Welshpool Livestock Sales report on a highly successful auction at Buttington Cross Welshpool on Monday.
OTMS (75)
Due to the poor weather conditions a good entry of 75 over thirty month cattle on offer sold to average 116ppkg for the 70 cows on offer, 133ppkg for a bull and 128ppkg 4 heifers. Top price of the day was £1359.56 for a Limousin cow weighing 829kg from CV & EM Lewis Buttington New Hall. Another Limousin cow weighing 770kg achieved £1078 from EH & EW Anwyl Rhosgoch. A British Blue cow under 72 months weighing 721kg was sold for £951.72 from JG & FM Gayther Little Moelfre. CV & EM Lewis Buttington New Hall receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day. If you require any further information regarding this section please contact the market on 01938 553438 or the Auctioneer Glandon Lewis on 07774 224999.
FAT CATTLE (2)
Only 2 fat Charolais steers sold today from RL & GP Williams Brynmawr achieving 165ppkg and 160ppkg. RL & GP Williams receives the Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 for the highest price per kilo animal sold on the day. Weekly sale of Fat cattle every Monday at approximately12.30pm. 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 LAMBS (8942)
An entry of 8942 Prime lambs, selling to an overall average of 154ppkg.
Lights (25.5kg to 32kg) (925) to 154ppkg from D A Williams Tanyclawdd. Others to 152ppkg from A & E Davies Dolau. Average of 138ppkg.
Standards (32.1kg to 39kg) (1623) to 172ppkg from R L Davies Trwasgelli. Others to 171ppkg from H Hughes Handy. Average of 152ppkg.
Mediums (39.5kg to 45.5kg) (3722) to 189ppkg from D R Owen & Sons Sandilands. Others to 183ppkg from R E Roberts Bodyddan. Average of 158ppkg.
Heavies (45.1kg to 52kg) (2168) to 183ppkg from V Jerman Gwernydd. Others to 167ppkg from BE & BE Langford Lletymeibion. Average of 151ppkg.
Over Weights (Over 52kg) (302) to 151ppkg from DM & DI Jerman Moelywigoedd & D R Oliver Tirdu. Others to 149ppkg from D R Owen & Sons Sandilands. Average of 144ppkg.
CULL EWE (4029)
An entry of 4029 cull sheep on offer for sale today, sold to average £43.53 for the ewes and £70.94 for the rams. Top price of the day for the ewes was £126 per head from D R Owen & Sons Sandilands. Top price for the cull rams was £152 per head from MG & MN Hanselman Knapps Farm. Weekly sale of cull sheep to immediately follow the sale of fat lambs at approximately 12noon.
STORE LAMBS & IN LAMB EWES
Store lambs
An large entry of 1276 store lambs achieving an average of £41. Theave lambs making a top price of 370 from JH & SM Farmer Red House. Mixed and Clean lambs achieving a top price of £60 from Cefncoed Farms. Wether lambs making an average of £65 from D E Morgan & Co Cefntwlch. Tup lambs making a top price of £60 from D E Morgan & Co Cefntwlch. Mixed and Tup lambs making a top price of £55 from E Focardi Dolling Clyniarth Cottage. Theave and tup lambs achieving a top price of £54.20 from P Andrew Lower Fachwen.
Store Ewes.
An entry of 843 store ewes achieving an average of £770. Yearling ewes achieving a top price of £119 from PE & EL Cashmore Wildehop. Two year old ewes making a top price of £86 from CJ & M Davies & Son. Three year old ewes Making a top price of £90 from E M Gwilt Cwm Mawr. Full Mouth Ewes achieving a top price of £68 from D W Evans & Son Tymawr. As found ewes making a top price of £76 from H M Davies Aberdauddwr. Ewe lambs achieving a top price of £101 from E L Evans & Co Green Farm. Store lambs sale to commence at 10.30am prompt, next Monday, Store Ewes at 11am.
DAIRY COWS
A catalogue entry of 20 dairy cattle on offer today. A top price of £2260 was achieved on two occasions. R & R Corfield Bronynant sold two Pedigree Holstein Friesian heifers, Terling Beechnut 540 giving 35kg made £2260 and Hafesp Desivm Elizabeth 2 sold for £1940. Two Brown Swiss heifers from P W Pritchard & K A Loake Cefn Helin achieved £2260 and £1830. A Mansen sired heifer & a Grovenor sired heifer from WA & EM Morris Maestanyglwyden sold for £2040 & £1780 respectively. K S Jones & Sons Lane Farm sold two 1st calvers for £2060, £1850 and a 2nd calver for £2050 and a third calver for £1050.
Next sale of Dairy Cattle will take place on Monday 5th November 2012.
FORTHCOMING SALES:
Monday 29th October, Sale of Cows and Calves.
Tuesday 30th October, October Store Cattle Fair.
Thursday 1st November, Sale of Pedigree Limousin Cattle.
Saturday 3rd November, Sale of Pedigree In Lamb British Berrichon & Charollais Ewes.
Thursday 8th November, Sale of Pedigree Charolais Cattle.
Monday 12th November, Sale of Organic & Conventional Store Cattle & Cows and Calves.
Monday 19th November, Sale of Dairy Cows.
Tuesday 20th November, November sale of Store Cattle.
Monday 26th November, Sale of Cows and Calves.
Monday 3rd December, Christmas Fat Stock & Dairy Cows Show and Sale.
Monday 10th December, Store Cattle & Cows and Calves.
Monday 17th December, Sale of Pedigree In Lamb Texel Ewes & Dairy Cattle.