South East Marts – Hailsham Market

Livestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 5th DECEMBER 2007

Hailsham 166th Fatstock Show
Good to be BACK IN CATTLE ROSTRUM SHOW DAY
also back to usual cattle sales next Wednesday onwards
of Prime Cattle, Over Thirty Month Beef and Cull Cows
The weather tries to dampen everybodies enthusiasm
but does not succeed .... also SUCCEEDING in 2007
Jason & Sarah Wareham
SUPREME CHAMPION & CHAMPION HEIFER
Purchased by
Paul Driscoll of Sovereign Meats, Hailsham
to be sold in the shop in town
just yards from the market ... no food miles here!
Reserve Champion & Reserve Champion heifer to Thorndean Farms Limousin cross heifer, 545 kg.

CHAMPION PEN OF LAMBS
Dr. SWC Winchester
Purchased by David Turner
(Judge) on behalf of Lew Howard 73 kg. - £2.55 per kilo

CHAMPION PAIR OF PIGS
CG & AA Brooker
Purchased by Guy Grimston
on behalf of Lew Howard
44.6 kg. - £125 per head

Other Show Highlights:
Mrs Carmel Allan's Champion steer, a Blonde x Welsh Black, weighing in at 655 kg. and selling for 155p - £1,015.25

J & S Harmer, Sussex breeders and supporters, take the FABBL award and three silver cups with their First Prize Sussex heifer, 540 kg. at 175p, bred in Sussex, fed in Sussex, sold in Sussex on its legs and in its carcass - this heifer has no carbon foot prints.

Well done Paul Driscoll of Sovereign Meats who has shops in Hailsham and Eastbourne for taking the Champion at 265p and others at 175p, 145p & 117p. Buying locally to be sold locally and all mostly native bred cattle

This year's Charity the Demelza Childrens Hospice - thank you to Guy Grimston and all those who generously supported the money raising activities, so far raised £865 plus more to come.
Guess the weight - total weight of the three bullocks - 1490 kg.

PRIME CATTLE/OTM BEEF & CULL COWS (67)

Show cattle and commercial cattle all sold through the ring and will be next week onwards. 58 Show cattle entered and majority of them sold, 29 non-show cattle, OTM beef and cull cows. Non FABBL Angus steers 104p, 103p, others 98.5p, 98p, 98p, etc. Lean OTM steer 73p, Sussex cull cow 59p, Plain cows to feed on 37p, 36.5p, etc.
CATTLE & SHEEP PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SENDING

CALVES (22) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Sale commences 10.45 a.m

Just twenty two calves - youngsters and part reared - all sold - part reared looking good value. Angus cross bull £100, Hereford cross bull £76, Hereford cross heifer £57, Limousin cross bull £95, Limousin cross heifer £61. Reared Friesian Holstein bulls £18!

SHEEP (746) - Auctioneer: Nick Young
LAMBS (314)Overall average 83.1p per kg.

Back in harness - undoubtedly despite a nationally bleak picture trade was better today and we don’t think it was just fatstock show euphoria.

Leading prices per kg: Dr. S Winchester 280.3p, 103p, JR Seale 132.8p, 101.6p, AA & M Woolgar 91.4p, 89.5p, 85.3p, C Kniestedt 89.7p, D Richards 88.4p, JE Lamplugh 87.5p, Friday Street Farmers 87p, 86.5p, 85.7p, AO Chalmers 86.8p, G Isden 85.7p, J & S Harmer 85.4p Leading prices per head: Dr S Winchester £125, £47.80, JR Seale £68, £45, AO Chalmers £48, C Kniestedt £46, J & S Harmer £42.50, AA & M Woolgar £42.50, MA Chalmers £40.50, FS Major & Sons £38.50, £38.20

EWES (173)

The ewe trade is the jewel in Hailsham’s crown - nip and tuck from first to last. We want your ewes especially now as Ramadan is looming. NH & CP Tebbutt £47, CA Lee & Sons £44.50, C Kniestedt £40, WH Gingell & Son £38.50.

STORES (259)

Store lambs bear no relation to the finished price and except for the really bad bred sorts it could be argued that the trade is better than tolerable. We need your sheep at Hailsham - week in week out especially ewes and store lambs. Mrs J Newsome £29.50, £28, £24.80, JN Carr Farms £29, £28, £24, R Gorringe £27, £25.20, £23.80, PG McDonald £21.20

PIGS (17) Auctioneer: Roger Waters