McCartneys reported an excellent sale of 1327 store sheep and 63 store cattle at Knighton Market recently.

The sales took place on Friday, September 20.

Katie Davies was the auctioneer for store sheep.

The top price was £109.50 per head with an overall average of £98.50 per head

A great entry of store lambs met a strong trade throughout, with excellent buying support.

Trade topped at £122 per head for Texel x ram lambs from RG & ME Swancott, closely followed at £120.50 per head for Texel x ram lambs from the same home. It was £115 per head for Texel x wether lambs from JT & AE Williams and Texel x ewe lambs from JM Jones & Son. It was £114 per head for Texel x ram lambs from W Morgan.

Texel x ewe lambs also to £111.50 per head were from JM Jones & Son and £111 per head from DWR Reynolds & Son.

Mule lambs averaged £92.38 per head, selling to £100 per head for Mule ram lambs from HF & FM Bufton & Son, and again to £98.50 per head for Mule ram lambs from the same home.

Hillbred lambs averaged £89.01 per head, selling to £100 per head for Welsh ram lambs from M & M Meredith. Also to £99 per head for Welsh ram lambs from JL Jones & Partners.

Now we’re in October, the number of buyers looking for sheep is increasing, with a plentiful line up of punters looking for all sizes and breeds of sheep.

Overall, large Continental x/Suffolk x lambs £108-£122; medium Continental x/Suffolk x lambs £90-£105; longer term Continental x/Suffolk x £70-£85.

Large Mule lambs £95-£104; medium Mule lambs £80-£90, longer term Mule lambs £70-£80.

Large Hill bred lambs £90-£100; medium Hill bred lambs £75-£88; smaller/longer term Hill bred lambs £54-£70, dependent on size and quality.

A large entry of lambs is hoped for the next sale on Friday, October 4 - which is the Autumn Prize Show and Sale.

Jenny Layton Mills was the auctioneer for store cattle.

It proved to be yet another Friday flyer on the store cattle at Knighton with plenty of bidding and buying support.

Steers averaged 301.33ppk and £1496.67 per head selling to 384.6ppk for a Lim x Steer (12m) 390kg selling for £1500 from G & A Williams. Also to 337.3ppm for a BBx Steer (15m) 415kg to £1400 from AP & GSI Davies. Top price per head was £1770 for 3 Char x Steers (17m) 630kg from DM,MR & CM Price. Also to £1730 for 2 Char x Steers (18m) 600kg from the same home. Also to £1640 for a 595kg Lim x Steer (17m) from HM Rees & Son.

Heifers averages were 305.24ppk and £1288.42 per head selling to 400ppk for a Lim x Heifer (400kg) selling tor £1600 from G & A Williams. Also to 360.90ppk for a BBx Heifer (17m) 435kg to £1570 from AP & GSI Davies. Top price per head as £1615 for a Lim x Heifer (23m) 475kg from GE & MJ Powell. Also to £1610 for a Lim x Heifer (17m) 515kg to £1610 from RR Davies.

Feeding Bulls sold to £1560 for a 10m Char x Bull from DM & MR & CM Price. Also to £1500 for a 9m Char x Bull (515kg) from the same home.

Knighton Market is located in the centre of the town adjacent to the main car park.

The postcode for the market is LD7 1DS.

The telephone number for the market (on market days) is 01547 528273.