Welshpool Livestock Sales

Welshpool Livestock Sales report on a highly successful auction at Buttington Cross Welshpool on Monday.

An entry of 67 Over Thirty Month Cattle sold to a fantastic average of 134ppkg for the 50 cows, 140ppkg for the 14 Under 48month old, 2 steers averaged 149ppkg and 1 bull to137ppkg. Roberts and Jones Parc sold a Charolais cow weighing 827kg to a top market price of £1397.63 per head. HD & MW Pugh Tanycoed sold a Limousin cow to £1230.78 and a Limousin under 48month old heifer to a top market price of £1141.00 per head. TH & ME & EJ Jones Plas Coch sold a Charolais cow to £1077.96 per head.

Roberts and Jones Parc receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day. 

 

Heifers averaged 166ppkg and steers 174ppkg. TR & EJ & SR Jones Gwernhowell sold Limousin heifer weighing 522kg to a top market price of 185ppkg (£965.70). RB & JA Jones Wernddu sold two limousin heifers to 177ppkg and 174ppkg. Steers topped at 170ppkg from Evans Brothers Tynewydd.

TR & EJ & SR Jones Gwernhowell receives the Briarwood Products prize of £25 for the highest ppkg animal sold on the day.

An entry of 4946spring lambs, selling to an average of 194.9ppkg.

Super Lights (41) to 198ppkg from A T SAnkey Upper Stitt. Average of 188ppkg. 

Lights (385) to 203ppkg from JH & SA Pughe Gwernbere and D A Rees & Co Esgair. Others to 202ppkg from BL & G E& M Ellis Pwynt. Average of 194ppkg.

Standards (1744) to 246ppkg from B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli. Others to 229ppkg from J W Hopkins Bank Farm. Average of 195ppkg.

Mediums (2431) to 225ppkg from E A Marston New House. Others to 212ppkg from S J Smith Penybryn. Average of 194ppkg.

Heavy’s (269) to 194ppkg from DE S & ER Bickerton Lloran Ucha. Others to 191ppkg from G P Pugh & Son The Garth. Average of 182ppkg.

Over Weights (61) to 163ppkg from T Rees & L E Jones Penywern. Others to 162ppkg from D P Casewell Tanrhiw.  

On Behalf of the Shropshire and Border Texel Club the Butchers lamb competition took place at Welshpool Market with the results as follows:

Up to 38kg

1st & Champions B L Grffiths Lower Penygelli.

2^nd J A Williams Llechwedd Dyrys.

3^rd CJ & ME Williams Minysarn.

4^th J A Williams Llechwedd Dyrys.

Over 38.5kg and Over

1^st & Res Champion E A Marston New House.

2^nd B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli.

3^rd S J Smith Penybryn.

4^th TP & M Evans & Son Wern Farm.

 

A good entry of 2404 cull sheep sold to a very good average of £67.40 for the ewes and £78.61 for the rams. Cull ewes topped the sale at £146 per head from S J Smith Penybryn. Tynybryn Farm sold ewes to £131 per head. Rams topped at £118 per head from JR & ME Roberts Penarddlas. Weekly sale of cull ewes to immediately follow the fat lamb sale.

 

 

An entry of 37 cows and calves met with a much steadier trade with a lot of plainer cows forward. Nevertheless there was one highlight of the day when a Limousin 1^st calver with her purebred bull calf sold for £2650, an excellent outfit presented by J & G. Burrough; Holly Farm, Whitchurch. F.J. Owens & Co; Llettygynfach sold a 2005 born Blonde D’Aquitaine cross cow with a bull calf for £1240. Price & Price; Cwm Earl made £1240 for a British Blue cross 1^st calver with a Limousin cross heifer calf. D.P. Evans; Moelygarth Farm sold 6 1^st calvers with Limousin calves at foot to a top of £1140, and to an average of £1080.

A breakdown of all prices achieved were as follows:

2000+ 1 lot; 1200 – 1300 2 lots; 1100 – 1200 5 lots; 1000 – 1100 8 lots; 900 – 1000 5 lots; <900 15 lots.

 

A catalogue entry of 100 store cattle sold to average 157ppkg for the steers and Heifers. Top prices where as follows:

Steers

Limousinx (x1) 430kg 188ppkg J R Jones Hilly Farm

Limousinx (x1) 300kg 188ppkg R M Evans New House

Limousinx (x1) 490kg 185ppkg IC & EA Jerman Pigeon House

Limousinx (x2) 505kg 1818ppkg IC & EA Jerman Pigeon House

Blonde D’aquataine (x1) 440kg 179.5ppkg EO & LM & SP Richards Red House.

Heifers

Limousinx (x2) 322kg 191ppkg J R Jones Hilly Farm

Limousinx (x2) 327kg 189ppkg J R Jones Hilly Farm

British Bluex (x1) 425kg 178ppkg GM & PE Jones & Son Measderw.

British Bluex (x2) 420kg 175ppkg G H Kynaston Fox Holes Farm

Britsh Bluex (x1) 460kg 175ppkg PV Evans Court Farm

Next Sale of Store cattle will take place on Monday 25^th July (closing date for entries Monday 18^th July)

 

Forthcoming Sales.

Monday 18^th July, Dairy Cows.

Monday 25^th July, Cows and Calves and Store Cattle.

Monday 1^st August, Dairy Cows.

Monday 8^th August, Cows and Calves.

Monday 15^th August, Dairy Cows.

Monday 22^nd August, Cows and Calves.

Friday 26^th August, Welsh Premier Texel Show.

Saturday 27^th August, Welsh Premier Texel Sale.