| 2016-09-05 |    |
Ross on Wye Lleyns Sell Well
The Lleyn sale at Ross on Wye included a few highlights which helped momentum in the female section resulting in high clearance rates. The rams were easy to find homes with buyers prepared to pay for those picked out.
The first two thirds of the Ram section found most rams were easily finding bids. The latter third of the sale as the ring emptied saw those rams not picked out struggling to find bids in the ring although some were booked through after the sale. Once again Derek Steen, Lockerbie topped the section with a Ballylinney Ram and a grandson of Lluest Commando. Selling for 2200gns he found a home with TD & JML Rees, Llangadog.
Top Priced Ram - Ballylinnet from D Steen - 2200gns
Next at 2000gns was Wraycastle Edwaldo from JA & R Geldard & Sons, Kendal. Bred from a Laga Farms ram he found a home with E & D Jones, Machynlleth. E & D Jones had earlier sold a Goldies son, Lluest Eccentric for 1550gns to Edward Collins, Leominster.
There were not many aged ewes but they all found homes. AW Hughes, Garndolbenmaen topped the section selling four year olds for £88/head to Ben Jones, Ystrad Owen.
The shearling ewe section saw a 90% clearance. D Steen, Lockerbie topped the section when selling the first pen into the ring, the pen of 15 sold for £210/head to Conan Mullard-Davies, Bishops Castle. Next was E & L Thomas, St Clears who sold a pen of seven for £188/head to TD & JML Rees, Llangadog. There were two pens sold for £180/head. First JA &R Geldard & Sons, Kendal sold a pen of five to Brent Bowdler, Littledean. HM Wells, Cardigan sold a pen of 10 to JC Mathias, Swansea. Many pens sold for £135 to £165 with a handful realising over £170. It was noted that breeders were batching their sheep into larger pens (i.e. 10, 15 and 20). The auctioneers noted that these larger groups seemed easier to sell.
The smaller entry of ewe lambs could be the cause of the better clearance rate with 92% sold. Colin Price, Brecon saw the best trade when he realised £128/head for his 2nd prize pen of 5 which sold to Jane Morris, Presteigne. Colin then sold his 1st prize pen of ten for £115/head to JM & CE Mitchell, Tewkesbury. C & R Bowen, Haverfordwest sold their 2nd prize pen of ten also for £115/head to AJ Jones & Son, Dingestow. There were two pens which realised £112/head. First DW & CF Morris, St Clears sold to Nick Hodgetts, Whittongton then Phyl Hale, Kents Green sold her 1st prize pen to VC Goodman, Lydbrook. Eight pens in total realised £100/head and over. Tupping lambs easily reached £90. There were many pens in the £90’s.
Averages
Non MVA Shearling Ewes to £105 av. £102.50
MVA 5 Year old ewes to £86 av. £76
MVA 4 Year old ewes to £88 av. £88
MVA Shearling Ewes to £210 av. £146.45
MVA Ewe Lambs to £128 av. £90.63
MVA Rams to 2200gns av. £568.29
Top Prices:
Ewes
AW Hughes £88
WJ & DJ Williams £86
Shearling Ewes
D Steen £210
E & L Thomas £188
JA ^ R Geldard & Sons £180
HM Wells £180
JA & R Geldard & Sons £178
WW & JA McCurdie £175
RA & RP Bowen £175
WW & JA McCurdie £170 (x2)
E & L Thomas £170
JA & R Geldard & Sons £170
WJ & DJ Williams £170
AW Davies £17
Ewe Lambs
C Price £128
C Price £115
C & R Bowen £115
DW & CF Morris £112
P Hale £112
WJ & DJ Williams £102
D & B Vaughan £108
C Price £100
Rams
D Steen 2200gns
JA & R Geldard & Sons 2000gns
E & D Jones 1550gns
D Steen 1250gns
DW & CF Morris 1000gns
Orchard Lleyn 920gns
DN Bennett & Son 880gns
E & D Jones 800gns
H Goldie 800gns
KA & EA James-Evans 780gns
DN Bennett 700gns
T & B Fort 700gns
R Bennett 700gns
