Welshpool Market report

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

A good entry of over thirty month cattle sold well to average 119ppkg for the 75 older cows, 140ppkg for the two under 48month old heifers and 133ppkg for the five under 48 month old steers. A limousin cow weighing 770kg topped the market at £1147.30 from J N Owen Penybont. A British Blue cow weighing 764kg achieved £1123.08 from D A Jones & Co Bronheulwen. A under 72 month old friesian cow from GM & PE Jones & Son Maesderw. The Briarwood Products Ltd prize of £25 was received by J N Owen Penybont for the highest prize older cow sold on the day. Weekly sale of older cattle to commence promptly at 9am.

 

A good entry of 27 fat cattle sold very well to average 193ppkg for 8 steers and 200.7ppkg for 19 heifers.

G Bound & Son Cefn Bach sold five six fat cattle to 228ppkg, 226ppkg, 221ppkg, 216ppkg, 210ppkg and 196ppkg. Evans Brothers Tynewydd sold fat steers to a top of 201ppkg. M A Jones Pentre Hall sold heifers to 209ppkg. Weekly sales of fat cattle at 12 noon.

An entry of 5432 prime lambs, selling to a better average of 173ppkg.  

Lights (432) to 178ppkg from J E Mantle Lower Llaithdu. Others to 173ppkg from E W Howells Esgair yr Hydd. Average of 165ppkg.

Standards (1070) to 185ppkg from NG & GG Davies Trawsgelli and R T Watkins Coed y Deri. Others to 183ppkg from J & J Beavan Winsbury. Average of 170ppkg.

Mediums (2640) to 184ppkg from D R Owen & Sons Sandilands. Others to 183ppkg from T C Evans 10 Heritage Green. Average of 175ppkg.

Heavy’s (1127) to 176ppkg from GJ & DM Breeze Red House. Others to 175ppkg from J R Jones & Son Bryntawel. Average of 163ppkg.

Over Weights (136) to 156ppkg from D P Casewell Tanrhiw. Others to 150ppkg from EE & MJ Jones & Sons Cwmbychan. Average of 144ppkg.  

 

Another good entry of 3104 cull sheep sold to slightly less average of £54.73 for the ewes and £69.12 for the rams. H Hughes & Son Hendy sold cull ewes to a top price of £105 per head. MW & RA Davies Llawnt Isa sold ewes to £96.50 per head. Cull rams topped at £150 per head from P I Bowen Glanwantyn.

Weekly sales of Cull Sheep to immediately follow the sale of fat lambs.

STORE EWES AND STORE LAMBS. 

A good quality entry of 706 lambs entered the market this week, selling to a strong average of £51.48. Sufflok tup lambs topped the sale at £75 from J Edwards Mount Farm Llanfair Caereinion. Texel Theave lambs reached £67 from DW & LM Morgan Lower House Adfa. Mixed and Clean lambs sold to £59.00. Texel whether lambs made £58.00 from D W Davies Peniarth Llanfair Careinion. Texel mixed with tups lambs were up to £45.50 from JM & MG Oliver Cilcewydd Farm Forden. Demand is remaining constantly high with a large crowd of potential purchasers at the ringside. Sale of Store lambs to Commence at 10.30am next week. 

1086 store ewes entered the market this week. Kerry Hill yearlings topped the sale at £150.00 from J Vernon Meadow View Frodswell. Welsh two year old ewes reached £110 from D H Rees Rhydwen Dylife. Mule three year olds ewes sold to £135.00 from JC & JM Williams Coedtrefe Tregynon. Full mouthed ewes made £92 from E E Richards & E J Daniel Brynbach. Mule as found ewes sold for £82 from D W Evans & Sons Tymawr Brooks. Quality texel ewe lambs sold to £74 from J B C Gwillim Bwlchgarth Llanafan Fawr. Sale of approximately 2500 store ewes to commence at 11am next week. If you have any ewes that you would like to bring please let us know so that we can advertise them for you.

An entry of 22 cows and calves met with a tidy trade for the cattle presented. Some purebred Limousin cows with calves presented by TL & PA Bennet Dolgaed Farm sold to a top of £1700 for an outfit with a bull calf. Two heifers with heifer calves made £1500 and £1440. Three Limousin cows two with bull calves and one with a heifer sold for £1350 and £1300 and £1300 presented by R D Owen Greenfields Vennington. From C A Blackman Burfiled Clun was a Limousinx 1^st calver with a bull calf which made £1310. D W & S E Richards Rhallt farm sold 2005 born Limousin cow with a bull calf for £1380. A Breakdown of the prices achieved where as follows. £1500 + 2 lots, £1400 - £1500 2 lots, £1300 - £1400 7 lots, £1200 - £1300 2 lots, £1100 - £1200 2 lots, £1000 - £1100 1 lot, Less than £1000 6 lots.

 

STORE CATTLE(123)
Store Cattle sell to £1300.

Welshpool Livestock Sales report an exceptional trade on all types of store cattle with a top price of £1300 being realised for a 650kg Charolaisx steer presented by NC & AM Davies Penysir, who also sold a pair of heifers weighing 580kg for £1070. A limousinx steer presented by N A Derwas of Plas Trehelig weighing 595kg sold for £1210 with five other bullocks presented by R B Bebb & Son Hendre selling for over £1000. Two Limousin 420kg bullocks presented by W L Hamer The Bryn Abermule realised 213ppkg with a pair of 408kg charolais heifers from RG & BM Harding Delfryn selling for 205ppkg.

 

Forthcoming Sales.

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.