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Ruthin Farmers Auction
Prime Stock Report
Tuesday May 25
1671 Prime Lambs to £166- 412.3ppk
487 Prime Hoggetts to £141-330ppk
437 Ewes to £179.
2 Prime Heifers to £1418.03 (268.5ppk)
Prime Lambs
Top Price
40.5kg @£166, E& G Hughes, Bwchanan
41kg@£166, EH & MR Jones, Model Farm
41kg@£164, OL & SL Jones, Bron Parc
Top Price per kilo
32.5kg@412.3ppk, JG&EV Roberts, Simdde Hir
38.5kg@410.4ppk, JG&EV Roberts, Simdde Hir
40.5kg@409.9pk, E & G Hughes, Bwchanan
Lights to 350ppk average 330.1pk
Standard to 412.3ppk average 331ppk
Mediums to 409.9ppk average 331ppk
Heavies to 342.6ppk average 303.2ppk
Overweights to ppk average ppk
Overall average 331.1ppk
SQQ 330.1ppk
Prime Hoggetts
Top Price
51kg@£141, D I Jones, Cerrig y Drudion
52kg@£141, D I Jones, Cerrig y Drudion
48kg@139, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
Top Price per kilo
40kg@330ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
42kg@314.3ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
40kg@312.5ppk, H L Griffiths, Ty Isa
Super lights to ppk average ppk
Lights to 278.7ppk average 203.1ppk
Standard to 301.4ppk average 263.4ppk
Mediums to 330ppk average 275.8ppk
Heavies to 289.6ppk average 240.2ppk
Overweights to 263.6ppk average 200.0ppk
Overall average 257ppk
SQQ 262.7ppk
Cull Ewes
Top price today £179 from E Evans, Monfa.
All types of ewes im demand with buyers shouting for ewes.
Mules to £108
Suffolk to £130
Charollais to £133
Crossbred to £119
Welsh to £78
Cheviot to £105
Ewes averaged £90.62
More ewes required to meet demand.
Prime Cattle
Top price of £1418.03 went to for a 24 month Lim heifer weighing 555kg from D L Jones,
Cefn Iwrch , purchased by Daniel Morris, Denbigh.
Top price per kilo of 268.5ppk went for a 20 month Lim heifer weighing 510kg from Tudur Edwards, Brithdir purchased by Daniel Jones, Llandyrnog
Ruthin Farmers Auction
Store & Breeding Sale Report
Thursday, May 27
70 Heifers to £1570
49 Steers to £1590
27 Bulling Heifers to £1140
116 Calves to £540
26 Stirks to £640
32 OTMs to £,1404- 196ppk
12 Bulls to 3360gns
53 Cows & Calves £2140
461 Ewes & Lambs to £270
Store Cattle
Heifers
70 heifers forward topping again with a quality 26 month Limousin heifer from MacCarter Farms achieving £1570.
17 month Lim-£1400
24 month Lim-£1200
12 month Lim-£1150
18 month Lim-£1140
17 month Lim-£1100
23 month Lim-1080
12 month Lim-£1075
16 month Lim-1060
13 month Lim-1060
15 month Lim-1050
16 month Lim-£1040
Overall average £888.46
Steers
49 steers forward and once again topping with a cracking steer @£1590 was MacCarter Farms with a 20 month Lim.
17 month Charolais-£1400
25 month British Blue-£1385
17 month Lim-£1310
19 month Lim-£1300
12 month Lim-1280
23 month Lim-£1200
26 month British Blue-£1200
19 month Lim-£1110
13 month Lim-£1100
19 month Hereford-£1090
12 month Lim-£1060
11 month Charolais-£1030
Overall average £1028.00
OTMs
Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777
32 Barren cows today ,still a brisk trade and averaging 159.9ppk through and through.
38 month Lim cow weighing 590kg achieved £196ppk
30 month Welsh Black cow weighing 580kg achieved 185ppk
116 month Lim cow weighing 710kg achieved 180ppk
119 month Lim cow weighing 780kg achieved 180ppk
69 month Lim cow weighing 770kg achieved 177ppk
91 month Lim cow weighing 775kg achieved 175ppk
131 month Lim cow weighing 735kg achieved 175ppk
61 month Lim cow weighing 790kg achieved 174ppk
79 month British Blue cow weighing 635kg achieved 166ppk
40 month British Blue cow weighing 525kg achieved 164ppk
68 month Lim cow weighing 695kg achieved 162ppk
55 month Lim cow weighing 540kg achieved 159ppk
97 month Aberdeen Angus cow weighing 625kg achieved 158ppk
34 month Stabiliser cow weighing 530kg achieved 156ppk
45 month Lim cow weighing 570kg achieved 155ppk
Bulling Heifers
Some of the prices achieved
20 month British Blue £1140
24 month Lim £1140
24 month Aberdeen Angus £1035
21 month British Blue £1030.
Cows & Calves
52 Cows & Calves met a flying trade from start to finish with a 100% clearance!
All ages and breeds in keen demand with buyers present from near and far.
Next breeding sale is to be held on the 10th June. If you have any to sell please give us a call.
Lim 5th calver with Lim heifer calf at foot sold to £2140 with another to £2140.
Lim 1st calver with Lim bull calf at foot sold to £2050.
British Blue 2nd calver with Lim heifer calf sold to £1780.
Aberdeen Angus 1st calver with Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot £1320
A consignment of 10 Lim first calvers with Hamlet calves at foot met a very satisfying average in excess of £1800.
An entry of aged cows with calves at foot from one farm met a flying trade ranging from £1200-1360.
Bulls
12 Bulls forward with a good selection on offer. If you have any to sell please give us a call.
Some of the prices
6 year old Lim bull from Noble, Coed Mawr achieved 3360gns
2 year old Lim bull from CM Edwards, Bryn Rodyn achieved 2677.50gns
3 year old Stabiliser bull from Nanhoron Farms achieved 2205gns
2 year old Lim bull from CM Edwards, Bryn Rodyn achieved 1995gns
7 year old AA bull from WO& OE Jones & Son, Hendre Bryn Cyffo achieved 1722gns
4 year old Lim bull from HE & DE Morris, Gydros achieved 1533gns
3 year old Stabiliser bull from Nanhoron Farms achieved 1522.50gns
Ewe & Lamb Couples
461 Couples forward (1019 head).
Big entry of Hoggetts with top price of £270 for Texel x Hoggetts and Beltex lambs at foot
Going to T J Davies,Wynnstay Farm.
Top price doubles £245 for a pen of Texel x Lleyn 3 year old ewes and Texel lambs from Mari Roberts, Ochr Cefn.
Halfbred singles to £205
Texel singles to £270, Doubles to £245
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