The trade of the Century today with all vendors expectations being surpassed !
The Global tightening in Beef supplies and Protein is creating a huge demand. Many of the prices are unreal.

HIGHLIGHTS
STEERS
Charx 12mo £1460 Mark Daniels
Charx 28mo £1460 RJ Beck
Charx 23mo £1410 RJ Beck
Limx 11mo £1300 Cook and Colman
Limx 21mo £1280 J Delph
BBx 14mo £1200  Paul Harvey Livestock
Limx 15mo £1190 ND Frost
Limx 12mo £1190 N Peasgood
Hfdx 17mo £1130 J Sizeland

HEIFERS
Charx 23mo £1380 RJ Beck
Limx 24mo £1325 J Delph
Limx 24mo £1130 J Delph
AA 19mo £1095 NP Key
BBx 12mo £1060 Mark Daniels
BBx 11mo £1050 Cook and Colman
Simx 11mo £1040 Lambert & Co
Simx 21mo £1040 Mark Daniels
Simx 12mo £1020 R Giles

New heights were scaled today. Cows sold to 225ppkg for Pointer & Son or £1733 for Jason Taylor and £1724 for Colin Parker.

Overall average 200.63ppkg

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

 

A good run of Cows and Calves from Kiln Lodge met a huge demand with plenty of bidders with Longhorn Cows and Calves to £1740 and £1350.
A Blonde Stock Bull from M & K Crofts sold at £1550

A few less about today but what a trade.
Joint top price with Blues went to Alex Dann and CW Potter at £382. A.Angus from David Parsons sold to £370, £348 and £310 whilsts Pearn Wyatts reached £302

Plenty of sheep today, a few more than expected (Please can you book in your sheep beforehand) with the trade not much to shout about but there is a festival on the horizon which might help.

PRIME HOGGS (508)
Difficult times continue for sheep farmers. Not sure prices witll increase for 4 weeks. Top price today went to Alburgh Lamb at 268.10ppkg and £118.00 per head.

STANDARD LAMBS (114) 210.20 to 252.90 av 227.77 £80.00 to £94.00 av £85.23
MEDIUM LAMBS (231) 213.90 to 268.10 av 230.34 £88.00 to £118.00 av £97.87
HEAVY LAMBS (115) 212.70 to 243.40 av 227.73 £99.00 to £115.00 av £106.47
HEAVY + LAMBS (48) 186.00 to 219.20 av 201.00 £93.00 to £116.00 av £107.00

Good sorts forward today and topped by Woodlands Farm at £106.00

£27.00 to £106.00 av £88.50

CULL RAMS (3)

£10.00 to £81.00 av £60.67

£46.00 to £87.00 av £68.91

GOATS

£40.00 to £80.00 av £67.50