Welshpool Livestock Sales

Messrs Morris Marshall & Poole and Norman Lloyd & Co report on the Christmas Show and Sale held on Monday.

Judges were Mr Phillip Smith, Mr Joey Jones & Mr Kelly Hill. With many thanks to our sponsors, Briarwood Products Ltd, IAE, AMC Gloucester, Sai Global / FABBL, Allflex UK, Les Owen Dairy Supplies and Genus.

FAT CATTLE (26)

The Judge Mr Joey Jones awarded the Champion Beast to Mr J M Rowlands Dowlen, for a Limousin heifer weighing 582kg and making 395ppkg (£2209.90). The champion heifer was purchased by Bowen & Bowen Penthryn Farm. Reserve Champion beast was awarded to CJ & ME Williams Minysarn for a Limousin Steer weighing 636kg making 315ppkg (£2003.40) and was purchased by Rikki Lloyd. The Perpetual Cup for the Best Pair was awarded to CJ & ME Williams Minysarn and purchased by G R Evans & Co Corwen and M J Birtwistle & Co.

Steers averaged 229ppkg and Heifers averaged 247ppkg. 

The following prizes were awarded to:

Class 1 Best Heifer.

1^st JM & SM Rowalnds Dolwen.

2^nd JM & SM Rowlands Dolwen.

 Class 2 Best Steer.

1^st CJ & ME Williams Minysarn.

2^nd J M & S M Rowlands Dolwen.

Class 3. Best Pair of Butchers Bullocks.  

1^st CJ & ME Williams Minysarn.

2^nd C J Davies & Son Waengwyn.

Class 4. Best Pair of Butchers Heifers

1^st J M & S M Rowlands Dolwen.

2^nd CJ & ME Williams Minysarn.

Other Notable prices achieved where as follows: 

Limousinx Steer 507kg achieved 250ppkg from J M & S M Rowlands Dolwen.

Limousinx Steer 551kg achieved 238ppkg from C J & M E Williams Minysarn.  

Limousinx Steer 531kg achieved 229ppkg from C J Davies & Son Waengwyn.

Limousinx Steer 592kg achieved 268ppkg from J M & S MRowlands Dolwen.

British Bluex Heifer 620kg achieved 288ppkg from J M & S M Rowlands Dolwen.

British Bluex Heifer 537kg achieved 260ppkg from J M & S M Rowlands Dolwen.

Weekly sale of fat steers, heifers and bulls at 12.30pm.

PRIME LAMBS (7217)

Judge Mr Phillip Smith.

Champion Pen was awarded to Mr Brain L Griffiths Lower Penygelli who achieved £150 per head on a pen of 10 lambs weighing 43kg bought by Rikki Lloyd of Welshpool. Mr Griffiths also received the Reserve Champion for a pen of 10 lambs weighing 37.5kg and achieving £84 per head and purchased by Farmers Fresh Ltd    

The following Prizes were as follows:

Class 5 lambs up to 39½kg Liveweight

1^st B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli.

2^nd B L Grifffiths Lower Penygelli.

3^rd G W & WW Jones Hill Farm.

Class 6 lambs 40+kg

1^st B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli

2^nd G J E Hughes Old House.

3^rd B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli.

Class 7 Welsh Lambs

1^st E G Davies Penisarllan.

2^nd E G Davies Penisarllan.

3^rd E R G Huxley Rhistdd Gwynion.

Other notable prices are as follows:

An entry of 6609 prime lamb sold to an excellent overall average of 155ppkg.

Super Lights (43) to130ppkg from W Hughes & Son Waen Farm. Average 129ppkg.

Lights (682) to 158ppkg from S H Lloyd Penlan. Others to 157ppkg from GW & WW Jones Hill Farm . Average 144ppkg.

Standards (1463) to 232ppkg from B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli. Others to 224ppkg from B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli. Average 149ppkg.

Mediums (2936) to 349ppkg from B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli. Others to 221ppkg from B L Griffiths Lower Penygelli. Average 159ppkg

Heavy’s (1260) to 180ppkg from CL & C Watkins Bank Farm. Others to 173ppkg from E H Pennie & Son Gwern y Ychain. Average 152ppkg.

Over Weights (167) to 149ppkg from D R Owen & Sons Sandilands. Others to 147ppkg from E H Pennie & Sons Gwern y Ychain. Average 136ppkg

OVER THIRTY MONTHS CATTLE (73)

An entry of 73 OTM cattle presented for sale selling to average 113ppkg for the cows, steers at 128ppkg, heifers at 132ppkg Bulls at 125ppkg. J A Williams Llechwedd Ddyrys presented a Charolais cow weighing 891kg and achieved £1113.75 per head. J H Breeze South Moelygarth sold a Limousin cow to £1058.20. A limousine bull weighing 1020kg sold for £1581 from  A Breeze Upper Fachwen. J A Williams Llechwedd Ddyrys 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.

CULL EWES (2022)

A good show again of 2022 cull sheep presented for sale saw ewes selling to an average price of £42.25 per head and rams at £65.62. Cull ewes sold to a top price of £130 per head from TD & MJ Orrells & Son Middle Llegodig. D Jones Graig Fach sold ewes to £127 per head. Cull rams also sold to a top price of £125 per head from EM & DM & JI Jones Henblas. Weekly sales of Cull Sheep to immediately follow the sale of Fat lambs.   

STORE SHEEP

An entry of 770 store lambs achieving an increased average of £47. Mixed and clean lambs achieving a top price of 361.50 from CE & G T Davies Derwen. Wether lambs achieving a top price of £64 from E Jones & Son Penbontpren. Tup lambs achieving a top price of £61 from E R P & C M Gethin Gaer Mill. Mixed and tup lambs achieving top price of £56 from RA & E Davies Ffinnant. As usual the sale of Store Lambs to commence at 10.30am next Monday.

DAIRY COWS

An excellent entry of 20 dairy cattle where forward for the annual show and sale at Welshpool Market and was very kindly sponsored by Genus and Les Owen Dairy Supplies. The judge Mr Kelly Hill awarded the Alan Morris perpetual trophy to Mr N Samuels Lower Ystrad Builth Wells for a smart Britis friesian heifer giving 30 litres a day which went on to make £2420. The third placed heifer was from the same home sired by Askew Reece which sold for £2120. Second place in the heifer class went to T G Phillips & Co Burgedin which made £1850. From  the same home was a similar heifer selling for £2050. Taking the Wynnstay Perpetual trophy for the best cow was D N Williams Gilfach with a Norwegan Red 2^nd calver which sold for £1670. Mr Williams also secured 2^nd place with a Norwegan Red 3^rd calver. Two heifers from  R & R Corfield Brinynant sired by High Society Ziggy and Autumn Ridge Matson sold for £1870 and £1800 respectively. D W P Davies The Gornal sold a Sterndale Lovejoy daughter for £1880. R N Thompson Oak Green Farm presented four heifers selling to a top price of £1810. A breakdown of all the prices achieved were as follows: £2000+  3lots, £1800 - -£2000 7 lots, £1600 - £1800 4 lots, £1400  - £1600 4 lots, £1200 - £1400 1 lot less than £1200 1 lot.          

IN CALF HEIFERS

A special entry of 27 quality Pedigree Limousin Pure Limousin and Britihs Bluex Limousin IN Calf heifers went under the hammer on Christmas Fatstock day on behalf of D I Roberts & Sons Stingwern, Brooks Welshpool. The heifers were in calf to the easy calving Woodhouse Custer and Corridan Dalek and due to calf January and February 2013. Top price of the day was £2480 for a Pedigree Limousin heifer born 2010. Top of the British Bluex Limousin heifers was £2450with others making £2400, £2100, £2320, £2020, £1980 and £1950. Leading the way of the pedigree limousin heifers were Stingwern Flora and Stingwern Fifi sored by Sarkley Reuben and Rumpus respectively which sold for £2400 and £2280, with other pedigree heifers to £2080 and £2000 (2). Overall 27 in calf heifers averaged £1987.

FORTHCOMING SALES:

Monday 10^th December, Store Cattle & Cows and Calves

Wednesday 12^th December, Red Market

Monday 17^th December, Sale of Dairy Cattle

Friday 21^st December, In-Lamb Texels.

Monday 24^th December, MARKET CLOSED.

Monday 31^st December, FULL MARKET for all Forms of Fatstock, Dairy Cows, Store Ewes and Store Lambs.  

PICTURE: BEAST: Left to Right: Purchaser: Mr Bowen Penthryn; Vendor: Mike Rowlands; Stock Man: Michael Davies