Welshpool Livestock Sales
OTMS (37)
An increased entry of 37 Otm cows this week topping at £1282.69 (157ppkg) for a 817kg Limousin cow from H & S Watkins, Cammen Uchaf. Messrs Watkins presented 3 cows averaging 143.59ppkg. G & A Williams, Nantygeifr, presented a 663kg Limousin otm cow making £1074.06 (162ppkg) and another Limousin from the same home weighed 696kg making £1092.72 (157ppkg). Messrs Williams presented 10 otm cows averaging 150.28ppkg.
Cows 48 – 72 months topped at £1006.40 (136ppkg) for a 740kg Charolais from DM & DI Jerman, Moelywigoedd. Heifers Under 48 months topped at £1052.70 (165ppkg) for a 638kg Charolais from JM & JG Shearer, Cochsidan.
Otm Cows (x29) averaged 124.31ppkg / £776.69.
Cows 48 to 72 months (x3) averaged 126.35ppkg / £855.42.
Heifers under 48 months (x5) averaged 121.74ppkg / £702.69.
Overall average of 124.17ppkg – MORE CATTLE WANTED TO MEET DEMAND.
PRIME HOGGETS (3394)
An entry of 3394 prime lambs sold to an average of 172.27ppkg.
Lights (316) to 176ppkg from J A Jones, Fferm Pwlliwrch. Others to 175ppkg from TH, ME & EJ Jones, Plascoch. Average of 159.39ppkg.
Standards (468) to 244ppkg from GJE Hughes & Son, Old House. Others to 223ppkg from GN & D Duppa. Dean Farm. Average of 165.82ppkg.
Mediums (1279) to 320ppkg & 291ppkg from P Tippetts, Lodge Hill Farm. Others to 270ppkg from G Davies, Lan Farm. Average of 176.49ppkg
Heavies (883) to 224ppkg from C & HM Sneade & Son, Trwstllewelyn . Others to 222ppkg from Probert & Probert, Lower Hill. Average of 168.08ppkg
Over Weights (413) to 240ppkg from Geddes & Co, 4 Camlad Cottages. Others to 213ppkg from S B Owen & Co, Garreg. Average of 152.89ppkg.
CULL SHEEP (1156)
Similar entry of culls this week topping at £130 for 5 ewes from P Tippetts, Lodge Hill Farm. G Davies, Lan Farm, presented one ewe making £126. Rams topped at £117 twice from Geddes & Co, 4 Camlad Cottages. Averages of the day were £46.79 for ewes and £57 for rams.
STORE LAMBS (350)
A good entry of 350 store lambs topped at £68 for Texel x tup lambs from B Balmer, Townsend. D M Jones, Geseilfa Uchaf, presented Charollais x mixed and clean lambs to £66. Wether lambs topped at £62 for half breds from JE Owen & Co, Gilfach.
Averages for the day were as follows:
Theave Lambs (111) averaged £43.83 topping at £59.
Mixed and clean lambs (94) averaged £47.16 topping at £66.
Wether lambs (39) averaged £44.59 topping at £62.
Tup lambs (106) averaged £52.03 topping at £68.
Cade Lambs - An entry of 67 cade lambs sold to a top of £20 and averaged £10.
COUPLES (111)
The first time we have seen an ebtry of over 100 ewes with their lambs this year, but they were sold to a more difficult trade, which could probably be explained by the current weather conditions and many farmers still not sending couples out to grass. WA & EM Morris, Maestanyglwyden, again held top spot for 4 Texel ewes with twin Texel lambs that reached £155. DTM Jones, Minffordd sold two pens of 3 year old mules with their twin Texel lambs for £152 and £148 respectively. Other twins traded from £120 to £145 with the poorest twins selling to £100 to £118.
This week’s best singles sold to £109 with many over £100, the majority traded between £80 - £100.
More couples and in-lamb ewes expected next week, with the next catalogued sale of couples to take place on Monday 20th March. Please contact the mart office for entries.
IN-LAMBS EWES
The catalogued sale bought with it an increased entry of 134 in-lamb ewes that went under the hammer to a maximum clearance. A special entry of 76 hardy in-lamb yearling mules from Rhiwlas Farm, Rhiwlas, scanned with the majority carrying singles to a Lleyn ram hit £102, with the run averaging £89. Two pens of 7 full mouth mules from EG & SA Watkin, Pantyfalog, scanned twins to Texel x Charollais rams both sold for £78 respectively.
COWS & CALVES
A seasonal entry of 9 cows and calves met with a fair trade for those presented. Leading the way at £2040 was a Pedigree Limousin 1st calver with a Limousin heifer calf presented by R I Owen & Co, Cwmffynon. From the same home was a Limousin x 1st calver with a heifer calf which sold for £1820. A British Blue x 1st calver with a Hereford x steer calf from A J Hough, Brynbuarth, sold at £1300. A breakdown of all prices achieved were as follows: £2000 + 1 lot, £1800 - £2000 1 lot, £1600 - £1800 1 lot, £1300 - £1500 1 lot, £1000 - £1200 3 lots, <£1000 1 lot.
Forthcoming Sales Dates:
Monday 13th March – Sale of 140 Organic Stock, Store Cattle & Weanlings.
Tuesday 28th March – Store Cattle Sale.
Monday 10th April – Easter spring lamb show and sale.
Tuesday 11th April – Sale of organic stock, store cattle and weanlings.
Monday 25th April – April Store Cattle Fair.
Saturday 29th April – Sale of Pedigree Charolais Cattle.
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