Welshpool Livestock Sales

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

A very good entry of 119 sold very well to average 120ppkg for 109 older cows, 145ppkg for 2 bulls, 139ppkg for 2 heifers under 48 months and 142ppkg for the 6 steers under 48months. Arwyn Groe Coedtalog sold an older cow weighing 922kg to a top market price of £1263.14.T E Williams Red House sold a Charolais bull weighing 944kg to £1170.68. RP & SE Wilde Middle Sylfaen sold three cows, two British Blue’s to £1236.00 and £1193.20, and a Charolais to £1185.80. Arwyn Groe receives the Briarwood Products Ltd price of £25 for the highest price older cow sold on the day.

Only 5 fat cattle presented for sale. Top price was 179ppkg for a Blonde D’aquataine heifer weighing 444kg from D C Jerman Ty Gwellt. BE & BE Langford Lletymeibion sold a Steer to 170ppkg. D C Jerman receives the Briarwodd products price of £25 for the highest ppkg animal sold on the day.

An entry of 7089 prime lambs, selling to an average of 157.5ppkg.  

Lights (575) to 186ppkg from R G K Hodnett Willey House. Others to 180ppkg from RG & BA Davies Tycoch. Average of 160ppkg.

Standards (1598) to 176ppkg from Bronhyddon Farms Ltd and T D Jones & Co The Bryn. Others to 175ppkg from R T Watkins Coed y Deri. Average of 158ppkg.

Mediums (3450) to 172ppkg from R T Watkins Coed y Deri. Others to 169ppkg from DB & EFJ gethin Dolyrhoel. Average of 157ppkg.

Heavy’s (1266) to 158ppkg from J A Gwalchmai 5 Minffordd. Others to 156ppkg from W K Davies Offa Way. Average of 147ppkg.

Over Weights (110) to 145ppkg from J M Price Maeshyfryd. Others to 144ppkg from E L Evans The Green. Average of 138ppkg.  

 

A massive entry of 3802 cull sheep sold to slightly less of an average of £49.91 for the ewes and £63.54 for the cull rams. D E Davies Ivy House sold cull ewes to a top market price of £120 per head. Tynybryn Farms sold ewes to £114 per head. Cull rams topped the sale at £97 per head from E W Anwyl & Co Dolgadfan. Weekly sale of cull sheep to immediately follow the sale of fat lambs at approximately 12 noon.

STORE EWES AND STORE LAMBS. 

Store Lambs. A good entry of 610 store lambs selling to a reduced average of £48.54. Texel tup lambs topped the sale at £66 from W M Wozencraft Lower Claes, Llandinam. Sufflok mixed and clean lambs reached £56.80 from D M Jones Greenfields Kerry. Suffolk wether lambs made £56.50 from E A Williams & Son Typella. Texel mixed with tup lambs sold to £56.00 from M Davies Penybont Cownwy Llanwddyn. Texel theave lambs achieved £55 from C A Wilsbore Carreghofa Farm Llanymynech.

Sale of Store lambs to commence at 10.30am.

A large quality entry of 1849 store ewes entered the market this week. Pure bred texel yearling ewes topped the sale at £162 from D E Davies Ivy House Selattyn. Beltex two year old ewes made £152 from A & E Davies Dolau Penegoes. Texel three year old ewes reached £148 from GG & N Rees Highfields Marchweil and Texel full mouth ewes sold to £128 from the same vendor. Suffolk as found ewes making up to £90 from J Edwards Mount Farm Llanfair Caereion. Texel ewe lambs sold to £80 from E W Jones Bryncoed Llangollen. A large entry of breeding ewes expected next week with the sale commencing at 11am through the sale ring. Entries received to date: 50 strong Texel yearlings, 4 pure bred Blue faced Leicester rams, 30 welsh mule yearlings, 50 strong white faced welsh yearlings, 10 Kerry Hill yearlings, 18 Suffolkx yearlings, 18 Mules.

 

Once again a cracking trade on the dairy cattle forward with plenty of buyers looking for stock. Top price of the day was a heifer from RC & JE Owen Trewylan Ganol, sired by Almondene Rodeo which sold for £1980. A Roylane Jordan heifer giving 26 litres sold for £1860 presented by N Samuel Lower Ystrad. A Regancest Diehard daughter from GM & U Thomas Bwlchgraig made £1710. A 4^th Calver from A P Jones & Son Gwerniago sold for £1360. A Moet Melody sired heifer from JL & GM Edwards Llyswen Farm made £1310. Anyine wishing to sell dairy cattle, please contact Richard Evans on 07764 663192, more cattle required to meet demand.

 

Forthcoming Sales.

Monday 19^th September, Store Cattle and Cows and Calves.  

Thursday 22^nd September, Cann Office and Cefn Coch Sheep Sale, All breed Yearling Ewes & Non Registered Multi Breed Rams.

Saturday 24^th September, Welsh Hill Speckled Face Rams.

Monday 26^th September, Dairy Cows. 

Thursday 29^th September, Multi Breed Ram Sale.

Monday 3^rd October, Dairy Cows, Prize sale of Store Lambs and Pedigree sale of Lleyn Sheep.

Thursday 6^th October, Sale of Welsh Mule Ewes and Ewe Lambs.

Tuesday 11^th October, Mid October sale of Store Cattle.

Thursday 13^th October, Welsh Half Bred Ewes and Ewe Lambs, and All Breed Theave Lambs.

Monday 17^th October, Organic Store Cattle.

Tuesday 25^th October, October Store Cattle Sale.