Market reports: Saturday, August 27 to Tuesday, August 30

Total Store Stock: 5243 Head

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a massive entry of 107 dairy cattle which sold to £1930. Vendors from Carmarthen, Ledbury, Gloucester, Axminster & Exeter.

Wednesday, September 28 at 4.30pm. Orange Market dedicated sale for Btb restricted cattle

Licences to be applied for by 21st September from DEFRA on 03000 200301 or email swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk Store Cattle , Prime Cattle, Barren Cows, Feeding Cows & Cull Bulls, Cattle to be herd, SIT or PMT tested in the last 90 days.

Dairy Cattle (107): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report “large entries bring extra buyers”. The massive weekly entry of 107 dairy cows and heifers, which included 99 inmilk, being the largest entry of 2016 so far. The first 40 through the ring were all calved heifers and the best quality created considerable interest when 17 sold over £1700, 6 over £1800 and 3 over £1900 to £1930 x2 and £1870 for pedigree and non pedigree heifers from Mr HR Lewis of Carmarthen. Other pedigree heifers to £1920 and £1800 from Mr DE Pyle, Exeter. £1880 for a Dowervale bred heifer from Mr Searle, Axminster. Mr S Cheacker of Bristol saw his heifer realise £1860. Others to £1800 x2 for Messrs CRJ & JA Bishop and Mr R Webb; £1790 from Messrs GJ Searle & Sons; £1780 for Mr DR Evans, Carmarthen and £1760 from Mr AP Ractliffe, Gloucester.

Only a sprinkling of first quality cows to £1700 and £1230 from Messrs PH Creed & Son, Glastonbury. The dispersal for Mr JE Bennion of Ledbury, Herefordshire saw cows to £1200. Mr DR Glanfield’s Shorthorn cross 2nd calvers sold to £1170 and £1160 and their Jersey realised £1040.

Holstein incalf heifers to £1170 for Mr DR Glanfield.

Mr J Bennion’s pure bred Limousin bull born 2014 realised £2200.

1st Quality Heifers min £1700, max £1930, ave £1810; 2ndQuality Heifers £1020 £1580 £1260; 1st Quality Cows £1200 £1700 £1450; 2nd Quality Cows £1000 £1170 £1090.

Saturday, September 3 Monthly Catalogued Sale of 65 Organic Store Stock 10am Ring 2.

Store Cattle, Sucklers & Stirks (968): Store Cattle & Grazing Cows (667): For Saturday 3rd September 2016:- 60 day PMT date: 5th July 2016 (count day after injection as 1 and day of sale as 60).

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a strong entry in terms of quantity but an entry which displayed many cattle showing signs of the recent shortage of grass. Those Vendors who had supplementary fed their cattle were well rewarded.

Top was £1435 for two shapely lean Charolais steers (27m & FA) from Mr AP & Mrs SM Parris, Taunton, who sold others at £1312 (23/27m & FA). Further stronger Charolais at £1200 (21m & FA) Mr EJ Collins & Son, Chard; £1180 (23m & FA) Messrs Ellicott Bros, Bridgwater and £1140 for superb 19/20m and FA types from Mr TJ & Mrs PR Tucker, Bickington. Limousin steers rose to £1360 (27m & FA) for a fed type from Mr BC Knapp, Pilning, who sold other fed Limousins at £1200 (27/28m & FA) £1160 (217/28m & FA) and £1125 (29m & FA). Well grown types at £1240, £1210 and £1200, all 23m and from Mr DW Parris, Dalwood; £1200 again, £1175 and £1120 (all 25m & FA) Mr WJS Camp, Kentisbury; £1180 (26m & FA) Mr AP & Mrs SM Parris; £1155 (22m & FA) and £1100 (20m & FA) Mr RJ, Mrs GM & Mr AJ Tucker, High Bickington; £1140 (26m) Mr J Wakely, Chard; £1130 (17/18m & FA) Messrs Redwood & Son, Clayhidon and £1125 again (21m & FA) Messrs Ellicott Bros again. Strong Blue steers at £1215 (23/24m & FA) Messrs Johnson Partners, Chard. Further Blues £1180 (23m & FA) Messrs Ellicott Bros; £1170 (24m & FA) Mr R Johns & Son, Combe Martin; £1150 (28m & FA) Mr BC Knapp and £1100 (22m & FA) Mr EJ Collins & Son, Chard. Simmentals peaked at £1175 (19m & FA) for a very smart type from Mr TJ & Mrs PR Tucker. Others to £1090 (25m & FA) Mr A Ingram, Fordingbridge. Blonde steers at £1140 (26m) Mr J Wakely and £1120 (24m) Mr M Butler, Huish Episcopi.

Native steers sold to £1200 for a well fleshed Angus (19m) from Mr ED & Mrs RL Pike, Stockland. Further Angus steers £1165 (26m, FA & sire) Messrs SR Bishop & Son, South Perrott; £1140 (28m, FA & sire) Mr KH & Mrs PA Govier, Upton; £1080 (22m & FA) Mr TR & Mrs RT Tilly, Penzance and £1170 (21m & FA) Mr PH Winter, Bridgwater. Hereford steers peaked at £1065 (18/22m & sire) Messrs MS Ward & Son, Buckland Ripers, Weymouth.

Dairy breeds topped at £1060 for a smart Friesian from Messrs HC Derryman & Son, Stockland. Feeding Fleckvieh (21m) at £905, Messrs RH Mabbett & Sons, Winscombe; Friesians (22m & FA) £885, Mr TR & Mrs RT Tilly, Penzance; Holsteins (23/27m & FA) £860, Mr R Johns & Son, Combe Martin and £850 for Holsteins again (24/25m) Mr K Priddice, Highbridge.

Heifers sold to £1200 for a quality Limousin (22m) from Mr DW Parris again, who sold another at £1065 (22m). Forward Blues at £1140 (23m & FA) Messrs EJ Collins & Son, Chard; £1110 (25/26m & FA) Messrs Johnson Partners, Wambrook; £1050 (28/29m & FA) and £1010 (25/27m & FA) Mr R & Mrs BJ Woollacott, Clayhidon and £1030 (24m) Mr ED & Mrs RL Pike, Stockland. Charolais to £1080 (26m & FA) Messrs Ellicott Bros and £1000 (23m & FA) Mr KH & Mrs PA Govier. Further Limousin heifers at £1060 (28m & FA) and £1040 (28m & FA) Mr BC Knapp. £1050 (21/22m & FA) and £990 x7 (20/23m & FA) Mr RJ, Mrs GM & Mr AJ Tucker.

Native heifers peaked at £1060 x5 for fleshed Angus (24/25m, FA & sire) from Mr GG Dyer; Whitestaunton, who sold others (23/25m, FA & sire) at £950 x5. Others to £1000 (20m & sire) Mr AP Ractliffe, Gloucester. Hereford heifers sold to £1025 for a good fleshed type (29m, FA & sire) from Messrs IF Ford & Partners, Olveston. Others £950 (28m, FA & sire) Mr BC Knapp.

Young Farm Assured Blue heifers from Mr SER Hunt sold at £980 (14/16m) £970 and £950 (15m) and a 15m Blue steer sold at £1070 from the same farm.

Steers Max £1435, Ave £789; Heifers Max £1200, Ave £782.

Charolais steers £1435 £1312; heifers £1080 £1000; Limousin £1360 £1240 £1200 £1060; Simmental £1175 £1090 £980 £970; B/Blue £1215 £1180 £1140 £1110; Hereford £1065 £1050 £1025 £950; Angus £1200 £1165 £1060 £1000; Devon £1045 £950 £650 £595; Blonde £1140 £1120 £1030 £875; Friesian steers £1060 £885; heifers £705; Shorthorn steers £785; Stabiliser steers £1030; Fleckvieh £905 £760; Norwegian stees £840.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (4): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report small entry of sucklers sold to £740 for a Blue cow (12.07) with her Limousin cross steer calf (11.06.16) from Mr CA Churchill.

Saturday, September 10, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls to commence at 12.30pm in Ring 1.

Entries being taken please contact Jess Maynard on 01278-410278.

Busk Calves & Stirks (297): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a larger entry of stirks sold to another strong trade when some excellent cattle were presented. Top price of £915 (11m) for a Limousin steer from Messrs MJ & RSM Barrow who also sold others at £875 x3 (10m) £765 (9m) and £745 x3 (10m). Other Limousins to £860 (10m) £845 (9m) and £790 (8m) from Messrs J & S Creed & Doyle; £810 (14m) £785 (13m) £760 (15m) x2, £735 (12m) £730 (12m) £725 x2 (13m) and £715 (14m) from Mr PR Stevens; £770 (10m) from Redwood & Son; £750 (9m) from M Harrison Partners and £780 (10m) £730 (10m) from Messrs JA & G Aldworth. British Blues to £850 (10m) and £822 x3 (10m) from Messrs RJ & PJ Northover, who also sold others to £725 (9m) and £760 x3 (10m) from Mr AP Spry. Charolais to £820 (11m) and £715 (10/11m) from Mr CJ Wyatt. Angus to £778 x5 (12m) from Messrs JLD Burrough & Son. Herefords to £742 x3 from Mr N Priddice. Shorthorns to £715 (7m) from Mr D Chipp.

Heifers to £795 (9m) for a Limousin heifer from Mr RJ Gooding. Other Limousins to £720 (11m) £685 x2 (11m) and £660 x2 (11m) from Messrs MJ & SM Barrow; £690 x2 (9m) from Redwood & Son and £555 (3m) from Mr LJ Lock, who also sold another at £535 (13m). British Blues to £790 (10m) £762 (10m) £752 (9m) £750 x4 (9m) £610 x4 (9m) and £580 x3 (9m) from Messrs RJ & PJ Northover. Others to £775 (15m) and £670 (16m) from Mr CA Churchill; £625 (13m) from Mrs LM Walters, who also sold others at £565 x3 (12m) £600 (8m) from Messrs DJ Hill & Partners and £510 (11m) from Alston Sutton Farms. Blondes from Mr RJ Gooding to £765 (7m) and £675 (7m). Herefords to £555 (15m) x3 from Mr S Jeffery, when others sold to £550 (13m) x2 and £530 x2 from Messrs FP Hill & Son. Charolais to £545 (7m) from Messrs MF & JM Powell. Angus to £525 x4 (11m) from Alston Sutton Farms.

Please try and register all named sires on the passport and detail sire on the entry form. Please can Vendors make every effort to pre-book by email market@gth.net or by phone 01278 410278. Buyers do look at our website pre-entered stock page.

Steers Max £915, Ave £525; Heifers Max £795, Ave £490.

Charolais steers £820 £695; heifers £545 £525; Limousin £915 £875 £795 £720; Simmental £585 £505 £475 £460; B/Blue £850 £822 £790 £775; Hereford £742 £698 £555 £550; Angus £778 £710 £525 £500; Devon £535 £415 £485 £400; Blonde heifers £765 £675; Friesian steers £370 £360; Shorthorn steers £715; heifers £425 £395.

Non-Export Calves (524): Beef Breeds (385): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report another excellent entry when total numbers were over 500 for the third week in a row. Good competition throughout, particularly for the top quality. Young Charolais bulls to a high of £468, £458 and £432 from Messrs DJ & SE Bristol, when others sold to £458 and £425 from Messrs SM & DM Turner. Blues to £434 East Avercombe Farm Ltd and £415 Messrs CS & JM Petheram. Many more £350-£400. Strong young Limousin bulls £422 Messrs H & NM Wall, also £358 and £348 and Simmentals to £355 Mr RD Knight. Continental bulls in the main £300-£380. Mediums £240-£300 and small types from £170.

Heifer trade remains bright led by young Limousin to £375 Messrs RJ & SJ Dare, Dalwood and Charolais to £370 and £365 Messrs SM & DM Turner. Many good heifers £250-£300, particularly Blues from £360 and £358 Messrs CJ & JC Pine; £358 Messrs R & EJ Phillips; £350 Messrs PC & HA Humphry & Son; £348 Messrs RE Kingman & Son and £346 and £345. Medium heifers from £250 and smaller heifers £150 plus. More medium quality native breeds forward brought the average down but demand remains solid. The best Angus bulls sold to £326 Mr ES Triggol and heifers £218 Mr NC Taylor. Hereford bulls £365 Messrs RA Wilkins & Sons. Heifers very keen to £272 Messrs House & Sons. All named sire calves well contested. Reared calves of quality sold well again with suckler bred Charolais bulls to £548 and £525 Mr MJ Jenkins. Others £518 and £510 for Blues from Mr N George. Charolais heifers, 12 weeks to £458 and £412 Mr MJ Jenkins. Blues £442 Messrs PA & CE Edwards. Limousin bulls £475, £450 and £445 Mr N George. Thanks to all Vendors for an excellent entry once again.

Blue Bull £434 East Avercombe Farm Ltd £425; Hfr £360 CJ & JC Pine £358; Charolais Bull £468 DJ & SE Bristol £458; Hfr £370 SM & DM Turner £365; Limousin Bull £422 H & NM Wall & Sons £420; Hfr £375 RJ & SJ Dare £345; Simmental Bull £355 RD Knight £330; Hfr £270 W & EA Tratt £250; Hereford Bull £365 RA Wilkins & Sons £342; Hfr £272 House & Sons £232; Angus Bull £326 ES Triggol £296; Hfr £220 SJ Perry £218; Fleckvieh Bull £290 SDG & AJ Craddock £105; Devon Bull £240 Churchill Dairy Ltd £220.

Friesians (139): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a large entry saw a better trade for good rearing calves. Plain types more selective as numbers rise. An exceptional British Friesian from Messrs Tratt sold to £182. Others £146 Messrs RD & JA Hael; £128 Messrs CJ Clarke & Son; £118 Messrs W & EA Tratt and £116 (x2) Mr SW Batten. Holstein Friesians to £205 and £185 Mr AG Grabham, Donyatt. Others £128 Messrs NF Clothier & Sons. Reared Holstein Friesians to £148 Mr RL Trott. Others £140 Churchill Dairy Ltd. The best generally £70-£120. Mediums £40-£70 but more plain calves £15-£40 with quality very mixed.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the following sheep trades:-

Store Lambs (2318): A smaller entry of 2318 store lambs sold to a similarly strong competitive trade. The best sold to £89 and £75 for smart Texel ewe lambs from Messrs EA Cox & Son. Store lambs sold to £80 from Messrs JH & SA Denbee. Others £79 from Mr PWJ Land; £76 from Mr D O’Nions; £74 from Mr AG Evans and £70 from Mr RA Reed and Mr NH Julian. Mediums ranged £55-£65. Very small nearly all £29 plus. Overall average £57.58.

Ram Lambs sold as store lambs are to be declared. Those lots so declared to not contain any ram lambs, which are found post sale to contain undeclared ram lambs, will attract a 25% reduction in the sale price of any ram lambs found.

Grazing Ewes & Rams (1210): Another large entry of 1210 grazing ewes and rams sold to a continuing strong trade, although a high proportion of hill ewes pegged the averages considerably. Rams sold to £106 from Messrs T Frampton & Son. Others £93.50 from Mr T Turner; £93 from Swaddledown Farms; £90 from Mr P Tapp and £89 from Messrs FJ Hayball & Son. Ewes sold to £116 from Messrs RR Creed & Son. Others £100 from Mr LJ Burrough; £95.50 from Messrs N & J Agriculture Ltd; £94.50 from Mr L Joyner and Mr GJ Cottrell; £94 from Messrs RC Rowe & Son; £93.50 from Messrs RJ, HA & MR Popham; £93 from Messrs GR Baker & Son; £92.50 from Messrs R & N Gregory; £91 from Messrs SJ & JB Clatworthy and £89.50 from Messrs GF & DV Bussell. Mediums ranged £60-£75. Plain £50-£60. Boners nearly all £25.50 plus. Overall average £57.76.

Breeding Ewes (67): A very small entry of 67 breeding ewes sold to £114 from Mr P Webber and £111 from Messrs MB & KN Crabb.

Stock Rams (48): A much larger entry of 48 stock rams sold to a difficult trade, albeit with an 85% clearance. Charollais sold to £160 from Mr MT Prosser and Texels also sold to £160 from Mr LAJ England.

Donkey (1): The star of the sales today was a 1 year old uncastrated Jack donkey, which sold to a huge crowd of bidders and realised £340.

Saturday, September 3 Autumn Catalogued Sale of 140 MV Accredited Rams & Non MV Rams 12pm

Entries to date include: Rams: Charollais, Charollais X & Chartex 54, Grey Face Dartmoor 1, Poll Dorset & Dorset Down 7, Suffolk 28, Texel 30

Saturday, September 10, Special Catalogued Sale of 1500. Autumn Breeding Ewes 12pm.

Pigs: The Next Pig Market is Saturday, September 3. 2 Pietrain Pure Bred Gilts ready for boar, 1 Pietrain Young Boar ready to work (no relation to gilts) Ref: WW.

The Next Fodder Auction is Saturday, November 19.

Poultry 12 Noon. The Next Poultry Market is Thursday, September 22.

Tuesday, August 30

Total Stock: 1368 Head

Prime Cattle UTM & OTM Clean & Young Bulls (53): UTM (42) & OTM Prime Cattle (11): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a short post Bank Holiday entry of 53 prime cattle met a very keen trade for those on offer. Top was 218ppk for an extremely shapely Devon heifer from MR JR, Mrs RA & Mr RD Stanbury, East Knowstone. Probably the best conformation Devon seen at Sedgemoor. Smart lightweight Charolais heifers from Mr TV & Mrs E Wotton, Newton Abbot rose to 204.5ppk (448kg) and 194.5ppk (495kg). A rapid trade for Angus with sires saw heifers at 190.5ppk twice and 188.5ppk twice from Mr CJ Sage, Monkton Wyld. A young 17m Saler from Mr RW Fry, Long Sutton rose to 190ppk.

Heifers sold to £1326.33 for a grand 715kg Limousin from Mr CE & Mrs BD Bailey, West Chinnock. Angus to £1272.54 from Mr CJ Sage. Top price Devon at £1262.22 from Mr JR, Mrs RA & Mr RD Stanbury.

Steers peaked at 213.5ppk for an exceptional 15m, 627kg Limousin from Mr TV & Mrs E Wotton, who sold a quality Charolais at 209.5ppk. Angus steers also in great demand at 193.5ppk once and 192.5ppk thrice from Messrs MF Bathard &

Sons, Bristol and 192.5ppk and 190.5ppk from Mr CJ Sage again.

Steers sold to the day’s top of £1375.22 for a Blue from Mr RG Speed, Axminster. Others to £1338.65 (15m!) for a Limousin from Mr TV & Mrs E Wotton.

Steers (22): Top Price UTM 213.5p/kg, OTM 181.5p/kg; Average UTM 184.8p/kg, OTM 165.2p/kg; Top price per head UTM £1375.22, OTM £1140.70.

Top Vendors: Messrs TV & E Wotton LIM 213.5; Messrs TV & E Wotton CH 209.5; Messrs MF Bathard & Sons AA 193.5; Mr CJ Sage AA 192.5; Messrs MF Bathard & Sons AA 192.5.

Top Vendors: Mr RG Speed BB £1375.22; Messrs TV & E Wotton LIM £1338.65; Mr D Luff HFD £1225.13; Mr CJ Sage AA £1190.63; Mr JW Triggol HFD £1187.55.

Heifers (29): Top price UTM 218.0p/kg, OTM 177.5p/kg; Average UTM 178.9p/kg, OTM 132.2p/kg; Top price per head UTM £1326.33, OTM £1295.00.

Top Vendors: Messrs JR RA & RD Stanbury DEV 218.0; Messrs TV & E Wotton CH 204.5; Messrs TV & E Wotton CH 194.5; Mr CJ Sage AA 190.5; Mr CJ Sage AA 190.5.

Top Vendors: Messrs CE & BD Bailey LIM £1326.33; Mr CJ Sage AA £1272.54; Messrs JR RA & RD Stanbury DEV £1262.22; Messrs CE & BD Bailey LIM £1175.73; Messrs CE & BD Bailey LIM £1115.85.

Limousin Steers Ave 213.5, Top 213.5, Heifers Ave 181.5, Top 188.0; A/Angus 190.6, 193.5, 170.4, 190.5; Charolais 209.5, 209.5, 194.5, 204.5; B/Blue Steers 164.5, 164.5; Hereford Steers 182.5, 188.5; Devon 183.5, 187.5, 218.0, 218.0; Saler Heifers 183.2, 190.0; H Friesian Steers 139.5, 139.5.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good entry of cows post Bank Holiday met a firm trade for the better types. Very plain and foreign easier than of late.

Top was 131.5ppk for a well fleshed Limousin from Messrs Adams Bros, Clayhidon. A smart Limousin from Mr DM Ruell, Clatworthy rose to 127ppk. Blue at 124.5ppk from Mr B Jeffery, Oakford.

Sucklers sold to £1053.50 for a younger Hereford (44m) from Mr FR & Mrs DJ Butt, Dunkeswell.

Dairy breeds rose to 124ppk for really well dried off and fed Holsteins from Mr P & Mrs C Wyatt, Axminster, who sold others at 122ppk, 119ppk and 118ppk. Montbeliardes at 119ppk from Messrs CR House & Sons, Glastonbury. Other very best 118.5ppk (HF) Mr SJ Perry, East Worlington and 117ppk (HF) Mr CJ & Mrs AJ Herrod, Highbridge.

Better types 110ppk to 115ppk. Meat 105ppk to 110ppk. Steakers 100ppk plus. Plain below.

Cows sold to £950.30 for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs AA House & Son, Ashill. Other best cows over £900.

A price of note was £1295 for a 43m, 1000kg South Devon heifer from Mr E Hawkins, Trull.

Barren Cows (102): Top Price Continental Beef 131.5p/kg, Native Beef 122.5p/kg, Dairy 124.0p/kg.

Average 115.6ppk, 112.9ppk, 96.5ppk; Top price per head £998.49, £1053.50, £950.30.

Grade 1 Cows only Ave (ppk) 118.8, Top (ppk) 124.5, Ave (£) £896.20, Top (£) £998.49; Grade 2 110.5, 131.5, £796.18, £1053.50; Grade 3 98.0, 119.5, £658.25, £891.54; Grade 4 70.2, 102.5, £420.34, £634.12.

Top Suckler Vendors: Messrs Adams Bros LIM 131.5; Mr DM Ruell LIM 127.0; Mr B Jeffery BB 124.5; Messrs FR & DJ Butt HFD 122.5; Mr SR Davis BB 119.5; Messrs Adams Bros SIM 119.5.

Top Dairy Vendors: Messrs P & C Wyatt HF 124.0; Messrs P & C Wyatt HF 122.0; Messrs P & C Wyatt HF 119.0; Mr SJ Perry HF 118.5; Messrs P & C Wyatt HF 118.0; Messrs CJ & AJ Herrod HF 117.0.

Suckler Vendors: Messrs FR & DJ Butt HFD £1053.50; Mr B Jeffery BB £998.49; Mr B Jeffery SIM £901.32; Messrs Adams Bros LIM £882.37; Messrs Adams Bros SIM £840.09; Messrs RWM Westlake & Sons LIM £807.02.

Dairy Vendors: Messrs AA House & Son HF £950.30; Messrs BJ & RH Bryer FR £930.93; Messrs P & C Wyatt HF £909.78; Messrs R & EJ Phillips HF £905.05; Messr P & C Wyatt HF £902.02; Messrs CJ & AJ Herrod HF £891.54.

Lambs (1170): Top price p/head £99.00, Top price p/kg 194.0p/pk, SQQ Average 171.0p/pk.

Lambs Ave Standard (32.1-39.0kg) 162.75; Medium (39.1-45.5kg) 171.46; Heavy (45.6-52kg) 175.96; Others (Over 52kg) 152.59.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a large Bank Holiday weekend entry sold to a more difficult trade for the leaner/stale lambs but remaining strong for the well fleshed/thicker sorts. The best sold to 194ppk, 190ppk and 184ppk from Messrs Stanbury Farm Partnership; 190ppk and 186ppk from Mr J Buckle; 188ppk from Messrs Hopkins Developments and Messrs AG Hinks & Sons; 187ppk and 183ppk from Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; 185ppk from Mr AR Henson and Messrs BAV & JE Scriven; and 184ppk from Mr CW Padfield and Mr GR Sturrocks. Heavier lambs sold to £99 and £93.50 from Messrs GL & LJ Heywood; £94.50 and £90 (x2) from Mr AR Henson; £94.50 and £90 from Messrs BAV & JE Scriven; £93 from Mrs LA Read; £92 from Messrs Milborne Wick Farms and Mr GR Sturrocks; £91.50 from Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; £91 (x2) from Messrs Stanbury Farm Partnership and £90 from Mr RJ Ware. Overall average £77.71.

Lambs: 42.0 £75.00 Messrs D & K Buller; 43.0 £79.00 Stanbury Farm Partnership; 44.0 £81.00 Mr CW Padfield; 44.0 £80.00 Messrs BJ & RH Bryer; 45.0 £84.50 Messrs AG Hinks & Sons; 46.0 £86.50 Hopkins Developments; 46.0 £85.50 Mr J Buckle; 47.0 £91.00 Stanbury Farm Partnership; 47.0 £89.50 Mr J Buckle; 47.0 £85.50 Mr DM Ruell; 48.0 £91.00 Stanbury Farm Partnership; 49.0 £91.50 Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; 49.0 £89.50 Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; 49.0 £89.00 Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; 49.0 £89.00 Mr AR Henson; 50.0 £92.00 Mr GR Sturrocks; 50.0 £90.00 Mr AR Henson; 50.0 £90.00 Messrs BAV & JE Scriven; 50.0 £90.00 Mr RJ Ware; 51.0 £94.50 Messrs BAV & JE Scriven; 51.0 £94.50 Mr AR Henson; 51.0 £93.00 Mrs LA Read; 52.0 £93.50 Messrs GL & LJ Heywood; 52.0 £92.00 Milborne Wick Farms; 55.0 £99.00 Messrs GL & LJ Heywood.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a larger entry of 43 cull ewes and rams sold to £94 for a smart Texel from Mr BJ Gruitt and £75 for Suffolk x from Messrs Vigar & Son to average £61.02.

Forthcoming Sales:

September

Saturday 3, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Organic Store Stock 10am Ring 2.

Saturday 3, Autumn Sale of MV & Non MV Accredited Rams 12 Noon.

Saturday 3, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Thursday 8, Collective Machinery Sale 10.30am.

Saturday 10, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows 12.30pm Ring 1.

Saturday 10, Autumn Breeding Ewe Sale 12 Noon.

Saturday 17, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Saturday 17, Special Sale of Continental Store Cattle 10am Ring 2.

Tuesday 20, Michaelmas Collective Dairy Sale of Freshly Calved Cows, Heifers, Youngstock & Bulls 11am Ring 1.

Thursday 22, South West Region Rare Breeds Survival Trust Show & Sale of Dexter Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Alpacas, Pigs, Poultry, Horses & Ponies 9am.

Thursday 22, General Sale 10.30am.

Saturday 24, Special Catalogued Sale of Mule & Mule Cross Breeding Ewes 12pm.

Saturday 24th Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring 2

Wednesday 28, Orange Market Dedicated Sale for bTB Restricted Cattle. Store Cattle – 15 Months & Over, Prime Cattle & Barren Cows. Stock to be booked in with the market office by 21 September. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000 200301 or swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk. Sale commences 4.30pm.