Welshpool Livestock Sales

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

A seasonal entry of 22 Over Thirty Month Old Cattle sold to an average of 130ppkg for the cows, 157ppkg for the heifers and bulls to144ppkg. C J Davies & Son Waengwyn sold a British Blue cow weighing 849kg to a top price of £1188.60. A Limousin cow weighing 756kg sold for £1179.36 from E Jones & Son Penbontpren. A Limousin bull from S J Smith Penybryn achieved £1297.80. C J Davies & Son Waengwyn 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. We 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.

 

An entry of 5 fat steers sold to average 211ppkg and 14 heifers sold to average 205ppkg. GW & BA Haynes Trefnant Isaf sold three fat heifers to a top of 230ppkg, 225ppkg and 223ppkg which where purchased by Glyn Morris for MJ Birtwistle & Co. EE& MJ Jones & Sons Cwmbychan sold four fat steers to 220ppkg, 219ppkg, 217ppkg and 193ppkg. GW & BA Haynes Trefnant Isaf 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.

An entry of 6337 prime hoggets, sold to average of 214ppkg this week.   

Super Lights (up to 25.4kg) (56) to 212ppkg from R G Bebb & Co Carmynach. Average of 195ppkg.

Lights (25.5kg to 32kg) (274) to 227ppkg from W I Ellis Talwrn. Others to 218ppkg from I R H Bebb Ffridd Cowny. Average of 213ppkg

Standards (32.1kg to 39kg) (1078) to 249ppkg from M P Adams Foxholes Farm. Others to 236ppkg from EO & VJ Roberts Cefn Coed. Average of 214ppkg.

Mediums (39.5kg to 45.5kg) (1906) to 234ppkg from M P Adams Foxholes Farm. Others to 233ppkg from P & P Hughes Hargreaves Farm. Average of 215ppkg.

Heavies (45.1kg to 52kg) (2007) to 210ppkg from DG & JM Jones Trefnant Hall, E Jackson Lane Farm & FG & G Mountford Middle Heldre. Others to 207ppkg from E Davies & Co Red House. Average of 191ppkg. 

Over Weights (over 52kg) (948) to 182ppkg from RL & ME Jukes Tynybryn, R Swift & Sons Red House Farm & AK & RC Tudor Lower Heblands. Others to 180ppkg from D M Jones Pwll. Average of 170ppkg.    .

Weekly Sales of Fat Hoggets every Monday at 10.30am.

 

A reduced entry of only 1077 cull ewes selling to a fantastic average of £76.49per head for the ewes and £88.67 per head for the cull rams. Ewes topped at £142 per head from E W Howells & Son Oakwood and G A Thomas Penllain sold ewes to £140 per head. Cull rams topped at £138 per head from J Allsop & Sons Enchamrch Farm. Weekly sale of Cull ewes to immediately follow the sale of fat hoggetts, at approximately 12 noon.

 

A reduced entry of 141 store lambs selling to an average of £52. Speckled theave lambs from J M Gayther Little Grogau while Mixed and Clean mule lambs from Messers Harding Pantygesail realised £59.50. Texelx wether lambs from G W Jones Henfryn sold to £74.50.

A slightly reduced entry of 131 couples this week with a strong demand shown. Top price of the day went to a Suffolkx yearling ewe with twin lambs at foot selling to £235 from I & J Evans LLwynhywel. As found ewes sold to a strong trade with mule ewes with twins lambs at foot from D & M Cooke Coppice Farm realising £197. More Couples Required next week.

An entry of 78 cade lambs selling to an aveage of £13.59. A Texelx theave lamb sold to £27 from E Jones & Son Penbontpren.

A Catalogue entry of 21 Dairy cows sold to a top price of £2100 from R R Corfield & Co Bronynant. T G Phillips & Co Burgedin sold a 1^st calver to £1940. A special entry of seven Pedigree Holstein Friesian Bulling Heifers from DA & O Williams Penylan achieved £1005, £995, £990, £960, £950, £945 & £860.

Entries invited for the next Dairy Cattle sale which will take place on Monday 9^th April.

 

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

Monday 2^nd April, Easter Spring Lamb Show and Sale.

Monday 9^th April, Dairy Cows.

Tuesday 10^th April, Mid April Fair of Organic and Conventional Store Cattle.

Monday 16^th April, Cows and Calves.

Thursday 19^th April, Pedigree Charolais Cattle Sale.

Monday 23^rd April, Dairy Cows.

Tuesday 24^th April, Store Cattle.

Monday 7^th May, Prize sale of Couples, Dairy Cows and Cows and Calves.

Tuesday 8^th May, Organic and Conventional Store Cattle.

Saturday 12^th May, Machinery Sale at Coed Y Dinas.

Monday 14^th May, Cows and Calves.

Thursday 17^th May, Pedigree Limousin, Simmental, Saler & Charolais Cattle Sale.

Monday 21^st May, Dairy Cows and Cows & Calves.

Monday 28^th May, Cows and Calves.

Tuesday 29^th May, Organic & Conventional Store Cattle.