HERE are the latest market reports sent in to us from local farmers auctions this week.

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Prime Stock Report

Tuesday February 16

1180 Prime Hoggetts to £146, 329.9ppk

274 Ewes to £137

4 Prime Heifers to £1453.20,

260ppk

4 Prime Steers to £1628.60, 250ppk

2 OTMS to £771.80 ,113.5ppk

Prime Lambs

Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705

The average says it all! 293.8ppk!

All weights in keen demand.

Top Price

49kg@£146, H W Williams, Llawr y Betws

45.5kg@£146, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa

49kg@£142.50, MM & DM Jones, Cernyfed

Top Price per kilo

38.5kg@329.9ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa

41.5kg@327.7ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa

40.5kg@325.9ppk, DL & LE Davies, Ty Bach y Ffordd

Lights to 287.9ppk average 277.7ppk

Standard to 329.9ppk average 295ppk

Mediums to 327.7ppk average 294.2ppk

Heavies to 298ppk average 272.2ppk

Overweights to 254.7ppk average 224.5ppk

Overall average 288.9ppk

SQQ 293.8ppk

Cull Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

273 Ewes & Rams sold with a brisk trade and overall average of £76.65.

Middle of the run ewes selling well and up £10 on last weeks trade.

Texel x ewes to £125

Blueface Leicester ewes to £124

Charollais x ewes to £120

Cheviot ewes to £116

Lleyn ewes to £110

Suffolk ewes to £100

Mule ewes to £92

Welsh ewes to £64

Very brisk trade on Rams with Texel to £137

Blue Texel to £110

Welsh to £92

Prime Cattle

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

Prime Heifers

Top price per kilo of 260ppk went to D L Jones, Cefn Iwrch for a 20 month Lim weighing 560kg.

Overall Heifer average 247.1ppk

Prime Steers

Top price of £1632 went to G Jones, Nant Erw Haidd for a 20 month Lim weighing 680kg.

Top price per kilo of 250ppk went to G Jones, Nant Erw Haidd for a 19 month Lim weighing 630kg.

Overall Steer average 241.9ppk

OTMs

OTMSs a flying trade with more required next week please

Top price of £771.80went to E & A Davies, Clegir for 77 month Hereford weighing 680kg, also achieving top price per kilo of 113.5ppk. With the same beast

Machynlleth Market Report

Wednesday, February 17

406 Prime Hoggetts, Cull Ewes and Rams Prime Hoggetts (328)

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Superlights (40) sold to 219ppk from RJ & ED Breese, Gogarth or £53 from D Griffiths, Cwm Byr. Average – 213.54ppk

Lights (174) sold to 295ppk from JF & SA Pughe, Gwernbere or £94.50 from the same vendor. Average – 266.98ppk

Standards (75) sold to 299ppk from RD, AJ & RE Roberts, Esgairgawr or £108 from D W Evans, Parliament House. Average – 276.14ppk

Mediums (37) sold to 270ppk from ER & GM Williams, Hendre or £112 from H ap T Price, Cefn Naw Clawdd. Average – 256.75ppk

Heavies (2) sold to 205ppk from E Jones, Lluest Wen or £113 from the same vendor. Average – 205.45ppk

Cull Ewes (72) sold to £109 from E Jones Lluest Wen. Average – £64.39

Cull Rams (6) sold to £90 from I Evans & Son, Hendreseifion. Average - £85.50.

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Store & Breeding Sale Report

Thursday, February 18

53 Heifers to £1340

54 Steers to £1280

81 Calves to £370

29 Stirks to £780

11 OTMs to £1031.10, 175ppk

604 Store Lambs to £135

211 Store Ewes to £155

114 Ewes & Lambs to £280

20 Cade lambs to £21

Store Cattle

Auctioneer Glyn Owens 07867977703

Few less in numbers than last week but an another exceptional trade on all classes of cattle with a very strong demand on young Steers and Heifers.

Heifers

Top price £1340 for a 19 month Charolais from TW Edwards & Son, Ty Ucha

21month Charolais achieved £1290

19 month Charolais achieved £1280

20 month Lim achieved £1260

20 month Lim achieved £1225

19 month Lim achieved £1170

14 month Lim achieved £1170

Overall average £957.08

Steers

Top price £1280 for a 20 month Lim from R G Thomas, Y Wern

20 month Lim achieved £1250

20 month Lim achieved £1230

17 month Lim achieved £1225

17 month Lim achieved £1200

12 month Lim achieved £1190

16 month Blonde Aquetine achieved £1180

21 month British Blue achieved £1165

Overall average £1034.71

OTMs

Auctioneer Glyn Owens 07867977703

Barren cows getting dearer every week.

More cows required next week to meet the demand.

A 141 month Charolais cow weighing 1005kg achieved 175ppk

A 33 month Aberdeen Angus cow weighing 580kg achieved 168ppk

A 94 month Lim cow weighing 590kg achieved 165ppk

A 173 month Lim cow weighing 660kg achieved 162ppk

A 148 month Lim cow weighing 665kg achieved 152ppk

A 130 month Lim cow weighing 680kg achieved 148ppk

A 47 month Hereford cow weighing 590kg achieved 147ppk

Overall average 148.7ppk

Commercial in lamb ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

211 in lamb ewes,more hill breeds forward today.

Mule full mouthed to £140

Charollais 4 tooth to full mouth to £150

Mule 3 year old to £155

Crossbred ewe lambs to £125

Welsh full mouth to £68

Cade lambs

Cade lambs from £7 to £21 Average £13.10

Ewe & Lamb Couples

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

114 Ewe & Lamb couples, once again a brisk trade on all types with top price doubles reaching £280, singles to £200.

Texel singles to £200 Doubles to £270

Mule singles to £178 Doubles to £240

Suffolk Doubles to £280

Lleyn singles to £165

Crossbred Doubles to £265

Welsh singles to £128 Doubles to £172

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

Store Lambs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

An excellent show of store hoggetts for the time of year today with 604 forward to an overall average of £74 including 242 Welsh Mountain lambs averaging £57.11.

All breeds and sizes continue to be in very keen demand and a buoyant trade again from the first pen to the last!

Some of today's top prices

£135 for Texel ram lambs- RG & ME Tilston,Whitehouse

£130 for a pen of Texel ram lambs- A Handley & Partners,

Oaktree Farm

£126 for a pen of Texel ram lambs-TW &BV Evans,Ty Celyn

Other top prices

Texel ewe lambs to £112- D Williams, Hafoty Gwyn

Beulah lambs to £102- JJ& MM Lewis,Trefaes Uchaf

Crossbred lambs to £100- N L Rowlands, Dregoch Ucha

Mule lambs to £85-RE &GA Roberts, Tyddyn Inco

Welsh lambs to £85- JE Jones & Co, Caer Gai

Cheviot lambs to £98- A Roberts, 8 Cysgod y Coleg

Stirks

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

Trade remains on fire! More required to satisfy demand.

Plenty of customers looking for all types and ages.

6 month old- Aberdeen Angus bullock £580

7 month old British Blue Heifer £560

4 month old Simmental bullock £670

9 month old British Blue Heifers £625

5 month old Holstein Friesian bulls £255

10 month old Hereford bullock £780

10 month old Hereford Heifers £675

Calves

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

81 Calves forward with trade on par as last week.

New vendors in attendance today with second quality calves looking very dear.

Top price today goes to Roberts, Tir y Glyn for a British Blue bull sold to £370 with a Lim Heifer from Evans ,Grugor Ucha selling to £370. Hereford bulls from Hughes, Llwyn Banc sold to £290 with Heifers to £225.

Other prices-

Simmental bull £270

Aberdeen Angus bull £230

Welsh Black bull £240

Welsh Black Heifer £230

British Friesian Heifers £195

Holstein Friesian Bull £140