Welshpool Livestock Sales

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

An entry of 72 Over Thirty Month Old cattle sold very well to average 125ppkg for the 69 cows sold and 137ppkg for the3 Bulls. C P Breese Plasauduon sold a Limousin cow weighing 831kg to the top market price of £1188.33 per head. E W Jones & Sons Lower Llanerchydol sold a Limousin cow weighing 750kg to £1132.50. A younger Limousin cow weighing 788kg from TM & EE & TG Williams Natygeifr sold to £1323.84. Bulls topped at £1323.84 for a Limousin weighing 1032kg from AG & JK Davies Upper Esgair. C P Breese Plasauduon receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day. Weekly sale of OTM’s every Monday at 9am Prompt.

 

19 fat cattle sold very well to an average of 190ppkg for the 9 steers and 175ppkg for the 10 heifers. E R G Huxley & N Davies Cwm Farm topped the sale at 209ppkg for a Limousinx steer weighing 547kg which was purchased by M J Birtwistle & Co. 206ppkg was achieved on two occasions by E R G Huxley & N Davies Cwm Farm for a Limousinx steer weighing 575kg and D W & LM Jones Arbennig for a Limousinx heifer weighing 573kg. E R G Huxley & N Davies Cwm Farm receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest ppkg animal sold on the day. Sale of Fat Steers, Heifers and Bulls every Monday at 12.30pm. If you have any fat animals you wish to sell please contact the Market office on 01938 553438 or Glandon Lewis on 07774224999.

   

An entry of 4220 prime hoggets, sold to a better average this week of 206.7ppkg.   

Super Lights (up to 25.4kg) (57) to 182ppkg from W I Ellis Talwrn. Average of 172ppkg.

Lights (25.5kg to 32kg) (353) to 247ppkg from D & G Andrew Lower Brynygroes. Others to 216ppkg from P A Lloyd & T S Wierzbinski Cartref. Average of 193.3ppkg.

Standards (32.1kg to 39kg) (1071) to 236ppkg from W G Jones Cwmduggan. Others to 230ppkg from HE & SC Davies Warbury Farm. Average of 205ppkg.

Mediums (39.1kg to 45.5kg) (1591) to 238ppkg from D & S Jones Brynglas Bach, G L Jones Cefnrhosan and CL & C Watkins Bank Farm. Others to 233ppkg from W G Jones Cwmduggan. Average of 209ppkg.

Heavies (45.1kg to 52kg) (856) to 200ppkg from FG & G Mountford Middle Heldre and J A Wood & Sons Kinnerton Farm. Others to 199ppkg from L Hopkins Queens Head. Average of 186ppkg.  

Over Weights (over 52kg) (246) to 185ppkg from M R Jones Lawnt. Other to 180ppkg from D R Oliver Tirdu. Average of 171ppkg.

Weekly Sales of Fat Hoggets every Monday at 10.30am.

 

An entry of 2462 cull ewes sold to a very good average of £64.81 for the ewes and £78.38 for the rams. D R Owen & Sons Sandilands sold 25 cull ewes to average of £97.62 and topping at £143 per head. BE & BE Langford Lletymeibion sold cull ewes to £124 per head. Cull rams topped at £113.50 from R A C Williams & Son Glyndwr. D Davies Troedrhiw Fach sold rams to £113 per head. Weekly sale of Cull sheep to immediately follow the sale of Fat Hoggets at approximately 12 noon.

 

A quality entry of 599 store lambs entering the market this week selling to a strong average of £61.23. Mixed and Clean lambs from R T Watkins Coed y Deri sold to £78.20 while Texel tup lambs from D W Davies Penybank achieved the top price of the day realising £85.50.

A large entry of 251 In Lamb ewes, with J M Clee & Son Dolycwmfrwyd achieving £182 for Texelx yearling ewes scanned with twins. Full mouthed ewes scanned with twins form P A Hughson Ty Mawr realised £148. More Store Lambs and In Lamb ewes required next week. Sale to commence at 10.30am.

 

A seasonal entry of 6 cows and calves met with a grand trade for the outfits on offer. Top price of the day was £1580 for a Limousin 2^nd calver, back in calf with a heifer calf at foot, presented by B L Hamer Upper Brithdir Berriew. A similar outfit from the same home made £1380. A Limousinx 1^st calver with a British Blue heifer calf from I M Willan Tymawr Llanbrynmair sold for £1500. Two Herefordx 1^st calvers with Charolais bull calves from D S Humphreys & Co New Mill Farm made £1300 and £1110. A 12 year old Limousin cow with a Bull calf from A W Egerton Bicton Farm sold for £1280. Anybody wishing to sell Cows and Calves please contact Richard Evans on 07764 663192.

  

Monday 30^th January, Sale of Dairy Cows.

Tuesday 31^st January, January Fair of Store Cattle.  

Monday 6^th February, Sale of Cows and Calves.

Monday 13^th February, Sale of Dairy Cows.

Tuesday 14^th February, Mid February Store Cattle Fair.

Monday 20^th February, Sale of Cows and Calves.

Monday 27^th February, Sale of Dairy Cows.

Tuesday 28^th February, February Fair of Store Cattle.

Monday 5^th March, Sale of Cows and Calves.

Monday 12^th March, Sale of Dairy Cows.

Tuesday 13^th March, Mid March Store Cattle Fair.

Monday 19^th March, Sale of Cows and Calves.

Monday 26^th March, Sale of Dairy Cows.

Tuesday 27^th March, March Fair of Store Cattle.