Home Markets and prices Beef Daily finished auction markets by region Daily finished auction markets by region Updated daily An overview of daily auction market prices and throughputs for cattle and sheep are available here for all regions across Great Britain. Provisional reports for today’s sales of finished markets are updated daily at 5.20pm, with English and Welsh regional prices also updated at 8.20pm. The final prices are normally published at 12.20pm the day after sale. For additional information please see here. Additional information Finished cattle are sold individually and auction markets provide the breed, sex category, date of birth, price, weight and farm assured information for each beast sold liveweight. Prime cattle are classed as heifers or steers under 30 months and bulls under 24 months of age. Finished sheep are normally sold in batches and the auction markets provide the age category, price, weight and farm assured information for every lot sold liveweight. Prime sheep are reported as new season lambs (clean sheep from this year’s crop) or old season lambs (clean sheep from last year’s crop) sometimes referred to as hoggs or hoggets. The Standard Quality Quotation is an industry standard weight band for prime live sheep between 25.5kg and 45.5kg. Source: AHDB, LAA, IAAS This information is provided under licence from the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA) and Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS). No part of this information may be used, reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, for commercial purposes, without the prior written consent of the LAA and IAAS. Related content Individual finished auction markets Weekly finished auction markets by region Weekly store markets by region While AHDB seeks to ensure that the information contained on this webpage is accurate at the time of publication, no warranty is given in respect of the information and data provided. You are responsible for how you use the information. To the maximum extent permitted by law, AHDB accepts no liability for loss, damage or injury howsoever caused or suffered (including that caused by negligence) directly or indirectly in relation to the information or data provided in this publication. All intellectual property rights in the information and data on this webpage belong to or are licensed by AHDB. You are authorised to use such information for your internal business purposes only and you must not provide this information to any other third parties, including further publication of the information, or for commercial gain in any way whatsoever without the prior written permission of AHDB for each third party disclosure, publication or commercial arrangement. For more information, please see our Terms of Use and Privacy Notice or contact the Director of Corporate Affairs at info@ahdb.org.uk © Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. All rights reserved. Have you found this page useful ? AHDB About us AHDB consultations Careers Education Funding and structure Levy information Procurement Reports and reviews Welsh language scheme Farmbench Signet Support for farmers Red Meat and Health Resources More information Complaints procedure Freedom of information Modern slavery statement Privacy notice Assurance schemes Using our site Accessibility Terms and conditions Supported browsers Get in touch Contact us Sign up Press centre Social media Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube © Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 2021 | All Rights Reserved Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2TL This website uses cookies By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. Declining will block all first party cookies other than functional, anonymous, strictly necessary cookies AllowDeclineView Policy