Smaller entry and as seen throughout the country the trade is easier.

The good meat lambs topped at 315ppk from two vendors, Fg Knapman of North Tawton 42.2kgs at £133 and WD Goaman of Hartland 47kgs at £148. Mark Sanders of Sheepwash realised 313ppk for 44kgs at £137.50. Top per head on the day was £155 from Graham Hookway of Huish.

Smaller entry with again a lot of plain ewes and a very strong trade was met.

Top on the day was £156 from two vendors, RJ Gubb of Langtree for Texel x and Sally & Chris Prouse of Clawton for Charollais x. Suffolk x ewes to £148 from Mike Watkin of Torrington. Grazing ewes at £75 to £106.

Smaller entry and a trade. Top being £119 from Tom Mawtus of Tetcott.

Small entry saw the Charollais 2T top at £500 for two from Colin Smallcombe of Crediton.

A very fast trade met by all breeds and a total clearance was achieved.

Texel x topped the day at £235 from John May of St Merryn and Suffolk x to £225 for 2 pens from I I Cowling from St Genny. Exmoor mules to £215 from WJ Crocker & Sons of Merton.

A smaller number and a much harder trade.

A small run of weaned calves topped out at £760 for s sweet single Blue steer in from Yeo Vale farms, Bideford other Blue steers to £720 for MW Brown, Torrington who sold Blue heifers well at £630.

Rearing calf buyers showing plenty of resistance and being very picky of what they are buying. All those small and medium calves seeing a much harder trade but the best still seeing some strong returns.

A pair ofstronger Blue bulls reached £740 for O Petherick, Kilkhampton, other best Blue bulls hit £670 at a month old for Steven and Karen Kendall, Bodmin more to £660 for MJ Hopper, Whitestone, £650 for ST & EE Nickels, Newton Tracey and £570 for Steven Dark, Helston.

65 Blue Bulls average £390, so no disaster but back £72/head on the week. A eye catching Charolais bull sold well to £718 for the Wearing Family, Tavistock who had another at £690 looking a solid trade.

More Charolais Bulls to £640, £620 and £580 all presented by D Philp and Son, Looe. A wonderful Limousin bull made £655 for the Wearings again, more well sold at £638 for B & N Davey, Boyton and 18 day old ones at £430 for MT Braunton up from Helland.

A smart South Devon bull showed it self off well and achieved £625 for PJ Martin, Buckland Filliegh. Angus bulls a hard sell and reached £420 for R Risdon, more to £385 for MR & KL Cleave, Youlstone and £365 for Rob Veale, Halwill.

Well put together Hereford bulls at £490 and £450 for A J Bunkum, Saltash. Reared Blue heifers to £650 for a pair in from O Petherick, Kilkhampton, more to £530 for Yeo Vale Farm LTD, Bideford, £520 for The Kendall Family again, and £470 for D & T Wildern, Newton St Petrock.

A good run of Charolais heifers which attained £475 for D Philp, £425 for Martyn Heal, Torrington, £405 for RW Finnimore and £370 for WG S & JR Axford, Clawton. Best of the Limousin heifers drew £300 for JH Bolt, Downinney, Hereford heifers to £390 for A & D Heyward, Lifton who had another at £320.

28 Friesians bulls on offer which sold to a ‘middle of the road trade’ and reached £172 for a strong type in from DR & LJ Johns, Bodmin others to £140 for Steven and Karen Kendall again with all Friesian bulls average £74/head.

Trade seemed firmer this week and quality up on previous weeks.

A good selection of stronger feeding cattle saw plenty of 18-22mth cattle at £1800+ topping a £2230 for a Hereford x steer from Mr O Wildren of Newton St Petrock.

A large framed charolais steer from Mr AS May of Week St Mary at £2180, 2 other 23mth charolais from Messrs LS Higgins & Son of Liskeard who sold well at £1920.

Best of the Blue steers topped at £2000 for a 21mth steer from Messrs G Daniel & Son of North Tamerton.

Other British blues from Mr P Tythecott of Instow to £1920 & four 20mth British blues from Messrs ACG Marshall of Chilsworthy at £1900(4).

A nice run of 23-24mth Limousin steers from Messrs AJM & PJ Ead of St Austell saw two at £1930 others at £1880 & 4 Aberdeen Angus from the same farm to £1870.

Top of the heifers was £1880 for 2 23mth British blues from Messrs G Daniel & Son who sold eight others at £1800 & 21mth British blue heifers from ACG Marshall to £1790(2).

A smart 24mth Charolais heifer topped at £1860 from Messrs LS Higgins & Son of Liskeard and Messrs AN & JA Guy of West Putford saw their Charolais to £1640.

Few native heifers this week topped at £1640 for two Herefords from Messrs LS Higgins & Son and Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1630 for a well fleshed type from MR BJ Yelland from Holsworthy.

Strong demand this week for a tighter entry. A further consignment from Messrs DI & ML Wootton of Ashreigney saw 11mth Limousins to £1450, British blues to £1170(4) & five smart 12mth Herefords at £1140.

Several young 6-10mth cattle saw strong bidding. A quality entry from Messrs ART Shadrick & Son of Holsworthy saw 9mth British blues to £1120 and others at £1070, 7mth Hereford steers to £980(3) & £840(5) & 5-7mth Hereford heifers at £800.

A good run of young 8-10mth Charolais heifers from Miss CA Crocker of Okehampton who topped at £930(4) others at £840(5). More young cattle required.

Top was £1290 for a 6 year old Friesian cow from Messrs LS Higgins & Son of Liskeard who sold two other Friesians at £990.

An exceptionally well finished Hereford cow from Mr J Norman of Dolton weighed 854kilos 256ppk realising £2186. A very high demand for both weighing and grazing cows.

A smaller than anticipated entry for today’s dairy market, saw a slightly easier trade than recent weeks. Topping the market at £3300 was a fresh calved heifer ‘Bartinney Doc Glory’ on behalf of Messrs RJ & JR Warren of Penzance with another fresh heifer ‘Bartinney Robin Sandra’ selling to £2700.

The Harris Family of Winkleigh sold a super consignment of fresh milk with heifers topping at £3200 for ‘Winkleigh’ Almamater Sharon’ and others selling to £2900. Messrs T & J Adams & Sons of Torrington sold a fresh heifer ‘Wardada Sumerian Denise’ at £2900 with Mr P Cleave, Bude also realising £2900 for his fresh heifer.

Cows topped at £3000 for ‘Winkleigh Robin Trixie GP84’ a 2nd calver yielding 37Kgs with Messrs T & J Adams realising £2800 for a 3rd calving cow ‘Wardada Donte Rosi’ yielding 53Kgs. Mr MF Bass of St Teath continued his dispersal with a consignment of Friesian type freshly calved cows and heifers which saw great demand both around the ring and on Marteye.

The consignment topped at £2750 for a 2nd calver with others selling to £2700, £2650, £2500 (X3) and the consignment averaging £2358. Ansdell Farms Ltd of Barnstaple sold a consignment of crossbred fresh calvers which saw a strong trade topping at £1950 with others selling to £1800 and £1700.

JS & AM Nicholls of Penzance sold a tremendous red and white in calf heifer due late September to £2400. Jack Wyatt of Woolacombe continued his dispersal with a run of October-November calving heifers which topped at £1650.