Another market with a harvest feel about it, although a bit of strength and quality in the stores from Holkham Estate and I & L Wallis, plus a Breeding Section from Mill View Farm which brought the punters out in force.

The trade was unlike anything ever seen. Nothing more needs to be said. Just keep your eyes on forthcoming entries and events.

HIGHLIGHTS
STEERS
Limx 17mo £2300 Holkham Livestock
Hfd 17mo £2300 Holkham Livestock
S.Horn 16mo £2220 Holkham Livestock
S/Devon 17mo £2200 Holkham Livestock
S.Horn 17mo £2060 from Holkham Livestock
Simx 21mo £2040 H Darling
Limx 14mo £2020 I & L Wallis
Limx 14mo £2000 I & L Wallis
Simx 20mo £1940 H Darling

HEIFERS
Hfd 30mo £2010 PD Rampley
Limx 18mo £1950 I & L Wallis
AA 18mo £1920 Billockby Farms
Limx 10mo £1750 I & L Wallis
Limx 16mo £1730 L Seaman
AA 18mo £1580 Billockby Farms
Hfd 16mo £1580 PD Rampley
Limx 15mo £1500 L Seaman
Limx 16mo £1490 HM & IC Stiff

STORE BULLS
Angus x 9mo £1540 AR Gee
Galloway 17mo £900 G Harrison

46% of the entry made over 300ppkg to a top of 332ppkg for Jason Taylor and £2655 per head for Malthouse Livestock

Overall average 291ppkg

Important notice to Farmers - please get Farm Assured if you can, it makes a real difference.

 

A good entry of Breeding Cattle today met a very strong demand and an entry of Angus x Heifers with 2mo Lincoln Red Calves at foot from Mill View Farm were fought after and sold upwards of £2,000 to peak at £2,800. A strong Lincoln Red Cow & Calf from Carrick Enterprises made £3,500 and Red Hereford Cows & Calves from Jason Tayor reached £2,000

The calf section is as busy and popular as ever, with trade at the top end not quite as heated but made up for by the others.
Top spot sent to CW Potter with Blues to £640, closely followed by R Paterson with Charolais at £565, £555, £545, £540, £535, £525. Alex Dann was very close with Blues at £560, £550 and Charolais at £510

With harvest in full swing, surprisingly we were greeted with a fair entry. Lack of grass indicated with more store lambs than ususal.

PRIME LAMBS (201)
Decent trade throughout, with prices holding up despite all odds. Bill Harvey topped the trade with lambs to 374.40ppkg and £210 per head.

STANDARD LAMBS (23) 336.10 TO 363.30 AV 347.28 £109.00 TO £132.00 AV £123.00
MEDIUM LAMBS (99) 318.60 TO 359.00 AV 335.40 £135.00 TO £158.00 AV £144.27
HEAVY LAMBS (66) 314.80 TO 374.40 AV 347.06 £143.00 TO £182.00 AV £162.60
HEAVY + LAMBS (13) 339.60 TO 368.40 AV 360.26 £180.00 TO £210.00 AV £193.60

HOGGS (9)  £70.00 TO £110.00 AV 105.56

Better quality on offer today with Michelle Lakey topping with a well meated Continental Ewe at £220, other highlights were a run of ewes from Easton College

£10.00 to £220.00 av £130.50

CULL RAMS (4)

£120.00 to £210.00 av £170.00

Texel x (165) 66.00 to 134.00 av 103.36
Char x (14) to 119.00 av 119.00
Suffolk x (3) to 100.00 av 100.00
Kerry Hill (15) 74.00 to 90.00 av 80.93
X Breds (30) 28.00 to 90.00 av 59.16
Hebridean (20) 25.00 to 40.00 av 31.75

A remarkable trade with the grass situation. J. Whitnall from Garboldisham topped the market with a pen full of Texel x at £134.00

NEXT SALE 30TH AUGUST IS OUT FIRST BREEDING SHEEP SALE WITH ENTRIES BEING TAKEN ALREADY,

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