Saturday, June 17

Total Store Stock: 4538 Head

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the best dairy trade for 2 years!

Wednesday, July 26 at 4.30pm Orange Market dedicated Sale For Btb Restricted Cattle

Licences to be applied for by July 19 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 (53): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a smaller but better quality entry saw the best trade for 2 years for all classes. Several purchasers went home empty handed. Milk is in short supply.

Top of the day was £1870 for a pedigree “Ketley” heifer from Messrs JR & CM Miller. Another exceptionally well bred Leswidden Annette heifer, entered by Mr SJ Cheacker, sold to £1850. Others to £1810 and £1800 for non pedigree heifers from Mr AP Ractliffe; £1750 and £1720 Mr RH Webb; £1720 Mr RT Cox and £1700 Messrs RL & ME Trott. Cross bred heifers to £1620 and £1410 Messrs Snook Ltd.

Best cows to £1660 and £1600 Messrs Snook Ltd and £1440 Messrs MW & BM Cox & Son.

Swedish Red bulling heifers to £610 for Mr BK Hockey. Crossbred calves to £100 twice Messrs H & NM Wall & Son.

1st Quality Heifers min £1620 max £1870 ave£1740; 2ndQuality Heifers £1150 £1610 £1360; 1st Quality Cows £1440 £1660 £1550; 2nd Quality Cows £1100 £1420 £1260.

Store Cattle, Sucklers & Stirks (1090): Store Cattle & Grazing Cows (646): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an excellent entry of 646 strong stores, part of 1090 with the stirks and sucklers, on a glorious haymaking day at a time when stores are generally in short supply. Best cattle continue to meet an incredible trade, when best feeding continental steers are £1300 to £1390 for well grown Charolais (25m & FA) from Mr PJ Betty, Othery. Further superb feeding steers from the same farm at £1350 (7 x Ch, 22/26m & FA) £1345 (6 x Ch, 23/26m & FA) £1275 (Salers, 24/25m & FA) and £1270 (Ch & Sim, 24/26m & FA). Further great Charolais £1385 (25m & FA) £1340 (25m & FA) and £1310 (25/26m & FA) Messrs L & A Maddock & Co, Wiveliscombe; £1375 twice (6 x 25m & FA and 23/25m & FA) Mr KD Browse, Sampford Peverell; £1225 (22/26m & FA) Mr AP & Mrs SM Parris & Son, Taunton and £1200 (4 x 24m & FA) Messrs Hutton & Sons, Bristol. Blue steers a roaring trade to £1300 (4 x 20/21m & FA) £1175 (8 x 19/21m & FA) and £1080 (10 x 18/21m & FA) Mr SJ Rogers, Clevedon; £1250 (30m & FA) and £1230 (26m & FA) Mr DJ & Mrs JM Fowler, Holsworthy; £1210 (4 x 21/29m & FA) Mr AP & Mrs SM Parris & Son; £1185 (21m & FA) Messrs Keedwell Bros, Sandford; £1172 (10 x 20/24m & FA) Mr IR Worth, Barnstaple; £1165 (21/22m) Mr HS Fry, Langport; £1130 (24m & FA) Messrs McEwen Smith, Bristol and £1125 (23m & FA) Mr G & Mrs EG Tucker, Honiton. Simmental steers to £1280 (25m) and £1150 (25m & FA) Mr CR Dare, Stoke St Gregory; £1200 (25m & FA) Mr DJ & Mrs JM Fowler and £1105 (22m & FA) Mr IR Worth. Limousin steers peaked at £1210 (22m & FA) Mr AP & Mrs SM Parris & Son. Further good Limousin steers £1180 (31m & FA) Mr DJ & Mrs JM Fowler; £1170 (14/18m & FA) Mr PJ & Mrs BM Coles, Bridgwater; £1160 (19/22m & FA) Messrs R Jones & Son, Dulverton and £1115 (19/24m & FA) Messrs Symes Partners, Crewkerne.

Native steers rose to £1235 for an Angus (23m, FA & Sire) Messrs A Wotton & Son, Bovey Tracey. Further Angus £1180 (22m & FA) Messrs Symes Partners; £1170 (26m, FA & sire) Mr RJ Willcox, Kenn; £1160 (22/23m & sire) Messrs A Bragg & Mrs E Jennings, South Molton; £1150 (29m & FA) Mr DJ & Mrs JM Fowler; £1140 (22m & sire) Messrs Keedwell Bros and £1110 (20/22m & FA) Mr IR Worth. Hereford steers hit £1200 (28m, FA & sire) from Mr PB & Mrs LM Doble, Buckland St Mary; £1185 (27/28m & FA) Mr DJ & Mrs JM Fowler; £1100 (4 x 22/24m & FA) and £1090 (23/24m & FA) Messrs Hopcraft Ltd, Churchinford. Devon steers £1115 (24m & FA) Messrs Hutton & Sons. Shorthorn steer £1100 (29m & FA) Mr RH Webb, Henley.

Dairy bred steers wanted to £1150 for Friesians (25/28m & FA) from Mr A Wotton & Son, who sold another at £1090 (25m & FA) and others £995 (20m & FA). Fleckvieh at £1095 (18m & FA) Mr IR Worth. Holsteins to £1085 (22/27m & FA) Messrs IF Ford & Partners, Olveston, who sold others at £960 (22m & FA). Strong Holsteins £1055 (24/27m & FA) Mr AP & Mrs SM Parris & Son. Further Fleckvieh at £990 (20/24m & FA) Messrs Symes Partners and £985 (14/15m & FA) from Mr S & Mrs C Fry, Wareham. The Fleckvieh adding around the value of 2000L of milk in store cattle value, when compared to other dairy breeds. Well worth consideration.

Heifers sold to £1185 for a Limousin (24m & FA) from Mr KH & Mrs PA Govier, Upton, who also sold a Blue at £1145 (26m & FA) and a Simmental at £1100 (26m & FA). Forward Limousins at £1165 (24/25m & FA) Mr C Jones, Stogursey; £1160 (24m & FA) Mr & Mrs McEwen Smith. Charolais £1150 (24/25m & FA) and £1100 (24m & FA) Messrs Hutton & Sons. Blues to £1150 (28m & FA) Mr DJ & Mrs JM Fowler, who sold others at £1105 (23/27m & FA). Shapely Limousins £1142 (23m & FA) Messrs Stowell Bros, Churchstanton; £1142 (19/26m & FA) £1122 (18m & FA) £1040 (15/18m & FA) and £1015 (15/18m & FA) Mr PJ & Mrs BM Coles. Further Charolais £1125 (25m & FA) L & A Maddock & Co. Blues £1110 (19/20m) Mr HS Fry and £1105 (22m & FA) Messrs McEwen Smith.

Native heifers to £1095 (20/23m, FA & sire) Messrs Stowell Bros for Herefords. Further Herefords to £1082 (24m, FA & sire) Messrs McEwen Smith; £1080 (25m, FA & sire) Messrs Lynton & Chidgey, Woolavington. Angus heifers to £1050 (43m) Mrs UMW Robinson.

Steers Max £1390, Ave £942; Heifers Max £1185, Ave £908.

Charolais steers £1390 £1385; heifers £1150 £1125; Limousin £1210 £1180 £1165 £1160; Simmental £1280 £1270 £1100 £1000; B/Blue £1300 £1250 £1150 £1145; Hereford £1200 £1185 £1095 £1082; Angus £1235 £1180 £1185 £1150; Devon £1115 £860 £835 £795; South Devon steers £825; heifers £625; Fleckveih steers £1095 £990. Friesian £1180 £1150 £895 £800 Shorthorn £1100 £1070 £910(B) - Montbeliarde heifers £880; Saler steers £1275; heifers £1030 £1025.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (101): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report this was our second catalogued suckler sale for June following last week’s entry of almost 400 head. Combined the 2 sales saw almost 500 head sold for the month of June.

The trade continues to be very firm for all types and bulls remain wanted for Spring calving herds. Best bulls to £2500 from the dispersal sale for Mr C Elliott, Nailsea. Angus bulls to £2200 Snook Ltd. South Devon bulls to £1500 from Messrs RDT & MJ Skinner. Gelbvieh bull £1350 from Messrs TJ Turner & Son.

Chris Elliott’s dispersal sale of pedigree Killerton bred Limousins dominated the suckler cow trade when 2014 born calved heifers with bull calves at foot sold to £2250 and £2200 and with heifer calves at £2100 and £2020.

Beef Shorthorn cows with steer calves at foot to £1500, £1490 and £1480 for Mr N Sargent. Non pedigree Angus cows and calves to £1460 and £1240 for Mr G Coate. Simmental cross heifers and Hereford cross calves to £1300 Messrs RF & LE Drake who had Angus cross cows and calves at £1300. Devon cross cow and calves to £1250 x2 Mr RG Tucker.

Saturday, July 8, Catalogued Monthly Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls. Sale to commence at 12.30pm approx. Ring 1.

Entries invited. Please contact Lorna Tucker on 01278-410278.

Busk Calves & Stirks (343): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a wonderful entry of stirks sold to another very strong trade generated by a large company of buyers. Top price of £1110 (14m) for a Limousin steer from Mr DH Sayer. Other Limousins to £1055 (10m) and £860 (9m) from Mr PR Nicholls; £980 (10m) from Staplegrove Farming; £878 (13m) and £795 (12m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris; £875 x3 (14m) from Mr DG Barrow and £845 (9m) and £810 (8m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis. Charolais to £1085 x3 (12m) from Mr PR Rawle who also sold others at £955 x2 (13m). Others to £945 (10m) from Mr B Calder; £920 x2 (9m) from Mr DP Perrin, who sold others to £860 x2 (13m); £890 x2 (13m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris, who sold others at £775 x3 (12m). £880 (12m) from Mr DG Barrow; £815 (13m) from Mr E Goodfellow; £805 (8m) from Mr R Skelley and £798 x5 (14m) from Messrs TB Stevens & Son. British Blues to £1035 (9m) £990 (9m) £885 (9m) and £865 (10m) from Mr PR Nicholls. Simmentals to £865 (10m) from Mr BK Hockey, who also sold others at £825 (11m). Others to £815 (7m) from Messrs EJ & HM Hull. Herefords to £810 (9m) from Mr B Calder. Angus to £790 (9m) from Mr JP Stone.

A large entry of bulls which saw 3 Angus (10m) from Mr PRJ Larder sell at £875 (10m). Shorthorns to £780 (13m) £770 (13m) and £620 (12m) from Mr TR Selway.

Heifers to £925 (9m) for a British Blue from Messrs EA & DA Ellis, when others sold to £680 (8m) and £655 (8m) from Mr R Skelley; £670 (9m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris; £660 from Mr DG Barrow. Limousins to £900 (13m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris who sold others at £720 (13m) and £705 (10m) x2. Others at £875 (15m) £770 x2 and £670 x2 (14m) from Mr DG Barrow; £830, £820 (10m) £800 (9m) £790 (8m) £765 x3 (9m) and £700 (8m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis; £750 x3 (12m) from Mr J Wakely and £670 (15m) from Mr APD Gray. Blondes to £810 (11m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis.

Others to £700 (9m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris. Saler to £750 (9m) from Messrs EA & DA Ellis. Charolais to £805 (9m) from Mr B Calder. Others to £785 x2 (14m) from Mr PR Rawle; £715 x4 from Messrs TB Stevens & Son; £695 x2 (11m) from Messrs NM & CL Norris and £665 (9m) from Mrs L French.

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 £1110, Ave £667; Heifers Max £925, Ave £554.

Charolais steers £1085 £955; heifers £805 £785; Limousin £1110 £1055 £900 £875; Simmental £865 £825 £630 £552; B/Blue £1035 £885 £925 £750; Hereford £810 £580 £595 £525; Blonde £890 £765 £810 £700; Angus £875(B) £790 £700 £580; Devon £735 £555 £605 £560; Friesian steers £460 £405; Shorthorn £780 £770 £650 £630; Saler £700 £630 £750 £655.

Non-Export Calves (360): Beef Breeds (319) – not able to be exported from market.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good Summer entry of beef calves. Trade remains firm at all levels, particularly the smaller and medium calves. Top continental bulls to £420 for Blues from Messrs AA House & Son and from Messrs EA & DA Ellis and £416 from Messrs Jones, Dorchester. Charolais bulls to £420 from Messrs CG, GR & MS Spiller, Upottery. Others £380 and £368. Limousin bulls £360 from Messrs AE Allen & Sons. Others £345 from Messrs RH Drew & Son. Best bulls generally £320 plus. Mediums from £250, small bulls £200 plus.

Another lively heifer trade with Blues to £385 from Messrs JWO Marsh & Partners. Others £360 Mr R Foster; £355 Plot Farm Partners and £350 NF Clothier Partnership. Charolais heifers to £400 from Messrs EA & DA Ellis. Others £340 and £338. Smart Simmental heifer (12 weeks) £380 from Mr H Allen, Nantyglo. Others £300 from Messrs RW Sheldon & Sons. All good heifers £250 plus. Mediums from £250 and small heifers £120 plus. Plenty of interest in the native breeds with South Devon bulls at £352 and £348 from Messrs GJ & ED Porter. Hereford bulls £340 and £338 from Messrs NL Reefves & Sons, Backwell Hill. Others £332 and £330 from Messrs ANJ & SJ Grey. Angus bulls to £330 from Messrs RG Frost & Son. Others £328 Mr J Cottrell; £310 Olive Farm (Babcary) Ltd. Hereford heifers £285 from Messrs AW Hewlett & Son. Others £272 and Angus heifers £240 for reared types.

Reared continental bulls (16-20 weeks) to £495, £480 (x2) £468 Mr N George for Blues. Limousins to £458 and Charolais £480, the same Vendor. Reared Herefords £400 Williams PFA. Angus heifer £384 from Messrs EJ & HM Hull, others £344. Hereford heifers £378 Williams PFA.

Blue Bull £420 AA House & Son & EA & DA Ellis £416; Hfr £385 JWO Marsh & Partners £360; Charolais Bull £420 CG, GR & MS Spiller £380; Hfr £400 EA & DA Ellis £340; Limousin Bull £360 AE Allen & Sons £345; Hfr £286 H & NM Wall £272; Simmental Bull £322 AA & JM Churchill £288; Hfr £300 RW Sheldon & Sons £266; Blonde Bull £318 FDJ Bennett& Son; Hereford Bull £340 NL Reeves& Sons £338; Hfr £285 AW Hewlett&Sons £272; Devon Bull £165 RM & DA Fry £155; Hfr £170 RM & DA Fry £164; S. Devon Bull £352 GJ & ED Porter £348; Angus Bull £330 RG Frost & Son £328; Hfr £240 RJ Williams & Son £238; Fleckvieh Bull £255 AJ & ES Maltby £235; Jersey Bull £116 RM & DA Fry.

Friesians (41) – not able to be exported from market. Greenslade Taylor Hunt report numbers very tight and a fast trade to match. Top British Friesians to a very strong £245 from Short Bros & Son, Axminster. Holstein Friesians to £189 from Messrs RJ & R Broomfield. Others £186 from Messrs RJ & M Dobson; £144 Woollacott Partners and £132 South Widcombe Dairy, all young calves. Averages around £90 and plenty of calves over £100. Only the plainest under £40. More required to meet demand.

Sheep (2138): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the following sheep trades: Store Lambs (744): A much larger entry of 744 store lambs sold to an easier trade for the lambs and the hoggs. Lambs sold to £82 from Mr JB Carver. Others £79.50 from Mr BS Lang: £76.50 from Messrs DD & ME Purchase; £75.50 from Mr RA Gurd and £74 from Messrs IW & JR Sharland. Hoggs sold to £81 and £71 from Mr J Ballman. Others £78 from Mr G Busk and £71 from Mr JD Hyslop. Overall average £58.68.

Grazing Ewes & Rams (961): A smaller but still good number entry of 961 grazing ewes and rams sold to a much dearer, highly competitive trade for all forward. Rams sold to £118, £116 and £110 from Mr A Roberts. Others £117 from Mr P Eckett; £115 from Mrs LM Walters; £114 from Messrs JEF & KF Stephens and Messrs R & K Dorpman and £110 from Mr J Bullman. Ewes sold to £128 from Mr A Roberts. Others £118 and £115 from Mr SER Hunt; £118 from Messrs JL Johns & Sons; £115 from Messrs HC Derryman & Sons; £109 from Mrs LM Walters, Mr RAC Barton and Mr LM Baker and Miss ME Goodall; £108 from Messrs AE & WF Chinnock and £107 from Mr RB Cox. Mediums ranged £70-£90. Plain £60-£70. Boners nearly all £38 plus. Overall average even with a large proportion of smaller ewes presented £76.53.

Couples (151 Ewes & 192 Lambs): Another good entry of couples, being 151 ewes with 192 lambs at foot and sold to a good level of interest from start to finish.

The very best doubles to £270 (£90/life) from Mr JH Diment. Others to £210 (£70/life) from Messrs SL & TA Bell; £180 (£60/life) from Mr J Hannam; £178 (£59.33/life) from the same Vendor and £175 (£58.33/life) from Mr WS Stitch.

Some fantastic singles forward and topped at £202 (£101/life) from Mr JH Diment. Other good types to £156 (£78/life) from Mr J Hannam; £150 (£75/life) from Mr G Legg and £148 (£74/life) from Ms M Heard. Overall average £58.82/life.

Breeding Ewes (37): Only 37 breeding ewes forward sold to £95 for Texel cross 4T/6T’s from Mr RAC Burton.

Goats (50): 50 goats sold to a strong trade with nannies to £107 from Mr DJ Yeatman and £92 from Messrs RG, AJ & JA Habberfield and wethers to £100 from Mr EJ Bladon.

Orphan Lambs (3): 3 orphans sold at £30 and £20 from Mr JP Tolley.

Thursday, July 6 Annual Catalogued Sale of 5000 Breeding Ewes & Rams Ewes 10.30am/Rams 11.30am.

Entries to date include:- 4817 Ewes & 142 Rams.

Pigs: The Next Pig Market is on Saturday, June 24.

Poultry (897): The next poultry sale will be held on Saturday 15th July Please contact Meg Dobson at the Market Office on 01278-410278.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a strong entry of 897 head for the first poultry sale of 2017 attracted a large crowd with keen bidding throughout for the best quality.

Top call for Mr M Griffin of £320 and £235 for two pairs of 2-6 week old emus. Closely followed by Mr JC Collins with pair of black swans to £200.

Other prices of note: £65 3F Brahma from Mr RG Danes. £58 3F Welsummer from Mr SR Davies. £52 2F Call Ducks from Miss CP Renwick. £38 9 Peakin Eggs from Mr GW Hunt.

 

Monday, June 19

Total Stock: 2091 Head

 

•Derek Mead’s funeral will take place at 12 Noon on June 30, 2017 at Wick St Lawrence Church.

Afterwards it will be held at Puxton Park, Cowslip Lane, Hewish, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 6AH to celebrate the life of Derek Mead.

Prime & Untested Forward Cattle (49): UTM (39) & OTM Prime Cattle (10): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a very short entry of prime cattle met a sharper trade, particularly for the best.

220 and 218.5ppk for lean Blonde steers from Mr JM Darby, Bishops Lydeard. 217.5ppk (LIMX) 215ppk (SIMX) for steers from Mr WHC Inder, Taunton. Dairy bred steers to 208ppk for a Limousin from Messrs W Johnson & Son, Dalwood. Native steers to 199.5ppk for an Angus from Mr RJ & Mrs MA Curtis, Yeovil.

Steers sold to £1,391.13 for the Limousin from Messrs W Johnson & Son, who sold another at £1,337.44.

Heifers peaked at 204ppk for a dairy cross Limousin from Messrs W Johnson & Son. Angus to 190.5ppk from Mr RJ & Mrs MA Curtis.

Heifers sold to £1,187.28 for a Limousin from Messrs W Johnson & Son. Herefords to £1,157.58 from Mr JH Coombs & Sons, Barrow Gurney, who also sold Limousins at £1,124.24 and £1,101.87.

Steers (23): Top Price: UTM 220.0p/kg; OTM 190.0p/kg; Average: UTM 191.3p/kg, OTM 185.1p/kg; Top price per head: UTM £1,391.13, OTM £1,267.30.

Top Vendors: Mr JM Darby BAX 220.0; Mr JM Darby BAX 218.5; Mr WHC Inder LIMX 217.5; Mr WHC Inder SIMX 215.0; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 208.0.

Top Vendors: Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX £1,391.13; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX £1,337.44; Mrs M Badman Exor of J Badman LIMX £1,306.83; Mr RJ Smith CHX £1,291.64; Messrs MJ Frampton & Sons AA £1,267.30.

Heifers (26): Top price: UTM 204.0p/kg, OTM 189.0p/kg; Average: UTM 173.9p/kg, OTM 170.1p/kg; Top price per head: UTM £1,187.28, OTM £1,213.38.

Top Vendors: Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 204.0; Messrs JH Coombs & Sons LIMX 193.5; Messrs RJ & MA Curtis AA 190.5; Messrs JH Coombs & Sons LIMX 189.0; Messrs MJ Frampton & Sons AA 189.0 (OTM).

Top Vendors: Messrs MJ Frampton & Sons AA £1,213.38 (OTM); Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX £1,187.28; Messrs JH Coombs & Sons HE £1,183.00 (OTM); Messrs JH Coombs & Sons HE £1,157.58; Messrs JH Coombs & Sons LIMX £1,124.24.

Limousin Steers Ave 196.4, Top 217.5, Heifers Ave181.8, Top204.0; Charolais 190.0, 196.5, 188.5, 188.5; Simmental Steers 215.0, 215.0; Blonde Steers 219.3, 220.0; Angus 196.5, 199.5, 180.2, 190.5; Hereford 172.6, 184.5, 177.0, 177.0; Devon Steers 192.5, 192.5; H/Friesian Heifers 141.2, 143.5.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a short entry of 74 barreners and cull bulls met one of the best trades of the year. All cows wanted. Meat, fat, thin, foreign and non FABBL. Many, many more wanted to fuel the current demand.

Top was 167.5ppk for a shapely pure Charolais (756kg) from Mr RN Darch, Chard. The same price was bid for a Woodington Angus (755kg) from Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner, Witheridge, who also sold another (686kg) at 158.5ppk. Simmental to 148.5ppk from Mr J & Mrs CW Rawlings, Queen Camel. Non-assured Blue to 145.5ppk (546kg) from Mr & Mrs AJ Andrews, Brompton Regis.

Sucklers sold to £1,266.30 for the Charolais from Mr RN Darch. Angus to £1,264.63 from Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner, Woodington, Witheridge.

Black and whites on fire. 152.5 (FRI, 79m & 667kg) and 146.5ppk (FRI, 48m & 567kg) Messrs AJ Gay & Sons Ltd, East Harptree. Others 148.5ppk (HF, 47m & 824kg) Messrs RL Clapp & Sons, Glastonbury; 146.5ppk (FRI, 67m & 698kg) Messrs AW Kingston & Son, Somerton and 146.5ppk again (HF, 142m & 905kg) Mr MH Doble, Beaminster. Many cows 140 to 145ppk. Good meat 130ppk plus. Steakers 120ppk plus.

Black and whites sold to the day’s top of an incredible £1,325.83 for a Holstein boat (905kg) from Mr MH Doble. £1,254.00, £1,223.64, £1,183.63 and £1,156.16 for a tremendous run of best meat Holsteins from Messrs RL Clapp & Sons.

Barren Cows (73): Top Price: Continental Beef 167.5p/kg, Native Beef 167.5p/kg, Dairy 152.5p/kg; Average: 146.3ppk, 134.0ppk, 122.9ppk. Top price per head: £1,266.30, £1,264.63, £1,325.83.

Grade 1: Ave (ppk)160.6, Top (ppk) 167.5, Ave (£) £1,185.22, Top (£)£1,266.30; Grade 2: 136.1, 152.5, £997.00, £1,325.83; Grade 3: 124.5, 145.5, £853.31, £1,138.41; Grade 4: 99.7, 138.5, £589.48, £1,002.74.

Top Suckler Vendors: Mr RN Darch CHX 167.5; Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner AA 167.5; Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner AA 158.5; Messrs RL Clapp & Sons SIMX 148.5; Mr JT Andrews BRBX 145.5.

Top Dairy Vendors: Messrs AJ Gay & Sons Ltd BF 152.5; Mr MH Doble HF 146.5; Messrs AJ Gay & Sons Ltd BF 146.5; Messrs AW Kingston & Son BF 146.5; Messrs AW Frampton & Son Ltd HF 145.5; Messrs P & N Tolley & Son BF 145.5.

Suckler Vendors: Mr RN Darch CHX £1,266.30; Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner AA £1,264.63; Messrs J & CW Rawlings SIMX £1,122.66; Messrs DH & HJ Churchill AA £1,089.10; Mrs UM & Mr RJ Venner AA £1,087.31.

Dairy Vendors: Mr MH Doble HF £1,325.83; Messrs RL Clapp & Sons HF £1,254.00; Messrs RL Clapp & Sons HF £1,223.64; Messrs RL Clapp & Sons HF £1,183.63; Messrs RL Clapp & Sons HF £1,156.16.

Lambs (1920), Hoggs (18): Top price p/head Lambs £124.00, Hoggs £110.00; Top price p/kg: 247.0p/pk, 195.0p/pk; SQQ Average: 223.67p/pk, 174.42p/pk.

Standard (32.1-39.kg): Lambs 215.04; Medium (39.1-45.5kg): 226.44, 174.42; Heavy (45.6-52kg): 229.75, 174.47; Others (Over 52kg): 200.00, 164.23.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report another large entry of 1920 lambs sold to another very strong competitive trade for the well fleshed/heavier lambs but even more difficult for anything under 39 kgs. The best sold to 247ppk from Mr LM Baker & Miss ME Goodall. Others 245ppk from Messrs PJ & AJ Pike; 244ppk from Messrs JG & WE Down & Son; 243ppk from Mrs PJ Holloway and Messrs BAV & JE Scriven; 242 and 241ppk from Messrs AB & GR Dodgson; 242ppk from Messrs JR & RH Williams and Mr GW King and 241ppk from Mr RC Stock, Mr K Gribble and Messrs NM & CL Norris.

Heavier lambs sold to £124 from Mrs PJ Holloway. Others £116.50 from Messrs BAV & JE Scriven; £115.50 from Mr RW Biss; £113 from Messrs FH Chave & Son and Mr DW Blackmore; £112.50 from Messrs PJ & AJ Pike; £112 from Milborne Wick Farms Ltd; £111.50 from Messrs AF & RD Tucker & Sons and £110 from Mr R Parsons and Mr R Cordery. Overall average £92.67.

18 hoggs sold to £110 and £107 from Mr J Park and £109 from Milborne Wick Farms Ltd to average £96.67.

Lambs: 39.0 £96.50 Mr LM Baker & Miss ME Goodall; 39.0 £94.50 Mr GW King; 40.0 £94.00 Mr M Tylor; 41.0 £97.50 Messrs JR & RH Williams; 41.0 £97.00 Messrs Vigar & Son; 42.0 £101.50 Messrs AB & GR Dodgson; 42.0 £99.50 Mr RE Webber; 43.0 £105.00 Messrs JG & WE Down & Son; 43.0 £103.50 Mr K Gribble; 43.0 £103.50 Messrs AB & GR Dodgson; 43.0 £103.50 Mr RC Stock; 43.0 £102.50 Mr D Harris; 44.0 £106.50 Messrs JR & RH Williams; 44.0 £106.00 Messrs NM & CL Norris; 44.0 £105.00 Messrs DJ & DA Bloyce; 44.0 £105.00 Mr RC Stock; 44.0 £105.00 Messrs RJ Rood & Son; 45.0 £107.50 Mrs PJ Holloway; 46.0 £112.50 Messrs PJ & AJ Pike; 46.0 £109.00 Mr J Keate; 47.0 £111.50 Messrs AF & RD Tucker & Sons; 47.0 £110.00 Mr R Parsons; 48.0 £116.50 Messrs BAV & JE Scriven; 48.0 £113.00 Mr DW Blackmore; 48.0 £112.00 Milborne Wick Farms Ltd; 50.0 £115.50 Mr RW Biss; 50.0 £113.00 Messrs FH Chave & Son; 51.0 £124.00 Mrs PJ Holloway.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report s old to a much stronger trade to a top of £116.50 for a pen of smart Charollais from Mrs J Barrett to average £85.55.

Forthcoming Sales:

JUNE:

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

Saturday 24, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Wednesday 28, Orange Market Dedicated Sale for bTB Restricted Cattle. Store Cattle – 15 Months & Over, Prime Cattle & Barren Cows. Sale commences 4.30pm.

JULY:

Saturday 1, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Organic Store Stock 10am Ring 2.

Thursday 6, Annual Catalogued Sale of Breeding Ewes & Rams Ewes 10.30am/Rams 11.30.

Saturday 8, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows 12.30pm Ring 1.

Saturday 8, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Saturday 15, Collective Catalogued Sale of Purebred Poultry 12 Noon.

Tuesday 18, Golden Opportunity Collective Dairy Sale of Calved Cows, Heifers, Youngstock & Dairy Bulls 11am Ring 1.

Thursday 20, Collective Machinery Sale 10.30am.

Thursday 20, General Household Effects Sale 10.30am (Tel 01278-410250).

Saturday 22, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Wednesday 26, 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 19th July. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000 200301 or swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk Sale commences 4.30pm.

Saturday 29, Special Catalogued Sale of Haltered & Unhaltered Show Potential Cattle 11am Ring 3.

Saturday 22, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Saturday 29, Special Catalogued Sale of Haltered & Unhaltered Show Potential Cattle 11am Ring 3.