Vendors enjoyed a very buoyant trade for all types of Lleyn sheep forward at the annual Ruthin Society sale, where averages for all sections were well up on the year and prices soared to heights of £315 for the pre-sale show champion pen of females from H Goldie, Southbower Houses, Ruthwell, Dumfries.

The champion pen of four caught the eye of buyer, DE & NM Court, Idle Acres.

Mr Goldie also secured one of the second highest prices at £310, which was paid for a pen of five by G Jones, Bryn Gwynt, Anelog Aberdaron.

The second prize pen of five shearling ewes from the Bronallt pen of W Davies, Morfa Nefyn matched the previous bid of £310 and headed home with HG Thomas, Garreglwyd Farm.

Three pens from JK Golide, Southbower Houses, Ruthwell, Dumfries proved to be popular when landing the next best three prices at £285, £280 and £275. These pens were snapped up by JM Hallam, Cold Harbour Farm.

Two further pens reached £275, the first coming for a pen of six shearling ewes from WJ & DJ Williams, Bodtacho Ddu, Nefyn, Pwllheli. They sold to G Jones.

Orchard Lleyn, Orchard Cottage, Clarencefield sold their best pen for £275 to DE & NM Court.

 

Aged ewes proved to be a popular choice for buyers who were prepared to pay top prices for the very best Lleyn sheep on offer. Landing the top price in the section was AW Hughes and SE Hughes, Ty Cerrig, Garndolbenmaen who both sold their leading pens of two-year-old ewes for £235 per head. They were knocked down to S Thompson, Culland Hall Farm and E & S Roberts, Llety’r Bugail, respectively.

AW Hughes was shortly back in the money when his pen of three-year-old ewes sold to S Thomspon for £225.

Another pen of 11 three-year-old ewes from W Davies attracted a bid of £185 when selling to HW & SW Jones, Fferwd Llansannan Dinbych, whilst a pen of 9 three-year-olds from WJ & DJ Williams reached £185 and headed home with Gloddaeth Ltd.

 

Trade for ewe lambs was strong throughout the entire sale, with prices reaching £175 for the first prize ewe lambs from W Davies. They caught the attention of buyer, W Williams, Allt Wen Wen Caergeiliog.

Matching that price was a pen of five from WJ & DJ Williams, who sold their best to Les Jones, 2 Belan Cottage.

Close behind at £170 was a pen from IO & AL Jones, Pen y Bryn, Betws yn Rhos, with the pen heading home to join T Roberts, 17 Maes Y Dre Caerwys.

PW Jones, 2 Belan Cottage bought a pen of five from T & B Fort, Brighton House Farm, Steeton for £160.

 

A busy ringside of buyers were out in force for the ram sale, where trade topped at 1300gns for W Davies pre-sale show reserve champion, Bronallt Morus (00050/2308600). Having stood reserve male champion at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, he is sired by the home-bred ram (00050/1905795) and sold to DW Ellis.

Just behind on 1200gns was an entry (00350/2308567) from WJ & DJ Williams, which is sired by (01228/2120314). He sold to JA & R Geldard & Sons, Low Foulshaw Farm, Kendal.

The pre-sale show champion, Bronallt Mostyn (00050/230859) secured 1200gns when selling to W Thomas. He stood overall champion at Anglesey County Show this year and is backed by home-bred genetics having been sired by (00050/1805154).

Three rams then hit the 1100gns price tag, the first being for a ram from JA &R Geldard & Sons. This Wray Castle ram (00621/2324533) is a son of stock ram (01299/1918597) and headed home with DE & NM Court.

JG & EV Roberts purchased a ram from W Davies’ Bronallt pen, this time for Bronallt Moi (00050/2308592). He is a son of home-bred stock ram (00050/1805154) and out of a home-bred ewe.

The final 1100gns bid came for Borrins Mystic (01228/2322148) from JH Dugdale, Borrins Farm, Stackhouse. Sired by (00306/2103305), he was knocked down to MP Williams.

 

Averages

Five-year-old ewes to £150 av. £150 (+£19.37)

Four-year-old ewes to £170 av. £170 (+£36.39)

Three-year-old ewes to £225 av. £187.56 (+£49.56

Two-year-old ewes to £235 av. £235 (+£89.86)

Shearling ewes to £315 av. £250.08 (+£84.95)

Ewe lambs to £185 av. £152.59 (+£38.87)

Rams to 1300gns av. 776.15gns

 

Top prices

Aged ewes

AW Hughes, £235

SE Hughes, £235

AW Hughes, £225

W Davies, £185

WJ & DJ Williams, £185

S Greig, £185

W Davies, £180

WJ & DJ Williams, £180

WJ & DJ Williams, £170

WJ & DJ Williams, £170

WJ & DJ Williams, £170

 

Pens of shearling ewes

H Goldie, £315

H Goldie, £310

W Davies, £310

JK Goldie, £285

JK Goldie, £280

JK Goldie, £275

WJ & DJ Williams, £275

Orchard Lleyn, £275

H Goldie, £270

JA & R Geldard & Sons, £265

 

Pens of ewe lambs

W Davies, £175

WJ & DJ Williams, £175

IO & AL Jones, £170

T & B Fort, £160

WJ & DJ Williams, £155

Twose Farms Ltd, £152

T & B Fort, £150

Twose Farms Ltd, £150

S Greig, £150

 

Rams

W Davies, 1300gns

WJ & DJ Williams, 1200gns

W Davies, 1200gns

JA & R Geldard & Sons, 1100gns

W Davies, 1100gns

JH Dugdale, 1100gns

H & M Dugdale & Son, 1050gns

H Goldie, 1050gns

JA & R Geldard & Sons, 950gns

G & A Fort, 950gns

 

 

Show results

Female senior judge: Bethan Vaughan

Female junior judge: Aneirin Vaughan

Male senior judge: Sian Jones

Male junior judge: Branwen Vaughan

 

Aged ram

1st - SE Hughes, Flock 825, sale lot no. 31

2nd - I & A Jones, Flock 223, sale lot no. 41

3rd - AW Hughes, Flock 287, sale lot no. 35

4th - S Greig, Flock 1076, sale lot no. 4

 

Shearling ram

1st - W Davies, Flock 50, sale lot no. 22

2nd - T & B Fort, Flock 1656, sale lot no. 2

3rd - WJ & DJ Williams, Flock 350, sale lot no. 42

4th - JA & R Geldard & Sons, Flock 621, sale lot no.48

5th - G & A Fort, Flock 1299, sale lot no. 19

 

North Wales Club ram

1st - W Davies, Flock 50, sale lot no. 21

2nd - J Hamer, Flock 1303, sale lot no. 16

3rd - DM & EM Hughes, Flock 1991, sale lot no. 53

4th - AW Hughes, Flock 287, sale lot no. 36

5th - S Greig, Flock 1076, sale lot no. 5

 

Pen of 5 shearling ewes

1st - H Goldie, Flock 1312

2nd - W Davies, Flock 50

3rd - J Goldie, Flock 1207

 

Pen of 10 shearing ewes

1st - JA & R Geldard & Sons, Flock 621

2nd - W Davies, Flock 50

3rd - Orchard Lleyns, Flock 1989

 

Pen of 5 ewe lambs

1st - W Davies, Flock 50

2nd - WJ & DJ Williams, Flock 350

3rd - Farmstock Genetics, Flock 983

 

Overall Male Champion

W Davies, Flock 50, sale lot no. 22

 

Reserve Male Champion

W Davies, Flock 50, sale lot no. 21

 

Overall Female Champion

H Goldie, Flock 1312

 

Reserve Female Champion

W Davies, Flock 50