Ruthin primestock sale - November 23

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 2,381 prime lambs to £153 / 328.6ppk and 463 ewes to £156.

Prime lambs (auctioneer - Elfor Morris).

A total of 2,377 lambs forward with trade stronger on the week again.

The overall average was 273ppk, with an SQQ of 275ppk.

A tremendous show of 1,161 medium weight (43kg) lambs achieved a blistering 278ppk or £119.90 per head, followed closely by the standard and heavies in the early 270ppk range.

More of those heavy lambs breaking the £140-plus mark with plenty of the top end over £3 per kilo.

Averages and top priced per kilo:

Super lights: Average 174.5ppk, top 174.5ppk (23.5kg) by J D Hughes, Hendwr.

Lights: Average 242.6ppk, top 268.8ppk (32kg) by R & C Beeson, Coed Isa Farm.

Standard: Average 270.6ppk, top 309.3ppk (37.5kg) by HJ & FJ Williams, Maes Gadfa.

Mediums: Average 277.9ppk, top 328.6ppk (42kg) by WM & SM Jones,Ty Mawr.

Heavies: Average 272.9ppk, top 315.2ppk (46kg) by H L Griffiths, Ty Isa.

Overweights: Average 259ppk, top 273.6ppk (53kg) by N L Parry & Son, Llainwen Ucha.

Super lights, £41 by J D Hughes, Hendwr; Lights, £86 by M Cordiner, Tafarn y Gelyn; Standards, £118 by J R Jones, 2 Maes Clwyd; Mediums, £146 by J D Pierce, Bryn Deunydd; Heavies, £148 by TC & O & EC Lloyd, Criccor; Overweights, £153 by TC & O & EC Lloyd, Criccor; Overall average 273.9ppk; SQQ 275.4ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer - Paul Roberts):

Texel rams £156; Texel ewes £155; Welsh ewes £81; Lleyn rams to £83; Dorset ewes to £100; Crossbred ewes to £117; Mule ewes to £120; Beulah ewes to £70; Romney ewes to £80; Cheviot ewes to £101; Scotch ewes to £85; Suffolk ewes to £125; Overall average £71.26.

St Asaph livestock market - November 20

STORE lambs (750):

SS/Lights ave 182.15ppk, to 206.00ppk, to £40.00/hd; S/Lights ave 205.03ppk, to 263.00ppk, to £60.50/hd; Light ave 240.39ppk, to 277.00ppk, to £85.00/hd; Standard ave 241.91ppk, to 317.00ppk, to £104.50/hd; Medium ave 231.10ppk, to 238.00ppk, to £100.00/hd; Heavy ave 252.00ppk, to £126.00/hd.

Old ewes and rams (17):

Ewes to £77.00/hd, ave £66.75/hd; Rams to £64.00/hd.

Breeding ewes (5):

Cheviot yearlings to £64/head.

Ruthin primestock sale - November 19

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 1,005 prime lambs to £145 / 304.9ppk and 288 ewes to £170.

Prime lambs (auctioneer - Rich Lloyd):

Another good entry of 1,005 prime lambs forward.

An excellent trade held firm with an SQQ of 259.5ppk.

Average weight of 36.6kg and £97 average.

Top priced:

60kg at £145 by R V Jones, Pentre Farm.

56kg at £136 by R V Jones, Pentre Farm.

49kg at £136 by G Williams,Hafod Cefn Plas Onn.

Top priced per kilo:

41kg at 305ppk by R & E Williams & Son, Hendre, Betws GG.

44kg at 302.3ppk by A & A Williams, Caenog.

39kg at 297.4ppk by R & E Williams & Son, Hendre, Betws GG.

Lights to 275ppk, av 243.6ppk; Standards to 297ppk, av 256.7ppk; Mediums to 305ppk, av 274.2ppk; Heavies to 277.6ppk, av 268.6ppk; Overweights to 242.9ppk, av 240.9ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

Plenty of interest in the cull ewes department with meatier ewes remaining the order of the day.

Well bred grazing ewes were also a firm trade.

Texel rams to £170; Texel to £118; Blue faced Leicester to £106; Cheviot to £98; Mule to £116; Suffolk to £122; Welsh rams to £98; Overall average £60.80.

A stray Welsh ram donated by G & D Jones, Maen Gwyn, sold to £60 and was purchased by Ieuan Evans.

St Asaph livestock market - November 18

A TOTAL of 3,757 prime lambs, cull ewes and prime cattle were forward.

Prime lambs sold to £154/head and to 360p/kg.

Meanwhile, 34 pens of prime lambs sold 300p/kg+, with 46 pens of prime lambs selling £140/head+.

Cull ewes sold to £170/head and prime cattle sold to 305p/kg.

New season lambs (2,942):

SQQ 270.9p/kg; Overall 269.51p/kg.

Lights (118) sold to 290p/kg from I C & J A Jones, Ysgeibion or £90/head from the same vendors. Average - 230.45p/kg.

Standards (619) sold to 360p/kg from Emyr Jones, Graig Goch or £135/head from the same vendor. Average - 266.64p/kg.

Mediums (1425) sold to 349p/kg from Emyr Jones, Graig Goch or £150/head from the same vendor. Average - 274.86p/kg.

Heavies (632) sold to 322p/kg from O T & H C Williams a’u Cwmni, Hendre Blaenau or £154/head from the same vendors. Average - 268.45p/kg.

Overweights (131) sold to 283p/kg from E Davies, Groes Fawr or £150/head from the same vendor. Average - 256.95p/kg.

Top-five priced per kilo: 37.5kg / £135 (360p/kg) by Emyr Jones, Graig Goch; 43kg / £150 (349p/kg) by Emyr Jones, Graig Goch; 34.5kg / £119 (345p/kg) by H & E Vaughan a’u Cwmni, Hafod y Gôg; 41kg / £140 (341p/kg) by Emyr Jones, Graig Goch; 39kg / £130 (333p/kg) by Emyr Jones, Graig Goch.

Light ave 230.45ppk, to 290.00ppk, to £90.00/hd; Standard ave 266.64ppk, to 360.00ppk, to £135.00/hd; Medium ave 274.86ppk, to 349.00ppk, to £150.00/hd; Heavy ave 268.45ppk, to 322.00ppk, to £154.00/hd; Overweight ave 256.95ppk, to 283.00ppk, to £150.00/hd.

Cull ewes and rams (791):

Top priced (ewes): £170/head from Emyr Jones, Graig Goch. Average - £58.47/head.

Top priced (rams) - £163/head from DM Jones, Meadowbrook Farm. Average - £71.42/head.

Texel X ewes to £170/head; Texel ewes to £165/head; Texel rams to £165/head; Suffolk x mule ewes to £120/head; Mule ewes to £110/head; Welsh ewes to £75/head; Dolgellau-type Welsh ewes to £55/head.

Ewes to £170.00, ave £58.47; Rams to £163.00, ave £71.42.

Prime cattle (55):

Twelve cattle sold 270p/kg+, with seven cattle selling £1750/head+ and 14 cattle sold £1700/head+.

Top price per kilo was achieved by H Tudor, Tynberllan, Llanilar who sold a 580kg Limousin x heifer at 305p/kg for £1769/head.

Top price in the lump was achieved by A Williams, Ysgellog who sold a 700kg Charolais X steer at 263p/kg for £1841/head.

Top prices:

Heifers:

305p/kg / £1769 by H Tudor, Tynberllan; 302p/kg / £1661 by G W & S E Jones, Cae Goronwy; 295p/kg / £1740.50 by J Roberts, Coed y Foel; 289p/kg / £1618.40 by G R & E W Davies, Nanthir; 283p/kg / £1499.90 by G D Owen, Plas yn Blaenau.

Steers:

276p/kg / £1656 by H B & M E Jones, Penporchell Uchaf; 268p/kg / £1715.20 by A Williams, Ysgellog; 265p/kg / £1762.25 by A Williams, Ysgellog; 265p/kg / £1603.25 by H B & M E Jones, Penporchell Uchaf; 263p/kg / £1841 by A Williams, Ysgellog.

Bulls:

260p/kg / £1690 by D H Roberts & Co, Penlan; 260p/kg / £1612 by D H Roberts & Co, Penlan; 254p/kg / £1676.40 by H Tudor, Tynberllan.

Averages: Heifers (34) 254.05p/kg; Steers (14) 248.55p/kg; Bulls (4) 254.72p/kg; OTM heifers (3) 228.53p/kg; Overall 251.18p/kg.

Heifers (34): Heavy ave 254.05ppk, to 305.00ppk, to £1769.00/hd.

Steers (14): Med ave 246.00ppk, to £1353.00/hd; Heavy ave 248.71ppk, to 276.00ppk, to £1841.00/hd.

Bulls (4): Heavy ave 254.72ppk, to 260.00ppk, to £1690.00/hd.

Ruthin store and breeding stock sale - November 18

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 69 heifers to £1,300; 53 steers to £1,380; 49 calves to £370; 41 stirks to £910; 12 OTMs to £1,218.75 / 195ppk; 1,735 store lambs to £125 and nine cows and calves to £1,450.

Store cattle (auctioneer - Rich Lloyd):

Numbers continue to come in well in November with a show of 123 store cattle forward.

Trade was very similar on the week, with quality a premium, and warm cattle also created more competition.

A total of 53 steers forward averaged £1109.58.

Top price went to C M Owen, Rhos Isa achieving £1,380 for a 25 month Lim.

23 month Lim for £1340 by EW & NA Davies, Cynlas.

21 month £1305 by J H Roberts, Cae Coch.

Other prices: 8 month Lim £1280 by RK & LL Lloyd, Dugoed; 9 month Lim £1260 by RK & Ll Lloyd, Dugoed; 20 month BB £1280 by J H Roberts, Cae Coch.

A total of 69 heifers forward averaged £956.03.

Top price of £1,300 went to G Roberts, Tai Teg Mawr for a 28 month Lim.

22 month Lim £1300 by G & E Price, Fron Heulog; 21 month Char £1200 by G & E Price, Fron Heulog; 22 month BB £1200 by J H Roberts, Cae Coch.

Other prices: 19 month Charolais £1150; 17 month Saler £1030; 9 month AA £740; 9 month Hereford £800.

Another good show of cattle was greeted with a ringside full of buyers and once again a buoyant trade.

OTMs (auctioneer - Rich Lloyd):

44 month Lim weighing 625kg made 195ppk; 90 month Lim weighing 590kg made 160ppk; 162 month Lim weighing 610kg made 126ppk; 160 month Lim weighing 645kg made 118ppk; 184 month Lim weighing 550kg made 113ppk; 152 month Lim weighing 565kg made 108ppk; 155 month BF weighing 570kg made 95ppk; 163 month WB weighing 580kg made 92ppk; 117 month HF weighing 625kg made 91ppk; 49 month HF weighing 580kg made 84ppk; 113 month HF weighing 670kg made 77ppk; 106 month HF weighing 640kg made 69ppk.

Cows and calves (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

The fortnightly breeding cattle sale attracted plenty of interest.

Nine cows and calves were forward with the majority being aged cows.

Aged cows:

BB cows with Charolais calves at foot sold to £1,450, with others to £1,120 and £1,070.

First calver BB with a Lim calf at foot sold to £1,400 twice.

The next breeding sale on December 2 with entries now invited.

Calves (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

A strong demand on the top end calves, especially on the bulls.

More selective purchasing for those younger types.

Top price went to P & L Jones, Gables selling a Lim heifer to £370.

Other prices: Lim bulls to £330; Sim bull to £290; AA bull to £240; BB heifer to £250; Flek bull to £135.

Weanlings (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

Weanlings looked very dear, with plenty of buyers about for all types.

Once again, those older cattle were hitting a premium.

Top price went to J S Davies, Derwen Deg selling a 7 month Lim bull to £910 and 6 month old bulls to £810.

Other prices: 15 month old Lim bullocks to £665; 8 month old BB bullocks to £580 with heifers to £530; 10 month old BB bullocks to £835; 10 month old HF bullock to £560; 5 month old Lim bullock to £480; 5 month old Saler bullock to £755.

Store lambs (auctioneer - Elfor Morris):

Another good entry of 1,736 store lambs and probably getting dearer week-on-week.

Heavier short-keep lambs either side of £105, with framie, leaner lambs looking well sold from £85-£100.

Longer keep lambs from £65-£80.

Welsh from £35 to £68, with 584 forward to an average of £46 per head.

Texel ewe lambs £125; Texel ram lambs to £119; Charollais ram lambs to £96; Cheviot ram lambs to £79; Cheviot ewe lambs to £63; Welsh ram lambs to £68; Welsh ewe lambs to £55; Scotch to £82; Crossbred ewe lambs to £98; Crossbred ram lambs to £89; Speckled ram lambs to £62; Beulah ram lambs to £95; Mule ewe lambs to £98; Mule ram lambs to £91.50; Dutch ram lambs to £66; Lleyn ram lambs to £107; Lleyn ewe lambs to £86; Suffolk ewe lambs to £118; Romney to £48; Aberfield ram lambs to £94; Badgerfaced ram lambs to £55.