Market Report
Saturday 16th September 2023
308 STORE CATTLE AND CALVES
STORE CATTLE
Fortunately, we got a trade to match. The beef trade has got very lively recently. Everybody is looking for cattle and everybody has plenty of forage and straw. Hopefully it will not end in tears ?
HIGHLIGHTS
STEERS
S/Horn 18mo £1490 Holkham Livestock
S/Horn 18mo £1440 Holkham Livestock
Stab x 17mo £1420 Holkham Livestock
Simx 18mo £1360 Holkham Livestock
S/Dev 17mo £1360 Holkham Livestock
Charx 15mo £1330 Little Tressles Farm
Simx 16mo £1320 Little Tressles Farm
Limx 17mo £1320 Little Tressles Farm
AA 17mo £1305 Helen Collins
Limx 16mo £1290 Little Tressles Farm
HEIFERS
Limx 19mo £1400 A White
Simx 17mo £1260 Little Tressles Farm
Limx 28mo £1230 JB Delph
AA 14mo £1160 Little Tressles Farm
S/Horn 20mo £1150 S Vincent
BBX 12mo £1060 RK Morton
S/Horn 21mo £1050 Chalke Farms
Limx 31mo £1000 S Dodman
Limx 16mo £990 Helen Collins
Saler 12mo £970 AJ Austin
BULLS
S/Dev 6mo £900 Christine Hanton
Charx 15mo £730 R Manoukian
Cull Cattle (26)
Another decent entry and the trade is moving forwards. Farm Assurance helps (a bit) and most fleshed cows were 160p to 200ppkg
Top price went to Tom Kemp Farms at £1578
Important notice to Farmers - please get Farm Assured if you can, it makes a real difference.
BREEDING CATTLE
A nice show of cows and calves found plenty of bidders, with a Lincoln Red outfit from Izzy Rainey to £1800 just pipped by an Aberdeen Angus Cow & heifer calf from Wroxham Home Farms which made £1810. Angus Cows and Bull Calves from Wroxham Home Farms sold to £1800, with Shorthorn outfits from WE Chantry to £1500.
(36) Calves
CW Potter did well with Blue Bull calves to £470, £449, £445, £452. Alex Dann sold a Blue at £438. Limousins from RJ Barnes reached £362. R Paterson sold a nice Charolais x Heifer at £315. Herefords from Coston Hall sold to £232 and £205 for LG Brigham
SHEEP (527)
PRIME LAMBS (189)
Tremendous trade throughout with lamb in great demand. Rory Smith topping at 313.60ppkg and NA Holden selling to £152, also good results from RH Farms.
STANDARD LAMBS (58) 253.80 TO 284.60 AV 263.95 £88.00 TO £112.00 AV £99.21
MEDIUM LAMBS (70) 253.40 TO 313.60 AV 279.85 £108.00 TO £138.00 AV £121.30
HEAVY LAMBS (54) 247.80 TO 302.00 AV 277.58 £114.00 TO £148.00 AV £130.93
HEAVY + LAMBS (7) 260.00 TO 284.60 AV 273.63 £130.00 TO £152.00 AV £143.33
(131) Cull Ewes
CULL RAMS (1) TO £51.00 AV £51.00
GOATS (6)
NANNIES (4) £40.00 TO £110.00 AV £88.50
WETHERS (2) £96.00 TO £98.00 AV £97.00
STORE LAMBS (169)
BELTEX (12) TO £104.00 AV £104.00
BLUE TEXEL X (15) £52.00 TO £70.00 AV £64.16
LLEYN (33) £78.00 TO £83.00 AV £80.50
JACOB EWE LAMBS (3) TO £82.00 AV £82.00
JACOB WETHERS (5) TO £47.00 AV £47.00
ZWARTABLES (48) £36.00 TO £56.00 AV £49.78
SOUTHDOWN TUP LAMBS (3) TO £60.00 AV £60.00
X BREDS (8) £29.00 TO £78.00 AV £62.00
HAMPSHIRES (6) TO £59.00 AV £59.00
MULE X (9) TO £80.00 AV £80.00
SOAY (11) TO £12.00 AV £12.00
BREEDING SHEEP
BREEDING EWES (22)
CHAROLLAIS EWES 4T TO £105.00 AV £105.00
PED HAMPSHIRE EWES TO £110.00 AV £110.00
NORFOLK HORN EWES TO £105.00 AV £105.00
HEBRIDEAN THEAVES TO £70.00 AV £70.00
JACOB EWES 4-6T TO £70.00 AV £70.00
BREEDING RAMS (9)
PEDIGREE BLUE TEXEL SHEARLINGS TO £260.00 AV £255.00
PEDIGREE BLUE TEXEL RAM LAMBS TO £200.00 AV £200.00
PURE BERICHON RAMS TO £290.00 AV £290.00
BERICHON X TEXEL TO £240.00 AV £240.00
2 SHEAR BELTEX TO £260.00 AV £260.00
OUR NEXT SPECIAL BREEDING SALE IS SATURDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER. PLEASE ENTER EARLY FOR ADVERTISING THANKS
ENTRIES PLEASE FOR ADVERTISING TO TIM THANKS
- THANK YOU TO ALL FARMERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
Entries for future sale to Tim Webster on 07437 101163.