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Ruthin Farmers Auction

Store & Breeding Sale Report

Thursday, August 12

81 Heifers to £1230

73 Steers to £1390

58 Calves to £460

18 Stirks to £760

25 OTMs to £1653 - 175ppk

1 Cow & Calf to £1360

1178 Store Lambs to £95

1475 Store Ewes to £198

Store Cattle(77)

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557 230777

Still early August but the trade bringing the cattle out early!

An excellent show of cattle today with a total of 197 Store cattle forward comprising:

25 Barren Cows

18 Weanlings

81 Heifers

73 Steers

Demand plentiful and an excellent trade on all types from start to finish. A variety of cattle to suit everyone weekly!

Some of today’s highlights:

Heifers(81)

Topping at £1230 a 18 month Charolais from Gerallt Jones, Tai’n y Maes.

6 cracking 16 month Charolais heifers entry at £1195 and £1200 from W & M & T Parry,

Pen Gelli Isaf

21 month Lim heifer to £1180 from TP Rowlands & Son, Bryn Meredith

Steers(73)

Topping at £1390 a 22 month British Blue from Ian Evans, Wern Derw, and £1380 for a

21 month British Blue.

Simmental 24 month to £1330-E W Evans,Summerhill

18 month British Blue to £1250-HL & EA Williams & Daughter, Tyddyn Chambers.

14 month Lim to £1140-R E Williams a’i Fab, Llethr

A brisk trade throughout and 100% clearance. Please contact us to pre notify your entries.

Diolch yn fawr/ Thank you.

OTMs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557 230777

Barren cows a flying trade again today with 25 forward averaging £1049.71 throughout.

58 month Simmental weighing 590kg- 175ppk

53 month British Blue weighing 635kg- 174ppk

84 month British Blue weighing 815kg- 174ppk

54 month Welsh Black weighing 825kg- 173ppk

87 month Stabiliser weighing 570kg- 169ppk

136 month British Blue weighing 790kg- 169ppk

94 month British Blue weighing 660kg- 169ppk

32 month Hereford weighing 570kg- 166ppk

136 month Lim weighing 830kg- 163ppk

57 month Holstein Friesian x weighing 715kg- 163ppk

63 month Hereford weighing 820kg- 163ppk

99 month Aberdeen Angus weighing 900kg- 162ppk

33 month Lim weighing kg- 585ppk- 152ppk

70 month British Blue weighing 610kg- 152ppk

40 month Aberdeen Angus weighing 570kg-150ppk

80 month Holstein Friesian weighing 675kg-146ppk

Calves

Auctioneer Glyn Owens 07867977703

As in previous weeks a tremendous trade on calves.

Top prices

RD & J Cornes & Son,Cwmllwynog with a British Blue bull sold to £460.

British Blue bull calf to £460

British Blue heifer calf to £310

Lim bull calf to £430

Lim heifer calf to £290

Aberdeen Angus bull calf to £290

Aberdeen Angus heifer calf to £260

Hereford x bull calf to £310

Stabiliser bull calf to £255

Stabiliser heifer calf to £150

Weanlings

Auctioneer Richard Lloyd 07557230777

10 month Lim steer to £745- E Roberts, Bryn Tan

5 month Lim steer to £760- Pritchard Bros, Hafan Deg

9 month British Blue steer to £645- E Roberts, Bryn Tan

4 month Aberdeen Angus to £395- Humphreys, Bryn Erwest

4 Hereford Bulls to £395- Humphreys, Bryn Erwest

4 month Aberdeen Angus heifer to £450- Humphreys, Bryn Erwest

Plenty more required, please contact us to discuss the trade and pre enter.

Cows & Calves

Auctioneer Richard Lloyd 07557230777

A Charolais 1st calver with a heifer calf at foot achieved £1360

Store Lambs

Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705

1150 store lambs forward today with the strongest, short keep lambs from £80 to £95.

A very consistent sale with a steady trade on all types. Some of today’s highlights:

Texel ram lambs to £93

Texel ewe lambs to £95

Suffolk ram lambs to £81

Mule ram lambs to £81

Cheviot ram lambs to £79

Welsh ram lambs to £45

Aberfield ram lambs to £78

Speckled ram lambs to £53

Easycare ram lambs to £61

Breeding Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867977702

1492 store ewes forward, a very consistent trade from start to finish. Suffolk x ewes in keen demand. Quality consignments a credit to the vendors.

YEARLINGS

Suffolk x to £198 av £183.42

Texel x Mule to £192 av £166.89

Charollais x to £195 av £145

Aberfield x to £162 av £154.45

FULL MOUTH EWES

Texel to £152

Mule to £115

Tal y Bont Welsh to £108

Another full house expected next week with entries already coming in fast.

Sale to start 3pm in the outside ring.

If you have any breeding ewes to sell or are looking to buy, please do not hesitate to give either Paul 07867977702 or Elfor 07867977705 a ring.

Ruthin Farmers Auction

Prime Stock Report

Friday, August 13

1022 Prime Lambs to £120- 261.9ppk

402 Ewes to £114

Prime Lambs

Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705

Good entry of 1022 in today, taking our weekly total to over 4200 lambs sold this week at Ruthin!

Top 10% of the lambs from 244ppk to 261ppk but with over half the lambs forward being lights and standards we returned an overall average of 229.1ppk.

Leaner lambs starting to get a little harder to place, with well finished lambs very much sought after.

Some of today’s top prices.

Top price

47kg @£120 - R D G Hughes, Ty Cerrig

54kg @ £118 - Tudur Edwards, Brithdir

44kg @ £115 - R E Roberts & Co, Plas Adda Bach

Top price per kilo

42kg @ 261.9ppk - Tudur Edwards, Brithdir

44kg @ 261.4ppk - R E Roberts & Co, Plas Adda Bach

42kg @ 257.1ppk - A Davies, Pant Neuadd

Lights to 244.4ppk - average 223.3ppk

Standards to 251.3ppk - average 228.3ppk

Mediums to 261.9ppk - average 229.1ppk

Heavies to 255.3ppk- average 225.3ppk

Over weights to 218.5ppk- average 218.5ppk

Diolch yn fawr

Cull Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 07867 977702

1103 ewes & rams sold this week.

403 ewes averaging £42.11. Mostly Welsh & Beulahs with a few stronger ewes in the mix.

Grazing men about buying today resulting in a brisk trade on leaner ewes. Meatier ewes again selling well.

Texel to £114

Mule to £104

Welsh mountain to £58

Beulah to £68

Crossbred to £89

Rams to £70