Knighton Market saw an excellent sale of 43 store cattle on Friday, June 20, according to McCartneys auctioneers.

The second sale of June attracted a very good trade across all categories.

Feeding Bulls (12) averaged 402.46p per kilo and £2,080 per head.

The top price per head was £2,400 for a 555kg Saler x bull (12 months) from DJP Lewis & Son. The highest price per kilo was 444.9p, achieved by a 490kg Limousin x bull (12 months) sold by DW & LE Morgan.

Store Steers (18) averaged 447.98p per kilo and £1,954.67 per head. The best price per head was £2,200 for six 465kg Limousin x steers (14 months) from CJ Davies & Sons, while the top price per kilo was 480p, also from CJ Davies & Sons for a 450kg Limousin x (15 months).

Store Heifers (18) averaged 402.64p per kilo and £1,752.67 per head. The highest price per head was £2,250 for a 530kg Saler x heifer (20 months) from WRL Price & Co. The top price per kilo was 493.3p for a 450kg Limousin x heifer (7 months) sold by PW Jones.

The next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday, July 18 2025. Entries close on Thursday, July 10 at 5pm.

A McCartneys spokesperson said: “If Bluetongue Virus (BTV) rules stay as they are, unless pre-movement tested, we can only take cattle from Welsh holdings, but we can sell to both Welsh and English purchasers. We estimate about 30 per cent of our buyers are from Welsh holdings through the year. If you are a vendor with a cross-border holding, please give us a call as each case can be different.

“Our Ludlow store cattle market will give a good outlet for those from purely English holdings who don’t wish to pre-movement test for BTV. Please call any of our auctioneers for advice and updates. We will keep fighting to get these ridiculous cross-border BTV rules removed!”