Messrs Morris Marshall & Poole and Norman Lloyd.
Welshpool Livestock Sales report on a highly successful auction at Buttington Cross Welshpool on Monday.
OTMS (82)
An improved entry of 82 Over Thirty Month Cattle sold very well to an average of 121ppkg for the cows and 131.75ppkg for the bulls. Nine buyers around the selling ring topped the bidding at £1194.41 per head for a Limousin cow weighing 791kg from A Rees & Son Tynllwyn. A Friesian cow weighing 927kg sold for £1168.02 per head from M R Williams Wern Holding. A British Blue cow weighing 805 kg achieved £1062.60. A Welsh Black Bull from the RSPB weighed 1063kg and made £1381.90. A Rees & Son Tynllwyn receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day.
FAT CATTLE (31)
A good entry of 31 fat cattle sold very well to average of 204ppkg for the steers, 201ppkg for the heifers and 170ppkg for the bulls. A top price of 227ppkg was achieved by J M Rowlands Dolwen for Limousin steer weighing 581kg (£1318.87) which was purchased by G R Evans & Co Corwen. J M Rowlands also sold other limousin heifers to 225ppkg and 222ppkg. E R G Huxley Rhosydd Gwynion sold heifers to 224ppkg, 215ppkg and 212ppkg and 205ppkg. E Watkin Tybrith sold Limousin steers to 222ppkg and 197ppkg. The briarwood products Ltd prize of £25 goes to J M Rowlands Dolwen for the highest ppkg animal sold on the day. Weekly sale of Over Thirty Month Old Cattle every Monday at 12.30am.
PRIME HOGGETTS (4548)
An entry of 4548 prime hoggetts, selling to an excellent average of 205ppkg.
Super Lights (up to 25.4kg) (65) to 180ppkg from W T Jones & Co Caerberllan. Average of 174ppkg.
Lights (25.5kg to 32kg) (426) to 218ppkg from L & PA Morris & Sons Mount Farm. Others to 212ppkg from DG & SA Rees & Meibion. Average of 193ppkg.
Standards (32.1kg to 39kg) (1107) to 229ppkg from HE & SC Davies Warbury Farm. Others to 225ppkg from E A Rees & Co Borfa Newydd. Average of 204ppkg.
Mediums (39.1kg to 45.5kg) (1961) to 236ppkg from CL & C Watkins Bank Farm. Others to 233ppkg from G L Jones Cefnrhosan. Average of 207ppkg.
Heavies (45.1kg to 52kg) (698) to 222ppkg from J F Morgan & Son Plas and F G & G Mountford Middle Heldre. Others to 221ppkg from E Jackson Lane Farm. Average of 186ppkg.
Over Weights (over 52kg) (210) to 186ppkg from A E Casewell Bodynfoel. Other to 180ppkg from George Owen & Sons Tynewydd. Average of 152ppkg.
Weekly Sales of Fat Lambs at 10.30am.
CULL EWE (2461)
A good entry of 2461 cull sheep sold very well to average £68.82 for the ewes and £85.87 for the rams. Ewes topped the sale at £139 per head from C E Pryce Yr Helyg. Other ewes sold to £135 from G Davies Lan Farm and M H Pugh Gilfach. Cull rams topped at £128 from J H Jones Derwen and £127 from R P Ryder Rhiwhiriaeth Ganol. Weekly sale of Cull ewes to immediately follow the sale of fat Hoggetts at approximately 12 noon.
STORE LAMBS & IN LAMB EWES (910 & 17)
A fantastic entry of 902 store lambs entered the market this week selling to a slightly reduced but very strong average of £64.67.
Texelx theave lambs from TL & PA Bennett Dolgaed Farm, realised £77.80 while texelx Mixed and clean lambs from TG Lewis Brynycil achieved £85.50 for texel whethers while suffolkx tuplambs realised £83 from P R Evans & Son Fachwen.
First entry of the year for in lamb ewes with four year old texelx ewes scanned with twins from K Davies Rhydfydrwydd sold to £132. A large entry of 300 in lamb ewes are expected next week. Sale to commence after the store lambs.
Forthcoming Sales
Monday 16th January, Sale of Dairy Cows and Store Cattle and Weanlings and Organic Store Cattle
Monday 23rd January, Sale of Cows and Calves
Monday 30th January, Sale of Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 31st January, January Fair of Store Cattle.
Monday 6th February, Sale of Cows and Calves.
Monday 13th February, Sale of Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 14th February, Mid February Store Cattle Fair.
Monday 20th February, Sale of Cows and Calves.
Monday 27th February, Sale of Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 28th February, February Fair of Store Cattle.
Monday 5th March, Sale of Cows and Calves.
Monday 12th March, Sale of Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 13th March, Mid March Store Cattle Fair.
Monday 19th March, Sale of Cows and Calves.
Monday 26th March, Sale of Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 27th March, March Fair of Store Cattle.