The latest prices on show at Ruthin Farmers' Auction

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 11 prime lambs to £144 / 353.1ppk; 674 prime hoggets to £137 / 304.9ppk; 147 ewes to £158 and 62 store pigs to £150.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

The first Friday show of lambs of the season and a very satisfactory average of 346.7ppk.

Prime hoggs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Numbers now slowly decreasing in all centres but still a fair show for the time of year and also an excellent trade with an SQQ of 272ppk.

Some of the top prices:

Top priced: 46kg at £137 by J H Williams, Myfoniog; 50kg at £136 by J H Williams, Myfoniog; 45kg at £136 by J H Williams, Myfoniog.

Top priced per kilo: 41kg at 304.9ppk by J H Williams, Myfoniog; 39kg at 302.6ppk by H L Griffiths, Ty Isa; 42kg at 300ppk by H L Griffiths, Ty Isa.

Super Lights to 228.6ppk av 209.6ppk; Lights to 283.3ppk av 247.5ppk; Standards to 311.8ppk av 271.4ppk; Mediums to 304.9ppk av 272.7pppk; Heavies to 297.8ppk av 261.1ppk; Overweights to 252.3ppk av 226.4ppk; SQQ 266.5ppk; Overall average 272ppk.

More are required weekly.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Texel to £158; Mules to £150; Ryland to £118; Crossbred to £110; Cheviot to £89; Speckled to £86; Welsh to £70; Overall average £81.17.

Store pigs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A much improved trade on all store pigs with 62 forward and 100 per cent clearance.

Best of the well bred weaners in much better demand and ranging from £28 to £57, others £2 to £20.

Store pigs and butchers pigs from £80 to £126 and as always gilts commanding the best of the trade.

Half a dozen barren sows forward with demand sharper, but nowhere near what they need to be, nevertheless nice to see loyal vendors smiling.

Top price of the day went to R G Thomas, Y Wern achieving £150 for a Pietrain boar.

Top priced weaner went to R Griffiths, Fedwen, at £57.

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Ruthin store and breeding sale - May 5

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 102 heifers to £1350; 101 steers to £1620; 148 calves to £380; 42 stirks to £970; 14 OTMs to £2247.70 / 247ppk; 33 store lambs to £99; 355 ewes and lambs to £305; 15 pet lambs to £17 and one breeding bull to 3000gns. 

Store cattle (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A full yard again with 207 store cattle forward on the day.

A younger entry forward in general and slightly more selective in purchasing. Some cattle back on the week but still some exceeding expectations.

Heifers (102):

Heifers topped at £1350 from GW & B Evans, Pen y Geulan for a 12 month Lim heifer.

Some other prices: 21 month Lim £1300; 25 month Char £1260; 24 month AA £1140; 21 month BB £1125; 22 Blonde Aquatine £1090; 20 month BB £1045.

Younger heifers: 13 month Lim £1230; 12 month BB £1030; 11 month Char £910; Overall average £860.10.

Steers (101):

Steers topping at £1660 from CW Jones, Mertyn Ucha for a 27 month BB.
25 month Char £1620; 20 month Lim £1465; 23 month BB £1420; 19 month Her £910; 18 month AA £950; 22 month Blonde Aquatine £1000.

Younger steers: 15 month Char £1205; 12 month Lim £1200; 10 month BB £1155; 15 month Sim £1440; 9 month British Short Horn £790; Overall average £964.74.

More cattle are required weekly.

OTMs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Barren cows remain a flying trade with 14 forward and more required.

Some of the prices were as follows:

Top price went to GW & B Evans, Pen Geulan achieving 247ppk (£2247.70) for a 145 month Lim cow.

36 month Lim-515kg-220ppk; 113 month Lim-630kg-217ppk; 118 month WB-725kg-214ppk; 68 month Saler-695kg-198ppk; 82 month WB-710kg-194ppk; 84 month WB-580kg-190ppk; 85 month Saler-650kg-190ppk; 84 month BB-650kg-190ppk; 156 month Lim-560kg-180ppk; 83 month AA-590kg-180ppk; 59 month WB-575kg-174ppk; 48 month WB-530kg-173ppk; 65 month Her-600kg-158ppk; Overall average 196.6ppk - £1272.17.

Calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

A strong trade with heifers hitting a premium.

Top price went to P & L Jones, Gables selling a Lim bull to £380.

Others:

BB bull from C&R Parry, Sychdyn to £350 with a Lim heifer from the same vendor selling to £360.

Hereford bull £305; HF bull £210; Baz bull £250; Stabilser bull £210.

Weanlings (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Dearer on the week.

A real good trade for all types - please keep numbers coming!

Top price went to J L Williams, Llys Aled selling an 11 month old Lim bullock to £970 with an 8 month old Lim bullock to £915.

Other prices: 9 month Saler bullock £670; 5 month old Lim bullock £630; 6 month old Flek bullock £500; 12 month AA heifer £650; 5 month Stabiliser bull £440; 9 month Char heifer £755.

More required on a weekly basis.

Ewe and lamb couples (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

What a trade on hoggs with lambs with prices reflecting the quality forward.

Top price Texel hoggs, £285 from R Newsham, Meddiant Ucha.

Top price ewes went to C P Goulding, The Yews achieving £305 for Texel singles.

Singles (210): Average £156.23 / £78.11 a life; Texel to £305; Crossbred to £222; Mule to £270; Welsh to £145; Charollais to £120; Speckled to £138; Lleyn to £172; Beulah to £120; Cheviot to £98.

Doubles (145): Average £157.68 / £52.56 a life; Texel to £300; Crossbred to £300; Mule to £242; Welsh to £168; Speckled to £142; Beulah to £148; Cheviot to £125; Overall Average £156.82.

Cade lambs:

A total of 15 entered, from £4 to £17.

Store lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

Welsh ram lambs to £99; Speckled ram lambs to £76; Texel ewe lambs to £88; Overall average £85.55.

Breeding bull (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

A 20 month old pedigree Lim bull from Elain Roberts, Rhyd yr Efail sold to £3150.00.

The next breeding sale is on May 19

Cows and calves, in calvers, bulling heifers and breeding bulls are required.

Meanwhile, the next dairy sale is on May 26.

READ: Last week's prices at Ruthin

Ruthin primestock sale - May 3

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 815 prime lambs to £195 / 506.7ppk; 1281 prime hoggets to £155 / 341.5ppk and 412 ewes to £182.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A total of 813 spring lambs forward to an SQQ of 355ppk or £136.50 all through.

424 standards av (36.9kg) returning the best of the trade at 361ppk with 342 mediums (41kg) at £43/head.

Trade for the top end lambs on fire with many vendors rewarded with pries from £160 to £195/head.

Top priced:

Lights (31kg) £110 by I A Jones, Ty Mawr; Standards (39kg) £191 by G J Walton & Partners, Llyn Tro; Mediums (43kg) £195 by G J Walton & Partners, Llyn Tro; Heavies (46kg) £150 by E Rees, Bryn Dyffryn.

Top priced per kilo: Lights 354.8ppk by I A Jones, Ty Mawr; Standards 506.7ppk by E & G Hughes, Bwchanan; Mediums 480ppk by G J Walton & Partners, Llyn Tro; Heavies 326.1ppk by E Rees, Bryn Dyffryn.

Lights to 354.8ppk av 315.4ppk; Standards to 506.7ppk av 361.7ppk; Mediums to 480ppk av 350.8ppk; Heavies to 326.1ppk av 284.9ppk; Overall average 353.5ppk; SQQ 355.2ppk.

Prime hoggets (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A total of 1276 hoggs forward to an SQQ 278ppk or a 270 overall average.

Well fleshed export types still commanding a premium at 280ppk.

Standards better on the week with lighter hoggs 240ppk (29kg av) or £70/head.

Heavy and overweight lambs taking a step up to return an overall average per head of £134.

Top priced: Lights (32kg) £92 by ER & GM Williams, Hendre, Cwm Prysor; Standards (39kg) £117 by H J Griffiths, Bwlch Farm; Mediums (41kg) £140 by Ty Isa, Llanfair DC; Heavies (52kg) £151 by Ty Isa, Llanfair DC; Overweights (58.5kg) £155 by Ty Isa, Llanfair DC.

Top priced per kilo: Lights 287.5ppk by ER & GM Williams, Hendre, Cwm Prysor; Standards 316.7ppk by R L Wynne, Ty Newydd; Mediums 341.5ppk by Ty Isa, Llanfair DC; Heavies 302.1ppk by R L Wynne, Ty Newydd; Overweights 281.9ppk by Ty Isa, Llanfair DC.

Lights to 287.5ppk av 235.8ppk; Standards to 316.7ppk av 272.4ppk; Mediums to  341.5ppk av 265.4ppk; Heavies to 302.1ppk av 258.1ppk; Overweights to 290.4ppk av 236ppk; Overall average 270.7ppk; SQQ 277.9ppk.