Market reports: Saturday, November 19 to Monday, November 21

Total Store Stock: 5906 Head

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report Sedgemoor shines through on a dismal day 1266 stores to £1215.

Wednesday, December 14 at 4.30pm. Orange Market dedicated Sale For Btb Restricted Cattle

Licences to be applied for by 7th December 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 (93): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report another excellent entry in terms of number and quality, which saw a super trade when many buyers were around the ring and resulted in a 100% clearance. Trade topped at £1900 for a pedigree heifer by End Story from Mr JG Morgan. Rea & Son from Herefordshire brought 3 excellent animals to £1850 for Clenchers Prodigy Vanessa Red and achieved an average of over £1600!! £1820 from Messrs M & K Churchill & Son. Messrs RL & ME Trott sold commercial heifers to £1800. Mr JG Morgan also £1750; Mr FG Summerhayes £1720 and also Messrs MJ & JR Dyer & Son.

Probably the best entry of young cows for some time saw Rea & Sons second calver Clenchers Big Time Corrinne sell to £1710 and Richard Lewis from Carmarthen sold Ceiron Profit Betsan for £1700, again a super 2nd calver giving 40kgs. Messrs D & A Mead sold to £1550 for Gomershay Toyota Nicola.

Incalf heifers due May to £840 for Mr C Macpherson. Calves to £220 Mr NC Taylor for a Swedish Red and £200 for Friesian from Messrs GJ & JM Boyer.

Saturday 26th November

Special entry in the Dairy Section

15 Holstein Friesian Incalf Heifers due December to April to sexed semen. CIS Herd Averages: 9839 kgs; 4.15%BF; 3.25%P; SCC=105. Ref: DRB/RE.

1st Quality Heifers min £1600, max £1900, ave £1738; 2ndQuality Heifers £1100 £1550 £1327; 1st Quality Cows £1550 £1710 £1653; 2nd Quality Cows £1200 £1320 £1280.

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 (1266): Store Cattle & Grazing Cows (819): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report Sedgemoor shines through on a dismal day. Despite increased numbers, Sedgemoor bucks recent trends and shows improvement in the trade. This may be the last “big week” of the year. This week’s snow might finally push remaining stock off the land, so next week could see the last big entry. Finished trade on Monday was a flier and there is talk of near time rises on the deadweight. It’s a brave statement but we could be on the up again and unlike the weather, trade may well warm up as we run into the end of the year.

Top was £1215 for three big frame, lean, Charolais steers (27/29m & FA) from Mr KLH Sweet, Highbridge. Further feeding Charolais at £1190 (26/28m & FA) Mr R & Mrs BJ Woollacott, Smeatharpe and £1105 (only 16m) Messrs LE Sweetland & Son, Musbury. Limousin steers rose to £1195 for a superb type (19m & FA) from Mr SJ Williams, North Newton. Further best at £1150 (only 15/16m) from Messrs LE Sweetland & Son, who sold another at £1005 (17m); £1095 (only 16/17m & FA) and £1015 (18m & FA) Mr LC & Mrs AD Hoare, Clayhidon; £1095 again (only 15/17m & FA) and 17/18m Mr JE & Mrs LP Reason, Highbridge; £1055 (21m & FA) and £1020 (19/20m & FA) Mr R & Mrs D Passmore, Instow; £1045 (27/29m & FA) and £1020 (26m & FA) Mr BC Knapp, Pilning and £1030 on two occasions from both Mr RW & Mrs JE Tucker, Wells (only 15/16m & FA) and from Mr SG & Mrs ME Stacey, Brompton Regis (25m & FA). Blue steers rose to £1130 for good feeders (25m & FA) and £1055 (21/26m & FA) from Mr R & Mrs D Passmore. Further feeding Blues at £1040 (21m & FA) Mr DK, Mrs MJ & Mr N Parris, Stockland. Leaner type Simmental steers peaked at £1105 (27m & FA x2) when others sold at £1095 (27m & FA x2) from Mr SG & Mrs ME Stacey. Others to £1000 (only 17/21m & FA) Mr AJ Hunt, Yatton. Saler at £1070 (23m & FA) for a leaner type from Mr PA Tylor, Helston.

Native steers peaked at £1145 (11/17m, FA & sires) for good type Angus from Mr RW & Mrs JE Tucker. Further Angus to £1020 (24m, FA & sire) from Mr H & Mrs M Lee & Son, Burtle. Fleshed Hereford steers at £1060 (25m, FA & sires) from Mr HR Hutton, Easter Compton. Others to £1040 (29m) Mr WJ Reed, Umberleigh.

Best type feeding Friesian steers at £875 (27m & FA) £825 (27/28m & FA) and £800 (25/26m & FA) from Mr F & Mrs EJ Strawbridge, Axminster. Further forward Friesian at £850 (25m) Mr D Gooding, Pawlett. Holsteins to £835 (19/20m & FA x7) and £830 (19/21m & FA x13) from Messrs WH Amesbury & Son, Axbridge.

Heifers topped at £1170 twice. Firstly for a shapely Blue (28m & FA) from Messr McEwen Smith and later for a very well grown Limousin (24m) from Mr PD Gooding, Pawlett. Feeding Blues at £1040 (21/27m & FA) and £960 (21/26m & FA) from Mr R & Mrs D Passmore. Further good type Blues at £1025 (27/29m & FA) Mr R & Mrs BJ Woollacott, who also sold Limousin heifers (27/28m & FA) at £1000. Limousin heifers topped at £1010 (26/28m & FA) Mr BC Knapp. Others £970 (only 17m) Messrs LE Sweetland & Son and £960 (18m & FA) Mr JE & Mrs LP Reason. Charolais heifers peaked at £1025 (only 17m & FA) for good, shapely, lean types from Mr C & Mrs A Williams, Bampton, who sold another similar at £945 (20m & FA). Simmental heifers to £980 (27m & FA) from Mr SG & Mrs ME Stacey.

Native heifers topped at £1005 for a young (17m) Angus, farm assured and offered with sire details from Mr DW Hewlett, Queen Camel. Others to £895 for well grown Angus (23/25m & FA) with sire details from Messrs MJ Frampton & Son, Beaminster.

Only one more Saturday in November, which brings our native weekend. Trade likely to warm up as we approach Christmas unlike the weather.

Steers Max £1215 Ave £762; Heifers Max £1170 Ave £679.

Charolais steers £1215 £1190; heifers £1025 £945; Limousin £1195 £1150 £1170 £1010; Simmental £1105 £1095 £980 £920; B/Blue £1130 £1055 £1170 £1040; Hereford £1060 £1040 £885 £860; Angus £1145 £1020 £1005 £895; Devon £890 £870 £630 £600; Blonde steers £875 £775; heifers £765; Friesian steers £875 £850; heifers £900; Shorthorn heifers £665 £625; Saler steers £1070 £825; heifers £720.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (14): Taylor Hunt report a small entry of 14 sucklers sold to £870 for a Limousin cross cow (04.09) from Mr J Ridd.

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 (433): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a much larger entry when some outstanding suckler types were forward, sold to an excellent trade for the best. Older and plain types continue to be met with resistance.

Top price of £980 x2 for Limousins from Mr GG James. Other Limousins to £910 x3 (7m) £895 x2 (7m) £870 x2 (7m) £865 x6 (7m) and £778 x5 (6/7m) from Messrs L Habberfield & Sons; £905 (10m) £875 x4 (7/9m) £755 (9m) and £750 x2 (7m) from M Harrison Partners; £848 (11m) from Messrs B & V Fowler; £840 (11m) and £810 (11m) from Mr P Holland; £750 x2 (5m) from Mr RP Adams, who also sold others at £665 (6m) x3 and £685 (9m) from Mrs UMW Robinson. Charolais to £825 x2 (7/10m) and £775 x2 (7m) from Messrs BL & MJE Bartlett. Others to £775 (9m) from Mr P Holland. British Blues to £770 (10m) from Messrs B & V Fowler, when others sold at £755 (8m) from M Harrison Partners. Angus to £770 (10m) from Mrs M Forward. Others to £765 (11m) x5 from Messrs B Green & Sons and £750 x2 (12/13m) from Messrs JH & ACL Williams. Salers to £700 x10 (6/7m) from Mr JC Salmon. Simmentals to £660 x2 (9/10m) from Mr JF Tidboald.

Heifers to £765 (9m) for a British Blue from Mrs M Forward. Other Blues to £640 (9m) from M Harrison Partners; £630 x4 (12m) £620 (12m) and £600 x3 (12m) from Mr D Northey. Limousins to £755 x2 (8/9m) £680 (7m) and £580 (9m) from M Harrison Partners. Others to £715 x3 (7m) £710 x6 (7m) £672 x4 (7m) and £660 x5 (7m) from Messrs L Habberfield & Sons; £650 (9m) from Mrs M Forward; £570 (12m) x2 from Mr P Holland; £560 from Mr H Leyshon; £540 from Mr RP Adams and £525 x5 (6m) from Mr RJ Brendon. Simmentals to £665 (14m) from Mr JF Tidboald, who also sold others at £555 (12m) and £525 (10m). Others to £635 (11m) x3 from Mr DH Cottle. Charolais to £645 (9m) from Mr P Holland. Others to £515 (11m) from Mr EG Holland and £515 (6m) from Mr RJ Brendon.

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.

Saturday, November 26, 27 Spring Born Limousin Steers & Heifers from home bred Limousin bull. Ref: WH/H141

Steers Max £980, Ave £545; Heifers Max £765, Ave £463. Charolais steers £825 £775; heifers £645 £515; Limousin £980 £910 £755 £715; Simmental £688 £685 £715 £665; B/Blue £770 £755 £765 £640; Hereford £520 £460 £455 £430; Angus £770 £765 £560 £500; S/Devon heifers £490; Devon £515 £330 £430 £315 Friesian steers £255 £175; Shorthorn heifers £475.

Non-Export Calves (450): Beef Breeds (318): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a fresh winters morning saw another good entry, slightly reduced on the week as we enter the tail of Autumn calving and quality generally not as plentiful. Top price was for a 1 month Simmental bull from Ireosa Ltd which realised £420, well done. Blue bulls to £390 from Mr EM Voizey. Other month old Blues from Mr R Angell sold to £376 and £330, an excellent consignment. £360 and £352 from Messrs AJ & GD Bond & Son. Few smart Simmentals forward when the best ranged from £300-£350. Only 7 Charolais bulls on show topped by a 1 month old to £305 from Messrs TH & CL Johnson Ltd. Others from Messrs SM & DM Turner to £272.

Herefords were also in short supply and keenly sought and sold to £292 from Mr KJJ Prettejohn. A good entry of Angus when the best sold to £295 from Mr DR Clapp. Many in the £250 region.

Heifers saw prices to £315 and £295 for Limousins from Messrs RJ & GL Tucker (1m). An impressive entry of Blues on show when plenty sold in the £250-£300 range. Notable entries from Messrs AJ & GD Bond & Son £290; £285 KAM Farming Ltd; £280, £268 and £260 Messrs DWC & MA Brunt and £272 Messrs CJ & JC Pine. Very few beef heifers forward with the best to £252 from Mr CE Veysey for a Charolais.

Blue Bull £390 Mr EM Voizey £376; Hfr £320 Mr JV Pigeon £290; Charolais Bull £305 Messrs TH & CL Johnson Ltd £272; Hfr £290 Messrs JA & K Ladd £280; Limousin Bull £305 Mr JP Tolley £295; Hfr £315 Messrs RJ & GJ Tucker £295; Simmental Bull £420 Ireosa Ltd £335; Hfr £210 Mr MW Bowles £180; Hereford Bull £292 Messr MT & KJJ Prettejohn £272; Hfr £230 Messrs MT & KJJ Prettejohn £198; Angus Bull £390 KAM Farming £295; Hfr £200 Twose Farm Ltd £190; Fleckvieh Bull £250 Mr EM Voizey £208; Blonde Bull £265 Mr JV Pidgeon; Hfr £135 Mr JV Pidgeon.

Friesians (132) – not able to be exported from market. Greenslade Taylor Hunt report another large entry saw a slightly brighter trade when the best sold to £140 from Mr S Vickery. Others to £132 from Messrs GL & JM Boyer. Many £100-£120. Mediums £50-£80.

Sheep (3862): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the following sheep trades.

Store Lambs (2797): An even larger entry of 2797 store lambs, that lacked overall quality, when a large proportion of smaller lambs were forward, which sold to a similar firm trade for the best and medium types but at lower levels for the smaller lambs. The best sold to £85 from Mr J White. Others £79.50 from Mr H Margetts; £76 and £67.50 from Messrs MJ & RS Barrow; £69.50 from Mr AS Cowling; £69 and £66 from Mr AG Evans; £67.50 from Mr DM Ruell; £67 from Mr MG Criddle; £66.50 from Messrs RR & PJ Lowman and £66 from Mr ME Sparks (x2) and Messrs PC Lyons & Son. Mediums ranged £58-£65. Very small nearly all £22.50 plus. Overall average £54.16.

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 & Rams (949): Another good number entry of 949 grazing ewes and rams sold to an overall slightly more difficult trade. Rams sold to £92 from IM Mitchell Farming Ltd. Others £83 from Mr G Barnes and £82.50 from Mr G Nichol. Ewes sold to £115 and £81 for pure Suffolks from Mr ST Pierce. Others sold to £86.50 and £82.50 from Messrs MJ & AL Blakeney; £83.50, £80 and £76.50 from Messrs SJ & DM Cowling; £80 from Messrs C & S Partridge; £79.50 from Mr JE Pearse; £77.50 from Mr NF Newman and Mr M Olof and £76.50 from Messrs Maddock & Son. Mediums ranged £58-£68. Plain £42-£58. Boners nearly all £22.50 plus. Overall average £52.75.

Breeding Ewes and Rams (109): Shearling Mules sold to £110 from Messrs J & YM Hore. Shearling Suffolk Mules sold to £100 from Messrs R & F Barrow & Son and a 4T Charollais ram sold at £95 from Messrs BAV & JE Scriven.

Goats (7): Sold to £69 for billy goats from Mr O Davies. Grass Keep Bridgwater Area

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

The Next Pig Market is Saturday, November 26.

The Next Fodder Auction is Saturday, December 17.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the first fodder auction of the season met a selective trade with very little changing hands, as to be expected considering the time of season and the amount of fodder in store.

Prices included: Hay: Square £12/bale, Round £10/bale.

Silage: Round. £13/bale.

Straw: Conventional £1/bale, Quadrant £20/bale (delivered).

Poultry (235):

The Next Poultry Market is Saturday, January 28.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good quality entry of poultry sold to a Spring like trade. Chicks sold to a solid trade with competitive bidding from a large number of buyers present. Bantams were a strong trade with all quality sought after.

Prices of note: £56 for 5F (mixed) from Messrs RC & R Hookins & Son. £55 for 4 Hen Turkeys from Messrs RG & J Richards. £52 for 4F Bluebell from Messrs RC & R Hookins & Son. £50 for Trio of Red Silkie from Mr MJ Masters. £50 for 2 Sebastopol Geese from Mr G Sage. £50 for pair of Norfolk Bronze Turkeys from Mr TM Bray. £50 for 4 Light Sussex Pullets (twice) from Mr L Hodesdon. £50 for 5F Bluebell from Messrs RC & R Hookins & Son. £50 for 4F Black Maran cross from Messrs RC & R Hookins & Son.

Champion Pair of Bronze Turkeys from Mr TM Bray. Reserve Champion 2F Rhode Island Red from Mr E Puddy.

Monday, November 21

Total Stock: 900 Head

PRIME Cattle UTM & OTM Clean & Young Bulls (75): UTM (66) & OTM Prime Cattle (9): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a mixed entry of 75 prime cattle met another roaring trade. Some middling cattle looked very, very dear.

Top was 219.5ppk for a top drawer 552kg black Limousin heifer from Mr MJ Chilcott, Catcott, who sold others at 208 and 199.5ppk. Proper butchers’ heifers from Messrs EJ Collins & Son, Chard peaked at 212ppk for a 532kg Charolais cross Devon cross. A smart R4L red Limousin from Mr ML & Mrs EE Edwards, Wick St Lawrence hit 205.5ppk, who sold another similar at 203.5ppk and R3 red Limousins at 199.5 and 197.5ppk. A plain black Limousin from Messrs W Johnson & Son, Dalwood met a call of 204.5ppk.

A run of very lean, lightweight Limousin steers (all 1’s) from Mr BE & Mrs SA Tippetts, Highbridge sold well at 204.5, 203, 202.5, 198 and 197.5ppk.

A good Limousin from Mr TV & Mrs E Wotton, Newton Abbot met a call of 197.5, when a shapely, leaner Charolais from the same farm made 193ppk.

Steers sold to £1,395.87 for a grand 782kg pure bred Charolais from Mr G Vining, Biddisham, who sold others at £1,394.60 and £1,365.18. A strong Blue, 788kg, from Messrs FJ Webber & Son, Enmore achieved £1,367.18, when they sold others at £1,277.05, £1,249.56 and £1,195.40. Further strong 793kg Charolais at £1,344.14 from Mr RG Speed, Axminster. Native steers to £1,284.69 from Mr AJV Welch & Sons, Ilminster.

Best heifers at £1,227.28, £1,225.12, £1,211.64 and £1,167.08, being all black Limousins from Mr MJ Chilcott, Catcott. Further good Limousin heifers at £1,206.73, £1,159.95 and £1,150.58 from Mr ML & Mrs EE Edwards, Weston. Charolais to £1,175.27 from Mr G Vining, Axbridge, when other Charolais heifers achieved £1,127.86 from Mr EJ Collins & Son, Chard (532kg) and £1,107.81 from Mr J Larder, Stone Allerton (594kg).

Top 20 ppk prices all under 687kg. Bar one, the remaining 19 were under 617kg for 9 steers and 10 heifers. Why feed to a depreciating pence per kilo?

Steers (46): Top Price, UTM 204.5p/kg, OTM 181.5p/kg; Average UTM 177.8p/kg, OTM 157.8p/kg; Top price per head UTM £1,395.87, OTM £1,117.20.

Top Vendors: Messrs BE & SA Tippetts LIMX 204.5; Messrs BE & SA Tippetts LIMX 203.0; Messrs BE & SA Tippetts LIMX 202.5; Messrs BE & SA Tippetts LIMX 198.0; Messrs BE & SA Tippetts LIMX 197.5.

Top Vendors: Mr G Vining CHX £1,395.87; Mr G Vining CHX £1,394.60; Messrs FJ Webber & Son BRBX £1,367.18; Mr G Vining CHX £1,365.18; Mr RG Speed CHX £1,344.14.

Heifers (28): Top price UTM 219.5p/kg, OTM -p/kg; Average UTM 182.7p/kg, OTM -p/kg; Top price per head UTM £1,227.28, OTM £-.

Top Vendors: Mr MJ Chilcott LIMX 219.5; Messrs EJ Collins & Son CHX 212.0; Mr MJ Chilcott LIMX 208.0; Messrs ML & EE Edwards LIMX 205.5; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 204.5.

Top Vendors: Mr MJ Chilcott LIMX £1,227.28; Mr MJ Chilcott LIMX £1,225.12; Mr MJ Chilcott LIMX £1,211.64; Messrs ML & EE Edwards LIMX £1,206.73; Mr G Vining CHX £1,175.27.

Limousin Steers Ave 186.8, Top 204.5, Heifers Ave 193.2, Top 219.5; Simmental Steers 177.1, 185.5; Charolais 180.4, 193.0, 174.4, 212.0; B/Blue 172.9, 175.5, 186.0, 186.0; A/Angus 180.4, 187.0, 157.4, 166.0; Devon Steers 164.4, 168.5; B/Friesian Steers 138.4, 139.5.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a slightly reduced entry of cull stock met another two tier trade. Better meat FABBL cows wanted. Bags and bones harder to place.

Top was 169.5ppk for a young Limousin slip from Mr PG & Mrs JE Baker, Weston Super Mare, who sold another at 167.5ppk. Native cows sold to 147.5ppk for a young Woodington Angus from Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner, Witheridge, who sold older Woodington Angus cows at 117.5 and 114.5ppk. Several better meat farm assured continental cows at 114.5 to 119.5ppk. Further native cows at 112.5ppk for an Angus cross from Mr DH & Mrs HJ Churchill, Chard and 111.5ppk for a pure Longhorn from Mr TR Michell, Truro. Fair meat sucklers 104 to 109.5ppk. Plain and non-assured below.

Sucklers sold to £1,099.20 for a 960kg Woodington Angus from Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner, Witheridge, who sold another at £1,098.88. Limousins to £1,056.93 from Mr PG & Mrs JE Baker, Weston. Charolais to £1,040.85 from Mr RC Rowe & Son, Upottery.

Dairy breeds rose to 115.5ppk for a well fleshed Friesian from Ireosa Ltd, Winterbourne Abbas. Good Friesian at 114.5ppk from Holt Farms Ltd, Bristol. Younger Holstein at 113.5ppk, Messrs FE Hill & Son, Bridgwater who sold another at 112.5ppk. Same price for a Holstein from Mr M & Mrs TD Ellis, Axminster who sold another at 110.5ppk. 112.5ppk was bid for a Friesian from Mr PG & Mrs JE Baker, Weston. Friesian at 112.5ppk from Mr R & Mrs J White & Son, Wellisford. Fair meat 100ppk plus. Steakers with size 90ppk plus. Plain cows 80ppk plus. Bags and bones below.

Holsteins sold to £994.26 from Messrs FE Hill & Son, Bridgwater.

Bulls sold to £1,212.04 for the out-going Woodington Angus stock bull.

Barren Cows (123): Top Price Continental Beef 169.5p/kg, Native Beef 147.5p/kg, Dairy 115.5p/kg; Average 117.4ppk, 83.5ppk, 84.7ppk; Top price per head £1,056.93, £1,099.20, £994.26.

Grade 1 Cows Only Ave (ppk) 130.1, Top (ppk) 169.5, Ave (£) £931.03, Top (£) £1,099.20; Grade 2 105.5, 116.5, £720.72, £994.26; Grade 3 82.0, 99.5, £523.20, £769.23; Grade 4 52.8, 84.5, £281.76, £616.01.

Top Suckler Vendors: Messrs PG & JE Baker LIMX 169.5; Messrs PG & JE Baker LIMX 167.5; Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner AA 147.5; Messrs RC Rowe & Son CHX 119.5; Messrs E & IW Studley LIMX 117.5.

Top Dairy Vendors:

Ireosa Ltd BF 115.5; Messrs Holt Farms Ltd BF 114.5; Messrs M & TD Ellis HF 113.5; Messrs FE Hill & Son HF 113.5; Messrs PG & JE Baker BF 112.5; Messrs FE Hill & Son HF 112.5; Messrs R & J White & Son BF 112.5.

Suckler Vendors: Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner AA £1,099.20; Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner AA £1,098.88; Messrs PG & JE Baker LIMX £1,056.93; Messrs RC Rowe & Son CHX £1,040.85; Mr DH & HJ Churchill AA £968.63.

Dairy Vendors: Messrs FE Hill & Son HF £994.26; Messrs M & TD Ellis HF £869.64; Messrs M & TD Ellis HF £825.15; The Mowlem Partnership HF £822.18; Messrs MD Fone & Sons HF £813.78.

Lambs (654): Top price p/head £89.00; Top price p/kg 169.0p/pk; SQQ Average 159.35p/pk.

Standard (32.1-39.0kg) 158.01; Medium (39.1-45.5kg) 159.45; Heavy (45.6-52kg) 160.08; Others (Over 52kg) 158.33.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a smaller entry of 654 lambs following the weekend’s horrendous weather sold to a similar trade for the handyweight lambs but considerably dearer for the heavier types. The best sold to 169 and 167ppk from Mr RC Burrough. Others 168 and 165ppk from Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 168ppk from Mr ER Parsons & Sons; 167ppk from Mr RJ Ware, Mr RJ Irwin and Messrs DA & AP Gillbard; 166ppk from Wallmead Farms Partners and 165ppk from Messrs MA & SS Sanders.

Heavier lambs sold to £89, £84.50 and £83.50 from Messrs RC Burrough & Sons. Others £88, £86.50 and £84 from Mr SL King; £86.50, £85 and £84 (x2) from Messrs J Sprake & Partners; £84 from Wallmead Farm Partners and £83.50 from Mr DJ Folland. Overall average £73.99.

Lambs: 40.0 £65.00 Messrs Vigar & Son; 40.0 £65.00 Messrs DA & AP Gillbard; 41.0 £67.50 Messrs MA & SS Saunders; 42.0 £70.00 Messrs DA & AP Gillbard; 45.0 £75.50 Messrs ER Parsons & Sons; 46.0 £77.00 Mr RJ Ware; 46.0 £75.00 Wallmead Farms Partners; 47.0 £78.00 Wallmead Farms Partners; 48.0 £81.00 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 48.0 £80.00 Mr RJ Irwin; 48.0 £80.00 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 50.0 £84.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 50.0 £81.50 Mr DJ Folland; 51.0 £84.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 51.0 £83.50 Mr DJ Folland; 52.0 £83.50 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 53.0 £86.50 Mr SL King; 53.0 £84.00 Mr SL King; 53.0 £84.00 Wallmead Farms Partners; 54.0 £85.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 54.0 £84.50 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 55.0 £86.50 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 56.0 £89.00 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 56.0 £88.00 Mr SL King.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a smaller entry met a more difficult trade. Ewes sold to £72 from Mr DJ Folland and rams sold to £70 from Messrs J & H Phillips.

Forthcoming Sales:

NOVEMBER

Saturday 26, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

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

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.

Wednesday 14, 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 7th December. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000 200301 or swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk Sale commences 4.30pm.