Ruthin primestock sale - October 15

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 859 prime lambs to £120 / 265ppk and 569 ewes to £146.

Prime lambs (auctioneer - Rich Lloyd):

A few less about with a total of 859 prime lambs forwards and an SQQ of 229.9ppk.

A good trade throughout with two very nice Texel lambs from R Evans, Ty'n Celyn, Glanrafon, deservedly topping the sale at 265ppk.

Some of the top prices:

Top price: 51kg at £120 from D S Faulkner, Penlan; 55kg at £120 from J Hughes, Tal y Sarn; 49kg at £120 from WH & JM Pierce, Rhan Hir Farm.

Top price per kilo: 43kg at 255ppk from T E & Ff M Edwards, Pen y Bryniau; 43kg at 251.2ppk from WH & JM Pierce, Rhan Hir Farm; 41.5kg at 250.5ppk from J Jones, Hengaer Ucha; 45.5kg at 250.5ppk from Zoe Lemarechal, The Mount.

Lights av weight 29.6kg at 209ppk; Standards av weight 35.5kg at 232.7ppk; Mediums av 42kg at 235ppk; Heavies av weight 49kg at 232ppk; Overweights av weight 54kg at 217ppk.

It was a very pleasing trade again and more are required weekly.

Cull ewes (auctioneer - Elfor Morris):

A total of 569 cull ewes were sold, making a total of 1,280 for the week.

There was a buoyant trade for all types, with an increased demand for heavier ewes. Plenty of grazing men in the line up made sure of a decent trade even on the plainer types.

Suffolk to £108; Welsh ewes to £50; Welsh rams to £97; Crossbred to £118; Cheviot to £99; Mule to £90; Texel rams to £146; Texel ewes to £126; Bluefaced Leicester to £60; Easycare to £61; Romney to £69; Lleyn to £91; Average £60.83.

St Asaph livestock market - October 16

Store lambs (844):

Super Super Light ave 170.06p/kg, to 211.00p/kg, to £39.00/hd; Super Light ave 187.51p/kg, to 296.00p/kg, to £74.00/hd; Light ave 211.31p/kg, to 269.00p/kg, to £79.50/hd; Standard ave 220.98p/kg, to 243.00p/kg, to £90.00/hd; Medium ave 212.57p/kg, to 216.00p/kg, to £95.00/hd; Heavy ave 219.14p/kg, to 237.00p/kg, to £110.00/hd.

Old ewes and rams (119): Ewes to £50.00/hd, ave £35.83/hd; Rams to £52.00/hd, ave £35.75/hd.

Breeding ewes (227):

Cheviot yearlings to £90/head; Lleyn yearlings to £75/head and full mouths to £60/head; Welsh yearlings to £75/head and full mouths to £52/head; Llandovery Welsh yearlings to £130/head, and 2 year olds to £105/head; Texel full mouths to £80/head; Speckled yearlings to £72/head; Beulah mixed ages to £102/head.

Stock rams (16):

Charollais yearlings to 155gns/head, 2 year olds to 120gns/head, and 3 year olds to 72gns/head.

Blue Face to 245gns/head.

Ruthin primestock sale - October 19

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 2,633 prime lambs to £151 / 300ppk and 503 ewes to £180.

Prime lambs (auctioneer - Elfor Morris):

A total of 2,633 lambs were forward with a very pleasing overall average of 238ppk.

On sale were 1,202 medium weight lambs, averaging 241ppk.

Trade on heavy lambs certainly brought out the numbers with 723 heavy and overweight lambs (average weight of 50kg) returning an overall average price of £118, 628 standards averaged 235ppk or a per head ratio of £85.90.

Average and top price per kilo:

Lights average 211.3ppk, top 246.9ppk / 32kg by B Ll Evans, Nant y Garreg; Standard average 235.2ppk, top 272ppk / 37.5kg by H L Griffiths, Ty Isa; Mediums average 241.4ppk, top 300ppk / 41kg by G W Jones, Nant Erw Haidd; Heavies average 239.7ppk, top 266ppk / 45.5kg by G Rowlands,Ty’n y Fedw; Overweights average 229.3ppk, top 250.9ppk / 53kg by D E Owen, Golygfa’r Dyffryn.

Lights 32kg / £79 by B Ll Evans, Nant y Garreg; Standards 39kg / £106 by JG & EV Roberts, Simdde Hir; Mediums 45.5kg / £126 by G Rowlands, Ty’n y Fedw; Heavies 50kg / £129 by J P Williams, Bron Eyarth; Overweights 72kg / £151 by I W Edwards & Son, Bryn yr Orsedd.

Overall average 238.3ppk; SQQ 238.8ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer - Paul Roberts):

A total of 478 ewes and rams were sold with a brisk trade on meatier ewes.

Rams were also in demand with a top price of £180 for two Bluefaced Leicester x Texel rams going to Eurgain Jones, Beidiog Isa.

Ewes:

Texel to £139; Welsh mule to £92; Crossbred to £95; Lleyn to £90; Welsh to £74; Charollais to £79; Beltex to £100; Suffolk to £118; Cheviot to £125; Tal y Bont to £82; Halfbred to £62; Aberfield to £77; Beulah to £70; Bluefaced Leicester to £98; Overall average £60.46.

Bala market - October 14

SHEEP:

New season lambs: Light (466) ave 214.3ppk; Standard (410) ave 214.5ppk; Medium (43) ave 211.2ppk; Heavy (17) ave 212.3ppk; SQQ 214.2ppk.

Llanrwst market - October 19

CATTLE:

Steers: Heavy (2) ave 218.0ppk.

Heifers: Medium (3) ave 202.3ppk; Heavy (3) ave 224.0ppk; all heifers ave 213.2ppk; all prime cattle ave 214.4ppk.

Sheep:

New season lambs: Light (101) ave 212.4ppk; Standard (445) ave 228.9ppk; Medium (159) ave 235.4ppk; Heavy (204) ave 229.8ppk; SQQ 229.8ppk; total cull ewes (71) ave £61.80/hd.

Mold market - October 18

CATTLE:

Steers: Light (4) ave 203.3ppk; Medium (33) ave 216.9ppk; Heavy (15) ave 235.9ppk; all steers ave 221.3ppk.

Heifers: Light (8) ave 188.3ppk; Medium (24) ave 208.3ppk; Heavy (14) ave 212.0ppk; all heifers ave 206.0ppk.

Young bulls: Light (1) ave 135.0ppk; Medium (3) ave 173.0ppk; Heavy (2) ave 205.0ppk; all young bulls ave 177.3ppk; all prime cattle ave 212.0ppk.

Cull cows: Dairy sired (34) ave 104.6ppk; Beef sired (50) ave 134.6ppk; all cull cows ave 122.5ppk.

Sheep:

New season lambs: Standard (21) ave 232.2ppk; Medium (159) ave 218.0ppk; Heavy (25) ave 229.6ppk; SQQ 219.6ppk; Total cull ewes (19) ave £51.30/hd.