Ruthin primestock sale - December 16

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 2,127 prime lambs to £140 / 297.4ppk and 183 cull ewes to £116.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Richard Lloyd):

A tally of 2,127 lambs forward and a total of 4,813 prime lambs for the week.

The day saw a very pleasing trade and average of 241.1ppk.

Medium lambs section topped the sale with 477 lambs averaging 250.0ppk.

All weight categories saw an increase on the week, with all types in demand.

Top priced:

Lights (32kg) £83 by R G & G M Williams, Disgarth Ucha.

Standards (39kg) £116 by D E Evans, Ty Mawr.

Mediums (45kg) £121 by J G Rich & Son, Erw Goed.

Heavies (49kg) £140 by Evans, Ty Cerrig, Rhydymain.

Overs (65g) £130 by MacCarter Farm, Tyn Twll.

Top priced per kilo:

Lights (32kg) 259.4ppk by R G & G M Williams, Disgarth Ucha.

Standards (39kg) 297.4ppk by D E Evans, Ty Mawr.

Mediums (41kg) 292.7ppk by J G Rich & Son, Erw Goed.

Heavies (49kg) 285.7ppk by Evans, Ty Cerrig, Rhydymain.

Overs (53kg) 235.9ppk by MacCarter Farm, Tyn Twll.

Lights to 259.4ppk, av 233.1ppk; Standards to 297.4ppk, av 239.1ppk; Mediums to 292.7ppk, av 250.0ppk; Heavies to 285.7ppk, av 237.3ppk; Overs to 235.8ppk, av 222.6ppk.

Overall average 239.8ppk; SQQ 241.1ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Top priced ewes went to R E & C Tomlinson for Aberfield ewes selling for £116.

Top priced ram went to Beulah ram from R Kynaston & Son, Clust y Blaidd for £88.

Aberfield £116; Texel to £111; Lleyn to £110; XBD to £100; Mule to £98; Cheviot to £97; Beu Rams to £88.

Overall average £60.11.

READ MORE: A number of Christmas sales held at Ruthin auction

 

Ruthin store and breeding stock sale - December 15

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 12 OTM cattle; 16 heifers; 14 steers; four stirks; 35 calves; four cows & calves; 982 store lambs and two Valais black nose lambs.

Store cattle (auctioneer-Richard Lloyd):

A good trade throughout once again,

Heifers averaged £970, topping at £1,090 for three Brit Blue x heifrs from I L Roberts, Parc.

23m Limousin to £995; 21m Charolais to £970.

Steers averaged £1,247.92, topping at £1,370 for a 22 months Limousin from Dwyfor Roberts, Pentre Smithy.

Please keep the numbers coming to meet the continued demand.

OTM cattle:

A good trade once again on the OTM cattle.

Welsh Black selling to £1,306.70; Bazedeize to £1,296.00; Hereford to £1,187.70; Limousin to £986.00; Hereford to 222.0ppk; Welsh Black to 180.0 ppk; Bazedeize to 180.0 ppk.

Calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Less about due to weather conditions and the time of the year.

Prices: Lim bull to £195; Brit Blue bull to £180; Lim Heifer to £145.

Weanlings:

As with the calves, less about due to the weather but still plenty of buyers looking for weanlings.

Simmental x 13 month fron D T Jones, Bryn Rhyd selling for £535 with Friesian to £455.

Cows & calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Strong demand continues in the cow and calf section with a Charolais cow with calf at foot from Sion Roberts, Porth y Post, achieving £1,210 and a Longhorn cow with calf at foot eventually selling for £1,200.

Store lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

Still a very good entry of 982 store lambs on the day despite the weather conditions. Strongest of the Texel x ewe lambs up to £88, with ram lambs to £87 and clean Texel lambs to £86.

Strongest Welsh tup lambs to £68 with the majority either side of the £40 mark.

Store lambs selling to less hands on the day with some long term lambs looking good value for money.

Pedigree lambs (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

There was a special entry of Valais blacknose ewe lambs which created a lot of interest pre-sale and during the sale, and eventually sold for £960 each.

 

Ruthin primestock sale - December 13

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 2,689 prime lambs to £146 / 331.8ppk and 366 ewes to £180.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A total of 2,689 lambs forward on the day, with a very consistent trade throughout.

All in all, it was a very good show of lambs.

SQQ 244ppk or £101/head all in.

A sharper trade on standards and lights during week, helping the overall average.

A terrific yard of 1,815 mediums and heavies rewarded with an overall average of 246ppk.

Top priced:

Super lights (23kg) £60 by F R Jones, Y Graig.

Lights (31.5kg) £73 by B L Evans, Nant y Garreg.

Standards (37kg) £113 by DG & SA Evans, Tan Llan.

Mediums (44kg) £146 by GW & HL & DW Roberts, Cil Llwyn.

Heavies (50kg) £135 by AG & MT Davies, Llys Farm.

Overs (60kg) £142 by AG & MT Davies, Llys Farm.

Top priced per kilo:

Super lights (23kg) 260.9ppk by F R Jones, Y Graig.

Lights (30.5kg) 239.3ppk by E Owens, Sarphle.

Standards (37kg) 305.4ppk by DG & SA Evans, Tan Llan.

Mediums (44kg) 331.8ppk by GW & HL & DW Roberts, Cil Llwyn.

Heavies (47kg) 278.7ppk by DG & SA Evans, Tan Llan.

Overs (53kg) 252.8ppk by IWL & PE Evans, Maes Carneddau.

Super Lights to 260.9, av 260.9ppk; Lights to 239.3ppk, av 218.6ppk; Standards to 305.4ppk, av 242.1ppk; Mediums to 331.8ppk, av 246.1ppk; Heavies to 278.7ppk, av 245ppk; Overs to 252.8ppk, av 232.2ppk.

Overall average 244.1ppk; SQQ 244.6ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Top price of £180 went to AG & MT Davies, Llys, for a Texel ram.
Mule to £89; Crossbred to £130; Lleyn to £92; Beulah to £75; Cheviot to £110; Beltex to £135; Suffolk to £110; Speckled to £66; Scotch to £54; Charollais to £120.

Overall average £80.97.

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