Larger entry and a much faster trade with an overall average per kilo being over 460ppk and per head being £203.10.

The young sappy lambs sold to a top of 478ppk for 2 pens of 41.2kgs at £197 from Mike and Chutney Watkins of Torrington.

Mike Hill of Bideford made 477ppk for his 41.2kgs at £196.50 and Chris Ham & Daughters of Cloister Hall sold 2 pens at 473ppk firstly their 43.2kgs at £204.50 and their 44kgs to £208.

Mike Hill then made 471ppk for his 42kgs to £198. There were Several other pens around 470ppk.

Top per head this week was £215.50 for 2 pens of 48kgs from James Fishleigh of Langtree.

Smaller entry and a very strong trade averaging over 400ppk to a top of 451ppk for a pen of 43kgs at £194 from R Squire of Slade Farm, Honeychurch. Derek Gerry of Ashwater saw his 46kgs made 446ppk and £206.

Top price per head on the day was £217 from N Aris of Huntshaw, with several other pens over £213 a head.

More on offer and a strong trade for all weights, with a lot of lean ewes forward today.

Top being £200 from Phil Dack from Parkham for his Charollais. Suffolk x to £198 from ML Davey of Northlew. Texel x to £195 from 2 vendors and mules to £178.

Smaller entry and a strong trade, doubles to £350 from C Dack of Parkham and singles to £330 for 2 pens of Mule hoggs with young lambs at foot from Henry Banbury of Iddesleigh.

A big entry forward for the month of May, trade remains buoyant with many of those strong calves over £700.

The continuous drops in deadweight prices not yet having an effect on the calf prices but how long can it last.

Top of the section was £820 for a smashing Blue bull in from Peter Dymond, Shebbear others away to £810 for Nick and Kate Bowden, Highampton, £800 sold by Adam & Shaun Pengilly & Sons, Hartland, £780 LJ Goaman & Sons, £750 for a stylish single for Michael Hopper, Whitstone, £710 for young types from Bradley Farming LTD and £700 sold on the end for GC & LA Jones, Crediton.

89 Blue bulls average a impressive £609. Lots of good Charolais bulls penned and sold to £790 for a top-notch sort from Peter Dymond, more drew £758 Ian Tapp, Tiverton, £680 LJ Goaman and £672 for Andrew Gilbert, Sheepwash. 16 Charolais bulls average £662.

Strong Herefords parted at £700 for ARP Farming, more to £620 for Peter Dymond, £590 for a cracking run of young Herefords up from Pete Best, Newquay and £545 for Raymond Quinn up from Port Isaac.

Strong reared Angus attained £700 for a pair in from Parker and Burnett, Tiverton, £690 for Stuart and Michelle Ley, Sutcombe, £660 x2 for Ranches LTD and £655 for a cracker in from Martin Wallis making the long journey up from Helston.

Limousin bulls reached £645 x2 and £615 in from Samuel Down, Lapford others to £570 for Ben Smith, Sourton.

Heifers on milk sold well and achieved £742 for an A Class Blue in from Nick and Kate Bowden who sold more well at £698 x2 and £695 x2, more to £660 for CH Furse, Bradworthy with all the 81 Blue heifers averaging a powerful £509.

Neat Charolais heifers saw strong interest and reached £665, £615 and £600 all in from Peter Dymond, more drew £600 for LJ Goaman - All Charolais heifers average £571. Strong well grown Angus heifers hit £590 & £520 x2 for Ranches LTD, and £515 for Martin Wallis.

Hereford heifers well sought after and made £530 for ARP Farming and £470 for Dallyns Dairy down from Barnstaple.

A single Montbéliarde hit £525 for an eye-catching bull in from Alan Tucker, Stibb Cross. A small offering of Friesian bulls which sold to a top of £270 for Andrew Gilbert, Sheepwash.

A small run of weaned calves sold on the end which reached £810 for a pair of 5-month-old Blue steers in from James Warren up from Penzance.

Another good entry and a strong trade throughout.

The stronger cattle sold very well considering the falling finnished price, plenty of bunches of 20mth steers £1800+, topping at £2190 for a 28mth now FA pure Charolais from Messrs BK Heale of Holsworthy.

2 27mth British Blues from Messrs AG & Miss RL Dennis of Northlew to £2070 and Charolais from the same farm at £1980.

Younger 20mth British Blues in demand, £1820 was reached for 3 from Messrs G Daniel & Son of North Tamerton others from Messrs H & M Thorne of Umberleigh at £1810(2).

Natives topped at £1960 for 2 22mth single suckled Aberdeen Angus from Messrs TW Owen & ML Vanstone of Holsworthy who sold 6 others at £1780.

Herefords to £1880 for a 20mth steer from Messrs AS & P May of Holsworthy other 21mth Herefords from Mr A Vallance of Okehampton at £1830.

Heifers topped at £1900 for a 21mth Charolais from Messrs AS & P May and a long pedigree South Devon heifer from Mr R Dennis of Okehampton to £1880.

6 20mth well fed British Blues from Mr SW Graham of Bude to £1790 and Charolais again from AS & P May to £1760 (2).

Native heifers saw Aberdeen Angus to £1780 for a 22mth steer from Messrs TW & ML Vanstone whose second bunch made £1740.

Quality was back on previous weeks however a cracking run of single suckled Herefords from Mr N Aris of Torrington saw steers to £1520 (13mth) others £1420 & £1400 and heifers to £1440.

10mth British Blue steers from Messrs R Wood & Partners of Holsworthy sold well at £1420 (8) and young Herefords (11mth) from Messrs PF & PA Tucker of Umberleigh to £1340 (3) and heifers to £1180(3).

196ppk was the top this week for an 800kg Hereford cow from Mr AJ Roberts of Punchardon realising £1568.

The dairy sale saw another strong trade with all types of dairy cattle forward seeing great demand both around the ring and on MartEye.

Topping the sale at £3800 was a superb 2nd calving cow ‘Newrock Applejax Maria 18 GP82’ yielding 43Kgs on behalf of Messrs RAS Johns & Partners of Shebbear.

The same vendors also sold another 2nd calving cow ‘Newrock Faneca Magpie 106 GP84’ at £3200 with their consignment averaging £3500.

Messrs Mitchell of St Kew sold a 2nd calving cow ‘Laram Red-Carpet Lys GP84 SP1’ at £3300 with their consignment averaging £3000.

Messrs SG & M Ley of Sutcombe sold a 2nd calving cow ‘Hoops Ivory 1294 VG85’ at £3100 and another ‘Hoops Dynamite Spangles Anna GP84’ at £3000.

Heifers also saw a fast trade topping at £3500 for ‘Hoops Donte Jane’ on behalf of SG & M Ley with their consignment averaging a very impressive £3213.

Also topping the heifer section at £3500 was a smart ‘Elmford’ bred heifer on behalf of Pete Warrington of Holsworthy.

Messrs RG & VJ Griffin of Launceston sold heifers to £3200 with Messrs RJ & JR Warren of Penzance topping at £3100 for ‘Bartinney Hampshire Rosina’ yielding 45Kgs.

Messrs T & VM Bennett of Cirencester produced a good consignment of fresh milk topping at £2900 (x2) for ‘Edingvale Millennium Millburn’ yielding 32Kgs and a non pedigree heifer yielding 37Kgs.

PH Collins Partnership of Holsworthy sold a consignment of pure British Friesian cows and heifers topping at £2600 for a 3rd calving cow with others to £2300 and £2250.

Messrs Mitchell of St Kew sold a good run of in calf heifers due July topping at £3200 for ‘Laram Hamp-Shire Chloe’ with others realising £2700, £2600, £2500 (x3) with their consignment averaging £2667.

Youngstock saw yet again great demand topping at £1620 (x5) for a group of well-grown and well-bred bulling heifers on behalf of RAS Johns & Partners of Shebbear.

Messrs Mitchell topped at £1350 for ‘Laram Total Gem’ born May 2025 with other yearling heifers realising £1320 & £1250.

Messrs RW & AW Rogers sold a consignment of British Friesian X youngstock which topped at £1450 (x3) with others to £1200 (x5).

Two Holstein Friesian heifer calves from Bradley Farming Ltd of Camelford sold to £460.