THE sales calendar looks so different nowadays that sometimes it is impossible to know what sale you are following. The two-day catalogue for the Goffs UK Doncaster Summer Sale incorporated horses intended for the company’s Spring Sale and their August sale, but it was preceded by a selection of stores on the previous afternoon which saw the unusual feature of Tattersalls and Goffs selling as one.

A full day of 192 stores were offered on Tuesday, all under the Goffs UK banner, and trade was solid. Comparisons are difficult this year, but the store trade, when compared to the 2019 Spring Sale, saw a decline in average of just 8% and in the median by 5%. Fewer lots for sale contributed to a more substantial fall in turnover, while a clearance rate of 76% in these times has to be meritorious.