THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
Forward – 175 head of stock including 37 Cattle, 104 Sheep and 34 Pigs.
PIGS
Sows stronger again this week, averaging 50p/kg on generally a fairly plain show in terms of flesh and weight. A run of Duroc X commercial pigs from J T Binley, Fitling seeing a very straight trade, being mainly boars.
Cutters Boars to 125p/kg and £114.38, average 125.0p/kg.
Bacon Pigs to 176p/kg and £181.28, average 142.8p/kg.
Over-Weights to 172p/kg and £204.68, average 172.0p/kg.
Heavy Gilts to 104p/kg and £147.68, average 92.3p/kg.
Cull Sows to 55p/kg and £171.05, average 50.0p/kg.
Cull Boar to 44p/kg and £164.56.
SHEEP
Sheep trade eased towards the back end of last week and we saw evidence of that in Hull today but overall better than many would have expected, well fleshed lambs are still good to place, although probably slightly less demand for anything 45kg+ than we’ve been used to recently. Ewes still flying even with Eid now gone, but they must have flesh with the feeding ewe trade starting to dry up recently.
Prime Hoggs
Standards to 338.0p/kg and £132, average 321.0p/kg.
Mediums to 349p/kg and £159, average 323.0p/kg.
Heavies to 322p/kg and £150, average 304.5p/kg.
Over-Weights to 327p/kg and £180, average 274.6p/kg.
SQQ 322.3p/kg.
Clean Sheep to 227p/kg and £160.
Cull Ewes to £178, average £144.75.
Feeding Ewes to £100, average £65.17.
Store Hoggs to £124, average £111.00.
CATTLE
Cattle just keep getting better & better, a very nice birthday present for auctioneer Ralph Ward, selling store cattle to over £2,000 for the first time in his career, with a superb trio of Charolais Steers from Turner Bros, East Halton making the grade and then some, realising £2,140 just after a pair of Limousins from the same home had so nearly broken the barrier at £1,940. A ring full of buyers again this week with demand for all sorts with some of the smaller end looking just as good if not a better trade than the headline grabbers. Only a few Angus calves this week but trade as strong as ever, with nothing over 6 weeks of age.
Store Cattle
Charolais Steers to £2,140, average £2,140.
Limousin Steers to £1,940, average £1,660.
Limousin Heifers to £1,450, average £1,154.
British Blue Heifers to £930, average £820.
Simmental Heifer to £735.
Aberdeen Angus Heifer to £640.
Dairy Shorthorn Bull to £450.
British Blue O36M Steer to £1,310.
Aberdeen Angus O36M Steer to £1,290.
Continental Feeding Cows to £1,740, average £1,640.
Calves
Aberdeen Angus Bulls to £415, average £393.
Aberdeen Angus Heifer to £270.
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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