McCARTNEYS report an entry of 1269 prime lambs and 408 cull sheep.

There are a lot of heavy lambs about with an overall average of 145.75 pence per kilo selling to 151 pence per kilo for both 41.5 kilo Texel cross lambs to £62.80 per head from R T Davies, Teme Cottage and 42.5 kilo Texel cross lambs to £64 per head from W M E Davies, Lower Splashes. Also to 150 pence per kilo for 43 kilo Texel cross lambs to £64.50 per head from D W Price, Ackhill and 45.5 kilo Texel cross lambs to £68.20 per head from E and W Griffiths, Hill House. 149 pence per kilo for 45.5 kilo Texel cross lambs to £67.80 per head from J T and J E Lloyd, The Corner. 148 pence per kilo for 40 kilo Texel cross lambs to£59.20 per head from P R Price and Son, Llanshay. 147 pence per kilo for 44 kilo Charollais cross lambs to £64.50 per head from H E Rollings and Son, Dyke House.

Top price per head was £73 for 55 kilo Suffolk cross lambs from T L and E M Davies and Sons, The Hill. Also to £71 per head for 54 kilo Texel cross lambs from D W Price, Ackhill. £69 per head for 47 kilo Texel cross lambs from J E and D J Morris, Upper Dolwilkin. £68.50 per head for 47 kilo Texel cross lambs from Price Bros, Garbett Hall. £68 per head for 50 kilo Charollais cross lambs from D M Wilding, Blaenycwm and 50.5 kilo Texel cross lambs from W R L Price and Co, Pencwm. £67.50 per head for 47.5 kilo Texel cross lambs from E J Davies and Sons, Little Cwmgilla and 48.5 kilo Suffolk cross lambs from T W Jones and Son, Lower Weston.

The cull ewe trade remains similar averaging £47.34 per head and selling to £105 per head for Texel ewes from J P Breeze and Son, Fronladies. Also to £97 per head for Texel ewes form B W Gittins, Rhespass. £90 per head for Texel ewes from both A A T Pugh, Bwlchmawr and I Jand D J Gough, 10 Bedstone. £89 per head for Texel cross ewes from B W Gittisn, Rhespass. £84 per head for Texel cross ewes from W M E Davies, Lower Splashes.

Mule ewes to £63.50 per head from J P Breeze and Son, Fronladies. Mule ewes also to £60.50 per head from D K and A O Price and Sons, Brynawel. £57 per head for Mule ewes form R F Gough and Son, New House and J E Lewis, Trevada.

Welsh ewes sold to £42 per head from P J Samuel and Son, Rhosgrug. Speckled ewes to £40 per head from P M Thomas, Lower Sign.

Cull rams averaged £76 per head and sold to £93 for a Texel ram from P Davies, The Pools.

Average prices for premium and prime lambs of various weights as follows: 36.5-43kg premium 150.40 pence per kilo, prime 145.99 pence per kilo, 43.5-48kg premium 146.69 pence per kilo prime 145.69 pence per kilo, 48.5kg and over prime 136.99 pence per kilo.