Market prices

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 1,800 prime lambs to 238.1ppk / £120.00; 888 cull ewes and rams to £107.00 and 11 cattle to 249.5ppk / £1,308.15.

Prime lambs (auctioneer: Glyn Owens):

Top priced per kilo: 238.1 by Jones Bros; 233.8 by H L Griffiths; 226.8 by I P Jones.

Top priced per head: £120.00 by J Lewis; £111.00 by G Roberts; £105.00 by T E Salisbury.

Lights to 206.9 Average 193.4; Standard to 218.7 Average 189.4; Medium to 238.1 Average 187.5; Heavy to 202.1 Average 194.1; Overweight to 205.6 Average 183.8; Overall Average 188.6; SQQ 188.2.

Cull ewes and rams (auctioneer: Paul Roberts):

Suffolk rams to £107.00; Suffolk ewes to £100.00; Cross Bred ewes to £90.00; Texel ewes to £80.00; Mule ewes to £78.00; Welsh rams to £62.00; Welsh ewes to £40.00; Overall Average £48.44.

Heifers:

Top ppk 250.0 by H J & F J Williams, Maes Gadfa; Top priced £1,308.15; Average 207.6.

OTM:

Another very good trade on all cows, topping at 173ppk / £1,147.13 by Coleg Llysfasi, Ruthin.

Cows are required on Tuesdays and Thursdays to meet the current demand.

St Asaph livestock market - July 7

New season store lambs (45):

Less lambs were forward, selling to £89/head from J Parry, Catch Farm.

S/S Light ave 85.29 to £14.50/hd; S/Light ave 127.08 to £30.50/hd; Standard ave 186.96 to £64.50/hd; Medium ave 189.21 to 198.00 to £89.00/hd; Heavy ave 85.29 to £14.50/hd; O/Wt ave 127.08 to £30.50/hd.

Old ewes (2)

Ewes to £29.00.

Breeding ewes (25):

Texel X to £77/head.

Ewe and lamb couples (16):

Welsh singles to £46.

Store cattle (13):

Aberdeen Angus Steers to £930/head; Simmental Steers to £880/head; Charolais Steers to £820/head.

Heifers and calves (4):

Aberdeen Angus Heifers with calves at foot to £1,050/head

Barren cow (1):

Cows to £800/head.

Mold primestock sale - July 9

THERE were pleasing entries once again in all sections.

Beef trade may have been very slightly back, but it was still selling at very fast rates.

Despite reports of cull cows being down in other centres, this was not the case, with an excellent demand prevailing.

Lamb trade was harder work, seemingly in line with other marts.

Highlights: Top 10 Beef 216.10 (1439.61).

Prime Cattle (114 entries - 46 hfrs, 48 strs, 20 bulls):

Heifers (under 30m): Heavy Continental Heifers to 219 (1481.90), Av 201.37; Medium Continental Heifers to 221, Av 195.69; Light continental Heifers to 191, Av 185.67; Heavy Native Heifers to 200, Av 187.17; Medium Native Heifers to 198, Av 188.67; Medium Friesian Heifers to 154, Av 154.

Steers (under 30m): Heavy Continental Steers to 218 (1519.40), Av 204; Medium Continental Steers to 216, Av 189.46; Light Continental Steers to 201, Av 193.50; Heavy Native Steers to 200 (1430), Av 189.33; Medium Native Steers to 208, Av 183.67; Light Native Steers to 175, Av 140.75; Heavy Friesian Steers to 173 (1141.80), Av 152.33; Medium Friesian Steers to 173, Av 160.86.

Bulls (under 30m): Heavy Continental Bulls to 215 (1408.25), Av 181.67; Medium Continental Bulls to 212, Av 198; Light continental Bulls to 223, Av 214.67; Medium Native Bulls to 190, Av 187; Light Native Bulls to 205, Av 192.57; Medium Friesian Bulls to 144, Av 132.

Heifers (30-36m): Heavy Continental Heifers to 200, Av 197; Light continental Heifers to 194, Av 194; Heavy Native Heifers to 194, Av 194.

Steers (30-36m): Heavy Native Steers to 179 (1261.95), Av 179; Medium Native Steers to 194, Av 190.33; Medium Friesian Steers to 154, Av 154.

Heifers (over 36m): Heavy Continental Heifers to 180, Av 180; Medium Continental Heifers to 155, Av 155.

Steers (over 36m): Heavy Continental Steers to 150, Av 150; Medium Continental Steers to 137, Av 137; Light Native Steers to 80, Av 80.

Cull cows (77 entries - 41 dairy, 36 beef):

Young Continental Cows to 200 (1310); Aged Continental cows to 174, 173, 172 etc (1204, 1200.60, 1141.80) etc; Top 10 Av 162.60 (1104.77); Top 20 Av 151.60 (1009.46); B & W cows to 136, 134, 134, 132 etc (1026.80), Av 96.70; Top 10 Av 125.20 (856.69).

Cull bulls (5): Lim to 118 (1026.60); HF to 118 (890.90); BF to 107; WB to 98 (886.90).

Lambs (501 entries): Standard to 19, Av 188.50; Medium to 209, Av 192.30; Heavy to 194, Av 187.50; Sqq 192.

Ewes (48 entries): Ewes to 76, Av 41.12.

Dolgellau market - July 6

FARMERS' Marts reports entries of 14 store cattle; one breeding bull and 28 breeding cows, calved heifers and in-calvers; and 729 cast ewe rams, hoggets and store lambs.

Prices: OTM WB Heifers to £450; 27m BB x Steers to £1,070; 22 BB x Steers to £1,070; 8 year old Charolais Bull to £1,650; British Blue x Cow with strong Saler Calf to £1,360; WB Cow with twin WB Calf to £860; Hereford x Cow and Lim Calf to £1,200; Limousin x Cow with Char Calf to £1,330; Welsh Black Heifer with WB Calf to £990; Pedigree Welsh Black Heifer with Lim Calf to £1,350; Limousin x Heifer with Lim Calf to £1,360; Charolais x Heifer with Lim Calf to £1,280; British Blue x Heifer with Lim x Calf to £1,200; Welsh Black In-Calf Cows from £840 to £950.

Welsh Cast Ewes to £40; Strong Welsh Cast Ewes to £49.40; Speckled Face Cast Ewes to £42; Crossbred Cast Ewes to £60; Welsh Hoggs to £35; Welsh Store Lambs from £10 to £26.40; Crossbred Store Lambs from £25 to £44.

Ruthin store and breeding stock sale - July 5

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 41 store cattle; nine calves to £400.00; five barren cows to £1,284.80; 10 cows and calves to £400.00; two breeding Bulls to £3,990.00; 197 ewes for early lamb production to £121.00 and 22 store lambs to £67.50.

Store cattle (auctioneer: Emyr Lloyd):

There was a good entry for time of year, with good demand throughout.

Heifers:

28m Lim to £1,045.00; 24m Lim to £745.00; 24m Blonde x to £980.00; 27m Aber Angus x to £930.00; 25m Hereford to £910.00; 22m Charolais to £850.00.

Steers:

24m Lim to £1,265.00; 23m Lim to £975.00; 25m Charolais to £1,090.00; 23m Brit Blue to £1,080.00; 20m Hereford to £995.00.

OTM:

Demand remained as strong as ever for over-30 month cattle, topping at £1,284.80 for a Limousin cow.

Contact Ruthin Farmers' Auction if you have any to sell.

73m Lim cow to 176ppk; 88m BB cow to 135 ppk; 133m BB cow to 132 ppk.

Calves (auctioneer: Richard Lloyd):

Brit Blue bulls to £400.00; Simm x heifer to £390.00; Simm x bulls to £380.00.

Cows and calves:

We had another entry of cows and calves, with five from Maes y Groes, Maenan.

35m Brit blue cow with bull calf to £1,680; 59m Hereford cow with young bull calf to £1,480; 34m Aber angus x cow with heifer calf to £1,350; 34m Limousin cow with heifer calf to £1,350.

Breeding bulls (auctioneer: Richard Lloyd):

We had another two breeding bulls entered, with very keen demand resulting in the first bull achieving £3,990, followed by another 15m Lim bull from the same farm achieving £2,940.

Sheep section:

Ewes for early lamb production:

We had our first sale of the season of ewes for early lamb production, with prices topping at £121 for a pen of Texel ewes.

Cross bred ewes were selling to £105, mule to £104, Suffolk to £102 and Lleyn to £82.

Store lambs:

We also had the first of many entries of the season of store lambs, which attracted a lot of buyers, eventually selling for £67.50.

St Asaph livestock market - July 5

A MUCH better show of lambs through and through were a very consistent trade from start to finish, with the best especially highly sought after.

Top price Light 220p/kg shown by D Williams & Son, Bron Felen and £66/head shown by the same vendors; Top price Standard 271p/kg shown by M L Thomas, Bryn and £103/head shown by W L Jones, Fron Farm; Top price Medium 273p/kg shown by E Jones, Graig Goch and £116/head shown by the same vendor; Top price Heavy 272p/kg shown by D E Evans, Ty Mawr and £118/head shown by the same vendor; Top price Overweight 215p/kg shown by T C Williams & Son, Ffynhonnau and £115/head shown by the same vendors; SQQ 204.17p/kg.

Spring lambs (3,325):

Light ave 200.92 to 220.00 to £66.00/hd; Standard ave 206.25 to 271.00 to £103.00/hd; Medium ave 203.27 to 273.00 to £116.00/hd; Heavy ave 206.64 to 227.00 to £118.00/hd; O/Wt ave 213.17 to 215.00 to £115.00/hd.

Old season lambs (59):

Standard ave 171.81 to 184.00 to £70.00/hd; Medium ave 165.08 to 175.00 to £77.00/hd; Heavy ave 150.34 to 154.00 to £77.00/hd; O/Wt ave 128.81 to £76.00/hd.

Cull ewes and rams (2,046):

A much bigger show of ewes met with a slightly easier trade, with the best ewes up to £130/head, Welsh ewes to £48/head and mule ewes to £92/head.

Ewes to £130.00 ave £55.89; Rams to £97.00 ave £77.57.

Dolgellau sale - June 29

FARMERS' Marts reports entries of 415 cast ewes, rams and store lambs.

Speckled face cast ewes to £54; Strong Welsh cast ewes to £52.40; Welsh cast ewes to £9.49; Crossbred cast ewes to £60.40; Welsh rams to £50; Crossbred rams to £66.40; Welsh hoggs to £50; Crossbred store lambs to £53; Welsh store lambs to £32.40.