Saturday 22nd April 2017

Total Store Stock: 4757 Head

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report Store cattle to £1465, stirks to £1080 & calves to £500 (1 month).

Wednesday, May 24 at 4.30pm. Orange Market dedicated Sale For Btb Restricted Cattle

Licences to be applied for by May 17 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 (63): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a medium entry saw a trade most simply described as “excellent for the best, difficult for the rest”. A good company of potential purchasers wanted stylish heavy yielding cows and heifers.

Heifers sold to £1800 for Messrs RR & KA Heal. Others to £1730 and £1560 Mr AP Ractliffe, Gloucester and Ham Farm Partners; £1680 Mr MC Powell; £1520 Mr DJ Cheacker, Gloucestershire; £1480 for Mr CJ Morgan, Gloucester and Messrs K Rickard & MA Webber of Newport. Jersey heifer to £1280 Messrs TG & MG Wooff & Powell.

Cows sold to £1680, £1620 and £1580 all from Messrs MW & BM Cox & Son.

A much better trade for incalf heifers saw pedigree Holstein types to £1360 for Messrs PJ Searle & Son. Others to £1200 Messrs MW & BM Cox & Son.

Better calf trade to £250 Messrs RD & JA Hael. Jerseys to £150 x3 Whistledown Farm.

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1st Quality Heifers min £1480, max £1800, ave £1622; 2ndQuality Heifers £1000 £1420 £1160; 1st Quality Cows £1580 £1680 £1627; 2nd Quality Cows £980 £1130 £1020.

Store Cattle, Sucklers & Stirks (1386): Store Cattle & Grazing Cows (895): For Saturday 29th April 2017:- 60 day PMT date: 28th February 2017 (count day after injection as 1 and day of sale as 60)

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an increased entry of 895 strong stores, after the Easter weekend, part of 1386 with the stirks and sucklers, met another excellent trade. Not quite at last week’s stellar levels but still a very good trade indeed.

Top was £1465 for a fit Blue steer (28m & FA) from Mr DG & Mrs RH Matravers, Pitminster, who also sold a Simmental steer at £1430 (27m & FA) and three more Blues at £1350 (27/29m & FA). Further Blue steers at £1308 (19m & FA) from Messrs ET Summerfield & Son, Oxford; £1190 (only 14m & FA) Mr RJ Buckland, Newton; £1190 (31m & FA) and £1150 (24/26m & FA) Messrs Ellicott Bros, Chilton Trinity; £1190 again (19m) Mr HL Stott, Wookey; £1185 (22m & FA) Messrs FH Arscott & Son, Upottery; £1165 (22m & FA) Messrs Symes Partners, Misterton and £1145 (31m & FA) Mr GW & Mrs GM Long & Son, Chardstock. Limousin steers peaked at £1355 (23m & FA) from Messrs ET Summerfield & Son, Oxford. Others to £1300 (23m & FA) from Mrs K Lock, who sold more again at £1205 (22/25m & FA); £1285 (22m & FA) Mr C Jones, Stogursey; £1170 (23/24m) and £1030 (24m) Mr P & Mrs A White, Watchet. £1195 (19m) Mr D Rolls, Glastonbury; £1150 (16/18m) and £1130 (16m) Mr LE Sweetland & Son, Axminster and £1145 (23/25m) Messrs RWM Westlake & Sons, Churchinford. Charolais steers also rose to £1355 (23m & FA) again from Messrs ET Summerfield & Son, who sold others at £1225 (19/24m & FA). Further best at £1235 (18m) Mr LE Sweetland & Son again; £1185 (22m & FA) and £1090 (21/23m & FA) Mr LF & Mrs JM Heywood, Tiverton; £1175 (21/22m & FA) Messrs Symes Partners, Misterton; £1160 (19m) Mr CG Bover, Weymouth and £1145 (only 11m & FA) Mr A Salter, Shepton Mallet. Simmental steers sold to £1295 (25m & FA) Mr RH & Mrs FJ Ellicott, Raddington, who sold another at £1195 (24m & FA). £1195 again (19/23m) Mr D Rolls again and £1170 (24/28m) Miss JF Podbery, Ashbrittle. £1295 was also bid for Blondes (18/19m & FA) Messrs ET Summerfield again. Parthenaise at £1245 (24m & FA) Mrs K Lock.

Native steers topped at £1290 for Herefords (28m & FA) from Mr RA & Mrs CA Symons, Holsworthy. Further Herefords at £1140 (21/22m & FA) and £1125 (21m & FA) with sire details from Messrs Stowell Bros, Churchstanton; £1135 (24/29m, FA & sire) Messrs JPT Reed & Son, Southleigh; £1130 (25/26m & FA) and £1040 (13/14m & FA) Mr T Abel, Huish Champflower; £1130 again (24m, FA & sire) Mr RJ Buckland, Newton and £1105 (19m) Mr AJ Cooper, Braunton. Angus to £1190 (22m & sire) Mr D Rolls, who sold others at £1170 (22m & sire). Further Angus £1180 (25m & FA) Messrs Ellicott Bros; £1160 (24/25m, FA & sires) Messrs JPT Reed & Son; £1150 (23/24m, FA & sire) Messrs RC Rose & Son, Upottery; £1150 again (22/25m, FA & sire) Messrs Symes Partners and £1095 (20/22m & sires) Mr A Stokes, Dulverton. South Devons to £1130 (20m & FA) Mr LF & Mrs JM Heywood, Tiverton. Others £1098 (20/23m & FA) Mr SA Lloyd, Langport.

Dairy bred steers to £1162 for Montbeliardes (21/23m & FA) Mr RJ Buckland, Newton. Fleckvieh at £1105 (22m & FA) Messrs Symes Partners and £1100 (23m & FA) Messrs R Stevens & Co, Oakford. Further Montbeliarde £1060 (31m & FA) Mr D & Mrs B Croton, Axminster. Black and whites £1040 (Fr, 21m & FA) and £1000 (Fr, 19/24m & FA) Messrs TA Blackmore & Son, Clayhidon; £1038 (HF, 20/24m & FA) and £900 (20/24m & FA) Mr IJ & Mrs SA Bell & Son, Cossington. Coloured Fleckvieh at £985 (12/18m & FA) Mr S & Mrs C Fry, Wareham. Further Fleckvieh at £960 (20/24m & FA) Mr J & Mrs R Grabham, Ilminster. 25m Friesians at £960 (FA) Mr CG & Mrs JM Heard, Umberleigh.

Some super heifers on offer to £1230 for well fleshed Limousins (20/22m & FA) from Mr SER Hunt, Kilve, who sold fleshed Blue heifers at £1150 (19/22m & FA) and £1130 (16/17m & FA) and further fleshed Limousin heifers at £1060 (21/22m & FA). Charolais with superb conformation at £1230 (only 17m & FA) from Mrs K Lock, Trull, who sold a similar Blue heifer at £1225 (22m & FA) and a Limousin at £1150 (20m & FA) £1110 (25m & FA) and £1090 (20m & FA). Well grown Charolais at £1215 (25/26m & FA) Messrs TJ Samways & Son, North Perrott. Forward Limousin at £1195 (28m) Messrs RWM Westlake & Sons, Churchinford, who sold another at £1000 (22m). Further stronger Limousin heifers at £1190, £1110 and £1010 (all 24m) from Mr P & Mrs White, Watchet. Smart run of red outlying Limousins at £1170 (5 x 24m & FA) £1120 (7 x 24m & FA) and £1078 (9 x 24m & FA) from Mr R Coate, Broomfield. £1165, black Limousin (22/23m & FA) Mr C Jones, Stogursey.

Fleshed Charolais heifer at £1155 (23m & FA) Mr DM Ruell, Clatworthy. £1150 for Charolais (23/26m & FA) from Mr TE Harris, Clevedon. £1130 and £1080 for young Limousins (17/18m) and £1095 for young Charolais (18m) from Messrs LE Sweetland & Son, Axminster. Bodied Charolais at £1128 (23/24m & FA) £1110 (24m & FA) and £1070 (23/24m & FA) from Mr THJ Denbee, Wedmore. Warm Blues at £1090 (19/24m & FA) from Mr SJ Reed, Uplowman, who sold a top drawer 15m Limousin at £1085. Well done Charolais (21/22m & FA) at £1090 Mr LF & Mrs JM Heywood, Tiverton.

Native heifers to £1060 for Angus (23m, FA & sire) Messrs RC Rowe & Son, Upottery. Further Angus at £1005 (20/22m & FA) Messrs Arscott Partners and £1005 again (25/26m, FA & sire) Mr AF & Mrs AH Powell, Bristol.

Our grateful thanks to all vendors for their continued support.

Steers Max £1465, Ave £935; Heifers Max £1230, Ave £889.

Charolais steers £1365 £1235; heifers £1230 £1215; Limousin £1355 £1300 £1230 £1195; Simmental £1430 £1295 £990 £935; B/Blue £1465 £1350 £1225 £1150; Hereford £1290 £1140 £945 £930; Angus £1190 £1180 £1060 £1005; S/Devon steers £1130 £1098; Devon steers £995 £965; heifers £840 £700; Blonde steers £1295; Friesian steers £1040 £1038; heifers £945; Shorthorn steers £955 £950; Fleckvieh £1105 £1100 £1050 £925.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (6): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report smaller weekly entry of suckler cows rose to £1160 for a Blue cow (2013) with a 7m Devon bull calf at foot from Mr RS Baldwin of Shillingford. £1130 was achieved for an Angus cow (2014) with a 1m Angus bull calf at foot from Messrs WR Sanders & Son, Bodmin.

Saturday, May 6. Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls 12.30pm Ring 1. Please contact Jess Maynard on 01278-410278.

Busk Calves & Stirks (485): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a very large entry of stirks was greeted by a packed ring of buyers and another excellent trade. Top and middle types keenly contested, whilst some plainer types met with some resistance.

Top price of £1080 (12m) for a Limousin steer from Mr DJ Cheacker. Other Limousins to £935 from Messrs MR & KL Davey; £925 (14m & 11m); £910 (11m) £885 (12m) & £880 x2 (12m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris. Others to £865 (10m) from Messrs A & P Bradford. Charolais to £1055 (12m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris, who also sold others at £960 (12m) and £930 (12m). Others to £1005 (13m) £995 (13m) £990 (12m) and £835 (11m) from Mr M Olof; £900 (9m) from Mr M Glover; £890 (9m) from Messrs A & P Bradford; £865 (10m) from Mr M Burnett; £865 (9m) from Mrs CJ Wyatt and £860 (12m) from Messrs MR & KL Davey. Simmentals to £1045 x4 (10/11m) from Messrs FA Kingcott & Son, who also sold others at £1000 x3 (8/11m). Others to £1000 x3 (13m) from Mr AJ Cooper, who also sold others at £975 (13m) x4. British Blues to £1025 (14m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis, who also sold others at £900 (14m). Others to £910 (15m) from Messrs Quick & Sons and £860 from Messrs TJ Davies & Sons. Blondes to £975 (9m) from Mr AR Johns, when others sold at £910 (12m) from Mr RM Prouse. Herefords to £940 (14m) from Messrs MR & KL Davey. Angus to £905 (11m) from Mr BJ Phelps. Shorthorns to £865 (12m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis.

Bulls to £920 x3 (9/12m) for Limousins from Mr R Coate who also sold others to £730 x4 (9/12m). Angus to £680 (6m) for Messrs EA & DA Ellis and £610 (14m) from Mr GE Purchase. Charolais to £645 (10m) from Mr FD Board.

Heifers to £1000 (11m) and £745 (10m) for Charolais from Mr AR Johns. Others to £905 x5 (11/12m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis; £830 (13m) and £695 (13m) from Mr M Olof; £700 (13m) from Mr C George and £695 (13m) from Messrs MR & KL Davey. Limousins to £945 (14m) £740 (10m) and £680 (10m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis; £820 (11m) from Mr DJ Cheacker; £710 (10m) from Ferryside Farm; £695 (12m) from Messrs IRT & S Verney; £695 x3 (8m) from Messrs KJ & SM Brewer and £690 (10m) and £680 from Mr R Coate. British Blues to £820 (14m) from Messrs TJ Davies & Sons who also sold others at £745. Others to £820 from Messrs Quick & Sons; £780 (10m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis and £770 (15m) from Mr P Coles. Angus to £710 (11m) from Mr BJ Phelps and £690 (14m) from Messrs AW Frampton & Son Ltd.

Many thanks to all vendors, buyers and hauliers for making the day such a success.

Saturday, April 29, 64 Hereford Strs & Hfrs with named sires 6-14m coming from Cornwall.

Steers Max £1080, Ave £699; Heifers Max £1000, Ave £565.

Charolais steers £1055 £1005; heifers £1000 £905; Limousin £1080 £1000 £945 £838; Simmental £1045 £1000 £660 £320; B/Blue £1025 £910 £820 £780; Hereford £940 £765 £595 £555; Angus £955 £900 £710 £690; Devon £795 £695 £560 £485; Blonde £975 £910 £700 £590; Friesian steers £550 £495; Shorthorn steers £865 £210; heifers £525.

Non-Export Calves (424): Beef Breeds (335) – not able to be exported from market.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report another bright trade as the sun continues to shine for the 335 beef calves forward. The day topped at £500 for a superb month old Blue bull calf from Mr MA Pincombe. Other Blues £455 and £400 Messrs NP Gibbons Ltd and £395 Messrs FG, C & E Tucker. Older types £440 Messrs Dallyns Dairy Ltd and £420 Messrs RM & DA Fry. Charolais to £402 Messrs SM & DM Turner; £398 Messrs ST & TL Smith and £380 Messrs DJ & SE Bristol. Limousins to £370 Messrs AR Broom & Sons; £312 Messrs MM Gollop & Sons; £308 Mr K Dunster and £300 Messrs AE Allen & Sons. Simmentals to £340 Messrs DE Down & Sons; £330 Mr H Atwell; £325 Messrs PT Bale & Sons and £320 Mr MW Bowles. Best Continental bulls £320 plus. Mediums £270-£300, plainer types around £240.

Heifers to £502 for a 16 week old Blue from Messrs Dallyn Dairy Ltd. Other Blues £400 Messrs F & S Aplin; £375 Mr RA Plowright and £355, £345 and £335 Messrs NP Gibbons Ltd. Simmentals to £380 Messrs PT Bale & Sons; £262 and £260 x2 Messrs DE Down & Son and £260 Mr MW Bowles. Charolais to £314 and £300 Messrs SM & DM Turner; £300 Messrs CG, GR & MS Spiller and £272 Messrs ST & TL Smith. Limousins to £300 Messrs J & FM Philips & Son and £250 and £245 Messrs MM Gollop & Sons. Best heifers £280 plus, mediums £240-£260, plainer types £220 ish.

Natives to £385 for a superb Hereford from Messrs RD & JA Hael. Others £322 and £318 Messrs DWC & MA Brunt and £304 and £295 Messrs N & B Hutton. Angus to £385 and £368 (16 w/o) for Mr O Kelways. Same age to £360 Mr RA Plowright and £352 Messrs AJ & GD Bond & Son. Younger calves £348 Messrs D & SM Osborne and £332 Miss VM Bartlett.

Native heifers to £318 and £250 (16 w/o) Angus Mr O Kelways. Others £250 Lewis Farms Ltd and £235 Mr G James. Younger Angus £174, £168 and £162 Messrs DE Down & Son. Herefords to £298 Mr G James (12 w/o); £262 Evercreech Park Farm; £252 Messrs N & B Hutton and £235 Messrs GJ & ED Porter.

Blue Bull £500 MA Pincombe £455; Hfr £502 Dallyns Dairy Ltd £400; Charolais Bull £402 SM & DM Turner £398; Hfr £314 SM & DM Turner £300; Limousin Bull £370 AR Broom & Son £312; Hfr £300 J & EM Phillips £250; Simmental Bull £340 DE Down & Son £330; Hfr £380 PT Bale & Sons £262; Hereford Bull £385 RD & JA Hael £322; Hfr £298 G James £262; Angus Bull £385 O Kelways £368;

Hfr £318 O Kelways £250; Fleckvieh Bull £210 New Farm Bowdens £210; Devon Bull £308 RM & DA Fry £170; Hfr £288 RM & DA Fry £280.

Friesians (89) – not able to be exported from market. Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a very strong trade for the 89 dairy sired bull calves forward to a top of £195 for Mr LC Curtis. Others £178 Mr RA Plowright; £165 Messrs Cavill & Sons; £160 Messrs Taylor & Sons; £142 Messrs DJ & SE Bristol and £140 (x2) Messrs South Widcombe Dairy. Best rearing types £120 plus, mediums £70-£100, plainer types £30-£50. Fleckvieh to £210 (x2) Messrs New Farm Bowdens. Norwegian Red £155 Mr RA Plowright. Brown Swiss £150 Messrs RM & DA Fry.

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Sheep (2884): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the following sheep trades:- Store Lambs (618):

A larger entry of 618 store lambs sold to an overall dearer trade for all presented. The best sold to £88.50 from Messrs RC Burrough & Sons. Others £84.50 from Foxhollow Farm; £84 from Messrs DA & AP Gillbard; £83 from Mr B Moody; £81.50 from Mr GJ Painter; £81 from Messrs N & J Agriculture Ltd and £80 from Messrs OAG & PN Stephens & Son and Messrs N & C Holland & Son. Mediums ranged from £58-£73, very small nearly all £40 plus. Overall average £64.42.

Grazing Ewes & Rams (1183): A similar large entry of 1183 grazing ewes and rams sold to an overall dearer trade for all presented but more particularly for the medium and small types. The best sold to £137 from Messrs RC Burrough & Sons and Mrs P Green. Others £129.50 and £105.50 from Mr AJ Willcox; £129.50 from Messrs T Frampton & Sons; £119 from Messrs WH Coles & Daughter; £116 from Mr AC Holland; £115 from Mr M Smith; £110 from Messrs W & EA Tratt and £105 from Mr P Brooks. Mediums ranged £70-£85, plain £55-£70, boners nearly all £28.50 plus. Overall average £76.25.

Couples (399 Ewes & 530 Lambs): A very similar sized entry of 399 ewes with 530 lambs at foot, that generally lacked overall, quality sold to a similar firm trade. Doubles sold to £182 (£60.67/life) from N & J Agriculture Ltd. Others £178 (£59.33/life) from Mr M Biss. 10 ewes with 17 lambs sold to £168 and £155 (x3) (£62.22 and £57.40/life) from Evershot Farms Ltd. 3 ewes with 4 lambs sold at £160/couple (£68.57/life) from Messrs Johnson Partners. Singles sold to £140 (£70/life) from N & J Agriculture Ltd. Others £132 (£66/life) from Mr L Kenchington, £128 (£64/life) from Messrs Johnson Partners, £122 (£61/life) from Mr S Bale and £120 (£60/life) from Mr DJ Palmer. Overall average which included a large entry of hill couples £47.29/life.

Breeding Ewes (26): Shearling Hampshires sold to £125 from Mrs M Burton.

Orphan Lambs (128): A huge entry of orphans sold to a much reduced trade, as to be expected for the time of year. Best types from Mr MH Dare sold to £34, followed by a smart type from Messrs MJ & C Plowright & Son to £30. Overall average £9.41.

Pigs: Please Note The Next Pig Market is on Saturday, April 29.

Please ring Lorna in the Market Office for up to date information on 01278-410278.

Monday, April 24

Total Stock: 1865 Head

Prime & Untested Forward Cattle (143): UTM (129) & OTM Prime Cattle (14): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report much improved entry of 143 prime cattle sold to a brighter trade. Finished cattle are in short supply currently and buyers were very keen to source stock.

Top was 224.5ppk for a very shapely, yet lean lightweight young Blue steer (24m) from Mr J & Mrs J Meaker & Son, Pitney, who sold a similar Limousin steer at 214ppk. Top class Limousin steers from Mr J & Mrs S Vinnicombe & Son, Ottery St Mary hit 215.5 and 212.5ppk. Quality Limousin steers from Messrs AJ Hepper & Son, Blue Anchor met calls of 210.5, 207.5, 206 and 203.5ppk. High yielding Limousin from Mr PA Strawbridge, Honiton achieved 208.5ppk and a smart Limousin from Mrs MJ Tuckett & Partners 205ppk.

Steers sold to £1,440.18 for a 762kg Limousin from Messrs AJ Hepper & Son, who sold others at £1,431.70, £1,427.60 and £1,398.67.

Heifers rose to 214.5ppk for a very shapely, yet lean lightweight Limousin from Mr RW Fry. Absolute plum of a butcher’s heifer from Mr J & Mrs S Vinnicombe & Son hit 209.5ppk. The same price was achieved twice by Messrs J & DJ Cotterill, Monksilver for shapely lean Limousins, who sold others similar at 202.5 and 202ppk. Well fleshed Blues to 199.5ppk from Mr RWG Chilcott, Stretcholt.

Heifers sold to £1,320.42 for a strong 708kg Blue from Messrs DM Jones & Partners, who also sold a Limousin at £1,261.43 and a Blue at £1,246.20. Best heifers around £1200.

Steers (62): Top Price: UTM 224.5p/kg, OTM 177.0p/kg; Average: UTM 184.8p/kg, OTM 155.3p/kg; Top price per head: UTM £1,440.18, OTM £1,295.28.

Top Vendors: Messrs J & J Meaker & Son BRBX 224.5; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX 215.5; Messrs J & J Meaker & Son LIMX 214.0; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX 212.5; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX 210.5.

Top Vendors: Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX £1,440.18; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX £1,431.70; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX £1,427.60; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX £1,398.67; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX £1,387.14.

Heifers (78): Top price: UTM 214.5p/kg, OTM 167.0p/kg; Average: UTM 182.4p/kg, OTM 152.1p/kg; Top price per head: UTM £1,320.42, OTM £1,240.83.

Top Vendors: Mr RW Fry LIMX 214.5; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son LIMX 209.5; Messrs J & DJ Cotterill LIMX 209.5; Messrs J & DJ Cotterill LIMX 209.5; Messrs J & DJ Cotterill LIMX 202.5.

Top Vendors: Messrs DM Jones & Partners BRBX £1,320.42; Messrs DM Jones & Partners LIMX £1,261.43; Messrs DM Jones & Partners BRBX £1,246.20; Messrs JH, MB & DJ Jewell LIMX £1,224.30; Messrs MJ Tuckett & Partners CHX £1,217.01.

Limousin Steers Ave 194.5, Top 215.5, Heifers Ave 188.4, Top 214.5; Simmental 192.5, 192.5, 176.6, 183.5; B/Blue 190.6, 224.5, 181.4, 199.5; Charolais 197.5, 197.5, 190.1, 199.0; Blonde Steers 179.8, 189.5; Angus 179.3, 189.5, 174.5, 190.5; Hereford 185.6, 188.0, 168.1, 170.5; Devon 181.5, 183.5, 182.5, 182.5; South Devon Steers 187.7, 189.0; H/Friesian Steers 152.7, 174.5; B/Friesian Steers 119.5, 119.5; Shorthorn Heifers 162.2, 167.5.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an increased entry of cull cattle at 107 head met a continuing super trade.

Cows rose to 147.5ppk for a smart Limousin (820kg) from The Exors of Mr D Morse, Glastonbury who also sold a Blue cow at 134.5ppk. Further better Limousin cows at 135.5 and 131.5ppk from Mr SW Clapp & Son, Wiveliscombe. Native cows to 143.5ppk for a South Devon from Mr JH, Mrs MB & Mr DJ Jewell, Durston.

Sucklers sold to £1,209.50 for the Limousin from The Exors of Mr D Morse.

Dairy breeds a sensational trade to 139.5ppk for a young Friesian cow (50m & 594kg) from Mr NH Bacon & Co, Crewkerne, who sold a Holstein (67m & 624kg) at 135.5ppk and a Norwegian (43m & 592kg) at 131.5ppk. Well fleshed dairy Shorthorn at 136.5ppk from Mr H & Mrs NM Wall & Sons, Highbridge. Further best meat Holsteins at 136.5 and 132.5ppk, Mr PJ & Mrs AJ Bright, Lyme Regis; 135.5ppk, Messrs JR Dill & Son, Taunton; 133.5, 128.5 and 127.5ppk, Mr CJ & Mrs JC Pine, Stoke St Gregory; 132.5ppk, Raymond Farming Ltd, Beaminster and 131.5ppk, Mr GJ & Mrs FL Robertson, Wotton-Under-Edge. Cows with flesh 120ppk plus. Steakers 110ppk. Very plain 80 to 90ppk.

Dairy breeds sold to £1,144.10 for a grand 857kg Holstein from Mr CJ & Mrs JC Pine, who sold others at £1,053.70, £1,020.00 and £1,005.73. Other best meat cows £1,060.61, dairy Shorthorn, Mr H & Mrs NM Wall & Sons, Highbridge; £1,052.00, Holstein, Mr GJ & Mrs FL Robertson, Wotton-Under-Edge and £1,027.09, Holstein, Messrs JR Dill & Son, Taunton.

Barren Cows (100): Top Price: Continental Beef 147.5p/kg, Native Beef 143.5p/kg, Dairy 139.5p/kg; Average: 115.8ppk, 117.7ppk, 108.4ppk; Top price per head: £1,209.50, £990.68, £1,144.10.

Grade 1 Ave (ppk) 147.5, Top (ppk) 147.5, Ave (£) £1,209.50, Top (£) £1,209.50; Grade 2 128.2, 143.5, £916.96, £1,144.10; Grade 3 114.3, 128.5, £753.81, £1,005.73; Grade 4 89.0, 122.5, £487.88, £998.73.

Top Suckler Vendors: Mr D Morse LIMX 147.5; Messrs JH, MB & DJ Jewell SD 143.5; Messrs SW Clapp & Son LIMX 135.5; Mr D Morse BRBX 134.5; Messrs SW Clapp & Son LIMX 131.5.

Top Dairy Vendors: Mr NH Bacon & Co BF 139.5; Messrs PJ & AJ Bright HF 136.5; Messrs H & NM Wall & Sons S/HORN 136.5; Mr NH Bacon & Co HF 135.5; Messrs JR Dill & Son HF 135.5.

Suckler Vendors: Mr D Morse LIMX £1,209.50; Messrs SW Clapp & Son LIMX £1,078.30; Messrs SW Clapp & Son LIMX £995.93; Mr BM Churches HE £990.68; Messrs JH, MB & DJ Jewell SD £982.98.

Dairy Vendors: Messrs CJ & JC Pine HF £1,144.10; Messrs H & NM Wall & Sons S/HORN £1,060.61; Messrs CJ & JC Pine HF £1,053.70; Messrs GJ & FL Robertson HF £1,052.00; Messrs JR Dill & Son HF £1,027.09.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report sold to £77.50 from Mrs LJ Vowles to average £65.79.

Lambs (712): Hoggs (891): Top price p/head: £100.00, £91.00; Top price p/kg: 240.0p/pk, 187.0p/pk; SQQ Average: 217.52p/pk, 173.69p/pk.

Standard (32.1-39.0kg): 218.02, 177.59; Medium (39.1-45.5kg): 217.13, 173.21; Heavy (45.6-52kg): 195.88, 169.41; Others (Over 52kg): 168.87, 147.49.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report fewer hoggs forward at 891 head sold to a slightly easier trade for all presented, however, a high proportion of very plain/badly bred types in the handyweights affected the SQQ significantly.

The best sold to 187ppk from Messrs Lane Bros. Others 185ppk from Mr JE Churchill; 180ppk from TK Farms, Messrs WG Thorne & Son and Messrs LCL & SJ Jones; 179 and 178ppk from Messrs AF & RD Tucker & Sons; 179ppk from Mr G Legg and Mr T Parris and 178ppk from Mr WAM Lee.

Heavier hoggs sold to £91, £90.50, £89.50, £87 (x2) £86.50 and £86 (x2) for a smart run from Messrs MB & KN Crabb. Others £90.50 and £89 from Mr AJ Crabb; £89 from Messrs D & A Mead & Co; £88 from Mr R North; £87.50 from Foxhollow Farm and £86 from Mr T Parris, Mr RJ Alford, Messrs RG Drew & Sons and Messrs LF & JM Heywood. Overall average £82.21.

A smaller entry of 712 lambs met a much more difficult trade for all presented. The best sold to 240 and 230ppk from Mr R Norman. Others 233 and 232ppk from Messrs LD & GA Norman; 233ppk from Mr GJ Cottrell; 231ppk from Messrs RH Groves & Sons; 230ppk from Mr T Woollacott; 229ppk from Mr ME Kidner and 227ppk from Messrs TA Dowden & Son and Messrs NJ Tucker & Son. Top prices per head were £100 and £97.50 from Messrs LD & GA Norman. Others £98 and £96 from Mr JA Dyer; £98 and £95 from Thornhill Farm (Dorset) Ltd; £97 from Messrs HR & BM White & Sons; £95.50 from Messrs TA Dowden & Son and £95 from Messrs MT & KJJ Prettejohn, Mr JE Churchill and Messrs S & J Larder. Overall average £87.57.

Lambs: 37.0 £85.00 Mr R Norman; 38.0 £87.00 Mr ME Kidner; 39.0 £93.50 Mr R Norman; 39.0 £90.00 Messrs RH Groves & Sons; 40.0 £93.00 Mr GJ Cottrell; 40.0 £92.00 Mr T Woollacott; 41.0 £92.50 Messrs NJ Tucker & Son; 42.0 £97.50 Messrs LD & GA Norman; 43.0 £100.00 Messrs LD & GA Norman; 44.0 £98.00 Mr JA Dyer; 46.0 £98.00 Thornhill Farm (Dorset) Ltd.

Hoggs: 39.0 £70.00 Mr G Legg; 41.0 £74.00 TK Farms; 43.0 £76.00 Mr RC Pike; 45.0 £84.00 Lane Bros; 46.0 £85.00 Mr JE Churchill; 48.0 £86.00 Mr T Parris; 48.0 £85.50 Mr WAM Lee; 48.0 £84.00 Messrs Wakely & Brunt; 48.0 £84.00 Mr LM Baker & Miss ME Goodall; 49.0 £85.00 Messrs WG Thorne & Son; 49.0 £85.00 Mr AJ Crabb; 50.0 £85.50 Mr BB Akerman; 51.0 £86.00 Mr RJ Alford; 53.0 £86.00 Messrs MB & KN Crabb; 54.0 £90.50 Mr AJ Crabb; 58.0 £88.00 Mr R North; 59.0 £89.50 Messrs MB & KN Crabb; 60.0 £90.50 Messrs MB & KN Crabb; 61.0 £91.00 Messrs MB & KN Crabb; 63.0 £89.00 Messrs D & A Mead & Co.

Forthcoming sales:

April:

Saturday 29, Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring 2.

Saturday 29, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Saturday 29, Yarcombe YFC Show & Sale Cattle at 1.30pm.

May:

Monday 1, Bank Holiday - No Market – Office Closed.

Tuesday 2, Prime Cattle, Barren Cows, Prime Lambs & Killing Ewes.

Saturday 6, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Organic Store Stock 10am Ring 2.

Saturday 6, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows 12.30pm Ring 1.

Saturday 6, Special Catalogued Sale of Pedigree, Purebred & Crossbred Dorset Breeding Ewes 12 Noon.

Saturday 13, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs.

Thursday 18, General Household Effects Sale 10.30am (Tel 01278-410250).

Tuesday 23, May Collective Dairy Sale of Freshly Calved Cows, Heifers, Youngstock & Bulls.

Wednesday 24, 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 May 17. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000-200301 or swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk Sale commences 4.30pm

Saturday 27, Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring 2.

Saturday 27, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Monday 29, Bank Holiday - No Market – Office Closed.

Tuesday 30, Prime Cattle, Barren Cows, Prime Lambs & Killing Ewes.