MARKET SALE OF SHOW POTENTIAL CATTLE SATURDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2018

The 10th anniversary sale held at Brecon attracted one of the best shows of cattle to date, with 91 exceptional cattle from , the borders and also the West Country.

It resulted in the largest crowd ever seen in Brecon for this special sale and possibly the best trade to date. However, the quality and type of stock on offer was perhaps the best ever seen at this sale, especially the steers.

There was a total of 12 classes, judged by Mr Phillip Price, Lower Synglas who won the supreme championship at The Welsh Winter Fair. Mr Price praised the quality of show cattle being exhibited.

He conducted the judging in an impeccable manner and eventually gave the Overall Championship to a local breeder, DS, DA & P Brute from Gwndwnwal, with lot 6, ‘Meghan Markle’ an 8 month old home bred Limousin cross heifer by Cwmlimo Hercules. The heifer was then sold first through the ring, generating serious competition, but eventually kept in Wales, and sold to JM & SM Rowlands, Dolwen Farm for £6,700.

Mr Brute also had another similar type heifer, Lot 7, which won class 3 and then sold for £3,400 to a new buyer, Mr M Wynne from Matlock.

The reserve champion went to another local breeder, MR RW & LA Jones of Lower Argoed, with Lot 16 – Little Mix, a smart 6 month old heifer by Emslies Galibo, which was sold for the 2nd top price of the day at £4,700 to another new buyer, S & A May from Bromsgrove.

The champion halter led steer came from PJ & TA Jones, Tyisaf, a noted breeder, with Lot 96 – Tyisaf Naylor by Sheethills Jet that sold for a top price of £3,400 also to JM & SM Rowlands of Dolwen Farm, who left feeling very pleased with two superb cattle.

Miss Emily Jones sold a very smart young steer to Mr B Dufton from Scotland for £2,700 and another steer from Mr D Brute, Lot 11 was sold for £3,200 to the well established show man, Mr CJ Harris from Torrington, Devon. Mr Jack Stevens from the West Country did well with a home bred heifer ‘Honey Bee’ – Lot 46, who won her class and sold for £3,950 to A & E Vance from Whithom.

The show was generously sponsored by Agri-Lloyd and several other local businesses and over £2,000 of cash and prizes was split between classes.

The heifers averaged £1,937 to include cattle from £980 to £6,700, whilst steers ranged from £950 to £3,400 and averaged £1,488 with over 20 cattle exceeding £2,000.

It is hoped that all the cattle will be of benefit to the purchasers.

Top prices were as follows:

Heifers Breed Age Price Lot Number Vendor Lim X 8 months £6,700 6 DS & DA & PA Brute, Gwndwnwal, Lim X 6 months £4,700 16 RW & LA Jones, Lower Argoed, Llandielo Graban Lim X 10 months £3,950 46 Jack Stevens, The Barn, Upper Milton, Somerset Lim X 9 months £3,400 7 DS & DA & PA Brute, Gwndwnwal, Llanfihangel Talyllyn Lim X 10 months £2,850 94 PJ & TA Jones, Tyisaf Farm, , Char X 9 months £2,600 67 JAV Mills & Son, Llanerchllwydd, Llanafan BRB X 7 months £2,500 69 JAV Mills & Son, Llanerchllwydd, Llanafan BRB X 8 months £2,450 80 JM & AM Lewis, Pentwyn, Pumpsaint, Llanwrda Lim X 8 months £2,400 74 DE & G Davies & Son, Llwynpiod, Garth Lim X 10 months £2,300 59 TE Jones & Co, Bailea Farm, Lim X 7 months £2,200 54 T W Price & Morgan, Tyrosser, Llanafan Lim X 9 months £2,000 12 LJ & GV Rea, Middlewick Farm, Middlewick Lim X 8 months £2,000 53 T W Price & Morgan, Tyrosser, Llanafan Lim X 9 months £2,000 95 PJ & TA Jones, Tyisaf Farm, Erwood, Builth Wells Lim X 9 months £1,800 28 G H Bayliss & Son, Borfa Wen, Kerry, Newtown

Steers Breed Age Price Lot Number Vendor Lim X 7 months £3,400 96 PJ & TA Jones, Tyisaf Farm, Erwood, Builth Wells Lim X 9 months £3,200 11 DS & DA & PA Brute, Gwndwnwal, Llanfihangel Talyllyn Lim X 6 months £2,700 77 E Jones, Coedmore Hall, Cellan, Ceredigion Lim X 8 months £2,650 15 RW & LA Jones, Lower Argoed, Llandielo Graban Lim X 8 months £2,500 73 DE & G Davies & Son, Llwynpiod, Garth Lim X 8 months £1,950 1 C R Price, Felindre Farm, Upper Chapel, Brecon Lim X 10 months £1,850 32 M J & J M Price, Pencrug, Char X 9 months £1,720 78 JM & AM Lewis, Pentwyn, Pumpsaint, Llanwrda BRB X 6 months £1,700 90 T D Rees, Llwynhirion, Brynberian, Crymych BRB X 11 months £1,620 61 TE Jones & Co, Bailea Farm, Sennybridge BRB X 9 months £1,550 79 JM & AM Lewis, Pentwyn, Pumpsaint, Llanwrda Lim X 10 months £1,500 25 B L Griffiths, Lower Penygelly, Kerry, Newtown Lim X 8 months £1,450 72 G Jones & Co, Dolderwen, Llanafan, Builth Wells Lim X 10 months £1,450 19 D P & N J Jones, Fach, Aberbran BRB X 12 months £1,450 93 TE Jones & Co, Bailea Farm, Sennybridge

PRIZE WINNERS 2018 SHOW POTENTIAL

CLASS LOT CLASS 1 1st 6 DS, DA & P BRUTE, GWNDWNWAL, LLANFIHANGLE TALYLLYN 2nd 16 RW & LA JONES, LOWER ARGOED, LLANDEILO GRABAN 3rd 81 JM & AM LEWIS, PENTWYN, PUMPSAINT 4th 54 TW PRICE & MORGAN, TYROSSER, LLANAFAN FAWR

CLASS 2 1st 80 JM & AM LEWIS, PENTWYN, PUMPSAINT 2nd 74 DE & G DAVIES, LLWYNPIOD, GARTH 3rd 34 MJ & JM PRICE, PENCRUG, LLANAFAN FAWR 4th 23 TG & EA JONES, BLAENWAUNGANOL, LLANWENNEN

CLASS 3 1st 7 DS, DA & P BRUTE, GWNDWNWAL, LLANFIHANGLE TALYLLYN 2nd 92 H E HAVARD & CO, CWMBRYNICH, SENNYBRIDGE 3rd 67 JA V MILLS, LLANERCHLLWYD, LLANAFAN FAWR 4th 38 D J LLOYD & CO, CEFNBARRACH,

CLASS 4 1st 46 J STEVENS, THE BARN 2nd 94 PJ & TA JONES, TYISAF, ERWOOD 3rd 2 PL & OJ WATKINS, CAENANTMELYN, HAY ON WYE 4th 28 G H BAYLISS, BORFA WEN, KERRY

CLASS 5 1st 59 T E JONES & CO, BAILEA, SENNI 2nd 57 T E JONES & CO, BAILEA, SENNI 3rd 65 JA V MILLS, LLANERCHLLWYD, LLANAFAN FAWR 4th 97 DG & E LEWIS, CEFNCOEDMAWR, PUMPSAINT

CLASS 6 1st 96 PJ & TA JONES, TYISAF, ERWOOD 2nd 90 T D REES, LLWYNHIRION, BRYNBERIAN 3rd 39 D J LLOYD & CO, CEFNBARRACH, CAERSWS 4th 91 T D REES, LLWYNHIRION, BRYNBERIAN

CLASS 7 1st 15 RW & LA JONES, LOWER ARGOED, LLANDEILO GRABAN 2nd 73 DE & G DAVIES, LLWYNPIOD, GARTH 3rd 72 G JONES & CO, DOLDERWEN, LLANAFAN FAWR 4th 76 MISS E JONES COEDMORE HALL, LAMPETER

CLASS 8 1st 11 DS, DA & P BRUTE, GWNDWNWAL, LLANFIHANGLE TALYLLYN 2nd 78 JM & AM LEWIS, PENTWYN, PUMPSAINT 3rd 79 JM & AM LEWIS, PENTWYN, PUMPSAINT 4th 3 PL & OJ WATKINS, CAENANTMELYN, HAY ON WYE

CLASS 9 1st 32 MJ & JM PRICE, PENCRUG, LLANAFAN FAWR 2nd 19 DP & NJ JONES, ABERBRAN FACH, ABERBRAN 3rd 10 DS, DA & P BRUTE, GWNDWNWAL, LLANFIHANGLE TALYLLYN 4th 89 F LAYTON, KNOAKS COURT, IVINGTON

CLASS 10 1st 25 B L GRIFFITHS, LOWER PENYGELLY, KERRY 2nd 93 G DAVIES, TYLLWYD, DRYSLWYN 3rd 61 T E JONES, & CO, BAILEA, SENNI 4th 64 WDD & C JAMES, BLAENCOWIN, CONWYL ELFED

CLASS 11 1st 53 T W PRICE & MORGAN, TYROSSER, LLANAFAN FAWR 2nd 68 J A V MILLS, LLANERCHLLWYD, LLANAFAN FAWR 3rd 41 D J LLOYD & CO, CEFN BARRACH, CAEWRSWS 4th 69 J A V MILLS, LLANERCHLLWYD, LLANAFAN FAWR

CLASS 12 1st 1 C R PRICE, FELINDER, UPPER CHAPEL 2nd 60 T E JONES & CO, BAILEA, SENNI 3rd 30 G H BAYLISS, BORFA WEN, KERRY 4th 13 LJ & GV REA, MIDDLEWICK FARM, MIDDLEWICK

CHAMPION 6 DS, DA & P BRUTE, GWNDWNWAL, LLANFIHANGLE TALYLLYN SELLING FOR £6700 TO MESSRS ROWLANDS, DOLWEN,

RESERVE CHAMPION 16 RW & LA JONES, LOWER ARGOED, LLANDEILO GRABAN SELLING FOR £4700

CHAMPION HALTER LED STEER 96 PJ & TA JONES, TYISAF, ERWOOD

RESERVE CHAMPION HALTER LED STEER 11 DS, DA & P BRUTE, GWNDWNWAL, LLANFIHANGLE TALYLLYN

CHAMPION HALTER LED HEIFER 6 DS, DA & P BRUTE, GWNDWNWAL, LLANFIHANGLE TALYLLYN

RESERVE CHAMPION HALTER LED HEIFER 16 RW & LA JONES, LOWER ARGOED, LLANDEILO GRABAN

BEST UNHALTERED ANIMAL 53 T W PRICE & MORGAN, TYROSSER, LLANAFAN FAWR

For more information please contact Brecon Market on 01874 622386 Chris Jones on 07721 488140

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