Welshpool Livestock Sales

All the prices and news from Monday’s sale at Buttington Cross

OTMS (21)

A small entry of 21 Otm cattle this week selling to an average of 100.16ppkg. Top price per head in the Otm section was B Morris, Long Mountain Farm, with a British Blue 827kg cow making £901.43. Top price per Kilo in that section was G Price, Hafod, with a 626kg Limousin cow making £719 (115ppkg).

Cows 48 to 72 months topped at £952.90 for a British Blue cow weighing 733kg making £952.90 £130ppkg). Steers under 48 months topped at £889.20 (156ppkg) from S J Smith, Penybryn. 

From Monday 29th February TB Tested Otm cows will be sold at 9 am in Ring 2, to be unloaded in bays 19 – 24. Followed by non-TB Tested cows in Ring 1, to be unloaded in bays 25 – 28.

PLEASE DO NOT UNLOAD IN WRONG BAYS.

PRIME HOGGETS (5012)

An entry of 5012 prime hoggets selling to an average of 187.37ppkg

Super Lights (8) to 171ppkg from GE & T Davies, Carregybig. Average of 167.64ppkg.

Lights (163) to 187ppkg from S J Smith, Penybryn. Others to 184ppkg from JR & M Davies, Penisarllan. Average of 176.85ppkg.

Standards (626) to 199ppkg from C Tomlinson, Agden Dairy Farm. Others to 197ppkg from M E Thomas, Felincoed. Average of 179.31ppkg.

Mediums (2261) to 243ppkg from C Tomlinson, Agden Dairy Farm. Others to 215ppkg. Average of 189.74ppkg.

Heavies (1383) to 246ppkg from D I Roberts & Son, Stingwern. Others to 216ppkg from V Jerman, Gwernydd. Average of 188.42ppkg.

Over Weights (398) to 190ppkg from W T Davies, Canllefaes Uchaf. Others to 188ppkg from D P Casewell, Tanrhiw. Average of 168.97ppkg.

It is advised that Hoggets are belly clipped.

CULL SHEEP (1255)

An entry of 1255 culls this week met with averages of £66 for ewes and £75 for rams. Ewes topped at £120 for a pen of 8 ewes presented by W T Davies, Canllefaes Uchaf, Penparc. OT Evans, Delfryn, presented 4 ewes making £116. A similar entry of rams topped at £118 presented by S T Jones, Arllan Fawr. Probert & Probert, Lower Hill, also presented a ram making £118.

CULL EWE VENDORS: Please ensure all cull sheep are correctly identified when offered for sale at the market.

STORE LAMBS (235)

Another entry of 235 store lambs returning an average of £51.

A pen of 24 Charollais x lambs from E Rees & Son, Chruch House sold to £63 while A pen of Charollais x tup lambs from AP & JE Jenkins, Pontyperchyll sold to £69. Welsh wethers from HP & M Lloyd, Cilfachau sold to £57.50 with GKE Rees, Tynlone sold a Texel x mixed/clean lambs to £64.50.

Store lambs to commence again next Monday from 10.30am immediately followed by Cade lambs and couples.

COUPLES

The promise of better weather brought an increased entry of 148 couples with trade topping twice at £162, first from H W Johnson, Henblas, for 3 Suffolk 3 year old ewes with twin Texel x lambs at foot, and second from H C Roberts, Orseddwen, for 7 Mule as found ewes with twin Texel lambs.

Other highlights from R C Lloyd reached £155 for a Suffolk as found ewe with Twin Texel lambs at foot. A M Jones, Rhysgog, sold 4 improved Welsh Ewe with twin Texel lambs to £148 and 2 improved welsh ewes with twin lambs at foot to £139.

Ewes with single lambs topped at £120 for an as found mule with a single Texel lamb from H C Robers, Orseddwen, who also presented 3 as found mule with single Texel x lambs whicg sold for £114. Other notable singles presented by J B C Gwillim, Bwlch Garth, sold to £115 for 2 Suffolk as found ewes with Texel lambs at foot and £112 for 11 Texel as found ewes with single Texel lambs.

Further entries invited please contact the Mart Office on 01938 553438 or Auctioneer Tom Davies on 07764663193.

In-Lamb Ewes: A small entry of 30 in-lamb Beulah yearling ewes from G W Watkin, Henllys, due 1st April, scanned in-lamb to a Blue Face Leicester ram at 190% sold for £110.

The sale of couples next week will commence following the sale of store lambs.

STORE CATTLE

An entry forward of 185 cattle met with a solid trade for the lots on offer. There was a bigger gap between the quality of outfits and plainer cattle with the latter being harder to shift. Overall bullocks averaged 211.92ppkg or £867.38 and heifers averaged 189.13ppkg or £794.96. Leading the way with top prices per head were:

Steers

Charolais (x1) 735kg £1140 D Jones, Foel farm, Foel

Blonde D’Aquataine (x1) 565kg £1130 JK & DM Jones, Caebettin, Kerry

Charolais (x1) 530kg £1120 JK & DM Jones, Caebettin, Kerry

British Blue (x2) 565kg £1100 JS & FMH James, Lower Rectory, Berriew

Limousin (x2) 502kg £1070 F Humphreys & Son, Moydog Fawr, Golfa

Heifers

Blonde D’Aquataine (x1) 500kg £1055 JK & DM Jones. Caebettin, Kerry

Blonde D’Aquataine (x5) 542kg £1048 D Jones, Foel Farm, Foel

British Blue (x2) 520kg £985 JS & FMH James, Lower Rectory, Berriew

Saler (x4) 518kg £975 A Jones & Sons, Nant Ucha, Rhiwlas

Simmental (x2) 532kg £920 G & A Orrells, Maesderwen, Abermule

Top prices per kilo were as follows

Steers

Limousin (x1) 310kg 258.10ppkg CE & GJ Roberts, Rhydycil, Cefn Coch

Limousin (x1) 350kg 257.10ppkg JR & HR Jones & Sons, Hilly Farm, Pentre

Limousin (x1) 315kg 250.80ppkg I R H Bebb, Ffridd-Cowny, Llanwddyn

Limousin (x5) 399kg 245.60ppkg MG & MN Hanselman, Knapps Farm, Westbury

Limousin (x3) 313kg 236.40ppkg JR & HR Jones & Sons, Hilly Farm, Pentre

Heifers

Limousin (x2) 305kg 223ppkg JR & HR Jones & Sons, Jilly Farm, Pentre

Limousin (x2) 265kg 220.80ppkg CE & GJ Roberts, Rhydycil, Cefn Coch

Limousin (x2) 342kg 213.50ppkg SM & GD Jones, Rhiwhiriaeth Isaf, Llanfair Caereinion

Blond D’Aquataine (x1) 500kg 211ppkg JK & DM Jones, Caebettin, Kerry

Limousin (x1) 330kg 210.60ppkg JR & HR Jones & Sons, Hilly Farm, Pentre

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Schedules are now available for the Easter Spring Lamb Show and Sale on Monday 21st March 2016. We would like to thank the companies who have continued to sponsor and support this sale – Bibbys Agriculture, Wynnstay,  Carrs Billington, Rikki Lloyd (Butcher), Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Area Suffolk Club and the British Charollais Sheep Society.

We are pleased to have additional sponsorship this year from the British Wool Marketing Board and the Greencoat Farm Ltd. 

Polite reminder: FARM ASSURANCE – Vendors with amendments to their farm assurance details MUST notify the market office. Onus for correctness of information supplied to purchasers rests solely on you, as the vendor! Members described as in ‘periods of grace’ or ‘suspended’ CANNOT sell stock as farm assured.

Forthcoming Sale Dates:

Monday 21st March – Easter spring lamb Show & Sale

Tuesday 29th March – March Store Cattle Fair

Tuesday 12th April - Sale of organic stock, Store Cattle & Weanlings

Tuesday 26th April – April Store Cattle Fair

Saturday 30th April – Sale of Pedigree Charolais Cattle

Monday 2nd May – Prize Sale of Couples

Tuesday 10th May - Sale of organic stock, Store Cattle & Weanlings

Saturday 14th May – Welshpool Machinery Sale

Tuesday 24th May – May Store Cattle Fair