There is now less demand for store cattle and calves, due to yards being full and the price of forage and hard feed. However, as always, Norwich probably fared better than most, with all our local "big hitters" appearing and competing to produce the usual scenario that quality stock makes a good price, especially the stronger warm cattle and second rate types struggle the most.

HIGHLIGHTS
STEERS
LImx 16mo £1330 Emms Bros
Limx 17mo £1230 N Darling
S.Dev 20mo £1185 T & H Sheldrake
Limx 15mo £1150 C Collison
AA 19mo £1080 Moores Livestock
Limx 8mo £1000 Rounding Bros
Simx 16mo £980 A Ellis
Limx 19mo £980 JB Dring
Limx 32mo £965 M Webb
L/Red 21mo £955 J & N Case

HEIFERS
Limx 29mo £1190 Emms Bros
S.Dev 35mo £970 CW Nunn
Limx 14mo £960 Rounding Bros
Simx 17mo £935 G Wisson & Son
Hfd 24mo £885 N Darling
Limx 20mo £880 M Webb
Limx 27mo £880 Rounding Bros
BBx 18mo £870 G Wisson & Son
Limx 21mo £865 M Webb
Hfd 24mo £835 N Darling

Despite some lower quotations and plenty about, a mega trade for all, with heifers to 231ppkg for R. Savage and Cows to 206ppkg for J & N Case.

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

 

We have finally come into line with the rest of the country, which has witnessed a collapse of calf prices for al lbut the best. Blues again top of the tree, with David Parsons at £295 and Alex Dann at £285, followed by RJ Barnes at £250.
Angus for CW Potter sold to £205 and David Parsons achieved £190 for an Angus Bull. Charolais Heifers from R Paterson reached £215.

With Norwich Fatstock Show & Sale next week it was difficult to get local Farmers to attend on back-to-back weeks, though a good number of stores lambs and cull ewes forward.

PRIME LAMBS (178)
Many lambs today were lacking meat and were lean, but still managed to top at 284.50ppkg for Jason Child and to £115 for a local farmer.

STANDARD LAMBS (81) 223.60 TO 284.80 AV 242.13 £74.00 TO £98.00 AV £85.18
MEDIUM LAMBS (89) 222.50 TO 270.00 AV 245.29 £89.00 TO £115.00 AV £103.70
HEAVY LAMBS (8) 223.40 TO 236.10 AV 230.08 £105.00 TO £111.00 AV £107.00

Good entry of fairly meated sheep in general and were wanted, topping at £120 for Jason Childs Suffolk Ewes.

£35.00 to £120.00 av £80.37

CULL RAMS (4)

£60.00 to £74.00 av £70.50

GOATS (8)
This section is strong every week and today was no exception with a 2yo Anglo Nubian Billy Goat to £90.00 and Boer Wethers and Nannies £132 and £135

Tremendous trade throughout and we had plenty of buyers expressing confidence in the sheep future. Today our very own Rachael Haistead topped the market with a pen of Blue Texel x Lambs at £86.00

£30.00 to £86.00 av £78.20