Lleyn Sheep Society :: Welshpool Sale Report 2022

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 2^nd 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 2^nd 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