THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
Forward – 400 head of stock including 45 Cattle, 263 Sheep and 92 Pigs.
PIGS
Pig trade very similar, topping at 174p/kg for a very nice pair of Duroc gilts from J T Binley, Fitling this week. Sows very similar to what we’ve seen recently, averaging a penny more than a fortnight ago with some big fleshy sows forward and topping at 59p/kg from Foster Farms, Catwick or over £190 from D A & C A Buckton, Danthorpe.
Bacon Gilts to 174p/kg and £187.48, average 172.0p/kg.
Heavy Gilts to 80p/kg and £166.46, average 63.7p/kg.
Cull Sows to 59p/kg and £190.74, average 57.1p/kg.
Cull Boar to 51.8p/kg and £124.32.
SHEEP
As big a show of sheep as we’ve seen for a while with more than 250 forward of one sort or another including the first Spring Lambs of the year, shown by Mrs S Fussey of Barton, and seeing good demand, topping at 380p/kg for a pair of Charolais X, weighing 49kg and grossing £186, purchased by Propa Meats, Roos, they’ll be available in the shop later this week. Hoggs still looking a tremendous trade for the time of year, with no significant drop off seen to this point, although flesh remains key, any with teeth up not particularly being punished either, as we’ve seen in previous years. Mrs Fussey had a good day in the cull market as well, topping the trade at £235 (203p/kg) for a couple of donkey-esque Suffolk X ewes.
Spring Lambs
Mediums to 375p/kg and £165, average 375.0p/kg.
Heavies to 380p/kg and £186, average 379.6p/kg.
Prime Hoggs
Mediums to 336p/kg and £151, average 322.0p/kg.
Heavies to 337p/kg and £160, average 305.7p/kg.
Over-Weights to 309p/kg and £174, average 288.9p/kg.
SQQ 322.0p/kg.
Clean Sheep to 295p/kg and £172, average 270.1p/kg.
Cull Ewes to £235, average £170.83.
Feeding Ewes to £118, average £98.27.
Store Hoggs to £134, average £116.86.
CATTLE
Another good show of cattle this week, probably looking slightly more buyable than a fortnight ago, but still a very strong trade with a ring full of buyers once again. Market topped this week by a new vendor, G W Sutton of Fulstow with a pen of three strong, well done, native bred steers realising £2,080/head, significantly surpassing his haulier’s valuation so hopefully leaving the vendor very happy! The calf ring stole the show this week though, with fresher calves looking a strong trade once again but well and truly usurped by a couple of 7mo Blue Heifer Stirks, shown by A Oxtoby & Son, Bishop Burton, a credit to the vendor they realised £1,040 and £1,000, the first time we’ve ever broken the £1,000 barrier in that ring, a reflection of both current trade and the job that most of our calf vendors do in presenting quality stock for sale, both with these and the general trade we’ve seen recently.
Store Cattle
Aberdeen Angus Steers to £2,080, average £2,080.
Hereford Steers to £2,080, average £1,290.
Limousin Steers to £1,680, average £1,458.
British Blue Steers to £1,050, average £1,020.
Limousin Heifers to £1,580, average £1,380.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £710, average £710.
Beef Shorthorn Young Bull to £1,445.
Hereford Young Bull to £1,000.
Continental Feeding Cow to £2,010.
Calves & Stirks
British Blue Heifers to £1,040, average £1,000.
Hereford Bulls to £630, average £605.
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/ j.buckton@frankhillandson.co.uk
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