Ewe with respected maternal traits
Welshpool 2022
It was a day when buyers picked out and paid well for quality sheep. Strong prices been received for those selected. The shearling ewes were topped by the 2nd prize pen from E & D Jones, Machynlleth when selling at £310/head to PJ Busby, Aylesbury. Messrs Jones sold a pen of eight at £260/head to AP James, Bridgenorth. DN Bennett & Son, Meifod topped their trade with £290/head, selling to Lipley Beltex of Market Drayton for recipients. H & M Dugdale made the journey from North Yorkshire worthwhile with a pen away at £230/head to DC & ME John, Crymmych.
There were a dozen pens finding new homes at £200 plus. Several breeders had their primary pens away in the £180-190 bracket. There was a price to suit most budgets with some changing hand below £160.
The ewe lamb section was topped by Twose Farm, Whitland who sold a pen of shorn lambs suitable for tupping for £155/head to Alaw James, Llandysul and F Brewer, Exeter. Messrs Brewer bought their next pen at £150/head. WJ & DJ Williams, Pwllheli sold the first prize pen at £150/head to AP Jones, Chwilog. Farmstock Genetics travelled from Selkirk to sell their 2nd prize pen at £130/head to D W & CF Morris, Carmarthen to grown on to shearlings for sale next year.
Stronger tupping type lambs were changing hands over £110/head plus. Slightly smaller lambs were changing hands £100/head plus with some smaller long keep lambs moving for £80-90/head.
The two-year-old ewes of KA & EA James-Evans were purchased for £122/head to M Jones, Malpas. A pen of 4year olds found a home with SR & RP Spencer, Ashbourne at £122/head.
Welshpool has a non-MVA section with shearling ewes topping at £175/head for H & J William, Bryncrug. Regular RO Rees, Dolybent sold away at £168/head.
The rams were once again topped by E & D Jones Machynlleth with their Lluest ram (00599/2112793) sired by Bightonhouse Gold Card selling for 3000gns to the days judge Will Roobottom, Rugeley. JA & R Gledard & Sons, Kendal saw the next best trade at 2800gns selling a Wraycastle Ram (00621/2120811) sired by a Steen ram to C Baxter, Peterbrough. DW Ellis, Pentrefoelas sold Llaethog Knight Rider (00547/2116804) sired by Mamol Hero for 900gns to L AP Hywel, Aberystwyth.
Rams sold well, particularly for the first two thirds with plenty of bidders around the ring. Away from the top prices there was a large number 600-700gns with very few sold under 400gns.
Averages
Senior ewes to £122 av. £104
Shearling ewes to £310 av. £164
Ewe Lambs to £155 av. £100
Rams to 3000gns av. £630
Top Prices
Senior Ewes
KA & E James Evans (2YO) £122
KA & E James-Evans (4YO) £112
Shearling Ewes
E & D Jones £310
DN Bennett & Son £290
E & D Jones £260
H & M Dugdale £230
E & D Jones £220 (x2)
JA & R Geldard & Sons £210
D & B Vaughan £205
JA & R Geldard & Sons £200
E & D Jones £200
I & A Jones £200
AW Davies £200
Ewe Lambs
Twose Farms £155
WJ & DJ Williams £150
Twose Farms £150
Farmstock Genetics £130
Manor Farms East Marden £115
Twose Farms £115
WJ & DJ Williams £110
Farmstock Genetics £110 (x2)
G & T Williams £110
Twose Farms £110
Rams
E & D Jones (234)3000gns
JA & R Geldard & Sons (221) 2800gns
DW Ellis (249) 900gns
WJ & DJ Williams (252) 850gns
DN Bennett & Son (242) 800gns
E & D Bennett (235) 800gns
JA & R Geldard & Sons (224) 800gns
Twose farms (213) 780gns
G & A Fort (227) 750gns
AW Davies (215) 700gns
AW Davies (216) 700gns
JA & R Geldard & Son (223) 700gns
Pre-Sale Show
Judge: Will Roobottom
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Photos kindly supplied by Liz Rees