Mixed entry of meat and quality seen at Ruthin

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 1,503 prime lambs to £122 / 276.5ppk; 722 ewes to £124 and 111 store pigs to £132.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A very good entry with 1,494 prime lambs forward to an SQQ of 221ppk.

The usual mixed entry of meat and quality but all sold and competed for.

Top priced:

57kg at £122 by D E Owen, Golygfa’r Dyffryn.

52kg at £122 by D E Owen, Golygfa’r Dyffryn.

48kg at £122 by WE & EO Morris, 1 Maes Llan.

Top priced per kilo:

46.5kg at 276.5ppk by EL & CR & AL Williams, Ty Isa.

44.5kg at 267.5ppk by G & ML Roberts, Carreg y Fran.

40.5kg at 261.7ppk by D C Hancock, Smithy Farm.

Super Lights to 195.9ppk, av 177.4ppk; Light to 225.8ppk, 201.5ppk; Standards to  256.4ppk, av 201.5ppk; Mediums to 276.5ppk, av 225.8ppk; Heavies to 258.7ppk, av 225.5ppk; Overs to 214ppk, av 204.6ppk.

SQQ 220.5ppk; Overall average 221ppk.

To pre-enter or discuss the trade, don’t hesitate to contact the auction.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Top price ram went to MW Parry, Plassau at £124.

Top price ewe went to TC & O & EC Lloyd, Criccor, at £100 for Texel ewes.

Lleyn to £46; Welsh to £50; Crossbred to £87; Mule to £40; Easycare to £65; Hampshire to £44; Romney to £47; Cheviot to £50; Texel to £112; Beltex to £100; Tal y Bont to £50; Suffolk to £118; Aberfield to £50; Speckled to £60.

Store pigs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

Gilts selling to £132; Sows selling to £98; Boars selling to £98; Porkers selling to £108; Weaners selling from £12-£34.

READ MORE: Last week's prices at Ruthin

Ruthin store and breeding sale - October 6

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 101 heifers to £1425; 131 steers to £1710; 25 OTMs to £2082.50 / 242ppk; 78 calves to £380; 1852 store lambs to £91; 1286 breeding ewes to £152; 224 rams to 700gns; 1195 ewe lambs to £138 and 65 weanlings to £1025.

Store cattle (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A real mixture of cattle on the day but a brisk trade on all and topping at £1710 for a cracking steer from T & J Jones, Caergwrli.

A total of 101 heifers topped at £1425 for a 17 month Charolais from IT & HM Jones, Rhiwlas.

Some other prices:

15 month Char £1365; 17 month Lim £1285; 18 Blonde £900; 17 month Saler £1040; 17 month Her £1000; 14 month WB £500; 22 month BB £1140.

Overall average £973.54.

A tally of 131 steers forward topping at £1710 for a 21 month Lim from T & J Jones, Caergwrli.

Some other prices:

19 month Lim £1630; 16 month Lim £1585; 28 month BB £1495; 16 month Char £1410; 25 month BB £1360; 15 month Lim £1350; 17 month Sim £1040; 23 month AA £1220; 15 month BAX £890; 17 month Her £1150; 14 month BSH £910; 16 month Saler £1070; 19 month Stabilser £860; 19 month BF £870; 13 month AA £900.

Overall average £1079.88.

Another excellent show with good entries weekly now with something for everyone.

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

OTMs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Top price per kilo of 242ppk went to Plas Coch Farms for a 124 month Lim weighing 750kg.

Top price of £2082.50 went to MM & IG Jones, Llaethwryd for a 99 month Charolais bull weighing 1190kg.

112 month WB-725kg-206ppk; 87 month WB-760kg-204ppk; 88 month LIM-690kg-200ppk; 39 month WB-635kg-194ppk; 89 month LIM-660ppk-188ppk; 65 month BB-665kg-188ppk; 54 month BB-655kg-186ppk; 53 month Lim-765Kkg-184ppk; 112 month WB-675kg-180ppk; 72 month LIM-650kg-180ppk; 45 month BB-675kg-180ppk; 99 month CHAR-1190kg-175ppk; 133 month HER-780kg-174ppk; 126 month CHAR-960kg-159ppk; 101 month BF-670kg-155ppk.

Overall average £169.7 / 242ppk.

Weanlings (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Weanlings remain a good trade with those dairy types looking very well sold.

Top price went to Jones, Bryn Rhydd selling a BB bullock to £1025.

Others:

9 month BB bulls £770; 4 month Lim bulls £425; 7 month Lim bullocks £580; 6 month old Her heifers £500.

Calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

A lift in trade! Calf trade slightly more buoyant but small young heifers proving difficult.

Top price went to Owen, Geirn selling a BB heifer to £380 with Sim bulls from Peacock, Valley Farm selling to £350.

Others:

BB bull £355; Lim bull £270; Lim heifer £280; AA bull £275; BF bull £35; HF bull £70.

The winner of the Aberdeen Angus competition is R Kynaston, Clust y Blaidd, selling a heifer for £190 and purchased by G L Jones, Hafod yr Esgob.

Store ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

A total of 1,286 breeding ewes forward.

Top price of £152 went to TG & N Davies, Plas Captain for 2 tooth Texel ewes.

Texel 3 yr old to £95; Texel fm to £140; Crossbred 2t to £140; Crossbred fm to £62; Mule 2t to £130; Mule fm to £92; Welsh 2t to £78; Welsh fm to £60; Tal y Bont 2t to £75; Tal y Bont 3 yr old to £110; Tal y Bont fm to £80; Aberfield 2t to £100; Romney fm to £68; Beulah fm to £62; Dorset 2t to £140; Lleyn 2t to £80; Lleyn fm to £58; Speckled 2t to £46; Rouge to £62; Bluefaced to £145; Overall average £74.72.

Store lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

Close to 1800 store lambs forward to a sharper trade in general.

Short term lambs early £80 to £90 long term lambs from £58 to £65, lighter lambs from £22 to £42.

Top price went to Len Greenway, with Cheviot ewe lambs at £91.

Texel ram lambs to £90; Texel ewe lambs to £85; Cheviot ram lambs to £75; Cheviot ewe lambs to £91; Welsh ram lambs to £85; Crossbred ram lambs to £69; Crossbred ewe lambs to £50; Mule ram lambs to £74; Suffolk ram lambs to £86; Aberfield ram lambs to £58; Speckled ram lambs to £50; Badgerfaced ram lambs to £55.

Overall average £57.52.

Ewe lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A tally of 1,155 ewe lambs with trade topping a £138.

Tupping lambs from £95 to £125 with running lambs harder to place and hitting the early £80s, a select few.

Lighter ewe lambs from £42 to £70 and probably on par with the store trade.

Top price went to DG & MW Davies, Nant y Wrach, with Beltex ewe lambs at £138.

Texel to £128; Aberfield to £96; Crossbred to 136; Mules to £92; Bluefaced Leicester to £64; Beltex to £138; Zwarble to £84.

Rams (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Despite the numbers, rams sold well with power selling to a premium.

Top price went to A Wynne Davies, Bronallt, with a Texel 2t at 700gns.

Charollais 2t to 600gns; Charollais ram lamb to 350gns; Charollais 3 yr old to £340gns; Lleyn 2t to 200gns; Blue Texel 2t to 140; Texel 2t to 700gns; Dutch Spotted 2t to 200gns; Beltex 2t to 520gns; Blueface 2t to 520gns; Blueface fm to 220gns; Suffolk 2t to 250gns; Suffolk 3 yr old to 250gns; Berrichon 4t to 220gns; Beulah 2t to 120gns; Romney 2t to 200gns; Cheviot 2t to 250gns; Aberfield 6t to 290gns.

Ruthin primestock sale - October 4

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 2,516 prime lambs to £137 / 312.2ppk and 809 ewes to £93.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A total of 2,516 lambs forward on the day to an SQQ of 231ppk.

Very much on par with the previous week, with mediums at 235ppk, standards 225ppk, heavies 232ppk and overweights (55kg+) at 215ppk.

Fed lambs still the order of the day and attracting a premium from 270ppk to 300ppk!

Interestingly, same amount of lambs as last year to an exact same trade!

Top priced:

Lights (30.5kg) £74 by E Jones & Co, Clegir Ganol.

Standards (39kg) £108 by D E Evans, Ty Mawr.

Mediums (45kg) £137 by D E Evans, Ty Mawr.

Heavies (46kg) £131 by Mei Edwards, Penrallt.

Overs (65kg) £134 by G W Jones, Nant Erw Haidd.

Top priced per kilo:

Lights (30.5kg) 242.6ppk by E Jones & Co, Clegir Ganol.

Standards (34kg) 280.9ppk by RH & HW Roberts, Cae Du.

Mediums (41kg) 312.2ppk by D E Evans, Ty Mawr.

Heavies (46kg) 284.8ppk by Mei Edwards, Penrallt.

Overs (54kg) 240.7ppk by G W Jones, Nant Erw Haidd.

Lights to 242.6ppk, av 215.6ppk; Standards to 280.9ppk, av 225.5ppk;

Mediums to 312.2ppk, av 234.9ppk; Heavies to 284.8ppk, av 232ppk;

Overs to 240.7ppk, av 215.8ppk.

Overall average 232.2ppk; SQQ 233ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Top priced ram went to A Handley & Partners, Oak Tree Farm at £82 for crossbred rams.

Top priced ewe went to W Owen & Partners, Rhos Mawr at £93 for Lleyn ewes.

Lleyn to £93; Texel to £88; Crossbred to £82; Aberfield to £80; Beltex to £78; Welsh to £70; Cheviot to £70; Tal y Bont to £65; Mule to £65; Hampshire to £60; Halfbred to £60; Bluefaced Leicester to £56; Suffolk to £50; Beulah to £46.

Overall average £43.06.

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