TB restricted store cattle sell well at Newton Abbot

Last week’s sixth sale of TB restricted Cattle at Newton Abbot Market last week was declared a great success by auctioneers Rendells, with repeat buyers at the ringside.

Topping the store cattle trade was a run of 22-24 month old Charolais Steers from Messrs A and V Tiernan, Ashburton, at ÂŁ960 and ÂŁ845, with 18 month old heifers from the same home topping at ÂŁ772.

A run of 12-13 month old Simmental cross steers sold to a peak of ÂŁ800 and heifers of the same breeding topped at ÂŁ720 for S L M Crocker, Totnes. Selling to a top of ÂŁ645 was a run of 14 month old Charolais heifers from M J Wonnacot, Okehampton.

Averages; steers ÂŁ825, heifers ÂŁ614 (Rendells).