AUCTIONEERS RG and RG Williams report a small entry of livestock at the Ross-on-Wye sale on July 21 due to the Royal Welsh Show

The auction of finished cattle peaked at £2,432. A small entry of young bulls topped at 348p per kilogramme, averaging £2,436.

An entry from DM & CS Andrews of Glen Court Farm, was a Charolais heifer which was a twin raced all the way up to 400p per kilogramme.

The trade does not show any signs of stopping so come on down to Ross. More cattle are required to meet demand from buyers.

There was a short entry of cull cows, but no shortage of quality seeing a better trade. The entry peaked at 276p per kilogramme with the overall average price of cull cows being £1,452 per head.

A large entry of lambs, despite it being the Royal Welsh Show week, topped out at £190, 387p per kilogramme. All classes met strong demand across the board.

Auctioneer William Probert pointed out that meat was the key to securing premium prices with well fleshed Continentals consistently trading up to 387p per kilogramme.

Heavy weights stepped up a gear seeing those weighing over 48kg selling between £175 and £190.

More lambs could have been sold to this electric trade with lambs being £20 a head dearer year on year. The overall average price of lambs was £153 per head.

The top vendors were N & I Bevan of Trothlands Farm and D Smith of Upper Farm.

Cull Ewes met an absolutely blistering trade topping at £220 from B E Arthurs of Trewarne Farm. Any number of well meated sorts sold between £180 and £220. The entry was dominated by leaner types a reflection of the current climate.

North Country Mule ewes sold to £160 with plainer sorts selling to £140.