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Market Reports
from Sedgemoor Auction Centre
The Sedgemoor Auction Centre is one of the largest livestock markets in the country and the biggest in the South of England. This purpose built facility is producing exceptional sale results and setting new levels in the prices achieved, helping to secure the future of livestock farming in the South West. More information...
March 2010
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Tuesday 9 March |
Cracking Barrener Trade to 143ppk and £1108.05, Cull Ewes dearer again to £109, Suck Lambs wanted to £98, 1190 Prime Hoggs to 191ppk and £93 |
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Monday 8 March |
Prime heifers to 167.5ppk and steers to £1160.42, Exceptional Calf Trade to £342 for a Limousin x Heifer, Prime Hoggs to 198ppk and £87 |
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Saturday 6 March |
1036 Store Cattle to £1012, 1591 Store Lambs to £85.50 |
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Tuesday 2 March |
Fewer forward and less meat, prices back over the £1000 to £1064.24 sheep more forward and more meat, hoggs to £97 ewes to £111 |
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Monday 1 March |
Prime cattle, more forward. 26 cattle over £1000, hoggs to 203ppk, calves to £337 |
February 2010
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Saturday 27 February |
All sections running full bore with 3873 head of stock, 364 vendors and 221 purchasers |
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Tuesday 23 February |
Cows to 129.5ppk and £991.85, Suck Lambs to £94.50 and 236ppk, Ewes Firmer to £105.50 and Hoggs to £97, MORE WANTED WEEKLY |
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Monday 22 February |
201 Prime Cattle to 166ppk and £1163.76, More Hoggs sold to 196ppk and £88.50 |
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Saturday 20 February |
Tight Store Cattle entry sold to highest average since August 09 and a top of £985. Smaller store lamb entry met stronger trade. |
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Tuesday 16 February |
Barren Cow trade up 10ppk to £852.82 for Black & Whites from Messrs FR Madge & Son, Prime Hoggs to £96.50 from Mr Mark Blake Cull Ewes Dearer to £98.50 from Mr Gordon Legg |
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Monday 15 February |
Tighter Prime Cattle Entry to 166.5ppk and £1,157.65, Prime Hoggs better than Expected to £90 |
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Saturday 13 February |
1356 Store Cattle, Stirks and Suckler Cows, Including a tremendous dispersal for Mr PJ Heal, Store Cattle to £980, Sucklers to £1300, 2250 Store Lambs to £82. |
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Tuesday 9 February |
Tight Barrener Entry to 132.5ppk and £962.58, Hoggs to £93 and averaged £75.66, Culls Ewes to £110 and averaged £68 including rejects |
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Monday 8 February |
Largest South of England Prime Cattle Entry to 174ppk for Heifers and £1259.93 for Steers, Larger Hogg Entry of 1078 to 204ppk and £91 |
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Saturday 6 February |
Large entry of 2269 Store Lambs to £88, Ewe & Lamb Couples to £200, 348 Calves to £355 for Bulls and £270 for Heifers, Tight Store Cattle entry to £935 for Steers and £885 for Heifers. |
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Tuesday 2 February |
Barren Sucklers to 132ppk and £1044.16, Prime Hoggs to 214ppk and £95.50, dearer again, Cull Ewes to £96 and more wanted |
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Monday 1 February |
Liveweight Prime Cattle Trade Leading the Way to 174.5ppk and £1308.13, Sedgemoor in the Vanguard for Prime Lambs to 195ppk and £91.50 |
January 2010
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Saturday 30 January |
Strong Store Cattle trade to £970, Ewes & Lambs break £200 mark, 1921 Store Lambs to £92, 7m Stirks to £685 |
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Tuesday 26 January |
Barren cows to 136.5ppk, hoggs to 200ppk and £91, cull ewes to £90. |
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Monday 25 January |
Sell live to stay alive, prime cattle up 3ppk on average, despite falling deadweight quotes. Prime lambs bounce back up after recent falls. Markets work for farmers. |
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Saturday 23 January |
Store cattle to £1010, large entry of stirks to £750, calves to £380, store lambs to £83.50, ewes & lambs to £190. |
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Tuesday 19 January |
Barren Sucklers to £1020, Barren Black and Whites to £829.83, Prime Hoggs to £91, Cull Ewes to £119.50 |
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Monday 18 Janaury |
Easier cattle trade but best held up. Easier hogg trade but better than expected |
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Saturday 16 January |
A record Saturday entry of fresh milk. 90 head saw a really good trade for all but the lower second quality. 7 heifers over £2000 speaks volumes for the trade. The ringside was packed full of potential purchasers. |
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Tuesday 12 January |
Unprecedented Record Cull Ewe Trade to £141, Barren Cows wanted to 123.5ppk and £819.74 for Black and Whites, Prime Hoggs average 195.85ppk and sell to £95.20 “Can You Afford Not to Sell at Sedgemoor?” |
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Monday 11 January |
Sensational Trades, Prime Cattle to £1,253.67, Prime Hoggs to £100 |
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Saturday 9 January |
CANCELLED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER |
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Tuesday 5 January |
Barren cows and cull ewes in extremely short supply and wanted |
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Monday 4 January |
Very fast finished cattle and lamb trades to start the New Year |
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Saturday 2 January |
An excellent entry of 51 dairy to compliment Tuesday’s entry of 28. |
December 2009
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Tuesday 15 December |
Barren cows to 115ppk and £898.70, lambs to £84.50 Av £71.00, cull ewes to £90 Av £66.15. |
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Monday 14 December |
TREMENDOUS DECEMBER ENTRIES Record Purebred Bull Price at £2,500, Record Stirk Price at £938 |
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Saturday 12 December |
Large Prime Cattle Entry Sold to 174.5ppk and £1181.74. Tight Prime Lamb Entry Sold to 221ppk and £87.50. 93 Calves to £348 for a British Blue Bull. |
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Tuesday 8 December |
Barren Cows 10ppk up on average to 121ppk and £1005.25. Prime Lambs 11ppk up on average to 184ppk and £88. Cull Ewes vigorously sought to £91 and all averaged £62.23. |
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Monday 7 December |
Haltered Champion Beast 369.5ppk and £2146.80. Unhaltered Champion Beast 210ppk and £1194.15. Champion Lambs 296ppk and £157. Champion Lamb Carcases £130. Calves to £425 for a British Blue Bull. Prime Pigs to £140. Dressed Poultry to £42. |
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Saturday 5 December |
980 Store Cattle, Stirks and Sucklers to £1345 for Sucklers and £1000 for Stores. 1662 Store Lambs averaged £60.55 and sold to £80. |
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Tuesday 1 December |
Flying Lamb Trade for the Time of Year, to Average 164ppk; £70.46 and Top at 176ppk and £80.50. Cull Ewes in Very Keen Demand to £85.50 and Averaged £57.68. |
November 2009
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Monday 30 November |
Very Large Entry of 326 Prime Cattle Sold to 178.5ppk and £1196.06. Flying Lamb Trade to 175ppk and £82. |
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Saturday 28 November |
910 store cattle & stirks sold to £1005 (20m) from Messrs J & K Barnard Farms Ltd. 2116 Store lambs averaged a tremendous £55.44 and sold to £70.50 from Messrs C & A Williams. |
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Tuesday 24 November |
Large entry of Barreners with good meat cows wanted. Storming Lamb trade to 175ppk and £81.50. Cull Ewes wanted with many over £80 to £83.50. |
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Monday 23 November |
Prime Cattle maintain recent gains to 178ppk and £1203.66. Prime Lambs again brighter than of late to 183ppk and £78.80. |
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Saturday 21 November |
Large Autumn entry of 1298 Store Cattle, Stirks and Suckler Cows. Record entry of 400 pigs. |
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Tuesday 17 November |
Largest Barrener entry of the Autumn, when better black & whites showed some improvement. Lambs up over £6 on average to £79.20 Cull Ewes very keenly sought to £81.50. |
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Monday 16 November |
Finished Cattle 8ppk up to 173.5ppk and £1210.75. Prime Lambs’ average up to 150ppk and sell to £74.50. |
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Saturday 14 November |
1421 Store Cattle & Sucklers including a record entry of 466 Stirks & Busk Calves. First couples of the season sold to £152. |
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Tuesday 10 November |
Barreners to new recent high of £1031.35 and 133.5ppk for a Limousin from Messrs EW Quick & Son. Cull Ewes to £83.50 from Mrs LJ Vowles. |
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Monday 9 November |
Strong Prime Cattle Trade to 173.5ppk. Lambs to £70. Calves to £345. |
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Saturday 7 November |
1231 Store Cattle, including a record entry of 454 stirks and busk calves. |
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Tuesday 3 November |
More Cows and Sharper Trade. Shortage of Cull Ewes Resulted in a Firmer Trade. More Lambs and Continued Strong Trade. |
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Monday 2 November |
Another strong Prime Cattle trade to 166.5ppk. Lambs firmer to a top of £70.50 and averaged £60.72. Calves to £340 with Friesians at £207. |
October 2009
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Saturday 31 October |
Tremendous market to finish October – wonderful cattle and sheep trades for the time of year. |
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Tuesday 27 October |
More Bite To Barrener Trade. Lambs Firmer To £73. |
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Monday 26 October |
Prime Cattle trade took a real lift. Prime Lambs also dearer. |
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Saturday 24 October |
Wonderful October Trade! All Pens Full. Pedigree Charollais Breeding Ewes £483. |
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Tuesday 20 October |
Stronger Cow trade for Meat types. Lambs generally £2/head up. Exceptional Cull Ewe trade to average £59.55 and top at £81.50. |
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Monday 19 October |
Very strong trade for best prime cattle. |
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Saturday 17 October |
1221 Stores, Stirks & Sucklers sold to £2100 for a Pedigree Longhorn. |
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Tuesday 13 October |
More Cows to 121.5ppk for Sucklers and a Friesian Heifer. Short Cull Ewe entry peaked at £80 and averaged over £50. |
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Monday 12 October |
Last week we were number 5 in the Farmers Weekly list for Prime Cattle. Well done all vendors. Lets push on to number 3. |
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Saturday 10 October |
Another big seasonal market. Calves in particular shone out when continental bull calves sold to £402. |
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Tuesday 6 October |
More meat cows and holding trade. Lambs dearer on week by £3. Good cull ewe trade, particularly for the time of year |
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Monday 5 October |
Larger Prime Cattle entry to 170ppk and £1,150.28. Sharper lamb trade, up £3 on week. More calves with Friesian bulls at £198. |
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Saturday 3 October |
Massive entry of 1436 Store Cattle, Stirks & Suckler Cows sold to £1030 & a firmer trade. All other sections also very buoyant. |
September 2009
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Tuesday 29 September |
14 Barren Cow buyers, 16 Prime Lamb buyers, 10 Cull Ewe buyers. Come to Sedgemoor for the best trade. |
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Monday 28 September |
More fat cattle, sharper trade. |
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Saturday 26 September |
Another tremendous market. Thank you to all vendors for their continued support. |
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Tuesday 22 September |
Larger Barrener entry meets stand on trade. |
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Monday 21 September |
Touch sharper fat cattle trade to 174.5ppk and £1181.84. |
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Saturday 19 September |
Probably the busiest market ever in the South of England. Thank you to all Vendors, Buyers and staff alike for making such a successful day. |
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Tuesday 15 September |
Flying Cull Ewe trade to £79.00. Sharper Barren Cow Trade to £982.08. Strong Lamb Trade to £74.00. |
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Monday 14 September |
The largest entry of prime cattle in the South of England sold to 164ppk and £1135.70. Faster lamb trade to 155ppk and £70. 111 calves to £341 for Limousin Bull. |
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Saturday 12 September |
1004 Store Cattle, Stirks & Sucklers sold to £1010 for steers, £875 for heifers and £1410 for sucklers. 125 Dairy cattle to £2120. 458 Calves to £345. 2527 Sheep with Store Lambs to £63.50. |
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Tuesday 8 September |
Large entry of Barren Cows with 25% selling over 100ppk and back up to 139.5ppk. |
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Monday 7 September |
Larger seasonal entry of prime cattle to 166ppk for steers and heifers. New record Friesian calf price at £229. |
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Saturday 5 September |
Very busy market as we enter September. Store cattle to £1000. Store lambs to £63.50. |
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Tuesday 1 September |
Overage to £1109.63. Lambs to £74. Cull ewes to £78. |
August 2009
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Monday 31 August |
A strong trade all round for prime cattle, lambs & calves, to reward those who attended on the Bank Holiday. |
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Saturday 29 August |
Massive Entry of 510 Calves. Large Entry of 822 Store Cattle & Stirks. Dairy Heifers to £2320. |
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Tuesday 25 August |
Larger cow entry to 132.5p/kg and £1039.50. Good entry of Lambs to £76.80. Cull ewes wanted to £79.50. |
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Monday 24 August |
Largest entry of Prime Cattle in South West for this week met a record trade. British Friesian bull calves to £207, being only the second time over £200 on a Monday. |
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Saturday 22 August |
Record Store Cattle trade at 20 year high. |
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Tuesday 18 August |
Cows to £1342.50. Lambs to £75. Cull Ewes to £80.50. |
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Monday 17 August |
Steers to £1193.14, Heifers to £1040.40, Bulls to £965.62. Bull Calves to £318 (Lim), Heifer Calves to £276 (BRB). Lambs to 156.0ppk and £68.50. |
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Saturday 15 August |
A Much Improved Store Trade With 5 Selling in Excess of £1000. The Annual Sale of Potential Show Cattle Met a Packed Ring with a yearling Limousin Steer Topping at £820. |
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Tuesday 11 August |
Cows to 128ppk. All Lambs Averaged £62.50. Cull Ewes Averaged an incredible £56.76. |
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Monday 10 August |
Faster trades all round. Cattle up 5ppk and still well ahead. Lambs up £3/head to £75.50. Come to Market for best prices. |
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Saturday 8 August |
Stronger store cattle trade. Record entry of 267 suckler cows sold to £1480 twice. |
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Tuesday 4 August |
Barren Cows improved and wanted to meet current demand. 1116 Cull Ewes sold in week to very firm trade. |
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Monday 3 August |
Very tight prime cattle entry met a continued premium trade. Come to Market for best prices. |
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Saturday 1 August |
Record Calf Trade with Blue Bulls at £432, £415 and £398 from Mr GN Baily of Northleigh. |
July 2009
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Tuesday 28 July |
Best meat cows dearer. Tremendous cull ewe trade continues and improves. Thick/heavier lambs very good trade. |
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Monday 27 July |
With the liveweight trade near £75 ahead, now is the time to sell live. There are no excuses for not supporting your Sedgemoor. Sell live and thrive. |
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Saturday 25 July |
Much busier market than anticipated. Strong stirk trade to £700. Fast calf trade for 384 on offer to £400. |
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Tuesday 21 July |
Firmer barrener trade on an entry 30% up on last year. Excellent cull ewes trade to £82.50, when many more could have been sold to advantage. |
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Monday 20 July |
Tighter cattle entry and sharper trade. Tighter lamb entry and a similar trade, with buyers generally showing more interest. |
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Saturday 18 July |
810 Store Cattle & Stirks, with new buyers from across the Country. 400 Calves met a strong trade. 212 Pigs, one the largest entries for a long while. |
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Tuesday 14 July |
Cull Ewes Wanted. Best Ewes to £82, More Kindly Requested to Meet Current Exceptional Demand. |
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Monday 13 July |
Summer entry of Prime Cattle met a shade easier trade. Better Lamb trade, up to £79.50. Shortage of Calves sold to £340. |
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Saturday 11 July |
Large July market when buyers attended from Rugby, Carmarthan, Lampeter, Leicestershire, Romsey and Abergavenny for Sucklers, Essex, Monmouth, Norwich and Bury St Edmunds for Stirks Chepstow, Bude, Middlesex, Tavistock, Herefordshire, Norwich, Caerphilly & Tenbury Wells for Calves amongst strong regional support. |
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Tuesday 7 July |
More Barreners “stand on” trade. Double the entry of lambs than last year and a better than expected trade. Very short cull ewe trade met exceptional trade to £83.50 from Mr Arthur Henson. |
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Monday 6 July |
Increased Prime Cattle entry met “Stand on” trade. Lambs bounce back after seasonal slump. Friesian bull calves reach record levels at £217 from Messrs CJ Child & Son. |
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Saturday 4 July |
Busy July market with large cattle and calf entries all round. Flying, fierce pig trades, more kindly requested to meet demand. |
June 2009
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Tuesday 30 June |
Barren Cow numbers remain tight and trade holds. Lamb trade meets seasonal slump. Cull ewes bounce back to out sell lambs. |
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Monday 29 June |
More Prime Cattle met a dearer trade to £1159.64. Medium Prime Lamb entry sold to £90. Dearer calf trade to £317. |
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Saturday 27 June |
608 store cattle and stirks, saw several store cattle over £1000 to £1038. 63 dairy cattle to £2120. 385 calves to £365. Breeding ewes to £114 for NC Mules. |
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Tuesday 23 June |
Shorter overage entry to £1015 for a grand Holstein from Messrs F J Powell & Son. Lambs to £74.50 from Mr R H Hill. Cull ewes sharper to £79 from Messrs A J Derryman & Sons. |
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Monday 22 June |
Tight cattle entry met shade improved trade, when an additional Eastern buyer returned. Lambs met their seasonal drop but still £12 up on last year. |
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Saturday 20 June |
Shortage of pigs resulted in a flying trade. Large entry of dairy with more buyers present. Tremendous June entry of calves and lively trade. |
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Tuesday 16 June |
Barren cows wanted to meet current strong trade. 907 lambs sold to £83.00 as trade levels. Short entry of cull ewes rose to £89.00. |
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Monday 15 June |
Medium prime cattle entry sold to similar strong trade. 1229 lambs sold on an easier trade to £82.50. |
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Saturday 13 June |
Big June market with 1180 store cattle, stirks and sucklers. Suckler cow and calves to £1980. Much improved dairy trade to £2210. 415 calves to £348 for bulls and £295 for heifers. Breeding ewes smash £100 barrier to £130. |
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Tuesday 9 June |
Now is the time to sell Barreners. Lambs easier. Good finish wanted. Cull ewes wanted to £80. |
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Monday 8 June |
Medium prime cattle entry sold to 176.5ppk for a Blonde x heifer from Mr MT James and £1187.15 for a Limousin x steer from Messrs JS & M Frost. Easier lamb trade. |
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Saturday 6 June |
New market record set for a Guernsey cow at £1270 from Mr M Guest. 606 Stores and Stirks sold to £1090 on a faster trade. 327 Calves, Charolais bulls to £420, Blue heifers to £300, Angus heifers to £290 and Friesian bulls to £235. 284 Pigs met a fast trade for all classes. Cull sows to £219. |
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Tuesday 2 June |
Barreners wanted to 134.5ppk and £1119.63. Large entry of suck lambs to £98.00. Medium entry of ewes to £75.50. |
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Monday 1 June |
More prime cattle forward to dearer trade. 16 lamb buyers present, does any market have more? More calves to £378 for a Blue bull. |
May 2009
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Saturday 30 May |
Fewer stores sold to a firmer trade. Short entry of stirks also dearer. Twin calves sell for £626 from Knapp Farm Ltd. Couples in demand to £170 for 3 with 5 from Devon & Somerset Staghounds. |
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Tuesday 26 May |
Barren Cows sold to 119.0ppk, Mr R Barrow and £1090.40, Messrs BG & RM Coombes. Lambs sold to 220.0ppk, Messrs RJ & AJ Pedrick and £93.50, Mrs C Webber. Killing ewes sold to £90.00, Messrs LW & KA Hill, rams to £79.50, Mr C Padfield. |
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Monday 25 May |
Short cattle entry sold to 168.0ppk, Mr SER Hunt and £1184.55, Messrs AJV Welch & Sons. Large lamb entry sold to 219.0ppk, Mr DM Sayer and £93.50, Mr C Chilcott. |
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Saturday 23 May |
Extremely fast black & white calf trade. 33 BF averaged £120 to a top of £213. Bring your black & white bull calves to market, they are wanted. |
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Tuesday 19 May |
More cows, trade just as good upto 140.5ppk (Lim), Messrs RJ & AM Pedrick and £1118.67 (HF), Messrs LG Heal & Son. Large entry of lambs rose to 225.0ppk, Mr L Williams and £93.50, Messrs RH & JA Heal. Strong cull ewe trade saw 659 sell to £88 from Messrs S & V Hardwick. |
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Monday 18 May |
Large entry of 256 Prime Cattle sold to a firm trade to 178.5ppk, Mr MJ Chilcott and £1209, Messrs DJ & CM Mitchem. 17 buyers chase 1148 Prime Lambs to 236.0ppk, Messrs PJ & N Mills and £95, Miss KE Bell. 351 Hoggs still wanted upto 195.0ppk, Mr RB Cox and £92, Messrs HWC & JM Butler. |
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Saturday 16 May |
407 Calves to a top of £422 for a young Blue bull. 966 Store Cattle and Stirks rose to £1095 for Stores, £682 for Stirks and £1240 for Sucklers. 867 Ewes and Lambs rose to £211 for broken mouth doubles. |
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Tuesday 12 May |
127 Overage fiercely competed over up to 156.5ppk and £1022.66. 845 Prime Lambs sold to a good trade to top at 230ppk and £98. 245 Hoggs sold to 193ppk and £95.50. 350 Cull Ewes in short supply sold on a firmer trade up to £86. |
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Monday 11 May |
191 Prime Cattle on upward trade to 183.5ppk and £1241.25. 1177 Lambs dearer to 247.0ppk and £102.50. 309 Hoggs also dearer to 192.0ppk and £96.50. 56 Calves achieved a record average of £226.64 and peaked at £366 for bulls and £334 for heifers. |
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Saturday 9 May |
1287 Store Cattle, Stirks and Sucklers, which saw store cattle peak at £1080, stirks to £745 and sucklers to £1360. 300 Calves topped at £405 for bulls and £340 for heifers. Friesian bulls to £194. 768 Ewes and Lambs topped at £216. Large entry of 354 Pigs saw finished pigs to £115 and cull sows to £207. |
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Tuesday 5 May |
Shortage of Barren Cows saw average to 139.5ppk and £1032.30. 877 Suck Lambs, firmer trade to average 211.0ppk and top at 246.0ppk and £96.50. 500 Cull Ewes, firmer trade to average up £10 per head and top at £86. |
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Monday 4 May |
Smaller Bank Holiday entry of Prime cattle met an improved trade, up 3.0ppk on the week. Record Monday sheep entry saw Lambs to £92.50 and Hoggs to £96.50. Big Bank Holiday crowd around the calf ring, bid bull calves to £375. |
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Saturday 2 May |
Large May entry of Store cattle & Stirks rose to £990. Very large Dairy cattle entry sold to £2050. 430 Calves topped at £390 for bulls and £358 for heifers. 1139 Ewes & Lambs to £214. Breeding ewes to £102 for 2T’s. |
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