Bakewell Market

A big day with substantial entries in all departments and some 742 cattle and 1,814 sheep on offer. Demand was outstanding in both sheep and cattle sections.

There were 64 spring lambs forward with an astonishing trade and prices that could not have been contemplated. Top figures 725p/kg and £300.88 per head. The SQQ average for spring lambs was 635.8p/kg.

Hoggs (old season lambs) were also in great demand, with the best of the 1,405 to 386p/kg and £172.80 per head. The SQQ levelled at 309.5p.

Dealing with the 342 cull sheep, again plenty of trade with ewes to £155 to average £93.95.

There was a bumper crop of 571 store and breeding cattle with prices dearer than the previous week.

Steers sold to £1,410, heifers £1,320 and feeding bulls £1,100 and in-calf cows reached £1,330.

A useful entry of 98 finished cattle sold exceptionally well with top figures 270p/kg and

£,681 per head. The average for the 40 heifers at 221.4p/kg gives an indication of demand.

Rather more over-30 months cattle on offer with 105 meeting a solid trade, top figures 187p and £1,664 with the average 142.6p. Calves still thin on the ground, bulls sold to £385 and heifers £398.

105 BARREN, OTM AND FEEDING COWS, OVERALL AVERAGE 142.69P OR £989.50

Top was a lovely Simmental cow from Paul Jolliffe, Cotton at 187p or £1496. Top 10 over 175p with the top 21 over 166p. Hereford to 160p, Angus to 180p and Lincoln Red to 137p.

40 BLACK & WHITE AND EX-DAIRY COWS, AVERAGE 125.1P/KG

Perhaps a little down but a lot of hard worked cows about reducing the average. Best cows still nicely over 145p and selling to 162p for Friesian, with an odd clean heifer at 168p. Big Holstein 130-140p with leaner cows 110-130p and only a few plain cows around £1. Sample results: 187p/kg 800kg Simmental PV Jolliffe, Cotton; 182p/kg 670kg Limousin PS

& JM Bloor, Sandbach; 180p/ kg 662kg Aberdeen Angus BL & BM Corbett, Hopton; 178p/ kg 536kg Limousin OS & JM Bloor, Sandbach; 175p/kg 720kg S Horn ED Ironmonger & Son, Bonsall; 175p/kg 754kg Charolais Thorp Farms, Baslow; 175p/kg 752kg Piedmont A & PD Boam, Uppertown; 175p/kg 734kg Simmental IR Spendlove, Belper; 175p/kg 640kg Others Thorp Farms, Baslow; 174p/kg 772kg Simmental DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow; 174p/kg 564kg B Blue x Amos Farms, Parwich. Gross prices: £1496.00 800kg Simmental PV Jolliffe, Cotton; £1343.28 772kg Simmental DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow; £1319.50 754kg Charolais

Thorp Farms, Baslow; £1316.00 752kg Piedmont A&PD Boam, Uppertown; £1291.48 778kg B Blue x J&J Spillane, Fairfield Common; £1284.50 734kg Simmental IR Spendlove, Belper; £1274.52 988kg Aberdeen Angus W&E Lomas & Sons, Ashover £1273.32 786kg Charolais L Marshall & J Boam, Monyash; £1260.00 720kg S Horn ED Ironmonger & Son, Bonsall £1244.10 858kg Holstein FJ Knibb, Derby.

3 OTM BULLS

146p/kg £1664 Aberdeen Angus A&DJ Gregory, Litton; 150p/kg £1563 Limousin Redgate Farms,

Brinsley; 150p/kg £1452 Limousin MJ Burnett & Son, Rowsley.

4 OTM STEERS

198p/kg £1049 BB GA&SM Wainwright & Sons, Bamford.

98 FINISHED CATTLE, OVERALL AVERAGE 214.1P

A few extras on offer and a quite remarkable trade throughout.

16 FINISHED BULLS, AVERAGE 198.7P/KG

Very year like all cattle at this sale with a couple of best handy weight bulls at 218p for Nigel Birch, Monyash. Friesians to 192p for SG Potter.

Sample results: 218p/kg 584kg Limousin NA Birch, Monyash; 218p/kg 536kg Simmental NA Birch, Monyash; 215p/kg 438kg Limousin HK&S Parkinson, Mapperley; 214p/kg 740kg B

Blue x PJ Dale, Denby Village; 211p/kg 512kg Limousin HK&S Parkinson, Mapperley; 211p/ kg 440kg Limousin HK&S Parkinson, Mapperley; 210p/ kg 506kg Limousin HK&S Parkinson, Mapperley; 210p/kg 480kg Limousin HK&S Parkinson, Mapperley;208p/kg 586kg Limousin RM Hadfield, Castleton. Gross prices: £1583.60 740kg B Blue x PJ Dale, Denby Village; £1457.80 788kg Charolais R

Prue & Son, Alfreton; £1294.08 674kg Fries SG Potter, Bonsall; £1273.12 584kg Limousin NA Birch, Monyash; £1218.88 586kg Limousin RM Hadfield, Castleton.

42 STEERS, OVERALL AVERAGE 213.1P/KG

Including five OTMS and five black and whites. Trade remarkable with buyers for all shapes, sizes, breeds and finishes. Best quality Limousins sold to 254p for Don Lownds and 251p for Messrs Keeling, Hollington. 7 Hereford to 218p, Angus to 213p and OTM to 194p. Sample results: 254p/kg 658kg Limousin D Lownds, Reapsmoor; 251p/kg 652kg Limousin D Keeling, Hollington; 243p/kg 612kg Simmental S&D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 239p/kg 562kg Limousin S&D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 239p/kg 554kg Limousin S&D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 236p/kg 586kg Limousin Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley; 230p/ kg 688kg Simmental D Lownds, Reapsmoor; 227p/kg 618kg Limousin FR J&D Charlesworth, Bradbourne; 224p/kg 526kg

B Blue x Green Dales Farm, Alderwasley; 222p/kg 638kg

B Blue x A&K Farming, Leek; 221p/kg 620kg Limousin FR J&D Charlesworth, Bradbourne;220p/ kg 620kg Limousin A&K Farming, Leek 220p/kg 578kg Limousin RM Hadfield, Castleton.

Gross prices: £1681.92 768kg Limousin RH&DT Swinson, Uttoxeter; £1671.32 658kg Limousin D Lownds, Reapsmoor; £1636.52 652kg Limousin D Keeling, Hollington; £1582.40 688kg Simmental D Lownds, Reapsmoor; £1579.60 718kg Limousin RH&DT Swinson, Uttoxeter; £1520.82 714kg Hereford KJ White & Co, Swinscoe; £1487.16 612kg Cont S&D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; £1424.64 672kg Hereford D Keeling, Hollington; £1416.36 628kg B Blue x A&K Farming, Leek; £1411.74 682kg Hereford KJ White & Co, Swinscoe.

40 FINISHED HEIFERS, OVERALL AVERAGE 221.4P/KG

The highest average achieved at Bakewell for a regular Monday. 270p was the top call for the second week in a row. Don Lownds had a superb Limousin to gross £1679. Keith Harrop sold to 269p and 258p (twice)

Sample results: 270p/kg 622kg Limousin D Lownds, Reapsmoor; 269p/kg 592kg Limousin K Harrop, Alport;258p/kg 614kg Limousin K Harrop, Alport; 258p/ kg 564kg Limousin K Harrop, Alport; 240p/kg 630kg B Blue x K Harrop, Alport; 237p/kg 620kg Blonde x K Harrop, Alport; 236p/ kg 564kg Charolais S&D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 235p/kg 568kg Limousin JA Mosley & Sons, Stannington; 234p/kg 508kg Limousin NA Birch, Monyash; 234p/kg 542kg B Blue x T&JM White, High Bradfield; 232p/ kg 462kg Limousin S&D Fearn, Wardlow Mires; 230p/kg 458kg B Blue x Thorp Farms, Baslow. Gross prices: £1679.40 622kg Limousin D Lownds, Reapsmoor; £1592.48 592kg Limousin K Harrop, Alport; £1584.12 614kg Limousin K Harrop, Alport; £1512.00 630kg B Blue x K

Harrop, Alport; £1493.72 698kg Limousin H&G Hollinshead, Lichfield; £1469.40 620kg Blonde x K Harrop, Alport; £1455.12 564kg Limousin K Harrop,

Alport; £1440.6;0 686kg Aberdeen Angus B Sayles, Park Head; £1433.60 640kg Limousin H&G Hollinshead, Lichfield

£1404.48 616kg Limousin DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow.

STORE & BREEDING CATTLE

A wonderful entry of 511 cattle encompassing a broad spectrum of breeds, sizes, ages and qualities. Buyers were out in force for all types for a tremendous trade.

41 FEEDING BULLS

Sample prices:

£1100 Simmental 10mths Storer Smith, Uttoxeter; £670 S Horn x 10mths Marchwood Farming, Birch Cross; £980 Hereford x 1213mths Ingram Bros, Atherstone; £820 Charolais 6mths Mrs MJ Greener, Shireoaks; £965 Angus x 22mths Ardern & Bothwell, Congleton; £890 Charolais x 16mths A Gimbert, Cellarhead; £450 Holstein 8-10mths J&C Hitch, Stainsby; £1060 Simmental 11-12mths JC Shepherd, Dungworth.

Feeding cows included:

£920 Limousin x, 76mths Frith Bros, Thorpe; £920 Baz x, 154mths Roger Barton, North Leverton Breeding Cattle; £1330 B Blue x Cow, 52mths, i/c MWM Barton, Holbrook; £1110 Limousin x

Cow, 58mths, i/c MWM Barton, Holbrook; £960 Hereford Hfr, 20mths & Bull Calf S Rains & Son, Grange Mill.

228 STEERS, AVERAGE £904

Some fine specimens hitting the highlights, but all well sold with grazing cattle exceptionally dear. Sample results: £480 Angus x 7mths W&E Handford, Birch Vale; £390 Fries 6-7mths W&E Handford, Birch Vale; £710 B Blue x 6mths Roger Barlow, North Leverton; £570 Devon x 6-7mths JG Thompson, Mayfield; £1025 Hereford x 20mths KL Haywood, Huthwaite; £960 Hereford x 14mths Manor Farming, Tatenhill;

£800 Limousin x 10mths CJ

Wigley & Son, Middleton; £850 Limousin x 7mths W Hague &

Son, Bradfield; £885 Charolais x 7-11mths JP&D Helliwell, Oughtibridge; £1095 Charolais x 13-18mths Chambers &

Wilton, Flagg; £800 Limousin x 9-10mths AJ Parker, Ticknall; £1000 Limousin x 11-12mths HJ Burton, Brailsford; £1020 Limousin x 10mths B Chadwick, Onecote; £1390 B Blue x 21mths R&C Bentley, Church Broughton; £975 Limousin x 10-13mths

NA&J Stone, Tissington; £980 Simmental x 9-12mths RM Calcott, Tamworth; £1095 Simmental x 12-13mths DC Wright, Parwich; £860 B Blue x 13-14mths Cook & Watson, Market Rasen; £925 Charolais x 13-16mths A Gimbert, Cellarhead; £1030 Simmental x 12-13mths AJ Palmer, Uttoxeter; £930 Angus x 12-13mths CS Edge, Ballidon; £1010 Limousin x 19mths M&A Challinor, Dilhorne; £1040 B

Blue x 17mths RF&JP Critchlow, Hartington £1125 B Blue x 17mths LA&H Burtonshaw, Middleton; £815 Angus x 18mths SM Fletcher, Heathcote; £1150 B Blue x 17mths N&S Pearson, Peak Forest

£765 Holstein 14-15mths N&S Pearson, Peak Forest; £1165

Angus x 22-24mths R Fletcher, Windley; £1010 Hereford x 16mths J Taylor, Bonsall; £1050 Limousin x 17mths Red Lion Inn, Dayhills; £1195 Limousin x 18mths JW&RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1080 Limousin x 20mths D&A Dickinson,

Bradbourne; £1175 Hereford x 20-23mths J Blant, Strelley; £1095 Hereford x 21mths JT

Flint, Ible;£1155 B Blue x 21mths MT Wainwright, Poynton; £935 B Blue x 15-16mths D&S Ede, Cubley; £1330 Limousin x 2021mths H Wilton, Taddington; £1300 Limousin 18-21mths H Wilton, Taddington; £1130 Angus x 23mths Alma Mount, Rowarth; £1055 MRI 20mths JC Shepherd, Dungworth; £1050 Hereford x 22-23mths Gosling Farming, Parwich; £1200 Angus 21-25mths GL Brown, Spondon; £1285 Charolais 21-24mths JG&JM Belfield, Sheen; £1400 Blonde x 25mths Wilshaw & Hine, Macclesfield.

235 HEIFERS, AVERAGE £846

A good selection with plenty of well-matched bunches which helped speed the progress of the sale as well as commanding a premium. Rough coated cattle for immediate turnout keenly sought. Sample results: £470 B Blue 2-5mths W&E Handford, Birch Vale; £1040 Hereford x 21mths KL Haywood, Huthwaite; £920 Limousin x 9-11mths R Boothby, Hazel Grove; £690 Angus x

9mths PJ Chappell, Alton; £720 Hereford x 9-10mths Manor Farming Tatenhill; 835 Simmental 10mths Storer Smith, Uttoxeter; £870 Limousin x 8-10mths W Hague & Son, Bradfield; £745 Charolais 8mths JP&D Helliwell, Oughtibridge; £1320 Charolais x 16mths Chambers & Wilton,

Flagg; £830 Limousin x 12mths AJ Parker, Ticknall; £800 Limousin x 11mths B Chadwick, Onecote; £870 B Blue x 10-13mths R&C Bentley, Church Broughton;

£935 Limousin x 17mths Mrs RJ Spalton, Stoney Middleton; £985 Simmental x 12mths RM Calcott, Tamworth; £850 Simmental 13mths DC Wright, Parwich;

£830 Charolais x 13-20mths A Gimbert, Cellarhead; £895 Simmental 10-13mths AJ Palmer, Uttoxeter; £1020 Limousin x 23mths D Byard, Clay Cross;

£845 Angus x 19mths GN&SM Seals, Wingfield; £850 B Blue x 14-16mths MR&AS Challinor, Dilhorne; £890 B Blue x 1518mths LA&H Burtonshaw, Middleton; £1005 B Blue x 16mths N&S Pearson, Peak Forest; £935 Angus x 19-21mths R Fletcher, Windley; £1240 Limousin x 20mths M Wright, Hartington; £1025 Hereford 23-24mths J Taylor, Bonsall; £1125 Limousin x 18-20mths AP Pugh, Pilsley; £1295 Limousin x 21mths JW&RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1240 B Blue x 12mths JW&RG Ede, Youlgreave; £1100 Blonde x 18mths JW&AJ Dakin, Smalley; £970 Hereford 21mths JT Flint, Ible; £1085 Angus x 23-24mths Alma Mount, Rowarth; £940 Blonde x 20-22mths J Melland & Son, Flagg; £1300 B Blue x 20mths AG Tomkinson, Thorpe; £980 B Blue x 20-21mths CF Edge & Partners, Alsop; £1080 Angus x 22mths Ardern & Bothwell, Congleton; £860 Hereford x

23-25mths Gosling Farming, Parwich; £1090 Limousin x 21-24mths EW Surguy, Ashover; £1290 Blonde x 21-22mths JG&JM Belfield, Sheen; £1160 Angus x 20mths PJ Harrison, Taddington; £1315 Limousin x 43mths S&A Taylor, Wormhill; £670 Baz 1012mths S Wilson, Selston.

CALVES

A few less forward with a shortage of black and whites. An excellent trade with bulls seeing B Blue to £398 and Hereford to £355. Heifers just as dear with B Blue to £385 and Limousin to £380.

BULLS

Holst £43.00 £41.00 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley; Aberdeen Angus £152.00 £56.50 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley; B Blue x £385.00 £380.00 JE Seals & Son, Shirland;lim £380.00 £361.00

JE Seals & Son, Shirland.

HEIFERS

Hfd £355.00 DR&S Kirby, Eastmoor; Aberdeen Angus £92.00 £33.17 T Farrington & Sons, Abbotts Bromley;w Blk £180.00 DR&S Kirby, Eastmoor;b Blue x £398.00 £249.71 JE Seals & Son, Shirland.

1,814 SHEEP INCLUDING 1469 FINISHED LAMBS, 341 EWES & RAMS & 4 STORE SHEEP

A very good show of 1814 sheep included 64 spring lambs and 1405 old season lambs, The

pre-easter sale of spring lambs saw demand exceeding supply with resulting prices off the clock. Best sorts peaked at 725p/kg and £300.88/head with 5 pens over £275/head. Overall average £635.85p/kg

Leading prices: 30kg 640p/kg Cross Lane Farms; 31.5kg 675p/ kg AW&RA Mycock, Flagg; 34.3kg 655p/kg GG Burton, Repton; 35kg 645p/kg GG Burton, Repton; 37kg 720p/kg Cross Lane Farms; 38kg 700p/kg R Swift Sons, Little Onn; 39kg 700p/kg Cross Lane Farms; 39.2kg 665p/kg R Lea, Barnsley; 40kg 705p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 41kg 705p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 41.5kg 725p/kg R Brough & Son, Monyash; 42kg 675p/kg J&N Easom, Wessington. Averages: Light to 675p/kg average 643.85p/kg; Standard to 720p/kg average 662.04p/ kg; Medium to 725p/kg average 624.38p/kg; Heavy to 460p/kg average 403.24p/kg.

In the old season lambs a total of 1405 saw best export sorts peak at 386p/kg with best butchers lambs to 380p/kg. Heavyweight butchers lambs to 348p/kg and overweight lambs to 295p/kg. Best sorts peaked at £172.80 with 9 pens over £160/head. The overall average 309.56p/kg

Leading prices: 34.1kg 310p/ kg R Lee, Barnsley; 36.3kg 294p/ kg R Lee, Barnsley; 37.5kg 338p/ kg W Hague & Son, Bradfield;

38kg 330p/kg Belper Skip

Hire, Moorwood Moor; 38.8kg 316p/kg H&K Richards, Slaley; 41.7kg 368p/kg M Wright, Hartington;42.2kg 386p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 43kg 378p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 43.5kg 380p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 46kg 340p/kg PJ&JA Morten, Barmoor; 47.1kg 348p/kg R Hodgson & Son, Kettleshulme; 49kg 328p/kg W Hague & Son, Bradfield; 54kg 295p/kg R Swift & Son, Little Onn; 60kg 288p/kg W, REA&WD Sessions, Trusley Averages: Standard to 378p/ kg average 276.33p/kg; Medium to 386p/kg average 318.62p/kg; Heavy to 348p/kg average 285.51p/ kg; Overweight to 295p/kg average 257.49p/kg

342 CULL SHEEP

The entry was good and the best 20% were quality with trade just as fiery as the previous week.

Best mules to £107 with several pens over £100. The horned ewes a varied trade, but the highlights included medium Swales to

£59 and best end to close on

£70. Top continentals peaked at £155 for Toby Hall with others at £148, £145 and £140. Big Suffolks topped at £136 with some half bred Texels at £134. The Rams a good trade to a top of £140 for Jackie Trueman with other bigger Texels at £137. Cast ewes to £155 average £93.95; cast rams to £140 average £108.35; goats to £134.

Bakewell Thursday SHEEP: 153 FINISHED HOGGS, AVERAGE 278.10P/KG

A small pre-easter entry selling to a good trade with a number of horned lambs. All weights in keen demand to a top price of £141 per head and 330p/kg

Leading prices: 34.0kg 309p/kg P Ritter & Sons, Peak Forest; 40.4kg 330p/kg DM Elliott & Son, Little Hucklow; 44.1kg 320p/kg J Brough & Son, Rudyard; 43.0kg 320p/kg R Swift, High Peak; 41.4kg 302p/kg C Gregory, Hassop. Averages: 32.1-39kg to 309p/kg average 269.52p/kg; 39.1-45.5kg to 330p/kg average 292.18p/kg; 45.652kg to277p/kg average 266.59p/ kg; 52kg-plus to 240p/kg average 228.46p/kg

27 CULL SHEEP, AVERAGE £78.96 PER HEAD

A small entry but an excellent trade with best continentals to £144.

EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

18 outfits forward with another strong trade.

Leek Market

The Easter Spring Lamb Show and Sale attracted a a strong trade for those on offer, with the Champion selling to 700p/kg, and the Reserve Champion at 640p/ kg, both shown by Ian & Andrew Wilson, Hollington.

A strong trade for barren and clean cattle this Tuesday with plenty of buyers looking to secure numbers. Top price of 165p/kg for Holsteins with plenty above 140p/kg and fat heifers up to 218p/kg and bulls to 212p/kg. Dairies sold up to £1880 twice for fresh heifers, with cows to £1780. A huge demand for calves with a super trade selling up to £425 for Limousin bull calves and heifers to £280.

A strong trade for pigs aswell, with numerous pens 130p/kg and above topping at 158p/kg for cutting pigs and bacon pigs to 153p/kg.

BARREN COWS (41)

Another excellent trade for and a strong entry forward and well fleshed types selling up to 165p/kg for a 590kg Holstein from JJ&PN Holdcroft, Brown Edge, who sold a 560kg Holstein at 158p/kg. Friesians sold to 161p/kg for a 720kg cow from DR&A Shuker & Son, Bosley and 158p/ kg for a 790kg Friesian from Foker Grange Farm, Leek.

Other top prices: 150p 760kg Holstein WE Turnock & Sons, Onecote; 149p 750kg Limousin WJ&MA Bowyer, Cheadle; 148p 670kg Holstein MA&JC Corden, Draycott; 148p 830kg Holstein

Red Earth Farms, Leek; 148p 900kg Holstein Red Earth Farms, Leek; 146p 795kg Holstein J Fernyhough, Swythamley; 146p 855kg Holstein Red Earth Farms, Leek. Overall average of 123.01p/ kg or £835.72 per head. Top headage prices of £1332, £1248.30 and £1228.40 for Holsteins with Friesians to £1248.20 and £1159.20.

CLEAN CATTLE

A decent entry forward, with top prices of 218p/kg for a

525kg Limousin heifer from

Sam Clowes, Rudyard to gross £1144.50. Young bulls sold to 212p/kg for a 540kg Limousin from Chris Barnsley, Morridge Top who sold another at 208p/ kg for a 585kg Limousin to gross £1144.80 and £1216.80. A 800kg Simmental bull realised 184p/kg for a Rushton Spencer vendor to gross £1472.

DAIRIES (45)

Another unpredictable trade saw the best to £1880 twice over from Malcolm Trevor-jones and Richard Lomas for two nice heifers both giving in excess of 30kg. Cows reached £1780 for a British Friesian second calver from John Kirby of Oakham with another from Robert Hayes of Chesterfield at £1750.

PIGS (125)

A good number of pigs forward which met with a strong trade for all types. Pork pigs sold up to 136p/kg for 69kg pigs from A Worth, Marton, with others to 130p/kg and 127p/kg for 67kg pigs from DH Poulson, Llangadog.

Cutting pigs topped at 158p/kg for 82kg pigs from D H Poulson, Llangadog, who also sold 79kg pigs at 134p/kg. J&B Fentem sold cutters up to 139p/kg for 82kg pigs, who also sold others at 129p/ kg twice and 110p/kg.

Bacon pigs sold up to 153p/kg for 89kg pigs from J&B Fentem, with the Parson family, of Whitchurch, selling bacon pigs up to 150p/kg twice. 87kg pigs sold at 144p/kg for J G Belfield, Sheen, who also sold 91kg pigs at 142p/ kg. 142p/kg was paid for a pair of 97kg pigs from S Bailey, Biddulph and 140p/kg for 103kg pigs from J&B Fentem.

Heavy pigs sold up to 130p/kg for 119kg pigs from JG Belfield, who also sold heavies at 128p/ kg and 126p/kg . PF&PD Parsons sold an 118kg pig at 123p/kg and a 109kg pig at 111p/kg. Cull sows sold up to 93p/kg for a 216kg sow from Rosie Watson, with a 252kg sow at 91p/kg for DJ Pope,

Thame. Others sold to 84p/kg for Ray Rowlinson, 80p/kg for Rosie

Watson and two other sows at 78p/ kg and 67p/kg for D J Pope. Averages: Pork Pigs (9): average 130.75p/kg or £88.62/head;

Cutting Pigs (16): average 133.97p/ kg or £108.35/head; Bacon Pigs (70): average 126.81p/kg or £119.62/head; Heavy Pigs (21): average 112.58p/kg or £131.07/ head; Cull Sows (9): average 72.27p/kg or £174.27/head

SHEEP SECTION SPRING LAMBS (50)

A superb entry. Ian and Andrew Wilson and family dominated the show winners, taking both champion and reserve champion lambs. The champion was a single 33kg lamb and went on to sell for 700p/kg (£249.60) to Lee Machin of Manifold Valley Meats,, who also bought the reserve champion for 640p/kg (£231) for a 39kg lamb. Sample prices: 460p 30.5kg A Williams, Basford 440p 31kg AW&RA Mycock, Flagg 700p 33kg IE, M&A Wilson, Hollington; 640p 39kg IE, M&A Wilson, Hollington; 570p 38kg IE, M&A Wilson, Hollington 490p 35kg AW&RA Mycock, Flagg; 460p 36.5kg IE, M&A Wilson, Hollington; 460p 36kg RG&AS Williamson, Wetley Rocks; 480p 41.5kg IE, M&A Wilson, Hollington; 440p 41kg IE, M&A Wilson, Hollington

BUTCHERS HOGGETS (412)

Trade buoyant with prices still fetching over 330p/kg up to 366p/ kg for a 47kg hogg from Rob Machin, Horton. Overall average of 288.44p/kg and SQQ 291.56p/kg and average headage £126. Sample prices: 270p 32kg R G Hall, Congleton; 330p 38.6kg J&GJ Fryer, Horton; 328p 38.8kg R D Machin, Horton; 314p 37.4kg D Machin, Horton; 352p 41kg A J Gilman, Elkstones; 347p 43.1kg D Machin, Rudyard; 335p 42.7kg FS&MJ Heath, Pipe Gate; 323p 50.5kg J Stubbs, Ashbourne; 326p 56kg R&S Bailey, Cloudside; 241p 74.5kg D Williams, Basford.

CULL SHEEP (95)

A fast trade averaging at £92.42 and topping at £152 for Texel ewes.

CALVES (87)

One of the best trades yet at Leek.

23 CONTINENTAL BULLS, AVERAGE £312.39

Average was way up and many more could have been sold. 13 bulls sold over £320. Eight Blues average £290 to £375 J B Plant; five Sims average £326 to £390 S&M Huxley & Son; nine Lims average £316 to £425 N D Gibbs. One Blonde to £390 EJ&VC Gilman.

23 CONTINENTAL HEIFERS £205.69 12 Blues average £209 to £268 DW&P Hulme; six Sims average £207 to £280 S&M Huxley & Son; 5 Lims av £194 to £222 F E Whittaker & Sons

33 NATIVES

12 Angus bulls average £191 to £330 T Swinson & Ptnrs; five Hereford bulls average £188 to £290 T Swinson & Ptns