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𝗗𝗢𝗟𝗚𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧
19/07/2021
432 Prime Lambs🐑
𝗦𝗤𝗤 – 𝟮𝟮𝟵.𝟰𝟮𝗽𝗽𝗸
Superlights (24) sold to 234ppk from HS Thomas, Tyddyn Dderwen or £58.50 from the same vendor
Average – 229.00ppk
Lights (257) sold to 246ppk from RT & J Edwards, Llechwedd Ystrad or £77 from the same vendor
Average – 227.89ppk
Standards (148) sold to 247ppk from Llinos Edwards, Hen Ysgubor or £92 from Cwmni Hendre Eirian
Average – 231.83ppk
Mediums (3) sold to 225ppk from RD, AJ & RE Roberts, Esgairgawr or £95 from EE Williams & Co, Ystumgwern
Average – 221.77ppk
𝗠𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐘𝐍𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐇
𝟐𝟏/𝟎𝟕/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐒 (𝟒𝟑𝟓) 🐑
𝗦𝗤𝗤 – 246.02𝗽𝗽𝗸
Lights (10) sold to 236ppk from E E Williams & Co, Ystumgwern or £59.00 from same vendor
Average – 216.14ppk
Standards (198) sold to 252ppk from G A Davies, Felin, Llanwrin or £79.00 from I Evans & Son, Hendreseifion
Average – 238.39ppk
Mediums (177) sold to 262ppk from D G Jones, Tynrhos, Cemmaes Road or £101.00 from same vendor
Average – 249.71ppk
Heavies (50) sold to 263ppk from J G Pughe, Morben Mawr, Derwen Las or £113.50 from E Jones, Lluest Wen, Commins Coch
Average – 256.34ppk
CULL EWES (63)
Cull Ewes (63) sold to £97.00 from I Evans & Son, Hendreseifion
Average - £53.33
𝗕𝗔𝗟A
22/07/2021
334 Prime Lambs
𝗦𝗤𝗤 – 𝟮𝟱𝟴.𝟲𝗽𝗽𝗸
Lights (224) sold to 280ppk from EV Roberts, Fron Isa or £86.40 from J Roberts, Coed y Foel Uchaf
Average – 256.38ppk
Standards (110) sold to 274ppk from AG & EL Jones, Aeddren or £101 from J Roberts, Coed y Foel Uchaf
Average – 262.36ppk
RUTHIN
22/07/21
38 Heifers to £1,165
9 Steers to £1,075
51 Calves to £480
29 Stirks to £695
5 OTMs to £1,312.40p - 196ppk
10 Cows & Calves to £1,420
3 Bulls to 2,450gns
83 Store Lambs to £84.50
358 Store Ewes to £168
Store Cattle
Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557 230777
Excellent trade here again today at Ruthin with an entry of 53 Store Cattle in very keen demand.
38 Heifers forward with an overall average of £1,011.46p
Good show of Heifers mainly BBx and selling to £1,165 from E Pritchard & Son,
Pant yr Onnen for 5x 18month old Heifers
Other Blue Heifers sold to £1,145 from I L Roberts, Parc
9 Steers forward with an overall average of £1,003.89p
Steers sold to £1,075 from J P Williams, Bron Eyarth followed closely by £1,060 for a
20 month old Welsh Blach from D G Williams, Henblas
A larger entry expected next week
Please contact Rich Lloyd on 7557230777 to pre notify your entries
OTMs
Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557 230777
Just the 5 Barren Cows forward selling to £1,312.40 or 1.933ppk
Overall average 190ppk
Demand plenty full! - More required weekly please!
Calves
Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780 924460
Increased entry on the week with a few calves being young Dairy types. Calves continues to meet excellent demand.
Top prices
Char Bulls £480
Lim Bulls to £350
Lim Heifers to £340
AA Bulls to £250
AA Heifers to £225
Stabilizer Bulls to £190
BB Bulls to £315
Baz Heifers to £185
HF Bulls to 120
More required next week please.
Weanlings
Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780 924460
Plenty of men for Weanlings. Younger types looking very well sold particularly Dairy types.
5months Lim bullocks to £575
5months BB bull to £585
4months Lim hfrs to £480
3months Hereford bullocks to £410
3months Hereford heifers to £430
6months Lim bullocks to £695
5months Lim bulls to £545
Bulls
Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460
Ruthin is the place for Bulls!! 100% clearance once again
4½ year old Lim from Roberts, Garnedd Fawr sold to 2,450gns
5year old Lim from Price, Fron Heulog sold to 1,780gns
8yr old Lim from E Jones, Cae Corniog sold to 1,700gns
Cows & Calves
Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460
Dairy types on offer which met a real firm trade with men still wanting Cows & Calves
Hereford Heifer 1st calver with a Hereford heifer calf at foot sold to £1,420
Hereford Heifer 1st calver with a Hereford bull calf at foot sold to £1,310
Aged Cows
British Blue cow with a Hereford bull calf at foot sold to £1,160 with another to £1,100
In Calvers
61month old in calver to a Lim bull sold to £1,050 with a 32month old in claver to a Lim bull sold to £1,100
Next Breeding Cattle Section - 5th August
Call Dafydd Parry on 07780 924460
Store Lambs
Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705
An smaller entry of 83 store lambs due to the weather with a top price of £84.50 for a pen of Texel ram lambs from RG & AE Hughes, Bron Erw and closely followed by £80 from the same Vendor
More store lambs now needed weekly to meet demand.
Top prices
Beltex ewe lambs to £71 - JE,GE&D Hughes, Bryn Celynog
Texel ewe lambs to £69 - JE,GE&D Hughes, Bryn Celynog
Welsh ram lambs to £53 - B & H Jones, Fferm Ty Isaf
Lleyn ram lambs to £70 - A Parry, Spite Inn
Overall average £74.22
Breeding Ewes
358 Breeding Ewes forward with a to price of £168 for a pen of Suffolk x Mule Ewes from J E Jones a’i fab, Cilgoed
Chev x Mules (3yrs) to £166
Texel x (full mouth) to £155
Welsh Mules (full mouth) to £158
Welsh Mules (full mouth) to £158
Texel Yearlings to £165
X/Bred to £158
Lleyn x Aberfield to £168
Talybont Welsh to £138
RUTHIN
23/07/21
1,085 Prime Lambs to £128- 288.9ppk
241 Ewes to £170
Prime Lambs
2,664 Prime lambs sold this week with a good Friday entry again today of 1,085 lambs SQQ today 265.3ppk!
Excellent trade with all classes of lambs in very keen demand.
Some of today’s top prices.
Top price
46.5kg @ £128 - T Edwards, Brithdir
48kg @ £128 - T Edwards, Brithdir
44kg @ £125 - D & S Read, Ty Coch
Top price per kilo
36kg @ 288.9ppk - H L Griffiths & Son, Ty Isaf
38kg @ 286.8ppk - H L Griffiths & Son, Ty Isaf
37kg @ 286.5ppk - Hughes & Co, Ystrad
Lights to 273.5ppk - average 259.7ppk
Standards to 288.9ppk - average 265.6ppk
Mediums to 284.1ppk - average 262.3ppk
Heavies to 275.3ppk- average 254.2ppk
Ovewrweight to 234ppk- average 226.4ppk
And well worth a mention would be a cracking consignment of 172 lambs from Penbedw Farms averaging 36kg @ 270ppk
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