A VASTLY improved clearance rate which was underpinned by a very significant input from overseas purchasers was the main point to emerge from this week’s Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale.

Twelve months ago this sale played host to two days of decidedly sobering trade that produced a clearance rate of 60%, but that figure rose to 74% this week. A smaller catalogue for this year’s sale surely played its part in condensing demand, while, as mentioned above, the input of various international buyers played a major role in the upswing in the clearance rate.