South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 7th APRIL 2010
CATTLE (46) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Encouraging to see nearly fifty prime cattle offered, no cheaper, no dearer, looking for a seasonal lift. Brian Foster’s best - homebred Limousin cross steers 156p, 151.5p and 147p - best of the heifers Mark & John Cornwell’s Limousin cross at 149p. Good to see FA Starley Partnership’s Sussex steer to 140p Please let us know your entries.
HAILSHAM'S HOT SPOTS
BJ Foster’s 565 kg. Limousin 156p
BJ Foster’s 570 kg. Limousin 151.5p
J & M Jones’ 685 kg. Limousin 150p
MG Southouse’s 620 kg. Limousin 150p
MF & JC Cornwell’s 595 kg. Limousin heifer 149p
MG Southouse’s 610 kg. Limousin 149p
BJ Foster’s 690 kg. Limousin 147p
BJ Foster’s 560 kg. Limousin heifer 145p
St. Georges Retreat’s 470 kg. Limousin heifer 144.5p
J & M Jones’ 530 kg. Limousin heifer 141p
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Steers - No. - Price |
Heifers – No. - Price |
PREMIUM (E & R/2, 3 & 4L) |
4 |
151.9p |
1 |
149.0p |
PRIME (R4H and 0+ 3 & 4) |
12 |
139.0p |
8 |
138.5p |
OTHERS (Remainder) |
9 |
123.6p |
12 |
125.2p |
COWS & OVERAGE BEEF (40) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Trade rock firm, well fleshed Continental cross cows all 105p upwards to a top of 118p for H Hawkins & Co’s Simmental. Good fleshed Friesians all £1 plus to 111p, no complaints. Competition razor sharp for cows, old and young, to graze and feed on - Angus to 110p, Holsteins to 89p. Overage beef to 125.5p for Angus cross Holsteins, keep them coming
CALVES (26) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Not the quality of some weeks, nor the numbers with only a few beef cross amongst the black and whites on offer. Brian Ashby has Sussex cross bulls £150. Limousin cross heifers to £165. Best of the Friesian Holsteins £80 at 7 weeks, younger sorts £36, £38 and £40, all well presented.
PIGS (9) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Only a few Tamworth cross runners, boars and gilts mixed £24 and likewise Saddleback £23 each and a heavyweight sow selling at £177.
SHEEP (702) Auctioneer: Nick Young
HOGGETS (417) Overall average 188p per kilo
Either side of the £2 per kilo mark depending on quality and weight. Please remember no hoggets pretending to be finished, it’s just not worthwhile. All best fed and meated hoggets a ripping trade - How long can this last ? Sell now and sell often.
Leading prices per kg:- MK Wickens 218.3p, D Miles 205.5p, 202.6p, JN Carr Farms 203.8p, Mrs MAE Clark 202.4p, DE Walker 200p, LM Morgan 200p, HH Visser 199.5p, EA Boyes & W New 199.1p
Leading prices per head:- RH Smith £96.50, £96, £92.50, WH Corney £95, New Barn Partners £95, RW Kemp & Part’s £94.50, JN Carr Farms £94, CM Wettern £94, EA Boyes & W New £92, AR Lavender £91.50, SJ Carr £91, FP Russell Farms £90.50, JRV Wheatland £90
EWES (197)
“Nothing but the best and plenty of it” thats the recipe for the tremendous trade at Hailsham “Maestro” Andreozzi tops the lot at £135!! Great to see Duncan Ellis back at Hailsham. If you have ewes remember Hailsham is the place for ‘ewe’!! The figures speak louder than words ever can.
L Andreozzi £135, £118, £105 (twice) EA Boyes & W New £119, LM Morgan £114, Bungehurst Farms £109.50, Mrs SM Becvar £108, DS & P Humphrey £108, DP Ellis £105, A C & JI Knight £100
STORE LAMBS (88)
Variable quality but a consistently good trade. With no volume of milk lambs in sight our best advice is get involved now. RW Kemp & Part’s £91, £73.50, L Andreozzi £82.50, Hollycombe Farms Ltd £72, LM Morgan £69, RG Whyman £68.50, Mrs S Roberts £67, £66
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450 Head of
STORE CATTLE
to be held on
MONDAY, 12th APRIL
to incorporate the CUCKOO FAIR
Entries already include:- Special consignment of 17 Angus and Hereford cross cows all PD’d in-calf to Registered Angus bull, due May onwards plus last years crop of 18 Angus and Sussex cross steers and heifers, 9/10 mos old from RD Monnington plus other breeding cows and calves also
2 Pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls, born 2006 & 2000 from B Gurr,
along with Store cattle entries of 50 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 10/12 mos from JS Tilley, 45 Aberdeen Angus and Simmental cross steers and heifers, 11/13 mos from EJ Brickell & Sons, 32 Aberdeen Angus x Shorthorn steers and heifers, 11/19 mos from GA & M Osgood, 26 Limousin and Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 10/12 mos from MF Haydon, 24 Hereford cross steers and heifers, 11/13 mos from MJ & ML McCubbine, 22 Sussex cross steers, 18/24 mos from David Hole, 20 Simmental cross steers and heifers, 10/12 mos from HJ Hecks & Son, 20 Aberdeen Angus and Belgian Blue cross steers and heifers, 12/22 mos from Mrs MEH Pile, 20 Friesian steers, 18 Simmental cross heifers, 20/24 mos from FP Norris & Sons, 13 Simmental cross steers and heifers, 9/13 mos from Miss N Morrison, 12 Limousin cross steers and heifers from G Brain, plus many more good entries forward
Next Sales thereafter
MONDAY, 19th APRIL
Entries already include:- 22 Friesian steers and bulls, 12/18 mos from
D Hobbs & Sons, 22 Continental-x and Native-x steers and heifers, 16/24 mos from C Kidger, 21 Continental-x and Native-x steers and heifers, 9/18 mos from W Visser, 20 Friesian steers, 7/8 mos from J Marsh, 14 Friesian, Brown Swiss and Norwegian Red steers, 12/18 mos from P & Y Parkes, 15 Sussex and Sussex-x steers and heifers, 11/21 mos from J & JH Rodgers, 10 Continental-x steers and heifers from AA & M Woolgar, 9 Aberdeen Angus-x steers and heifers, 16/18 mos from Liverton Partners, 9 Friesian steers, 14/18 mos from Poland Bros, 6 Sussex-x heifers, 22/23 mos from WH Gingell & Son, 5 Purebred Sussex steers, 24 mos from J Lewin, further entries now being taken.
and thereafter on
MONDAY, 26th APRIL
incorporating
ANNUAL 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)
CHAMPION PEN - DON HUTCHISON MEMORIAL TROPHY
plus for the BEST PEN OF HEIFERS THE DENNIS WALKER MEMORIAL CUP
BEST PEN OF CONTINENTALS
and BEST PEN OF NATIVE BRED CATTLE
Entries now being taken for these sales
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THIS SATURDAY
ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
Second Spring Auction of
AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY, BUILDERS' & CONTRACTORS' PLANT
on
SATURDAY, 10th APRIL at 10 a.m.
Entries include:- M/F 135 tractor inc. roll bar; 16’ hay trailer, Ifor Williams 12’ livestock trailer; Dowdeswell muck spreader; Quantock sprayer, as new; Twose muck scraper; Kverneland 7’ pasture topper, 9’ chain harrows, Ferguson 9 tine cultivator, Kubota cultivator, N/H 841 round baler, Quantity of livestock equipment inc. gates, troughs and hay racks, cattle clipping frame, calving jack, rubber cow mats, etc., Monster dirt bike, chestnut fencing stakes, chain saws, lawnmowers inc. many ride-ons and an Allen National triple ride on, strimmers, hedgecutters, rotovators, pressure washers, generators, engines, pumps, concrete mixers, garden tools & sundries, small tools & paint (as new), shrubs, etc., Quantity of Sussex chicken
Catalogues now available
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Other Spring Collective Sale dates coming up
Herstmonceux Collective Sale - SATURDAY, 24th APRIL
Entries Close Friday, 9th April
Ardingly Showground - THURSDAY, 13th MAY
South Godstone - SATURDAY, 19th JUNE
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AYRSHIRE FARM
Darp Lane, Ripe, Nr. Lewes
Dispersal of the entire
Anderson herd of
60 PEDIGREE ANGUS
Viz: 30 Cows, in-calf or with their calves at foot
10 yearling heifers and two stock bulls also
ABERDEEN ANGUS BULL - AYNHO EROSSITER ERIC G449, born ‘07
60 PEDIGREE HEREFORDS
19 Cows with their calves at foot, 3 weeks to 3 months
or in-calf to calve March/April, 12 Served heifers to calve Aug/Sept
12 Yearling heifers and 6 heifers, 6/8 months
plus Hereford Stock Bull - Lincoln I Dayton
Plus Breeding Water Buffalo, Llamas, Ostriches, Pygmy goats, Traditional and Rare breed poultry, Kune Kune pigs,
8 Scotch Blackface ewes with their lambs and rams
also excellent range of
MODERN MACHINERY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
Viz:- ‘03 McCormick MTX125 4 w/d tractor; ‘02 JCB 520-50 Loadall Special telehandler; 'H' Reg. Landrover 1.6 Freelander, '06 Kamatsu Galeo SK10 skid steer; ‘07 Kamatsu Galeo Utility mini digger; 'E' Reg. ‘09 Yamaha Grizzly Quad bike; Trailers inc. '08 Richard Western 12t monocoque, Rolland V74 Plain Pied cattle trailer, Small I/W livestock, tipping and plant, Watsons feed barrier, '02 Marston/ Griffiths dump, Marston Griffiths flat bed trailers; ‘07 Jeantil Reco Pailleuse PR2000P silage straw chopper, cattle feed barriers and handling hurdles, gates, feeders, troughs, crush, etc., Miracle milker, poultry equipment, quantity of miscellaneous workshop tools, also included by permission 'V' Reg. M/F 165 tractor, Ifor Williams DP12053 livestock trailer, Griffiths 8t monocoque grain trailer, PZ CM170 drum mower, Kidd 7' topper, PZ 3m topper, Bamford springtine cultivator, Cambridge ring rollers, Parmiter zig zag harrows, Yanigav 19t log splitter, etc. etc. to be sold on
SATURDAY, 17th APRIL at 10.30 a.m.
On behalf of Mr. R. Dick, reluctantly quitting farming, through ill health
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PRE-MOVEMENT TB TESTING REGULATIONS
BE SURE YOU HAVE GOT IT RIGHT BEFORE
MOVING CATTLE TO HAILSHAM MARKET
New Areas were brought into force in January 2010
Do you know what TB Testing Parish you are in ?
All cattle 42 days old and over (when the date of birth is “day 0”) moving out of a 1 or 2 yearly tested herd must have tested negative to a TB test within 60 days prior to movement unless the movement satisfies any of the exemptions. Please make sure if you are in a one or two yearly testing parish that your cattle are pre-movement tested before coming into the market. If you are unsure what area you are in please telephone the market or your local Trading Standards Office
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HAILSHAM FARMERS' PRODUCE & CRAFT MARKET
This SATURDAY, 10th APRIL
Held On Second Saturday In Every Month
9.00 ~ 12.30 At Hailsham Cattle Market
At the April Farmers’ Market we will be holding a Spring Hat Competition on the day at 11.00am. Just turn up with your amazing creations at the Information Stand where you will be judged by our Crafts stallholders. Gift token prizes will be given to the winners of the two age groups, 0 to 7 and 8 and over. Hopefully the weather will be warm and bright, adding to the colourful array of hats.
We are very pleased to welcome four new stallholders selling fresh fish, homemade cakes, and olives, tomatoes and garlic in the food section, along with photographic greetings cards in the Crafts section. Our regular producers will be selling fresh meat and game, honey and wax products, free range eggs, Organic milk, juicy pies, fresh vegetables and fruit and a wide variety of pot-grown plants and Spring seedlings for the vegetable patch, just to mention a few. Easy and accessable parking and the market cafe is open all morning.
For more information or to book a stall contact the organiser Janet Dann either Tel: 01323 833359 or email: janet@highlea.demon.co.uk.
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GRAHAM LONG - Professional Mole Catcher
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 865370
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