Welshpool Livestock Sales

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

A very good entry of 98 Over Thirty Month Cattle sold to a very good average of 123ppkg for 92 older cows, 2 bulls to average 130ppkg and 4 under 48 month old heifers and steers to 145.5ppkg. Bowen and Bowen Penthryn sold a good quality Limousin cow weighing 793kg to a top market price of £1260.87. T E Williams & Sons Red House sold a Limousin cow to £1091.93. An Aberdeen Angus bull weighing 1164kg from J V Davies & Co Garth Fawr sold for £1385.16. Bowen & Bowen Penthryn receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day. Weekly sales of Over Thirty Month older cattle every Monday at 9am prompt.      

A better entry of 22 fat cattle sold to a very good average of 172ppkg for the steers and 192ppkg for the heifers. J M Rowlands Dolwen sold two very good quality Limousin heifers to 228ppkg which was bought by Rikki Lloys of Welshpool and 227ppkg was paid by M J Birtwistle & Co. D W Robinson Upper Trefnant sold a Charolais heifer to 188ppkg and a Charolais steer to 186ppkg which where both bought by Staffordshire Meat Packers. J E Gittins & Sons Ystym Colwyn sold four fat heifers to a top price of 215ppkg. J M Rowlands receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest ppkg beast sold through the ring on the day.

An entry of 6271 prime lambs, selling to average of 168.92ppkg.  

Supper Lights (34) to 160ppkg from JM & IM Lewis Erwbarf.

Lights (437) to 169ppkg from M V Wall Emporium Cottage. Others to 167ppkg from HA & ALL Humphreys & Son Brynerwest. Average of 161ppkg.

Standards (1345) to 184ppkg from DB & EFJ Gethin Dolyrheol. Others to 183ppkg from KW Lewis Tynycoed. Average of 164ppkg.

Medium’s (3132) to 187ppkg from T C Evans 10 Heritage Green. Others to 186ppkg from D & G Andrew Lower Brynygroes. Average of 171ppkg.

Heavies (1119) to 175ppkg from D R Owen & Sons Sandilands. Others to 173ppkg from DA & MG Griffiths & Son Tynllwyn. Average of 160.1ppkg.  

Over Weights (156) to 163ppkg from D PCasewell Tanrhiw. Others to 158ppkg from A E Casewell Bodynfoel. Average of 148ppkg.

 

Another excellent entry of 3285 cull sheep sold very well to average £53.62 for the ewes and £68.98 for the rams. G & MA& A Jones Cefndre sold cull ewes to a top market price of £110.50 per head. S D Evans 4 Osbaston sold ewes to £108 per head. B & M James Upper Black Hill achieved a very good top price of £127 for some cull rams. Weekly Sales of Cull sheep to immediately follow the sale of fat lambs.

 

STORE EWES AND STORE LAMBS. 

Store Lambs. A strong entry of 496 store lambs entered the market this week selling to a strong average of £53. Mixed and clean lambs sold up to £68 from J & R Davies Old Hall with Charollaisx Lambs. Mule wether lambs from D & LA Ashton Cwmbernant Farm Fan sold for £56. Texel tup lambs from M Gilchrist Penygraig sold to £63.50. More store lambs required to meet strong demand.    

Store Ewes. 1395 store ewes were sold through the ring with white face mule ewes reaching £140 per head from W C G Davies & Son Tynypwll. Two year old ewes from J Edwards Mount Farm sold up to £123 while three year old mule ewes sold to £100 from E P Jones Esgairaeth. Full mouthed ewes from J T Owen & Co Upper Garth sold to £77, while Texel ewes lambs from D & G Andrew Lower Brynygroes sold to £92. Sale of Store lambs to commence at 10.30am and store ewes at 11am through the ring.

A special entry of 4 Pedigree Holstein Friesian In calf heifers and 3 Pedigree Holstein Friesian bulling heifers for DA & O Williams Penylan sold with great demand at the ring side to £1480, £1400, £1360 and £1000 for the in calf heifers and £1010, £1000 and £920 for the bulling heifers. MT & JM Jones Elms Farm sold two heifers in milk to £2000 and £1900 per head. A P Jones & Son Gwerniago sold a second calver to £1640. Entries invited for the next sale of Dairy cows and Heifers which will take place on Monday 24^th October 2011.    

Forthcoming Sales. .

Monday 17^th October, Organic Store Cattle.

Tuesday 25^th October, October Store Cattle Sale.