South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 4^th NOVEMBER 2009

CATTLE (31) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Better entry, little change in demand, the best can command bids of 145/155p. John Barton Jayne has the best, his lightweight Limousin steer at 154p and regular supporter Ronnie Kemp has a homebred heavyweight heifer also at 154p.  J & D King’s Sussex to 138p. Keep them coming and keep in touch.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
R W Kemp & Part’s 640 kg. Limousin heifer 154p
J R Barton-Jayne’s 515 kg. Limousin 154p
J R Barton-Jayne’s 540 kg. Limousin 153p
J & M Jones’ 490 kg. Limousin heifer 149p
S C Harris’ 525 kg. Limousin heifer 146p
R White’s 585 kg. Limousin 146p
J R Barton-Jayne’s 590 kg. Limousin 146p
J R Barton-Jayne’s 560 kg. Limousin 144.5p
R W Kemp & Part’s 610 kg. Limousin heifer 144p
M Whapham’s 580 kg. Limousin heifer 140p
J Mockford’s 610 kg. Simmental 140p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (12)
Very short - the heavier the better - Colin Wickham’s well fleshed Sussex 102.5p, John Garner’s Simmental cross heavyweight 95p, other beef cows 92p, 89p, 88p, 86p, etc. Only three overage beef - lean lightweight Belgian Blue cross steers 117p.

CALVES (44) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Still flying along, tremendous interest once again. Belgian Blue cross bulls £207 and heifers £180. Lord Newton’s Aberdeen Angus cross bulls £173, £167, £166, £165 (twice) and heifers £155, £150 (twice), £147 and £145 etc. Small Limousin cross bulls £127. Well presented Ayrshire bulls, five weeks £90 thrice. Best of the black and white bulls £80, £62, £50 thrice.

PIGS (39) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Six pens of store/weaner pigs all meeting ready sale. Heavyweight Saddlebacks £40 each, Large Black x GOS gilts £34, White crossbred £31. Entered next week six white cutter/pork weight pigs.

SHEEP (1020) Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (431) Overall average 144.3p per kilo
Come to Hailsham and enjoy this trade. Definitely dearer nationally and dearer than that at Hailsham, the results speak for themselves.
Leading prices per kg:- J R Seale 160.5p, 155.6p, 153.3p, 152.4p, KM Hawes 156.3p, AJ & GM Gingell 153.2p, CH Carrell 152p, CA Lee & Sons, 150.2p, 148.1p, AL Ainslie 150.2p, 147.8p, J Monnington Farms Ltd. 149.4p (twice), I Manweiler 149.4p, RH Smith 148p, FS Major & Sons 147.8p
Leading prices per head:- AJ & GM Gingell £73, £72, Burnt Oak Farm £73, J Monnington Farms Ltd £72, S Cook £72, FA Starley P’ship £71.50, £67.50, £66.50, A L Ainslie £70, £66.50, JR Seale £70, £69, RH Smith £70, CA Lee & Sons £69, £67, A Wood £68.

EWES (261)
The real firework display was a day early at Hailsham. A well known Kent buyer could not believe the trade here at Hailsham, it is completely against the trend.
A J & G M Gingell Ram £72.50, C Kniestedt £71.00 (twice) I Manweiler £67, R Green £62.50, M Brett £62

STORE LAMBS & BREEDING SHEEP (328)
Nothing like enough for the level of demand - an auctioneers paradise. If you have stores get them to Hailsham. Another bumper entry of stores next week.
S J Carr’s Suffolk x Mule ewe lambs £56, £54, £51 (thrice)  F A Starley P’ship £54.00,
JR Seale’s Texels £54, P Kelly £53, £52 Burnt Oak Farm £52, M Warren £51, R Ponsford £50, £48, C Stuart £50, PJ Greenaway £49 (twice). 

Please let us know if you have breeding sheep to sell
Next week - Wednesday, 11th November - Already entered - 100 Suffolk x Mule ewe lambs from SJ Carr and 50 store lambs from HC Grissell.
May we wish John Seale a speedy recovery from his back operation this week and look forward to seeing him back in Hailsham at the Christmas Show.

STORE CATTLE REPORT
MONDAY, 2^nd NOVEMBER
Auctioneer:  Roger Waters

Although a smaller autumn sale greater away buyer interest keeps prices holding very, very firm - just not enough on offer. No sale next Monday, next sale on 16th November and entries coming together well. Worthy of note are T Buckley & Co’s consignment of Hereford x Friesian In-calf heifers calving to Angus from mid January.

CONTINENTAL SUCKLER BRED STEERS & HEIFERS ~ 12/18 MONTHS
DS Homan’s Charolais cross steer, 19 mos £890 and heifer £777
T Carnaghan’s Charolais cross steers, 17/18 mos £885, heifers £590,
I Williams’ Charolais cross steer, 18 mos £865
Meyers & Davey’s Limousin cross, 18 mos £755,
Miss N Morrison’s Simmental cross steers, 11 mos £652, heifers £585
J Barton Jayne’s Charolais cross steer, 11 mos £572

TWO YEAR OLD STORES PLUS
RC Baker & Co’s Belgian Blue cross steer, 26 mos £830, heifers £710
Mrs A Mills’ Limousin cross steer, 27 mos £825

ABERDEEN ANGUS & OTHER NATIVES
J G Frizzell’s Angus x Friesian steers, 24 mos £755
M Reed’s Hereford x Friesian steers, 24 mos £730 and Angus x Simmental steers, 24 mos £710

YOUNGER SORTS
M Haydon’s Angus x Simmental steer, 14 mos £635 and heifers £435,
B Williams’ Hereford cross steers, 15 mos £445
HCC Francis’ Angus x Friesian steer, 11 mos £465
M Saich’s Purebred Hereford bull £460

FRIESIAN STEERS in short supply
Rod Sargent’s 12 mos £317
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Now Fortnightly Sales of
STORE CATTLE
Next Sale on
MONDAY, 16th NOVEMBER
Sale to commence at 11.30 a.m.
Entries already include:-
Special Homebred consignment of 14 Hereford x Friesian in-calf heifers, PD’d in calf to Pedigree Aberdeen Angus bull, due January onwards from T Buckley & Co.,
plus other cows and calves and breeding stock coming forward; also 25 Limousin, Belgian Blue and Simmental x Friesian steers, 24 mos from A Scott, 21 ¾ and 7/8th Limousin steers and heifers, 20/25 mos from W Akehurst, 10 Holstein Friesian steers, 12/14 mos from LM Morgan, 9 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 9/10 mos old from
Mrs P Woodley, plus many more good consignments coming forward.
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JULIE HOBDEN
It is with very much regret that we inform you of
the sad loss of Julie Hobden, wife to Ian, who died last week.
Her funeral will be held at Ewhurst Green Church at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 12th November
No flowers please but donations would be gratefully appreciated to go to Glynde Gap School and can be given through the funeral directors -
C Waterhouse & Sons, Burwash (01435) 882219
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** FARM DIRECT**
BULL BANK
Young Hereford bull - suitable to run with Friesian heifers
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BEEF DIRECT
WANTED - Native bred Angus x Friesian, Hereford x Friesian
and Sussex x Friesian yearling/bulling heifers
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SHEEP DIRECT
One hundred well grown tupping Suffolk x Mule ewe lambs
RRW 07860 663345 / 01323 844874
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MIG & ARC - For all Farm Repairs and Fabrication
Tel: Rob Sargent 07809 545849 or 01424 892620
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Member of British Traditional
Mole Catchers Register
“One Mole left on Oct 1st can push up in excess of a 1000 molehills by April 1st”
Don’t delay get them caught early.
Day - 07795 226296 Eve - 01435 813718
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Anything Considered
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HAILSHAM FARMERS' PRODUCE & CRAFT MARKET
on SATURDAY, 14^th NOVEMBER
Held On Second Saturday In Every Month
9.00 ~ 12.30 At Hailsham Cattle Market
At our next Farmers’ Market there will be plenty on offer from fresh chicken, beef, lamb, pork and game to fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables, honey and wax products, free range eggs, Organic milk, gluten and sugar free cakes, annual and perennial plants, etc., and with our unique Crafts section selling a good selection of Christmas gifts and cards, we invite you to come along and check us out!  
The Market Cafe will be open from 8.00 am.
For further information please ring Janet Dann 01323 833359