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Bala Market Report

Thursday, April 8

160 Prime Hoggetts

Superlights (21) sold to 272ppk from Roberts & Co, Cythynog Ganol or £68 from the same vendor Average – 243.04ppk

Lights (49) sold to 300ppk from AO Jones, Bryn Difyr or £93 from the same vendor Average – 295.83ppk

Standards (63) sold to 336ppk from S Jones, Llaithgwm or £118 from AE Davies, Fedw’r Gog Average – 305.60ppk

Mediums (21) sold to 310ppk from IL Davies, Ty Du or £127 from the same vendor Average – 307.79ppk

Overweights (6) sold to 245ppk from HP Roberts, Gyrn or £130 from the same vendor Average – 220.00ppk

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Store & Breeding Sale Report

Thursday, April 8

85 Heifers to £1270

112 Steers to £1480

54 Calves to £405

75 Stirks to £795

5 OTMs to £1283.40, 186ppk

101 Store Lambs to £124

203 Ewes & Lambs to £330

28 Cade lambs to £27

Store Cattle

Heifers

Top price of £1270 for a 21 month Lim from , R & P Argyle & Partners,

Carnsoale Farm.

20 month Lim achieved £1230

21 month Lim achieved £1210

19 month British Blue achieved £1205

19 month British Blue achieved £1195

19 month Charollais achieved £1190

22 month Simmental x achieved £1185

23 month Aberdeen Angus achieved £1185

10 month Lim achieved £955

Overall average £966.83

Steers

Top price £1480 for a 20 month Lim from , RJ & ED Breese, Gogarth

20 month British Blue achieved £1430

20 month British Blue achieved £1380

15 month Lim achieved £1350

20 month Charolais achieved £1340

19 month Lim achieved £1295

19 month Simmental x achieved £1290

19 month Lim achieved £1285

8 month Lim achieved £1150

8 month Lim achieved £1075

10 month Aberdeen Angus achieved £935

Overall average £1085.58

OTMs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Excellent trade once again on the barrens, more required to meet the demand.

60 month Lim cow weighing 690kg achieved 186ppk

51 month British Blue cow weighing 660kg achieved 170ppk

70 month Lim cow weighing 460kg achieved 157ppk

70 month British Blue cow weighing 735kg achieved 150ppk

99 month Aberdeen Angus cow weighing 550kg achieved 106ppk

Overall average 155.5ppk

Ewe & Lamb Couples

Texel singles to £278 Doubles to £330

Mule singles to £132 Doubles to £245

Crossbred singles to £122

Lleyn singles to £148 Doubles to £205

Welsh singles to £144 Doubles to £178

Suffolk singles to £158 Doubles to £285

Speckled singles to £120 Doubles to £150

Produce

Cade lambs

37 Cade lambs to £27 Average £18.64

Store Lambs

Texel ewe lambs to £124

Texel ram lambs to £120

Lleyn ewe lambs to £120

Welsh ram lambs to £91

Welsh ewe lambs to £79

Crossbred ewe lambs to £76

Crossbred ram lambs to £75

Stirks

6 month British Blue heifers sold to £560

6 month Holstein Friesian bullocks sold to £420

10 month British Blue bullocks sold to £795

10 month Lim bullocks sold to £785

9 month Lim heifers sold to £700

9 month Saler bulls sold to £750

Calves

Top prices

British Blue from Jones, Gables sold to £405

Lim bull from Edmunds, Pool Park £400

Lim heifer £375

Hereford bull £365

Aberdeen Angus bull £265

Aberdeen Angus heifers £245.

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Prime Stock Report

Friday, April 9

784 Prime Hoggetts to £167, 379.6ppk

348 Ewes to £170

43 Store Pigs to £115

Prime Lambs

3173 Hoggs

821 ewes

341 cattle

43 store pigs

Finishing on a high today with a good Friday entry of 785 Prime Hoggs and a stronger trade towards the end of the week with an excellent SQQ of 312ppk.

A fantastic consignment of ewe lambs from D H Roberts, Penlan varying from

44-51kg averaging a well deserved £164.80 on 45 lambs. Topping at £167 for a pen of 44kg lambs.

48kg to £166

51kg to £165

Per kilo

44kg @379.6ppk, D H Roberts, Penlan

38kg@366ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa

36kg@355.6ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa

Light lambs today a flying trade with some 30kg Welsh lambs to £102.50

Super lights to 280ppk average 272.4ppk

Lights to 342.4ppk aveage 313.9ppk

Standards to 365.8ppk average 310ppk

Mediums to 379.6ppk average 308.8ppk

Heavies to 350ppk average 314.1ppk

Overweights to 271.7 average 257.2ppk

SQQ- 312ppk

Cull Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

A consistent trade met with an overall average of £91.31.

Bigger ewes once again in demand and tups leading up to the Ramadan next week.

Texel ewes to £167

Cheviot ewes to £137

Tal y Bont ewes to £114

Crossbred ewes to £140

Mule ewes to £138

Welsh ewes to £88

Beltex ewes to £170

Beulah ewes to £102

Charollais ewes to £152

Lleyn ewes to £125

Suffolk ewes to £151

Please contact Paul Roberts 07867977702

Store Pigs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Pigs in short supply today with 43 forward but certainly in better demand.

A pair of Welsh gilts @80kg selling for £115from J Mathews.

A Pietrain boar selling for £100

134kg Welsh boar to £95

Weaners a brisker trade with 5 week old Hybrid x Large White mixed

weaners selling to £33 from D Roberts,Gaerwen Isa.

Pietrain x Welsh to £32 from A Handley & Partners, Oak Farm

Saddleback boars to £29

Next pig sale Friday 7th May

Diolch yn fawr/ Thank you.

ANOTHER BUSY WEEK ON THE WAY NEXT WEEK IN ALL SECTIONS.TO PRE-REGISTER & ENTER PLEASE CONTACT

Sheep Section-

Ewe& Lamb Couples-Paul Roberts 07867977702

Cull ewes- Paul Roberts 07867977702

Store Lambs/Prime Lambs & Hoggetts- Elfor Morris 07867977705 and Rich Lloyd 07557230777.

Cattle Section-

Barren Cows-Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Store Cattle- Glyn Owens 07867977703 & Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Prime Cattle/Calves/Stirks-Dafydd Parry 07780924460