Saturday, November 12 to Monday, November 14

Total store stock: 5758 Head

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a massive November entry of fresh milk which saw more improvement in the trade to £1880.

Wednesday, November 30 at 4.30pm. Orange Market dedicated sale for Btb Restricted Cattle.

Licences to be applied for by 23rd November 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 (89): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a massive November entry of fresh milk saw another improvement in the trade with a packed ringside. Trade for both cows and heifers reflected the recent talk of higher milk prices as we approach 2017.

3 pedigree heifers from the “Deri” herd of Messrs DR Evans & Co of Carmarthen led the way at £1880 and £1820 x2. Panda Holsteins saw their heifers at £1820, £1810, £1700 and £1620. A run of 14 British Friesian heifers from Messrs JD & SA Fear & Son of Thornbury sold to £1820, £1800, £1720, £1700 and £1640 to average £1504!!

Mr R Lewis of Carmarthen sold 9 heifers to £1700 and £1600. Mr DE Pyle £1690; £1680 for Mr R Popham and £1610 and £1600 Mr A Ractliffe.

Fewer cows sold to £1490 from Mr J Searle. Others to £1380 for Mr NC Taylor. £1370 and £1300 for a Shorthorn from Messrs PW & JA Bevan & Son, Abergavenny. Others £1200 Messrs J Reed & Son, Norwich, also GW Bevan & Son, Hereford. Ayrshire cows to £1100 Mr M Powell. Heifers £920 H Balderston, Norwich.

Incalf heifers to £1050 for British Friesians from Messrs K & J Hames. 4m calves to £320 Mr JR Farnes, Sussex. Calves to £235 x2 Messrs PB & M Yeatman.

1st Quality Heifers min £1600, max £1880, ave £1735; 2ndQuality Heifers £1020 £1580 £1320; 1st Quality Cows £1490 £1490 £1490; 2nd Quality Cows £1090 £1370 £1210.

South West Winter Fair, 10th Annual Christmas Show of Cattle, Lambs, Pigs, Lamb Carcass & Dressed Poultry and The South West Sausage Competition along with numerous trade stands will be held at

Sedgemoor Auction Centre, Monday, December 5. Free public entry to Fair, contact Adam Hayes or Louise Baker on 01278-410278.

Store Cattle, Sucklers & Stirks (1094): Store Cattle & Grazing Cows (778): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a slightly reduced entry at 778 strong stores, part of 1094 with the stirks and sucklers, met an excellent trade for the best. Some farming heifers found homes at lower levels than of late due to many buyers having filled their sheds as a result of the weather eventually breaking.

Top was £1215 for the best of a very smart run of forward steers from Messrs Habberfield & Priscott, Wiveliscombe being a Blue (27m & FA) who also sold a Charolais at £1165 (23m & FA) Simmentals at £1150 (17/19m & FA) and £1100 (16/20m & FA) Limousins at £1100 (21/25m & FA) Blonde at £1100 (18m & FA) more Charolais at £1095 (18/22m & FA x8) Simmental at £1095 (19m & FA) Limousin at £1095 (19m & FA) Simmental at £1080 (25m & FA) Limousin at £1070 (25m & FA) further Blonde at £1070 (26m & FA) and £1050 for Charolais, Blonde and Limousin (18/23m & FA). A super show. Further Blue steers at £1160 (25/26m & FA) from Mr R & Mrs D Passmore, Instow, who sold another at £1065 (25m & FA); £1140 (22m & FA) Mr S Brown, Upottery; £1075 (20m & FA) and £1040 (14/20m & FA) Mr DA Kidner & Son, East Huntspill. Simmental steers peaked at £1210 (21m & FA) from Mr JC & Mrs PA Chapple, Musbury. Further Simmental steers £1070 (24m & FA) from Mr R Hayes, Banwell; £1065 (14/19m) Messrs J Cockburn & Partners, Chard and £1035 (18m) Mr BS Davis, Othery. Charolais steers rose to £1185 (21m & FA) from Messrs BJ Stephens & Sons, Weston Super Mare. Further Charolais £1180 (21m & FA) Mr JC & Mrs PA Chapple. Limousin steers topped at £1135 (27m & FA) from Mr B & Mrs V Fowler, Honiton. Others £1125 (only 19m) Maydown Farm Ltd, Burton Bradstock; £1112 (21/23m & FA) Mr DG & Mrs RH Matravers, Taunton; £1090 (19m & FA) and £1010 (18/19m & FA) Mr DF Rawlins, Ashill; £1090 (17/22m & FA) and £1010 (19m & FA) for very smart types from Mr GJ Cottrell, Sampford Peverell; £1080 (19m & FA) Mr JC & Mrs PA Chapple and £1070 (25/27m & FA) Messrs RC Rowe & Son, Upottery.

Native steers rose to £1148 for well bred Angus (19/20m, FA & sire) Mr S Meredith, Axbridge. Further Angus steers at £1075 (24m, FA & sire) Mr DG & Mrs RH Matravers; £1015 (24m, FA & sire) Mr IF Ford & Partners, Olveston; £1005 (20/21m, FA & sire) Mr SJ & Mrs RW Staples, Bridport and £1000 (20m, FA & sire) Mr DW Hewlett, Queen Camel. Hereford steers sold to £1145 (24/25m, FA & sire) Mr HR Hutton, Easter Compton. Devons rose to £1010 (only 19m & FA) Mr C & Mrs A Williams, Bampton.

Dairy bred steers again keener than of late at the younger end. Friesians peaked at £935 (24m & FA) Messrs IF Ford & Partners who sold a Holstein (23m & FA) at £875. Further forward Friesian at £850 (20m & FA) Messrs MF Bathard & Son, Almondsbury. Further Holsteins at £805 (19m & FA) Mr EMC Bax, Wadebridge.

Heifers topped at £1070 for fleshed Blues (25m & FA) Mr R & Mrs D Passmore. Shapely Blue heifers at £1005 and £935 (all 17m & FA) Mr C & Mrs A Williams and £1000 (18/20m & FA) Mr S Broom. Limousin heifers sold to £1000 (27m & FA) Messrs RC Rowe & Son. Further Limousins £975 (20m) and £900 (19/20m) Messrs PG Bowditch & Son, Hawkchurch; £945 (25m & FA) Mr H Leyshon, Neath; £925 (17/20m & FA) Mr GJ Cottrell and £900 (19m & FA) from Mr DF Rawlins. Simmental heifers peaked at £965 (16/19m & FA) from Mr J Cockburn & Partners. Charolais heifers at £955 (27m & FA) Mr B & Mrs V Fowler; £920 (30m & FA) Messrs HG Bishop & Son and £910 (19/20m & FA) Mrs DM Dyer, Yarcombe. Blonde at £950 (27m & FA) Mr B & Mrs V Fowler.

Native heifers rose to £980 for an Angus (20m, FA & sire) from Mr DW Hewlett. Further Angus at £915 (19/20m & FA) Mrs S Meredith. Herefords to £935 (19m & FA) Mr C & Mrs A Williams.

Steers Max £1215 Ave £771; Heifers Max £1070 Ave £687.

Charolais steers £1185 £1180; heifers £955 £920; Limousin £1135 £1125 £1000 £975; Simmental £1210 £1150 £965 £835; B/Blue £1215 £1160 £1070 £1005; Hereford £1145 £930 £935 £845; Angus £1148 £1075 £980 £915; Devon £1010 £745 £630 £630; S/Devon steers £920; heifers £870 £700; Friesian £1010 £745 £630 £630; Blonde £1100 £1070 £950 £845; Friesian £935 £875 £755 £605; Shorthorn heifers £600 £600; Stabilizer steers £930.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (33): An entry of 33 sucklers sold to £950 for a Simmental cross cow (06.05) and her Charolais steer calf (02.09.16) from Mr JT & Mrs AJ Andrews.

Private Treaty Pedigree 20m Charolais Bull, discounted at £1500 Ref : RJV/C2089 (nose open due to ring having been ripped out).

Saturday, December 10, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls 12.30pm.

Entries being taken please contact Jess Maynard 01278-410278.

Busk Calves & Stirks (283): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a reduced entry of variable quality, with a high proportion of younger stirks forward, sold to a strong trade for the best whilst plainer types continue to be met with selective bidding.

Top price of £940 (12m) for a Charolais steer from JJ Cooper. Other Charolais to £705 (11m) from Mr B Calder; £665 (11m) from Mr RJ Winzer; £605 (12m) from Mr J Popham and £580 x3 (4/8m) from Mr BJ Hoyles. Limousins to £860 (11m) from Miss H Bowditch, when others sold at £855 (10m) from Messrs PG Bowditch & Son and £570 (6m) from Mr RW Biss. British Blues to £835 (7m) from Mr RW Biss who also sold others to £520 (6m). Others to £815 (8m) £740 (8m) £720 (8m) and £650 (8m) from Mr K Payne; £750 (11m) from Messrs RA Wilkins & Sons, who also sold others at £680 (11m) £730 (x2) from Mr RJ Winzer; £600 (11m) £615 (13m) from Mr RW Edwards and £585 (14m) from Mr P Tapp. Angus to £745 (9m) from Mr NC Whitcombe, who also sold another at £660 (8m) and £540 x4 (5/7m) from Temple Farm Chedzoy Ltd. Parthenais to £650 (4m) and £640 x2 (7m) from Mr P Webber.

Heifers to £715 (10m) for a Limousin from Messrs PG Bowditch & Son. Other Limousins to £605 x2 (10/11m) from Mr RSJ Bickell, who also sold others at £555 (10m); £535 (6m) £515 (6m) and £500 (7m) from Mr RW Biss; £505 (13m) from Mr J Popham and £465 (6m) from Nankivell & Son Ltd. Angus to £715 (9m) from Mr NC Witcombe who sold others at £505 (9m). British Blues to £712 (7m) from Mr RW Biss. Others to £620 (7m) from Miss R Payne; £620 (7m) from Miss H Payne and £590 (6m) from Mr K Payne; £460 x5 (6m) from Bittadon Farm Ltd; £445 (10m) from Messrs RA Wilkins & Sons and £435 (7m) from Mr FD Payne.

Charolais to £705 (7m) £685 (10m) and £615 x3 (5/7m) from JJ Cooper. Others to £605 (14m) from Mr RJ Winzer; £590 (8/10m) x2 from Mr RSJ Bickell; £510 x2 (6m) from Nankivell & Son Ltd, who also sold others at £460 x4 (6m) and £460 x2 (7m) from Mr BJ Hoyles.

Many thanks to all Vendors and with the large company of buyers more could have been sold to advantage.

Saturday, November 19, 30 Spring born Limousin steers & heifers from home bred Limousin bull.

Ref: Ivor Habberfield.

Steers Max £940, Ave £423; Heifers Max £715, Ave £377.

Charolais steers £940 £705; heifers £705 £685; Limousin £860 £855 £715 £605; B/Blue £835 £815 £712 £620; Hereford £595 £545 £400 £340; Angus £745 £660 £715 £505; S/Devon £495 £380 £325 £285; Devon steers £290; Friesian steers £350 £280; Shorthorn heifers £420 £235.

Non-Export Calves (500): Beef Breeds (372) – not able to be exported from market.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report another excellent entry of 500 calves met a ring full of buyers, which produced a slight improvement at the top end. Reared calves to £500 for a Limousin from Mr JR Farnes, when Blues sold to £495 from Messrs PA & CE Edwards (16 weeks) and £475, £470 and £462 from Mr NF George. Same Vendor £465 for Limousins and £462 for Charolais. Young calves to £445 for a Limousin bull from Mr AG Grabham. Other Limousins £340 Messrs SR Curtis & Partners and £320 Messrs A Small & Son. Blues to £395 x2 for Mr NP Gibbons Ltd and Messrs RJ & CH Palfrey & Son; £380, £378 and £375 for same Vendors; £355 Messrs DJ & SE Bristol. Simmentals to £378, £332 and £305 for Messrs RJ & CH Palfrey & Son; £302 from Messrs AA & JM Churchill. Charolais to £350 and £345 from Messrs SM & DM Turner; £335 Messrs DJ & SE Bristol. Fleckvieh to £270 and £240 for Messrs AJ & ES Maltby. Blondes to £270 and £245 from Messrs FDJ Bennett & Son. Best continental bulls £320 plus. Mediums £260-£280 and plainer types around £220.

Reared Heifers to £422, £410 and £400 for Blues from Bittadon Farm (16-20 weeks) and £390x2 from Messrs PA & CE Edwards; £382 from Mr SJ Perry. Younger Heifers to £300 for Blues from MC Clothier. Others £275 from Messrs AA House & Son; £270 Mr NP Gibbons Ltd; £270 Messrs JW & P Marsh. Charolais to £276 and £270 for Messrs CG, GR & MS Spiller; £260 Messrs SM & DM Turner. Limousins to £275 for Messrs JW & P Marsh and £270 Messrs H & NM Wall. Simmentals to £260, £250 and £228 for Messrs RJ & CH Palfrey & Son. Best Continental Heifers £260-£300, mediums £220-£260 and plainer types around £200.

Natives to £370 for Mr AG Grabham’s Angus. Others £345 Cleave Farm Partnership; £318 Messrs M & B Humphry and £310 Mr R Hares. Herefords to £320 for The Colgrove Partnership; £300 and £288 Messrs BS & SG Kingston and £275 Mr R Trott.

Heifers to £265x2 Mr SJ Perry for Angus. Others £225 Messrs P & G Coles & Maidment.

Blue Bull 72 £495 PA & CE Edwards £475; Hfr 65 £422 Bittadon Farms Ltd £410; Charolais Bull 16 £462 NF George £455; Hfr 14 £276 GG, GR & MS Spiller £270; Limousin Bull 31 £500 JR Farnes £465; Hfr 27 £330 Chapel Farm Partnership £275; Simmental Bull 20 £378 RJ & CH Palfrey £332; Hfr 15 £260 RJ & CH Palfrey £250; Hereford Bull 19 £431 NF George £320; Hfr 15 £240 Higher Farm (Manston) Ltd £225; Angus Bull 31 £430 NF George £370; Hfr 29 £270 NF George £265; Fleckvieh Bull 12 £270 AJ & ES Maltby £240; Blonde Bull 5 £270 FDJ Bennett & Son £245; Devon Bull 1 £188 MS & NM Hebditch.

Friesians (128) – not able to be exported from market. 128 dairy bred bulls found a slight improved trade for the middle quality when the day topped at £140 for Paul Kostyla. Others £115 for Messrs MS & NM Hebditch; £110 and £100 for Messrs RJ & JM Dobson; £95 x2 for Messrs GA Quick & Sons. Best rearing calves £80 plus. Mediums £40-£80 and most over £25. Montebeliarde to £150 for Mr R Trott. Ayrshire to £85 for Messrs MA & NR Bowditch. Swedish Red to £80 Mr K Sims.

Sheep (3841): Store Lambs (2629): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a similarly large entry of overall better quality lambs sold to a dearer trade for all forward. The best sold to £73 from Mr AD Cowling and Manor Farm Partners. Others £72.50 from Mr JM Harper; £70.50 from Mr CR Pascall and Mr WD Hooper; £70 from Westwood Farms and Mrs DM Dyer; £69.50 from Mr JEC Lawrence; £69 from Mr S Toogood and Swaddledown Farms; £68.50 from Mr DM Ruell and Mr RJ Winzer and £68 from Temuka Ltd, Mr K Gribble, Messrs JK & MJ Diment & Sons and Cokes Frome Farm Ltd. Mediums ranged £58-£67, very small nearly all £28 plus. Overall average £59.39.

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. Similarly Cryptorchids to be declared.

Grazing Ewes and Rams (1041): Fewer grazing ewes and rams forward at 1041 head sold to a similar trade for all presented. Rams sold to £95.50 from Mr C Peach. Others £95 from Potticks Pigs Ltd; £89.50 from Mr S Harris and Messrs TG & MG Wooff and Messrs RE & E Powell and £88.50 from Mr SP Kellaway. Ewes sold to £113 and £98.50 for pure bred Suffolks from Mr P Brooks. Others sold to £95 from Messrs RJ & AM Pedrick; £92.50 from Mr C Peach; £89 from Messrs MD Fone & Sons; £88.50 and £86.50 from Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; £88 from Mr EE Paviour and £87.50 and £87 from Mr EA Harding. Mediums ranged £60-£70. Plain £45-£60. Boners nearly all £20 plus. Overall average £51.52.

Breeding Ewes (114): Less forward this week being 114 breeding ewes and ewe lambs. Scanned inlamb ewes to £110 and £105 from Mr JC Salmon. Older inlamb ewes to £85 from Mr PG Kearle. Ewe lambs to £80 from Mr AC Andrews for Suffolk x Scotch halfbreds.

Goats (13): Wethers sold to £70 from Messrs TG & MG Wooff and Messrs RG & E Powell and billies sold to £50 from Mr EJ Bladon.

Stock Rams (44): A reduced entry sold to a selective trade for the time of the season. Suffolk shearlings to £250 for Mr LAG England, who also sold Texel 2T’s to £230 (x4). Others to £165 for Messrs NF Clothier & Sons.

Grass Keep Bridgwater Area 160 Acres Organic Grass Keep Sheep Only All Year Round, Contact Paul Ashton 01278-410250.

Pigs (234): The Next Pig Market is Saturday, November 26.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a smaller entry of pigs forward with an improved trade for cull sows and the best quality fat pigs.

Fat Pigs (105): Trade for fat pigs still strong when the best quality were in short supply. Heavy gilts to £132 for Peckmoor Farming. Other heavies to £131 and £119 for Messrs J & R Hopkins. Best also from Mrs JA Davies to £128 and £123 for Messrs FH Chave & Son. Others to £116 and £111 for Mr CW Gibbins from Honiton and £113 for Mr J Reason. Lighter types to £99 for Messrs RN & LA Bell and £98 for Mr TWT Palmer.

Store Pigs (77): Very few store pigs forward. Smart 12 w/o Pietrains for Mr A Thomas from Cornwall to £42 and £41. Other types to £34 for Mr D Pope from Buckinghamshire. Number of very young and coloured store pigs forward to a difficult trade.

Cull Sows & Boars (37): A good entry of better quality culls forward. A very good run from Peckmoor Farming to £198, £189, £176 x2 and £170. Others to £173 for Mr DH Turner. Boars to £146 twice for Mr B Watkins and also Mr White.

Breeding Pigs (15): Young smart Pietrain boar to £275 for Mr R Greenman. Inpig gilts to £140 and £136 for Mr R Greenman. Young inpig Duroc gilt to £130 for Mr A Thomas.

Please Note – The Next Fodder Auction is Saturday 19th November

The Next Poultry Market is Saturday, November 19.

Monday, November 14

Total stock: 1184 head

PRIME Cattle UTM & OTM Clean & Young Bulls (74): UTM (72) & OTM Prime Cattle (2): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a similar entry of 71 prime cattle met a faster trade. All classes of stock dearer as buyers secure cattle in time to hang and sell for Christmas.

Top was 229.5ppk for a very shapely, nicely fleshed, 514kg, red Limousin steer from Mr J & Mrs S Vinnicombe & Son, Ottery St Mary, who sold other similar, handy weight steers (562 and 600kg) at 217.5 and 202.5ppk. Another handy weight steer (533kg) again being a very shapely but this time lean red Limousin achieved 209.5ppk from Messrs AJ Hepper & Son, Blue Anchor, who sold others similar at 201ppk twice and 199.5ppk twice, 196.5ppk and a Blonde at 200ppk. A shapely, covered red Limousin from Mr MW & Mrs S Edwards, Congresbury rose to 202.5ppk. Fasted Blonde steer at 199ppk and a fasted Limousin at 198.5ppk from Messrs G Vauden & Son, Bristol. Shapely black Limousin steer (635kg) met a call of 199.5 and 196ppk from Messrs W Johnson & Son, Dalwood and a top drawer Blonde steer (U+4L) at 195.5ppk from Mr RG Speed, Axminster.

Steers sold to £1,452.70 for a very smart Blonde from Messrs G Vauden & Sons. Top 10 steers all £1,315.73 and up.

Heifers topped at 214.5ppk for a shapely and again nicely covered Charolais (553kg) from Mr JL, Mrs SM & Mr TL Armitage, Huish Champflower, who also sold a good R4L Blonde at 204.5ppk (537kg) and a similar Limousin at 199.5ppk (530kg).

Barley Blues from Mr SER Hunt met calls of 213 (535kg) 198.5 (517kg) and 190ppk (495kg). A shapely and well covered black Limousin (545kg) from Mr J & Mrs S Vinnicombe & Son shot to 209.5ppk. A similarly shapely yet leaner Blue (537kg) from Messrs CJ Radford & Son, Tiverton rose to 199.5ppk. The same price was received by Messrs W Johnson & Son, Dalwood for their similar conformation and finish black Limousin (510kg). A heavier heifer (611kg) from Messrs W Moore & Sons, Rackenford sold well at 190.5ppk.

Generally a real shortage of best type “shop” heifers. Buyers are crying out for well bred (R grade and better) nicely finished (3 and R4L, 4H if really good shape) handy weight heifers (520 to 600kg) suitable for the butchers trade. 190 to 215ppk liveweight represents an excellent price and many more heifers are wanted to satisfy demand.

All the top 20 steer and heifer prices were again under 687kg. One other steer at 677 and after that the remaining 18 were 495 to 617kg. 650kg is the upper target to maximise buyer support and hopefully profitability.

Heifers sold to £1,195.43 for a Fleckvieh from Mr CE & Mrs BD Bailey, West Chinnock. This heifer met a call of 172.5ppk. How many sharp Holstein heifers rise above 115 ppk. The Fleckvieh is a breed worthy of very serious consideration when planning replacements. Five other heifers over £1,112.54.

Be Farm Assured, aim for R grade or better. Try to finish between 500 and 650kg. Heavier steers should be sold below 760kg but know your food costs if you are going to keep cattle longer to gross over 650kg.

Steers (51): Top Price UTM 229.5p/kg, OTM 177.5p/kg; Average UTM 174.1p/kg, OTM 177.5p/kg; Top price per head UTM £1,452.70, OTM £1,148.43.

Top Vendors: Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX 229.5; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX 217.5; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX 209.5; Mr MW & S Edwards LIMX 202.5; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX 202.5.

Top Vendors: Messrs G Vauden & Sons BAX £1,452.70; Mr MW & S Edwards LIMX £1,391.18; Mr RG Speed BAX £1,378.28; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son BAX £1,354.00; Messrs FJ Webber & Son BRBX £1,343.90.

Heifers (23): Top price UTM 214.5p/kg, OTM 152.0p/kg; Average UTM 187.5p/kg, OTM 152.0p/kg; Top price per head UTM £1,195.43, OTM £1,038.16.

Top Vendors: Messrs JL, SM & TL Armitage CHX 214.5; Mr SER Hunt BRBX 213.0; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX 209.5; Messrs JL, SM & TL Armitage BAX 204.5; Messrs JL, SM & TL Armitage LIMX 199.5; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 199.5; Messrs CJ Radford & Son BRBX 199.5.

Top Vendors: Messrs CE & BD Bailey FLECK £1,195.43; Messrs JL, SM & TL Armitage CHX £1,186.19; Messrs W Moore & Sons LIMX £1,163.96; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX £1,141.78; Mr SER Hunt BRBX £1,139.55.

Limousin Steers Ave 194.2, Top 229.5, Heifers Ave 186.3, Top 209.5; Simmental Heifers 171.2, 174.0; Charolais 170.1, 186.0, 186.0, 214.5; B/Blue 182.5, 188.5, 194.6, 213.0; Blonde 194.1, 200.0, 204.5, 204.5; Hereford 174.7, 183.5, 164.5, 164.5; Devon Steers 169.5, 169.5; H/Friesian Steers 133.4, 140.5; Fleckvieh Heifers 172.5, 172.5.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a much larger entry of cull cattle at 152 met a good trade for those with flesh. A lot of very cold cows with little flesh to excite buyers, sold to a workmanlike trade.

The best were very well sold to 141.5ppk for a top drawer red Limousin cow from Messrs C & S Partridge, Calverleigh. A young Charolais from Mr PR Rawle, Parracombe hit 136.5ppk. A nice meat Simmental from Messrs MJ & Mrs KM Boucher, Axbridge rose to 127.5ppk. Native cows peaked at 117.5ppk for an Angus from Mr DM Ruell, Clatworthy.

Very best non-assured cows to 115.5ppk.

Sucklers sold to £1,098.04 for the superb Limousin from Messrs C&S Partridge. £1,021.28 was received by Mr MJ & Mrs KM Boucher. Charolais cows at £984.70 and £945.95 from Mr AS Cowling, Clatworthy and Mr PR Rawle respectively.

Dairy breeds rose to 122.5ppk for a young, well fleshed Holstein from Messrs RB Bowditch & Son, Bridport, who sold other good meat, younger Holsteins at 112.5ppk, 111.5ppk and 110.5ppk. Other younger, better covered Holsteins at 115.5ppk and 113.5ppk from Messrs Finefarm Ltd, Otterhampton and Mr RM & Mrs HJ Herrod, Axminster. Six year old Holstein, well fleshed at 110.5ppk from Mr SJ Perry, East Worlington. Good meat types 100ppk to 108ppk. Steakers 90ppk. Very plain types below and if small and frail, only at very low monies.

Dairy breeds sold to £908.38 for a good Holstein from Mr SJ Perry, who sold others to £875.16. £903.46 was received by Mr RM & Mrs HJ Herrod for their best Holstein. Many others just over and approaching £800.

Barren Cows (140): Top Price Continental Beef 141.5p/kg, Native Beef 117.5p/kg, Dairy 122.5p/kg.

Average 98.6ppk, 86.9ppk, 83.1ppk; Top price per head £1,098.04, £897.00, £908.38.

Grade 1 Cows Only Ave (ppk) 119.4, Top (ppk) 141.5, Ave (£) £928.66, Top (£) £1,098.04; Grade 2 107.0, 122.5, £758.40, £984.70; Grade 3 90.0, 105.5, £600.20, £809.19; Grade 4 62.2, 114.5, £362.92, £764.86.

Top Suckler Vendors: Messrs C & S Partridge LIMX 141.5; Mr PR Rawle CHX 136.5; Messrs MJ & KM Boucher SIMX 127.5; Mr DM Ruell AA 117.5; Mr DW Parris BRBX 115.5.

Top Dairy Vendors: Mr RB Bowditch & Son HF 122.5; Finefarm Ltd HF 115.5; Mr RM & HJ Herrod HF 113.5; Mr RB Bowditch & Son HF 112.5; Mr RB Bowditch & Son HF 111.5.

Suckler Vendors: Messrs C & S Partridge LIMX £1,098.04; Messrs MJ & KM Boucher SIMX £1,021.28; Mr AS Cowling CHX £984.70; Mr PR Rawle CHX £945.95; Mr B Jeffery SD £897.00.

Dairy Vendors: Mr SJ Perry HF £908.38; Mr RM & HJ Herrod HF £903.46; Mr SJ Perry HF £875.16; Mr IM Cuff HF £809.48; Messrs Habberfield Bros HF £809.19.

Lambs (879): Top price p/head £88.00; Top price p/kg 172.0p/pk; SQQ Average 159.94p/pk.

Standard (32.1-39.0kg) 149.44; Medium (39.1-45.5kg) 160.15; Heavy (45.6-52kg) 154.48; Others (Over 52kg) 147.58.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report fewer, but overall better quality lambs forward at 879 head sold at lower levels for all presented. The best however sold to 172 and 165ppk from Mr S Drayton. Others 171ppk from Mr CJ Sage; 170 and 169ppk from Messrs JPT & BM Scott; 168ppk from Mr MT & Mrs K Jackson and 166ppk from Mr J White and Mr M Olof.

Heavier lambs sold to £88 and £86 from Mr WA Jeans. Others £85, £84, £82, £80.50 and £80 from Messrs J Sprake & Partners; £83.50 from Mr JC Scripps; £83 from Milborne Wick Farms Ltd; £82.50 from Messrs GB & MA Holloway and £80.50 and £80 from Messrs RWG & M Dare & Son. Overall average £72.49.

Lambs:38.0 £65.50 Mr S Drayton; 40.0 £68.00 Messrs JPT & BM Scott; 40.0 £67.50 Messrs JPT & BM Scott; 41.0 £68.00 Mr M Olof; 42.0 £72.00 Mr CJ Sage; 43.0 £70.00 Mr CJ Sage; 44.0 £71.00 Mrs MJ Patch; 45.0 £73.00 Messrs PH & GO Green; 46.0 £74.50 Mr CJ Sage; 47.0 £75.00 Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; 48.0 £76.00 Mrs F Tucker; 48.0 £76.00 Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; 49.0 £78.00 Messrs CHJ Atwell & Sons; 50.0 £79.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 51.0 £82.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 52.0 £82.50 Messrs GB & MA Holloway; 55.0 £85.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 63.0 £88.00 Mr WA Jeans.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a larger entry again of 79 cull ewes and rams sold to £86 for a ram from Mr M James. Ewes sold to £84 from Mrs F Tucker and £75.50 from Messrs SJ & DM Cowling to average £55.82.

Forthcoming Sales:

November

Saturday 19, Collective Catalogued Sale of Purebred Poultry 12pm.

Saturday 19, Collective Sale of Fodder 1pm.

Saturday 26, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Saturday 26, Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring 2.

Wednesday 30, 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 and licence applied for by 23rd November. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000 200301 or swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov. uk Sale commences 4.30pm.

December

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

Saturday 3, Monthly Seasonal Catalogued Sale of Breeding Ewes & Ewe Lambs 12pm.

Monday 5, South West Winter Fair.

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

Saturday 10, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Tuesday 13, The Christmas Cracker Collective Dairy Show & Sale of Calved Cows, Heifers, Youngstock & Bulls 11am Ring 1.