South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 1st APRIL 2009
CATTLE (44) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Encouraging to see a good entry of quality cattle supporting the spring show – many changing hands in the 160p/180p price range. Highfield Farms’ Belgian Blue cross heifer top of the day in all respects, 201p, followed by Graham Beck’s homebred Limousin cross heifer 185p. Plenty of steers 165/175p lead by John Dickson’s homebred Simmental cross 184p. Looking for a repeat performance next week!
WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
Highfields Farm’s 575 kg. Belgian Blue heifer 201p
W Beck & Son’s 615 kg. Limousin heifer 185p
JH Dickson & Son’s 580 kg. Simmental 184p
St. Georges Retreat’s 595 kg. Limousin 180p
C Deroo’s 585 kg. Limousin 179p
J & M Jones’ 510 kg. Limousin heifer 178p
Mrs C Law’s 620 kg. Sussex 177p
J H Dickson & Son’s 585 kg. Simmental heifer 176p
C Deroo’s 550 kg. Simmental 173p
J & M Jones’ 645 kg. Limousin 171p
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Steers - No. – Price |
Heifers – No. - Price |
PREMIUM (E & R/2,3 &4L) |
11 |
172.7p |
9 |
175.7p |
PRIME (R4H and 0+ 3 & 4) |
8 |
148.7p |
4 |
148.0p |
OTHERS (Remainder) |
2 |
125.0p |
10 |
129.0p |
CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (12)
Cull cows short and even dearer, nearly all £1 per kilo plus. Lean steaking black and whites to 105p, medium fleshed Friesians 116.5p. Best of the beef cows to
C G & AA Brooker’s Murray Grey x Limousin 128.5p and Cor Vandermeer’s Simmental cross at 124p. More needed.
CALVES (13) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
On fire no doubt, fast and furious the prices speak for themselves.
Blonde d’Aquitaine cross bull £222, Angus cross bull £230.
Older calves 5/7 weeks, Belgian Blue cross heifer £250, Blonde cross bull £205 and heifer £190 and Angus cross heifer £145.
PIGS (1)
Just one sow at £170.
SHEEP (980) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt
LAMBS (35) Overall average 259.4p per kilo
Against expectations (considering the excellent hogget price) a good entry and a rip roaring trade. Many thanks to the top exhibitors Mrs SM Becvar, C Kniestedt, Friday Street Farmers, etc. Very many more milk lambs wanted. Particular thanks to the judge Richard Scott who did an excellent job.
Leading prices per kg. Mrs SM Becvar 377p, 305.6p, C Kniestedt 267.2p, 242.1p, Friday Street Farmers 263p, 250p, JD Goodman 259.5p, 245p, 222.2p, R Rogers & Sons 239.7p.
Leading prices per head: Mrs SM Becvar £118, £110, C Kniestedt £105, £92,
JD Goodman £98, Friday Street Farmers £91, £86.50.
HOGGETS (678) Overall average 181.5p per kilo
A serious trade - when we thought they couldn’t go any dearer they did.
Big entry and a big price.
Leading prices per head: MK Wickens 213.5p, 191.4p, L Barrett 205p, JT Field 195.1p, Littleworth Farms 192.9p, D Walker 192.3p, 189.4p, R Rogers & Sons 191.6p, CM Wettern 191.3p, 189.5p, JR Barton-Jayne 190.4p, M Brett 190p,
GE Tobitt 189.6p, R Peate 189.4p, RG Whyman 189.4p.
Leading prices per head: MK Wickens £92, RG Whyman £92, J Biddle £92, P Gorringe £90, £89.50, Fairfield Farms £90, C Wettern £90, £89, SJ Carr £89, £88, £87, AL Ainslie £88, JN Carr Farms £87,JD Goodman £87
EWES (133)
The overall average was £10 per head up on any other South of England centre (we know the Midlands are dear) Whatever the ewes we have a terrific job for it at Hailsham. L Andreozzi £103, £99, C Kniestedt £99, FS Major & Sons £90, £88,
JHJ Gasson £86, R Rogers & Sons £85, J Biddle £85.
STORE LAMBS (168)
Up, up and away! Again we must stress, watch those teeth and in-lambers and please ensure they are in the right section.
L M Morgan £67.50, £50, J Barton Jayne £66, A Winter £59, D Fieldwick £57, £56, £47, S Bennett £57, £49, D Miles £53, Mr & Mrs RJ Bray £50.
EWES & LAMBS - A really great trade. Spring has arrived and to state the obvious farmers are looking to graze them. Ewes with singles £38 per life.
All things considered Hailsham is a sellers paradise.
How long can this last.
WOOL SHEETS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
at HAILSHAM MARKET on WEDNESDAY, 15th APRIL
WEDNESDAY, 29th APRIL WEDNESDAY, 13th MAY
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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EASTER SHOW & SALE OF PRIME CATTLE
& MILK LAMBS
WEDNESDAY, 1st APRIL 2009
Judge:- Richard Scott
HIGHFIELDS FARM
takes the BEST BUTCHERS BEAST
and sells for 201p per kg
MRS SM BECVAR takes the
CHAMPION PEN OF MILK LAMBS
and sells them for £118 per head
Thanks to all those who made the effort to support the commercial
Easter Show, vendors, purchasers and sponsors alike.
An enjoyable day with some excellent prices.
BEST BUTCHERS BEAST
Sponsored by Matthew Miller of farmbankmanager.co.uk
awarded to
Highfield Farms’ for their Belgian Blue heifer
201p per kilo purchased by Guy Grimston
RESERVE BUTCHERS BEAST
Sponsored by Shaun Hutchings (Butcher) Partridge Green
awarded to
John Dickson & Son for their Simmental steer at 184p
purchased by Anglo Dutch Meats (Charing)
JUDGES SPECIALS -
Sponsored by David Pilling of Barclays Agriculture, Hailsham
awarded to:-
JD Hickman’s Sussex steer 150p, J & M Jones’ Limousin steer 171p,
B J Foster’s Limousin steer 160p, C Vandermeer’s Charolais heifer 168p,
C Godman Law’s Sussex steer 177p
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BEST COW -
Sponsored by Mark Antrobus of Mole Valley Farmers
awarded to:- C Vandermeer -
705 kg Simmental at 124p purchased by Clive Allen
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CHAMPION PEN OF MILK LAMBS
Sponsored by Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd
awarded to Mrs S M Becvar and
purchased by David Fry (East Grinstead) at £118 per head
RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF MILK LAMBS
Sponsored by Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd
awarded to Mrs S M Becvar and
purchased by Forge Farms at £105 per head
Class 1 (Up to 32 kgs.) Sponsored by D S C Supplies, Hailsham
1st Prize & Championship Prize -Mrs SM Becvar 31.3 kg. - £118
2nd Prize - R Rogers & Son’s 29.3 kg. - £70.00
3rd Prize - J. Goodman’s 31.5 kg. £70.00
Class 2 (Over 32.1 kgs.) Sponsored by D S C Supplies, Hailsham
1st Prize & Res. Championship Prize -Mrs SM Becvar 36 kg. - £105
2nd Prize - Friday Street Farmer’s 34.6 kg. - £86.50
3rd Prize- Friday Street Farmers’ 34.6kg. - £91.00
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BEST PEN OF HOGGETS
Sponsored by Forge Farm Meats (Southborough)
Mark Wickens - 43.1 kg. - £92.00 purchased by D Harriott
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STORE CATTLE REPORT
MONDAY, 30th MARCH ~ Auctioneer: Roger Waters
All guns firing once again at Hailsham - more cattle, more customers -
a very pleasing day.
SUCKLER BRED STEERS & HEIFERS - Either side of twelve months
A cracking trade again - real stars AE Harris’ Purebred Charolais steers
at 10 mos old - £745 and heifers £595
Other leading prices:-
Muntham Farm Ltd’s Simmental cross steers, 13 mos £745, £655 and heifers £567
K Russell’s Charolais cross steers, 12 mos £650, £600
JE & SK Boarer’s Charolais cross, 12 mos £640 and heifers £525
R White’s Limousin cross steers, 11 mos £615
F Grantham’s Charolais cross heifers, 13 mos £490
STEERS & HEIFERS - Mid term cattle - 16/18 mos to summer on
whether from West Sussex or Kent, vendors going home smiling
Randle Farm’s Belgian Blue cross steer, 16 mos £840,
Mrs J Andrew’s Sussex x Charolais steer, 16 mos £760
RM & J Penny’s Blonde cross steers, 16 mos £740 and heifers £642
and Belgian Blue cross heifers, 16 mos £710
RA Wade’s Limousin cross steers, 17 mos £700
OLDER - OUTWINTERED/OPEN YARDED
All very much the order of the day - the big bonanza continues
PE Perryman’s Charolais cross steers £980
David Hole’s Simmental cross steers £840, Hereford cross steers £820,
I Williams’ Charolais cross heifer £855,
RM & J Penny’s Belgian Blue cross steer £830,
P Blacker’s Simmental cross steer, 24 mos £780
ANGUS - Just no let up in this trade - some prices quite exceptional
WH Gingell & Son’s Angus cross steer, 23 mos £840,
HJ & R Clifton’s Angus cross steers, 25 mos £780,
JHC Garner’s Angus cross steers, 16 mos £630,
PW Taylor & Partners’ Angus x Belgian Blue heifers £600 and steers £595,
JE & SK Boarer’s Angus steer, 13 mos £575
SUSSEX REIGN SUPREME
Mrs Raleen Crowther’s Purebred Sussex steers at 23 mos to £840
and Pedigree and Purebred heifers, 23 mos to £910 & £870
and finally
FRIESIAN HOLSTEINS
Big steers - big money - getting dearer week on week
SR Powell’s 30 mos £680, R Stickland’s 16 mos £600,
P & Y Parkes’ 18 mos £520 and R Harris, 14 mos £340
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Next Sale of
300+ Head of
STORE CATTLE
to be held on
MONDAY, 6th APRIL
Entries include:- Pedigree Angus Bull - Marchants Eros CO68, born April ‘03 from PJ Friend, also 32 Aberdeen Angus x Shorthorn steers and heifers, 10/18 mos from
G A & M Osgood, 20 Continental cross steers and heifers and Friesian steers, 16/22 mos from New Wharf Farms, 18 Aberdeen Angus and Friesian steers, 16/21 mos, from S Flitner, 17 Limousin and Simmental cross steers and heifers, 10/24 mos from ATD & SR Clutterbuck, 16 Simmental cross steers and heifers, 18/19 mos from
JR Dewe, 14 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 11/24 mos from Thorndean Farms,
13 Charolais cross steers and heifers, 8/10 mos from J Barton-Jayne, 13 Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 16/17 mos from Mrs C Neale, 12 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 12/18 mos from AA & M Woolgar, plus many more good entries forward
No Sale Next Week Due to
EASTER BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY
Next Sale of
STORE CATTLE
MONDAY, 20th APRIL
and thereafter
MONDAY, 27th APRIL
to incorporate
THE SPRING SHOW & SALE OF STORE CATTLE
Prizes awarded for:-
BEST PEN OF STEERS & BEST PEN OF HEIFERS
(Any age, Minimum of three in a pen)
First Prize £25, Second Prize £15, Third Prize £10
CHAMPION PEN - DON HUTCHISON MEMORIAL TROPHY
plus for the BEST PEN OF HEIFERS - THE DENNIS WALKER MEMORIAL CUP
Special Prizes for the BEST PEN OF CONTINENTALS
and BEST PEN OF NATIVE BRED CATTLE
Prize money offered will only be presented for stock bona-fide sold
Entries now being taken for both these sales
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ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
The Second Spring Auction of
AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY, BUILDERS' & CONTRACTORS' PLANT
on THIS SATURDAY, 4th APRIL
Fordson Dexta tractor, ‘07 Bateson 3½ tonne twin axle trailer, Erde 142 600 kg. trailerplus other trailers; Teagle Tomahawk silage/straw 4000 shredder; Vicon vari spreaders, 8' chain harrows, 16' grass harrows, N/H 445E finger bar mower; Votex 9' topper' Hayter topper; TW Tomlin Team club Range 100l sprayer; livestock and poultry equipment - inc. Devon Ironwork turnover crate, sheep forcing pen and race, poultry house; horse jumps; digger buckets; fencing stakes; gates; chain saws; lawnmowers inc. many ride-ons - Kubota F2400 60" front mower; strimmers; hedgecutters; rotovators; pressure washers; generators; engines; pumps; concrete mixers; garden tools & sundries; small tools & paint (as new); Monza two berth caravan and four berth Trailer tent; specimen shrubs, trees, nursery stock and herbaceous plants -
CATALOGUES NOW AVAILABLE
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HERSTMONCEUX COLLECTIVE
at LIME END FARM
on SATURDAY, 18th APRIL
(Entries close next Monday, 6th April)
Please let us have your entries early so we can advertise this sale to its best advantage.
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Traditional Mole Catcher
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07809 545849 or 01424 892620
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HAILSHAM FARMERS' PRODUCE & CRAFT MARKET
On SATURDAY, 11th APRIL
Our next market is being held at the Easter weekend Saturday 11 April, from 9.00am to 12.30pm, and we will be holding an Easter Bonnet Competition on the day. There will be gifts for all entrants, and prizes for the winners of the three age groups, 0 to 5, 6 to 12 and 13 to adult, so come along with your creations for judging at 11.00am at the Information Stand.
On the day we will be promoting a wide range of year-round produce such as honey and wax products, beef, pork, chicken, game, cakes, free range eggs, Organic milk, as well as seasonal items such as Spring lamb, fruit and vegetables, and a wide range of plants for your flower borders and vegetable gardens.
At Farmers’ Markets genuine bargains are promoted by the producers on a voluntary basis with discounts and offers passed on direct to the customers, thus cutting out the middle man and enabling all profits to be ploughed back solely into their own businesses. Keeping to the Spring and Easter theme, we will be displaying young chicks at the Information Stand kindly donated by our Chairman Michael Vine of Ersham Farm, Hailsham.
During the Spring and Summer seasons, if the weather is favourable, our Crafts section will be arranged outside, so come along and browse amongst the varied stalls and displays.As usual Di Hickman and her staff will be opening the Market Cafe at 8.00am for hot and cold food and drinks, freshly made to order.
We are always keen to hear from anyone wanting to either start up a
new business, or an existing enterprise looking for an alternative outlet.
Farmers’ Markets are a unique and cost-effective way or promoting your
goods, so for more information or to book a stall please
contact the Organiser Janet Dann Tel. 01323 833359
or email janet@highlea.demon.co.uk.