Much larger entry and a faster trade for all weights and a lot more could have been sold, with an overall average of 332.1ppk.

Several pens of good meat hoggs over 340ppk to a top of 348ppk from 2 vendors, Brad Tonkin of Ugworthy Barton 42kgs to £146 and Mr J Canham of Narracott, Beaworthy 40kgs at £139.

Mike Bellew of Gammaton, Bideford realised 344ppk for his 45kgs to £155. Then 5 vendors at 341ppk, top per head on the day was £165 for 3 pens of heavies from Geoffrey and Simon Grigg of Weach Barton, Bideford.

A flying trade from start to finish overall average of £140.42 to a top of £170 for Texel x from S Piper & Sons of Herdwick, Holsworthy. Suffolk x to £167 from Brad Tonkin of Ugworthy Barton, mules to £160 and Dorsets at £157.

Small entry but a firm trade, top being £120 from J&M Huxtable of Garnacott, Huntshaw.

Good entry of inlamb ewes and a very strong trade. Colin Davey of Stoke, Hartland had a smart run of Suffolk x 2T age march lambers which topped at £275 for 3 pens and Scott Tummy of Merrymeet saw his 3 pens of mules 2T march lambers at £260.

Good entry and a very fast trade, doubles to £370 from Stuart Woolen of Northam and singles to £280 from Messrs J&M Huxtable of Garnacott.

Another impressive trade throughout the sale, with numbers and trade strides in front of all other Southwest centres - Holsworthy is the place for your calves.

A Quality run of weaned calves and stirks which sold extremely well and reached £925 (6m) for a big bunch of Blue steers sold by Yeo Vale Farm LTD, other Blue steers away to £810 (6m) in from WA Raffe & Sons. Best Charolais heifers up to £920 (7m) in from RG Amor & Son, Yeovil.

Some top end prices seen again with Limousin bulls racing up to £805 (x2) and £655 for Henscott Barton, Bradford, £600 for JR Frayne, Launceston and £572 for B Smith, Okehampton.

Best Charolais bulls to £740 (x2), £688 for NJ & KC Bowden, Highampton, others up to £680, £660 for BD & DG Andrew, Shebbear, £650 for GRM Hill, Lamerton and more for the Bowden Family to £640.

British Blue bulls to £710 (x2) for ST & EE Nickels, Barnstaple, £705 for AJ & JJ Tucker & Son, Stibb Cross, £700 (x2) O Petherick & Son, Kilkhampton, £692 (x2) Bradley Farm Partnership, Hallworthy and more from the Petherick Family to £690 (x2).

Aberdeen Angus bulls what a trade. And got to £645 for B Smith, Okehampton, £570 (x2) for SG & MR Ley, Sutcombe, £558 for DA N & JM Parkhouse, St Austell and £555 for CL Stevens, Woolsery.

Hereford bulls in demand and achieved £600 (x2) for FW Dymond & Sons, Shebbear, £585 for CL Stevens, Woolsery and £522 JR Frayne, Launceston. Simmental bulls to £418 and £322 for T Wellington & Partners, St Kew.

Limousin heifers to £765 for Henscott Barton again, £690 for FW Dymond & Sons and £675 (x2) for Henscott Barton again.

British Blue heifers look a serious trade and rose to £690 (x3) O Petherick again, £675 for BD & DG Andrew again, £652 for RWH Dilling, Highampton and £615 for NJ & KC Bowden again.

Sweet Charolais heifers to £670 for RG LA SR & CM Wearing, Tavistock, £650, £615, £602 for NJ & KC Bowden again and £600 for FW Dymond & Sons again.

Aberdeen Angus heifers to £478 for LJ & LE Luxton & Son, Holsworthy, £450 for SG & MR Ley, Sutcombe, £440 for CL Stevens, Woolsery and £415 for RB & NJ Veale, Halwill.

Native Hereford heifers to £462 for CL Stevens again, £410 twice for FW Dymond & Sons again and TPW Uglow, Launceston. Simmental heifers to £205 and £18 for T Wellington & Partners again.

A huge top price for Friesian bulls at £580, £460 (x2) for Henscott Barton, £385 for CW Eddy, Truro and £300 for J Veldhouse Partnership, Chulmleigh leading to an average of £273.

Another good entry at Holsworthy this week with quality and condition up and down throughout the sale.

Those forward cattle with flesh inline with the finnished price with most over £2000, 3 cracking 24mths Fleckvieh steers topped at £2260 from Messrs G&G Heal of High Bickington who also sold British Blues at £2160.

Other fleshed British Blues from Messrs J & ML Chamberlain of Shebbear to £2150 and another good run from Messrs D&E Kirk of Larkworthy saw 5 19mth British Blues to £2100 and 5 other at £2010 & £1960(5). Native steers topped at £2130 for a 24mth steer from Messrs J&ML Chamberlain.

A fine run of single suckled Charolais & Limousins from Messrs Gay of Ashwater saw 2 20mth Charolais to £2060 from Mr MJ Gay whilst Limousins from Mrs DE Gay of Ashwater at £1970.

Top of the heifers this week was £2060 again from Messrs J&ML Chamberlain of Shebbear for a smart 23mth British Blue, other good meat British Blues from Messrs G&G Heal of High Bickington to £1840(24mth).

Aberdeen Angus heifers to £1950 for a 24mth heifer again from Messrs J & ML Chamberlain and the run of Charolais & Limousin heifers from MJ Gay to £1790 & £1750 and Limousins to £1620.

Plenty of trade for those 16-18mth summering cattle Continental & Native steers and heifers saw most to £1600-£1700.

Another strong trade with plenty of buyers around the ring, young British Blues in demand.

13mth steers from Messrs J&J Irish of Newton St Petrock to £1540 and Charoalis from the same farm to £1490.

Younger 10-11mth British Blue steers from Messrs Heywood Farm Partnership of Ashreigney sold well at £1340(3) heifers from the same stable to £1130 and younger 9mth British Blue steers from Mr M Luxton of Marhamchurch to £1160(3) heifers to £1100.

Native steers topped at £1280 for 3 at 11mths old from Messrs CR & CF Timms & Son of Okehampton and young 11-12mth Hereford heifers from Messrs Holland Farmers of Tavistock at £1240(5), 9-10mth single suckled Aberdeen Angus from Messrs FG Knapman & Co of North Tawton saw steers to £1080 and heifers to £1060.

A small dispersal of Native cows & calves from S Taylor of East Putford saw an Aberdeen Angus cow with her Highland bull calf at £1980 and a Highland cow and her Highland heifer calf to £1520.