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Sedgemoor Auction Centre: auction in North Petherton / Bridgwater

Sedgemoor Auction Centre in Somerset is a livestock auction market operated by Greenslade Taylor Hunt. North Petherton / Bridgwater, United Kingdom.

AGR-334 · Auction · North Petherton / Bridgwater, United Kingdom · GBP

Sedgemoor Auction Centre in Somerset is a livestock auction market operated by Greenslade Taylor Hunt. Its location at junction 24 of the M5 is useful for movements from farms and onward deliveries across south-west England. The centre covers several species and stages of livestock production. That breadth can help a farming business selling animals for further rearing while also seeking dairy replacements or other breeding stock. Individual sections nevertheless serve different commercial needs.

The operator distinguishes Saturday sales, covering categories such as store cattle, young cattle, dairy stock, calves, sheep, pigs and poultry, from Monday sales of prime and cull cattle and sheep. A visitor should not expect the same assortment at every session. The Pre-entered Stock list helps identify planned consignments and details of particular groups before travelling. An entry describes expected supply; it is not evidence that the animal has sold or that its listed characteristics have been independently inspected by the prospective buyer.

The report index lists 5,654 head as Total Stock for the Store Stock session on 24 October 2026, and 505 head for Prime Stock on 26 October. These are headline counts from two reports with different coverage. Retaining the original scope conveys the scale of activity without treating an entry count as a stronger transaction measure than the source supports.

Public market reports are useful for studying prices within livestock categories. Open the relevant document and establish whether a figure is per head or per kilogram, an average or a top result. Dairy cattle are valued on different attributes from slaughter stock, making an undifferentiated average potentially misleading.

Vendors should select the appropriate entry form and agree the livestock category and session-specific documents with the office. An enquiry is more useful when it states age, breed or cross, group size and the characteristics relevant to the intended use. These may include production records for dairy animals, or consistency and weight for animals being bought for further finishing. Buyers should include haulage, handling and any agency charges in their budget and arrange collection for the agreed time. For a mixed consignment, a category-by-category purchase limit is usually more informative than a single target price for the entire load.

What is priced: Livestock and meat, Poultry and eggs, Milk and dairy

Products and quotations

Dairy; store and prime cattle; calves; sheep; lambs; pigs; poultry

Sources

All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources