Welshpool Livestock Sales

Messrs Morris Marshall & Poole and Norman Lloyd.

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

An entry of 101 over thirty month cattle sold to a good average of 122ppkg for the 92 cows, 132ppkg for the 3 bulls, 145ppkg for five under 48 month old heifers and 133 for the steer. A Roberts & Son Dolau sold a limousin cow weighing 819kg to a top market price of £1302.21. A Freisian cow weighing 852kg sold to £1124.64 from Winsbury Livestock Ltd. E Jones & Son Penbontpren sold a Charolais bull weighing 759kg to a top price of £1153.68. A Roberts & Son Dolau receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day.

 

An entry of 22 fat cattle sold to an excellent average of 176ppkg for the three steers and 193ppkg for the nineteen heifers. Four excellent limousin heifers from G Bound & Son Cefn Bach presented four fat heifers which sold to a top price of 226ppkg on two occasions which where bought by Moorland Foods Ltd, 225ppkg and 214ppkg was paid by Rikki Lloyd of Welshpool. E Watkin Tybrith sold two steers to 187ppkg and 175ppkg. J E Gittiins & Sons Ystym Colwyn sold eight fat heifers to a top price of 196ppkg and selling to average 191.5ppkg. The Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 this week goes to G Bound & Son Cefn Bach for the highest ppkg animal sold on the day.     

   

An entry of 6696 prime lambs, selling to an average of 171.94ppkg.   

Lights (489) to 186ppkg from J G Ellis & Son Tynewydd. Others to 183ppkg from W H Edwards & Co Highgate. Average of 175ppkg.

Standards (1295) to 190ppkg from F J Jones Bryncwmnant. Others to 186ppkg from D L G Price & Co Bryncoch. Average of 173ppkg.

Mediums (3580) to 191ppkg from F J Jones Bryncwmnant. Others to 188ppkg from CL & C Watkins Bank Farm. Average of 171ppkg.

Heavy’s (1113) to 204ppkg from M Foster The Grove. Others to 188ppkg from DE & KB Owen & Son Rhallt Isa. Average of 162ppkg.

Over Weights (145) to 158ppkg from L E Brymer Griffiths Bryneira. Others to 156ppkg from F G Hilditch Green Hill. Average of 151ppkg.   

 

Yet again a good entry of 3735 cull sheep, sold to £54.08 for the ewes and £70.19 for the rams. Cull ewes topped the sale at £118 per head. P S Cullen Parcpenprys and I L W Evans Cleiria Isaf both presented cull ewes to £100 per head. D & G Andrew Lower Brynygroes sold ewes to £99 per head. J Rees Goetre sold cull rams to £123 per head. Weekly sales of cull ewes to immediately follow the sale of Fat lambs.

STORE EWES AND STORE LAMBS. 

An excellent entry of 716 store lambs selling to a strong average of £53.19. Strong Texelx tup lambs topped the sale at £70 from R E Peate 6 Nantllachar Llanwddyn. Texel mixed and clean lambs achieved £64.50 from Mrs M J Roberts Glascoed Kerry. Texelx theave lambs reached £57.50 from R A Jones Llys Helyg Llanerfyl. Suffolkx wethers sold to £56 from E A Williams & Son Ty Pella Llanbrynmair. Mixed and tup lambs made £52 from S Yardley 1 Dingle Cottage Vron Gate Westbury. Sale of Store lambs will commence at 10.30am next week, more entries invited. 

A fantastic entry of 545 store ewes with mule yearling ewes from GK & EA Powell Waun Farm topping the trade at £138 per head. Two year old suffolkx ewes from E A Davies & Co Ysgubor Newydd Llangernyw reached £128.00. Reaching £126 were three year old Suffolkx ewes from CG & GM Jones Penybryn. Full mouthed mule ewes from TJ & BJ Griffiths achieved £126.00 and as found mule ewes made £70.00 from S & M Meredith Trebrodier. Entries are welcomed for next week with the sale commencing at 11am. Special entries include 60 strong speckled four year olds, 40 texelx yearling, 80 welshxbeulah three year olds, 30 welsh mule yearlings, 80 strong Welsh Mule 3 and 5 year olds,  24 “Llandovery” white faced hill yearlings and 30 suffolkx yearlings. 

 

A catalogue sale of cows and calves took place on Monday with the top price of the day going to Mr R D Owen Greenfield who presented a Limousin cow with a Limousin bull calf at foot to £1320. Mr Owen also sold two other limousin cows with limousin bull calves at foot to £1160 and £1120 and a Limousin cow with a heifer calf from the same home achieved £1100. E, PA & GC Morris Bedren sold a Simmental cow with a heifer calf to £980. Next sale of Cows and Calves will take place on Monday 19^th September.

    

Forthcoming Sales.

Monday 29^th August, Dairy Cattle, Store Cattle and Weanlings inc Organic Store Cattle.

Wednesday 1^st September. Welsh Premier Beltex Sheep Show and Sale.

Monday 5^th September, Cows and Calves.

Wednesday 7^th September, Welsh Mule Ewe Sale.

Thursday 8^th September, Welsh Mule Ewe Lambs Sale.

Saturday 10^th September, Machinery Sale at Coed Y Dinas.

Monday 12^th September, Dairy Cows.

Monday 19^th September, Store Cattle and Cows and Calves.  

Thursday 22^nd September, Cann Office and Cefn Coch Sheep Sale, All breed Yearling Ewes & Non Registered Multi Breed Rams.

Saturday 24^th September, Welsh Hill Speckled Face Rams.

Monday 26^th September, Dairy Cows.  

Thursday 29^th September, Multi Breed Ram Sale.

Monday 3^rd October, Dairy Cows, Prize sale of Store Lambs and Pedigree sale of Lleyn Sheep.

Thursday 6^th October, Sale of Welsh Mule Ewes and Ewe Lambs.

Tuesday 11^th October, Mid October sale of Store Cattle.

Thursday 13^th October, Welsh Half Bred Ewes and Ewe Lambs, and All Breed Theave Lambs.

Monday 17^th October, Organic Store Cattle.

Tuesday 25^th October, October Store Cattle Sale. 

 

 

Texel buyers filled the large ring at the WLS auction mart at Welshpool, but had to wait until the second to last consignment went through the ring before witnessing the top two prices received by the CAEREINION flock of Mr C E Pryce, no stranger to the shearling ram limelight. He first sold the overall Reserve Champion, sired by Cambwell Laird, LTC05507, for 4200gns, going to Mr Owen, Sandlands, Wales. His Dam was by the noted Summerwood Grand Union, PHS00001.

 

Mr Pryce’s only other entry matched this, sired by his own 12,000gns Caereinion Number One, PEC07216, with the dam again by Summerwood Grand Union, PHS00001.

 

The demand for good strong shearlings being well sought after these were followed by another six, four figure prices. LOOSEBEARE sold a Kelso Oxygen son, MBZ08019, at 1500gns to Mr Lewis Grouddhall. Angela Nairey, MEINSPRIDE, had two lots at 1300 and 1200gns, firstly for a Glenside King son, FPG81002, and secondly for one by Glenside Drum Major, FPG97065.

 

Top shearling producer, Mr David Orrells, LLEGODIG, topped his strong pen with a son of Meinspride King Kong, LNM04744, which sold for 1120gns. Following on closely and completing the four figure prices were a brace from F H Chave, PEACEHAY, for sons of Fachell Outlook, MIF08972, and Cennen Magnum, TCA06089, respectively.

 

The shearling trade completing a good sale prices up by 357gns to 1051gns.

 

Ram Lambs enjoyed a strong trade with strong pens with character and flesh being much sort after. Topping the section and following on from a very successful sale at Lanark were the SPORTSMAN’S flock who sold a son of the 11,000gns Baltier Panther, FEB09977, for 2700gns to Mr Evans Tran-y-baccar. His dams sire was the 28,000gns Castlecairn Nile God, RNA07149, who like Panther was a former Great Yorkshire show Champion.

 

PROCTERS farm had a very successful sale with a trio of top prices at 2100, 1900 and 1200gns, all sired by the powerful 50,000gns Haddo Ringleader,KWJ1000063, with their dams all having been purchased from Annan, their 2100 call was also the pre sale champion chosen by Judge David Houghton, TOPHILL flock, and sold to Mr Davies, Llwyncad.

 

One of the largest rams seen for some time came next when Phillip Evans, sold FOSTYLL STAR, EPF1100112, at 2400gns to Mr Roy Hughes, TREFONNEN, this Mellorvale Reyna son, BCM1000030, out of a dam by Knock Olympus, HAK08900.

 

Regular consignor and local man Steve Smith, PENPARC, had to wait late in the day before selling Penparc Sparky, SJP1101125, a Ned son out of a dam by Annan Jewel, JKA03038, for 1800gns to Mr Roberts Conway. Making the journey south worthwhile was a 1500gn sale for Society Chairman, Gordon Gray, ETTRICK, this ET brother to the 10,500gn Rainbow Warrior, GGH1000041. This price was matched by LLANGWM when they sold a son of the 2010 Ruthin sale champion, Hen Gapel Royal Gold, OJH1000008, out of a dam by Cowal Monarch of the Glen, CKC06213.

 

Topping a very strong trade for the Mellin family’s HULL HOUSE flock was Hull House Sgt Pepper, MJH1101508, a 1300gns son of their top stock sire Castlecairn Red Arrow, RNA1000080. Further sons sold at 1150, 1050 and 1000gns.

 

Ram Lamb trade exceeded the previous year with prices up 26gns to 667gns with increased clearance 73% for 22 more lambs sold.

 

The female trade was also buoyant with the increased number of vendors at this sale on the whole pleased with trade, for this new venue now in its second year. Topping the trade was the MacTaggart family RASCARREL flock with their Female Champion selling to Mr Chambers, Twelve Oaks flock, Northants, for 1800gns. Sired by the home bred Rascarrel Och Aye, MTR08456, out of a dam by Templand Megane, GKT06505. Vaughan farms, Kingsland, Herefordshire sold to 1350 and 1050gns for daughters of Alwent Major Force, NTA06007.

 

The Reserve Female Champion from Ettrick sold at 1150gns, a Cambwell OBE daughter,LTC083082, out of a Greenmount bred dam. Matching this price was a Fordafourie Power Pack daughter, LAF090332, from Loosebeare.

 

Female trade ended with averages up 150gns to 569gns showing the popularity, confidence and demand for the Texel, with clearances up 2% to 80% for 5 more sold.