Tenbury

FINISHED LAMBS 694

A flying trade on an increased entry with our prices well in advance of all other markets this week. Plenty of better Continental lambs selling in excess of 115p to a top of 116.6p for 41 kg Texels at £47.80p and heavier lambs to 115.6p for 45kg Charollais to £52. Top head price was £55.80p for 52 kg Charollais x.

Averages: Standard (32.5-39kg) 116.3p Tip, 111.9p Ave; Medium (39.5-45.5kg) 116.6p Top, 111.8p Ave; Heavy (46.0-52kg) 112.3p Top, 106.60p Ave

Standard quality quotation (26.0-45.5kg) 111.8p)

Quality price reporting:

(30.5-36kg) Prime 107.9p; (36.5-43 kg) Premium 115.8p, Prime 111.8p. (43.5-48kg) Premium 114.0p, Prime 109.0p.

CULL SHEEP 186

A terrific trade on all sorts with fresh buyers in attendance and prices well above red markets, with plenty of ewes going back to farm to graze. The majority of the ewes on offer were grazers, which sold to £40. Top head price was £52.80 for Suffolk x, Mules sold to £41.80p Radnors to £41.20p, Lleyns to £42.80p.

Averages (£ per head)

Lightweight Ewes £40.00 Top, £34.56 Ave; Heavyweight Ewes £52.80 Top, £43.18 Ave; Rams £63.00 Top, £42.92 Ave.

Overall market average £36.45.

ROSS

Nos Cattle 301, Nos Sheep 2260

Clean Cattle (140 forward)

STEERS: Overall Average 98.30p. 67 Heavy, 113.50 Max, 98.30 Average.

HEIFERS: Overall Average 96.51p. 5 Medium, 107.00 Max, 100.10 Average; 58 Heavy, 115.50 Max, 96.20 Average.

YOUNG BULLS: Overall Average 96.36p. 4 Medium, 100.00 Max, 96.60 Average; 6 Heavy, 110.00 Max, 96.20 Average.

DAIRY CATTLE: (26 forward)

Calved Heifers £800 Max; Calved Cows £560 Max; In Calf Heifers £600 Max.

Calves (135 forward)

Bull Calves: Friesian £60 Max; Continental Cross £200 Max; Hereford Cross £170 Max.

Heifer Calves: Continental Cross £200 Max; Hereford Cross £105 Max.

SHEEP

Lambs (1728 forward)

Overall Average 110.00: 330 Standard, 114.20 Max, 111.6 Average; 1105 Medium, 116.20 Max, 110.5 Average; 239 Heavy, 106.50 Max, 103.2 Average; 54 Overweight, 97.24 Max, 97.2 Average.

Store Lambs 264, £44.00 Max, £34.85 Average.

Cull Ewes 532, £50.00 Max, £34.43 Average.

ross auction

Nos Cattle 116 Nos Sheep 1234

CLEAN CATTLE (116 forward)

Steers (Overall Average 102.2p) 64 Heavy, 120.00 Max, 102.2 Average.

Heifers (Overall Average 95.1p) 48 Heavy, 106.00 Max, 95.1 Average.

Young Bulls (Overall Average 86.2p) 4 Heavy, 95.00 Max, 86.2 Average.

Lambs (1046 forward)

Overall Average 111.72, 257 Standard, 117.3 Max, 115.1 Average; 613 Medium, 118.0 Max, 110.3 Average; 171 Heavy, 113.1 Max, 110.0 Average; 1 Overweight, 96.3 Max, 96.3 Average.

Cull Ewes 188, £53.00 Max, £32.28 Average.

worcester

Cattle 182

STEERS (500-695kg) Premium 117.5, Prime 101.4, Others 90.3; HEIFERS (480-650kg) Premium 104.0, Prime 96.9, Others 86.7; Young Bulls (450-550kg) Premium 98.0, Prime 90.5, Others 84.0.

Sheep 1954

Lambs 1477

Lambs (30.5-36kg) Prime 95.0, (36.5-43kg) Premium 115.0, Prime 108.8, (43.5-48kg) Premium 114.0, Prime 107.1, (48.5kg & over), Premium 112.5, Prime 104.3.

Ewes 477 Ave 36.81.