South East Marts – Hailsham Market

Primestock report for: Wednesday 5th September 2007

PRIME CATTLE (10) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Desperately short – spread the news we,re up and running, nothing less than a pound. Ronnie Kemp’s loyalty pays off, his best Limousin cross steer 119.5p. Derek Southouse has a heifer to 119p and Peter Nye’s lightweight 117p, all a good trade. Cattle needed for next week .

Thank you for your tolerance on Wednesday and the last couple of months. Pleased to report all restrictions now being lifted and markets back to normal.

WEDNESDAY'S TOP SPOTS

RW Kemp & Partners 595 kg. Limousin 119.5p
MG Southouse’s 505 kg. Limousin heifer 119p
PR Nye’s 460 kg. Limousin heifer 117p
RW Kemp & Partners 585 kg. Limousin heifer 113.5p
RW Kemp & Partners’ 655 kg. Limousin 113p
RW Kemp & Partner’s 630 kg. Limousin 111p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (21)

Only cows on offer. Peter Nye’s quality crossbred Limousin 91p, Rupert Taylor’s purebred lean Limousin 83.5p. Some good runs of Friesian Holstein grazed and fed cows - FJ Cornwell & Sons up to 76p and Mrs PA Greenwood to 74p per kilo. Nine black and whites between 65/74p. Only lean cows 51/55p Young Continental cross to feed on up to 73.5p.

CALVES (27)

Angus dominate the entry - Hendon Manor bulls to £127 and heifers to £80, Mays Farms’ bulls to £120 and heifers to £67. Best of the Continental cross - Richard Smith’s Blonde cross bull £161. Temporary twenty day movement restrictions not helping trade, hopefully back to six days in the near future.

PIGS (--)

None on offer. Booked in for next week - six purebred Landrace weaners, three cutter weight gilts, three crossbred pork/cutter weights.

SHEEP (140)

LAMBS (138) Overall average 97.8p per kg.

Very cautious start, nonetheless it’s good to be back and trading. Definitely short of the right goods in particular ewes.

Leading prices per kg: FG Coles 107.5p, 102.9p, PJ Greenaway 105.8p, 102.8p, FA Starley P’ship 104.4p,
D Blake & Partners 104p, R Rogers & Sons 102.1p
Leading prices per head: DR & T Gorringe’ £52, £48, £47, £45.20, D Blake & Partners’ £44.50, GW Gribble £44.50, R Rogers & Sons £44.50, £44.

EWES (2)

R Savage £22