Saturday, November 18

Total Store Stock: 7274 Head

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the largest ever entry at Sedgemoor Market of 3828 store lambs sold to £85.

Wednesday, December 13 at 4.30pm Orange Market dedicated sale for btb restricted cattle. Licences to be applied for by 6th 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 (74): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a grand entry of milkers saw a brighter trade for the medium quality cows and heifers in the £1300-£1600 bracket. The best heifers looked really good value for many at a trade £100-£200 down on a month ago.

Best heifers to £1930 for GP Cox non pedigree. Others to £1800 for Messrs FG Summerhayes & Son; £1780 and £1730 for Mr MC Powell; £1700 and £1680 x3 for Messrs DG Waterman & Partners; £1690 and £1650 from Mr RH Webb; £1680 and £1660 Snook Ltd; £1660 and £1640 Mr AP Ractliffe; £1660 x2 Ham Farm Partners and £1650 Mr R Popham.

Cows to £1700 FS Dann & Son Ltd, Norfolk; £1630, £1600 and £1580 Snook Ltd and £1530 Messrs A & W Vigus.

Good crossbred trade with Jersey cross heifers £1470 for Messrs ET Summerfield & Son. The Shorthorn heifer £1400 Mr RH Webb.

A “flying” incalf heifer trade for best heifers to £1620 and £1530 Mr FE Luff.

Yearlings to £760 x2 and £660 for Messrs DH & C Bennett. British Friesian calves to £300 Messrs GJ & JM Boyer.

Saturday, November 25. Special Entries in the Dairy Section. 12 Freshly Calved Friesian x, Jersey x & Shorthorn x Heifers (Out of Calving Pattern) & 3 Bulling Heifers. 9 Holstein Friesian Incalf Heifers (5-6m) incalf to the Sussex bull.

Dispersal Sale of 21 Holstein Friesian Yearling Heifers. Homebred. Vendor going flying herd and grazing out until the day of sale.

Saturday, December 2. Special Entry in the Dairy Section. The Dispersal of 13 Organic British Friesian Cows. Low input system, mostly freshly calved, good butterfats & proteins (due to ill health).

1st Quality Heifers min £1600; max £1930; ave £1720; 2ndQuality Heifers £1080 £1580 £1410; 1st Quality Cows £1530 £1700 £1610; 2nd Quality Cows £980 £1320 £1100.

Store Cattle, Sucklers & Stirks (1067): Store Cattle & Grazing Cows (643): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a similar sized entry of 643 store cattle out of a total entry of 1067 with a considerably better quality entry resulting in an uplift in the overall average of £60 per head. Buyers keen to source good quality feeding continental cross and native types also in demand especially with sires.

Top price was £1380 for a Charolais cross steer (27m & FA) from Messrs DG & RH Matravers, Taunton. Further Charolais cross to £1180 (19-20m) Mr AJ Male, South Petherton and £1150 and £1145 (25-29m & FA) FH Trerise, Okehampton. Good feeding Charolais cross at (18-20m & FA) from Messrs Spiller, Upottery shot to £1118. Simmental cross topped at £1250 (21m & FA) also Messrs Matravers. Others to £1145 (23m & FA) Messrs Eastman & Bolt, Umberleigh. Others to £1060 (19m & FA) SF & KL Evans, Backwell. Limousin cross to £1245 (21m & FA) being the best of an outstanding run from Messrs PA, IA & GA Robertson, Wotton Under Edge when others from the same farm sold at £1225, £1185, £1160 and £1095 all (18-22m & FA) also £1245 for a single Limousin (21m & FA) from McEwen Smith. 3 good red suckler bred to £1230 from Mr G Ware, Skilgate and £1180 (18m & FA) being the top price of another good run from Messrs LC & AD Hoare, Clayhidon when others from the same farm sold to £1150, £1135 and £1085 (16-19m & FA). Good bunches of BB steers on offer topped at £1245 (20m & FA) Messrs CG, GR & MS Spiller, Upottery, pen of 7 (20-22m & FA) sold well at £1185 and £1170 from Messrs GJ & HR Browse, Cullompton. Younger types (17-19m & FA) to £1172 also Messrs Robertson and £1170 (19m & FA) from Culverstreet Farms, Stogursey and a plum steer (19m & FA) at £1150 from M & S Littlejohns, Okehampton.

Native steers to £1265 (19m & FA) for an Angus from Messrs C & A Williams, Bampton. Others to £1215 (26m & FA) Messrs CG & C Vigar, Curry Rivel; £1150 (24m & FA) Mr WT Hodges, Whitestaunton; £1115 (20m & FA) Messrs MS Ward & Son, Weymouth. Herefords £1120 (21/22m) Mr B Calder, Langport; £1120 (20/22m & FA) Messrs NL Reeves & Son, Backwell. Devons to £1115 and £1100 (19m & FA) Messrs Williams, Bampton.

Dairy bred steers to £1225 (27m & FA) Fri steer from Messrs FG Payne & Sons. Others to £995 (19-23m) also Messrs Robertson; £970, £935 and £860 (27m & FA) from Messrs NJ & CL Parker, Ilchester.

Heifers topped at £1175 for BB (24m & FA) Messrs FG Payne & Sons, Wellington. Limousin cross to £1140 (x2) Messrs Williams and also Messrs Payne. Others £1100 from Messrs Williams and Messrs Hoare. Charolais cross to £1130 (22m & FA) also Messrs Browse. Others to £1115 (22m & FA) Arscott Partners, Upottery; £1090 (19-25m & FA) also Messrs Spiller; BBx heifers £1100 (20m) Messrs Williams and £1095 (x2) Messrs Trerise and Messrs DK, MJ & N Parris, Stockland. Other Blues £1075 x2 (19-22m) also Messrs Spiller.

Top native heifer £1000 (23m & FA) Messrs A & P Bradford. Others £950 (24m & FA) also Messrs Eastman & Bolt. AAx to £955 (24m & FA) also Messrs Vigar and £920 (32m) Messrs SGE Hatch & Sons, Theale.

Younger stores Hereford steers (15-16m) to £1075 and £995 Messrs C Gillard & Son, Hinton St George. Charolais cross steers (12-13m) £898 and (9m) £822 Messrs Littlejohns and (11m) £855 Mr B Greedy, Buckland St Mary. With only 4 store markets left this side of Christmas buyers keen to fill up and trade likely to remain strong.

Steers Max £1380, Ave £924; Heifers Max £1175, Ave £828.

Charolais steers £1380 £1185; heifers £1130 £1115; Limousin £1245 £1230 £1140 £1100; Simmental £1250 £1145 £1020 £970; B/Blue £1245 £1185 £1175 £1100; Hereford £1120 £1075 £1000 £950; Angus £1265 £1230 £955 £920; Devon steers £1115 £1100; Blonde steers £850; heifers £920 £805; Friesian £1225 £995 £970 £765; Shorthorn steers £810.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (6): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a small entry on offer topped at £1300 for a Hereford stock bull (10.03.16) from Messrs IF Ford & Partners. Pedigree Limousin cow (05.17) with her BB heifer calf (16.09.17) to £1160 from Mr RW Biss, Yarley.

Saturday, December 9, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls 12.30pm Ring 1. Including The "Quaish" Sale of Pedigree Limousin for N Hill Farming Ltd (relinquishing tenancy). To include numerous show winners and potential future stars. Please contact Lorna Tucker on 01278-410278.

Busk Calves & Stirks (418): 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 another excellent November entry of outstanding quality sold to another good trade. Top price of £1075 (12m) for a Speckled heifer from Messrs MR & VA Smith. Limousins to £895 (10m) also from Messrs MR & VA Smith who also sold another at £750 (10m). Other Limousins to £865 (10m) from M Harrison Partners; £790 x2 (11m) from Messrs PA & PM Earley; £790 and £670 x2 (13m) from Messrs A & P Bradford; £740 (7m) from Messrs LG Bagg & Partners; £715 (5m) and £650 x2 (6m) from L Habberfield & Sons; £690 (10m) £660 x2 (8m) and £645 x2 (9m) from Mr AJ Barrett; £655 x2 (8m) and £630 x3 (7m) from Messrs E & IW Studley. British Blues to £850 and £740 from Mr K Payne. Other Blues to £790 (10m) from Messrs RJ & PJ Northover. Charolais to £755 (12m) from Mr MJ Northover when others sold to £655 x6 (8m) from Mr ST Matthews and £605 (13m) from M Harrison Partners. Blondes to £685 (8m) from Mr RJ Marks. Herefords to £655 (12m) from Messrs PA & PM Earley. Simmentals to £630 (8m) from Mr NP Miles.

Steers sold to £1070 (10m) for a Limousin from Messrs MR & VA Smith who also sold others at £990 and £860 (10m). Other Limousins to £940 (10m) from Messrs LG Bagg & Partners, who also sold another at £925 (10m) £910 (10m) and £760 x2 (7m) from Mr AJ Barrett; £900 and £810 (11/12m) from Messrs J & S Creed; £885 x2 (13m) £868 x2 (11m) and £805 x2 (12m) from Messrs PA & PM Earley; £868 x2 (9m) from M Harrison Partners; £860 and £802 (11m) from Messrs A & P Bradford and £760 (10m) from Mr NP Miles. Blondes to £870 (12m) from Mr RJ Marks, when others sold at £765 (10m) from Messrs LG Bagg & Partners. Charolais to £832 (12m) from Messrs Vigar Bros; £760 x4 (8m) and £740 x4 (8m) from Mr ST Matthews and £735 x2 (7m) from Messrs RA & CL Whitcombe. Angus to £750 (10m) from Mr NP Miles and £740 x2 (7m) from Temple Farm Chedzoy Ltd. Many thanks to all Vendors and in particular for pre-booking.

Steers Max £1070, Ave £630; Heifers Max £1075, Ave £529.

Charolais steers £832 £760; heifers £755 £655; Limousin £1070 £990 £895 £865; Simmental £585 £560 £630 £580; B/Blue £680 £670 £850 £790. Hereford £670 £615 £655 £515; Angus £755 £750 £575 £560; South Devon steers £680; Devon steers £480 £450; heifers £400; Blonde £870 £765 £685 £380; Friesian steers £360 £350; Shorthorn steers £505; Saler steers £710 £665; Speckled heifers £1075.

Non-Export Calves (405): Beef Breeds (313) – not able to be exported from market.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good entry of 313 continental calves met a good trade for the best but hard to place the smaller calves when there were many on offer. Trade topped at £470 x2 for superb Charolais from Messrs DJ & SE Bristol. Others £355 and £350 from Messrs SM & DM Turner and £350 Mr CE Veysey. Blues to £414 Messrs DW Rowe & Sons; £368 x2 from Messrs RW Sheldon & Sons; £360 from Messrs M & B Humphry and Mr S Durston. Simmentals to £412 and £392 Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons; £370 and £350 Mr H Atwell. Limousins to £420, £355 and £342 from Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons; £300 from Messrs DWC & MA Brunt. Best bulls £300 plus, mediums £220-£260. Plainer types harder to place.

Best continental heifers to £304 for Blue from Messrs AJ & GD Bond & Son. Others £300 x2 Mr H Halsey; £300 Messrs DW Sprackman & Partners and £295 Thornhill Farms (Dorset) Ltd. Limousins to £280 and £258 Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons and £230 Woodbridge. Simmentals to £280 Messrs DW Rowe & Son; £268 Messrs RD Knight & Son and £268 Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Son. Charolais to £248 and £234 Mr CE Veysey. Best heifers £270 plus, mediums £180-£220 and plain types harder to place.

Natives to £480 (20 weeks) Angus from Messrs SDG & AJ Cradock. Younger to £325 Messrs AN Read & Sons; £315 Mr LC Curtis; £288 Messrs M & B Humphry and £270 Mr WT Harroway. Hereford to £270 x2 Messrs AH Hook & Sons; £230 Messrs DWC & MA Brunt and £220 Messrs KJ & M Dowding.

Continental heifers to £385 (20 weeks) Hereford for Messrs SDG & AJ Cradock. Younger £210 x2 Messrs AH Hook & Sons and £175 Messrs RJ Tucker & Sons. Angus to £390 and £355 (16-20 weeks) for Mr LC Curtis; £300 Messrs SDG & AJ Cradock; £178 Messrs RJ Tucker & Sons and £172 Messrs RW & SL Berry.

Blue Bull £414 DW Rowe & Son £368; Hfr £304 AJ&GD Bond&Son £302; Charolais Bull £470 DJ & SE Bristol £470; Hfr £248 CE Veysey £234; Limousin Bull £420 MJ,DA& WGJones £355; Hfr £280 MJ,DA&WGJones £258; Simmental Bull £412 MJ,DA&WGJones £392; Hfr £280 DW Rowe & Son £268; Hereford Bull £270 AH Hook & Sons £270; Hfr £385 SDJ & AJ Cradock £210; Angus Bull £480 SDJ & AJ Cradock £325; Hfr £390 LC Curtis £355; Fleckvieh Bull £170 B Smith £135; Mont Bull £166 JN Wyatt.

Friesians (92) – not able to be exported from market.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good entry of 92 dairy sired bull calves met another lively trade to a top of £150 from Messrs LF Hutchings. Others £148 Messrs RD Knight & Son; £140 from Messrs GJ & JM Boyer; £138 Messrs MJ Frampton & Sons; £135 Messrs AN Read & Sons. Best rearing types £80 plus, mediums £50-£70 mostly over £30. Fleckvieh to £170 Mr B Smith. Montbeliardes to £70 Messrs D & B Croton.

Sheep (5468): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the following sheep trades:-

Store Lambs (3828): The largest ever entry at Sedgemoor Market of 3828 store lambs sold to a very strong trade for the stronger/well bred lambs but more difficult for the large proportion of very small and hill bred types. The best sold to £85 and £70 from Mr J White. Others £81 from Mrs AL Quartly; £77 from Mr BP Richards; £76 from Messrs LJ Waygood & Son; £75 and £70 from Mr JF Norman; £73.50 from Messrs RJ Rood & Son; £72 from Mr AD Cowling and £70 from Messrs BR & RM Callow. Mediums ranged £53-£65, very small nearly all £21 plus. Overall average £56.61.

Grazing Ewes & Rams (1587): A much larger entry of 1587 grazing ewes and rams sold to a slightly easier trade for the best, but to a much more difficult trade for the plain/hill bred types as these are in abundance nationally. The best ewes sold to £115, £104.50 and £93 from Messrs J Sprake & Partners Ltd. £109 from Mr JA Clarke; £105.50 and £100 from Mr AR Fewings; £96 from Messrs L & A Maddock & Co and £90 from Mr RW Biss. Mediums ranged £50-£65, plain £30-£50 and boners nearly all £14 plus. Overall average £51.04.

Goats (40): An entry of 40 good quality goats sold to a very strong trade with nannies to £113, £99, £93.50 and £89.50 from Messrs RG, AJ & JA Habberfield to average £95.85.

Livestock Drovers required at Sedgemoor Auction Centre regular or occasional Saturday work available.

We are looking for droving staff to work on the sheep calf, stirk and store cattle sections. Start times vary from 6am to 8am depending on section. Finish times also vary from 2pm to 5pm.

Rate per hour dependent on section and experience.

Please contact Robert Venner or Sue Hobbs in the Greenslade Taylor Hunt market office on 01278-410278 for further details.

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 4th December 2017

Free public entry to Fair for further details please contact either. Adam Hayes or Louise Baker on 01278-410278.

Pigs: The Next Pig Market is on Saturday, November 25.

Poultry (260): The next poultry sale will be held on Saturday, January 27. Please contact Meg Dobson at the Market Office on 01278-410278.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good quality entry of poultry met a good trade with a number of new buyers present. Bantams were in strong demand and met a good trade. A top price of £95 was achieved for 3F white Silkies from Mr S Nicholas. £75 was achieved for a trio of Silver Campine from Adrian Parfitt. Many thanks to all vendors for a good quality entry.

Other prices of note: £60 for 2F Abacot Ranger from Mr & Mrs Merchant; £58 for 3F Friesian Fowl from Mr H Brooks; £56 for 5F Cream Legbar from Mr J Stradling; £52 for 6F Bantams from Messrs AJ & SE Baunton; £50 for 3F Isabella Brahma from Mr JH Carthy; Champion: Trio of Silver Campine from Adrian Parfitt; Reserve Champion: 2F Rhode Island Red from Mr H Brooks.

Fodder Commencing 1:00pm.

The Next Fodder Auction is Saturday, December 16.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a selective but generally strong start for the first fodder sale of the season. As anticipated, hay and straw met the greatest demand with very little silage changing hands.

Hay Quadrants to £27/bale round to £16/bale. Conventional to £2.90/bale (delivered).

Silage/Haylage Straw, Squares to £16/bale. Barley straw to £120/tonne (delivered). Wheat straw to £105/tonne (delivered).

Monday, November 20

Total Stock: 1248 Head

Prime & Untested Forward Cattle (71): UTM (64) & OTM Prime Cattle (7): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a tight supply of prime cattle met a very strong pre-Christmas trade when all buyers were keenly competing for all forward and topped at £1,500.08 for a 885kg Hex steer from Mr RW Darby who had other Hex steers at £1,351.80 (751kg @ 180ppk) and £1,244.10 (660kgs @ 188.5ppk). Other noteable top prices to £1,395.00 for Simx steer (775kgs @ 180ppk) from Mr RG Speed; £1,390.83 for AAx steer (777kgs @ 179ppk) from Messrs JM Cload & Partners when other AAx steers sold to £1,377.74 (757kgs @ 182ppk) and £1,354.24 (736kgs @ 184ppk) both from Messrs PRS & EB Scott.

Pence per kilo top 216ppk (557kgs) Limx heifer from Messrs TV & E Wotton. Other Limx to 214.5ppk (601kgs) and 211ppk (551kgs) both from Messrs W Johnson & Son; 212ppk (615kgs) from Messrs P & S Watts & Partners; 208.5ppk (530kgs) and 207ppk (550kgs) from Mr PJ Hobbs Farm; Charolaisx heifer to 203ppk (532kgs) from Messrs MJ Tuckett & Partners.

Steers (21): Top Price: UTM 214.5p/kg, OTM 138.0p/kg; Average: UTM 181.5p/kg, OTM 125.7p/kg; Top price per head: UTM £1,500.08, OTM £1,004.64.

Top Vendors: Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 214.5; Mr RW Darby LIMX 195.5; Mr SER Hunt BAX 194.5; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 190.5; Mr NJ Paulley & Son LIMX 189.5.

Top Vendors: Mr RW Darby HE £1,500.08; Mr RG Speed SIMX £1,395.00; Mr JM Cload & Partners AA £1,390.83; Messrs PRS & EB Scott AA £1,377.74; Messrs PRS & EB Scott AA £1,354.24.

Heifers (49): Top price: UTM 216.0p/kg, OTM 178.5p/kg; Average: UTM 182.6p/kg, OTM 158.7p/kg; Top price per head: UTM £1,303.80, OTM £1,133.48.

Top Vendors: Messrs TV & E Wotton LIMX 216.0; Messrs P & S Watts & Partners LIMX 212.0; Messrs W Johnson & Son LIMX 211.0; Mr PJ Hobbs Farm LIMX 208.5; Mr PJ Hobbs Farm CHX 207.0.

Top Vendors: Messrs P & S Watts & Partners LIMX £1,303.80; Messrs C Tripp & Son LIMX £1,273.32; Mr JM Cload & Partners AA £1,268.75; Messrs P & S Watts & Partners AA £1,229.24; Messrs TV & E Wotton LIMX £1,209.00.

Limousin Steers Ave 193.1, Top 214.5, Heifers Ave 191.1, Top 216.0; Charolais Heifers 192.1, 207.0; Simmental 179.8, 180.0, 160.5, 160.5; British Blue 186.5, 186.5, 185.3, 192.5; Blonde 194.5, 194.5, 180.0, 180.0; Angus 181.6, 184.0, 178.5, 194.5; Hereford Steers 176.1, 188.5; Devon 184.3, 186.0, 175.5, 175.5; Shorthorn Heifers 175.5, 175.5; H/Friesian 118.0, 118.0, 112.6, 134.5.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report numbers just starting to tail off as farmers finish penning cattle for winter housing with processing trade hardening all the time topped at £1,306.93 for a Limx (857kgs @ 152.5ppk) who also had another Limx at £1,222.47 (846kgs @ 144.5ppk) both from Messrs L Habberfield & Son. Other top prices £1,280.50 for a Blondex (788kgs @ 162.5ppk) from Mr RJ Marks.

Pence per kilo top 169.5ppk (555kgs) for a AAx cow from Messrs MR & SK Westcott & Son; 167.5ppk (585kgs) for a Charolaisx cow from Messrs MJ & DA Johnson Ltd; 162.5ppk (788kgs) for a Blondex cow from Mr RJ Marks and 159.5ppk (656kgs) for a Charolaisx cow from Mr JR Payne.

Barren Cows (106): Top Price: Continental Beef 167.5p/kg, Native Beef 169.5p/kg, Dairy 133.5p/kg; Average: 126.7pkk, 115.9ppk, 101.6ppk; Top price per head: £1,306.93, £1,109.70, £1,157.45.

Grade 1Ave (ppk) 143.0, Top (ppk) 169.5, Ave (£) £1,041.23, Top (£) £1,306.93; Grade 2 126.6, 167.5, £911.29, £1,157.45; Grade 3 113.3, 124.0, £780.23, £930.00; Grade 4 94.3, 137.0, £596.63, £1,100.11.

Top Suckler Vendors: Messrs MR & SK Westcott & Son AA 169.5; Messrs MJ & DA Johnson Ltd CHX 167.5; Mr RJ Marks BAX 162.5; Mr JR Payne CHX 159.5; Messrs L Habberfield & Sons LIMX 152.5.

Top Dairy Vendors: Mr LC Curtis HF 133.5; Messrs JM & SN Faun HF 128.0; Messrs CJ & JC Pine HF 126.0; Messrs JM & SN Faun BF 124.0; Messrs FE Hill & Son HF 124.0.

Suckler Vendors: Messrs L Habberfield & Sons LIMX £1,306.93; Mr RJ Marks BAX £1,280.50; Messrs L Habberfield & Sons LIMX £1,222.47; Messrs KE & JE Hutchings & Son BRBX £1,174.38; Mr SG Harraway AA £1,109.70.

Dairy Vendors: Mr LC Curtis HF £1,157.45; Messrs JM & SN Faun HF £1,079.04; Messrs JM & SN Faun BF £1,060.20; Messrs CJ & JC Pine HF £984.06; Messrs J Read & Co HF £950.95.

Lambs (1063): Top price p/head: £93.50; Top price p/kg: 199.0p/pk; SQQ Average: 171.3p/pk.

Standard (32.1-39.kg): 170.91; Medium (39.1-45.5kg): 171.33; Heavy (45.6-52kg): 164.48; Others (Over 52kg): 159.74.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a larger entry of 1063 lambs sold to an overall slightly easier, but still firm, competitive trade. The best sold to 199ppk from Messrs S & A Bevan. Others 180, 179 and 175ppk (x2) from Messrs Maddock & Son; 179ppk from Messrs JPT & BM Scott; 178ppk from Mrs K George; 176ppk from Messrs HM Thomas & Son, Messrs DM & DM Ginger and Mr R Kearn and 175ppk from Mr EJ Smith and Messrs RJ & SJ Dare.

Heavier lambs sold to £93.50 and £86.50 from Messrs S & A Bevan. Others £91 from Mrs K George; £89.50 from Mliborne Wick Farms Ltd; £88 from Mr AR Henson; £85.50 and £85 from Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; £85.50 from Messrs J Sprake & Partners Ltd and Mr T Parris and £85 from Mr B Lloyd and Mr LG Taylor. Overall average £77.23.

Lambs: 39.0 £68.00 Mr C Dimmock; 40.0 £70.00 Messrs Maddock & Son; 40.0 £70.00 Mr EJ Smith; 41.0 £73.50 Messrs Maddock & Son; 41.0 £73.00 Mrs K George; 41.0 £72.00 Messrs H Thomas & Son; 42.0 £75.50 Messrs Maddock & Son; 42.0 £75.00 Messrs JPT & BM Scott; 42.0 £73.50 Messrs Maddock & Son; 42.0 £73.50 Messrs RJ & SJ Dare; 43.0 £75.50 Mr R Kearn; 43.0 £75.00 Mr DJ Buckingham; 46.0 £81.00 Messrs DM & DM Ginger; 47.0 £93.50 Messrs S & A Bevan; 47.0 £80.00 Mr AR Henson; 48.0 £80.50 Messrs S & A Bevan; 49.0 £83.00 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 50.0 £83.00 Mr SJ Crossman; 50.0 £83.00 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 51.0 £85.50 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 51.0 £85.00 Messrs RC Burrough & Sons; 53.0 £85.50 Messrs J Sprake & Partners; 54.0 £88.00 Mr AR Henson; 55.0 £89.50 Milborne Wick Farms Ltd; 56.0 £86.50 Messrs S & A Bevan; 67.0 £91.00 Mrs K George.

Forthcoming Sales:

NOVEMBER

Saturday 25, Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring 2.

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 TB tested within previous 90 days. Sale commences 4.30pm.

DECEMBER

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

Saturday 2, Monthly Seasonal Catalogued Sale of Breeding Ewes & Ewe Lambs 12pm.

Monday 4, South West Winter Fair.

Saturday 9, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows 12.30pm Ring 1.

Saturday 9, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am.

Wednesday 13, 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 6th December. Licences to be obtained from Truro Trading Standards on 03000 200301 or swenglandtblicensing@apha.gsi.gov.uk Sale commences 4.30pm.

Thursday 14, General Household Effects Sale 10.30am (Tel 01278 410250).

Saturday16, Special Catalogued Sale of Clean Plucked Christmas Poultry 11am.

Saturday 16, Sale of Pigs 11am *Extra Sale Date*.

Saturday 16, Collective Sale of Fodder 1pm.

Saturday 23, No Market.

Sunday 24, Christmas Eve.

Monday 25, Christmas Day.

Tuesday 26, Boxing Day.

Saturday 30, Market as Normal.

JANUARY

Monday 1, No Market – Office Closed.

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