A great entry for the harvest period and when considering the lack of H20 in this part of the country, a great trade.

Second quality cattle were more variable and less money than recently, however anything good, especially stronger sorts, were an unbelievable trade.

HIGHLIGHTS
STEERS
Simx 15mo £1250 GJ Hancy
Simx 16mo £1210 GJ Hancy
Simx 15mo £1160 GJ Hancy
S/Dev 15mo £1000 S Woodrow
Hfd 26mo £ 980 P Haistead
Limx 18mo £975 Kiln Lodge Cattle
Limx 12mo £960 EV Morton
AA 16mo £870 S Woodrow
S/Horn 10mo £860 WE Chantry

HEIFERS
Simx 16mo £1310 Holkham Estate
Charx 16mo £1260 Holkham Estate
Simx 16mo £1250 Holkham Estate
S/horn 16mo £1180 Holkham Estate
S/Horn 14mo £1100 Holkham Estate
Simx 14mo £1040 GJ Hancy
Simx 15mo £1025 GJ Hancy
Limx 14mo £1010 JM Fryatt

Cows are a bit less than a month ago but still a brilliant trade.
Cows sold to 188ppkg or £1500 for SG Lutkin & Son and to a top of £1614 for EV Morton

Important notice to Farmers - please get Farm Assured if you can, it makes a real difference.

 

A nice Pedigree Limousin Bull from Kiln Lodge Cattle sold to £2,000 with Cows and Calves to £1800 for a Limousin Cow with young Bull Caf from RM Shaw & AJ Goate

Another excellent entry sold to a slightly easier trade, in line with the national trend, but still very fast with a full compliment of buyers this time.

B.Blues sold to £340 for Alex Dann, but Limousins topped the market at £345 for R. Paterson. David Parsons reached £230 for Angus and Herefords from R. Paterson sold to £250

After the continued hot spell sheep are lacking finish, with grass burnt off and rising feed costs seem to be hitting the sheep trade.

NEW SEASON LAMBS (174)
Lambs today lacking finish with farmers trying to offload stock and not wanting to feed.

STANDARD LAMBS (4) 230.18 TO 275.00 AV 252.42 £84.50 TO £101.00 AV £96.24
MEDIUM LAMBS (90) 242.50 TO 286.22 AV 259.94 £101.58 TO £118.00 AV £114.32
HEAVY LAMBS (72) 248.42 TO 298.00 AV 262.12 £119.42 TO £132.00 AV £125.36
HEAVY + LAMBS (8) 180.19 TO 242.12 AV 227.28 £120.00 TO £146.00 AV £136.22

PRIME HOGGS (48)
Just a handful of Hoggs about today and topping at 217ppkg or £124.00 per head for Mr C. Steel

A few more forward than expected with all breeds present and all shapes and sizes. Good quality meated ewes a premium, selling to £130 for Spinks of Ringland.

£26.00 to £130.00 av £84.66

CULL RAMS (5)
£80.00 to £116.00 av £101.00

GOATS (10)
Clinks Care Farm entered 10 Boer Goats, 9 Nannies & 1 Wether.

Boer Nannies £69.00 to £124.00 av £102.50
Boer Wether £90.00

Sign of the times, many Farmers with lack of grass and feed selling lambs ASAP

£28.00 to £88.00 av £72.22

BREEDING EWES (41)
Dennis Fish topping with a few shapey WFE, still in their wool reaching £114.00
We also had several rare breeds present.

£40.00 to £114.00 av £90.02

BREEDING RAMS (2)
We sold 2 Teeswater Rams, 2 & 3 Shear to £104.00