Buyers from Yorkshire and Northamptonshire flocked to the Bishops Castle Auction last week.

The Halls event saw the sale of 380 prime store cattle.

Jonny Dymond, Halls auctioneer, described the entry as "one of the finest yards of store cattle offered anywhere in the country this autumn."

He said: "The trade was on fire with quality cattle from the first to the final pen.

"They were a credit to all the vendors to whom we are very grateful for their support."

Before the sale, a show judged by Hazel Coles saw the Tom Gittins Cup awarded to S.J.C. Morris & Sons, of Whitcott Evan, Clun.

Their five, 475-kilo pure Limousin steers sold for £1,710.

The top price for a pen of steers exceeded £2,240, achieved by a 17-month-old British Blue from E.H. Pennie & Son.

The same vendor also had the top-priced heifer, a 12-month-old red roan Limousin cross, which sold for £2,900.

Heifers sold for up to £2,900, averaging £1,412.81, with prices peaking at 558p per kilo.

Steers sold to £2,240, averaging £1,525.77, and peaked at 381.80p per kilo.

A six-month-old heifer from Messrs J.A. Wood & Sons sold for £2,000.

Messrs E. & S. Lewis of Old Hall, Llanidloes saw £1,920 or 436p per kilo for a black Limousin cross heifer and a beauty from G. & M. & A. Jones of Cefn Dre, Llanfair Caereinion achieved £1,765 or 301p per kilo.