There were 561 auctions reported, which is about average for each week of the past month.
Although low compared with autumn, it is still a high level for winter stock, especially when compared with last year’s July average of 332.
The weekend’s clearance rate rose to 70 per cent for the first time since mid-June.
Leonardo Persichetti from Woodards TBM said stock seemed to be drying up, but anyone genuinely in the market was still out there to buy.
