Sedgemoor Auction Centre market reports: Saturday, January 20 to Monday, January 22

Greenslade Taylor Hunt Report: Good entries for their 10 year Anniversary Market & from the commission £2,209.75 will be donated to the Health Room.

Wednesday, February 28 at 4.30pm, Orange Market, Dedicated sale for bTB Restricted Cattle.

Dairy Cattle (58): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an excellent entry for a January market, but numbers were well down on last week’s record entry.

The trade remained firm for all but the older cows on offer. If anything, the best were slightly dearer, although £2000 remains a barrier for most.

Jeff Morgan from Tewkesbury secured the top price of the day for a home bred pedigree heifer at £2060. Others to £2000 from Messrs M & K Churchill & Son; £1950 and £1850 from Mr RH Webb; £1920 and £1700 from Panda Holsteins; £1900 Treludderow bred and £1790 from Mr HR Lewis, Carmarthen; £1750 and £1680 from Mr PA Cleeve, Bude in Cornwall; £1720 from Mr R Willcox and £1710 from HLJ27. Cross bred heifers to £1700 from Dillington Farms.

Good cows were in short supply to £1500 and £1460 from Messrs DG & IT Jones, Carmarthen.

A good run of 2 year old incalf heifers sold to £1200 x2 and £1190 for Messrs J & A Williams & Son. 10-12m cross bred yearling heifers to £350 x3 from the Heard Cattle Company.

Saturday, February 3, Special entry in the Dairy Section. The Sale of 40 Organic Pedigree Holsteins from the “Lyegrove” Herd for R P Sainsbury & Son Ltd. Comp: 6 Incalf; 5 Bulling; 12 Yearling Heifers & 17 Heifer Calves. Herd average: 8,000kgs; Closed herd; High Health Status. For more information Tel: 01278 410250.

1st Quality Heifers min £1700, Max £2060, Ave £1837; 2nd Quality Heifers £1080, £1680, £1475; 1st Quality Cows £1460, £1500, £1480; 2nd Quality Cows £800, £1210, £980.

Store Cattle, Sucklers & Stirks (904): Store Cattle & Grazing Cows (631): For Saturday, January 27th: 60 day PMT date: November 28th (count day after injection as 1 and day of sale as 60).

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good show of 631 store cattle, 8% up on the year and part of 904 with the stirks and sucklers met another very strong trade. More strength on offer to £1350 for well bred feeding Charolais steers (20/21m & FA) from Mr RH & Mrs GA Morrish, Torrington, who sold other grand Charolais feeding steers at £1342 and £1330. Further best store Charolais at £1300 and £1200 (20/21m & FA) from Mr S Habberfield, Wiveliscombe; £1260 (22/23m & FA) and £1195 (21m & FA) Mr SJ Williams, North Newton; £1260 (28/29m & FA) and £1195 (28m & FA) Messrs A Wotton & Son, Ivybridge; £1250 (27m & FA) Mr TE & Mrs SJ Popham, Cannington.

Blue steers also over £1300 at £1320 (26m & FA) from Messrs Johnson Partners, Wambrook. Warm Blues £1255 (21/23m & FA) Mr SJ Williams. Leaner type £1215 (28m & FA) Mr CJ & Mrs AW Greenslade, Calverleigh and £1170 (24m & FA) Mr PH & Mrs DA Winter, Wembdon. Limousin steers rose to £1270 (22/23m & FA) from Mr S Habberfield, who sold other fed types at £1230 (19/22m & FA) and £1190 (22m & FA). £1245 (18m & FA) and £1240 (20m & FA) from Mr JC & Mrs PA Chapple, Musbury; £1190 again (20m) Mr MJ & Mrs C Plowright, Stogursey; £1190 again and £1150 (21m x4 & FA) Mr D & Mrs DJ Cotterill, Monksilver; £1175 (21m & FA) Messrs RE Dury & Son, Compton Martin; £1140 (7x 21/22m & FA) Mr P & Mrs M Chudley, Romansleigh and £1130 (22m) Mr JA & Mrs G Aldworth, Madford. Blonde cross Saler steers at £1238 (19m & FA) from Mr RM & Mrs BM Boundy, Winkleigh. Simmental steers to £1235 (19m & FA) from Mr JC & Mrs PA Chapple, who sold another at £1205 (20m & FA). £1200 (20m & FA) Mr S Habberfield; £1190 (19/22m & FA) Mr B Habberfield and £1135 (26/28m & FA) Mr GW Herrod, Axminster.

Native cattle topped at £1240 for Aberdeen Angus (25m) from Messrs GP Tratt Ltd, Lympsham, who also sold a South Devon (25m) at the same money. Further Angus £1200 (21m & FA) Mrs CM Parker & Mrs IF Burnett, Templeton; £1195 (20/26m, FA & sire) and £1100 (25m, FA & sire) Messrs Johnson Partners; £1150 (26m & sire) Messrs Keedwell Bros, Sandford and £1140 (22m & FA) Mr P & Mrs M Chudley. Hereford steers £1195 (22m, FA & sire) and £1125 (24m, FA & sire) Mr CJ & Mrs AW Greenslade. Others £1145 (24/28m, FA & sire) Mr RH Webb, Henley. Devon steer at £1100 (21m & FA) Mr CJ & Mrs AW Greenslade.

Dairy steers in great demand to £1050 for best Friesians (25/27m & FA) from Messrs T Blackmore & Son, Clayhidon, who sold another at £975 (20m & FA) and Holsteins at £900 (20/23m & FA). Good Holsteins at £1000 (24m x3 & FA) Mr RT & Mrs CV Perrett Ltd, Wincanton. Further Holsteins at £900 (22/29m & FA) from Mr IJ & Mrs SA Bell & Son, Cossington.

Heifers topped at £1180 for a fleshed Simmental (30m & FA) Mr BC Knapp, Pilning, who sold a Limousin (30m & FA) at £1140, Charolais (29m & FA) at £1050, Limousins (30m & FA) at £1035, (29m & FA) at £1030, Charolais (26m & FA) at £1020 and a Blue (31m & FA) at £1000. Well grown Charolais heifers at £1155 (29m & FA) from Messrs A Wotton & Son, Ivybridge who sold others at £1105 (31m & FA) and £1065 (32m & FA). Big framed Charolais at £1135, £1105 and £1090 (all 20/21m & FA) from Mr RH & Mrs GA Morrish Ltd. Further wellbred Charolais at £1050 (only 15/16m & FA) and £1040 (21m & FA) Messrs RP Elston & Sons, Dulverton.

Fleshed Blues at £1130 (20/21m & FA) and £1025 (20/25m & FA) Culver Street Farm, Stogursey. Further Blues £1085 (23/25m & FA) and £1005 (21/25m & FA) Mr GD & Mrs DM Parris, Howley; £1075 (23/25m & FA) Mr RT & Mrs CV Perrett Ltd; £1045 (19/22m & FA) and £1020 (19/21m & FA) Mr NM & Mrs CL Norris, Holford, who also sold a Blonde at £1022 (20m & FA) and Limousins at £1115 (23m & FA) £1040 (20m & FA) and £1000 (19m & FA). Further Limousins at £1030 (24/28m & FA) Messrs T Blackmore & Son and £1010 (18m & FA) Messrs J & DJ Cotterill. Simmental heifers to £1090 (21m & FA) Culver Street Farm Partners.

Native heifers rose to £1060 for Angus (19/22m, FA & sires) from Culver Street Farm Partners, who sold others at £990 (19/22m, FA & sire). Further fleshed Angus at £1045 (21m & FA) Mr NM & Mrs CL Norris and £960 (20m & FA) Mrs CM Parker & Mr IF Burnett. South Devon heifer at £1000 (31m & FA) Mr DP & Mrs MG White, Dalwood.

Steers Max £1350, Ave £950; Heifers Max £1180, Ave £853.

Charolais Steers £1350, Others £1342; Heifers £1155, Others £1135; Limousin Steers £1270, £1245; Heifers £1140, £1115; Simmental Steers £1235, £1205; Heifers £1180, £1090; B/Blue Steers £1320, £1255; Heifers £1130, £1085; Hereford Steers £1195, £1145; Heifers £785, £750; Angus Steers £1240, £1200; Heifers £1000, £800; S/Devon Steers £1240, £865; £1000, £800; Devon Steers £1100, £820; Heifers £688; Blonde Steers £1238, £795; Heifers £1022; Friesian Steers £1050, £1000; Heifers £975, £890; Shorthorn Steers £1005, £920; Saler Steers £1238; Heifers £825.

Suckler Cows, Calves & Stock Bulls (6): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a small entry on offer topped at £890 for a Devon cow (04.15) and her Devon bull calf (17.04.17) from Heard Cattle Company.

February, Saturday 10th: Monthly Sale of Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls. Sale to commence at 12.30pm approx. Ring 1. To include: The second consignment to Disperse the herd of JC Lewis Partnership, Oxford being 13 incalf pedigree Blonde cows and heifers and 8 Blonde & Saler cows and calves.

Busk Calves & Stirks (267): Pre movement test required for Saturday 27th January 2018 if born on or before 16th December 2017.

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 similar sized entry at 267 head of good quality sold to another strong trade. Home bred suckler types continue to sell particularly well. Top price of £1100 (10m) for a British Blue from Messrs AH & LR Read, who also sold others at £925 (9m) £905 (8m) and £865 (8m). Other Blues to £885 x2 (8m) from Mrs M Forward; £870 (10m) £865 x2 (11m) £865 x2 (11m) £850 (9m) £795 (9m) £790 x2 (9m) and £755 x2 (9/10m) from Messrs EW Underhill & Son; £795 x2 (8m) from Messrs NG & SJ Kellaway; £790 (14m) from J Read & Co and £705 (11m) from Mr B Jeffery. Limousins to £800 x2 (8m) from Messrs NG & SJ Kellaway; £725 (10m) from Mr B Jeffery, who also sold others at £718 x2 (9m); £715 x2 (6m) x6 and £710 x4 (9m) from Messrs RJ & SR Bunn. Charolais to £930 x3 (10m) from Messrs RM & FR Thorne. Others to £735 (4m) from Messrs PJ Salvidge & Son. Angus to £720 (10m) from Messrs R & TJ Cutler.

Blue heifers to £885 (11m) from Messrs EW Underhill & Son, who also sold others to £820 (11m) £640 (11m) £600 (9m) and £525 (9m). Other Blues to £645 (9m) from Messrs AH & LR Read, who sold others at £635 (8m); £575 x3 from Messrs JH & ACL Williams. Charolais to £760 (9m) from Mr DT Harvey. Others to £595 x2 (14m) from Messrs PJ Salvidge & Son.

Herefords to £655 (10m) from Messrs NC Witcombe, when others sold to £535 x2 (10m) from the same farm. Angus to £655 from J Read & Co. Limousins to £640 x2 (9m) from Mr IJ Williams, who also sold others at £525 (11m) and £530 x2 (7m); £575 x3 (10m) from Mr B Jeffery; £565 x3 (8m) from Messrs RJ & SR Bunn and £560 (11m) from Mr CJ Fowler.

Steers Max £1100, Ave £584.32; Heifers Max £885, Ave £474.39.

Charolais Steers £930, Others £735; Heifers £760, Others £595; Limousin Steers £800, £725; Heifers £640, £585; Simmental Heifers £500; B/Blue Steers £1100, £925; Heifers £885, £820; Blonde Steers £685, £645; Heifers £490, £465; Parthenais Steers £640, £620; Hereford Steers £685, £650; Heifers £655, £535; Angus Steers £720, £690; Heifers £655, £565; Devon Steers £670, £570; Heifers £440, £295; Friesian Steers £350, £330; Shorthorn Steers £470, £380; Heifers £305.

Non-Export Calves (400): Beef Breeds (335): not able to be exported from market Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a good January entry met another two tier trade, when top calves were in keen demand and plainer calves were less sought through this wintry period. Trade topped at £478, £476 and £462 (12-16 week) Blues from Mr NF George. Younger Blues to £380 from Mr RC Baker; £360 from Messrs JD & SA Fear & Sons; £360 from Messrs CG, GR & MS Spiller and £350 from Messrs TE Pocock & Co. Charolais to £462 (16 weeks) from Mr NF George. Young outstanding calf to £422 from Messrs JV & RC Pidgeon and £340 and £320 from Messrs GA Quick & Sons. Limousins to £448 and £415 (12 weeks) from Mr NF George and £292 from Messrs SW Batten & Sons. Simmentals to £380 from Mr R Angell; £375 from Messrs PT & LA Herrod; £330 from Mr WJ Harraway and £312 Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons. Best continental bulls £300 plus, mediums £240-£280 and plainer types harder to place.

Heifers to £375 and £350 (16 weeks) Blue from Mr NF George. Younger Blues to £356 from Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons; £300 from Denhay Farms Ltd and £285 from Twose Farms Ltd. Limousins to £370 and £300 (16 weeks) from Mr NF George. Younger to £160 from Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons. Charolais to £318 from Messrs JA & K Ladd. Others £252 from Messrs SM & DM Turner and £238 from Messrs GA Quick & Sons. Simmentals to £280 from Messrs MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons; £245 from Messrs PT & & LA Herrod and £244 from Mr WJ Harraway. Best continental heifers £260 plus, mediums £200-£250 and plainer types harder to place.

Native bulls to £360 from an outstanding young Angus from Messrs RD & JA Hael. Others £288 from Messrs M & B Humphry and £278 from Mr WJ Harraway. Herefords to £330 x5 from Mr NF George; £292 and £280 from Denhay Farms Ltd and £272 from Messrs WJ Weeks & Son.

Native heifers to £350 for a Hereford from Mr NF George. Others £262 and £240 from Messrs WJ Weeks & Son and £170 from Messrs DWC & MA Brunt. Angus to £278 x2, £250 x3 from Mr RA Plowright and £202 and £186 from Mr S Durston.

Blue Bull 75 £478 NF George £476; Hfr 54 £375 NF George £356; Carolais Bull 8 £462 NF George £422; Hfr 4 £318 JA & K Ladd £252; Limousin Bull 10 £448 NF George £415; Hfr 5 £370 NF George £300; Simmental Bull 21 £380 R Angell £375; Hfr 16 £280 MJ, DA & WG Jones & Sons £245; Hereford Bull 44 £330 NF George £330; Hfr 16 £350 NF George £262; Angus Bull 34 £360 RD & JA Hael £288; Hfr 27 £278 RA Plowright £278; Devon Bull 5 £135 HMV Weekes £125; Hfr 7 £100 MS & NM Hebditch £100; Fleckvieh Bull 6 £182 JW & P Marsh £174.

Friesians (65): Not able to be exported from market. Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a small entry of dairy sired bull calves met another fierce trade to £260 and £230 x2 from Mr RA Plowright. Others £180 from Messrs JD & SA Fear & Sons and £162 from Messrs RD Knight & Sons. Best rearing types £100 plus, mediums £60-£90 and plainer types mostly over £40. Montbeliarde to £278 from Messrs PJ & AC Keirl & Son. Fleckvieh to £182 from Messrs JW & P Marsh.

Sheep (3920): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report the following sheep trades: Store Lambs (2491): A slightly larger entry again of 2491 store lambs sold to a similar very firm trade however, a much higher proportion of very small/hill types pegged the averages. The best sold to £80 and £78.50 from Mr E Pierce. Others £80 from Mr A Parker and Mr H Margetts; £78 from Messrs MD & KE Lanfear; £77 from Mrs PJ Holloway; £74 from Messrs RJ & LA Mitchell & Voke and Messrs S & J Willis; £73.50 from Mr T Webber and £73 from Messrs J & M Fear, Maddock & Son and Messrs GB & MA Holloway. Mediums ranged £55-£67, very small nearly all £24 plus. Overall average £56.29.

Grazing Ewes & Rams (1053): A smaller entry of 1053 grazing ewes and rams sold to a stronger trade for all presented, however a high proportion of very plain/hill types pegged the average. The best ewes sold to £109 from Stanbury Farm Partners. Others £108 and £86.50 from Messrs PH & ME Buckingham & Son; £103.50 from Mr C Peach; £100 from Mr A Roberts; £98 and £85 from Mr RA Willcox; £94.50 from Hopkins Developments Ltd; £90 from Mr AP Carter and Mr GS Brown; £89.50 from Messrs D & L Medley and £85 from Messrs RJ & LA Mitchell & Voke. Mediums ranged £55-£70, plain £40-£55, boners nearly all £25 plus. Overall average £56.40.

Rams sold to £99 from Messrs RT & HD Kingdon. Others £90 from Mr MJ Brice and Mr CC Hayman and £89.50 from Mr G Barnes.

Couples (56E & 81L): A relatively small number of couples forward, being 56 ewes with 81 lambs at foot, which sold to an equally good trade. Best doubles to £205 (£68.33/life) from Mr CL Popham. Other best types sold to £198 (£66/life) from Messrs DE & SJ Cheacker, who sold others at £182 (£60.67/life). A bunch of 3 ewes with 5 lambs from Messrs MC & NJ Ford sold to £185 (£69.38/life). Singles to £142 (£71/life) from Messrs MC & NJ Ford, Mr T Salvidge and Mr AJ Paynter. Others to £140 (£70/life) and £138 (£69/life) again from Mr T Salvidge. Due to the good quality entry, the overall average increased to £65.08/life.

Breeding Ewes (176): Another good entry of 176 breeding ewes sold to a decent trade. Top price of £120 (x2) from Mr JC Salmon. Older ewes to £100 from the same Vendor and Mr CL Popham.

Goats (63): Strong nannies sold to £89.50 from Messrs DCW & DA Verney and £80 from Childhay Farming Ltd. Boer wethers sold to £59 from Hardwick Bros. Overall average £63.54.

Saturday, January 27th: Special entry of 60 x Flock Age scanned In Lamb Breeding Ewes due February, from Mr JC Salmon; Ref THHM.

Pigs (271): Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a very large entry of 271 pigs, sold to an easier trade for all presented.

Cull Sows & Boars (28): A reasonable entry of cull sows and boars sold to a difficult trade. Top price was £96 from Messrs LE Miller & Son. Other big sows to £90 and £83 from Mr J Parry. Largest of the cull boars to £95 from Mr H Tongue.

Weaners (101): A huge entry of weaners sold to a very difficult trade. The best shapely white pigs sold to £40 from Mr CJ Love and £39 from Mr D Gerring. Small and coloured weaners very hard to place.

Forward Stores (136): A relatively good quality entry however much less interest from purchasers, when purchasers filled their orders well before the end of the auction. Strong types to £101 from Messrs LE Miller & Son and Messrs P & TA Reakes. Others to £100 again from Messrs Miller and Mr J Jones. £99 was achieved by Messrs FH Chave & Son and £96 from Mrs T Taylor. Lights look well sold to £76 from Mr DR Hutchings.

Breeding Sows & Boars (6): Gilts to £70 from Messrs J & B Atreidees.

Saturday, February 3: Pig Market. All future sales will be listed with pens pre-allocated. Please ensure your pig entries are pre-entered to reserve your pens.

Saturday, February 27: Poultry Sale commencing 12 Noon.

Saturday, February 17: Fodder Sale.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a brighter fodder sale for January when there was plenty of interest in hay and increased demand for silage and haylage. Straw met a less buoyant trade than previously.

Prices of Note: Hay Round Bales £10-£16/bale4, Quadrant £27-£32/bale, Conventional £3.60/bale; Silage/Haylage Round Bale £8-£10/bale; Fodder Beet £22/t; Straw Round Wheat £18/bale (ex farm), Quadrant Barley £25/bale (ex farm), Quadrant Wheat £28.50/bale (delivered).

Monday, January 22

Total Stock: 1296, head Stock: 1296

Wednesday 28th February at 4.30pm, Orange Market, dedicated Sale for Btb Restricted Cattle licences to be applied for by 21st February from defra on 03000 200301 or email: csc.tblicensing@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.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt Report. An Excellent Demand for Prime Cattle when additional buyers were present. Tremendous non-Uk Barrener demand.

110 Prime & Untested Forward Cattle lowest commission rate in the South of England. 3 day payment. Cattle weighed on an open dial. Come to Sedgemoor for all your Cattle’s bodyweight! No tb Pre-movement Test required. Cattle can go home. If Pedigree Registered Sires are known for Angus and Hereford Cattle, please detail on entry form. (100) Utm & (10) Otm Prime Cattle. Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a superb entry of 110 prime cattle, when some very smart cattle were offered, which were a credit to their Vendors. Top was a 19m Limousin steer at 225.5ppk, which would have been in place in any Christmas show from Mr J & Mrs S Vinnicombe & Son, Ottery St Mary, who sold another very clean, tucked up Limousin steer at 211.5ppk and a shapely type at 202.5ppk. Further top drawer Limousin steers at 210.5ppk, Mr R Thorn, Chagford; 210.5ppk again, Mr WJ Bown, Catcott; 208.5 (x2) 207.5, 205.5, 204.5 and 203.5ppk, Mr KJ & Mrs S Bishop, Enmore; 207.5ppk, Mr TV & Mrs E Wotton, Newton Abbot; 205.5ppk Mr HWC & Mrs JM Butler, Bristol; 200.5ppk Mr PJ & Mrs BM Coles, Bridgwater and 200.5ppk again twice from Messrs AJ Hepper & Son, Blue Anchor, who also sold very smart Charolais steers at 206.5 and 199.5ppk. Prices of note £1,265.01 and £1,220.63 for Holstein Friesian steers from Mr RC Loveridge.

Steers sold to £1,455.63 for a 726kg Limousin from Mr PJ & Mrs BM Coles. £1,425.56 was bid for a Limousin from Mr AJ Hepper & Son. Many superb heifers forward to 214.5ppk for a 19m Limousin from Mr J & Mrs S Vinnicombe & Son, which was bought by Palmers Quality Butchers of Weston Super Mare. Mr PJ & Mrs BM Coles sold a 602kg Limousin at 212.5ppk to Puxton Park Butchers, Weston Super Mare and a 673kg Limousin at 200.5ppk to Stillmans Butchers of Taunton. Mr KJ & Mrs S Bishop scored again with a 517kg Limousin at 211.5ppk to Messrs PJ King & Son, Butchers of Gloucester. Mr R Thorn sold a 682kg Limousin at 210.5ppk to Mr John May, Butchers of South Molton. Mr JR, Mrs RA & Mr RD Stanbury sold four plum continental cross butchers heifers (532 to 558kg) at 206.5, 205.5, 202.5 and 201.5ppk to three shops including Bonners Butchers of Ilminster. Further smart Limousin type at 203.5ppk from Mr HWC & Mrs JM Butler. Many heifers 195ppk plus. Heifers sold to £1,435.61 for a Limousin (682kg) from Mr R Thorn. Further Limousin (673kg) at £1,349.37 from Mr PJ & Mrs BM Coles. Well done to all Vendors for presenting cattle in a clean, empty and well-fed fashion.

Steers (49): Top Price, UTM 225.5p/kg, OTM 189.5p/kg, Average, UTM 189.7p/kg, OTM 172.6p/kg, Top price per head, UTM £1,455.63, OTM £1,310.35. Top Vendors; Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son, Breed; LIMX, Kg; 591, Pence; 225.5. Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son; LIMX, 590, 211.5. Mr WJ Bown: LIMX, 600, 210.5. Mr R Thorn; LIMX, 570, 210.5. Messrs KJ & S Bishop; LIMX, 594, 208.5; Messrs KJ & S Bishop: LIMX, 601, 208.5. Top Vendors; Messrs PJ & BM Coles, Breed; LIMX, Kg; 726, £/Head; £1,455.63. Messrs AJ Hepper & Son; LIMX, 711, £1,425.56. Mr RG Speed; CHX, 785, £1,354.13.

Messrs TV & E Wotton; LIMX, 652, £1,352.90. Messrs AJ Hepper & Son; CHX, 692, £1,345.94.

Heifers (51): Top price, UTM 214.5p/kg, OTM 194.5p/kg, Average, UTM 190.0p/kg, OTM 176.5p/kg, Top price per head, UTM £1,435.61, OTM £1,147.46. Top Vendors; Messrs J & S VInnicombe & Son, Breed; LIMX, Kg; 606, Pence; 214.5, Messrs PJ & BM Coles; LIMX, 602, 212.5. Messrs KJ & S Bishop; LIMX, 517, 211.5. Mr R Thorn; LIMX, 682, 210.5. Messrs JR, RA & RD Stanbury; CHX, 558, 206.5. Top Vendors; Mr R Thorn; Breed; LIMX, Kg; 682, £/Head; £1,435.61. Messrs PJ & BM Coles; LIMX, 673, £1,349.37. Messrs J & S Vinnicombe & Son; LIMX, 606, £1,299.87, Messrs PJ & BM Coles; LIMX, 602, £1,279.25. Messrs Adams Bros; SIMX, 681, £1,249.64.

Breed; Steers, No, Ave, Top, Heifers; No, Ave, Top. Limousin; 24, 202.4, 225.5, 15, 198.6, 214.5, Charolais; 9, 190.1, 206.5, 8, 188.9, 206.5. British Blue; 3, 184.5, 189.5, 14, 186.4, 202.5, Simmental; 3, 185.5, 187.5, 5, 194.3, 205.5, Angus; 6, 183.9, 195.5, 5, 175.1, 192.5, Hereford; -, -, -, 1, 179.5, 179.5, Wagyu; 2, 135.3, 137.5, -, -, -, H/Friesian; 2, 140.5, 141.5, -, -, -.

96 Barren Cows & Cull Stock Bulls. Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a tighter entry of 96 cull cows met a cracking trade. Generally, a better show of cows, when more meat was on offer, including some exceptional foreign Holsteins. Sucklers sold to 162.5ppk for a top drawer pure red Limousin from Mr WJ Bown, Catcott. Further well fleshed, shapely Limousin cows at 147.5ppk, Messrs Hutton & Sons, Bristol; 144.5 and 137.5ppk. Mr JA & Mrs G Aldworth, Madford and 143.5ppk, Mr TV & Mrs E Wotton, Newton Abbot. Well fleshed Charolais at 143.5ppk from Mr A Lucas, Fivehead. Similar Blue at 141.5ppk from Mr S & Mrs P Boyer, Bridgwater.

Native cows rose to 130.5ppk for a good Hereford from Messrs Hutton & Sons. Sucklers sold to £1,230.13 for the 757kg Limousin from Mr WJ Bown. An exceptional run of really well finished Holsteins from Messrs RL Clapp & Sons, Glastonbury met calls of 140.5, 139.5, 138.5, 137.5, 134.5 (x2) 132.5, 129.5 (x2) and 128.5ppk for UK bred cows and 126.5, 120.5, 119.5 (x2) 118.5, 114.5, 109.5 and 108.5ppk for non-UK bred cows. A tremendous show. Other non-UK cows at 124.5ppk (787kgs) £979.82 for a Brown Swiss from Messrs R Lucas & Son (non-UK). Other best meat Holsteins at 137.5ppk Mr JWO Marsh & Partners, Bridport; 135.5ppk Mr M & Mrs B Rich, Radstock; 133.5ppk. Mr MH Doble, Beaminster; 131.5ppk Mr RH Drew & Son, Clayhidon; 129.5ppk Mr FH Arscott & Son, Upottery; 127.5ppk Mr MD Fone & Sons, Upottery; 125.5ppk Mr GH Cavill & Sons and 125.5ppk again from Mr IJ & Mrs SA Bell & Son, Bridgwater. Dairy bred cows sold to £1,219.54 from Mr RL Clapp & Sons, who sold others, at £1,205.28, £1,152.67, £1,147.37, £1,113.75, £1,042.04 and £1,033.50. Other best cows £1,149.04, Mr M & Mrs B Rich, £1,091.45 Mr NW Doble & Sons; £1,042.33, Mr MD Fone & Sons; £1,023.95 Mr MH Doble and £1,002.24 Mr RH Drew & Son.

More cows urgently wanted to fuel current demand.

Barren Cows (96); Top Price; Continental Beef 162.5p/kg, Native Beef 130.5p/kg, Dairy 140.5p/kg, Average; 125.2ppk, 117.1ppk, 115.1ppk, Top price per head; £1,230.13, £992.25, £1,219.54. No, Ave (ppk), Top (ppk), Ave (£), Top (£), Grade 1; 6, 147.2, 162.5, £1,091.41, £1,230.13, Grade 2; 26, 129.9, 140.5, £1,023.93, £1,219.54, Grade 3; 31, 119.5, 131.5, £833.58, £1,065.75, Grade 4; 33, 96.5, 115.5, £571.58, £741.46. Top Suckler; Vendors (PPK),Breed, Kg, Pence, Mr WJ Bown; LIMX, 757, 162.5, Messrs Hutton & Sons; LIMX, 711, 147.5, Mr JA & G Aldworth; LIMX, 728, 144.5, Mr A Lucas; CHX, 815, 143.5, Messrs TV & E Wotton; LIMX, 736, 143.5. Top Dairy Vendors (PPK); Breed, Kg, Pence, Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 868, 140.5, Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 864, 139.5, Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 714, 138.5, Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 810, 137.5, Messrs JWO Marsh & Partners; HF, 655, 137.5. Suckler Vendors (£/head); Breed, Kg, Value (£), Mr WJ Bown; LIMX, 757, £1,230.13, Mr A Lucas; CHX, 815, £1,169.53, Messrs KJ & S Bishop; CHX, 870, £1,065.5, Messrs TV & E Wotton; LIMX, 736, £1,056.16, Mr JA & G Aldworth; LIMX, 728, £1,051.96. Dairy Vendors (£/head); Breed, Kg, Value (£), Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 868, £1,219.54, Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 864, £1,205.28, Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 857, £1,152.67, Messrs M & B Rich; HF, 848, £1,149.04, Messrs RL Clapp & Sons; HF, 886, £1,147.37.

1085 Finished Hoggs. (1085): HOGGS,Top price p/head, £92.50, Top price p/kg, 192.0p/pk, SQQ Average, 177.61p/pk. Weight, No Hoggs Sold, Ave, Standard (32.1-39.kg); 32, 166.67, Medium (39.1-45.5kg); 604, 178.12, Heavy (45.6-52kg); 398, 174.43, Others (Over 52kg); 51, 155.94.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a similar entry of 1085 hoggs sold to a strong trade for the heavier lambs and the leaner handyweights but generally easier for the thicker handy weights. The best sold to 192 and 182 (x2) from Messrs GJ Warren Farming. Others 183ppk from Mr RH Hill; 182ppk from Mr J Keedwell, Messrs SM & JV Parsons & Jones, Arscott Partners, Mr MJ Keate and Mrs LJ Vowles and 181ppk from Messrs Maddock & Son and Exors RW Cotton (x2). Heavier hoggs sold to £92.50, £90 (x2) and £88.50 from Messrs J Sprake & Partners Ltd. Others £90 and £89 (x2) from Mr RE Webber; £89.50 from Messrs SJ & RWJ Rawson; £88.50 from Somerset Lamb Ltd; £87.50 from Mr J Keedwell and Mr JHB Gay and £86.50 and £86 from Messrs RR Creed & Son. Overall average £79.22.

Weight, £ Per Head, Vendor, 40.0, £72.00, Messrs Maddock & Son, 40.0, £72.00, Mr J Keedwell, 41.0, £74.00, Messrs Maddock & Son, 41.0, £74.00, Somerset Lamb Ltd, 42.0, £76.00, Messrs Maddock & Son, 42.0, £75.50, Messrs MA & SS Sanders, 43.0, £78.00, Exors RW Cotton, 44.0, £84.50, Messrs GJ Warren Farming, 44.0, £80.00, Messrs Arscott Partners, 44.0, £80.00, Mr MJ Keate, 45.0, £82.50, Mr RH Hill, 45.0, £82.00, Mrs LJ Vowles, 45.0, £82.00, Messrs GJ Warren Farming, 46.0, £83.50, Messrs SM & JV Parsons & Jones, 47.0, £85.00, Messrs GJ Warren Farming, 48.0, £87.50, Mr J Keedwell, 49.0, £87.50, Mr JHB Gay, 51.0, £90.00, Messrs J Sprake & Partners Ltd, 51.0, £89.00, Mr RE Webber, 52.0, £89.50, Messrs SJ & RWJ Rawson, 58.0, £92.50, Messrs J Sprake & Partners Ltd, 59.0, £90.00, Messrs J Sprake & Partners Ltd, 59.0, £90.00, Mr RE Webber.

Forthcoming sales: Saturday, January 27, Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle, 10am, Ring 2; Saturday, January 27, Collective Catalogued Sale of Purebred Poultry, 12 noon; Saturday, February 3, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Organic Store Stock, 10am, Ring 2; Saturday, February 3, Fortnightly Sale of Pigs, 11am; Saturday, February 10, Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows, 12.30pm, Ring 1; Saturday, February 10, Monthly Seasonal Catalogued Sale of In Lamb Ewes, 12 noon; Thursday, February 15, Collective Machinery Sale, 10.30am.