The trade was strong, with top-quality runner types making up to £450 for a 12-week-old Limousin bull. Friesian bull calves made from £130 to £180 depending on age and quality.

Dairy stock sold from £1,060 to £1,850, with prices averaging around £1,600. There were 54 entries in the suckler ring, with prices topping out at £2,000 and most cows making from £1,300 to £1,500.

Bulls under 250kg made from £2.16/kg to £2.54/kg. Bulls from 250kg to 300kg sold from £2.22/kg for a Shorthorn to £2.74/kg for a top-quality 270kg Limousin. Prices averaged around £2.50/kg to £2.60/kg. Those from 300kg to 350kg sold from £2.19/kg to £3.03/kg for a 320kg Charolais.

Heifers from 250kg to 300kg sold mainly from £2.14/kg to £2.46/kg at the top of the market. Those from 300kg to 350kg sold mainly from £2.19/kg to £2.62/kg for a top-quality 320kg Charolais.

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