For June, this was a great entry, being more than expected. An abundance of forage means that store cattle are wanted and prices are high. In fact it is impossible to value them unless you have a crystal ball. The main thing is not to panic, keep your head down and proceed slowly forward.

HIGHLIGHTS
Steers
Limx 18mo £1550 A White
BAx 15mo £1500 Raven Bros
AA 14mo £1480 T Hawes
Simx 15mo £1460 Raven Bros
Simx 19mo £1420 GJ Hancy
Simx 15mo £1390 Raven Bros
Limx 14mo £1370 LP & PV Thain
BBx 13mo £1340 R Criddle
BBx 13mo £1300 R Criddle

Heifers
Simx 35mo £1620 R Ellis
Lim 17mo £1500 D Andrews
Simx 21mo £1500 GJ Hancy
Simx 21mo £1420 GJ Hancy
Limx 17mo £1380 A White
BAx 15mo £1170 Raven Bros
Limx 20mo £1090 KM Key & Son
BBx 21mo £1070 S Aldred

Cows sold to 165ppkg (£1295) for T Batley and older Bulls to 154ppkg for EJW Holman

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

 

A lot of action in the Breeding ring, with Lim Cow and Blue Calf from Ben Burgess to £1,880. Angus from Meadow Farm to £1,220 and Aged Stock Bulls from A Hurn & Partners to £1,600.  A Pedigree Belted Galloway Bull from C.A.Coe reached £1,220.

With talk of calves nationally going off the boil, we had a very nice trade. Top spot went to CW Potter with a B.Blue at £410 and another at £400.
Alex Dann was close behind with two Blues at £400, whilst C & S Gapp sold Blue heifers to £322.
A nice Charolais heifer from Alex Dann made £350 and a Shorthorn Bull £295. The same vendor reaching £105 for Black  & Whites. LG Brigham made £200 of small Herefords

A very quiet day at Norwich today with many farmers with grass down, silaging and haymaking and shearing, making the use of this fine weather. Hoggs pretty much dried up but New Season Lambs wanted.

NEW SEASON LAMBS (150)
Fair trade throughout with lambs especially wanted 42kg-47kg. Top prices today were 434ppkg for Beth Atkinson and £197 for C Kinge.

MEDIUM LAMBS (40) 343.50 to 389.40 av 369.22 £128.00 to £148.00
STANDARD LAMBS (74) 371.40 to 434.00 av 393.77 £155.00 to £191.00 av £169.68
HEAVY LAMBS (24) 380.40 to 414.80 av 395.21 £175.00 to £195.00 av £187.17
HEAVY + LAMBS (12) 349.00 to 394.00 av 362.51 £178.00 to £197.00 av £186.85

A lot less after the Festival - topped by BLM Livestock at £132.00

£38.00 to £132.00 av £90.51

CULL RAMS (21) 

£40.00 to £120.00 av £93.20

Good trade with a few Farmers now having plenty of grass. Topping at £154 per life from S.Brame

£13.00 to £154.00 av £82.50

BLM Livestock Sold Dorset Breeding Ewes to £200 per life








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