Messrs Morris Marshall & Poole and Norman Lloyd.
Welshpool Livestock Sales report on a highly successful auction at Buttington Cross Welshpool on Monday.
OTMS (31)
A seasonal entry of 31 over thirty month old cattle sold to an average of 134ppkg for the 25 cows, 106ppkg for the bull and 146ppkg and 160ppkg for the younger steers and heifers respectively. G Jones & Son Yr Ogof presented a Charolais cow weighing 823kg making a top price of £1135.74. EW & KE Benbow Ffrydd Farm sold a Limousin weighing 780kg and making £1115.40. A younger under 72months Limousin cow weighing 795kg from R B Jones Llwynobin achieved 31335.60. G Jones & Son Yr Ogof receives the Brairwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day. Weekly sale of Over Thirty Month older cattle at 9am prompt every Monday. From the 26th March will be holding a section for TB Tested animals. This will take place in ring 2 and will commence at 9am. If you require any further information regarding this section please contact the market on 01938 553438 or the Auctionner Glandon Lewis on 07774 224999.
FAT CATTLE (21)
An entry of 21 fat cattle today sold to average 192ppkg for the steers and 201ppkg for the heifers. G Bound & Son Cefn Bach presented two Limousin heifers to 230ppkg and 227ppkg and bought by M J Birtwistle & Co and Rikki Lloyd of Welshpool. EE & MJ Jones & Sons Cwmbychan sold two steers to 207ppkg and 183ppkg. Evans Brothers Tynewydd sold two steers to 214ppkg and 190ppkg and six heifers sold to average 199ppkg.G Bound & Son Cefn Bach receives the Briarwood Products Ltd Prize of £25 for the highest ppkg animal sold on the day. Weekly sale of Fat cattle every Monday at approximately 12.30pm. More Fat Cattle urgently required to meet a very strong demand from potential purchasers. If you have require any advise or wish to sell fat cattle at the market please contact the auctioneer Mr Glandon Lewis on 07774 224999 or the market office on 01938 553438.
PRIME HOGGETTS (4535)
An entry of 4535 prime hoggets, sold to average 212ppkg this week.
Super Lights (up to 25.4kg) (34) to 217ppkg from S Beamond & Co Dolhafren. Average of 203ppkg.
Lights (25.5kg to 32kg) (202) to 223ppkg from S H Lloyd Penllan. Others to 221ppkg from D M Lloyd Y Dderwen. Average of 209ppkg
Standards (32.1kg to 39kg) (562) to 258ppkg from W I Ellis Talwrn. Others to 242ppkg from R J Lunt Planfa. Average of 212ppkg.
Mediums (39.5kg to 45.5kg) (1621) to 247ppkg from H Williams Taldrym. Others to 237ppkg from GE & KM Langford Y Maesydd. Average of 213ppkg.
Heavies (45.1kg to 52kg) (1239) to 213ppkg from M P B Ashton Belan Ddu. Others to 211ppkg from D M Jones Pwll. Average of 189ppkg.
Over Weights (over 52kg) (746) to 185ppkg from J C Evans & Co Belan Newydd and F W Humphreys & Sons Brook House. Others to 181ppkg from A Gittins Tygwyn. Average of 166ppkg. .
Weekly Sales of Fat Hoggets every Monday at 10.30am.
CULL EWE (1444)
Cull ewes sold to average £70.15 and a top price of £148 from J H H Jerman & Co Wernddu and E G Roberts Tan Yr Ywen. Cull rams averaged £81.38 and topped at £138 from B W Evans Glyn Y Rhodyn . Weekly sale of Cull sheep to immediately follow the sale of fat Hoggets at approximately 12 noon.
STORE LAMBS & IN LAMB EWES
An entry of 210 Store Lambs entering the market this week selling to an average of £68.68. Texelx ewe lambs sold to £81.20 with suffolkx lambs from J W Davies & Sons Tynybryniau realising £79.20.
An increased entry of couples with entries expected to increase over the next couple of weeks. Speckled full mouth ewes with twin lambs at foot realised £106 while Texel Full mouth and as found ewes with twins from TL & PA Bennett Dolgaed Farm realised £185. Texel three year old ewes with twin lambs at foot realised £200 and four old Charollias ewe with single lamb at foot from B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli realised £150. Strong Suffolk yearling ewes from C Edwards Freehold Farm with twin lambs at foot realised £255. More Couples required next week to meet the strong demand.
An increased entry of 94 cade lambs selling to an average of £15.18. Top price of the day went to D R Owen & Sons Sandilands realising £28 for a strong Texelx lamb.
Forthcoming Sales
Monday 26th March, Sale of Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 27th March, March Fair of Store Cattle.
Monday 2nd April, Easter Spring Lamb Show and Sale.
Monday 9th April, Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 10th April, Mid April Fair of Organic and Conventional Store Cattle.
Monday 16th April, Cows and Calves.
Thursday 19th April, Pedigree Charolais Cattle Sale.
Monday 23rd April, Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 24th April, Store Cattle.
Monday 7th May, Prize sale of Couples, Dairy Cows and Cows and Calves.
Tuesday 8th May, Organic and Conventional Store Cattle.
Saturday 12th May, Machinery Sale at Coed Y Dinas.
Monday 14th May, Cows and Calves.
Thursday 17th May, Pedigree Limousin, Simmental, Saler & Charolais Cattle Sale.
Monday 21st May, Dairy Cows and Cows & Calves.
Monday 28th May, Cows and Calves.
Tuesday 29th May, Organic & Conventional Store Cattle.