Lleyn Ewes Sell to £202 at Ruthin
2010-09-07

With an entry of over 2,100 sheep there was another brisk trade seen at the Ruthin Lleyn sale conducted by Ruthin Farmers Auction Company Limited.

IO Jones and Judge W Williams with the
Champion pen of Shearlings

The shearling ewes saw a top price of £202. HW Wells, Glaneri, Ceridigion sold his first pen of five homebred shearling to ET Pugh. Next to top was Scottish vendor David Alexander, Millside Farm, Ayrshire with his top pen selling for £175 to CR Price while his next two pens realised £170 again to Mr Price and R Whittingham. IO & AL Jones Champion pen of females sold for £175 to EA Rogers.

Ewe Lambs topped at £138 when DW and CF Morris, Yr Ostrey, Carmarthen entered the ring with their second prize pen which were bought by AG Selway. The first prize pen shown by David Maughan for J2 Farming, Hisland, Oswestry also made a respectable £108 selling to CP Goulding. Scottish based Hamish Goldie, Southbower House, Dumfries realised £102 to Seamore Farming and JE & SB Roberts, Gwyndy, Pwllheli also sold for £102 to IO & AL Jones.

Ewes set the days trade when D & B Vaughan, Lys yr Awel sold their 3 year olds for £126 to C Williams then Beryl Morris, Llechryd, Dinbych sold her two year olds for £122 to RL Jones. Rhys W Wynne, Tyddyn, Dinbych followed with £120 also to RL Jones.

In the Ram section Dewi Ellis, Cernioge Bach, Betws Y Coed topped the price scale when selling a shearling ram for 2200gns to DA Jones. Next to top was E & D Jones, Lluest Wen, Machynlleth who sold for 2100gns & 2000gns to H & M Dugdale & Son and CP Jenkins respectfully. HM Wells also returned to the ring to sell their shearling for 1900gns to JA & R Geldard. The champion ram from Graham Fort, Brighton House, Keighley sold for 1350gns to HE Jones.

Averages:

Shearling Ewes to £202 av £130
Ewe Lambs to £138 av £85
2 year Ewes to £122 av £112
3 year Ewes to £126 av £105
4 Year Ewes to £100 av £90
5 Year Ewes to £78 av £67

Shearling Rams to 2200 gns av £565
Aged Rams to 660gns av £332

Top prices:

Shearlings
HM Wells £202 to ET Pugh
DCS Alexander £175 to CR Price
IO & AL Jones £175 to EA Rogers
DCS Alexander £170 to CR Price
DCS Alexander £170 to R Whittingham
JA & R Geldard £155 to Hughes
G & A Fort £150 to ET Pugh
DCS Alexander £150 to CP Goulding

Ewe Lambs
DW & CF Morris £138 to AG Selway
J2 Farming £108 to CP Goulding
Hamish Goldie £102 to Seamore Farming
JE & SB Roberts £102 to IO & AL Jones
DW & CF Norris £100 to R & A Williams

Ewes
D & B Vaughan £126 to C Williams
B Morris £122 to RL Jones
RW Wynne £120 to RL Jones
J Hamer £118 to P Hughes
JF Robinson & Son £118 to JG & EV Roberts

Shearling Rams
DW Ellis 2200gns to DA Jones
E & D Jones 2100gns to H & M Dugdale & Son
E & D Jones 2000gns to CP Jenkins
HM Wells 1900gns to JA & R Geldard & Sons
DN Bennett & Son 1550gns to C Lewis
E & AG Ellis 1550gns to DJ & CA Thompson
DN Bennett & Son 1400gns to TW Roberts
ESJ Collins 1400gns to Mr Ellis
DN Bennett & Son 1380gns to B Isa
G & A Fort 1350gns to HE Jones

Aged Rams
IO & AL Jones 660gns to HMP
J Osbourne 340gns to RE Williams

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