It is like a different Country in East Anglia compared to the rest of the UK - how many Centres can report stock not turning up because the Weather is too nice !!!  This had the effect of making the Cattle even dearer. Once the big beautiful wall is built, we will be ok.

HIGHLIGHTS
STEERS
Hereford 24mo £2240 S Whiting
Limx 18mo £2040 MA & CR Rounding
S/Devon 23mo £1990 Guyer Farms
Limx 15mo £1940 N Peasgood
BBx 15mo £1920 JP Molineux
Limx 14mo £1760 KM Key & Son
Limx 16mo £1760 MA & CR Rounding
BBx 22mo £1750 Paul Harvey Livestock
Limx 11mo £1720 JB Services
Limx 10mo £1650 N Peasgood

HEIFERS
Simx 21mo £2160 PF Boon & Son
Limx 16mo £2080 MA & CR Rounding
Simx 20mo £1940 Mark Last
Char 12mo £1920 C Germany
Simx 17mo £1850 Paul Harvey Livestock
Simx 14mo £1800 Paul Harvey Livestock
Limx 11mo £1800 JB Services
Simx 20mo £1800 Mark Last
BBx 19mo £1780 Mark Last
BBx 23mo £1700 Paul Harvey Livestock

STORE BULLS
Saler 26mo £1750 EJW Holman
Charx 22mo £1740 EJW Holman
L.Red 12mo £1580 Carrick Enterprises
L/Red 11mo £1530 Carrick Enterprises
Sim 10mo £1500 Paul Gunther
L/Red 17mo £1450 Carrick Enterprises
Sim 6mo £1440 Paul Gunther
Sim 8mo £1440 Paul Gunther

A very nice trade yet again, with Cows to 318ppkg for R.C. Mellor & £2262 for John Bacon & £2249 for A Hurn & Partners.
Steers to 337ppkg for NP Key & £1952 for R.C. Mellor

Another great trade with new buyers (well 6 years ago !) present
Top spot went to R Paterson with Charolais Bulls to £615 & £600. CW Potter sold Blues at £590 with CB & SC Gapp at £560 and RJ Barnes to £535. Top price Hereford went to R Paterson at £415 with Limousins from RJ Barnes at £480.

Good entry on a cold but DRY day. Good to see a few returning faces and trade in general good over all departments.

PRIME HOGGS (456)
More numbers forward and a pleasing trade with other outlets easier. Handy sorts at a premium, Heavy much harder to place. Rob Britton topping at 369.40ppkg and Jimmy Rudd £158.00 per head.

STANDARD LAMBS (70) 337.80 TO 369.40 AV 353.05 £125.00 TO £137.00 AV 130.00
MEDIUM LAMBS (201) 330.00 TO 352.50 AV 339.09 £132.00 TO £150.00 AV £141.90
HEAVY LAMBS (137) 310.20 TO 337.70 AV 319.86 £141.00 TO £155.00 AV £150.63
HEAVY + LAMBS (48) 271.90 TO 308.00 AV 293.99 £141.00 TO £158.00 AV 152.00

A smaller entry than expected but trade very fast throughout topping at £205 for L Catling, Norwich.

£32.00 to £205.00 av £166.66

CULL RAMS (3)

£80.00 to £105.00 av £92.67

A good crowd of buyers again eager to own. Topping at £128 for M Payne, Shropham for Texels.

£22.00 to £128.00 av £108.86

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IN LAMB EWES (4)
R.C. Mellor, Downham Market, sold Texel Shearlings at £140 which had been running with the Ram.

EWES & LAMBS (9)
Texel Shearling Ewe & Texel Lamb at foot £120 per life
Border Leicester Ewe & 2 Lambs at foot £98 per life
2 XBred Ewes & 2 Lambs at foot £70 to £85 per life