Market Reports

This Month's Current Report

Friday 17th October 2025

‍Good Morning Members!

Autumn is rolling along nicely this week -going into the latter part of October, the weather has remained kind, the ground has been turned over and a lot of the breeding sales are drawing to a close. Cows and calves are starting to come in, and the fields are once again having a little breather as winter gets ready to make her entrance.

Cattle

Prime cattle are sitting relatively still at the moment with outlets paying around 645ppk.Demand will increase as the year moves towards Christmas, many outlets have started to talk about Christmas kill, As numbers tighten will the trade start to rise?

Cow prices are cruising along in the 550-565 base. These higher prices look set to stay going forward, with a record number of females being killed, so reports read this week. Dairy cows are up to 10ppk behind their beef counterparts, but still coming to good money.

We have increased requirements for beef x dairy calves coming on all the time, if you have any please get in touch. Store cattle have steadied up a wee bit, but good ready to feed cattle are still easy to place. We have a lot of buyers now looking to fill up on Angus bullocks spring or autumn 24 born and older, if you have any please phone your local fields person, and we can arrange a viewing.

Sheep:

Sheep trade has settled in around the 640-655 mark depending on, weight, location and spec. Lamb numbers have started to ease up ever so slightly, with throughput coming back. Many customers are starting to come to the end of their fat lambs, with the tail end been sold as stores or running them on for the rest of the season and cash them as Hoggs.

Demand for ewes is dropping away as many cull ewes are coming to the front now in droves, as we enter the final few weeks before tupping season starts, so the cycle continues.

We have still have store lambs coming on in smaller lots, so if you’ve an empty field in the offering that needs to be filled, give us call. By the same token we have several members also looking for grazing – if you can help, please get in touch and we will point you in the right direction.

Organics

Lamb

Organic fat lambs are coming forward thick and fast now, leading to the trade coming back ever so slightly, with the premium resting about 10ppk above the conventional trade. Organic store lambs wanted

Cattle

Organic prime cattle are still paying well with the premium stretching up to 730ppk. There is a short waiting list to get them away now, so please bear that in mind when booking in and lead times.

Nikki

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‍For sale

In Calf Sim Luing and Luing heifers due April to AA Ian Douglas

StoreLambs – all shapes and sizes Nikki

2Nannie and 1 Billy Goat Nikki

55Maternal x Dry Gimmers Nikki

2 xCrossing BFL Shearlings Lucy

5yrold AA bull looking for new home – coming back over his own Nikki

‍Wanted

Scottish or English store cattle – anything considered -Nikki

Angusx Store cattle -Nikki