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Ruthin Primestock report

January 5

Hoggets (2,040)

First sale of 2021 and we picked where we left off, with a good entry and another flying trade with vendors selling more standard weight lambs to take advantage of the strong demand. Over 830 mediums averaging just shy of 240ppk or £102 per head. 230 overweight lambs returning a £111 average and 180 lights averaging a respectable 234.2ppk.

Top ppk

302.4 by G L Jones Maes Annod

273.2 by J & T R Jones, Golf Links

273.0 by G O Roberts, Dolfeurig

Top priced

£125 by AO Roberts & Partners, Hendre Isaf

£125 by D W Ellis, Cernioge Bach

£124 by G L Jones, Maes Annod

SQQ 239.4ppk

Average 236.3ppk

Cull Ewes (395)

Fantastic trade on the ewes today with top price of £158 for s pen of Tex ewes , ewes averaged 70.34 up £10 on last week’s trade , ewes required Friday and Tuesdays ,

Xbred £108

Mule £92

Lleyn £88

Tal y bont £82

Of the welsh entries, prices topped at £68 and averaging £46.89.

Cattle

A 515kg heifer achieved 247ppk with a 505kg from the same vendor achieving the same price.

Machynlleth Market Report

January 6

527 Prime Lambs

SQQ – 232.66p/kg Overall – 228.55p/kg

Superlights (46) sold to 188p/kg from T & M Ll Jones, Glanmerin or £45.50 from L R & D Thomas, Faeldref Average – 181.21p/kg

Lights (196) sold to 248p/kg from RJ & ED Breese, Gogarth or £77 from the same vendor Average – 222.08p/kg

Standards (264) sold to 247p/kg from G L Jones, Cefnrhosan or £94 from E I Lewis & Sons, Henllan Isaf Average – 239.54p/kg Mediums (13) sold to 234p/kg from G Jones, Tyn Rhos or £96 from the same vendor Average – 226.89p/kg

Heavies (5) sold to 211p/kg from E Jones, Lluest Wen or £103.50 from the same vendor Average – 208.47p/kg Overweights (3) sold to 186p/kg from E Jones, Lluest Wen or £104 from the same vendor Average - 185.71p/kg

Cull Ewes (6) sold to £95 and Cull Rams (3) sold to £60

Bala Market Report

January 7

292 Prime Lambs

SQQ – 221.08p/kg Overall – 220.11p/kg

Superlights (13) sold to 200p/kg from G T Williams & Sons, Coed Mawr or £50 from the same vendor Average – 193.85p/kg

Lights (106) sold to 228p/kg from E & RM Jones, Rhydolwen or £73 from the same vendor Average – 208.21p/kg

Standards (145) sold to 240p/kg from E M Williams a’i gwmni, Troed yr Allt or £88 from E Rowlands Gwernbusai, Llidiardau Average – 228.49p/kg

Mediums (20) sold to 228p/kg from E Rowlands, Gwernbusai or £92 from E A Davies & Co, Dolwerfyl Average – 221.48p/kg

Heavies (8) sold to 222p/kg from J B Lewis & Son, Maesafallen or £102 from the same vendor.

Average – 219.51p/kg

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Prime Stock Report

Friday November 11

1114 Prime Lambs to £105, 262.9pk

265 Ewes to £117

Prime Lambs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

A very wet Friday morning today but for those that ventured out to pick lambs it was worthwhile.

1114 lambs forward and a very pleasing SQQ of 212ppk.

Over 6000 lambs forward this week again but nice to see the trade holding steady and coping with the numbers.

Some of today’s top prices

Top Prices today

50kg @£105, J Morris, Pen y Coed

51kg @£104, TJ & MF Faire, Plas Bedw

43kg @£101, HW Williams, Llawr y Betws

Top Price per kilo

35kg @263ppk, I Vaughan, Bryn Gwylan

33kg @236ppk, I Vaughan, Bryn Gwylan

40kg @235ppk, H W Williams, Llawr y Betws

Lights to 217.2ppk average 204.6ppk

Standards to 263ppk average 216.2ppk

Medium to 235ppk average 209ppk

Heavies to 217ppk average 198.4ppk

Over weights to 181ppk average 173.5ppk

More lambs required next Tuesday, please contact Auctioneers to discuss or

pre enter.

Cull Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

631 ewes and rams sold this week, a lot of leaner grazing ewes around today.

Top price of £117 today went to S Jones, Bryn Pin for a pen of Texel x ewes

Beltex x ewes to £90

Welsh Mountain to £40

Mules to £74

Scotch Mules to £74

Swaledale to £45

Cheviot ewes to £77

Mold Primestock Sale

Monday, January 11

Highlights

30 cattle 230p and over

50 cattle 220p and over

115 cattle 200p and over

29 cattle over £1,500

46 cattle over £1,400

76 cattle over £1,300

Top 10 Beef av 249.20 (1620.51)

Top 20 Beef av 244.45 (1592.39)

Prime Cattle (170 entries) (77 hfrs, 79 strs, 14 bulls)

Heifers (under 30m)

Heavy Continental Heifers to 241 (1598.50), Av 214.79

Medium Continental Heifers to 245, Av 213.80

Light Continental Heifers to 240, Av 238

Heavy Native Heifers to 199, Av 191.50

Medium Native Heifers to 190, Av 180.33

Light Native Heifers to 208, Av 198

Steers (under 30m)

Heavy Continental Steers to 240 (1638), Av 212.66

Medium Continental Steers to 262 (1637.50), Av 221.67

Light Continental Steers to 216, Av 211.83

Medium Native Steers to 206, Av 199

Heavy Friesian Steers to 160 (1168), Av 160

Medium Friesian Steers to 178, Av 178

Light Friesian Steers to 170, Av 170

Bulls (under 30m)

Heavy Continental Bulls to 250 (1725), Av 222

Medium Continental Bulls to 170, Av 170

Light Continental Bulls to 189, Av 169.67

Medium Friesian Bulls to 150, Av 146.67

Light Friesian Bulls to 152, Av 152

Heifers (30-36m)

Heavy Continental Heifers to 221 (1558.05), Av 213

Medium Continental Heifers to 206, Av 202.50

Light Continental Heifers to 157, Av 157

Heavy Native Heifers to 188, Av 188

Light Native Heifers to 189, Av 186.50

Steers (30-36m)

Heavy Continental Steers to 175, Av 175

Medium Continental Steers to 192, Av 192

Light Continental Steers to 194, Av 194

Cull cows (50 entries) (37 Dairy, 13 Beef)

Saler cow (8 yr old) to 160 (1032)

Lim Cow (10 yr old) to 150 (1057.50)

Lim cow (6 yr old) to 150 (862.50)

AA cow to 150p

Here cow (10 yr old) to £1,060,20

Overall beef cow av 135.23

BF Young cow to 137

Flec cow (4-5 yr old) to 134

BF Cow (4 yr old) to 131

HF Cow (4 yr old) to 126

HF Cow (9 yr old) to 125

HF Cow (7 yr old) to 125

HF Cow (8 yr old) to £1,025

HF Cow (4 yr old) to £963.90

HF Cow (5 yr old) to £961

HF Cow (6 yr old) to £930

Top 10 Av 127 (£915.54)

Top 20 Av 123.70 (£876.18)

Overall dairy cow av 111.11

Cull Bulls

Lim to 140 (twice) (1211)

Here to 125 (1165.50)

BF to 110

Lambs (302 entries)

Light to 322, Av 322

Standard to 288, Av 266.55

Medium to 295, Av 273.25

Heavy to 264, Av 254.28

Sqq 272.54

Ewes

Ewes to 120, Av 76.76

Rams to 130