Ruthin primestock sale - January 28

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 960 prime hoggets to £137 / 298.7ppk and 91 ewes to £140.

Prime hoggs (auctioneer - Rich Lloyd):

Another good Friday entry of 960 prime hoggs were well sought to meet an SQQ of 256.8ppk.

A mixed show of hoggets being predominantly Welsh or Welsh crosses, but good meat about and a good trade!

Top priced: 70kg at £137 by A Williams, Fron Dro; 58kg at £135 by A Williams, Fron Dro; 61kg at £135 by T Edwards, Brithdir.

Top priced per kilo: 38kg at 298.7ppk by B A Jones, Ty’n Celyn; 38.5kg at 287ppk by Nia Davies, Ty Gwyn; 39.5kg at 286.1ppk by B A Jones, Ty’n Celyn.

Super lights to 200ppk av 184.9ppk; Lights to 253.3ppk av 228.7ppk; Standards to 298.7ppk av 260.8ppk; Mediums to 286.1ppk av 260.9ppk; Heavies to 269.2ppk av 254ppk; Overweights to 238.9ppk av 221.4ppk; SQQ 256.8ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer - Paul Roberts):

Ewes: Cheviot £94; Welsh £75; Texel £122; Mules £98; Lleyn £74; Tal y Bont £90; Beulah £70; Scotch £67; Dorset £80.

Rams: Cheviot £130; Charollais £100; Welsh £90; Beltex £110; Crossbred £96; Southdown £118; Bluefaced Leicester £140; Overall average: £67.28.

St Asaph livestock auction - January 27

PRIME hoggs (2,247): 23 pens sold 300p/kg+; 44 pens sold 290p/kg+; 19 pens sold £135+; 50 pens sold £130+; SQQ - 268.25p/kg; Overall - 264.33p/kg.

Lights (163) sold to 284p/kg from G & BM Pierce, Ty Newydd Barrog or £91/head from the same vendor. Average - 237.62p/kg.

Standards (449) sold to 359p/kg from EH & M Williams a’i Mab, Bryn Betws or £140/head from the same vendor. Average - 267.63p/kg.

Mediums (1163) sold to 325p/kg from I Davies, 5 Maes y Dre or £135/head from JA Wood & Sons, Kinnerton Farm. Average - 271.44p/kg.

Heavies (343) sold to 300p/kg from EW & SE Williams, Hendre Fawr or £138/head from the same vendor. Average - 258.34p/kg.

Overweights (106) sold to 255p/kg from E Jones, Caer Nant or £150/head from the same vendor. Average - 234.66p/kg.

Top five priced per kilo:

39kg at 359p/kg by EH & M Williams a’i Mab, Bryn Betws; 37kg at 341p/kg by EH & M Williams a’i Mab, Bryn Betws; 35.5kg at 338p/kg by EH & M Williams a’i Mab, Bryn Betws; 36kg at 331p/kg by JG Rich & Son, Erw Goed; 40kg at 325p/kg by I Davies, 5 Maes y Dre.

Top five priced per head:

84kg at £150 by E Jones, Caer Nant; 57kg at £141 by TC & EA Williams, Ffynhonnau Farm; 59kg at £141 by ER & E Roberts, Bryn Rhosyn; 39kg at £140 by EH & M Williams a’i Mab, Bryn Betws; 57kg at £140 by DJ & M Hughes, Ty Cerrig.

Cull sheep (611):

Top price (ewes): £151/head from Ellis Lloyd & Co, Garthiaen. Average - £81.04/head.

Top price (rams): £135/head from M Williams & Sons, Criccin. Average - £90.21/head.

Texel x Ewes to £151; Texel Ewes to £150; Texel Rams to £135; Suffolk x Mule Ewes to £130; Mule Ewes to £115; Welsh Ewes to £85; Welsh Mountain Ewes to £74.

Prime cattle (109): 6 Cattle sold 300p/kg+; 15 Cattle sold 290p/kg+; 24 Cattle sold 280p/kg+; 39 Cattle sold 270p/kg+; 10 Cattle sold £1800+; 27 Cattle sold £1700+; 45 Cattle sold £1600+.

Top price per kilo of 308p/kg was achieved by A & A Williams, Caenog for a 580kg Limousin x Heifer.

Top price per head of £1885.95 was achieved by GW & HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn for a 635kg Limousin x Steer (297p/kg).

Top priced per kilo:

Heifers: 580kg at 308p/kg by A & A Williams, Caenog; 610kg at 305p/kg by A & A Williams, Caenog; 495kg at 295p/kg by D Roberts, Morfa Mawr; 570kg at 294p/kg by HP Evans, Cwyrtai; 555kg at 293p/kg by MD & EC Williams,

Henllys.

Steers: 600kg at 303p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn; 610kg at 302p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn; 595kg at 302p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn; 600kg at 301p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn; 620kg at 298p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn.

Bulls: 540kg at 283p/kg by J Roberts, Coed y Foel; 660kg at 270p/kg by GR & EW Davies, Nanthir; 700kg at 268p/kg by GR & EW Davies, Nanthir; 680kg British Blue x Steer at 275p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn; 665kg Limousin x Steer at 280p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn; 610kg Limousin x Heifer at 305p/kg by A & A Williams, Caenog; 635kg Limousin x Steer at 297p/kg by GW, HL & D Roberts, Cil Llwyn; 700kg Limousin Bull at 268p/kg by GR & EW Davies, Nanthir.

Averages: Heifers (51) - 259.59p/kg; Steers (31) - 258.69p/kg; Bulls (5) - 253.89p/kg; OTM Steers (10) - 237.73p/kg; OTM Heifers (4) - 228.21p/kg; Cull Cows (8) - 163.6p/kg.

Ruthin store and breeding sale - January 27

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 12 OTMs to £1,611 / 209ppk; 72 heifers to £1,350; 37 steers to £1,355; 41 calves to £295; 22 stirks to £675; 239 ewe and lamb couples to £335; 483 in-lamb ewes to £230; 797 store lambs to £112; 11 pet lambs to £35; 13 dairy cattle to £420 and three cow & calves to £1,150.

Store cattle (auctioneer - Rich Lloyd):

Another good entry of store cattle with 121 forward.

Once again a very good trade.

Plenty of demand ringside ensuring plenty of competitive bidding and a buyer for everything.

A variety on show on the day, all finding a new home by the evening.

Heifers:

A total of 72 entered with an overall average of £1038.13; £1350 for a 21 month Lim from RG Roberts & Co, Berwynfa; £1310 for a 21 month Lim from IV & MC Evans, Bryn Ffynnon; £1300 for a 21 month Lim from RG Roberts & Co, Berwynfa.

A cracking consignment forward from Berwynfa created plenty of interest and rightly so.

Steers:

A total of 37 entered with an average of £1060.

Top price of the day of £1355 for a 35 and 32 month old Lim steer from JE & GE & D Hughes, Bryn Celynnog; £1315 for a 22 month Lim from DW & GB Roberts,Cornwal Ucha with another at £1300; A blue bred 23 month old steer from D E Jones, Ty Gwyn at £1310; 12 month Lim to £1220 from A Davies, Bryniau Defaid.

Beef Shorthorn to £1260; Hereford to £1190; Aberdeen Angus to £1140.

OTMs (auctioneer - Rich Lloyd):

An excellent trade with more required weekly!

A very brisk trade exceeded expectations.

56 month Lim (745kg) 209ppk; 116 month Lim (840kg) 181ppk; 98 month Lim (895kg) 180ppk; 117 month Lim (810kg) 179ppk; 164 month (740kg) 178ppk; 115 month Lim (790kg) 176ppk; 37 month Lim (575kg) 169ppk; 152 month Lim (730kg) 164ppk; 80 month Welsh Black (595kg) 139ppk; 148 month Lim (620kg) 135ppk; 103 month British Friesian (625kg) 135ppk; 115 month Welsh Black (680kg) 128ppk; Overall Average 166ppk.

Cows & calves (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

Aged cows with Charolais heifer calf at foot sold to £1150.

Aberdeen Angus in calf cow to a Charolais bull sold to £930.

The next breeding sale is Thursday, February 25.

Calves (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

Trade on par to the previous week. A ring full of buyers with blue heifers selling to a premium.

Top price goes to P & L Jones, Gables selling a Lim bull to £295.

Other prices: BB heifers to £260; BB bull to £255; Sim bull to £220; HF bull to £60.

Weanlings (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

Plentiful demand once again.

Young weanlings were on offer on the day.

Top price goes to Davies, Clwt Grugor selling a 5 month Lim heifer to £675.

Other prices: 7 month Lim heifer to £505; 7 month Lim bullock to £580; 6 month Hereford heifers to £400; 5 month British Friesian bullock to £270.

Dairies (auctioneer - Dafydd Parry):

Another successful monthly dairy sale at Ruthin. Get in touch if you have any cattle to sell for the next sale as the dairy section at Ruthin continues to attract plenty of interest. In calf and freshly calved cattle are required next month.

Quality 5 month old HF heifers from Longford, Whitehead Farm sold to £420.

The next sale is on February 25.

Ewe and lamb couples (auctioneer - Paul Roberts):

238 couples forward (586 head). 128 singles, average £187; 110 Doubles, average £281.82.

Good trade on stronger couples, younger lamb types harder to sell.

Doubles: Crossbred £300; Texel £315; Tal y Bont £185; Mule £290; Lleyn to £300; Charollais to £300; Welsh to £200.

Singles: Crossbred £235; Suffolk £205; Texel £238; Tal y Bont £175; Mule £220; Half Bred to £175; Charollais to £215; Lleyn to £200; Welsh to £115.

In lamb ewes (auctioneer - Paul Roberts):

466 in lamb ewes being harder to sell.

Cheviot triplets to £145; Mule mixed ages to £185; Texel 2 tooth to £230; Romney 2 tooth to £155; Romney 4 tooth to £150; Romney 6 tooth to £145.

Store lambs (auctioneer - Elfor Morris):

Nearly 800 store lambs forward with the best still achieving from £90 to £112.

Probably more longer term lambs about with a few vendors coming to the end of their pick.

Trade still holding firm even though there are less buyers about.

Texel to £112; Mule to £80; Welsh to £80; Crossbred to £81; Badgerfaced to £69; Cheviot to £89; Aberfield to £81; Charollais to £78; Halfbred to £80; Overall average: £60.73.