Ringside at Exeter Livestock Centre
Exeter Livestock Centre, Devon
Severe weather meant throughputs were well down on Monday (26 November), but demand remained firm for both sheep and cattle. The 555 prime lambs reached a top of £71.50 for 50kg lambs, with 36kg lambs peaking at 160p/kg.
“The SQQ stays the same at 148p/kg, and the influx of bigger lambs helped increase the average per head to £64.56,” said Kivells auctioneer Russell Steer. Better quality cull ewes resulted in a £15 increase in average prices, with 369 head settling at £61.03. Top call went to a pen of Suffolks, at £106.50.
In the cattle ring a smart 33-month-old South Devon cross heifer took the top prime price of 189.5p/kg, with barren cows topping at 164.5p/kg and bulls at 139.5p/kg.
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