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Ruthin Farmers Auction

Store and Breeding Sale Report

Thursday, September 23

95 Heifers to £1,460

146 Steers to £1,440

64 Calves to £440

4 Stirks to £730

28 OTMs to £1376 - 214ppk

1459 Store Lambs to £113

1843 Store Ewes to £180

120 Rams to £798

1553 Ewe Lambs to £150

5 Cows & Calves to £1,400

Store Cattle

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

A cracking show of 269 store cattle forward with a variety of breeds and sizes on offer, something for everyone.

Demand in all sections with a buoyant trade holding firm from the first to the last through the ring with demand plentiful.

Some of today’s top prices

Heifers (95)

Top Prices

22 month Simmental £1460 - MH & ME & G Williams, Ysgeibion Fawr

19 month Charolais £1,345 - A & LC Evans, Ty’n y Celyn

21 month Charolais £1,340 - A & LC Evans, Ty’n y Celyn

Few other prices

26 month Lim, £1,280

17 month £1,275

23 month Lim £1,220

17 month Lim £1,190

12 month Lim to £1,140

10 month Lim to £995

Steers (146)

Top Prices

26 month British Blue £1,440 - ST & EM Roberts & Sons, Caerfamaeth

26 month Lim £1,430-Hughes & Griffiths, Gwerni

23 month British Blue £1,405-Hughes & Griffiths, Gwerni

Few other prices

27 month Charolais £1,395

18 month Lim £1,320

12 month British Blue £1,260

13 month Charolais to £1,130

17 month Hereford to £1,020

13 month Holstein Friesian - £600

9 month Charolais x to £1,035

10 month Aberdeen Angus to £860

Entries already coming in for next week, please contact the organisers to let them know what you have to bring.

Or why not send some pictures or videos so they can advertise them on their website and social media for you?

OTMs

Auctioneer Rich Lloyd 07557230777

Yet again the Barrens selling very well with more required to meet demand.

53 month British Blue weighing 620kg - 214ppk

112 month Lim weighing 720kg - 188ppk

30 month Charolais weighing 665kg - 188ppk

51 month Charolais weighing 690kg - 185ppk

127 month Lim weighing 700kg -183ppk

43 month Lim weighing 560kg - 179ppk

138 month Charolais weighing 800kg - 172ppk

73 month Aberdeen Angus weighing 690kg - 163ppk

53 month Welsh Black cow weighing 740kg -158ppk

147 month Lim cow weighing 640kg - 150ppk

115 month Lim weighing 675kg - 150ppk

66 month Welsh Black weighing 710kg - 144ppk

70 month Lim weighing 550kg - 143ppk

92 month Welsh weighing 740kg - 140ppk

76 month Hereford weighing 720kg - 127ppk

171 month Lim weighing 505kg - 118ppk

Calves

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

Ringside full of buyers with strong demand throughout.

More calves required on a weekly basis.

Top price goes to Jones, Berain for a Lim bull to £440.

Lim bull from Wynne, Plas Meifod to £415

British Blue bull from Jones, The Gables to £405

Aberdeen Angus from Roberts, Bodynys to £285

Welsh Black bull to £345

Holstein Frieisian bull to £135

More Calves required next week please!

Weanlings

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

In short supply but a good entry expected next week.

10-month-old Charolais bullock £730

11-month-old British Blue heifers to £720

5-month-old Charolais heifer to £570

Remember the catalogued sale of suckler bred weanling calves on Saturday, October 9.

Entry forms available online or in the market office.

Store Lambs

Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705

1459 store lambs forward with less short term lambs about resulting in a brisk trade on longer term lambs. Stronger types from £80 to £113 with medium long-term lambs from £62 to £78.

Top price of £113 went to TG & N Davies, Plas Capten for Texel ewe lambs.

Texel ram lambs to £92

Beltex ewe lambs to £78

Welsh ram lambs to £62

Crossbred ram lambs to £89

Mule ram lambs to £81.50

Mule ewe lambs to £78

Aberfield ram lambs to £84

Charollais ram lambs to £90

Charollais ewe lambs to £90

Suffolk ram lambs to £76.50

Suffolk ewe lambs to £69

Beulah ram lambs to £69.50

Cheviot ram lambs to £76

Tal y Bont ewe lambs to £78.50

Tal y Bont ram lambs to £77.50

Breeding Ewe Lambs

Auctioneer Elfor Morris 07867977705

1,474 breeding ewe lambs forward with a top price of £150, strongest of the ewe lambs from £85 to £110. Plenty of buyers going home without so keep them coming!

Top price of the day went to T H Vauaghan & Sons, Maesmochnant achieving £150 with Texel ewe lambs.

Beltex to £120

Charollais to £124

Mule to £116

Crossbred to £118

Suffolk to £115

Scotch to £104

Breeding Ewes

Auctioneer Paul Roberts 0787977702

A full house again this week with primarily upland type ewes forward.

Trade slightly harder with 2nd and 3rd pick ewes harder to place.

1843 ewes forward.

Welsh 3& 4 year old to £75

Texel 2 tooth to £180

Beltex 2 tooth to £158

Charollais 2 tooth to £170

Mule 2 tooth to £138

Lleyn 2 tooth to £128

Texel full mouth to £102

Please remember to book your ewes in for next week.

Contact Paul Roberts on 07867977702.

Breeding Rams

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

113 out of 120 rams sold.

Trade on fire!

Texel 2 tooth 760gns - Eurgain Jones, Beidiog

Texel 2 tooth 750gns - Esmor Evans, Monfa

Texel ram lambs 420gns - TI & HM Jones, Rhiwlas

Suffolk ram lambs 650gns - M E Jones, Crud yr Awel

Suffolk ram lambs 400gns - M E Jones, Crud yr Awel

Charollais 2 tooth 350ns - A D Jones,Blaen Bache

Charollais 2 tooth 400gns - DG & MM Davies, Nnat y Wrach

Bluefaced Leicester 2 tooth 320gns - H W Thomas,Tan y Garth

Texel x Beltex 2 tooth 400gns

Texel full mouth 200gns

Suffolk full mouth 250gns

Cows and Calves

Auctioneer Dafydd Parry 07780924460

Cows and Calves met a firm trade with well fleshed cows selling to a premium.

Lim second calver back in calf with a heifer calf at foot selling to £1,400.

Hereford second calver back in calf with a bull calf at foot to £1,200.

Aged Cows

Hereford with Charolais calves to £1,000.

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September 23

650 PRIME LAMBS

SQQ - 201.85ppk

Lights (276) Sold to 213 ppk from Cwmni Ty Nant, Cynllwyd or £66.40 from

H P Roberts, Gyrn, Llanuwchllyn

Average - 195.11ppk

Standards (323) Sold to 228ppk from G P Lynch, Brynffynnon, Llangwm or £82 from

A G & E L Jones, Llangwm

Average- 207.01

Mediums (51) Sold to 212ppk from G P Lynch, Llangwm or £93.40 from T P Rowlands, Llandderfel

Average - 200.63ppk