THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET

Forward – 347 head of stock including 57 Cattle, 255 Sheep and 35 Pigs.

PIGS
Sows improving slightly this week, hopefully a sign of things to come in the coming weeks, Heavy gilts stood very strong this week, with only a few forward and all being over 200kg, which does knock demand somewhat. A pen of over-weight gilts from C F Buckton & Son, Rise looking well sold at just shy of £210 per head, selling to Propa Meats, Roos.

Over-Weights to 170p/kg and £209.10, average 170.0p/kg.
Heavy Gilts to 74p/kg and £163.30, average 71.3p/kg.

Cull Sows to 51.8p/kg and £160.65, average 48.9p/kg.

SHEEP
Another good show of sheep this week, trade back slightly on last week and a fortnight ago, but this was not unexpected after looking at results from across the country towards the back end of last week. Ewes still looking strong and demand expected to increase over the next few weeks with Eid just around the corner, any tup hoggs still lurking around will also probably be best sold before the festival at the end of March as well.

Prime Hoggs
Standards to 333p/kg and £130, average 332.8p/kg.
Mediums to 349p/kg and £145, average 329.5p/kg.
Heavies 322p/kg and £156, average 304.9p/kg.
SQQ 329.6p/kg.

Cull Ewes to £180, average £143.40.
Feeding Ewes to £100, average £81.10.

Store Hoggs to £118, average £106.97.

CATTLE
Cattle just continue to get stronger and stronger, the first big show of bulls we’ve seen for a long time and they certainly didn’t disappoint, topping at £1,940 for a tremendous short keep bull from Turner Bros, East Halton. Plenty of older stores and a good number of cows forward this week, with plenty of buyers round the ring for these types of cattle, but always good to know they’re coming so we can ensure the demand is there. Younger sorts look well sold as well, especially those in the calf ring, with Messrs Foreman of Brigham being the main vendors today and the trade running away with them, selling to £700 for Blue bulls and averaging £610 across a superb run of continental calves, being mainly heifers.

Store Cattle
Limousin Steers to £1,590, average £1,306.
Stabiliser Steers to £1,530, average £1,390.
British Blue Steer to £1,010.
Hereford Steer to £700.

Beef Shorthorn Heifers to £1,875, average £1,837.
Limousin Heifer to £1,390.
British Blue Heifers to £975, average £804.
Hereford Heifer to £710.

Limousin Bulls to £1,940, average £1,547.
Charolais Bull to £1,800.
British Blue Bull to £890.
Black & White Bulls to £895, average £549.

Beef Shorthorn O36M Steer to £1,025.
British Blue OTM Steer to £995.
Aberdeen Angus OTM Heifer to £930.

Continental Feeding Cows to £1,990, average £1,520.
Native Feeding Cow to £1,515.

Calves
British Blue Bulls to £700, average £693.
British Blue Heifers to £600, average £563.
Limousin Heifer to £550.
Holstein Bulls to £360, average £330.

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