127 STORE Cattle: A mixed run of store cattle met a flying trade selling to a top £1,120 for steers and £1,100 for heifers from Mesr NR and SH Wellington.

Young grazing steers sold between £845 - £1,070.

A large consignment of Hereford cross from Mesr WR Morris and Son sold extremely well to a top of £1,075 (16 months).

Other consignments of native bred sold in excess of £1,000.

Continental cross sold at £1,120, £1,095, £1,075, £1,000, etc.

The overall average for steers was 209.72p/kg and £1,012.56 per head.

Heifers were dominated by native bred cattle selling to a top of £1,100 for a run of Blonde D'Aquitaine cross heifers (21 months, 510 kg).

Hereford cross sold to £980 (15 months) from Mesr Boultbee Brooks Ltd.

The overall average was 198.60p/kg and £895.36 per head.

28 Rearing calves: A quality entry of Hereford cross calves saw a flying trade selling to a top of £540 for bulls and £450 for heifers.

Rearing bull calves sold to £362 and heifers to £335.

Charolais cross rearing bull calves sold to £408 and heifers to £335.

British Friesian bull calves sold to £365 and £270.

The next Store Cattle Sale is August 11.

Holstein Friesian 5th Calvers to 1,140gns: Holstein Friesian cows sold to a very good trade at Ross-on-Wye Cattle Market with 5th calvers selling to 1,140gns (£1,197) from Howard Woolliams, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.

There were no calved heifers on offer.

Served heifers sold to 720gns.

July 18

60 Finished Cattle (50 Clean Cattle, 10 Cull Cows): A smaller entry due to the Royal Welsh Show and good hay making weather.

Heavyweights sold well, however out of spec cattle lowered the averages.

A fast trade, many more could have been sold to advantage.

Top price per kilo: 222 pence for an entry from Mesr DE and SJ Cheacker, Pilning.

Top price per head: £1,382.16 for an entry from the same vendor.

10 Cull cows: A smaller entry of cull cattle sold to a good trade, achieving a top price of 134p/kg and an improved average of 116.8p/kg.

1,675 Prime lambs: A shorter entry of lambs as to be expected due to Royal Welsh Show.

Strongest demand on quality export lambs selling to a top of 262p/kg.

Heavy lambs again were in short supply selling between £92 - £99.50.

The overall average was 195.6p/kg, £16.91 dearer than this week last year!

The overall average price was £82.75 per head (average weight 42.78kg).

Top price of Prime Lambs per kilo: 262.00p for an entry from Mesr B Blandford and Sons, Eastnor.

Top price of Prime Lambs per head: £99.50 for an entry from Mr M Guest, Woolaston.

421 Cull ewes and rams: An increased entry of ewes met a continued good trade.

Continentals sold to the top price of £120.

Suffolks sold to £99, mules to £80.

Considering the varied quality forward the overall average was an impressive £76.45.

First quality ewes sold from £90, second quality sold from £65, small and plain ewes sold to this figure.

A short entry of Rams also met another good trade selling to an average of £98.60.