Market reports from Sedgemoor Auction Centre: Saturday, November 4 to Monday, November 6

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a massive entry of 3124 store lambs and a huge compliment of buyers to match.

Wednesday, November 29 at 4.30pm Orange Market dedicated Sale For Btb Restricted Cattle.

Licences to be applied for by November 22 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.

Carnival Season: North Petherton Carnival, Saturday, November 11, A38 Road Closures from 5.30pm, procession Start Time 7pm.

Dairy Cattle (60): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a similar entry saw a much better trade in front of twice the number of purchasers in attendance.

Top price again this week at £1920 for a pedigree heifer from Messrs FG Summerhayes & Son. Others to £1850 Mr RC Taylor; £1800 x2 Mr RH Webb; £1780 Messrs JW Read & Son of Norfolk; £1680 Messrs JR & CM Miller; £1680 FS Dann & Son Ltd, Norfolk; £1660 Messrs RJ, HA & MR Popham; £1660 Mr PA Cleave; £1640 Ham Farm Partners and £1620 Mr MC Powelll.

Cross bred heifers to £1600 Mr RH Webb.

Only a few cows forward to £1500 (3rd) for the first cow in the ring from Mr JC Edwards. Others £1480 Ham Farm Partners; 2nd £1400 Mr MC Powell and £1320 from Mr AP Ractliffe.

A better incalf heifer trade to £1340 and £1320 from Messrs KJ Waldon & Partners.

Calves to £240 x3 Mr MC Powell.

1st Quality Heifers min £1600, max £1920, ave £1722; 2ndQuality Heifers £1000 £1580 £1356; 1st Quality Cows £1500 £1500 £1500; 2nd Quality Cows £1000 £1480 £1240.

Store Cattle, Sucklers and Stirks (1114): Store Cattle ans Grazing Cows (686): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a slightly reduced entry of 686 strong store cattle, part of 1114 with the stirks and sucklers, met an improved trade. Additional buyers again all keen to secure supply. Some really good quality cattle forward for which Vendors must be congratulated.

Top was a tremendous £1435 for a grand Charolais steer (29m & FA) from Mr RG Speed, Axminster. Other well grown, forward Charolais steers at £1402 (27m & FA) £1350 (x4, 27/29m & FA) from Messrs ET Summerfield & Son, Oxford; £1245 (23m & FA) £1165 (24/27m & FA) £1110 (30m & FA) and £1050 (24m & FA) Mr DW & Mrs AE Enticott, Ashbrittle; £1245 again (22m) Mr HL Stott, Wookey; £1222 (7x 19/20m & FA) £1055 (5x 17/20m & FA) and £1050 (4x 18/19m & FA) Mr DM & Mrs DM Ginger, Rodney Stoke; £1150 (22m & FA) Mr SJ & Mrs MG Payne, Knowstone; £1105 (18/19m) Mr JG Warfield, Yeovil; £1100 (25m) Mr G Down, South Chard; £1095 (18m) Messrs LE Sweetland & Son, Musbury; £1085 (23m & FA) £1060 (19m & FA) and £1040 (20/23m & FA) Messrs Vigar Bros, Henley; £1065 (28/29m) and £1055 (30m) Mr SH Ham, Wells. Limousin steers to £1295 (29m & FA) Messrs ET Summerfield & Son again. Others £1270 (26/27m & FA) and £1135 (26m & FA) Mr MW & Mrs S Edwards, Congresbury; £1255 (26m & FA) £1105 (23m & FA) and £1098 (24m & FA) Mr DW & Mrs AE Enticott again; £1210 (18m) £1170 (19/20m) and £1150 (19/22m) Messrs LE Sweetland & Son again; £1210 again (27/29m & FA) Messrs W Smale Ltd, North Molton; £1140 (18m & FA) Culver Street Farm Partnership, Stogursey; £1130 (23m & FA) Messrs M & TD Ellis, Axminster; £1130 again (20/22m & FA) Mr WT Bailey, Farway; £1120 (24m) Mr G Down again; £1100 (15/17m & FA) Mr C & Mrs A Williams, Bampton and £1075 (only 16m) Mr IC Churchill, Hawkchurch. Blue steers peaked at £1220 (24m & FA) from Mr WT Bailey. Other forward Blues at £1218 (5x 21/23m & FA) Mr IG & Mrs GS Roberts, Norton Fitzwarren; £1175 (29m & FA) Mr GW & Mrs GM Long & Son, Chardstock; £1150 (23m & FA) and £1145 (21m & FA) Mr M & Mrs TD Ellis again; £1150 (25m) Mr G Down again; £1138 (24/27m & FA) Mr F & Mrs S Aplin, Buckland St Mary; £1075 (24/25m & FA) Mr AC Rich, Dowlish Wake and £1062 (21m) Messrs T Letts & Son, Clapton in Gordano. Simmental steers to £1145 (23/26m & FA) Mr B & Mrs P Horsey & Son, West Hatch.

Native steers wanted to £1205 for Angus (22/29m, FA & sires) from Mr SJ & Mrs MG Payne again, who sold others at £1190 (24/25m, FA & sires). Further Angus £1175 (only 16m & sire) Messrs HL Stott & Sons, Wells; £1165 (19/22m, FA & sires) and £1055 (18/19m, FA & sire) Mr TR & Mrs RT Tilly, Penzance; £1155 (19m & FA) and £1090 (18m & FA) Mr C & Mrs A Williams again; £1100 (27m, FA & sire) and £1070 (30m, FA & sire) Ward Farms Ltd, East Buckland; £1095 (24/25m, FA & sires) Mr F & Mrs S Aplin again; £1065 (19/23m, FA & sire) Culver Street Farm Partnership again; £1052 (20/21m, FA & sire) Messrs M & TD Ellis again; £1045 (19m & sire) Messrs T Letts & Son again and £1040 (19m & FA) Messrs Vigar Bros, Henley. Hereford steers rose to £1165 (24/26m, FA & sire) Mr DM & Mrs DM Ginger again. Others £1100 (22m, FA & sire) and £1095 (22m, FA & sire) Messrs JH Coombs & Son, Barrow Gurney and £1040 (19m, FA & sire) Messrs IF Ford & Partners, Olveston.

Dairy bred steers sold to £1080 for a Montbeliarde (29m & FA) from Mr GW & Mrs GM Long & Son again. Holsteins to £1060 (32m & FA) from Mr RM & Mrs HJ Herrod, Axminster. Others £985 (26m & FA) Messrs IF Ford & Partners again; £970 (18/23m & FA) and £870 (18/22m & FA) Mr CG, Mrs GR & Mr MS Spiller, Upottery. Dairy Shorthorn at £930 (27m & FA) from Messrs JH Coombs & Son again. Friesians to £900 (24/26m & FA) from Mr BJ Peppard, Westonzoyland. Others £895 (21m) Mr R & Mrs K Dorpman, Ashbrittle.

Heifers sold to an excellent £1300 for a very smart Limousin (22m) from Mr J Wylde, Woolavington. Fleshed Blue heifers at £1175 (22/24m & FA) from Mr IG & Mrs GS Roberts again. Further Blues at £1155 (21m) and £1070 (20m) Mr HL Stott again; £1108 (24/26m & FA) Mr CG Carbin, Compton Dundon; £1060 (25/28m & FA) Mr WT Baily again and £1055 (25/26m & FA) Mr F & Mrs S Aplin again. Further Limousin heifers at £1100 (28m & FA) Mr B & Mrs P Horsey & Son again and £1050 (28m) Mr A Cleave, Moretonhampstead. Simmental heifers to £1100 (26/28m & FA) from Mr P & Mrs P Horsey & Son again. Charolais to £1100 (30m & FA) Messrs GW & Mrs GM Long & Son again. Others £1075 (19m & FA) Mr C & Mrs A Williams, who sold others at £1015 (21m & FA). £1075 again (24m & FA) Messrs TJ Samways & Son, North Perrott; £1065 (19/23m & FA) Mr CG, Mrs GR & Mr MS Spiller again; £1065 again (22m) Mr HL Stott again and £1045 (19m) Mr JG Warfield again.

Native heifers rose to £1050 (22m, FA & sire) Mr IG & Mrs GS Roberts again. Others to £925 (22m, FA & sire) Mr M & Mrs TD Ellis again. Hereford heifers to £950 (22/24m, FA & sire) Messrs JH Coombs & Sons again.

Steers Max £1435 Ave £908; Heifers Max £1300 Ave £795.

Charolais steers £1435 £1402; heifers £1100 £1075; Limousin £1295 £1270 £1300 £1100; Simmental £1145 £1040 £1100 £995; B/Blue £1220 £1218 £1175 £1155; Hereford £1165 £1100 £950 £875; Angus £1050 £925 £1050 £925; Swedish steers £1255; Devon steers £865; heifers £870 £760; Friesian steers £1060 £985; heifers £640; Shorthorn steers £930 £845.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (72): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a small entry met a flying trade for all but the oldest cows. A super run from Mr PS Best of Bodmin, Cornwall saw his dispersal sale cows and calves to £1760 for a Limousin cow (2014) with a Limousin steer calf born September. Other outfits to £1700. His weaned off 3½ - 4½ month incalf cows sold to £1190, £1040 x2 and £1030. Other outfits to £1510 for a Simmental cow with Angus steer calf for Mr WR Woollacott; £1500 for Mr GS Boobyer with his Hereford cross cow and Limousin steer calf; £1250 for British Blue cow 2007 with heifer calf at foot for Craddock & Son; £1220 for Mr SJ Williams’s Limousin cross cow and calf. Aberdeen Angus cows with Limousin calves to £1050 for Wilf Tratt.

A sprinkling of stock bulls sold to £1500 for a Simmental bull from David Barkers “Heywood” herd (David sold a maiden Simmental heifer at £960). Pure bred Charolais to £1420 from Messrs MC & MG Jarvis.

Saturday, December 9, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls 12.30pm Ring 1. Please contact Lorna Tucker on 01278-410278.

Busk Calves & Stirks (356): 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.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good sized entry of outstanding quality sold to an excellent trade to the large company of buyers.

Top price of £995 (10m) for a Limousin steer from Staplegrove Livestock. Other Limousins to £860 x2 (7m) £855 (10m) £805 x4 (7m) £775 x6 (8m) and £745 x4 (8m) from Messrs L Habberfield & Sons.

An outstanding run of consistent stirks. £790 x2 (7m) £730 x4 (7m) and £720 x3 (7m) from Mr PF Popham; £750 (12m) from Mr G Hollow; £730 (14m) from Mr JD Lock; £730 x2 (13m) from Mr RJ Marks and £705 (7m) from Mr PS Best. Simmentals to £925 (14m) from Mr RJ Marks, when others sold to £850 (9m) and £705 (9m) from Mr PS Best; £760 x4 (9m) £750 x2 (10m) and £730 x3 (8m) from Mr SJ Britton. Blondes to £855 x3 (12m) from Mr RJ Marks. Charolais to £795 from Mr JD Lock. British Blues to £750 (7m) from Mornacott Farm. Others to £700 (8m) from Mr RW Biss and £700 x3 from Messrs T Letts & Son. Herefords to £695 from Miss KE Hall.

Bulls to £650 (7m) for a Limousin from Mr PS Best and £640 (7m) from Messrs MD & KE Lanfear.

A fantastic heifer trade which rose to £855 (10m) for a Limousin from Messrs L Habberfield & Sons, who also sold others at £750 x5 (9m) £750 x5 (8m) £730 x4 (8m) £730 x5 (8m) and £675 x3 (8m). Other Limousins to £840 x2 (13m) from Mr RJ Gooding; £680 x4 (7m) from Mr PF Popham, who sold others at £640 x7 (7m) and £610 x3 (7m) £660 x3 (7m) £650 x3 (7m) £645 x3 (8m); £635 x5 (8m) and £630 x5 (7m) from Mr SC French and £655 (7m) from Mr PS Best. British Blues to £835 (10m) from Mr RJ Gooding, who also sold others at £815 (12m). Others to £700 x2 (7/8m) from Mr RW Biss, who also sold others at £680 (8m) and £650. £650 x2 from Messrs R & J White & Son; £628 x5 (14m) from Messrs T Letts & Son and £620 x2 (15m) from the same farm.

Many thanks to all Vendors for not only pre-booking stock but also for such a quality entry.

Steers Max £995 Ave £624; Heifers Max £855 Ave £565.

Charolais steers £795 £695; heifers £600 £575; Limousin £995 £860 £855 £840; Simmental £925 £850 £595 £585; B/Blue £750 £700 £835 £815; Hereford £695 £690 £580 £565; Angus £640 £635 £555 £520; Devon steers £525 £510; heifers £300; Blonde steers £855; Friesian steers £285 £110; Shorthorn steers £190; Lincoln Red steers £558 £530; heifers £505 £490.

Non-Export Calves (492): Beef Breeds (339) not able to be exported from market: Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an excellent entry of 492 calves met a similar trade as the last few weeks, where the best are still in keen demand. The day topped at £452 for a superb Charolais bull calf from Messrs DJ & SE Bristol. Other Charolais £312 Messrs GA Quick & Sons; £300 Littleton Farm Ltd and £300 Mr CE Veysey. Blues to £425 Messrs GF & DV Bussell. Others £422 Messrs TW & JC Cross; £410 Mr DH Wall; £408 Mr MC Powell and £400 Mr RC Baker. Simmentals to £362 Messrs RD Knight & Son. Others £290 Messrs AA & JM Churchill & Son and £285 Mr RJ Edwards. Limousins to £290 Messrs RM & JM Herrod. Others £270 Messrs NJ Broom & Sons and £255 Messrs GC & MJ Hares. Best continental bulls £300 plus and mediums £260-£300. A lot of plainer types around the £200-£220 mark. Continental heifers to £352 for a Blue from Messrs J & EM Phillips. Other Blues £336 and £325 Colgrove Partnership and £335 Mr NP Gibbons. Simmentals to £352 Messrs W & EA Tratt. Others £262 Mr RJ Edwards and £252 Trevarrack Farm. Charolais to £300 Messrs PD & JL Biss. Others £242 Messrs SM & DM Turner and £240 and £230 Mr CE Veysey. Limousins to £240 and £200 Thornhill Farm (Dorset) Ltd. Best continental heifers £270 plus, mediums £230-£250 and plainer types around £180.

Natives to £330 for Herefords from Mr AS Poultney. Others £290 Messrs RG Frost & Son and £268 Colgrove Partnership. Angus to £325 Messrs G & C Jones & Partners. Others £285 Messrs P Moon & Sons and £265 Taylor & Son.

Native Heifers £350 for an Angus from Messrs G & C Jones & Partners. Others £280 and £240 Mr RA Plowright. Younger types £170 Messrs RG Frost & Son. Herefords to £288 and £245 Messrs AS Poultney & Sons and £182 Messrs JF Legg & Son.

Blue Bull £425 GF & DB Bussell £422; Hfr £352 MJ & HJ Pearse £336; Charolais Bull £452 DJ & SE Bristol £312; Hfr £300 PD & JL Biss £242; Limousin Bull £290 RM & HJ Herrod £270; Hfr £240 Thornhill Farm (Dorset) Ltd £200; Simmental Bull £362 RD Knight & Son £290; Hfr £352 W & EA Tratt £262; Hereford Bull £330 AS Poultney & Sons £290; Hfr £288 AS Poultney & Sons £245; Angus Bull £325 G & C Jones & Partners £285; Hfr £350 G & C Jones & Partners £280; Fleckvieh Bull £260 EM Voizey £260; Gelbvieh Hfr £220 JN Wyatt £188.

Friesians (153) – not able to be exported from market: Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good entry of 153 dairy sired bull calves met a good trade particularly for the middle quality. The trade topped at £165 from Mr RA Plowright. Others £147 Messrs CJ & JA Reed; £136 and £125 Messrs RW & SL Berry; £120 Messrs GA Quick & Sons. Best rearing types £90 plus, mediums £50-£75 and plainer types mostly over £25. Swedish Red £125 Messrs G & C Jones & Partners. Brown Swiss £110 Plot Farm Partners. Shorthorn to £92 Messrs W & EA Tratt. Norwegian Red £72 Williams PFA and Ayrshire £68 Mr JV Tristram.

Sheep (5048): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the following sheep trades: Store Lambs (3124): A massive entry of 3124 store lambs sold to a huge compliment of buyers, which ensured a flying trade for all forward with some buyers unbelievably going home with empty lorries! The best sold to £79, £74.50, £73 (x3) and £71 for a smart run from Messrs JM & W Rodgman. Others £75 from Potticks Pigs Ltd (x2) and Mr TD Rugman; £74 and £71.50 from Messrs L & A Maddock & Co; £73 from Mr LJ Webber; £72.50 from Mr P Gibbons; £70.50 from Mr RA Redman and £70 from Messrs PC Lyons & Son, Mrs A Hassed, Mr J Coutanche and Messrs M & S Waldock. Mediums ranged £55-£67, very small nearly all £28 plus. Overall average £57.75.

Grazing Ewes and Rams (1446): A very large, much increased entry of 1446 grazing ewes and rams, which included a very high proportion of very plain/hill ewes, sold to a similar firm trade. The best ewes sold to £126.50 and £110 from Messrs LD & GA Norman. Others £117.50 from Mr DT Palmer; £116, £102 and £97.50 from Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; £115.50 from Mr R Hares; £112 from Mr P Andrews; £107.50 from Mr SJ Govier; £104.50 from Messrs R Jones & Sons; £99 from Mr T Turner; £98 from Sharpham Pork and £97.50 from Mr M Beach. Mediums ranged £50-£65, plain £30-£40 and boners nearly all £19 plus. Overall average £54.74. A shortage of rams saw the best sell to £106 from Mr R Hares and £98.50 from Mr T Turner.

Breeding Ewes (365): Scanned in lamb shearling Poll Dorsets topped the special Breeding Ewe Sale when they sold for £130 and £120 from Mr M Clunes. The ewe lamb section was topped by Messrs MJ & RSM Barrow with 98 Suffolk cross Mules, which all sold for £90/head. A price matched by Messrs KH & PA Govier and Mr J Baker both with Charollais cross ewe lambs. Overall average £82.86.

2 Ewes and 2 Lambs: The first entry of couples of the season saw smart singles sell at £140 (£70/life) from Mr RAC Burton.

Stock Rams (64): A good entry for the time of year when 64 were forward for the catalogued sale. Overall a good trade as a good number of buyers were in attendance and resulted in a clearance rate of 90%. Top price went to Messrs FH Chave & Son who sold a cracking pedigree 2T Texel for £400 and another from the same home sold to £290. Pedigree Suffolk 2T from Mr B Gibbins sold to £260. Two pure bred Poll Dorsets forward from Mr T Wybrew also sold well, when a 2T sold to £255 and a ram lamb sold to £240. Rams again next week.

Goats (45): A larger entry of 45 good quality goats sold to a strong trade when nannies sold to £105, £97 and £96.50 from Bagborough Farm Ltd and wethers to £89 from Habberfield Park Farm to average £94.06.

Please Note The Next Pig Market is on Saturday, November 11.

The next poultry sale will be held on Thursday 18th November 18. Please contact Meg Dobson at the Market Office on 01278-410278.

The Next Fodder Auction is Saturday, November 18.

South West Winter Fair 11th Annual Christmas Show of Cattle, Lambs, Pigs, Lamb Carcass & Dressed Poultry & The South West Sausage Competition along with numerous trade stands will be held at Sedgemoor Auction Centre Monday, December 4. Free public entry to Fair

For further details please contact either Adam Hayes or Louise Baker on 01278-410278.

Monday, November 6

Total Stock: 903 Head

Prime and Untested Forward Cattle (79): UTM (72) and OTM Prime Cattle (7): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an increased entry and another strong trade.

Top was 217ppk for a shapely Blue steer (658kg) from Messrs AJ Hepper & Son, Blue Anchor, who sold other quality steers at 215 (Lim, 550kg) 212 (Lim, 593kg) 210 (Blue, 670kg) 208.5 (Lim, 575kg) 205.5 (Lim, 650kg) and 202.5 (Ch, 682kg). Further top grade steers at 215.5 (Lim, 619kg) from Mr HWC & Mrs JM Butler, Bristol; 209.5 (Blue, 615kg) and 209ppk (Lim, 598kg) Mr GW King, Glastonbury and 209.5ppk (Lim, 606kg) Mr DH & Mrs SM Churchill, South Chard. Native steers at 199.5, 199, 198.5, 195, 194 and 192ppk for Angus from Messrs I Forbes & Son, Winscombe.

Steers sold to £1,427.86 for a Blue from Mr AJ Hepper & Son (658kg, 217ppk). Others from Messrs Hepper at £1407 (Blue, 670kg, 210ppk) £1,381.05 (Ch, 682kg, 202.5ppk) £1,350.63 (Ch, 698kg, 193.5ppk) and £1,335.75 (Lim, 650kg, 205.5ppk). £1,366.58 was achieved by Mr DH & Mrs SM Churchill with their Limousin (685kg, 199.5ppk). £1350 was bid for a Hereford (720kg) from Messrs Wring & Coombes, Chew Hill, who sold another at £1,308.60.

Heifers peaked at 211ppk for a Limousin (487kg) from Mr RJ & Mrs AM Pedrick, Buckfastleigh, who sold others at 206 (Lim, 500kg) and 199.5 (Lim, 500kg). 208ppk was achieved by Mr W Johnson & Son, Dalwood for a Limousin (532kg) who sold another at 199.5ppk (Lim, 619kg) Angus at 194.5ppk (590kg) from Messrs I Forbes & Son again and 191.5ppk (585kg) from Mr CJM Shackleton, Wiveliscombe.

Heifers sold to £1,240.16 for a Charolais (651kg, 190.5ppk) from Mr AAB Rowe & Son, Chilton Trinity, who sold another at £1,222.28 (Ch, 645kg, 189.5ppk). £1,234.91 was achieved by Messrs W Johnson & Son for a Limousin (619kg, 199.5ppk). Angus at £1,147.55 (590kg, 194.5ppk) from Messrs I Forbes & Son and £1,120.28 (585kg, 191.5ppk) from Mr CJM Shackleton.

Steers (44): Top Price UTM 217.0p/kg, OTM 195.5p/kg. Average UTM 192.4p/kg, OTM 174.2p/kg

Top price per head UTM £1,427.86, OTM £1,294.21.

Top Vendors: Messrs AJ Hepper & Son BRBX 217.0p; Messrs HWC & JM Butler LIMX 215.5; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX 215.0; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son LIMX 212.0; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son BRBX 670 210.0.

Top Vendors: Messrs AJ Hepper & Son BRBX £1,427.86; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son BRBX £1,407.00; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son CHX £1,381.05; Messrs DH & SM Churchill LIMX £1,366.58; Messrs AJ Hepper & Son CHX £1,350.63.

Heifers (34): Top price UTM 211.0p/kg, OTM 169.5p/kg. Average UTM 179.1p/kg, OTM 156.4p/kg.

Top price per head UTM £1,240.16, OTM £871.23.

Top Vendors: Messrs RJ & AM Pedrick LIMX 211.0p; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 208.0; Messrs RJ & AM Pedrick LIMX 206.0; Messrs RJ & AM Pedrick LIMX 199.5; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 199.5.

Top Vendors: Messrs AAB Rowe & Son CHX £1,240.16; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX £1,234.91; Messrs AAB Rowe & Son CHX £1,222.28; Messrs I Forbes & Son AA £1,147.55; Mr BA Richards CHX £1,138.32.

Limousin steers 204.2 215.5; heifers 195.8 211.0; Charolais 190.8 202.5 181.6 190.5; Simmental steers 186.2 190.0; British Blue steers 206.0 217.0; heifers 185.6 192.0; Blonde heifers 188.5 188.5; Angus 193.0 199.5 171.6 194.5; Hereford steers 182.7 191.0; Devonx 179.5 179.5 183.5 183.5; Devon 157.5 160.0 162.3 175.5; Whitebred Shorthorn steers 176.0 176.0; Highland steers 165.5 165.5; H/Friesian heifers 132.0 143.5.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an increased entry of 116 cull cows and bulls met a brighter trade. Meat cows and feeders definitely dearer. Very plain cows similar to recent weeks.

Top was 153.5ppk for a Galloway suitable to feed on from Benton Farm Partnership, Bratton Fleming, who sold another similar feeder at 137.5ppk. Charolais at 143.5ppk (838kg) from Messrs HG Bishop & Sons, Watchet. Simmental at 138.5ppk (718kg) from Mr PFJ Saunders, Hemyock. Native cows to 139.5ppk for a Devon (700kg) from South Town Contracting, Loxhore. Angus to 131.5ppk from Mr SJ Crossman, Langport.

Sucklers sold to £1,202.53 for the grand 838kg Charolais from Messrs HG Bishop & Sons. A further massive Charolais (962kg) from Mr DP Perrin, Burrowbridge returned at £1,091.87. Blue cow (825kg) at £1,068.38 from Messrs EFB Hill & Son, East Bower. Angus to £997.52 (821kg) from Mr SJ Crossman.

Dairy breeds rose to 134.5ppk twice for a younger (61m) Holstein from Messrs WP Gange & Son, Cheddon Fitzpaine and a younger (69m) Friesian from Messrs JA Healey and P Major, Wedmore. Swedish Red at 130.5ppk from Mr RJ & Mrs CA Down, Wrantage. Many better meat cows 120ppk plus. Steakers 105 to 115ppk. Plainer cows below.

Cows sold to £1,029.11 for a grand 847kg Holstein from Messrs LE Miller & Son, Bridgwater. Others £1,008.75 (HF, 750kg) Messrs WP Gange & Son and £989.38 (HF, 764kg) Messrs NW Doble & Sons, Crewkerne.

Barren Cows (110): Top Price Continental Beef 143.5p/kg, Native Beef 153.5p/kg, Dairy 134.5p/kg, Average 123.2pkk, 114.3ppk, 98.9ppk. Top price per head £1,202.53, £997.52, £1,029.11.

Grade 1 135.7 153.5 £998.42 £1,202.53; Grade 2 125.1 137.5 £848.99 £1,008.75; Grade 3 115.0 127.5 £721.47 £1,029.11; Grade 4 84.6 120.5 £480.81 £1,091.87.

Top Suckler Vendors: Benton Farm Partnership GAL 153.5p; Messrs HG Bishop & Sons CHX 143.5; Southtown Contracting DEV 139.5; Mr PFJ Saunders SIMX 138.5; Benton Farm Partnership GAL 137.5.

Top Dairy Vendors: Messrs WP Gange & Son HF 134.5p; Mrs JA Healey & Mr P Major BF 134.5; Messrs RJ & CA Down SR&W 130.5; Messrs MJ & JR Dyer & Son HF 129.5; Messrs NW Doble & Sons HF 129.5.

Suckler Vendors: Messrs HG Bishop & Sons CHX £1,202.53; Mr DP Perrin CHX £1,091.87; Mr EFB Hill & Son BRBX £1,068.38; Mr SJ Crossman AA £997.52; Mr PFJ Saunders SIMX £994.43.

Dairy Vendors: Messrs LE Miller & Son HF £1,029.11; Messrs WP Gange & Son HF £1,008.75; Messrs NW Doble & Sons HF £989.38; Messrs MJ & JR Dyer & Son HF £973.59; Mrs JA Healey & Mr P Major BF £957.64.

Lambs (670): Top price p/head £94.50; Top price p/kg 189.0p/pk; SQQ Average 172.92p/pk.

Lambs: Standard (32.1-39.kg) 25 177.27; Medium (39.1-45.5kg) 330 172.63; Heavy (45.6-52kg) 268 168.78; Others (Over 52kg) 47 171.96.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a smaller entry of 670 lambs sold to a much dearer trade for all presented. The best sold to 189ppk from Messrs DM & DM Ginger. Others 187ppk from Mr J Buckle; 181 and 178ppk from Downs Farm Ltd and 179ppk from Messrs RF Lee & Son, MG Limond (Land) Co Ltd, Messrs R & A Ody and Messrs DJ & DA Bloyce.

Heavier lambs sold to £94.50, £94, £93, £90.50 and £88 (x2) for a smart run from Messrs J Sprake & Partners. Others £93 from Messrs MJ & GM Summers; £92.50, £89 and £88.50 from Messrs HWC & JM Butler; £87.50 from Messrs R & A Ody; £87 from Downs Farm Ltd and Mr D Rayson and £86.50 from Mr NJ Keenans and Mr TS Duck. Overall average £77.70.

Lambs: 38.0 £68.00 MG Limond (Land) Co Ltd; 38.0 £68.00 Messrs DJ & DA Bloyce; 41.0 £72.50 Mrs LJ Vowles; 42.0 £78.50 Mr J Buckle; 42.0 £75.00 Messrs RF Lee & Son; 42.0 £74.50 Mrs LJ Vowles; 43.0 £76.00 Messrs R & A Ody; 43.0 £76.00 Messrs DM & DM Ginger; 43.0 £76.00 Messrs MJ & GM Summers; 44.0 £83.00 Messrs DM & DM Ginger; 44.0 £78.00 Mr J Buckle; 45.0 £80.00 Downs Farm Ltd; 45.0 £79.50 Mr B Alford; 46.0 £80.00 Messrs HWC & JM Butler; 48.0 £87.00 Down Farm Ltd; 48.0 £84.00 Messrs DA & AP Gillbard; 48.0 £83.00 Downs Farm Ltd; 49.0 £87.50 Messrs R & A Ody; 49.0 £86.50 Mr TS Duck; 50.0 £88.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 51.0 £89.00 Messrs HWC & JM Butler; 51.0 £88.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 52.0 £90.50 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 53.0 £93.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 54.0 £94.00 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 54.0 £93.00 Messrs MJ & GM Summers; 54.0 £92.50 Messrs HWC & JM Butler; 56.0 £94.50 Messrs J Sprake & Partners.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report more cull ewes forward sold to a firm trade to a top of £78.50 from Messrs HWC & JM Butler and £76 from Messrs R & A.

Forthcoming sales:

NOVEMBER: Saturday 11, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am; Thursday 16, Collective Machinery Sale 10.30am; Thursday 16, General Household Effects Sale 10.30am (Tel 01278 410250); Saturday 18, Collective Catalogued Sale of Purebred Poultry 12pm; Saturday 18, Collective Sale of Fodder 1pm; Tuesday 21, Special Collective Dairy Sale of Freshly Calved Cows, Heifers, Youngstock & Dairy Bulls 11am Ring 1; Saturday 25, Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring; Saturday 25, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am; Wednesday 29, 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 22nd November. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000 200301 or swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk Sale commences 4.30pm.