South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

CATTLE (31 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Rock solid trade for an entry short on quality. Sussex bred and Sussex fed cattle - this weeks high spot to Julian Mockford’s medium weight Sussex steer a rewarding 126p, Not far behind Roger Milman’s Limousin cross steer at 124.5p. Best of the heifer prices - Julian Mockford again Limousin cross 119.5p. Dairy bred beef from the McCubbine family to the fore with Belgian Blue cross heifers 119p, 118p, 116p, etc. Holstein steers 103.5p. Nothing like enough cattle for the buying power present. - Show next week.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS

J Mockford’s 565 kg. Sussex 126p
CS Millman & Son’s 630 kg . Limousin 124.5p
RJ Ayre & Son’s 655 kg. Limousin 123.5p
CS Millman & Son’s 595 kg. Limousin 123p
JH Geering & Son’s 640 kg. Limousin 122.5p
Miss P Harman’s 610 g. Sussex 120.5p
Miss P Harman’s 550 kg. Sussex 120p
J Mockford’s 565 kg. Limousin heifer 119.5p
MJ & ML McCubbine’s 655kg. Belgian Blue heifer 119p
J Mockford’s 645 kg.Sussex 119p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (29)

No let up in the trade. The cows get better, the trade gets better. Best Friesian Holsteins 97p & 96p per kilo. Lean steaking Friesians 70p/80.5p. Plain cows to 68.5p. Good heavy Continental crosses to 96.5p and gross £834. Keep them coming the bigger the better. Overage beef moving onwards and upwards - Julian Mockford top again with his Limousin cross heifer 109.5p. Jim & Nick Geering’s Limousin cross heifer 105p. Hugh Allen’s Angus cross heifer 104p. Plain heavyweight Holstein steers 90p. Top price per head to Chris Williams’ Angus cross £5 short of £900. Show next week if you have a good cow why not bring her and collect some prize money.

PIGS (14) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Just a couple of pens of coloured store pigs. Saddleback £27.50, good quality outdoor crossbreds £20 also one heavyweight sow £95.

CALVES (60 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Biggest calf entry so far this year - 60 penned and sold from £2 to £222. Brian Ashby sells both! Simmental x Friesian bull 7 weeks £222! and Holstein bull, 3 weeks £2! Quite a range of qualities and breeds. Simmental cross bull £222, £210 & £175. Pick of the younger calves - Belgian Blue cross bull £122, heifers £90, Limousin cross bull £107, heifers £69, Angus cross bull £89, heifers £60, Hereford cross heifers £65.
Next Wednesday, 12th March - Consignment of 13 Belgian Blue cross and Hereford cross weanyer calves, Oct/Nov born.

SHEEP (1616) - Auctioneer: Nick Young

HOGGETS (703)Overall average 122.2p per kg.

Still on top !! There’s no doubt about it Hailsham is the place to sell your sheep - well over 1600 penned and sold. Another good go and thats a fact. How long can it last - however we are not complaining . Remember they must be meat to get the best returns, we need meated lambs every week.
Leading prices per kg: JRV Wheatland 129.1p, AR Lavender 128.6p, 127.8p, 125.7p, H Hawkins & Co 128.2p, 127p, 126.8p, Mrs EM Serpell 128p, Little Exceat 127.3p, 126.2p, 126.1p, RD Thomas 126.8p, J & S Harmer 125.5p, A Wood 125.5p
Leading prices per head: R H Smith £67.20, £65.20, £61.50, RW Kemp & Ptn £61.80, £61, J & S Harmer £61.80, H Hawkins & Co £61.50, RD Thomas £61.50, £61, BC Thomas £61.50, £61, AL Ainslie £60, SJ Carr £60, A Wood £59.80, JN Carr Farms £59.

EWES (184)

Hailsham remains the top price ewe destination in the South East, how we wish we had more, in particular big runs. Fierce competition from first to last. H Hawkins & Co £60, £42, JD Trunkfield Farms £48.50, D Walker £46.50, £46, K Langmead Ltd £45.

STORES (706)

The margins are there. We’ve said it before there is nowhere better to buy or sell your stores. The figures speak for themselves but why aren’t more farmers buying them? The maths are simple buy for £40 sell for £60. J Wallis £46.50, R Crowther £45.20, £42, K Axell £44.20, £42, TE Rea £42.20, £42, DW Reed £41.20, R Gorringe £40.80, P Greenaway £40.20, LM Morgan £40.20.

Cattle Judge :- M Newman – Sheep Judge:- J Wareham
Judging to commence at 10 a.m.

Prizes Awarded For:-
Class 1 - Best Pen of 3 Milk lambs (up to 32 kilos l/w)
Class 2 - Best Pen of 3 Milk lambs (32.1 kilos & over l/w)
Prize Money - First £15, Second £10, Third £5
Sponsored by DSC Supplies (Hailsham)

Champion Pen of Lambs £25
Silver Challenge Cup + Novartis Fleece & dagging shears
Sponsored by Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd.
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£25 for the BEST PEN OF HOGGETS (min of 5, any weight)
Sponsored by Forge Meats (Southborough)
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Special Prize of £50 for the BEST BUTCHERS BEAST
Sponsored by Matthew Miller of Lloyds TSB Agriculture
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and £25 for Reserve Butchers Beast
Sponsored by SK Hutchings (Butcher) Partridge Green
plus a few 'Judges Specials of £10 ' at his discretion
Sponsored by Matthew Miller of Lloyds TSB Agriculture
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£25 for the BEST COW
Sponsored by Duffields Feed Supplies
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All stock entered on the day will be eligible for the show
Please let us know what you will be bringing
Prize money offered will only be presented for stock bona-fide sold