Ruthin primestock sale - April 11

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 280 spring lambs to £204 / 503.7ppk; 2,867 prime hoggets to £174 / 380ppk and 891 ewes to £248.

Spring lambs (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Another full house on the day and what an excellent trade from the first pen to the last!

A total of 280 spring lambs forward, with an overall average of 389.8ppk and SQQ of 391.8ppk.

Top priced:

Lights (32kg) £118 by BA Jones & OL Roberts, Caerhafod Ucha.

Standards (38kg) £188 by AG &M T Davies, Llys.

Mediums (40.5kg) £204 by AG &M T Davies, Llys.

Heavies (46kg) £160 by GJ Walton & partner, Llyn Tro.

Top priced per kilo:

Lights (32kg) 368.8ppk by BA Jones & OL Roberts, Caerhafod Ucha.

Standards (36kg) 497.2ppk by S L Jones, Bryn Pin.

Mediums (40.5kg) 503.7ppk by JS Davies & Son, Derwen Deg.

Heavies (46kg) 347.8ppk by GJ Walton & partner, Llyn Tro.

Lights to 368.8ppk, av 361.4ppk; Standards to 497.2ppk, av 395.4ppk; Mediums to 503.7ppk, av 386ppk; Heavies to 347.8ppk, av 322.6ppk.

Prime hoggets (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A cracking show of 2,867 hoggets forward, up again on the week.

Overall average 302.5ppk and SQQ at 308.9ppk.

Top priced:

Lights (32kg) £100 by L Rowlands, Cae’r Gog.

Standards (39kg) £127 by JAD Crossley, Clartie Cottage.

Mediums (45.5kg) £166 by R L Wynne, Ty Newydd.

Heavies (50kg) £174 by Harri Whittingham, Bron y Felin.

Overs (65kg) £160 by Mrs C Evans, Tan Gaer.

Top priced per kilo:

Lights (32kg) 312.5ppk by L Rowlands, Cae’r Gog.

Standards (34kg) 341.2ppk by J H Hockenhull & Son, Dairy House Farm.

Mediums (40kg) 380ppk by F R Jones, Graig Farm.

Heavies (46kg) 356.5ppk by Harri Whittingham, Bron y Felin.

Overs (54kg) 292.6ppk by Gop Farm, Trelawnyd.

Lights to 312.5ppk, av 281.4ppk; Standards to 341.2ppk, av 305ppk; Mediums to 380ppk, av 310.9ppk; Heavies to 356.5ppk, av 296ppk; Overs to 292.6ppk, av 259.4ppk.

Cull ewes (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

A stratospheric trade on the ewes with an overall average of £117.07.

Bring them in and get them sold!

Top price of £248 achieved by Gwion Morgan, Ty’n y Wern for a pen of Beltex ewes.

Please keep numbers coming to satisfy the strong demand every Tuesday and Friday.

Crossbred to £225; Beltex to £248; Texel to £240; Charollais to £212; Mule to £150; Welsh to £82; Tal y Bont to £118; Aberfield to £115; Cheviot to £132; Lleyn to £145; Zwarble to £162; Berrichon to £220; Suffolk to £182; Speckled to £120; Romney to £126; Hampshire to £148; Dorset to £88; Beulah to £110; Halfbred to £110.

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Ruthin store & breeding sale - April 6

RUTHIN Farmers' Auction reports sales of 24 OTMs to £2,166.30 / 258ppk; 100 heifers to £1530; 109 steers to £1,680; 97 stirks to £1,230; 113 calves to £500; 319 store lambs to £110; 223 ewe & lamb couples to £400; 49 pet lambs to £34 and two goats to £44.

Store cattle (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

A big first sale in April with 330 store cattle forward on the day, with the demand ringside ensuring the trade was as strong as ever.

A tally of 100 heifers forward with an overall average of £1131.72.

Top price of £1530 went to Mrs C Jones, Cae Isaf selling a 23 month Lim.

Others:

25 month Lim £1450; 11 month Char £1450; 11 month Lim £1430; 21 month Lim £1400; 22 month Aberdeen Angus £1360; 31 month Lim £1320; 16 month Char £1300; 17 month Devonshire Red £750; 31 month Lim £1320; 22 month Simmental £1125; 21 month British Shorthorn £1200.

Meanwhile, a total of 32 10-12 month old heifers from IT & H Jones, Rhiwlas were a credit to the family and an average of £1,242, selling up to £1,450.

There were 109 steers forward with an overall average of £1290.29.

Top price of £1680 went to S Jones, Pentre, with a 22 month Simmental.

Others:

20 month Lim £1590; 22 month British Blue £1590; 23 month Saler £1570; 22 month Aberdeen Angus £1560; 23 month Charolais £1540; 16 month Lim £1540; 22 month Hereford £1480; 23 month Saler £1460; 14 month Lim £1380; 22 Blonde Aquatine £1420; 26 month Holstein Friesian £1090; 21 month Simmental £1500.

Barren cattle (auctioneer-Rich Lloyd):

Top price went to RW & OH Owen, Geirn, selling a 92 month Lim cow weighing 870kg to £2,166.30

Top price per kilo went to  J Williams, Ty’n Llyn, selling a 58 month Lim weighing 615kg to 258ppk.

46 month Lim-555kg-250ppk; 92 month Lim-870kg-249ppk; 46 month Welsh Black-550kg-248ppk; 80 month Char-555kg-240ppk; 132 month Saler-680kg-236ppk; 118 month Lim-730kg-229ppk; 118 month British Blue-820kg-215ppk; 141 month Lim-560kg-214ppk; 166 month Lim-540kg-214ppk; 130 month British Blue-765kg-214ppk; 50 month Lim-655kg-206ppk; 108 month Long horn-595kg-199ppk; 69 month Long horn-540kg-192ppk; 127 month British Blue-655kg-188ppk; 128 month Welsh Black-665kg-185ppk.

Overall average 195.5ppk / £1,204.47.

Calves (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

A great entry met a great trade, with a ringside full of buyers!

Top price went to J Hughes, Ynysgain for a Lim bull calf at £400 and A B Hughes, Ffrith Isaf for a Lim heifer calf.

Others:

British Blue bull calf to £400; Aberdeen Angus bull calf to £240; Aberdeen Angus heifer calf to £185; Hereford bull calf to £260; Hereford heifers calf to £185; Lim bull calf to £400; Lim heifers calf to £400; Holstein Friesian bull calf to £30; Welsh Black heifer calf to £190.

The first fortnightly breeding sale is on April 20.

Entries invited for breeding bulls, cows and calves, bulling heifers and in calvers.

The next dairy sale will be on April 27.

Weanlings (auctioneer-Dafydd Parry):

The weanling section at Ruthin continues to attract plenty of interest from both vendors and purchasers. Trade was on fire and even dearer on the week.

Top price went to E Rowlands, Gwern Buseg selling a 11 month British Blue bull to £1,230.

Others:

9 month Charolais bullock £1070; 9 month Lim heifer £1005; 5 month Charolais heifer £865; 7 month Charolais bullocks £1000.

Dairy bred:

10 month Holstein Friesian bullock £540; 5 month old British Blue bulls £575; 5 month old British Blue heifers £510; 11 month Aberdeen Angus heifer £700.

Store lambs (auctioneer-Elfor Morris):

A tally of 317 store lambs forward with an uplift in trade again.

Still plenty of buyers for all types and sizes with some buyers leaving with empty trailers. Keep the numbers coming.

Top price of £110 went to P S Thomas, Dolgynfydd with his crossbred ram lambs.

Texel ram lambs to £104; Texel ewe lambs to £95; Welsh ram lambs to £83; Welsh ewe lambs to £76; Half bred ram lambs to £76; Scotch ram lambs to £66; Cheviot ram lambs to £94.

Overall average £63.37.

Pet lambs (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Pet lambs ranged from £5 to £30.

Goats:

Female kid to £44; Male kid to £10.

Ewe & lamb couples (auctioneer-Paul Roberts):

Plenty of buyers in attendance again with many going home empty-handed.

A good trade throughout with all types of couples in demand.

Top price of £400 went to D Amson, Malpas for an unregistered Dutch spotted ewe with a single ewe lamb at foot.

Twins:

Mule to £195; Lleyn to £105; Welsh to £145; Cheviot to £165; Texel to £375; Crossbred to £158; Suffolk to £300; Half bred to £95; Speckled to £158; Badger faced to £118.

Twins: Overall average £184.22 / £61.40 a life.

Singles:

Mule to £172; Welsh to £130; Cheviot to £145; Texel to £285; Crossbred to £125; Suffolk to £340; Charollais to £155; Tal y Bont to £148; Speckled to £118.

Singles: Overall average £145.16 / £72.58 a life.

Twins & singles overall average £153.22.