Ruthin primestock sale - September 30

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 1268 prime lambs to £132 / 271.4ppk and 500 ewes to £105.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A total of 1,253 lambs forward on the day.

The trade was steady with not much change on the week.

Vendors with well fleshed lambs continue to be well rewarded, but the day's show was lacking slightly in that respect.

A mixed show but still plenty of competitive bidding and a very respectful SQQ of 220ppk on the day.

Top priced:

55kg at £132 by MH & EH Owens, Glantre.

52kg at £130 by MH & EH Owens, Glantre.

52kg at £116 by A & RL Williams, Pentre.

Top priced per kilo:

42kg at 271.4ppk by MH & EH Owens, Glantre.

43kg at 255.8ppk by MH & EH Owens, Glantre.

52kg at 250ppk by MH & EH Owens, Glantre.

Lights to 218.5ppk, av 188.7ppk; Standards to 247.4ppk, av 219.1ppk; Mediums to 271.4ppk, av 224.4ppk; Heavies to 250ppk, av 224.1ppk; Overs to 240ppk, av 218.1ppk.

SQQ 220ppk; Overall average 220.2ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Top priced ram went to Sion Jones, Cefn Eithin, for a Texel at £90.

Top priced ewe went to W Coulter, Rosslyn, for a Texel at £105.
Texel to £105; Lleyn to £93; Mules to £90; Romney to £88; Tal y Bont to £86; Suffolk to £70; Crossbred to £65; Cheviot to £62; Speckled to £52; Welsh to £50.

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Ruthin store and breeding sale - September 29

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 114 heifers to £1490; 116 steers to £1500; 27 OTMs to £1574.40 / 238ppk; 110 calves to £440; 82 stirks to £815; 47 dairy cattle to £1900; 1915 store lambs to £95; 2,202 breeding ewes to £260; 151 rams to 1140gns; 953 ewe lambs to £143 and seven cows & calves to £1460.

Store cattle (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A big entry again on the day with 347 cattle forward.

A cracking entry of cattle and cracking trade to go with it.

A total of 114 heifers topped at £1490 for a 17 month Charolais from W J Evans, Olwen.

Some other prices:

18 month Lim £1420; 17 month Char £1310; 23 month Lim £1280; 16 month Lim £1180; 17 month AA £1030; 17 month Her £1030.

Overall average £991.13.

A tally of 116 steers forward topped at £1500 for a 27 month Lim from JE & WI Owen, Nant Wrach Fawr.

Some other prices:

22 month Her £1440; 17 month Char £1425; 24 month BB £1360; 18 month Sim £1330; 15 month Lim £1310; 24 month AA £1260; 15 month Char £1195.

Overall average £1123.19.

Plenty more cattle this week.

If you want to discuss the trade or have cattle to sell, get in touch with the auction to let them know what you have to enter.

OTMs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Top price per kilo of 238ppk went to Hughes & Co, Ystrad Fawr for a 39 month Lim at 565kg.

Top price of £1574.40 went to J Hughes, Llety Wyn for a 77 month WB (820kg).

77 month WB-820kg-192ppk; 53 month LIM-590kg-190ppk; 40 month SIM-615-180ppk; 36 month LIM-445kg-170ppk; 132 month LIM-585kg-170ppk; 159 month WB-760kg-168ppk; 77 month STA-620kg-168ppk; 175 month SIM-690kg-168ppk; 50 month LUI-640kg-168ppk; 77 month WB-745kg-162ppk; 102 month WB-715kg-160ppk; 139 month HER-700kg-160ppk; 76 month WB-980kg-158ppk; 143 month LIM-665kg-150ppk; 140 month LIM-565kg-150ppk.

Overall average £1065.71 / 160ppk.

Calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Despite the easier trade seen in previous weeks as other outlets, calves met a firm trade at Ruthin.

Top price went to Thomas, Bryn Farm selling a Lim heifer to £440.

Others:

BB bull £390; Flek bull £135; BB heifer £290; Lim heifer £250; Mont bull £115; BF bull £85.

Weanlings (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

A good entry with a lift in trade, with buyers having more confidence in the job.

All types were in keen demand.

Top price went to Evans, Olwen selling a 13 month old BB heifer to £895.

Others:

6 month Lim heifer to £790; 9 month BB bullocks to £695; 6 month Lim bulls to £720; 14 month Baz to £730; 4 month Lim bull to £445.

Cows & calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Charolais 1st calvers with Lim calves at foot selling to £460 and £1340.

In calf heifers:

Pedigree Welsh Black heifers from D Norman, Soughton Farm in calf to pedigree Welsh Black bull, 2 month PD in calf sold to £1110, £1020 and £1000.

Dairy cattle (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Another successful monthly sale with very good buying support from near and far. Thank you to both vendors and purchasers for your continued support.
24-month freshly calved heifer from Roberts, Ty’n y Celyn sold to £1900
2nd calved HF £1640; 3rd calved HF £1640.

In calf HF heifers from Lisk Bros, Hafodol Ucha in calf to AA due to calve November onwards sold to £1560, £1170 and £1450.

Holstein Friesian bulling heifers sold to £800x2.

In calf crossbred heifers in calf to crossbred bull, due to calve March onwards sold to £680.

The next monthly sale will be on October 27. Entries are now invited.

Store ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

A tally of 2207 breeding ewes forward.

Top price of £260 went to A Oare, Pant y Groes with Texel 2 tooth ewes at £260.

Tal y Bont 2t £88; Tal y Bont 5/6 yr old £70; Texel 2t £260; Texel 4t £135; Welsh 2t £64; Lleyn 2t £102; Cheviot 2t £135; Suffolk 2t £150; Mule 2t £150; Beulah 2t £122; Beulah 4t £110; Aberfield 2t £138; Aberfield 4t £148; Crossbred 2t £145; Speckled 2t £110.

Overall average £83.84.

Store lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A tally of 1915 store lambs to a stronger trade, in general, strongest Texel x ram lambs between £82 and £90 with strongest ewe lambs from £72 to £89.

Longer keep lambs up a shade with more local buyers having a go at them.

Top price went to C P Goulding, The Yews with Texel ram lambs to £95.

Texel ewe lambs to £91; Charollais ram lambs to £93; Charollais ewe lambs to £89; Crossbred ram lambs to £73.50; Crossbred ewe lambs to £52; Suffolk ewe lambs to £84; Suffolk ram lambs to £74; Mule ewe lambs to £73; Mule ram lambs to £66; Welsh ram lambs to £61; Speckled ram lambs to £50; Lleyn ram lambs to £45; Lleyn ewe lambs to £45.

Overall average £58.17.

Ewe lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

There were 953 ewe lambs forward with stronger demand for tupping ewe lambs than in previous weeks.

Strongest consignments of Texel x anywhere from £120 to £135.

Fleshy running types just a steady trade from £75 to £95 with the lighter types from £55 to £65.

Annual consignments from Morris, Penrhewl and Bryn Kenrick amongst others booked for this week.

Top price went to I H Morris & Son, Penrhewl at £143 for Texel ewe lambs.

Texel to £143; Mules to £120; Crossbred to £98; Cheviot to £94; Beulah to £76; Speckled to £50.

Overall average £95.38.

Rams (auctioneer-Dafydd Pary):

Despite the big entry, the trade held firm from start to finish with quality rams still in great demand.

Top price went to Owen, Foel Gadeiriau selling a Texel 2tooth to £1140.
Lleyn 2t 380gns; Dutch 2 t 280gns; Dutch ram lamb 170gns; Beltex 2t 320gns; Beltex ram lamb 170gns; Charollais 2t 420gns; Charollais 4t 400gns; Texel 2t 1140gns; Blue Texel 2t 280gns; Suffolk 2t 517gns; Suffolk ram lamb 400gns; Cheviot 2t 280gns; Bluefaced Leicester 2t 360gns; Bluefaced Leicester 6t 400gns.

Ruthin primestock sale - September 27

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 1,796 prime lambs to £131 / 297.4ppk and 890 ewes to £170.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

Very nearly 1,800 lambs forward on the day with weather conditions surely playing a part during the morning.

Overall average of 234ppk with medium weight lambs at 241ppk and feeding vendors well rewarded.

Heavy lambs selling well to average 238ppk, lighter lambs especially under 30kg harder to place at 178ppk.

Top priced:

Lights (31kg) £66 by E Noble, Coed Mawr.

Standards (39kg) £116 by JA Ratcliffe, Kelsterton Farm.

Mediums (45.5kg) £123 by I E Roberts & Son, Maesdyfnant.

Heavies (51kg) £127 by A Jones & Son, Nant Ucha.

Overs (65kg) £131 by Gareth E Jones, Cae Coed.

Top priced per kilo:

Lights (31kg) 212.9ppk by E Noble, Coed Mawr.

Standards (39kg) 297.4ppk by JA Ratcliffe, Kelsterton Farm.

Mediums (40kg) 285ppk by Ty Isa, Llanfair DC.

Heavies (46.5kg) 262.4ppk by T H Vaughan & Sons, Maesmochnant.

Overs (52.5kg) 240ppk by Ty Isa, Llanfair DC.

Lights to 212.9ppk, av 176.9ppk; Standards to 297.4ppk, av 229.9ppk; Mediums to 285ppk, av 240.9ppk; Heavies to 262.4ppk, av 237.8ppk; Overs to 240ppk, av 223.6ppk.

Overall average 234.7ppk; SQQ 234.1ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Top priced ram went R G Owen & Co, Foel Gadeiriau, with a Texel ram to £170.

Top priced ewe went to Gareth E Jones, Cae Coed, with Texel ewes to £138.
Cheviot to £138; Beltex to £123; Crossbred to £112; Hampshire ram to £110; Mules to £87; Beulah to £85; Easycare to £80; Tal y Bont to £70; Halfbred to £57; Suffolk to £57; Welsh to £55; Aberfield to £50.

Overall average £42.41.

Please keep numbers coming to satisfy the strong demand every Tuesday and Friday.