Welshpool Livestock Sales report on a lively day of sales at Buttington Cross on Monday.
OTMS (36)
OTM cows topped at £1067.85 for a British Blue cow weighing 791kg from GI Francis & Co, The Bryn.
A Blonde cow weighing 791kg from ELL Jones, Bryngwaeddan, made £1012.48.
Cows 48 to 72 months topped at £1265.99 from K A Lewis, Glyn Cogan Barn, for a Limousin cow weighing 677kg.
Heifers under 48 months topped at £1025.28 for an Angus cow weighing 576kg from D & BE Sadler. Corndon Farm.
SPRING LAMBS (2619)
An entry of 2619 prime lambs selling to an average of 195.80ppkg
Lights (70) to 226ppkg from CE & R Emberton, Coedtafol. Others to 219ppkg PE Bailey & Sons, Plas Newydd. Average of 202.00ppkg.
Standards (433) to 250ppkg from PE Bailey & Sons, Plas Newydd. Others to 236ppkg CJ & ME Williams, Minysarn. Others to 236ppkg.
Mediums (1986) to 223ppkg from CJ & ME Williams, Minysarn. Others to 223ppkg from NC & AGM Davies, Penysir. Average of 194.59pkg.
Heavies (110) to 205ppkg H G Ellis & Co, Tynywern. Others to 200ppkg from H G Ellis & Co, Tynywern and ED & ER Davies, Marton Hall. Average of 179.15ppkg.
Over Weights (19) to 170ppkg from DL & LE Davies, Ty Bach. Others to 168ppkg from T & ME Jones & Son, Tymawr.
PRIME HOGGETS (2601)
A entry of 2601 prime hoggets saw an overall average of 166.75pp/kg.
Lights (210) to 181pp/kg from Jones Bros, Rhiwaedog. Others to 172pp/kg from Llanllwyda Cyf, Llanllwyda. Average of 164.65pp/kg.
Standards (377) to 181pp/kg from M C Davies, Lower Brynelen. Others to 179pp/kg from J E Thomas, Graigwen. Average of 163.52pp/kg
Mediums (1070) to 186pp/kg from MPB Ashton & Son, Belan Ddu. Others to 183pp/kg from J E Evans & Son, Middle Nantserth. Average of 167.74
Heavies (458) to 172pp/kg from MPB Ashton & Son, Belan Ddu. Others to 170pp/kg from H Evans & Son, Winnington Hall. Average of 156.51pp/kg.
Over Weights (263) to 160pp/kg I W Richards, Park Farm. Others to 158pp/kg from Evans Davies & Co, Red House. Average of 145.81pp/kg.
CULL SHEEP (2517)
An increased entry of cull sheep met with average of £67.09 for ewes and £89.83 for rams. Ewes topped at £133 for a single from CL & C Watkins, Bank Farm. PE Bailey & Sons, Plas Newydd, presented two ewes making £129. Rams topped at £163 for a pen of 2 from EM & DM & JI Jones, Henblas. DG & SA Rees & Meibion, Castell-Y-Geifr presented one ram making £136.
COUPLES
An increased entry of 1350 couples , with both hoggs and ewes selling well overall. Top price of the day went to P E Bailey & Son, Plas Newydd, who sold two fantastic pure bred Beltex 4 year old ewes with shapely twin lambs at foot. The first lot sold for £228 and the second £212. Big Mule yearling ewes forward from BC & AM Gwilliam, Bwlchgarth, sold well with twins selling to £180 and single £154. Full mouth Welsh ewes with twin lambs at foot sold well with one lot achieving £100 and the other making £90.
Hoggs met a very good trade with the top price being £189 for big mule hoggs with single lambs at foot. These were forward from J V Davies, Garth Fawr, who had a run of 5 lots of Mules with single lambs at foot averaging £181 per lot. Other highlights saw Mule hoggs with single lambs forward from N Samuel, Lower Ystrad, selling well and averaging £183 over 3 lots.
Texel x and Suffolk cross hoggs with single lambs at foot sold well at £176 per lot.
Same again next week with couples selling from 10.30am.
COWS & CALVES
An entry of 44 cows and calves sold to a fantastic trade topped at £2920 for a 2007 born Pedigree Limousin cow with her British Blue x heifer calf from WRB Jones, Brynawelon. Also from the same home a similar outfit with a Bull calf at foot making £2220. RE & CJ Davies, Boycott Hall, Sold 6 cows and calves selling to a top of £2680 for a Limousin x 1st calver with her Limousin heifer calf, the 6 outfits averaged £2200 overall. D P Evans, Moel-Y-Garth, sold a Limousin x 1st calver with her limousine Bull calf for £2550. Another Limousin x 1st calver and her Limousin bull calf from the same home made £2360. A 2011 born Limousin x cow and her Limousin x heifer calf from R B Jones, Llwynobin, made £2200. A Breakdown of all prices achieved were as follows: £2500 + 3 lots, £2000 - £2500 14 lots, £1800-£2000 3 lots, £1600 - £1800 7 lots, £1400 – £1600 11 lots, £1200 - £1400 4 lots, £1000 - £1200 1 lot.
DAIRY COWS
Three dairy heifers on offer selling to a top of £1380 from W K Watkin, Wheatsheaf. WA & EM Morris, Maestanyglwyden, presented 2 heifers making £1300 and £1250 respectively.
Forthcoming Sales.
Cows & Calves – Monday 25th May
May Store Cattle Fair – Tuesday 26th May
Cows & Calves & Dairy Cows – Monday 1st June
Cows & Calves – Monday 8th June
Cows & Calves & Dairy Cows – Monday 15th June
Cows & Calves – Monday 22nd June
Cows & Calves & Dairy Cows – Monday 29th June
Store Cattle & Weanlings to inc. Organics – Monday 6th July