Taking Stock

The first day of the Welsh Winter Fair at Builth Wells saw judging completed in several sections, with a number of exhibitors clinching the coveted championship rossettes.

Leading the way among the lamb carcasses was Adrian Windsor, with a pair of Texel x Texel cross E3L carcasses which weighed in at 36.5kg the pair.

Judging has just been completed in the sheep championship at the Welsh Winter Fair, with both the championship and reserve going to the same exhibitor, The Gibbons family, Steve, Sara, Mollie and Nick.

Leading the the way were their pair of Beltex lambs, with another pair of homebred Beltex following them to the reserve spot.

More details and pictures from both the sheep and cattle sections to follow shortly...................

Judging has now been completed in the cattle championship at the Welsh Winter Fair and the overall honours have gone to Limousin cross steer Jonsi from Anglesey-based finisher Huw Jones.

The cattle champion at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Limousin cross steer Jonsi from Huw Jones has just broken the show's auction record, selling for a montrous £12,500 to local butcher Arwyn Morgans of Builth Wells.

Reservee champion Miss Fancy Pants from Berwyn Hughes sold well too, making £6000 to Messrs Hughes of Anglesey. This was £4200 more than Mr Hughes paid for her last year at Exeter Fatstock Show.

For those of you wanting to check out more of the action from the Welsh Winter Fair, check out our on-line gallery..........

This one has to be my favourite!

A good crowd of purchasers were in attendance at Blore Farm, Hales, Market Drayton on Thursday for the sale of the entire Bloreheath Herd of pedigree Holstein cattle, except for heifers under 12 months of age, on behalf of J W Lea and Son.

The top price was 2350gns achieved on two occasions; firstly for Bloreheath Lee Olwen, a daughter of Comestar Lee who calved her third calf on 19^th April and was giving 36 kg. She was purchased by I C Wakley of Taunton, Somerset who also bought Bloreheath Ruben Lorna, a second calf daughter of Bosside Ruben who also calved in April and was giving 38kg.