The latest prices from Ruthin Farmers' Auction

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of two breeding bulls to 2205gns; 114 heifers to £1315; 10 bulling heifers to £870; 56 steers to £1060; eight calves to £440; 42 stirks to £850; 14 OTMs to £2112 / 240ppk; 443 ewes & lambs to £275; six pet lambs to £17 and 63 cows & calves to £1620. 

Store cattle (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A good weekly entry of 174 store cattle forwards and a brisk trade throughout.

Heifers:

Heifers topping at £1315 for a BB 20 month old from TW & BV Evans, Ty Celyn.

Some other prices: 16 month Saler £1295; 23 month Blonde Aquetine £1095; 17 month Lim £1055; 26 month Sim £940.

Younger heifers: 16 month Lim £965; 14 month Saler £1200; 8 month Lim £900; 10 month Char £880; 14 month Stabiliser £820; British Shorthorn £740; 13 month Aberdeen Angus £701; Overall average £909.28.

Steers:

Steers topping at £1060 twice. R C Thomas, Merddyn with a 15 month Lim and E W Evans, Summer Hill with a 25 month BB.

17 month BB £1005.

Younger steers: 13 month Stabiliser £1050; 13 month Lim £1010; 8 month Lim £1000; 15 month Char £1000; 14 month BB £1000; 14 month Stabiliser £975; 6 month Lim £970; 13 month Saler £960; 9 month Char £920; 9 month British Shorthorn £765; Overall average £868.04.

More cattle are required weekly.

OTMs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Trade continues to be excellent with more required weekly.

Top price of 240ppk went to H & B Morgan, Pen y Bont for a 91 month Lim cow weighing 880kg.

27 month Stabiliser-565kg-233ppk; 50 month Saler-650kg-207ppk; 37 month Saler-880kg-206ppk; 129 month Saler-710kg-193ppk; 37 month WB-590kg-191ppk; 61 month Simm-685kg-186ppk; 31 month BB-450kg-182ppk; 49 month Lim-645kg-170ppk; 36 month Her-500kg-170ppk; 95 month Lim-590kg-156ppk; 124 month Lim-640kg-152ppk; 164 month BF-555kg-145ppk; Overall average 187.7ppk - £1204.74.

Calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Trade up on the week.

A ringside of buyers with not enough calves to satisfy the very firm trade.

Top price went to A Evans, Grugor Ucha selling a Lim bull to £440.

Others:

BB bull from Roberts, Bodynys to £380; AA bull £340; BF bull £205; Lim heifer £395; BB heifer £325.

Weanlings (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

Top price went to Jones, Carreg Coediog selling a 7 month Lim bullock to £835.

Others: 11 month Lim heifer £750; 7 month BB bullock £850; 7 month Lim heifer £730; 5 month Sim heifer £555.

More required on a weekly basis.

Ewe & lamb couples (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

A total of 443 couples (952 lives) forward.

It was a full house once again with an exceptional trade on all types.

Top price of £275 went to T M Davies, Wynnstay Farm for Texel singles.

Singles (347): Average £174.70 / £87.35 a life; Texel to £275; Mule to £228; Cheviot to £132; Welsh to £140; Crossbred to £195; Beltex to £160; Easycare to £115.

Doubles (86): Average £151.67 / £50.56 a life; Texel to £235; Mule to £195; Halfbred to £170; Welsh to £140; Crossbred to £188; Speckled to £112; Beltex to £195; Beulah to £145; Overall Average £169.87.

Cade lambs:

A total of six entered from £11 to £17.

READ: Last week's prices at Ruthin

Breeding cattle sale:

A full house of cattle with a ringside full of buyers to match.

Competitive bidding on all sorts and types.

Cows & calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

A special entry of Lim and Hereford first calvers with Lim and Charolais calves at foot met a firm trade selling to £1620 with others to £1560 and £1470.

Others:

Lim second calver from Jones, Foxhall with Stabiliser calves at foot sold to £1290.

Aged Cows:

Hereford cow with 2 Lim bull calves at foot sold to £1580.

Lim cows with Lim bull calves sold to £1410.

Lim cow with Charolais heifer calf sold to £1210.

Stabiliser cow with Stabiliser bull calf sold to £1230.

Breeding bulls:

5 year old Lim bull from E R Jones, Cott Farm sold to £2205.

6 year old Lim bull from D J Thomas,Penrhos sold to £1680.

In-calvers:

A total of 18 in-calvers from Lewis, Gelliod Farm met a pleasing trade.

Heifers in calf to Lim bull due beginning to end of June sold as follows:

Hereford heifer sold to £890; Hereford heifer sold to £870; BB heifers sold to £810; AA heifer sold to £800; Lim 3rd calver in calf to Stabiliser sold to £1000.

Bulling heifers:

Smart 20 month old AA bulling heifers from Roberts, Graig Fawr sold to £870.

The next breeding sale is on June 2.

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

Meanwhile, the next dairy sale is on May 26.

Ruthin Farmers' Auction

Ruthin primestock sale - May 20
RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 118 prime lambs to £147 / 347.3ppk; 402 prime hoggets to £135 / 274.4ppk and 289 ewes to £174.

Prime lambs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Entries now increasing weekly on Fridays with 118 prime lambs forward on the day and a cracking trade.

SQQ of 325.5ppk with a consignment of 30kg Welsh lambs also selling well at £94.50.

Top priced per kilo:

44kg at £147 by Richard Roberts, Bronrefail; 48kg at £140 by Richard Roberts, Bronrefail; 43Kg at £137 by G P Roberts, Bodfeddan Farm.

Top priced per kilo:

37kg at 347.3ppk by A O Davies & Co, Fach Gau; 34kg at 345.6ppk by R G Roberts & Co, Berwynfa; 39kg at 342.3ppk by G P Roberts, Bodfeddan Farm; Overall average 325.5ppk.

Prime hoggs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

They’re still coming in with 402 in on the day and a very good trade.
Vendors with well fleshed hoggets well rewarded.

An SQQ of 243.3.

Top priced:

59kg at £135 by Kevin Davies, Dolfeili; 66kg at £130 by TG Evans & RC ap Gwyndaf, Hafod Dinbych; 54kg at £128 by G & NM Hughes, 1 Plas Coch.

Top priced per kilo:

43kg at 274.4ppk by Nantclwyd Farms; 35kg at 274.3ppk by J H Williams, Myfoniog; 42kg at 266.7ppk by Mrs A L Jones & Son, Ty’n Celyn; Overall average 243.3ppk.

More are required weekly.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Top price of the day was achieved by R Hughes, Rhydeilian achieving £174 for a Texel ram.

Dorset £148; Crossbred £140; Bluefaced Leicester £138; Suffolk £133; Cheviot £130; Romney £123; Beltex £112; Speckled £100; Mules £94; Halfbred £92; Welsh £78; Overall average £84.96.