The first Hobson & Co sale of the year was held in Bedford on Wednesday 13 January. Prices had come off a little bit following the busy Christmas period but were still reasonably good. They were as follows:
| Type of Stock | No of Stock | Average Price | Average Price/kg |
| Rams (Slaughter) | 5 | R978.00 | R13.97/kg |
| Lambs (Thin) | 65 | R785.38 | R21.68/kg |
| Lambs (A2+) | 122 | R827.67 | R22.39/kg |
| Mutton (Trade/C1) | 48 | R880.73 | R18.44/kg |
| Mutton (C2+) | 86 | R1117.67 | R19.13/kg |
| Lambs AB Grade (AB2+) | 66 | R904.85 | R21.91/kg |
| Angora Ewes | 9 | R605.65 | R10.00/kg |
| A Grades (Thin) | 1 | R4600.00 | R11.95/kg |
| A Grades (A2+) | 7 | R5700.00 | R14.58/kg |
| Bulls (Slaughter) | 8 | R6900.00 | R12.62/kg |
| Cows (Very Thin) | 1 | R2600.00 | R8.13/kg |
| Cows (Store/C1) | 9 | R6466.67 | R12.59/kg |
| Cows (C2+) | 55 | R7303.64 | R14.43/kg |
| Jersey Cattle | 1 | R3500.00 | R11.29/kg |
| Slaughter Oxen | 5 | R8830.00 | R14.86/kg |
| Heifers 181-210kg | 1 | R3000.00 | R15.38/kg |
| Heifers 211-250kg | 8 | R3706.25 | R16.04/kg |
| Heifers 251-280kg | 2 | R3875.00 | R15.20/kg |
| Tollies <180kg | 8 | R3150.00 | R18.86/kg |
| Tollies 211-250kg | 26 | R4223.08 | R19.07/kg |
| Tollies 251-280kg | 6 | R4400.00 | R18.26/kg |
| Tollies 281-320kg | 1 | R4300.00 | R13.44/kg |
| Tollies 321kg+ | 1 | R4500.00 | R13.64/kg |