Market Reports

Apr
22
2025

Sale Report - Tuesday 22nd April 2025


Forward 517 Head of Stock comprising of 52 Cattle including 1 Calf, 37 Stores, 9 Prime Cattle, 3 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 calf at foot and 465 Sheep comprising of 27 Prime Lambs, 45 Ewes, 3 Tups, 362 Prime Hoggs, 6 Ewes with 6 Lambs at foot, 11 Cade Lambs, 5 Store Hoggs & 30 Bales of Straw.

CALVES  Beef Shorthorn Heifers to £450.

Top price heifer calf from Monarch Farms Ltd sold to CP Medlam.

STORES   Limousin Steers to £1325, Limousin Heifers to £2040, Aberdeen Angus Bulls to £700, Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £1710, Charolais Heifers to £1450, British Blue Steers to £795, British Blue Heifers to £1880, Highland Steers to £990, Highland Bulls to £520.

Top price bull from Bradley Gate Farm sold to Lea & Son.

Top price steer from ND & P Dowkes sold to J Craddock.

Top price heifer from SC Hawke sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.

PRIME CATTLE Overall Avg 392.99p/kg.

p/kg – Top price, 420p/kg from D Pearson sold to G & R Booth.

Steers 560kg+

Blonde to 420p/kg

Angus to 370p/kg

Heifers 485kg+

Blonde to 399p/kg

Limousin to 389p/kg

Angus to 379p/kg

OTM CATTLE to 250p/kg (Avg 236.05p/kg) Top price from CD Birtwell sold to J Hobson & Son.

COWS with CALVES at foot to £2550 (Avg £2550) Top price from CJ Haigh sold to L Broster.

72 month Charolais Cow with 21 day Blonde Heifer Calf at foot.

PRIME LAMBS  Overall Average 388.52p/kg, £179.74/head SQQ Average 407.21p/kg

p/kg

39.1kg–45.5kg to 443.4p (Avg 407.21p)

45.6kg-52kg to 342.8p (Avg 342.8p)

52kg+ 385.2p (Avg 345.78p)

£/head

39.1kg–45.5kg to £192 (Avg £178.4)

45.6kg-52kg to £169 (Avg £169)

52kg+ £208 (Avg £194.50)  

Top price lambs 443.4p/kg from S Oakes & Son sold to Shans Group Ltd.

Top price lambs £208/head from G & H Walters sold to Haighs Farm Shop.

PRIME HOGGS  Overall Average 334.51p/kg, £162.60/head SQQ Average 345.06p/kg

p/kg

32.1-39kg to 362.9p (Avg 335.96p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 404.5p (Avg 345.56p)

45.6kg-52kg to 414.1p (Avg 332.7p)

52kg+ 384.3p (Avg 325.62p)

£/head

32.1-39kg to £127 (Avg £117.13)

39.1kg–45.5kg to £178 (Avg £150.18)

45.6kg-52kg to £200 (Avg £160.72)

52kg+ £227 (Avg £188.23)  

Top price hoggs 414.1p/kg from DC Mycock sold to Shans Group Ltd.

Top price hoggs £227/head from J Hobson & Son sold to Lea & Son.

CAST EWES to £260 (Avg £136.51) Top price from D & P Gibbs sold to Shans Group Ltd.

CAST TUPS to £215 (Avg £198.67) Top price from BC Salt sold Lea & Son. 

STORE HOGGS to £130 (Avg £107.20) Top price from G & H Walters sold to Lea & Son.

SUFFOLK to £130.

EWES with LAMBS at FOOT to £330 (Avg £278.33) Top price from James Gill sold to Clarke Meats Ltd.

TEXEL with single at foot to £330

SUFFOLK X with single at foot to £300

MULE with single at foot to £260

CADE LAMBS to £16 (Avg £16) Top price from WH Booth sold to J & RA Smith.

STRAW to £38. Top price from CP Medlam.





Forward:: Forward 517 Head of Stock comprising of 52 Cattle including 1 Calf, 37 Stores, 9 Prime Cattle, 3 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 calf at foot and 465 Sheep comprising of 27 Prime Lambs, 45 Ewes, 3 Tups, 362 Prime Hoggs, 6 Ewes with 6 Lambs at foot, 11 Cade Lambs, 5 Store Hoggs & 30 Bales of Straw.