Bala Market report

Thursday, January 21

Seasonal entry couple with poor weather conditions resulted in lower numbers.

97 Prime Hoggetts

SQQ – 214.02p/kg Overall – 214.02p/kg

Lights (91) sold to 226p/kg from G C Jones & Son, Wenallt Farm or £70 from the same vendor

Average – 212.25p/kg

Standards (6) sold to 241p/kg from G C Jones & Son, Wenallt Farm or £89 from the same vendor

Average – 234.39p/kg

Dolgellau Market Report

Friday, January 22

Sale of Cast Ewes and Store Lambs

761 Sheep Comprising of:

556 Store Lambs

168 Cast Ewes

37 Rams Store Lambs

Auctioneer – Richard Jones

Sᴇᴀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴍʙs ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ꜰɪʀᴍ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ, ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀxᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ

Top Prices

Texel Lambs to £90 from D Jones, Bryn Trysor

Texel Ewe Lambs to £87 from Ryder, Maes Machreth

Organic Suffolk X Lambs to £84.40 from J G Jones, Mynachdy

Welsh Lambs to £63 from L & GO Roberts

Gorddinan Speckle Face Lambs to £58 from A & B Lewis

Bacheiddion Welsh Ewe Lambs to £55 from RT Jones & Co, Tyn Bryn Cast Ewes and Rams

Sᴇᴀsᴏɴᴀʟ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀs ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀ ꜰɪʀᴍᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ

Top Prices Texel Rams to £115 from E Lloyd

Lasynys Fach Primera Ram to £101 from G Davies

Fedwarian Uchaf Charolais Ram to £85 from Williams & Evans

Parlla Isaf Texel Ewes to £100 from Cwmni Bryn Uchaf Romney

Ewes to £78 from Cwmni Bryn Uchaf

Talybont Welsh to £73.40 from R J Evans, Cynfal

Machynlleth Market Report

Wednesday, January 27

515 Prime Hoggetts, cull ewes, rams and prime hoggetts

SQQ – 244.18p/kg Overall – 242.62p/kg Superlights (22) sold to 220p/kg from RT Jones & Co, Tyn Bryn or £66 from JG Pughe, Morben Mawr

Average – 206.47p/kg

Lights (243) sold to 253p/kg from TT Jones & Co, Bryn Aire Uchaf or £81 from the same vendor

Average – 237.08p/kg

Standards (167) sold to 285p/kg from TE, R & AR Lewis, Gwyddgwion or £105 from TT Jones & Co, Bryn Aire Uchaf

Average – 254.44p/kg

Mediums (32) sold to 252p/kg from JD Evans, Penygraig Farm or £106 from the same vendor

Average – 236.96p/kg

Heavies (8) sold to 219p/kg from HD Pughe & Wynne-Pughe, Tan y Coed Uchaf or £105 from the same vendor

Average – 218.75p/kg Cull Ewes & Rams

Cull Ewes (47) sold to £83 from IGM & MW Jones, Ty Gwyn Rams (3) sold to £75 from G Edwards, 1 Pant Coch.

Ruthin Store & Breeding Sale Report

Thursday January 28

84 Heifers to £1310

68 Steers to £1290

56 Calves to £275

22 Stirks to £ 920

17 OTMs to £1486.30, 167ppk

861 Store Lambs to £107

341 Store Ewes to £150

272 Ewes & Lambs to £275

10 Cade lambs to £21

Store Cattle

Auctioneer Glyn Owens 07867977703

An increased entry of cattle meeting a very brisk trade, with once again new buyers in attendance. More cattle required weekly to satisfy demand.

Heifers

Top price £1310 for a 17 month Lim from R P Jones, Isgaer.

20 month Charolais achieved £1305

17 month Lim achieved £1280

19 month Lim achieved £1265

21 month Charolais achieved 1255

21 month Lim achieved £1230

20 month Lim achieved £1220

Overall average of Heifers £1003.39

Steers

Top price £1290 for a 19 month Lim from F Davies & Son, Bank Farm

20 month Lim achieved £1270

24 month Lim achieved £1265

19 month Lim achieved £1260

20 month Charolais achieved £1255

24 month Charolais achieved £1250

22 month Lim achieved £1225

Overall average of Steers £1048.82

OTMs

Auctioneer Glyn Owens 07867977703

Very brisk trade on the barrens with more required next week.

A 73 month Charolais cow weighing 890kg achieved 167ppk

A 49 month British Blue cow weighing 700kg achieved 148ppk

A 46 month Hereford cow weighing 660kg achieved 146ppk

A 75 month Lim cow weighing 600kg achieved 145ppk

A 52 month Aberdeen Angus cow weighing 580kg achieved 144ppk

A 113 month Lim cow weighing 680kg achieved 141ppk

A 143 month Blonde Aquetaine cow weighing 705kg achieved 138ppk

Overall average 136.3ppk

Commercial in lamb ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

342 Commercial in lamb ewes entered today

Full mouth Welsh mountain scanned for twins to £90

Full mouth Welsh mountain scanned for singles to £68

3&4 year old Mule ewes scanned for triplets to £145

Full mouth/broken mouthed Lleyn x scanned 150% to £120

6 tooth Mule ewes scanned 180% to £150

Cade lambs from £4 to £27

Store Lambs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Still coming in well towards the end of January and although they are by now going to less homes, the trade continues to be excellent. 860 forward today to an

increased overall average of £68.65

Some of today top prices

Texel lambs to £107-G Siddall, Bryn Howydd

Texel ewe lambs to £99.50- P S Thomas, Dolgyfynydd

Texel ewe lambs to £97- W A Jones, Bryn Bod

Some other prices-

Mules to £97- G Siddall- Bryn Howydd

Suffolk to £93- E & PA & GC Morris & DA Gruffydd, Bedren

Welsh (291)- to £67, T O Hughes, Tyddyn Harris

Store lambs still very much in demand. Please contact Rich Lloyd to discuss the trade or to pre enter.

Hoggetts required tomorrow 29th January

Ewe & Lamb Couples

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

272 Couples (680 head)

A full house at Ruthin with 100% clearance of couples.

A blazing trade on all 272 couples with top price singles of £250 going to

E J Hayward & Son, Manor Farm.

Top price doubles of £275 also went to E J Hayward & Sons, Manor Farm.

Singles (136) averaged £153.38

Texel from £160 to £250 av £174.68

Mule from £80 to £190 av £144.30

Crossbred from £120 to £180 av £148.55

Cheviot from £85 to £170 av £150.41

Suffolk from £170 to £172 av £171.38

Lleyn from £100 to £170 av £149.07

Easy care av £150

Hardy Speckled from £95 to £148 av £108.25

Dorset from £90 to £125 av £107.50

Doubles (136) averaged £206.03

Texel from £150 to £275 av £232.39

Mule from £110 to £242 av £191.54

Crossbred from £180 to £240 av £224.27

Cheviot from £150 to £250 av £208.06

Suffolk av £230

Lleyn from £132 to £242 av £191

Welsh av £130

Easycare av £150

Hardy Speckled av £150

Dorset from £130 to £200 av £173

A good entry expected next week again

If you have any to couples to sell or want a chat about the trade, please call Paul on 07867977702

Stirks

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

All types of cattle a strong demand with buyers present for all types.

Majority of cattle forward consisted of dairy types which looked very well sold.

Top price today goes to B L Evans, Nant y Garreg for a 8 month old Lim bullock to £920 with T Jones, Bodychain Ucha close behind to £900 for a

8 month old British Blue bullock. 7 month old Charolais bullock topped at £755.

Dairy types

10 month old Lim bullock £710

8 month old Aberdeen Angus heifer £480

8 month old Simmental heifer £490

8 month old Norwegian red bull £400

3 month old Simmental bulls £355

Calves

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

Ring side of buyers but not enough Calves forward to meet demand. Bulls remain the order of the day with Angus calves hitting a premium

Top price today goes to H I Rogers, Lodge Farm for a topping British Blue bull selling to £400.

A Lim heifer was not far behind selling to £370 from M Thomas, Bryn Farm.

Other top prices include

Lim Bull £365

Aberdeen Angus bull £300

Aberdeen Angus Heifer £190

Hereford bull £200

Holstein Friesian bull £115

Stabiliser bull £100

More calves required next week please.

Mold Store stock Sale

Friday, January 29

No need for any puns or fancy wording in this report, the trade on cattle speaks for itself. Possibly dearer again this week! A pleasing entry and 310 stirks and stores, many, many more could have easily been sold.

Another disappointing show of calves with 78 forward, many buyers left without calves and double the entry could have been cleared.

Cull cows – 4 entries

Lim cows to 145p twice - £1073 and £949

Her cows to 132p and 130p - £976 and £936

Store cattle – (245 entries)

CHAR str (21m) to 1145

AA str (21m) to 1140

LIM str (22m) to 1135

BB str (22m) to 1080

HF str (22m) to 1065

FLECV str (21m) to 1030

HER str (21m) to 1025

SIM str (19m) to 1000

SAL str (18m) to 975

BF str (23m) to 955

AA hfrs (23m) to 1085

BB hfrs (22m) to 1070

LIM hfrs (21m) to 1030

SAL hfr (19m) to 995

STA hfrs (20m) to 940

CHAR hfrs (18m) to 930

Her hfrs (20m) to 915

Stirks - (65 entries)

HER bulls (6m) to 390

HF bulls (6m) to 300

HER strs (9m) to 790

BB strs (9m) to 760

LIM strs (9m) to 750

BA strs (8m) to 730

AA strs (8m) to 695

SIM strs (10m) to 660

HF strs (13m) to 650

NRW hfrs (15m) to 770

BB hfrs (10m) to 670

LIM hfrs (11m) to 650

HER hfrs (8m) to 350

Calves (78 entries)

BR bull to 280

LIM bull to 260

Sim bull to 252

Monty bull to 195

AA bull to 188

HER bull to 162

HF bull to 65

BF bull to 58

HF bull (light) to 38

Lim Hfr to 250

BR Hfr to 185

HER hfr to 155

AA hfr to 138

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Prime Stock Report

Friday, January 29

572 Prime Hoggetts to £135, 307ppk

218 Ewes to £138

Prime Lambs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

572 hoggetts forward today met a fantastic trade and an overall SQQ of 258.5ppk.

Less about in numbers during the week helping averages.

Top Prices today

50kg @£135, R L Wynne, Ty Newydd

54kg @£131, E Ll Roberts, Bryn Tan

47kg @£131, I Vaughan, Bryn Gwylan

Top Price per kilo

40kg @307ppk, R L Wynne, Ty Newydd

35kg @297ppk,D T Jones, Plas Newydd

43.5kg @294ppk, R L Wynne,Ty Newydd

Super lights to 239ppk average 204ppk

Lights to 283ppk average 237ppk

Standards to 297ppk average 254ppk

Medium to 307ppk average 268ppk

Heavies to 278.7ppk average 248ppk

Over weights to 242ppk average 210ppk

SQQ- 258.5pk

Very good trade

Diolch yn fawr/ Thank you

To pre enter, pre register or discuss trade please contact Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Cull Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

218 ewes forward with a flying trade once again.

Top price of £138 and an overall average of £78

Beltex to £138

Texelx to £137

Sufffolk to £128

Texel x Mule to £120

Charollais x to £115

Mules to £94

Cheviot to £80

More required next week to meet demand.

Please contact Paul Roberts 07867977702