Market reports

HALLWORTHY

Kivells report on October 8 an entry of 260 cattle with tremendous strength and depth of carcase. Top spot today went to Mr J Lugg of Curry with a super pen of four Limousin steers with great strength to £1140. Colin Baker of St Columb ran in close with a single Limousin cross steer to £1125. Mr Stephens of Callington, a new customer with a super pair of British Shorthorn steers to £1110. Mr A G Cowling of St Issey ran in next with a great trio of Aberdeen Angus steers to £1080. The Facey Family of St Wenn ran in next to a top of £1025 for a British Blue steer. Mr P Mitchell of Bude saw his front end of a super run to £1035 for a pair of Charolais cross steers. Young steers from Mr A Hart of St Blazey saw his pedigree Simmental steer at 12m to £1000. Mr G Williams of St Kew saw a wonderful run of 35 cattle top at £1150 for four Blue crosses with strength and depth, his next four pens away at £1055 four times, £1040 four times and five Limousin cross heifers to £1030. Mr A Hart ran in close with 12m pedigree heifers to £940. Friesians from Mr M Vian of Whendron topped this section at £700, and M Button of St Tudy with younger Swedish Reds to £660. Another quality run of Hereford cross cows with Hereford calves at foot topped at £1740. Cows with twin calves to £1580, cows and steer calves to £1500 and £1470, and a cow with heifer calf to £1380. Many others at £1100 and above. In the sheep section, another good entry of 298 draft ewes met a very strong trade with 10 buyers in attendance. Top price was £116 from Winston Grigg of Trengune, followed by Ian Braund of Witstone, whose pen realised £110. More fat lambs on offer at 252-head which met a sharper trade for all weights, overall average of 197.9 well in line with national trend. Top per kilo being 210p for a pen of 45kgs £94.50. Numerous pens over £95 to a top of £100.50 for a pen of 49kgs from Steve Goodman, Launceston. What a trade for the 360 store lambs and still more were needed to fulfil buyers orders. Top on the day was £85.50 for two pens from Miss M Goodenough. Several pens around £76 to £80. A superb entry of 100 rams and a decent trade despite the amount on offer, with over 70% clearance. Top of the day hit £480 for a smart Texel 2T from Mark Moore of Froxton Farm who also had a Bluefaced Leicester cross to £270. Up next was Mr Dalgarno with his Suffolk 2T topping at £460 three times, and his Bluefaced Leicester reaching £310. Ian Braund had his Chartex to £440, and plenty others between £320 and £350. Tony England of Tiverton had a large run topping with his Charolais at £300 three times. A superb day in the ram pens with both vendors and purchasers going home happy. A smaller entry of 535 breeding ewes met a very fast trade, with the top shout on the day being £155 for a pen of Mule 2T from Tony England from Tiverton. Mark Blake of Millbrook realised £116 for a pen of Berichon 2T. Mule FM Ewes saw several pens over £95 to a top of £103 for a pen from John May, St Meryn, who also realised £100 for Texel cross Mule FM. John also topped the ewe lambs on the day at £90 for two pens of Texel cross Mules. Rendells report on October 7 a short entry of cows which sold to a top of 116ppk for an untested 580kg South Devon cow for Mr P Vooght of Luton. A quality entry of store cattle in very hot demand, with a top of £1180 for an 18m South Devon steer from Mr D Goss, Totnes with further 18m South Devon steers to £1125 for a group of three from Mr RW Camp, Ashburton. Heifers sold to a top of £975 for a 15m Charolais cross from Mr A Squire, Liverton with South Devon heifers to £960 for Mr P Vooght. British Blue cross heifers sold to £870 for a bunch of three from Messrs EK & ME Burnell & Sons, Kingswear. Leading prices: South Devon steers: £1180 for DE Goss. South Devon heifers: £960 for P Vooght. Aberdeen Angus steers: £805 for EK & ME Burnell & Sons. Aberdeen Angus heifers: £750 for EK & ME Burnell & Sons. Charolais steers: £720 for A Squire. Charolais heifers: £975 for A Squire. British Blue heifers: £870 for EK & ME Burnell & Sons. In the sheep section, a quality entry of lambs met a better trade than expected, with trade easing compared to recent weeks. Racing away to a top of £97 was Mr S Harvey, Woodland with a pair of 55.40kg lambs. Best per kilo was 209p for new vendor Master K Butcher, Ponsworthy, showing his father how it is done! Trade was particularly keen on the 44-48kg lambs topping at £93 for 44.40kg lambs from Mr S Butcher, Ponsworthy with Mr R Coysh, Sigford selling 45kg lambs to £85. Plain store lambs sold to £52, with ewes selling to £83 for Mr S Harvey, Woodland. Lambs 39.1-45.5kg topped at 209p and averaged 182.99p. Lambs 45.6-52kg topped at 191.00p and averaged 184.29p. Overall prime SQQ was 182.91p.

CUTCOMBE

Exmoor Farmers report on October 7 an excellent entry of sheep again for the fortnightly prime lamb, store lamb and cull ewe sale. A total entry of 1872 sheep forward for sale and a brisk trade across the board. An entry of 904 prime lambs were met with a better than anticipated trade with the SQQ standing at 195.34p/kg and the top of 215 pence per kilo for Mrs M Heard. The top price per head of the day was from RB & JE Stephens at £122 for a pair of 65kg lambs. Other leading prices included D & M Elliott who saw a single to £109 (60kgs), a run from DW & J Jones saw their first pen away at £108.50 (55kgs) and further pens to £106.50 twice (55 and 54.5kgs) with further pens to £100 and £99 (52.5 and 51kgs). Others from S Coates sold to £106.20 (56kgs) and further lambs from D & M Elliott hit £105 for the same weight. EJW & AJ & MJ Land saw their first pen of 10 lambs to £101.80 (53kgs) and a run from I Palmer & Son topped at £98 for 52.5kg lambs. Medium weight 46.5kg lambs from Mrs D Smith sold to £90.50, with the rest of the run from I Palmer and Son seeing their 43.5kgs lambs to £89 with others to £85.80 (42kgs). Coombe Farm Partnership sold a pen of 11 44.5kg lambs to £97.80 and pens from RJ Nancekivell at 45kgs sold to £87, this was closely followed by a pen of the same weight to £86.50 from M Rawle. Lighter weight 40kg lambs from Mrs M Heard hit £80 which was equalled by a pen of 39kgs from P Parker and a pen of 37kg lambs from Mrs M Heard sold to £79.50. TP Gliddon’s 38kg lambs to £78.50 and PJ & J Webber saw their two pens of 39.5kgs to £77 and 39kgs to £76.20. An entry of 119 store lambs sold to an average of £59.73 and topped at £79.20 for a nice pen from Pegga Holdings. Other leading prices saw a pen of six from Mr D Barber to £77.50 and a pair from VJ Webb to £77 and pens from K Beale to £74, with others from F Jones to £70. The 781 grazing ewes and cull rams forward saw a blistering trade this week, up on expectation and on previous weeks and other centres. HT & ME Bale sold their pen of six to top the day, jointly with H Coles at £95.80, a further run from H Coles saw 17 to £95.20 and others to £93.50 and £92. RP Elston & Son split this run with a bunch of 19 to £94.80 and HT & ME Bale followed suit at £94.20. The best of a run from EJW & AJ & MJ Land sold to £93.20, with MR Scott & Son hitting £89.50 and V Ellicott with a pen to £89. A solid trade on the ewes this week with a good number of better sorts forward. Cull rams sold to a top of £107 for P & A Prebenson, with three from J Thompson to £105.50 and others from CJ Tucker to £87.

BLACKMOOR GATE

Exmoor Farmers report on October 5 a strong entry for the second sale of ewe lambs, with a total of 3,777 sheep forward on the day. The sale kicked off with 120 grazing ewes, which sold to £50.72 as an average and the top of the day for J Petherick at £75. The majority of grazing ewes forward were very lean sorts and would require further grazing. Other noted prices included a pen of eight from R G Tucker at £69. An entry of 353 breeding ewes sold to a top of £130 for a pen of Texel cross 4T ewes from B J & C M Chaffey as part of their flock dispersal, and their second pen of 4T ewes sold to £120. Pens of 6T ewes to £110 and £109. Other noted prices included a pen of Exmoor Mule FM Ewes from R G Tucker (Exeter) to £112, a pen of Scotch Mules from Mr R Holland sold to £107 and R F Rawle’s pen of 17 Swale ewes hit £106. The breeding ewe trade continues to hold strong and some smaller ewes today seemed to be hitting equal money to those of better ewes that had gone before. The second sale of ewe lambs saw an entry of 1,621 forward for sale. Across the board averaged at £88.50 and the top of the day at £106.50 twice for two pens from W R Rogers & Son, who followed up with further pens of 21 at £105 and £102. F C Reed sold two pens of 25, the first to £101 and the second to £100 and G L Steer saw his Texel Mule ewe lambs away to £99. R F Rawle sold a pen of 22 North Country Mule ewe lambs to £98.50 with F C Reed following on with two further pens to £98 and £97.50. The overall trade on these averaged just a couple of pounds behind the first sale a month ago. A run from M J & R S Barrow saw the first two pens at £96, two further pens to £90 and others to £89.50 and £89. A smaller number of Exmoor Mule ewe lambs forward saw the second pen of the day from R F & S A Davey with 42 forward selling to £94.50. A run then from M A & M Collins saw a pen of 25 away at £97, with a second pen of 20 at £91.50. Middle Dean Farm followed suit with lambs to £91 and L C & C A South matched at £91. Average £90.84. An entry of 1,534 store lambs sold to an average of £70.81, with the best of the day at £89 for a lamb from T Townsend. Other leading prices included a lamb from A D G Jones to £84.50 and a pen of seven for A L Kellaway at £84, which was equalled by a bunch of 54 from Rackenford Manor Farms. R J Kilburn saw his pen of 22 to £83.80 and West Ilkerton Farm’s pen of 18 to £83. P G Potter’s top pen to £82.80 and was equalled by a pen from C Raffe. A run from Bragg & Jennings sold to a top of £81.80, equalled by Little & Son. The second sale of Exmoor Horn rams saw a select few forward for sale and the leading prices included a ram from G Dart & Son sold to 360gns and saw several others sold at the upset of 100gns. An entry of 128 breeding rams forward for sale met with a very strong trade and sold to an average of £250 with the top of the day at £620 for a super ram from D Ridd, who had a very successful sale with his four rams, clearing £560, £520 and £400 of the four. R & M F Rottenbury & Son sold two rams to £500. Bluefaced Leicesters from R F Rawle topped at £440 and J Huxtable enjoyed good trade on his Suffolks to £400 twice.

HOLSWORTHY

Kivells report on October 7 a massive day with over 900 beef cattle, 1104 sheep and 61 dairy cattle sold. Top call of the day was £2,000 given for the best of the dairy in from Messrs Holland of Stibb Cross, with an overall average of the cows standing at £1604. An entry of 381 beef cattle saw Messrs F & S Marshall of Shebbear top the day at £1200 for heifers and TJ Boughton & Son of Bradworthy at £1185 for steers. An entry of 476 calves and stirks saw the calves up £15 on the week, with the best baby calves to £375 on behalf of Messrs Warren of St Buryan in West Cornwall. In the sheep pens, 504 prime sheep topped at £100 on behalf of Steve & Kat Pomeroy of Putford, with premium set on the day at 203p/kg and an overall average of 194.17p/kg. An entry of 383 cull sheep saw a top call of £92 for G Cowling of Bude, with plenty between £80-85. The 277 store lambs topped at £83 on behalf of SJ Crocker & Son of Lewdown and averaged £71.38.

TRURO

Lodge & Thomas report on October 7 a super entry of 33 UTM prime cattle containing a good proportion of single-suckled and well-done dairy cross cattle met with an improved trade for all on offer although a few ‘out of spec’light heifers sold accordingly. Top ppk was 219p for a Limousin cross heifer from WT Bryant & Sons, St Martin purchased by David Wilton of Peter Morris Butchers, St Columb. Steers close behind with two Limousin crosses also for Messrs Bryant at 216p/ kg (£1,542) & 217p/kg (£1,508); but claiming the premium at 218p/kg was a 683kg Blonde cross from FT & FM Johns, Cury. Overall top value selling to David King, Exeter at £1,560 was Messrs Bryant’s heaviest 743kg steer, with their seven Limousin crosses averaging 213p/kg. Dearest heifer at £1,386 was a 660kg Simmental cross from MD Curtis & Son, Gunwalloe bought by JV Richards Ltd. Premium steers to 218p/kg (210.22p). Prime steers to 205p/kg (195.23p). All steers average 201.22p/kg. Premium heifers to 219p/kg (201.5p). Prime heifers to 196p/kg (194.67p). All heifers average 197.88p/kg. Just one OTM being a 704kg British Blue cross steer from RI & MA Nicholls, St Clement selling at 179p/kg and £1,260. A slightly reduced entry of 33 cull cows contained more beef cull cows than dairy sorts. Heavy, well-fleshed types the most sought after but demand for all. Traditional breed cows topping this week to 144p/kg for a South Devon cross from RR Quinney, Veryan; an Aberdeen Angus cross hit 140p/kg for AK Stephens, Trenear and at 139p/kg was a big 919kg Simmental cross standing top value at £1,277 for WG Piper, Germoe; all three bought by David King. One cracking cull bull – a big 1069kg Limousin from CR & IE White, Helston realised 127p/kg & £1,358. Beef cows to 144p/kg (110.26p). Dairy cows to 127p/kg (88.74p). A good solid entry of 192 mainly younger stores contained several smart shapey cattle. This week the ladies led the way, seeing top price of the day of

£1,120 for a standout single 19m heifer from a smart bunch of Limousin crosses from AR & B & A Hosking, St Martin. At £980 were a Limousin and Charolais heifer pair from CR & IE White, Helston at 15m, with a younger 13-14m bunch of five at £960. Other nice young Limousin cross heifers from TA & FA Jenkin, Newbridge to £950 and true yearling £910. The Limousin cross steers from Messrs White, all just 8½-10m saw top trio at £1,005, with others at £930. South Devon and Limousin 18m steers all to £975, and a pair of 15m British Blue cross steers at £940 for M & S Baxter, Wendron. Stirks from L Vague, Baldhu saw a 5-6m Blonde d’Aquitaine cross steer pair top at £605. Lim sts £975, hfrs £1,120, SD strs £975, BB strs £965, AA strs £895, hfrs £935, Hfd strs £815, hfrs £855, Sim strs £810, Dev hfrs £750. Yearlings – Lim strs £1,005, hfrs £980, Char strs £730, hfrs £605, AA strs £715, hfrs £525, SD strs £680, Blonde strs £650, BB hfrs £570. Five cows and calves for RT & EA Scambler, Pendeen, all with Aberdeen Angus named-sire three to four-week-old calves at foot saw Hereford cross Friesian second calvers to £1,220 & £1,060. A much increased entry of 105 calves this week with trade continuing at a similar level. Leading at £365 was a Limousin cross five-week-old bull calf from JC & FC Tripconey Ltd, Black Rock. Younger bull calves to £325 for a month-old British Blue cross from R, NWG & PJ

Worden, Gunwalloe. On the heifer side, a four-weekold Charolais cross from HL, T & C Lyne, St Clement led at £245, with their younger two and a half week-old Charolais cross at £220; a similarly young Limousin cross also at £220 for P Johns, North Cliffs. Top of the stirks was a four-month-old Limousin cross heifer from A Mann, Budock Water making £465. Lim bulls £365 (£248), hfrs £220 (£79), AA bulls £340 (£202), hfrs £152 (£145), BB bulls £340 (£199), hfrs £195 (£162), Char hfrs £245 (£233), Hfd bulls £220, Fries bulls £210 (£77), Shn heifers £160 (£135), bobby calves £40 (£32). In the sheep pens, an improved trade this week for the 112 lambs, in contrast to declining national averages. Again, well-finished types were strongly sought after, though numbers forward falling short of buyer demand. Top at £99 was a big single from R Rowe, Penhallow, with the pick of the day a pen of 48.6kg butchers’lambs from TB & MB Osborne, St Eval selling at £98.50 to JV Richards Ltd, Perranwell Station. Last on were a dozen 42.4kg lambs from PTR & PE Jones &

Son, Crantock which, through sustained bidding from buyers keen to fulfil orders, were knocked down at £94 to JVR, setting the premium at 222p/kg. Medium to 222p/kg (201.36p). Heavy to 203p/kg (195.18p). Overweight to 167p/kg. SQQ av 201.36p. An entry of 68 cull ewes and some big ewes forward from some good vendors saw a top price of £98.50 for a standout Texel ewe out of a £90.50 pen from RA Coad, Cubert. First quality to £98.50 (£81). Second quality to £65 (£50). Cull rams to £77. A large entry of 105 store lambs met a strong trade, with all types keenly contested from start to finish. Two pens of sizeable, close-to-finish Texel crosses from BN & C Hoskins, Blackwater topped at £80 & £77, with young, longer-keep sorts to £69.50 for J McFadden, St Just. Best to £80 (£72.50). Medium to £59 (£55.50). Smaller to £52.

TAVISTOCK

Stags report on October 6 a bigger entry this year at their annual Goose Fair cattle sale. Trade was very similar to the last market with a lot of cattle sold between the 190 – 200ppk. There was an excellent, quality entry with the majority being suckler bred. The store cattle topped at £1290 for a grand 23m Charolais cross steer from Messrs BJ & L Landick of Sampford Spiney, who also had four 24m South Devon steers to £1235. The Landick’s also had top price for the heifer at £1250 for a 24m Charolais cross with other pens at £1240 and £1990 respectively. There was a large amount of 15-18m cattle on offer which saw prices to £1140 for a pair of 16m Charolais cross steers from Mr R Cole of Yelverton. Heifers sold to £1090 for a pair of 18m Charolais crosses from Messsrs MH & SRS Eggins of Roborough. Out of the 412 store cattle sold just shy of a hundred made £1000 or more. The 265 steers averaged £879.94 and the 147 heifers averaged £806.30. For the younger cattle aged 8-14m, prices topped at £1000 for a 12m South Devon steer for Mr RH Murrin of Bere Alston and heifers sold to £815 for a pair of 14m Saler cross from Messrs J & S Eggins of Yelverton. The entry consisted of 30 Galloway steers which sold to £950 for four 26m from Messrs G Abel & Son Ltd, Peter Tavy. There were some lovely runs of South Devon steers where pens included £1140 for 18m steers for Messrs GC & VJ Hill of Lamerton; £1090 for 18m steers from Mr JW Hillson of Bere Alston and £1025 for 19m steers from Mr AJ Friend of Coryton. Other notable steer prices included £1145 for a pair of 24m British Blue cross steers from Messrs D & KJ Bragg of Tavistock; £1120 for a super pen of nine 16m Charolais cross steers from Mr R Cole of Bere Alston; £1075 for 17m British Blue cross steers from Messrs T & M French of Brentor; £1000 for four 18m Charolais cross steers from Mr E Dodd of Peter Tavy; £1000 for 17m Limousin cross Welsh Black steer from Messrs DH & C Legassick of Sheepstor. Other notable heifer prices included £1100 for a pair of 27m Limousins (non FABBL) from Mr HT Davis of Chagford; £1045 for a pair of 17m Charolais crosses for Mr R Cole and £1005 for another pair of 18m Limousin crosses from Mr AJ Eggins of Roborough. The sale began with the grazing and breeding cattle, where bulls topped at £1960 for a six and a half year-old pedigree South Devon from Messrs WR & EC Stacey of Lewdown. Cows and calves sold to £1340 for a four and a half year-old South Devon cow with her 2m South Devon heifer calf at foot from Messrs JA Cumings & Sons of Moretonhampstead; who had other similar outfits at £1320 and £1270. A Hereford heifer with her two-month-old British Blue cross calf at foot sold to £1320 for Messrs D & KJ Bragg of Tavistock. Grazing cows sold to £1005 for an eight-year-old Devon from Messrs D & A Hutchings of Gulworthy.

SOUTH MOLTON

Stags report on October 8 an excellent number of prime lambs, similar to last week with not so many bigger, heavier lambs on offer. Just when we thought the trade was beginning to slow; numbers have reduced coming forward nationally and as throughout the whole of this year the liveweight centres have seen prices rise when the deadweight prices have remained static. Trade overall was up 6ppk on the week but it would probably have been more as this week’s entry included more plainer, leaner lambs and a number of ‘native’sorts. Trade probably up £3-4 per head across the board with the trade getting dearer as the sale progressed. Best trade for the well finished continental bred lambs especially those with weight. The plainer, bigger lambs are discounted but a number of people again looking for them. Top of the day at £119 to a super 60kg Texel cross from Mrs M Tapp of South Molton with £117 to 60kg Suffolk crosses from Messrs PR & JA Ley of Alverdiscott. £110 to 56kg Charollais crosses from Mrs LA Loosemore of Yeoford with 55kg Charollais crosses from Mr GW Nott of Filleigh at £108. £106.50 to 53.6kg Texel crosses from Mr D Fergie of

Ash Mill with £105 four times; the first to 55kg Pure Charollais from Mrs S May of Ashford; the second and third pens to 56kg and 58kg Texel and Charollais crosses both from Mr D Herniman of Atherington and the fourth to 60kg Suffolk crosses again from the Ley Family. £104 to 56kg Suffolk crosses from Messrs AD & SM Bray of Knowstone with £102.50 to 52.3kg Texel crosses from Mr W Smale of North Molton. £102 twice; the first to 54kg Charollais crosses again from Mr Herniman and the second to 52kg Texel crosses from Mr MGN West of Combe Martin. Best pens to 209ppk to 43.5kg Charollais crosses from Mr GD Fuller & Son of Chulmleigh with 208ppk to 47.6kg Texel crosses from Mr RW Tapp & Son of South Molton. 206ppk to 43.5kg Texel crosses from Messrs JR, RA & RD Stanbury of Knowstone with 205ppk three times; the first to 39kg Charollais crosses from Mr LA Luxmoore of Crediton; the second to 45.3kg Texel crosses from Mr EO Ayre of South Molton and the third to 47kg Pure Charollais from Mrs S May of Ashford. 204ppk also achieved three times; the first to 41.5kg Charollais crosses again from the Fuller Family; the second to 47kg Pure Charollais’ again from Mrs May and the third to 48.7kg Charollais crosses from Mr R Irwin of Kings Nympton. A hat trick at 203ppk; the first to 41.5kg Charollais crosses from Mr M Leworthy of Lynton; the second to 42.3kg Texel crosses from Messrs PR & JA Ley of Alverdiscott and the third to 45kg Dorset crosses from Messrs NF & SC Kerslake of Oakford. 202ppk four times; the first to 44.2kg Charollais crosses from Messrs WJ Woollacott & Sons of Bishops Nympton; the second to 41.1kg Charollais crosses from Mr JWJ Milton of West Anstey; the third to 43.6kg Texel crosses from Mr TE Leworthy of Lynton and the fourth to 46kg Suffolk crosses from Messrs CJ & SJ Dart of Bishops Nympton. A better number of cull sheep this week and a slightly dearer trade for most ewes forward. The thicker/fatter ewes are probably slightly less money as buyers definetly wanting them less. The leaner and ¾ meat ewes probably £2-3 per head dearer and the grazing ewes similar money. Best Suffolk Mules this week again £90 plus and best Mule ewes all £70 plus. Top of the day at £94.50 to a Suffolk cross from Mr MB Short of Burrington with Texel crosses from Mr L Gillbard & Son of Black Dog at £93. £90 twice; the first to Berrichons from Messrs MC & KD Yeo of Yarnscombe and the second to Suffolk Mules from Mrs CT Jones of Heasley Mill. £88 three times; the first to Charollais’from Mrs S May of Ashford; the second to Suffolk Mules again from Messrs Yeo and the third to other blackfaces from Messrs RJ & AR Snell of Burrington. £87.50 to Suffolk Mules from Mr RE Latham of North Molton closely followed at £87 to similar sorts from Mr L Gillbard again. £86.50 to Messrs Snell’s second pen of Suffolk Mules with Texel crosses from Mr SL Parker & Son of Burrington at £85.50. £85 to Suffolk Mules from Mr & Mrs CTH Ford of Chulmleigh with two pens of Texel crosses from Messrs Yeo and Messrs Temuka Ltd of South Molton at £84.50. £84 twice also; the first to Suffolk Mules from Mr MJ Selley of South Molton and the second to Texel crosses again from the Gillbard Family. Short show of rams with the best to an Exmoor Horn from Mr AJ Winslade of Shillingford at £61.50.

SEDGEMOOR

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report on October 12 a much larger entry of 125 prime cattle (113 UTM and 12 OTM) which met another very fast trade. Some very nice cattle on offer to encourage our butchers. Top was 222.5ppk for a very shapely, red Limousin heifer from MP & DM Hine, Chard to Palmers Quality Butchers, Weston Super Mare. Quality Limousin heifers from TR Michell, Truro at 218 twice and 207.5ppk to A Wright & Son, Boston, Lincolnshire and 217.5ppk to Court Farm Butchers, Puriton and more again at 209 (2x) and 207.5ppk (2x). Well fleshed Limousin heifers from PJ & BM Coles, Bridgwater met calls of 217.5 and 204.5ppk to Stillmans Ltd, Taunton; 215ppk to A Wright & Son again. Smart Limousin heifer at 214.5ppk from

J & J Meaker & Son, Langport. Very lean, feeding Charolais heifers at 209.5 and 206ppk from G Vining, Biddisham. Lightweight (492kg) Limousin at 209ppk from PA Strawbridge, Honiton. Excellent red Limousin heifers at 208.5 and 207.5ppk from N Cottrell, Williton, both to A Wright & Son. Further smart red Limousin heifer at 208.5ppk from A & P Bradford, Bridgwater to The Meat Men, Ilminster. A clean, dunn Limousin also at 207.5ppk from RJ & LA Mitchell & Voke, Chew Stoke to A Wright & Son. 206ppk again for a nicely fleshed Limousin heifer from SER Hunt, Kilve to Stillmans Ltd. Steers sold to 219ppk for a shapely, leaner, lightweight (565kg) red Limousin from J & S Vinnicombe & Son, Exeter, who sold further lightweight Limousin steers at 204.5 (524kg) 199.5 (527kg) and 198.5ppk (516kg). A run of very smart steers saw a Blue at 217.5ppk (516kg) from J & J Meaker & Son again and Limousins at 214.5 (639kg) 210.5 (640kg) and 210.5ppk again (also

640kg). Better type red Limousin steer (550kg) at 212ppk from TR Michell to A Wright & Son. Well fleshed Limousin steer at 199ppk from SER Hunt again to Stillmans Ltd. Native steers rose to 199.5ppk for an Angus from MF Bathard & Sons, Bristol. Heavyweight heifers at £1,453.40 (676kg Limousin) £1,392.92 (718kg Blue) £1,322.40 (608kg Limousin) £1,282.22 (627kg Limousin) and £1,268.68 (644kg Charolais) all from PJ & BM Coles. £1,309.38 was realised by G Vining, for a 625kg Charolais. Many further heifers £1200 plus. OTM heifers to £1,439.10 (780kg Limousin) and £1,380.23 (717kg Limousin) both from F & M House & Son. More cattle wanted next week to keep this trade going. A slightly increased, yet still short, entry of 59 barren cows and cull stock bulls, which again met a fast trade. Top was 149.5ppk for a 49m, extreme shape red Limousin heifer from B Bull & Son, Powerstock, who also sold a good Limousin cow at 137.5ppk. Well fleshed Blue cow at 143.5ppk and a Simmental at 134.5ppk from TJ Samways & Son, North Perrott. Further smart Simmental cow at 139.5ppk from R Binning, Draycott. Native cows rose to 133.5ppk for a well fleshed Devon from J & M Luscombe, South Brent. Angus cows at 133.5ppk from TJ Samways & Son again; 129.5 and 127.5ppk from JH Brewer, Watchet and 126.5ppk from AK & G Quinn, Taunton. Herefords also to 126.5ppk from LC Hellier & Son, Wells. Sucklers sold to £1,142.19 and £1,106.70 for 882 and 868kg Angus from JH Brewer. Meat dairy bred cows very keenly wanted to 134.5ppk for a Holstein from R & J Jones & Son, Stogursey, who sold others at 133.5 and 121.5ppk. More fed Holsteins at 133.5, 127.5, 121.5 and 120.5ppk from P & M Eccles, Bradford on Tone; 132.5 and 128.5ppk, CG & WL Rich & Son, Yarcombe; 131.5ppk, The Mowlem Partnership, Chard and 124.5ppk, AE Vile & Son, North Curry. Dairy breeds sold to the day’s top of £1,230.68 for a boat of a Holstein (915kg) from R & J Jones & Son, who sold another at £1,054.65 (790kg). Further big Holsteins at £1,046.75 (790kg) from CG & WL Rich & Son and £1,042.64 (781kg) P & M Eccles. Many cows £900 plus. More cows wanted to satisfy demand. In the sheep section, more finished lambs forward at 1201-head sold to a slightly dearer trade for all presented. The best sold to 239, 233, 213 and 210ppk from R Sherry. Others 231 and 221ppk (2x) from WGF Chave & Son; 230 and 226ppk from RB Cox; 225, 213 and 212ppk from DM & DM Ginger; 223ppk from DEJ Rainey; 218ppk from L Habberfield; 215 and 213ppk from MG Limond (Land) Co Ltd and 210ppk from GB & MA Holloway and R Stevens. Heavier lambs sold to £126 from TL Attwell. Others £119 and £109 from DJ & DA Bloyce; £118 from DEJ Rainey; £117 from CHJ Atwell & Sons; £116 from PJ Holloway; £115 and £113 from RB Cox; £113.50 from GB & MA Holloway; £113 from WGF Chave & Son; £111 from BAV & JE Scriven; £110 from Milborne Wick Farms Ltd and £109 from L Habberfield & Sons and R & K Dorpman. Overall average £89.96.