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A strong trade in the Calves today with good numbers forward and plenty of buyers around the ring, British Blue Bulls topped at £375 and a British Blue Heifer topped at £275.

Trade in the Lambs remaining strong, seeing a few less numbers on offer with the best Lambs topping at 300p/kg.

More pigs on offer this week seeing fats topping at 209p.

Less Dairies around this week but good prices achieved with a second calver achieving £2680 and Heifers up to £1960.

A similar trade to last week for the Barrens, seeing a top price of the day at £1197.

Another superb trade in the Dairy shed at Leek saw the monthly Pedigree Sale top at £2930 and average £1846.

A large entry of Lambs this week with 1183 sold, seeing a strong trade with some spirited bidding throughout with an overall average of 257p/kg.

90 Calves on offer this week, which is a little less than the past couple of weeks but plenty of buyers around the ring with an eagerness to buy, topping at £410.

Firm trade in the Barrens with plenty of buyers around seeing a top headage price of £1216.80.

Similar trade in the Pigs this week with 139 on offer with Porkers looking a particularly good trade at 208p.

The Dairy section saw a roaring trade in Leek this week with a top of £2950, 126 head entered with 90 of these from the Carter Family of Rugby.

778 Lambs on sale with a solid trade throughout, with best Lambs up to 320p/kg.

144 Calves on offer with plenty of potential buyers around the ring. Topping the market at £360 was a British Blue Bull.

A stronger trade in the Barren Cows with 50 on offer and plenty of eager buyers around the ring.

936 Lambs on offer this week with demand on the rise and trade looking very competitive overall.

Best Lambs topping at 330p/kg with an overall average of 277p/kg.

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Pig numbers were on the rise today with a solid entry of 156 and trade significantly dearer across all sections.

Similar numbers to last week for the Calf section with 121 Calves on offer, seeing a storming trade, particularly for the best Bulls, with a high of £435.

Similar trade to last week in the Barren section with a top headage price of £1397.30 for a Brown Swiss Cow.