PIGS - 86: Again a larger entry of pigs with virtually a total clearance. For the first time in months we had weaner pigs. Fat sows made from £76 to £108.

Boars topped at £100 and white boar gilts topped at £110. A reduction sale of 12 in-pig sows/gilts (A.I. and served) ranged from £50-£100. Extremely good quality well-shaped coloured porkers topped at £98. Weaners made from £12-£16.

Weaners Coloured from £12 to £16, Stores White from £ - to £30, Porkers White from £55 to £70, Porkers Coloured from £30 to £64, Cutters White from £64 to £80, Cutters Coloured from £68 to £98, Bacon White from £ - to £110, Feeding Sows from £50 to £70, Fat Sows from £76 to £108, Kune Kune Boars from £7 to £11, Feeding Boars from £30 to £40, Fat Boars from £90 to £100, In-pig sows/gilts from £50 to £100.

Store cattle 339: An excellent entry sold to a keen demand throughout. Quality sold to a premium with stronger steers selling to £1125 on two occasions for 13 month Charolais cross and other good conformation 12/16 month sorts regularly from £950 to £1120. More dairy crosses and plainer cattle on offer but all sold to competitive trade. A run of Friesian steers from £590 to £800. Native bred cattle sold to £1060 for a pair of Hereford steers, 16 months weighing 525kg, others from £625 to £982.

Heifers topped at £1100 for a 14 month Limousin with several other smarter heifers from £940 to £1095. A draft of 12 home bred British Blue cross heifers from 16/18 months sold

for bulling and ranged from £950 to £1050. Smaller continental heifers all in demand and sold from £560 to £920, customers for all sorts with a total clearance effected.

Stock/feeding bulls - 8: 8 bulls sold to £1850 for a 22 month pedigree Limousin with a pure Charolais at £1080. The draft of pure Blonde bulls sold from £615 to £875.

Beef type cows/heifers in or with calves - 48: Another excellent entry, not the quality of last sale, with a top price of £2280 for a British Blue cross heifer with her Limousin cross show potential heifer calf. Better heifers and calves from £1420 to £1700. Others from £1080 to £1350. Among the entry were 5 older shapely continental cross cows with smart calves at foot. They all sold from £1740 to £1980. Plainer cows and calves ranged from £1100 to £1520.

Barren/feeding cows - 13: Strong meated cows sold to £1045 for 750kg Simmental cross with other well fleshed from 112p-139p/kg. Plainer sorts from £360 to £600. More could be sold each sale.