Market Report
Saturday 9th March, 2019
Notes
Cattle and Sheep
(150) Cattle
Charolais 8-10mo hefs 590, 11-15m.o hefs £800.
Simmental 8-10mo strs 845. 11-15m.o strs 905 hefs 895, 20mo+ strs 890.
South Devon 8-10m.o strs 490 11-15m.o hefs 700.
Limousin 8-10mo strs 970 hefs 675. 11-15mo strs 935, hfrs 690.
Blue 8-10m.o strs 830, 11-15m.o strs 815, 20m.o+ strs 900 hefs 730.
A.Angus 8-10mo strs 770. 11-15m.o strs 750.
(10) Cull Cattle
Heavy Cows to 136ppkg
Hefs to 148ppkg
Overage Hfd Steers 130-145ppkg
Other Steers 144-150ppkg
(12) Breeding Cattle
8 x Aged in calf Beef Shorthorn Cows £550 to £740.
(66) Calves
A fair entry not the best quality overall but good calves sold well. A Dann topped at £345 for BB x Bull calves.
B. Blue Males 175 to 345 Heifers to 210
Hereford Males 80 to 200 Heifers 90 to 240
Angus Males to 175 Heifers 115 to 145
Friesians 55 to 80
Stirks
Shorthorn males 185-200
Lincoln Red heifers 280
A.Angus Males to 240 hefs 170-395
(960) Sheep
Not quite so many forward with trade matching national trends. Top price per kilo 214p (G&W Williams) and per head £95 (EE Rudd & Son). Better show of heavy cull ewes topped at £87.50 (J Child). Store hoggets holding trade for the stronger ones.
Light Lambs (25.5-32kg)
Standard Lambs (32.1-39kg) 168.8 to 183.7 average 178.4
Medium Lambs (39.1-45.5kg) 151.4 to 214 average 180.2
Heavy Lambs (45.6-52kg) 151.3 to 196.6 average 169.5
Extra Lambs (52.1kg +) 149.8 to 161.5 average 153.5
(95) Cull Ewes
Light/Grazers 30-50,
Medium 55-72,
Heavy 75-87.50,
Overall average £66.80
(128) Breeding sheep & Store Lambs
Store Hoggs 30-66 (J Boyce) Av 54.20,
Texel x ewes with singles £119,
Cross Bred Shearlings & Lambs £95,
In lamb shetland ewes £32,
Boer billy goat 60, Toggenburg billy goat 50.