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98 Show Potential Cattle – Brecon market Special on Saturday the 11th of February
There was a good solid trade from start to finish and a 100% clearance at the 7th Show and Sale of Show Potential Cattle at Brecon.
It was the largest contingent of buyers ever seen at this sale with a tremendous volume of buyers from the West Country looking for a Show Winner.
No one was disappointed as the quality of stock forward was exceptional with a record entry in terms of numbers and also a record trade.
The steers topped at £5500 for a Red Limousin x Steer from Messrs Powell of Penyrheol, local to Brecon and this was purchased by Mr Mike Alford from Stillmans, it was an incredible animal with exceptional confirmation, while heifers topped at £3450 for the Reserve Champion BLACK MIST bred by JM & AM Lewis, Pentwyn this was a 8 ½ months heifer out of a British Blue cow sired by a Limousin.
The steers averaged £1598 (425p/kg) and the heifers were a staggering £1542 (496p/kg). Other prices of interest included ROXY ROSE bred and shown by Miss Emily Jones of Coedmore Hall, who was showing at this sale for the first time and stood second in her class with this 6 months Limousin Cross Heifer and sold for £3100 to Mr G Brooke of Worcester.
The Supreme Champion was bred by Messrs Price of Gelliwern Ganol who have shown several outstanding cattle during recent years, the heifer was lot 54 bred by a Limousin Bull GLANGWDEN ARNIE who has produced many Show Potential calves and he was sold to Mr R Kingston of the Crown Farm, West Country.
Wendy Morgan of Nantgwynne sold a Limousin steer BRUNO MARS who was the top male of the day for £2700 to Mr Harvey, White Gables Farm, while the judge Mr Mike Owens of Glantre also had cattle in the sale and made £2350 of IMPREZA an 8 month old Limousin steer, brought by Davies Bros of Trefenter who also brought a Heifer for £2000 (MISTEQ) being a 10 month old British Blue from DG & E Lewis.
Mr Colin Phillips from The Batch had one of the youngest cattle of the day which was BABY BELLE a 5 month Black Limousin x but it sold well at £2300 and went to Mr T Bodily of Parsonage Farm.
Over 12 Cattle exceeded £2000 and the Auctioneer Chris Jones commented that the interest the sale generated was tremendous and everyone who attended was not disappointed in that the quality was exceptional, with a 100% clearance it confirms the demand which was present.
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Opening Store Sale at Kington Market
McCartneys report a very successful opening sale of store cattle and store lambs at Kington Market on Thursday 3rd January.
The day opened with severe wind and rain and the trade, on both cattle and lambs, reflected the boisterous conditions.
The prize sale of store lambs and in lamb ewes drew an excellent entry which saw an impressive average of £75.83 and a top prize of £92 from R & HM Fairclough. Many medium lambs sold from £75 to £83 and more could have been sold.
In lamb mule yearlings scanned with a lamb and a half sold to £143.
Lambs – 1st prize – T Simcock, Rushock - £80.00
2nd prize – R & HM Fairclough - £86.50
3rd prize – T Simcock, Rushock - £77.00
A good seasonal entry of store cattle saw steers average 195.5ppk and heifers 185.2ppk. With mostly strong cattle on offer, the demand was excellent and a total clearance was realised. Top price steer was a Belgium cross from Edward Jones, Clearbrook; weighed 490kg and sold for £1055 (215ppk). Steers averaged £900 a head.
Top price heifer was a charollais cross from JP & GL Davies, Llanpicca which sold for £950, weighing 520kg. Overall heifers averaged £850.
The next sale of store cattle and lambs will be held on Tuesday 7th February - entries for the catalogue close on Tuesday 31st January 2012 at 5pm.
For further information on all forthcoming sales please contact Gareth Wall on
01544230316 or
07974 143336.
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McCartneys Announce their 'Stars' at their Annual Awards Event
McCartneys held their much anticipated annual awards last week, the event hosted at the Luctonians Rugby Club was well attended by over 140 people and McCartneys were delighted to welcome the staff and partners of Phipps & Pritchard following their merger on the 1st January.
Each year McCartneys present the awards to staff across all areas of the firm in recognition of their achievements.
The awards for 2011 were as follows :
Negotiator of The Year - Bethan Meredith – Newtown Office
Most Promising Newcomer - Rachel Gittoes- Brecon Office
Customer Service Award - Hannah Jones – Hay-on-Wye Office
Office of the Year - Tenbury Wells
Drovers Award - Gareth Powell
Livestock Market Award - Ted Williams
Long Service Award - Mark Shakespeare
Unsung Hero Award - Clive Jones – Ludlow Market
Michael Thomas acted as compere for the evening and John Uffold, Chairman, rounded off the awards with a speech to all the staff thanking them for their hard work and commitment.
Congratulations to all of our well-deserved winners!
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Brecon Sale Proves Popular in it's 7th Year!
The 7th annual sale of show potential cattle will be held on Saturday the 11th of February in Brecon market .This sale was started by Chris Jones several years ago as he felt that there was demand for a special sale where farmers could show their best cattle which had potential to go on and succeed in Fatstock Shows.
Brecon has a reputation for well-bred quality cattle every month but this sale is simply a show and sale of the very best cattle.
It is also well supported by local businesses with sponsorship and gifts and there are several classes for haltered and un-haltered cattle based on weight ranges.
Entries close on Friday the 27th January and at present we expect around 100 cattle being the best of the best.
The sale now has a committee who meet twice a year, and cattle are sold to all corners of the UK with many of the cattle achieving great honours at all the major shows. Catalogues will be available on line and judging will be conducted at 9.30 am on Saturday the 11th February by Mr Mike Owens, Glantrye who showed the champion beast at the WELSH WINTER FAIR.
For more information Contact Brecon Market on
01874 622386 or
breconmarket@mccartneys.co.uk.
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LUDLOW MARKET ANNUAL REVIEW FOR 2011
268650 HEAD OF STOCK (5166 PER WEEK PLUS 7.6%)
GENERAL A year which has seen livestock prices rise higher than many people had ever expected. At last the reduced numbers have started to effect returns. This coupled with a relatively weak Pound against the Euro has meant that exports of meat have been strong, especially for lamb, and imports have struggled to dent our market. Having said that we must be concerned that reduced numbers will put pressure on the supply chain and we could get below critical figures to maintain processing and manufacturing ability. Large abattoirs and processors all need numbers and it is all based upon unit costs. At last however, the livestock sector does not seem to be the Cinderella of the agricultural industry especially with corn prices easing this year. Suddenly the keeping of livestock does seem to make economic sense.
FAT CATTLE 19379 (373 PER WEEK MINUS 1.3%) In many ways a disappointing year for the fat cattle ring. We have had hosts of buyers in attendance especially in the later part of the year. It is somewhat frustrating as auctioneers to sell cattle often pounds more than dead weight and for it to be regarded as the norm. If they are a good price that is what they are actually worth but if you make less than people perceive that the dead weight is then you start to lose numbers. Believe it or believe it not we have had weeks where loads of cattle have been 15p to 20p a kilo dead weight dearer than quoted prices. Suddenly then this becomes the Ludlow norm and if for any reason the price the following week has been less then we have had a bad trade. Far from the case. We have more buyers attending now than ever. We have buyers for cattle of all sorts, weights, types, FABBL, non FABBL, whatever you care to mention, than for some considerable time in the past. Unless we do hold our numbers we will be in danger of losing some of this support. In fact one of our major buyers has started to reduce the numbers they have from Ludlow each week because they are complaining about the price of the cattle and also they are not dying as well as many other markets they attend!
In the tail end of the year of particular note has been the strong demand for bulls, especially Friesians. Also of particular note has been the demand for butcher’s heifers. If you consider the prices being paid dead for these commodities then you would not sell any dead weight again. Many more cattle are needed each week.
BARREN COWS 4227 (81 PER WEEK PLUS 18.7%) We have experienced a very strong trade on all of the cows week in and week out. We have buyers for the best cows and for the very plainest. Of particular note has been the demand for the old bulls and we are starting to attract good numbers of old bulls each and every week. The barren section is very important to the market in that it provides a valuable service to both the dairy man and the beef farmer. We look forward to trying to expand this section during the coming year.
FAT SHEEP 163425 (3142 PER WEEK PLUS 4.37%) There has been a very strong lamb trade right through the year and Monday has been an exceptional day to sell most weeks. We have again had buyers for all sorts. We have had buyers representing the whole spectrum of the wholesale and retail trade, from the smallest butcher to the largest exporter. All lambs have been keenly competed for and again we have tried to provide a service for all the sheep you produce. The same can be said for the killing ewes which have been an exceptional trade. We are well aware that to sell them on a Monday afternoon is inconvenient to some clients but the fact remains that no matter how many ewes we have had we have had a very strong contingent of buyers coming because of our willingness to work with their other purchasing requirements. Many more ewes are needed each week to keep this buying support in attendance.
STORE CATTLE 13836 (384 PER SPECIAL PLUS 9.2%) The high point in Ludlow’s trade and numbers this year. We have had very, very good entries of store cattle and very strong trades indeed. More important than the averages has been our ability to find homes for all sorts of stores. We have had extreme dairy type cattle and we have had the best suckled calves. We have had very small stores and very strong cattle all sold on the same day to a very strong contingent of buyers. We have had continental cattle and a lot of traditional cattle, whether they be Angus or Herefords. If you look at our market report for store sales you will see on average at least 12 to 15 breeds and cross breeds in each and every sale. We have worked very hard to find buyers for everything. This has epitomized Ludlow this year.
A feature of the store sales has been the special sales for TB restricted cattle. We have provided valuable competition for these. It is frustrating however, to see potential vendors just looking at the trade every sale and trying to make a note of the prices and then offering their cattle privately to some of the buyers who attend. The only way the TB restricted stores are going to continue to survive in the present format is for farmers to support them. We can then provide real competition as opposed to certain farmers just using them to give them a price mechanism to sell their cattle privately and think they have saved the commission.
STORE SHEEP 66308 (2456 PER SPECIAL PLUS 17%) There have been very, very good trades on store sheep this year. Both fattening sheep and breeding sheep have been in great demand. Right from the couples in the Spring through the main lamb season and then into the breeding season we have had a yard packed with buyers. On occasions you have had a difficulty to walk down the alleyways when the sheep have been sold. As regards the breeding sales, again we had very good clearances with very good averages if you consider the prices being paid elsewhere. Again we provide competition for all sorts of store sheep, the best, the poorest and in between. Anybody can sell the best ewes and the best lambs but it is the secondary sorts that take some working at. On Ram Friday there were plenty of tups on offer and a good firm trade. It is as good as anywhere if you consider how many rams have been on the market this year. Ludlow is a place for genuine store sheep and a competitive trade. We will continue to try to develop this section during the coming year.
The Three Horseshoes, Wheathill, Burwarton has provided a valuable outlet for many people on a Saturday. This year there have been over a thousand sheep penned at the Three Horseshoes and a strong trade on a lot of the little lambs each and every sale. The prices have been second to none. We will continue with our seasonal sales of lambs at the Three Horseshoes because it is important for McCartneys to be represented in the Clee Hill area and it is important to provide a service for all of our clients.
CALVES AND WEANLINGS 457 (17 PER SPECIAL MINUS 21%) It has been very difficult to keep calf and weanling numbers with the demise of dairy cows locally and with the increased problem of TB. We are starting to sell TB restricted calves at our TB Store Sales with some success. The calf market is very important to Ludlow’s philosophy of providing a service to everybody in the area. We have not been short of buyers, far from it, the trade has been absolutely on fire a lot of the time. More calves and weanlings are urgently needed every fortnight.
CONCLUSION As we approach a new year it is very easy to become complacent. It is very easy to say this is where livestock prices need to be and will be and should be. It is in nobody’s interest for anything to become too dear and for the pot to boil over. Agriculture is no different from any other industry in that it is operating at a time of severe recession. We must not become too depressed. We must be optimistic. Livestock numbers are low and therefore prices should be good. This should apply across the whole of Europe. It is export of lambs and beef which provides the competition to keep home retailers up to the mark. A lot of small retailers are under severe pressure from large groups. The promotions of beef and lamb at Christmas by supermarkets has put pressure again on smaller outlets. From the producers point of view whenever any local butcher shop closes or a small retailer or a small abattoir that is another option gone and an option that everybody might be glad of in the future.
We wish all of our clients a Happy New Year and look forward to providing a professional service during the coming months. A service which is based upon sound knowledge, hard work and providing local and on the farm help with our team of field officers. Ludlow market does not just happen every week, every sale has to be put together with the needs of buyer and seller continually taken on board. It is very much a case of finding square pegs for square holes and providing a service which is valued by everybody. A service which if it was not present would leave a big hole in the region. Farmers have very quickly forgotten what happened during the foot and mouth year when the markets could not operate and when purchasers had all their own way. Many of our clients do value the service we provide, others do not because in many ways they view auctioneering as being no more than counting out loud.
John Uffold
Chairman of McCartneys
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Success for In Lamb Ewe Sale at Brecon
The Special Sale of in lamb Pedigree Beltex Ewes together with Cross Bred Ewes was conducted with great success on Thursday 15th December.
A Pedigree Yearling Beltex Ewe – WHATMORE PASTEL topped the sale at £1120 whilst another ewe WHATMORE PAPRIKA made £500 and an excellent run of Beltex ewes from Messrs S Gibbons which were in lamb averaged an impressive £415 and many more could have been sold to advantage.
The Cross Bred Ewes topped at £182 for in lamb Mule Ewes (Beulah type) due in March from Mr MJ Tancock who had an excellent flock dispersal of in lamb ewes, mainly mules and these would have averaged £178 to include 3 year old ewes. There was virtually a 100% clearance with full mouthed cheviot ewes making £100 and many more could have been sold.
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Welsh Winter Fair 2011.
CATTLE SALE REPORT
Auctioneers: Mr John Uffold
Mr Chris Jones
Despite the edge just going off the beef trade in the last few days a good company of buyers was in attendance. A real butcher’s heifer won the Supreme Championship, being a home bred, fed and exhibited Limousin heifer ‘Cincer’ from C A Owens, Glantre which weighed 538 kg and made £4,500, being purchased by the judge Mr Alan Davies of Berriew. The Reserve Champion was also a Limousin heifer ‘Red Hot’ weighing 564 kg and making £2,600. Again being purchased by one of the judges Mr J Maycock of Derby and being exhibited by D Hughes, TyCerrig.
The overall heifer average was 294 p per kg. The overall steer average was 231 p per kg.
Other notable prices were paid for the registered Welsh Blacks, which readily sold from 200 – 300 p per kg, many being purchased by D Willis, Croesllan Catering. Other purchasers of finished cattle were Robert Rattray, HMD Butchers, Doug Griffiths, Leintwardine, Owen Liar, Dewi James & Co, Cardigan.
BABY BEEF and YFC CLASS of YOUNG CALVES
An excellent show of quality young calves attracted a huge crowd of keen buyers, all hoping to purchase that exceptional animal that could win gold.
Last year’s top price was smashed on more than one occasion, initially with a tremendous heifer which was first in Class 1 and made £4700. It was bred and shown by R & L Jones from Lower Argoed named ‘Blackberry’. It weighed 280kg being purchased by noted show man BE Williams from Sennybridge. This was closely followed by ‘Miss 2011’ shown and bred by Mr Dylan Hughes which won Class 5 and was a heifer which took the Supreme Baby Beef Championship and made £4500 being purchased by A & R Livestock (Mr A Bishop) from Pitfield Farm.
Miss Emily Jones took the Reserve Champion Steer with ‘Razzle Dazzle’ which again was home bred and weighed 320kg to make £3900 being purchased by Mr P Sellers, while the Champion Steer which was out of a Welsh Black cow weighed 348kg again purchased by Mr BE Williams from Sennybridge.
The Champion YFC animal was a 350kg BB x heifer from Jamie Breese of Bron Heulog which made £2000 and was bought by the judge Mr T Bodily. PJ & TA Jones of Tyishaf sold a Limousin heifer called ‘Misha B’ for £2700 and it went to DT Williams from Anglesey.
Another smart steer from Mr John Owen called ‘Rooney’ which was a home bred Charolais Calf made £2900, while Mr MJ Alford sold ‘Poker Mon’ to Mr A Bishop for £2700.
The 33 animals sold far exceeded everyone’s expectations and averaged a tremendous £1710 with a top of £16.80/kg and an average of £6-10/kg.
LIVE SHEEP REPORT
Auctioneers: Mr Gareth Wall
Miss Jenny Layton
A tremendous show of sheep in all sections sold to a large crowd of buyers for McCartneys’ second year as auctioneers. The highlight of the proceedings was the sale of the Supreme Champion lambs being Beltex X Ewe lambs (49.5 kg) from R Hall & Son selling to £520 each going to the judge William Lloyd Williams Butchers, Machenllyth. The Reserve Supreme Champion Beltex ewe lambs (44.5 kg) from the same vendor sold for £480 were also purchased by the judge.
A pair of Charollais ewe lambs weighing 48 kilos from I T Davies & Son, Brecon sold for £360 each.
Overall trade was much better on all breeds selling to an overall average of 280.98 ppk & £132 per head with 325 lambs sold.
LAMB CARCASS SALE REPORT
Auctioneers: Mr Glyn Owens
Mr Clive Roads
A total of 136 lamb carcasses were offered for sale by public auction and all bar one were sold on a buoyant trade which surpassed vendors’ expectations. All weights and classifications were keenly sought and there was good loyal buying support for this sale.
PIG SALE REPORT
Auctioneers: Mr Michael Thomas
Number forward: 32
Number sold:32
100% clearance
An excellent show of prize pigs which met with a ring full of buyers. Champion pigs were shown by M/s A T Davies from Aberystwyth and were purchased by the judge Mr Arwel Morgan of Builth Wells. They made £272 per head (£2.90 per kg). The Reserve Champions weighed in at 64 kgs and made £290 (£4.50 per kg). They were shown by T W Howatson, Denbigh and purchased by M/s Williams, Llandrindod Wells.
Coloured pigs were purchased by M/s Walls Butchers, Craven Arms and Quarry Farm Shop, Leominster.
The overall average was £1.83 per kg.
POULTRY REPORT
Auctioneers: Mr Richard Gwilliam
A superb show of poultry for the first year of this competition with a goose from Marion Evans selling to Roy Lewis, Carters Farm for £120.
Turkeys sold to £60 and ducks to £52.
For a full report including the Champions and Reserve Champions please see our Livestock Auctions Reports Page.
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First Weaned Calf Sale Sponsored by the Brecon and Radnor
McCartneys report an entry of 245 weaned calves at their 1st Weaned Calf Sale sponsored by the Brecon & Radnor Suckled Calf Rearers Limited on Tuesday 25th October 2011. A good show of commercial calves mainly by Charolais & Limousin Bulls out of Continental Cows sold to a good trade. Prizewinners were judged by Mr Colin Phillips of Sarnesfield and were as follows:-
Class 1
Champion Animal –
Lot 37 Limousin X Belgian Blue Heifer (395kg) £800
R P Morgan & Son, The Farm
Class 2
Best Steer –
Lot 7 Limousin Steer (400kg) £860
E H Hughes, The Cwm
Best Heifer –
Lot 37 Limousin X Belgian Blue Heifer (395kg) £800
R P Morgan & Son, The Farm
Class 3
Best 4 or more Steers sold for highest PPK –
Lot 35A 6 Charolais Steers (291kg) £800 – 275ppk
R P Morgan & Son, The Farm
Best 4 or more Heifers sold for highest PPK –
Lot 46A 6 Charolais X Heifers (250kg) £530 – 212ppk
Class 4
Best pair of Steers or Heifers –
Lot 48A 2 Charolais X Steers (342kg) £805 – 235ppk
E R harris, Pantycarragle
Class 5
Group of 4 or more sired by a Limousin Bull –
Lot 56 4 Limousin X Steers (377kg) £740 196PPK
W J Bennett & Son, Rhuvid
Class 6
Best Group of 4 or more sired by a Charolais Bull –
Lot 43 9 Charolais X Steers (343kg) £840 245ppk
Steers averaged 249ppk and £784 per head selling to 298ppk for 4 Charolais X Calves (8m) 235kg to £700 from R P Morgan & Son, The farm. Also to 294ppk for (5) 255 kilo Charolais Steers to £750 from D W R Reynolds & Son, Rhydycwm. Top price per head was £880 for 3 Charolais Steers (380kg) from R P Morgan & Son, The Farm. The Champions Steer was a 7/8 bred Limousin Steer (10m) 400 kilos which sold for £860 to E W Jenkins & Son, Bacton.
Heifers averaged 195 ppk and £583 per head selling to 212ppk for 6 Charolais X heifers 250kg to £530from J L Jones & Partners, Llanrhys. Also to 210 ppk for 5 241 kilo Heifers to £505 from R P Morgan & Son, The Farm. Top price was £800 for the Champion Limousin x Beitish Blue Heifer (395 kg) from R P Morgan & Son, The farm purchased by P A Evans, Suffolk.
The Second Seasonal Weaned Calf Sale is on Tuesday 8th November 2011.
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Worcester Highlands Top At 1800gns
The Highland Cattle Society’s Southern Autumn Show and Sale at Worcester was well supported by a packed ringside and competitive if somewhat selective bidding, however quality was the real attraction which culminated in a top price of 1,800gns for a black maiden heifer Urshula 35th of Eastol Moor from M.J. Mair’s Cambridgeshire based fold secured by local breeders W.E. Monk & Son, Chadwich, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Messrs Monk were keen and strong supporters at the sale taking another black heifer from the Eastol Moor Fold at 1,320gns and a red heifer at 760gns, all by Tormod of Tordarroch.
Other females that were closely followed was second prize winner Sorcha Mhor 2nd of Lock Maree from W. Fiddler, she had been running with the bull and was out of the Newbury Show Female Champion, she sold at 760gns to N Bowen, St Weonards, Hereford.
Bulls were a selective trade but demand was brisk for the Male and Overall Champion Arthur of Hellifield, a 2 ½ year old son of Connor of Lagg and out of Annag Ruadh of Thaggnam from Robert Phillip selling at 1,500gns to T.C. Hayes, Wootton Under Edge, Gloucester.
Averages:
4 Cows and Calves £637.88
10 Cows running with bull £438.90
15 Heifers £616.70
2 Bulls £1097.25
Auctioneers:
McCartneys, Worcester
Tel:
01905 769770
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Third Autumn Prize Show and Sale at Knighton Market
McCartneys report an entry of 426 Store Lambs and 372 Store Cattle at Knighton Market on Friday 7th October 2011.
The third Autumn Prize Show & Sale, kindly sponsored by Masstock, was judged by Tony Williams with results as follows:-
Class 1 -Best Pen of 15 or more Store Lambs sired by a Native Breed.
1st - J T & A E Williams, Yew Tree Farm - £70
2nd - M G Rowlands & Son, Neauddhen - £70
3rd - J T & A E Williams, Tew Tree Farm - £66.50
Class 2 - Best Pen of 15 or more Store Lambs sired by a Continental Breed.
1st - L Thomas, Kinsley Road - £65.20
2nd - L Thomas, Kinsley Road - £65.20
3rd - D Morgan & Son, Upper Esgair Rhiw - £64
A flying store lamb trade was had being much improved on previous weeks with mixed lambs averaging £62.25 per head. Top price of the day was £77.50 per head for Suffolk x ewe lambs from M G Rowlands & Son, Neauddhen. £70 per head was achieved on numerous occasions including for Suffolk x ewe lambs from J T & A E Williams, Yew Tree and Suffolk x ram lambs from M R Rowlands & Son, Neauddhen. £66.20 per head for Texel x ram lambs from D Morgan & Son, Upper Esgair Rhiw and £66 per head for Texel x mixed lambs from H & J Wilson, 10 George Close. £65.20 per head for Charollais x mixed lambs from L Thomas, Kinsley Road.
A tremendous cattle trade followed. Store steers averaged an outstanding 200.50 pence per kilo selling to 228 pence per kilo for five 518 kilo Limousin x steers to £1180 per head from E G & M G Powell, The Manor. Also to 223 pence per kilo for a 495 kilo Limousin x steer to £1105 from W R L Price & Co, Pencwm. 220 pence per kilo for both a 375 kilo Limousin x steer to £825 from C J Davies & Sons, Amblecote and a 445 kilo Charolais x steer to £980 from W B Powell, Cefnhirwaun. 219 pence per kilo was seen on three occasions being for a 455 kilo Limousin x steer to £995 from C J Davies & Sons, Amblecote, seven 420 kilo Charolais x steers to £920 per head from J L Stephens, Cwmgwyn Hall and a 490 kilo Limousin x steer to £1075 from H E & E K Williams, The Parks. 218 pence per kilo for five 522 kilo British Blue x steers to £1140 per head from E G & M G Powell, The Manor. 217 pence per kilo for two 442 kilo Charolais x steers to £960 per head and two 475 kilo Limousin x steers to £1030 per head all from W R L Price & Co, Pencwm. 216 pence per kilo for seven 467 kilo Charolais x steers to £1010 per head from D W Davies, Penybank. Top price per head was £1190 for a 645 kilo Charolais x steer from E R Roberts & Sons, Racecourse. Also to £1185 per head for two 550 kilo Charolais x steers from C B Powell, Lower Dol-llwyn-hir. £1180 per head for a 555 kilo Limousin x steer from J Goodwin & Son, Upper Cellws.
Store heifers averaged 172.08 pence per kilo and sold to 206 pence per kilo for six 394 kilo Limousin x heifers to £810 per head from H E & E K Williams, The Parks. Also to 205 pence per kilo for two 430 kilo Charolais x heifers to £880 per head and seven 385 kilo Charolais x heifers to £790 per head all from J L Stephens, Cwmgwyn Hall. 195 pence per kilo for two 420 kilo Limousin x heifers to £820 per head from J T & J E Lloyd, The Corner and five 438 kilo Charolais x heifers to £855 per head from E R Roberts & Sons, Racecourse. 193 pence per kilo for three 446 kilo Charolais x heifers to £860 per head from W R L Price & Co, Pencwm. 192 pence per kilo for five 416 kilo Limousin x heifers to £800 per head from H E & E K Williams, The Parks.
Top price per head was £1045 for a 595 kilo Charolais x heifer from C Davies, Cwmarirog. Also to £980 per head for a 545 kilo Charolais x heifer from Stud Farm (Powys) Ltd. £920 for a 485 kilo Charolais x heifer from C B Powell, Lower Dol-llwyn-hir.
Feeding cows averaged 105.29 pence per kilo and sold to 158 pence per kilo for a 640 kilo Limousin x cow to £1010 from H E & E K Williams, The Parks.
A strong run of cows and calves from Messrs M N, R & E Davies, Hall of the Forest averaged £1071.67 and sold to £1440 for a Simmental x cow with Charolais x heifer calf at foot. Also to £1310 for a Simmental x cow with Charolais x bull calf at foot. £1300 for both a Limousin x cow with Charolais x bull calf at foot and a Simmental x cow with Charolais x bull calf at foot.
Next sale being the Autumn Prize Show and Sale of Store Cattle together with the fourth Prize Show & Sale of Store Lambs is on Friday 21st October 2011. Catalogue entries close on Thursday 13th October 2011 at 5pm.
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