Strong store cattle trade at Kington Market

McCartneys reported an entry of 100 store cattle and feeding bulls for their March sale held yesterday.

The sale of the store cattle sold to an excellent trade which has remained firm over the past few weeks which is being under pinned by good fat cattle prices and the number of available store cattle on the market.

The cattle at Kington were as dear as any where particularly the heifers and more could have been sold at these excellent prices, report auctioneers.

The steers and heifers ranged from 10 months to 24 months of age and from 270kgs to 700kgs

Feeding bulls also met with a good trade.

Top price paid for store cattle on the day was £1,300 on several occasions for some Charolais steers from A M and G J Probert and Messrs Watkins.

Steers averaged an excellent £2.20 a kg up to £2.40 a kg for some Charolais steers from A M and G J Probert.

Heifers averaged £2.10 a kg up to £2.25 a kg for some Blonde x heifers form T J Pritchard

Feeding bulls sold to £1.85 a kg for some Blonde x Bulls from T J Pritchard

All steers forward on the day averaged an excellent £1,125 a head up to £1,300 a head from Messrs Probert and Watkins

All Heifers forward averaged an excellent £950 a head up to £ 1,165 a head from D L and J M Lewis

All bulls sold to £665 a head  from T J Pritchard