“The best trade this year by far” was how auctioneer Gwilym Richards summed up the November Sale of Dairy Cattle at Ross-on-Wye Market.

2,280gns was the top price for a calved heifer from Brownswood Holsteins of Worcester, with others from the same home making 2,080gns and 1,750gns, averaging £2,070 for the three.

Mark and Ben Stephens of Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucester, averaged £1,949.50 for their three calved heifers with a best of 1,900gns.

Geoff Morgan of Tewkesbury sold his calved heifer for 1,950gns.

There were no cows forward.

In-calf heifers for January calving sold to 1,100gns, served heifers to 750gns, maiden heifers to 750gns and heifer calves to 280gns.

There was a total clearance and many more could have been sold on a trade that has improved in line with increasing milk prices.

Averages:

Calved heifers (1st quality): £2,059.50

2nd quality: £1,522.50

3rd quality: £1,102.50

In-calf heifers: £1,032.50

Served heifers: £785.17

Maiden heifers: £646.33

Heifer calf: £294.00

Auctioneers:

GWILYM RICHARDS & CO 

(with R G & R B Williams)