24 month Lim from MacCarter Farms, Court Farm
24 month Lim achieved £1260
21 month Lim achieved £1250
2 2 month Blonde Aquetine achieved £1200
16 month Lim achieved £1175
11 month Lim achieved £1170
10 month Charolais achieved £1120
18 month Blonde Aquetine achieved £1100
11 month Charolais achieved £1080
15 month Lim achieved £1040
24 month Lim achieved £975
10 month Lim achieved £950
12 month Lim achieved £900
7 month Lim achieved £870
6 month Lim achieved £730
Overall average £964.03
OTM's
36 month Lim cow weighing 560kg achieved 199ppk
43 month Lim cow weighing 565kg achieved 194ppk
35 month Lim cow weighing 635kg achieved 191ppk
152 month Charolais cow weighing 870kg achieved 189ppk
36 month Lim cow weighing 565kg achieved 181ppk
59 month Welsh Black cow weighing 760kg achieved 179ppk
113 month Simmental cow weighing 810kg achieved 179ppk
72 month Simmental cow weighing 860kg achieved 177ppk
68 month Lim cow weighing 500kg achieved 168ppk
78 month Britsih Blue cow weighing 675kg achieved 167ppk
71 month Lim cow weighing 695kg achieved 166ppk
70 month Hereford cow weighing 835kg achieved 163ppk
87 month British Blue cow weighing 710kg achieved 151ppk
133 month Welsh Black weighing 710kg achieved 151ppk
157 month Lim cow weighing 560kg achieved 148ppk
72 month Aberdeen Angus cow weighing 620kg achieved 147ppk.
Overall average 157.2ppk
Ewe & Lamb Couples
499 Couples forward(1128 head) with a 100% clearance once again.
Plenty of buyers in attendance, many going home empty due to the buoyant trade on all sorts.
Top price doubles to £305 for a pen of Texel x ewes with Beltex lambs shown by Mr P
Goulding, Penley.
Top price singles of £280 went to I P Jones, Maestyddyn for a pen of Texel x Hoggetts with Charmoise x lambs at foot.
Hoggetts with lambs
Texel to £280
Beltex to £275
Mule to £240
Crossbred to £238
Suffolk to £230
Lleyn to £198
Ewes & Lambs
Mules singles to £200 Doubles to £248
Crossbred singles to £210 Doubles to £238
Texel singles to £220 Doubles to £305
Welsh singles to £130 Doubles to £140
Cheviot singles to £128
Charollais singles to £ Doubles to £200
8 months British Blue Bullock £555
8 month British Blue Heifer £535
11 month British Blue Heifer £710
12 month Lim Heifer £765
11 month Aberdeen Angus Bullock £730
10 month Lim Heifer £835
8 month Lim Bullock £900
11 month Aberdeen Angus Heifer £680
12 month British Friesian Bullock £405
Calves
Lim male calf £360
British Blue male calf £420
British Blue heifer calf £360
Aberdeen Angus male calf £360
Aberdeen Angus female calf £290
British Frisian male calf £145
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