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Christmas market reports are coming in by the load and it is great to see some cracking trade across the country. Buyers are willing to pay for quality lots which are ready to get away over the Christmas period.
Prime cattle prices have been strong. At Northallerton, entries were topped by a Limousin heifer from the Bowe family, Gatenby, which sold for £2,888/head (562p/kg), while at Winslow, M.J. Dickens, Milton Keynes, sold their champion, a Limousin heifer scaling 642kg for 580p/kg.
Over at Brockholes, Dutch Spotted sheep led the prime lamb sale, with a pair from Myerscough College which sold for £145/head. At St Boswells, Scott Sandilands, Threepwood, took the championship with 50kg Texels which made £270/head, while at Leek, Texels from Frank Heath, Pipe Gate, took the championship and sold for 460p/kg (£225.40/head).
Back to the pedigree sales and in-lamb Texels from some of the country's top flocks sold to 17,000gns at Lanark. This was paid for a gimmer from the Auldhouseburn flock of Hugh and Alan Blackwood which is by Glenside Will I Am was in-lamb to the 130,000gns tup Sportsmans A Star.
Come New Year, and the hype of the Christmas fatstock sales will have died down and we will be focusing on store trade. Lets hope it is equally positive!
Have a good week,
Steph. |
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