LUDLOW MARKET RAM SALE FRIDAY 6th OCTOBER 2017 LUDLOW MARKET RAM SALE - 491 A nice entry with some good sheep in it and a good crowd of buyers. The trade was very selective however. Although over 75% of the rams were sold buyers in many ways difficult to wind up. Some best rams readily sold between £600 and £800. If purchasers took to a ram it would often make above £500. A lot were between £300 and £400 however. Prices were as follows: Texel Yearlings to £798, £724(x3), £714(x2), £693(x2), £630(x4), £620(x5), £610(x4), £600, with many others between £500 and £550 Texel Ram Lambs to £357, £336(x4), £325, £315, £305(x3) Charollais Yearlings to £651, £546, £525(x3), £510, £500 with many others between £400 and £500 Charollais Ram Lambs to £378, £346(x2), £315, £304, £210. Suffolk Yearlings to £735, £619, £588(x2), £546, £525(x3), £514(x2), £504 with others between £450 and £500. Suffolk Ram Lambs to £309, £273, £262, £252(x2), £241, £210 Blue Leicester Yearlings to £483, £472, £462, £451, £420(x2) Beltex Yearlings to £357, £336, £325, £315(x10) with others between £250 and £300 Cheviot Yearlings to £241.50(x2) Blue Texel Yearlings to £399, £336, £262 Clun Forest Yearlings to £220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORE LAMBS A lift in the store lamb trade in line with better fat returns nationwide. Mainly an entry of longer keep lambs was noticeably dearer. Better lambs sold to £66.50 and averaged £55.00. Ewe lambs again finding a keen following selling to £90.00. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORTHCOMING SALES FRIDAY 13th OCTOBER Show and sale of 993 Store Cattle together with 2,316 Store Sheep. Sale of Store Lambs at 9.45am; please note the earlier time followed by Breeding Ewes and Ewe Lambs through the Calf and Weanling Ring at 11.00am, Calves and Weanlings at 11.45am, Store Cattle at 12 noon. MONDAY 16th OCTOBER Normal weekly market at Ludlow. Excellent contingent of buyers. Entries needed in all sections. Sale commences with the Finished Sheep at 9.30am, Young Bulls at 11.00am, Clean Cattle at 12noon, Barren Cows at 2.00pm, Killing Ewes from 4.00pm onwards. FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER Monthly sale of TB Restricted Store Cattle. Catalogue entries close Friday 13th October. MONDAY 23rd OCTOBER Normal weekly market at Ludlow. FRIDAY 27th OCTOBER Second sale in the month of Store Cattle and Store Sheep. SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER Sale of Store Sheep at The Three Horseshoes, Wheathill, Burwarton. POULTRY, PLANT & MACHINERY SALE At The Beech, Little Hereford, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 4BG SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER Poultry at 11.00am, Plant and Machinery at 11.30am Entries now invited For more information please contact Michael Thomas on 01584 872251 or 07890 898239 Or Gareth Wall on 01544 230316 or 07974 143336 Deliveries / Collections arranged with John Stinton: 07780 816007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For any further information upon any of the above please telephone: LUDLOW MARKET LIVESTOCK TEAM MICHAEL THOMAS (01584) 872251 WORK OR 07890 898239 MOBILE NICK BAXTER (01905) 769770 WORK OR 07934 617501 MOBILE Please make use of our free on farm Field Officer Service. CONTACT LOUI JONES on 07828 921864 or 01568 611174 Or GEOFF PRICE on 07816 818177 All other enquiries: JOHN UFFOLD (Consultant) (01584) 872251 WORK OR (01584) 841 258 HOME McCARTNEYS – ALL THE HELP YOU NEED! McCartneys LLP (Registration No. OC 310186) Registered Office: The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow Shropshire, SY8 4AA 2 LUDLOW MARKET MONDAY 16th OCTOBER More cattle urgently needed. Look at this weeks returns. Bulls on fire again. Complaints from buyers that there is not enough to buy. More needed for next Monday. Strong trade anticipated. Please phone Ludlow to enter. All other enquiries to: MICHAEL THOMAS 01584 872251 WORK OR 07890 898239 MOBILE OR 01568 750402 HOME NICK BAXTER 01905 769770 WORK OR 07934 617501 MOBILE JOHN UFFOLD (Consultant) 01584 872251 WORK OR 01584 841258 .