A steady trade throughout saw 23 bulls sell to a top of 7600gns to average just over £4400 with a 58% clearance at a society sale of Charolais at Welshpool.

Sale leader was Caylers Peroni, a 15-month-old from Caylers Farm, Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire. A son of the French sire, First, out of Caylers Neeve, a daughter of Rosanna Jupiter, he headed home with EG Morgan, Blaencar, Brecon, Powys.

The same home also received 5000gns for Caylers Prince, a 17-month-old bull by the 22,000gns bull Maerdy Ignition and out of Caylers Lime, a daughter of Gretnahouse Ultimate. Securing the winning bid was CJ Jones of Brondrefawr, Pantydwr, Powys.

Brampton Pancake from GW Turner, Brampton Hall, Skelton On Ure, Ripon, attracted the second top bid of 7300gns. A son of Border Jamboree out of the Brampton Hamish daughter, Brampton Nala, this September 2019-born entry heads off to Shropshire, with ???

The hammer fell at 6000gns for the 23-month-old Montgomery Prelude from local breeders, Messrs Roberts and Jones, Parc, Llangadfan. This bull is by Gretnahouse Jugular, a Blelack Digger son and out of the Balmyle Harlequin daughter, Montgomery Meirwen. Prelude caught the eye of Messrs Morgan and Son of The Farm, Dutlas, Powys.

Selling at 5600gns was Jeremy Price's Oakchurch Rustic, a 14-month-old from Oakchurch Farm, Staunton-On-Wye, Herefordshire. He is a son of the 18,000gns Thrunton Fairfax out of the Blelack Digger-sired Oakchurch Glamourgirl and sold to RI and G Davies of Penlanlwyd, Powys.

Another selling at 5000gns was Chameran Patton from D Ross, Highfields, Withyham, Sussex. An 18-month-old son of Chameran Icarus, he is bred from the Ratoary Ferguson daughter, Edenhurst Louise, and sold to Messrs Richards, Maenllengen, Newton, Powys.

Two in-calf cows with calves at foot from GG Morris, sold to 3100gns for the seven-year-old Cargriff Liberty and her heifer calf, Cargriff Rona. Liberty is by Cargriff Homer, out of Tynewydd Sonia, and sold to RWL and JE George of Middle Hasguard, Pembrokeshire.

Averages: 23 bulls, £4419.13.