Welshpool Livestock Sales

16/01/2019 @ 09:49

Welshpool Livestock Sales report on the Sale at Buttington Cross on Monday.

OTMS (29)

A larger number of OTM cattle on offer this week, seeing a top price of £1342.16 (152ppkg) for a Charolais OTM weighing in at 883kg from JW Rees & Son, Nantyhendy. GP Vaughan & Son, Dolcorsllwyn made 159ppkg for a Limousin x weighing 761kg making £1209.99. Younger cows (48-72 months) topped at £861.30 (110ppkg) for a Fresian x weighing 783kg from BL Hamer, Upper Brithdir. TE Thomas & Co, Melin Y Grug made 120ppkg for a Limousin x weighting 662kg making £794.40. Heifers under 48 months topped at £1094.34 (138ppkg) for a British Blue heifer weighing 793kg from WG & DE Woosnam, Upper Gwestydd. GP Vaughan & Son, Dolcorsllwyn topped the sale at 181ppkg for a Limousin x heifer weighing 603kg making £1091.34. Bulls under 72 months topped at £1482.23 for a Limousin bull weighing 1009kg from Red House Farms, Aberhafesp making £1483.23.

Averages of the day were as follows:

OTM Cows Grade 1 (13) 131.69ppkg

Grade 2 (8) 79.62ppkg

Cows Under 72 Months (5) ppkg 135.60ppkg

Bull Under 72 months (3) 145.23ppkg / £985.60

Overall Average 111.38ppkg.

For further information, contact Glandon Lewis (07774224999)

PRIME HOGGETS (3309)

A similar entry of hoggets forward sold to a very similar trade to last week to return an average of 202.47ppkg, with a top price of 240ppkg for pen of lambs weighing 35kg hoggets making £84 from CJ & ME Williams, Minysarn and £108.50/head for 47kg and 52kg hoggets from TK Robinson, Tynewydd.

Trade would be better than expected throughout, as other livestock markets returned lower averages for finished hoggs at the end of last week. Demand for all weights and grades exceeded supply which resulted in competitve bidding throughout the sale. Best trade of the day was for the best quality/grading hoggs of any weight. Export weight hoggs found keen bidding throughout with plenty of pens selling above 210ppkg. Also in strong demand were middle weight 30-40kg hoggs with yet again the better end going back on farm for further finishing. Light weight lambs were in short supply and sold at very similar price levels to last week. Least demand was for the heavier lambs which would be sold at slightly less money.

Lights (340) to 221ppkg from Bowen & Bowen, Penthryn. Others to 219ppkg from DL Jones & Son, Falcondale Home Farm. Average of 187.62ppkg.

Standards (944) to 240ppkg from CJ & ME Williams, Minysarn. Others to 231ppkg from Bowen & Bowen, Penthryn. Average of 200.74ppkg.

Mediums (1056) to 235ppkg from IE Roberts & Son, Maesdyfnant. Others to 234ppkg from TK Robinson, Tynewydd. Average of 207.08ppkg.

Heavies (711) to 231ppkg from TK Robinson, Tynewydd. Others to 230ppkg from IE Roberts & Son, Maesdyfnant. Average of 195.08ppkg.

For further information, contact Jonathan Evans (07971002650) or Nick Hyne (07519106822)

CULL SHEEP (2237)

Today saw a very similar entry of 2237. Ewes were slightly less averaging £45.59. A large entry of 109 cull rams averaged £65.35. Highlights included ewes presented by EW Jones, Cesail Y Bryn achieving £116. J & M & A Jones Cefndre presented excellent Texel x selling to £100. AH Jones & Sons, Hirryd sold ewes to a premium of £96.

Smaller ewes were very much in demand, with small Welsh sold in the mid 40's. Overall a solid trade.

For more information, please contact Joe Powell (07764663197) or Sion Roberts (07852252371).

STORE LAMBS (1120)

This week’s sale saw a total of 1120 Store lambs with some very good quality lambs on offer.

The trade was up from last week’s sale with several pens trading in excess of £70, with further sorts trading above the £60's.

The sale topped at £82 with Texel x from T E A Owen, with other mixed and clean Texel x reaching £80.50 from the same home.

Tup lambs saw very good prices peaking at £78.50 from IP Davies & Son, Heniarth Farm with another pen of 8 tups from JM & MG Oliver, Cilcewydd Farm from £73.

The highest price for wether lambs this week was £71.50 from A Glasson, Tan yr Afod for one Texel cross. With other pens making £69 from T E A Owen, Alltyffynnon.

There were nearly 200 entries of theave lambs all selling well with the highest price coming from A L Davies, Tybrith for a pen of 18 Texel x for £74.50. With others to £72.50 from GP & D Jones, Clawdd Coch.

For further information, contact Tom Davies (07764663193)

Averages:

Ewe Lambs - £59.36

Mixed & Clean - £61.18

Wether lambs - £57.25

Ram lambs - £54.90

Overall average - £58.83

STORE CATTLE (207)

The first store cattle sale of the year saw a good number of cattle forward.

Leading the way with top prices per head were as follows:

Steers

Limousin (x2) 19months £1335 JC Davies & Son, Gelli Gethin