Chagford market’s August sale attracted the largest entry of the year with just under 600 penned.

The sale started with an entry of Angora goats from G & N Arscott with does selling to a top price of £200.

A shorter entry of ewes than expected saw the market topped at £160 for north country shearling mules from T D G & J A Pearson at £160 followed at £155 for 3 pens of Texel x shearling ewes from Mr R D Partridge and £140 for north country Cheviot shearlings from H T Davis full mouth ewes sold to a top of £105 for Texel x from F Janes and Son.

A few pens of couples sold to £140 for L Steer and F Searson and £130 for P Hunt.

Lambs as expected met a fair trade considering the continuing shortage of grass with a few regular buyers noticeable in their absence but vendors generally happy with the return.

Top price was £96 for R Mallett followed at £95 for north country ewe lambs from M Warren. £90 from T L & J Arscott, £84 from C D Alford, £82 from A C & J N Bowden, £81 from P & V Pearse, £80 from J Shear.

Nothing under £50 but longer keep lambs generally in the £60 - £75 bracket.

Rams topped out at £300 for a 2T Charolais from R D Partridge who also sold pure bred Texel 2T to £275 a Blue Texel 2T sold for £150 for A C & J M Bowden.

The machinery and sundry section attracted an entry of 140 lots with milk churns attracting the most interest and selling to £66. Other prices: Peter Pan statue £40, bench saw £17, Belfast sink £16, chicken run £44, hay racks to £55, wooden gate £23, trough £31, garden table and chairs £30, pumps £21, disc cutter £21, hedge trimmer £36.