Carmarthen Dairy -03/02/2010

Dairy Cattle (66)

A ringside full of very keen buyers saw cows and heifers in milk average just short of £1600, in calf cows and heifers average £1420 and bulling and weaned heifers average £720. Top price of the day went to Davies, Glanawmor for a very powerfull yet neat commercial heifer at £2400. Best cow was also representing commercial quality this week with £2120 for a 7 gallon/day second calver from Jones, The Elms, Oswestry. Mr. Jones also sold a commercial heifer for £2300 and a pedigree heifer from the recently dispersed Constant herd, Constant Starr Joy, for £2100. A further five lots made £2000 or more including entries from the Gest, Penrikka, Caer and Llancourt herds. The monthly entry for dairy youngstock saw a reduction entry from Davies, Penrhiw, Llanddarog that saw in calf heifers reach £1600 and bulling heifers sell for up to £860. However not everything was 'bread and jam' as the display board in the salering was not working.

Averages

Qty
Ave
Min
Max
Dairy Cow
15
1342
780
2120
Dairy Heifer
11
1525
800
2300
Recorded Cow
6
1452
1020
1980
Recorded Heifer
17
1830
1200
2400
In calvers
3
1420
1080
1600
Bulling Heifers
11
793
660
860
Weaned Heifers
3
320
300
360

 

Top prices

LOT
NAME
PRICE £
VENDOR
63
COMMERCIAL HEIFER
2400
DAVIES, GLANAWMOR
69
COMMERCIAL COW
2300
JONES, THE ELMS, OSWESTRY
7
COMMERCIAL COW
2120
JONES, THE ELMS, OSWESTRY
57
CONSTANT STARR JOY
2100
JONES, THE ELMS, OSWESTRY
66
GEST MATILDA 7
2100
R MASKELL & PARTNERS, CWMGEST
67
GEST FANNELLA 308
2050
R MASKEE & PARTNERS, CWMGEST
68A
PENRIKKA CARISMA LUPIN
2000
WILLIAMS, PENYGENHILL
61
CAER STORM FLORA 116
2000
CAERLLEON FARMS LTD
62
LLANCOURT ROBERTO LAURA
2000
ROWLANDS & LEWIS, CAERFORIOG

Calf Breed Report (297)

Average: Bull Calves £234 / Heifer Calves £171/ Friesian Bulls £36

A lesser entry saw an improved trade with bull calves averaging nearly as much as £50/head more. Top price went to Richards, Penyback, Llandyfaelog for a British Blue Bull calf at £380. Top price heifer calf was £250 for a Limousin Heifer calf from Lewis, Bwlch, Meidrim.

Bull Calf
Qty
Ave
Min
Max
Vendor of Max Price Lot
Friesian
120 36 11 142 JENKINS, Y FRON, CAIO
Ayrshire
1 20 20 20 ALDERMAN, WEST FARM, CASTLEMARTIN
Welsh Black
2 184 168 200 DAVIES, CLUNGWYN, CYNWYL ELFED
Hereford
10 203 80 270 THOMAS, LLWYNHELIG
Charolais
8 315 268 360 PARRY, CROESGWYN, LLANYBYTHER
Simmental
1 258 258 258 GRIFFITHS, BLAENLLIEDI
Limousin
25 225 115 325 PHILIPS, BRONLLAN, PENYBONT
Blonde D'Aquetaine
1 325 325 325 DAVIES, TYNGRUG UCHAF, LLANYBYTHER
Aberdeen Angus 3 130 70 225 EVANS, CILHENGROES, WHITLAND
British Blue 31 263 178 380 RICHARDS, PENYBACK, LLANDYFAELOG
Meuse Rhine Issel
2
92
84
100
EVANS, BLAENBERLLAN, LAMPETER

 

Heifer Calf
Qty
Ave
Min
Max
Vendor of Max Price Lot
Friesian
2 173 165 180 REES, WERNFRAITH, PORTHYRHYD
Hereford
22 145 52 208 KITSON, RHOSGOCH GANOL, LAMPETER
Charolais
8 218 188 248 DAVIES, CASTELLDWYRAIN
Simmental
1 230 230 230 GRIFFITHS, BLAENLLIEDI, PONTYBEREM
Limousin 31 165 28 250 LEWIS, BWLCH, MEIDRIM
Aberdeen Angus 5 85 48 115 EVANS, CEFNHERNIN, DRYSLWYN
British Blue 24 201 140 238 MORRIS, NEUADD PARK, ABERYSTWYTH