Thu 25 April 2024
A phenomenal ewe trade and by my reckoning the dearest so far! Ewes on offer were predominately Mule and hillbred, with many in their working clothes. Read More
Thu 25 April 2024
A nice entry of spring lambs ranging from 25 to 50kg which sold to a strong trade and averaged £4.19ppk and £193 per head Read More
Wed 24 April 2024
A very good trade for all cattle forward, vendors definitely rewarded with strong prices. All grades of cattle sold very well if they had plenty of flesh on them. Read More
Mon 22 April 2024
Another good show of cattle with buyers very keen to secure numbers. Butchers grade cattle again selling to a premium topping at 332ppk and 323ppk respectively. Read More
Thu 18 April 2024
The ewe trade remains very firm. There is a lot more variation in quality of ewes coming out now, but there is strong demand for all. Read More
Thu 18 April 2024
We had a good entry of lambs, which sold to an excellent trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. Lambs sold to an excellent £4.70 ppk and £190 per head Read More
Wed 17 April 2024
Another record-breaking ewe trade, with an overall average of £141.74, Ewes topped at £240. Read More
Mon 15 April 2024
A nice show of lambs met with a firm trade. Even with the terrible spring, the lambs looked well and butchers were very keen to purchase this product. Lambs topped at 480ppk to average 468ppk. Read More
Thu 11 April 2024
We had a good entry of mainly heavy hoggets, which sold to an excellent trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to £4.50ppk and £225per head, with several pens breaking the £200 per head mark. Read More
Thu 11 April 2024
Hoggets another flyer! The fast has finished and the trade shoots up! Lack of numbers out this week saw a much improved trade and we could have easily sold 1500 plus hoggets today. Read More
Wed 10 April 2024
A tremendous entry of cattle in terms of both numbers and quality. All saw a very good trade from start to finish with buyers willing to compete very well for the right goods. Read More
Tue 9 April 2024
Lambs once again very dear. Well-fleshed Lambs selling to 461ppk. More wanted in the pursuing weeks. Read More
Mon 8 April 2024
A good entry of cattle in terms of numbers and quality. Buyers very keen to secure numbers and competed well for all of the cattle on offer. Read More
Thu 4 April 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets, which sold to a fantastic trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. A heavy yard of hoggets on offer again. Hoggets sold to an excellent £4.35 ppk and £211 per head. Read More
Thu 4 April 2024
Hoggets another Thursday thriller with a much better entry and overall average per head of £183.34. All weights in demand from 36-66kilos. Read More
Wed 3 April 2024
New heights were reached again in the hoggets with an outstanding SQQ of 432.65ppk All hoggs forward sold to a flying trade with Worcester producing these sorts of trades week on week. Read More
Tue 2 April 2024
Ewes as dear as they have ever been! Ewes absolutely a serious trade on all types on average £30 dearer than seen last week. Read More
Mon 1 April 2024
Ewes getting as dear as we possibly have ever seen them. A proper bonanza! Heaviest ewes to the plainest types all seeing a massive lift as we head into the back end of the Ramadan festival. Read More
Thu 28 March 2024
The hoggets sold to an increased trade on the week in all weight ranges with the whole section (32kg to 53Kg) averaging an excellent £4.00 ppk on the sqq and £3.80 ppk and £179 per head through the whole section Read More
Wed 27 March 2024
A shorter cattle entry as we head into the bank holiday weekend, but those forward were rewarded with a flying trade, plenty of meat on show which helps towards the strong trade for all grades. Read More
Tue 26 March 2024
Once again Cull Sheep are looking very dear. The leaner sorts looking dearer per kilo than recently seen. Read More
Mon 25 March 2024
A tremendous trade on the spring lambs this week in the run up to Easter. Lambs topped at £210 per head, with buyers very keen to secure them. Read More
Thu 21 March 2024
Another excellent ewe trade with an outstanding average of £107.84! Tups also an excellent trade. Read More
Thu 21 March 2024
We had a good entry of mainly heavy hoggets, which sold to an excellent trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to £4.00ppk and £210per head, with several pens breaking the £200 per head mark. Read More
Wed 20 March 2024
WHAT A DAY! One of the biggest entries of hoggs ever seen at Worcester sold to a massive trade. Numbers certainly not an issue with the last pens possibly even dearer than the first. Read More
Tue 19 March 2024
A fantastic trade on all types forward once again. No end of hoggets trading over 390ppk with many well-fed sorts exceeding 400ppk. Read More
Mon 18 March 2024
The hogg trade just keeps marching on. Buyers very keen again this week to secure numbers in the run up to Easter. Best quality export hoggs peaked at 441ppk with an SQQ average of 405ppk. Read More
Thu 14 March 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets, which sold to a fabulous trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to an incredible £4.25ppk and £214per head, with several pens breaking the £200 per head mark. Read More
Thu 14 March 2024
Hoggets just keep going up every week which is fantastic for the men who have fed them. A few leaner sorts about today but another excellent trade with all weights in demand. Read More
Wed 13 March 2024
Week on week, we rise and rise again! Madness in the sheep shed. A strong entry of hoggs once more with all weights levelling at a phenomenal trade. Best sorts in strong demand and up to 434ppk and 428ppk Read More
Tue 12 March 2024
An absolute flyer of a hogget trade from the start, many vendors travelling almost 2 hours to take advantage of the good trade week in week out at Brecon. Read More
Mon 11 March 2024
An absolutely phenomenal hogget trade with a SQQ average of 409ppk. Best butchers grade hoggs peaked at 462ppk. Read More
Thu 7 March 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets, which sold to a fantastic trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. A very heavy yard of hoggets on offer again. Hoggets sold to an excellent £3.78 ppk and £200 per head. Read More
Thu 7 March 2024
A tremendous ewe trade, with excellent demand for all types of sheep. With numbers not about generally, trade is expected to hold firm. Read More
Wed 6 March 2024
Another Wednesday Worcester Bonanza! A sensational hogget trade for all weights on offer. Worcester really proving that numbers are no problem. Read More
Tue 5 March 2024
A smaller show of Hoggets which is surprising given the uplift in trade however, an absolute scorching trade on all weight ranges. Read More
Mon 4 March 2024
An unbelievable hogget trade again this week. Hoggs averaged 384ppk with a top price of 421ppk. Read More
Thu 29 February 2024
A very heavy yard of hoggets, which sold to an excellent trade on the week in all weight ranges with the whole section (32kg to 60Kg) averaging an excellent £3.42ppk on the sqq and £3.32ppk and £159 per head Read More
Thu 29 February 2024
Another Knighton flyer with an extra buyer in the teg and cull section today resulting in an overall average of £152.34! Read More
Wed 28 February 2024
Week on week hoggets just keep getting dearer, week on week Worcester keeps smashing out the trades! All weights seeing huge demand and plenty of competition. Read More
Tue 27 February 2024
A ewe trade which was on fire seeing a massive increase in price over the last week. All ewes £20 per head more on the week. Read More
Mon 26 February 2024
The hogg trade just keeps getting dearer and dearer. Extra buying support present this week as numbers nationally dry up. Hoggs topped at 400ppk with most export types 350ppk plus. Read More
Thu 22 February 2024
Another excellent hogget trade at Knighton with an overall average of £144.40 per head selling to £170.50 being our highest price of the season so far. Read More
Thu 22 February 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets, which sold to a fantastic trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to an excellent £3.45 ppk and £190 per head. Read More
Wed 21 February 2024
Seeing is believing with hoggets once again at Worcester with trade soaring week on week. All weights seeing huge demand and adding up to high returns. Best end hoggs all 350ppk plus Read More
Tue 20 February 2024
A stronger entry of hoggets this week met with a fast trade to level at 321.29ppk. Read More
Mon 19 February 2024
Another fantastic trade on the hoggets forward. Buyers competed well of all types and sorts. Best quality export class hoggs sold from 330ppk to 371ppk. Read More
Thu 15 February 2024
The dearest hogget trade I have ever seen in February which is great to see. We could have easily sold over 1500 tegs today so we simply need more. Read More
Thu 15 February 2024
The lambs sold to a level trade on the week in all weight ranges with the whole section (32kg to 53Kg) averaging an excellent £3.28 on the sqq and £3.21ppk and £143 per head through the whole section Read More
Wed 14 February 2024
Seeing really is believing with Worcester putting in the back-to-back flyer’s week on week. All weight hoggets sold to huge trades and plenty of demand. Best butchers’ sorts all selling over 335ppk and selling up to 348ppk Read More
Tue 13 February 2024
WHAT A FLYER FOR HOGGS. On a day where many more could have been sold. Hoggs levelled at 325ppk which would include a majority of mule and hillbred tail end hoggs. Read More
Mon 12 February 2024
A hogget trade that just keeps getting better and better. Good quality export type hoggets selling from 325ppk topping at 356ppk. Read More
Thu 8 February 2024
A Thursday flyer for hoggets with all buyers on form. All weights were a tremendous trade resulting in a average of £141.46. Read More
Thu 8 February 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets for the time of year which sold to a fantastic trade on the week, with very strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to an excellent £3.30 ppk and £162 per head. Read More
Wed 7 February 2024
Last week’s hogget flyer backed up once more with another! Week after week, Worcester delivers the goods. Very best bred hoggs all 330ppk plus with a top of 354ppk for 39kg Beltex x Read More
Mon 5 February 2024
Prime hoggets take another lift with buyers competing well for all weights and types. Best quality export types topped at 357ppk with an overall average of 327ppk. Read More
Thu 1 February 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets for the time of year which sold to a fabulous trade on the week with very strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to an excellent £3.25 ppk and £176 per head. Read More
Thu 1 February 2024
A Thursday flyer where many more could have been sold. All weights were in demand but those 39-47kilo hoggets were most wanted. Read More
Wed 31 January 2024
A hoggets trade you had to see to believe it! Another brilliant day at Worcester, what a show of hoggs it was, which made the trade possible. Very best hoggs saw biggest demand with a total of 16 pens at 400ppk or above and a further 10 from 370ppk -400ppk. Read More
Tue 30 January 2024
Ewes much dearer in the space of a week! An increase of £10-£20 across the board on all types. Read More
Mon 29 January 2024
Another very firm cattle trade with buyers competing well for all the cattle on offer. Several good runs of light weight heifers on offer and these sold to a brisk trade. Read More
Thu 25 January 2024
A fantastic ewe trade to average just short of £90 per head! There is excellent demand for all sizes and breeds of sheep, with smaller and leaner types having seen the biggest uplift in value. Read More
Thu 25 January 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets for the time of year which sold to an excellent trade on the week with strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to an excellent £3.40 ppk and £154.50 per head. Read More
Wed 24 January 2024
What an entry of cattle in terms of both number and quality. The trade that followed was exceptional once again with all grades of cattle seeing plenty of following once more. Read More
Tue 23 January 2024
A fantastic entry of hoggs in terms of quality forward at Brecon this morning, which met a flyer of a trade from start to finish on all weights. Read More
Mon 22 January 2024
A fantastic hogget trade with the price taking a huge lift due to lack of numbers nationally. Export weights taking the biggest lift moving to £320ppk-350ppk. Read More
Thu 18 January 2024
We had a smaller entry of hoggets which sold to an excellent trade on the week with strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to an excellent £2.95 ppk and £145 per head. Read More
Thu 18 January 2024
A buoyant cull ewe trade with great demand for all sorts. Meated ewes continue to be big money, but on comparison leaner sorts have seen a big improvement in price. Read More
Wed 17 January 2024
An increased entry met another fantastic trade. Worcester once again proving it’s the place to sell on a Wednesday. Best hoggs still seeing plenty of following with Beltex x selling to 342ppk twice Read More
Tue 16 January 2024
A much faster hogg trade than was expected today with all breeds and weights keenly competed for. Once again, handy weight hoggs regularly selling 285ppk+ and lighter weights from 28kg to 35kg regularly trading 280ppk to 300ppk. Read More
Mon 15 January 2024
A strong hogg trade today with a national shortage and expected bad weather fuelling demand. Best quality butchers grade hoggs topping at 323ppk with most 290ppk plus. Read More
Thu 11 January 2024
A sharper trade than last week especially on the heavier lambs with a new buyer present on these. Again lambs with cover and shape most in demand and many more could have easily been sold. Read More
Thu 11 January 2024
The hoggets sold to an excellent trade on the week in all weight ranges with the whole section (32kg to 60Kg) averaging an excellent £2.86 ppk on the sqq and £2.79ppk and £121 per head through the whole section. Read More
Wed 10 January 2024
What a go again! Worcester proving itself once more. All weights saw huge demand. Several runs of very smart Texel x and Beltex x lambs really rang the bell with a top of 350ppk Read More
Mon 8 January 2024
A very firm hogget trade again this week as numbers nationally start to tighten. Handy weight, well fleshed hoggets making a premium, topping at 339ppk. Read More
Thu 4 January 2024
We had a good entry of hoggets which sold to an excellent trade on the week with strong demand by the buyers. Hoggets sold to an excellent £3.15ppk and £160 per head. Read More
Thu 4 January 2024
Hogget trade similar to 2 weeks ago before the Christmas and New Year rise. Although back, good prices were still being paid for the shapier and covered hoggets. Read More
Wed 3 January 2024
What a way to start 2024. As dear as we have seen the cattle for a long time, but all helped by an outstanding yard of fed cattle. Read More
Tue 2 January 2024
A much faster Hogget trade than expected on all types. Once again, the 38-43kg weights were the best sold, regularly crossing the 300ppk barrier. Read More
Mon 1 January 2024
A firecracker of a hogget trade to start the new year, with an SQQ average of 310ppk. Spirited bidding on all types of hoggs forward. Read More
Thu 28 December 2023
Lambs a complete flyer today with all firms on full throttle. All weights a good trade but the 38-45Kgs undoubtedly the best trade today. Read More
Thu 28 December 2023
We had a good entry of lambs which sold to an excellent trade on the week with strong demand by the buyers. Lambs sold to £3.12ppk and £152 per head. Read More
Wed 27 December 2023
A fantastic entry of lambs and a trade to match. Good quality export types making to 290ppk plus topping at 339ppk. Read More
Wed 27 December 2023
Just some lamb trade! All lambs sold to a fantastic trade whatever weight they were. A big credit must go to all vendors for bringing a quality entry of well meated lambs. Read More
Thu 21 December 2023
We had a good entry of lambs which sold to a very good trade on the week with strong demand by the buyers. Lambs sold to £2.95ppk and £150 per head. Read More
Thu 21 December 2023
An excellent ewe trade, on an entry of predominately Mule and Hillbred ewes. Great demand for all sizes and breed of sheep. Read More
Wed 20 December 2023
Christmas came early at Worcester with an absolute scorcher of a lamb trade. Any weight or grade of lamb provided they were meat sold extremely well. Read More
Mon 18 December 2023
Nowhere near enough bulls to go round as all saw a flying trade! Best Continental bulls in massive demand with a top of 304.5ppk and a further 12 from 280ppk to 294ppk. Read More
Thu 14 December 2023
On the whole, the commercial run of lambs sold to a faster trade than seen in recent weeks with more firms wanting to buy larger quantities of lambs. Read More
Thu 14 December 2023
A much better lamb trade on all weights today to average £121.06 per head overall. Finish is still key and all weights in demand from 29kg Welsh lambs to 58kg Texel and Suffolk lambs Read More
Wed 13 December 2023
Another very good showing of properly finished cattle with trade looking very strong. Several cattle would be as dear as we may have seen them for a little while. Read More
Tue 12 December 2023
An absolute flyer from start to finish with all weights of lambs in strong demand. Many pens of lambs trading 265ppk + today providing they were well fleshed. Read More
Mon 11 December 2023
A firm lamb trade again this week. Export companies definitely starting to buy extra sheep in the run up to Christmas. Read More
Thu 7 December 2023
The lambs sold to a good trade with the whole section (32kg to 58Kg) averaging £2.64ppk on the sqq and £2.57ppk and £119 per head through the whole section. Read More
Thu 7 December 2023
What a fantastic show of lambs for Christmas Fatstock. We thank you all for supporting us all year round. Read More
Wed 6 December 2023
Just some Lamb Trade! All lambs sold to flyer! An outstanding show of lambs included the fatstock lambs, a real credit to all vendors. Read More
Mon 4 December 2023
A fantastic show of cattle for this years Christmas Show and Sale. The title this year was won by M/s EA & EC Fletcher showing a 610kg Limousin steer. All cattle this week would once again be slightly dearer as wholesalers look to purchase beef before the big day. Read More
Thu 30 November 2023
Another good lamb trade at Knighton topping the week’s averages again. All weights in demand as long as they have cover. Read More
Thu 30 November 2023
We had a good entry of lambs which sold to a very good trade on the week with strong demand by the buyers. Lambs sold to £2.80ppk. Read More
Wed 29 November 2023
The lamb trade still holds a strong price for all weights. Meat is still key and please make sure lambs are clean and belly any dirty lambs. Better export sorts sold to 287ppk Read More
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