Whitland

October 4th

J. J. Morris reports: A moderate entry of grazing cows and overage cattle (24) with trade in line with the national average.

Average price per kilo 91.02p. Top prices: £860 (126p), Thomas, Bryngwelltyn, Cwmfelin Boeth; £855, Phillips, Brynglas, Johnstown; £845, Nicholas, Lower Coxhill Farm, Narberth.

Bulls sold to £1,000 from Thomas, Bryngwelltyn, Cwmfelin Boeth and overage heifers sold to 98p/kg or £490 from Owen, Grove Caravan Park, Pendine. Store cattle (356): A moderate entry sold to a very brisk trade.

Heifers overall average £519. Top prices: £928, £785, Buckle, Little Rhyndaston, Hayscastle; £782, Rees, Avola Farm, Red Roses; £770, Harries, Clun, Boncath.

Steers overall average £551. Top prices: £985, Roberts, Parke, Henllan Amgoed, Whitland; £975, Lewis, Panteinon, Cwmcoy; £900, Rees, Avola Farm, Red Roses.

Bulls sold to a top price of £545 for a Limousin from Jenkins and son, Trefach, Pontfaen.

Suckler cows and in-calvers (20): A small entry of suckler cows sold to a brisk trade with a top price of £1,100 from Davies, Pantmaenog, Llangadog and Morris, Castell Malgwyn Farm, Llechryd.

Other leading prices: £1,030, Vincent, Castell Mawr, Gelliwen; £1,000, James, Crugllwyd, Penybont; £960, Davies, Pantmaenog, Llangadog.

In-calvers sold to a top price of £545 for a Limousin from Griffiths, Glyncemaes, New Moat, with other leading prices at £525 from Morris and sons, Brynawel, Meidrim.

Cardigan

October 6th

J. J. Morris reports: Another busy market, with a tremendous trade on store cattle, a firm and steady trade for barren cows and more fat cattle with a fast trade. Lambs were slightly easier, cull ewes saw a much faster trade and calves sold well throughout.

Store cattle/weaned calves (153) steers: £1,070, £1,035, £985, £975, £932, £850, Thomas, Tynewydd, Mynachlogddu; £990, £895, £850, £825, £780, £770, James, Glynmaen, Eglwyswrw; £745, £645, £600, Purcell, Llethr Mawr, Ffostrasol.

Heifers: £705, £685, Morris, Nantyrhelygen Fach, Eglwyswrw; £700, £595, £560, Davies, Rhydymaen, Felindre Farchog; £695, £560, Morris, Tyriet, Pontfaen.

Fat cattle (6): 151p, 148p, 147p, 144p, 139p, John, Llanfeigan, Boncath.

Barren cows/overage cattle (110): £965, £885, £795, James, Ciliauhwnt, Blaencelyn; £890, Cwmbettws,, Eglwyswrw; £885, Phillips, Trewilym Isaf, Eglwyswrw.

Dairy cattle (4): £1,310, Morris, Castell Malgwyn, Llechryd.

Calves (71) bulls: £208, £198, £190, Thomas, Glandwr Ceibwr, Moylegrove; £200, Buckman, Adfer, Llangoedmor Road; £175, £162, £145, £120, Evans, Pannau, Llwyndafydd.

Heifers: £172, £150, £125, Thomas, Glandwr Ceibwr, Moylegrove; £172, £142, £128, Vaughan, Maesyderi, Boncath; £158, £140, £126, Hancock, Penllwyn, Bethesda.

Lambs (910) overall average 117.2p. Top prices: 129.1, Monahan, Stember Farm, Rose Hill; 125, Evans, 14 Maesydderwen, Monument Hill; 124.2, 119.5, Evans, Penrallt, Llantood.

Store lambs: £40, Evans, Delfryn, Brynhoffnant; £39, Morgan, Llanwnda, Goodwick; £37.50, Davies, Blaenbylan, Boncath.

Cull ewes (218): £56, Jenkins and Rees, Trefere Fawr, Penparc; £48, £47, £36, £35, Davies, Synod Uchaf, Synod Inn; £43, £32, £30.50, Phillips, Tredafydd Isaf, Pontfaen.

Haverfordwest

October 7th

BJP reports: Store cattle (189): A very good entry sold to a very good trade.

Top price of £705 for a 22 month old Hereford steer from Davies, Froghall, Spittal. The top heifer was a 19 month old Limousin that sold for £668 from Evans, Broadmoor, Wolfscastle.

Steers: Hereford (16 months) £625; Hereford (17 months) £575; Limousin (14 months) £550.

Heifers: Limousin (13 months) £495; Belgian Blue (10 months) and Limousin (11 months) £370; Charolais (10 months) £330.

Cull cows (13): Top price of £735 for a Friesian from Thomas, Cilain Farm. Maximum: 110p/kg; average 90p/kg.

Calves (84): More calves with a Limousin bull selling for £218 from Adams, Rathe. A Simmental heifer sold to £168 from Bennett, Mount Pleasant, South Dairy. Friesian bulls sold to £92 from Evans, Cuckoo Farm.

Whitland

OCTOBER 7th

J. J. Morris reports: An increased entry of lambs (741) with trade in line with national trends.

Overall average 120.6p/kg. Top prices: 132p, John, Pantyderi Farm, Whitland; 129p, Davies and Millichap, Llandre Uchaf, Llanycefn; 129p, 128p, Davies, Morfa Farm, Mathry; 128p, Rowland, Brynonnen, Henllan Amgoed.

Top prices per head: £58.80, Jenkins, Londonderry Farm, Jeffreyston; £58.40, Miles, Gwili Vale, Pontarsais; £58.40, Davies, Waunolau Fawr, Meidrim.

Non-approved lambs sold to a top price of £39 and to an average of £33.30.

Cull ewes and rams (366): Lighter ewes sold to an average of £20.31 while heavier ewes sold to an average of £41.54.

Ewes: £50, Phillips, Upper Portclew, Freshwater East and Windsor, Fforest Farm, Whitland; £49, Phillips, Upper Portclew, Freshwater East, Rowe, Rhyndaston, Hayscastle, Smith, Plasparcau, Penybont and Storrow, Rogeston Farm, Portfield Gate.

Cull rams sold to £35 from Scourfield, Pennybridge, Hundleton and wethers sold to £43 from Smith, Plasparcau, Penybont.

Barren cows and overage cattle (28): An improved entry with barren cows selling to an average price per kilo of 90.16p and a top price of 114p from Morgan, Upper Bletherston, Clarbeston Road. Top prices per head: £765, Griffiths, Lan Farm, Llanboidy; £760, Morgan, Upper Bletherston, Clarbeston Road; £750, Evans, Cilhengroes, Henllan Amgoed.

A good entry of overage cattle sold to an average of 116.36p with a top price per kilo of 137p from Prout Bros, Rowston Farm, Stackpole. Top prices per head: £920, £905, £900, £880, £845, £800, £760, £710, Prout Bros, Rowston Farm, Stackpole.

Fat cattle: A small entry (12) sold to a very brisk trade with a top price per kilo of 161.50p or £1,090 from Brodie, Yerbeston Mountain, Kilgetty. Other leading steer prices: £1076, Brodie, Yerbeston Mountain, Kilgetty; £976, Rees, Avola Farm, Red Roses; £899, Thomas, Creswell, Laugharne.

Heifers sold to a top price per kilo of 155.50p from Reynolds, Pentroydin, Llanddewi Velfrey, who also had the top price per head of £867.

Calves: Bull calves sold to a top price of £170 from Woolley, Pencraig Isaf, Cwmbach with others: £160, Davies, Ty Coed Farm, Templeton; £135, Phillips, Regwm Farm, Whitland.

Heifers: £168, Gibby, Sarngwm, Llawhaden; £142, Phillips, East Regwm, Whitland.

Crymych

October 8th

J. J. Morris reports: A record entry of 2,338 sheep. Store lambs were again in great demand, with a brisk trade throughout. Cull ewes saw a much faster trade and the breeding section saw a good trade for all types.

Store lambs (1,363): £47.50, Davies, Fferm Wernlwyd, Wolfscastle; £46, £41, Blethyn, Gelly, Hebron; £46, £45, £43.50, Harries, Pengegin Isaf, Pontfaen.

Breeding sheep (493) ewes: £70, £54, Morgan, Plasyberth, Brynberian; £65, £63, £45, Thomas, 26 Flemish Close, St Florence; £45, Evans, Blaensawd, Llanycefn.

Rams: £280, £160, £150, £135, £120, Bowen, Gwyndy, Llandeloy; £200, Thomas, 26 Flemish Close, St Florence; £132, Price, Mountain Hall, Saron.

Cull ewes/rams (482): £47, Davies, Ynys Fawr, Efailwen; £46, Evans, Blaensawd, Llanycefn; £43.50, Morris, Nantyrhelygen Fach, Eglwyswrw.

Carmarthen

October 8th

BJP REPORTs: An excellent trade with 131 heifers, cows and young stock and an excellent range of calves.

Dairy cattle (131): Cows (13) average £1,244, maximum £1,800, Lewis, Coedcyw Fawr; heifers (923) average £1,584, maximum £2,550, Jones, Wernolau; recorded cows (5) average £1,867, maximum £2,300, Green and son, Llechdwnni; recorded heifers (16) average £1,894, maximum £2,420, Jones, Pengelli; in-calvers (2) average £540, maximum £560, Thomas and Davies, Hendre Isaf; bulling heifers (64) average £601, maximum £1,080, Jones and son, Down Farm; recorded youngstock (8) average £967, maximum £1,200, Roberts, Wern.

Calves (429) overall average £159.52.

Bulls: £315, Charolais, Harries, Velindre; £290, Belgian Blue and Blonde D’Aquitaine, Lewis, Penrallt; £245, Limousin, Havard, Tyisha.

Heifers: £272, Limousin, Davies, Mwdwl; £265, Belgian Blue, Trewern Farms; £200, Blonde D’Aquitaine Jones, Heligenlas.

Newcastle Emlyn

October 9th

Dai Lewis Auctioneers reports: Another good entry in all sections (1,298). Lambs saw an improved run, stores again sold to a brisk trade, but culls were more selective.

Lambs overall average 116p/kg. Leading prices: 128.4, 118.6, 114.2, Davies, Plas Troedyraur, Beulah, Newcastle Emlyn; 126.5, Evans, Dolau Uchaf, Rhydcymerau, Llanybydder; 124.2, Jones, Clunmelyn, Dolgran, Pencader.

Store lambs overall average £38.26. Top prices: £47.50, £37, Phillips, Llethrneuadd, Llanfihangel ar Arth, Pencader; £43, £38.50, Gibbons, Brynblodau, Llwynygroes, Tregaron; £43, Humphries, Isfryn, Brynrhiwgaled, New Quay.

Breeding ewes: £50, Belgrove, Aberdyfnant, Llanfyrnach.

Stock rams: £78, £55, Wells, Glaneri, Ferwig, Cardigan.

Cull rams overall average £33.36. Top prices: £44, Wells, Glaneri, Ferwig; £40, Dafis, Moelifor, Talgarreg; £32, Lloyd, Nantyffin, Talgarreg.

Ewes overall average £29.58. Top prices: £57.50, £54.50, £53, £50, £46, Davies, Trefaes Fawr, Beulah, Newcastle Emlyn; £52.50, £44.50, £35, Organ, Tymaen, Rhos, Llandysul; £41.50, Davies, Lloyd Jack, Felinfach, Lampeter.