MARKET DRAYTON MARKET LTD Barbers Auctions report the following trade at Market Drayton Market :- COVID 19 UPDATE wonderful and pleased to report the Covid situation did Due to new Government regulations in England un- not poor cold water over the proceedings with some very spirited bidding resuming. Distant travellers Mr Keith fortunately we will have to adopt a drop and go Belfield, Boothlow dominated the podium with a trio of style system for vendors selling stock at Market Pedigree British Blue beauties selling to 211p (£2,017.16), Drayton Market. Our usual strict protocol dealing 210p (£1,600.20) and 208p (£1,859.52). Brian Taylor & with social distancing, face masks, hand sanitiser Family, Scholar Green Blue Cross sold to 180p (£1,400.40) will be still in place and in addition to this there will and Limousin to 176p (£1,133.44), Mr Graham Brindley & be a registration system for buyers attending the Family, Adderley sold Blue feeders to 164p (£1,141.44) and 148p (£991.60). The De Rosa Family, Erbistock sold market on sale days – for further information wonderful run of Limousins to 160p (£1,116.80), 146p contact the market office 01630 652926 - Thank you (£911.04), 145p (£1,218.00) etc. Mr Chris Matthews & - Stay Safe. Family, Blythe Bridge Limousins to 148p (£953.12), 144p x 2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (£1,045.44 and £1,140.48) etc and Mr Don Swinnerton, Soudley Simmental to 142p (£1,016.72) to mention a few. THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER 2020 The section average returned at 133p (£946.71). 1,675 EVENING FAIR 2 Bulls - Humble number forward with Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) Limousins to 137p (£1,654.96) from Mr J. Oakes, Holly Lane 612 Ewes topped at £126.00 for Texel two and three and Herefords to 144p (£936.00) from Mr Rob Watkins, year olds from Mr N. Kinsey, Worfield. 1,026 Store Lambs Childs Ercall. The section average returned at 139.5p sold to £88.00 for Texel Cross from Mr R. Ward, Spoonley. (£1,295.41). Overall average was returned at a very pleasing £67.99. 37 19 Clean - Dominated with overage heifers with Rams topping at £350 for a Charollais Ram lamb from Mr G. Limousins to 194p (£1,237.72) from De Rosa Family, Biddulph, Gawsworth. Erbistock and 169p (£1,017.38). Blue to 166p (£972.76) from Mr D.W. Speake, Wem to mention a few. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Top Av. Top Av. MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2020 159p 92.0p Grade 1 186p 136p 212 BARREN COWS, CULL BULLS & OVER- Sucklers 211p 133.0p Grade 2 130p 122p AGE CLEAN CATTLE (Green Market) Bulls 137p 139.5p Grade 3 118p 109p Auctioneer : Bernie Hutchinson (07778 164274) Clean 194p 149.0p Grade 4 105p 77p Great to see numbers back over the two hundred mark which is extremely positive and demand to absorb - NEXT RED MARKETS - them with one or two returning faces around the ring! Monday 9 & 30 November / 14 & 28 December Cracking balance between end users, further finishers and Sale Commences at 5pm exporters all contributed to a very pleasing trade on the For all cattle including T.B. restricted holdings with a night. The Covid uncertainty has not quite bitten home yet movement licence from Animal Health direct to so going forward will be somewhat of a watching brief until slaughter, no six-day rule. the supply chain realigns. Top calls reverberated around the ring to 211p for sucklers, 194p for clean, 159p for dairy and TB RED CALVES 144p for bulls. The overall market average returned at 110p.  Next sale Monday 9 November at 4pm 121 Dairy Cows - Demand throughout for all  You Will Need a TB24B License weights and grades of cows, yes a little easier but only for  Calves Over 41 Days Will Require a Pre-Movement plainer cows with meated cows still commanding a premium. Test). Young meated cows saw two calls of 159p with Montbeliarde’s realising £1,001.70 from G.S. & A. Sheard, 350 PIGS Scholar Green and black and whites from D.E. & S.E. Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) Furnival Ltd, Napley returned at £1,090.74 and further cattle 46 Cull Sows & Boars - A much larger entry for- to 156p (£873.60), 155p (£973.40), 140p x 2 (£1,030.40 and ward and trade very mixed indeed. In general sows very £722.40), 139p (£745.04) etc. W.J. & D.M. Sillito, Ashley hard to place unless picked on by a butcher. Sows mainly black and white to 137p (£950.78), E.P. & B. Turnock, Norbury Fleckvieh to 133p (£867.16) and Mr George Bonsall 10p to 20p but a couple at 36p, 56p and we did mange to & Family, Slindon cow to 130p (£902.20) to mention a few. get one pen up to amazing 90p!! Boars all mainly at 5p/kg The section average returned at 92p (£588.54). and again hard work. The overall sow average at 25p. 70 Sucklers - Absolute cracking array of 143 Fat Pigs - Very much a tale of two cities today sucklers forward with the export night certainly finding some with best pigs as dear as ever but overweight or third quality sorts less money. Pigs ranged from 20p to 200p/kg today FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN BRITISH BLUE just showing the difference in quality. Best gilts 160p to (6 - AV.£141.67) (12 - AV.£464.17) 180p topping at 200p on three occasions from Mrs P.J. Bow- £240 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell £550 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell ers, Mow Cop and D.J. Shakeshaft & Son, Cold Hatton. £125 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell £485 G.S. & A. Sheard Plenty of pigs 120p to 160p far too many to mention but well ABERDEEN ANGUS HEREFORD done to you all. Heavy or very light sorts anywhere from (11 - AV.£492.27) (4 - AV.£296.25) 50kg to 80kg. £550 Mr M.R. Anwyl £450 K.C. Hall & Sons Aver. Top Top £515 Mr M.R. Anwyl £245 K.C. Hall & Sons 60kg to 79kg 56.27p 130p £96.20 80kg to 100kg 127.42p 200p £200.00 WEANED HEIFERS 101+kg 72.05p 145p £148.32 BRITISH BLUE ABERDEEN ANGUS Cull Sows 25.19p 90p £195.98 (19 - AV.£457.89) (10 - AV.£378.50) £515 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell £425 Mr D.J.Goodwin 161 Store & Weaner Pigs - A much large entry this £505 J.W. Cotton & Son £420 Mr M.R. Anwyl week and trade again very mixed. Again good sorts good to sell and getting away well at £20 to £30 topping at £44 from HEREFORD SIMMENTAL L. Turner, Bwlchgyn and £42 from N. & C. Read, Lower, (18 - AV.£347.78) (3 - AV.£390.00) Wych. Other sorts at £5 to £15 depending on quality. £400 J.W. Cotton & Son £420 Mr D.J. Goodwin £370 Mr N.R. Brandon £375 Mr J.M. Foxley - NEXT PIG MARKETS - Monday 16 November / 7 & 21 December at 10.30am DAIRY YOUNGSTOCK at 10.30am Cull Sows & Boars Followed by Prime Pigs. Auctioneers : Jason Brown (07774 816384) & Jonty  10.30am Cull Sows & Boars - Followed by Prime Pigs Cliffe (07595 453306)  We Pay Out On The Day For Pigs. Perhaps todays entry lacked first quality cattle but what was on offer sold to a firm trade. 164 WEANLINGS Served heifers to £1,060 and £980 from E.J. & R.S. Auctioneers : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) & Jonty Timmis, Wetwood. Cliffe (07595 453306) Bulling heifers to £880 twice from M.J. & M.C. Less forward for this sale, but its fair to say a very Thomasson, Nantwich. pleasing trade as demand outstripped supply, a super trade Calves/maidens £540 from M.J. & M.C. Thomasson. for time of year! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Best bulls sold at £425 to £475, topping at £560 for WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2020 Limousins from Mr P.T. Hillard, Aston-by-Budworth with 263 CLEAN CATTLE & YOUNG BULLS native bulls to £430 for N. Dakin & Sons, Walgherton. Steers Auctioneer : Bernie Hutchinson (07778 164274) attracted brisk bidding not too far away from the heights of a Cracking number forward with the usual Drayton few months ago. Best at £450 to £550 topping at £550 for stamp with something for everyone and everyone for some- Blues from P.C. & S.G. Thelwell, Nantwich. Suckler bred thing. Well fleshed and well bred cattle very easy to sell on Angus steers also sold to £550 for Mr M. Anwyl, the day with light, plainer types harder to place but being a Shrewsbury. Good young steers at three to five months green enabled further finishers to possibly maximise further getting away at £400 to £450 mark. The shortage of potential. Going forward Covid will certainly play its part in Friesian steers continues as they topped at £240 for PC & the daily trade analysis with some buyers able to operate SG Thelwell, Nantwich. and some not. On the day a buyer down but two returning Heifers have been on fire, some things as dear as faces so that certainly helped. Communication is key and Spring time! Top end continentals traded at £450 to £500 the industry will have to try and work together to get through topping at £515 for Blues from P.C. & S.G. Thelwell, with the this terrible pandemic!! On the day leading lights shone best natives at £370 to £400 selling to £425 for Angus from brightly to 261p for heifers, 250p for steers and 242p for Mr D.J. Goodwin, Longford. bulls. The next sale is on Monday 16 November at 11.30am, 95 Bulls - Good entry forward and anything with please get in touch with Ben or Jonty whether you are loin and shape easily placed with only Drayton specials interested in buying or selling. which were light or plainer harder to sell. Sucklers raced

WEANED BULLS away to 242p (£1,384.24) for a Limousin from Mr Roger BRITISH BLUE ABERDEEN ANGUS Thomas, Apeton and further bull to 238p (£1,285.20) and (6 - AV.£400.00) (9 - AV.£302.22) distant traveller Mr Richard Reynolds, Woodhouse Eaves £475 N. Dakin & Sons £320 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell saw 240p twice for Blondes to gross £1,392.00 and £420 Mr D.B. Jones £310 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell £1,204.80 and further bulls to 236p (£1,255.52), 228p (£1,190.16), 225p (£1,138.50), 224p (£1,173.76), 223p HEREFORD SIMMENTAL (£1,074.86) etc, The Heath Family, Pipe Gate sold (18 - AV.£393.61) (2 - AV.£405.00) Limousins to 238p (£1,275.68). In the lump Will & Jackie £430 N. Dakin & Sons £410 G. Green & Son Forrester, Higher Heath generated £1,785.06. Native £415 N. Dakin & Sons £400 DE.&SE.Furnival Ltd breeds sold to 200p (£1,160.00) for Angus from Mr Richard

LIMOUSIN DANISH RED x 2 Reynolds. Dairy breeds saw Montbeliardes to 208p (3 - AV.£426.67) £140 DE.&SE.Furnival Ltd (£1,343.68) from Mr Michael Ratcliffe, Marbury and Drayton £560 Mr P.T. Hillard specials saw black and whites to 193p (£1,185.02) from Mr £360 Mr P.T. Hillard Rob Stubbs, Coppenhall. The section average returned at 183p (£1,038.68). WEANED STEERS 82 Steers - Not quite like last weeks vintage show FLECKVIEH x 1 NORWEGIAN RED x 1 with a large proportion of lighter grass fed types forward £110 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell £110 P.C. & S.G. Thelwell which were absorbed on the trade by further finishers. Super stars sold to 250p from distant travellers The Jones Family, Denby who sold Limousins to realise £1,372.50 and to £700, heifers at £500 to £600 and native heifers up to further steers to 248p (£1,361.52) and 235p (£1,412.35). and around £400 to £500 all depending on size and quality. Mr Ian Dutton, Styche saw his Blue to 230p (£1,145.40). In We have clients for 250 plus stores a week - all the lump a Charolais grossed £1,628.16 and £1,628.08 enquires to Ben 07791 791356. from Mr Davies. Native types saw Longhorn to 204p Steers (£1,007.76) from Johnny Warner & Family, Stoke Heath. Breed Price Weight Vendor The section average returned at 188p (£1,177.32). Friesian £870.00 576kg N.G.Annandale&Son 86 Heifers - Few more super stars than the steers Friesian £850.00 545kg Mrs V. Kilmister seeing Chris Longton, Hatton Hall dominating the podium Friesian £770.00 518kg Mr N.R. Brandon with his Limousins to 261p (£1,404.18), 246p (£1,451.40), British Blue £1,135.00 614kg Mr D.J. Rikunenko 242p (£1,297.12), 240p twice (£1,401.60 and £1,348.80) British Blue £1,020.00 540kg Mr G.L. Noden and 235p (£1,212.60). Distant travellers The Burns Family, British Blue £920.00 486kg Mrs V. Kilmister Melin-Y-Wig sold Limousins to 256p (£1,285.12), 248p British Blue £805.00 430kg Mr David Pugh (£1,309.44), 244p (£1,283.44). The Jones Family, Denby Angus £1,080.00 566kg Mr R.E. Whittaker Blue to 258p (£1,400.94), F.S. & M.J. Heath, Pipe Gate Angus £965.00 506kg D.M. & P.J. Kinsey Limousin to 236p (£1,043.12) and Mr Ian Brown, Werring- Angus £900.00 488kg Rogers Partners ton Blue to 233p (£1,579.74). Native breeds sold to 201p Angus £410.00 175kg Dr P.A. Shaw (£1,252.23) for Angus from Mr Roy Jefferies, Knutsford. Hereford £1,100.00 619kg Mr P.P. Whitby The section average returned at 201p (£1,144.70). Hereford £900.00 509kg N.G.Annandale&Son

Hereford £775.00 434kg Mr D.J. Sillito 50 Hereford £700.00 373kg Mr M. McKay Auctioneers : Gwilym Richards (07768 020393), Jason Charolais £1,160.00 610kg Mr G.L. Noden Brown (07774 816384) & Katy (07956 228495) Simmental £950.00 526kg Mr D.J. Sillito What A Trade!! £2,440 Top Limousin £1,065.00 573kg S.R. Lewis & Son Four Over £2,300 Plus Ten Over £2,000 Limousin £910.00 446kg Mr R.E. Whittaker The best trade since early March with heifers from Limousin £780.00 388kg J.C. & W.A. Davies Geoff & Jean Williams, Hay-On-Wye selling to £2,440 and £2,380 to new buyers. Heifers Roger & Lin Edwards, Willenhall sold to £2,360, Breed Price Weight Vendor Andy Morris, Redditch £2,300, Malcom Trevor-Jones, British Blue £1,000.00 536kg C.M. & M.A. Bason Oswestry £2,250, David Monk, Ormskirk £2,220 and The British Blue £810.00 434kg Parkinson & Ptns Whitticase Family, St Martins £2,200. British Blue £715.00 388kg Mr Tom Wood Cows sold to £2,290 and £2,070 for second calvers Angus £1,030.00 600kg Mr M.R. Anwyl from Andy Morris, Redditch with a third calver from Paul Angus £920.00 498kg N.G.Annandale&Son Abell, Crewe selling for £2,180. Angus £740.00 418kg P.&R. Ravenscroft Three other heifers sold in the £1,900’s and six in the Hereford £655.00 404kg J. Fletcher & Sons £1,800’s. Hereford £580.00 382kg J. & V.M. Stones Served heifers sold to £1,150 and heifer calves to Hereford £515.00 326kg DE.&SE. Furnival Ltd £320. Simmental £1,100.00 612kg J.R. Ward & Sons Simmental £590.00 404kg Mr D.J. Sillito Averages : Top Ten Calved Heifers £2,204 Limousin £640.00 376kg Mr R.E. Whittaker Twenty-Five Heifers £1,915 Two Heifers (with faults) £1,090 1,513 PRIME LAMBS Four First Quality Cows £2,093 Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) Eleven Cows (with faults) £1,573 A Blistering Trade / Topping at 279p or £141.05 - Four Served Heifers £920 Overall Market Average 219.5p Seven Heifers Calves £264 Lights raced away to 251p for 32kgs to return One Hereford Bull £750 £80.32 for K. & M.E. Hall & Son, Croxden. Standards hit 266p for 37.7kgs to gross £100.28 for 278 STORE CATTLE Messrs H.F. Jones, Nantmawr. Others as follows :- £99.32 Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) (38.2kgs) Mr R.E. Challinor, £96.11 (38.6kgs) Mr R.E. Good to have numbers forward again this week and Challinor, £90.20 (37.9kgs) Mr K. Edwards, £89.71 trade much the same as last week. I’ve been asking for (38.5kgs) G.& H. Perry, £88.53 (39kgs) Mr R.E. Roberts, more Friesian steers for weeks and today we got my £87.75 (39kgs) NTN. & EM. Baskeyfield, £87.75 (37.5kgs) request answered. Plenty to choose from with the best Mr P.R. Jones, £87.28 (37.3kgs) WJ.&EH. Downs, £86.81 trading at £750 to £850 topping at £870 from N.G. Annan- (37.1kgs) Mr E.J. Ashley. dale & Son, Hinstock. Younger sorts at £450 to £600. One very small lady absolutely stole the show in Better steers trading mainly at 155p to 165p/kg topping at the mediums with her pen of 41.3kgs Beltex lambs selling 171p with medium sorts at 145p to 155p/kg looking well to 279p to gross £115.23 for Sarah Jones, Nantmawr who sold. also had the following pens as follows :- 41kgs (278p) Yarding cattle good to sell today trading at £900 to £113.98, 42.5kgs (267p) £113.48, 41.5kgs (267p) £110.81. £1,100 topping at £1,160 for Charolais steers from Mr G.L. Other notable prices as follows :- £112.97 (44.3kgs) D. & Noden, Norton-In-Hales. Better cattle generally 170p to J.M. Williams, £112.95 (45kgs) Mr W.R. Leese, £110.66 190p getting up to and just over 200p for those better sorts. (41.6kgs) Messrs H.F. Jones, £110.08 (42.5kgs) Messrs Native heifers a little sharper today with the best getting H.F. Jones, £108.42 (41.7kgs) Messrs H.F. Jones, £107.33 away at £800 to £950 topping at £1,030 but in general (40.5kgs) Messrs H.F. Jones. native heifer trading at around 150p to 170p/kg. Heavies sold to 255p for 46kgs to return £117.30 Farming and younger cattle again sold to keen for B. Lawton & Son, Weston Jones. Top price in the lump interest even with the looming straw situation. Best sorts at was £141.05 for 65kgs for S. & G. Mellor, Cellarhead. £800 to £900 with more dairy bred younger steers at £600 Other notable prices : £121.98 (53.5kgs) S. & G. Mellor, & C.M. Barrow, Stafford. Best types have been £240 to £118.65 (56.5kgs) Mr S.A. White, £116.16 (48.4kgs) B. £280. Mediums at £170 to £220 and smalls at £140 to Lawton & Son, £112.24 (46kgs) Messrs H.F. Jones, £170. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you’re £112.20 (51kgs) F. & M. Brunt & Sons, £112.20 (51kgs) D. buying or selling, we are happy to help. Enquiries to Ben or & J.M. Williams, £110.04 (52.4kgs) Mr C.J. Hall, £110.00 x Jonty 2 (50kgs) D. & J.M. Williams and B. Lawton & Son. A lot BULL CALVES more lambs required next week please. FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN BRITISH BLUE Sold Av. (139 - AV.£37.47) (103 - AV.£229.99) Premium 289 236p £118 Mr W.R. £408 Halton Farms Ltd Prime 1189 215p £112 Mr W.R. Grice £395 Fitton Farms Ltd Others 35 171p ABERDEEN ANGUS Lambs Graded :- Lights to 251p (£80.32) average 210p (8 - AV.£95.25) (68 - AV.£153.44) (£65.37). Standards to 266p (£100.28) average 221p £162 A.W. & L. Hollinshead £250 Mr T.L. Sherwin (£80.80). Mediums to 279p (£115.23) average 220p £155 A.W. & L. Hollinshead £248 T.S. & A.E. Hartley (£92.04). Heavies to 255p (£141.05) average 210p BROWN SWISS NORWEGIAN RED (£100.98). (5 - AV.£27.40) (4 - AV.£33.75)

£35 Mr R.L. Latham £70 N.&N. Matthews Ltd 415 BUTCHERS EWES £30 Mr R.L. Latham £38 N.&N. Matthews Ltd Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) More ewes forward selling to an improved trade. DANISH RED HEREFORD Top price ewes £129 for Texel ewes from Jackie Matthias, (5 - AV.£65.20) (29 - AV.£151.41) Pewit Lane. Rams to £160 for a Texel Ram from Mr J.G. £140 Mr P.J. Probin £248 G.M. & H.J. Fern Ruscoe, Goostrey and an overall market average of £80 Mr P.J. Probin £225 J.R. Ward & Sons

£58.76. Light ewes traded £20 to £45, plain ewes £48 to MONTBELIARE SIMMENTAL £58, cutting ewes £60 to £72 and heavies £75 to £105. (9 - AV.£128.67) (12 - AV.£238.33) More next week please. £240 G.M. & H.J. Fern £302 Done & Hampson £220 M.E. & K. Emmott £282 L.E. Weston & Sons 104 STORE SHEEP Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) LIMOUSIN OTH x 1 Store lambs sold to a very fast trade £73 Texel (23 - AV.£196.52) £75 A.W.& L. Hollinshead cross lambs from Mr C.J. Edwards, Citadel Cottages £385 Mrs B.A. Hughes AYRSHIRE x 1 £290 Mrs B.A. Hughes £38 S.N. Bailey & Ptns average £67.49. Breeding rams to £245 for Jackie Matthias, Pewit Lane. More store lambs required next week to fulfil HEIFER CALVES order, thank you. BRITISH BLUE ABERDEEN ANGUS (109 - AV.£182.15) (71 - AV.£100.07) 525 CALVES £330 G.M. & H.J. Fern £150 Tomkinson Farms Auctioneers : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) & Jonty Ltd Cliffe (07595 453306) £315 PB.BJ.TG.Pemberton £145 Mr D.I. Jones A fantastic entry once again today and a trade to match with mediums on fire! Friesians a fast trade with a BROWN SWISS HEREFORD super average of £60 per head! (2 - AV.£29.00) (33 - AV.£116.42) Top price went to Mr J.W. Wright, Knutsford at £135. £30 Mr R.L. Latham £225 N. Dakin & Sons £28 Mr R.L. Latham £170 N. Dakin & Sons Best types £100 to £130, mediums £70 to £100. More demand for processing bulls with biggest at £50 to £60, SIMMENTAL LIMOUSIN mediums £40-£50, smalls £25 to £35. Great to have some (9 - AV.£164.27) (15 - AV.£127.53) ’s in today with pioneer breeder Paul Stubbs £295 Mr D. Swinson £160 H. & C. Bloxham proving his pedigree by topping the section at £112. The £198 J.R. Ward & Sons £155 Mrs B.A. Hughes Native bulls are still a good trade with buyers paying the premium for Angus with twenty-seven out of fifty over £210 FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN x 1 BLONDE D’AQUITAINE x 1 today! Top price was an Angus at £278 for L.E. Weston & £40 JR. & C.E. Jones Ltd £165 GA.&FA. Brassington Sons, Whitchurch and Hereford’s to £225 for Mr C.H. DANISH RED x 1 CHAROLAIS x 1 Forrester, Wem. Best calves £220 to £250. Mediums at £50 Mr P.J. Probin £155 J. &A.J. Weatherby £180 to £210 and smalls from £100 to £150. The * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Continental bulls were a very fast trade with mediums on FOR SALE fire today! Top price went to a Limousin from R.W. Harper & 150 Round Bales of Hay & Silage Partners, Nantwich at £335 with Blues from DRK Agri- Burton-On-Trent Area Contact 07985 544471. culture, Macclesfield selling for £330 and Simmentals to & Bluefaced X Beltex Rams £310 for Mr D. Swinson, Rushton. Best bulls £280 to £320, Grass Fed, Strong Rams Contact 07808 533751. mediums at £250 to £280 and smalls very dear at £200 to £240. Fodder Beet Available In Tractor & Trailer Loads Native heifers a solid trade with Angus selling to £225 Contact Ben Baggott 07791 791356. for J.O. Jones & Partners, Wrexham and Herefords to £245 for Mr C.H. Forrester, Wem. Best calves at £160 to £200, * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ‘SELL LIVE & THRIVE AT MARKET DRAYTON MARKET’ Mediums at £120 to £150 and smalls at £70 to £110. The Market Drayton Agriculture Centre 01630 652926 Continental heifers a decent trade, with the smalls looking Bernie Hutchinson 07778 164274, Mark Jones 07813 625787 the dearest. Cow makers sold to £305 for a Blue from A.W. Ben Baggott 07791 791356 & Jonty Cliffe 07595 453306