CATTLE (25) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
An entry of mostly dairy bred beef stock or non FABBL’ed cattle fractionally easier on the week. St. Georges quality stock shines through at 158p for their Limousin cross heifer, just not enough of them. FS Major & Sons’ have homebred Limousin x Friesian steers and heifers to 140p and Mr. Farley’s Sussex suckler bred steers sell to 141p.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
St. Georges Retreat’s 560 kg. Limousin heifer 158p
T Farley’s 620 kg. Sussex 141p
FS Major & Sons’ 495 kg. Limousin 140p
FS Major & Sons’ 545 kg. Limousin heifer 140p
FS Major & Sons’ 520 kg. Limousin heifer 140p
FS Major & Sons’ 535 kg. Limousin heifer 139p
FS Major & Sons’ 555 kg. Limousin 138p
FS Major & Sons’ 510 kg. Limousin 137p
FS Major & Sons’ 515 kg. Limousin 136.5p

PIGS (18) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
A colourful pig entry of mostly Saddlebacks and Berkshires. Well grown Saddleback weaners to £30 each, others at £29 and £21. Pork weight Saddleback gilts look good value at 64p per kilo. Maiden gilt to £62.50, Berkshire gilts to £60, Heavyweight white sows to £170. Next Wednesday - Entered 7 Saddleback gilts been running with Large White boar and 8 Large White x Saddleback weaners and 2 Berkshire weaners.

SHEEP (948) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (443) Overall average 131.3p per kilo
Against all expectations a really fast trade. Better than other centres, both live and dead, come and see for yourselves. The ‘Hailsham Team’ is working hard for the seller - come and see for yourself.
Leading prices per kg:- AR Uridge 151p, 142.7p, RH Smith 143.3p, J Weedon 141.9p, Mrs AE Eales 141.2p, CA Lee & Sons 141.1p, 137.8p, 137.5p, RD Thomas 139.9p,
L Andreozzi 138.7p, RJ & S Reading 137.9p, JT Field 137.7p, FS Major & Sons 137.5p
Leading prices per head:- AR Uridge’s £75.50, £65, RH Smith £72, £64.50, Freshfield Mill £68.50, £65.50, HG Allen & Son £67.50, RD Thomas £66.50, £65.50, £64.50,
B Selby £66.50, IH & FC Field LLP £65.20, £64.50

EWES (290)
Despite the festival being over trade was a ripper, as usual it was a “Battle Royal” between the factory buyers. RW Kemp & Part’s £71.50, £60, £58, R Rogers & Sons £71.50,
P Flashman £70.50, RD Thomas £70.50, £57.50 TD Butcher £67, CA Lee & Sons £64.50, £61.50, DC Fears £57.50

STORE SHEEP (215)
Undoubtedly the biggest look really well sold, smaller and long termers look good value to buy to farm on and take the significant profit which surely will be available in the new year. AR Uridge £52.50, J & J Topps £52, R Rogers & Sons £49, R Harris £47, £45, AMC Baker & TM Jeeves £47, £44.50

Next .... Wednesday, 14th October
Special Breeding Sheep Sale at Hailsham
Including a consignment of Suffolk x SHB ewe lambs from
DR & TA Gorringe, 15 Texel x Mule ewe lambs from Fiona Coveney,
36 Kent Shearling ewes from G Vicary and 100 ewe lambs from R Baker
also 17 RAMS - viz:- 4 New Zealand Romney, 3 Purebred Texel shearling,
and 2 Purebred Southdown shearlings and 1 Pedigree Suffolk
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Defra Representative Team Visit - Autumn 2009
MONDAY, 12th OCTOBER
Defra will be visiting HAILSHAM to talk face to face with farmers about animal diseases and new legislation that you many need to be aware of
They will be on hand to discuss the following issues:-
Climate Change - EID - Biosecurity - Bovine TB - Nitrates
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NFU – SOUTH EAST
Individual recording and electronic identification of sheep
Joint NFU and Defra meeting

Monday 19 October at 7.30pm
at Ardingly Room, Norfolk Pavilion
South of England Showground, Ardingly (RH17 6TL)
Bar open 6.50pm sponsored by Ketchum Manufacturing Company
ALL NFU MEMBERS WELCOME
Further information - NFU SE Regional Office 01730 711950
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ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION OF SHEEP INFORMATION MEETINGS
NSA and the LAA,
Supported by EBLEX
have organised a series of meetings come along to HAILSHAM MARKET
on Thursday, 22nd October at 4 p.m.
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MONDAY, 5th OCTOBER ~ Auctioneer: Roger Waters
A Smith & Son’s outstanding pen of suckler bred
Charolais cross £790 at 14 months old.
Generally a mixed bunch and a mixed trade.

YOUNG SUCKLERS
Trevor Boughton’s young suckler Limousin calves, 5 months to £400,
Mark Peters’ Simmental x Friesian steers to £485 and heifer to £382
Simmental cross sucklers from Denis Nichols £397 at 9 months
and from Stan Stocker £455 at 14 months old

Not many FRIESIANS on offer -
David Clark’s home-reared steers £350 at 15 months

ABERDEEN ANGUS CROSS STORES
all ages, all sizes, all prices
Mrs L Brash’s Aberdeen Angus x Belgian Blue/Friesian steers, 18 mos £700,
J Bingham’s Aberdeen Angus x Belgian Blue/Friesian heifer, 18 mos £650,
P Macinnes’ Aberdeen Angus x Continental steers, 16 mos £627,
RJ Wells’ Aberdeen Angus x Friesian £440,
R & T Marriner’s Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 4/5 mos £360

STEERS - 24 MONTHS AND MORE -
Only a few
FS Major & Son’s Belgian Blue x Friesian, 25 mos £855
H Clifton’s Blonde x Friesian £807, £785
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Sale of
200 STORE CATTLE
on
MONDAY, 12th OCTOBER at 11.30 a.m.
Entries already include:- 14 Purebred Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 9/21 mos from
K Booker, 20 Belgian Blue, Sussex and Blonde cross steers and heifers 19/24 mos from Bulstrode Farms, 27 Continental cross and Native cross steers 13/19 mos from J Nye, 16 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 10/12 mos from JD Wallis, 15 Aberdeen Angus cross heifers, 15/17 mos from P Macinnes, 12 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 14 mos from C Harding, 10 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 7/11 mos from
JC Gower & Son, 10 Simmental cross bulling heifers, 18 mos from AJ Gingell,
10 Charolais cross steers and heifers, 14/23 mos from K Hicks,
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Weekly Sales of
STORE CATTLE
MONDAY, 19th OCTOBER
36 BEEF COWS & THEIR CALVES
Viz: 30 Continental cross cows with Charolais cross calves at foot, late spring/summer born, dispersal consignment from Swains Farm, Littleworth,
6 Aberdeen Angus & Sussex cross heifers with their Sussex calves at foot, spring born, from K Uridge
along with the usual sale of 200+ Store Cattle
inc. 46 Aberdeen Angus x Belgian Blue/Friesian steers and heifers, 8/10 mos from
JJS Farmer and 40 Limousin, Simmental and Aberdeen Angus cross suckler bred steers and heifers, 12 mos old, progeny of Beef Herd from EJ Brickell & Son
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WANTED - SHEEP KEEP
Preferably East Sussex - Can Ewe Help
Contact SJR/Market Office 01323 844874
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** FARM DIRECT**
BULL BANK
Three young registered Aberdeen Angus bulls
Two young Simmental bulls
Polled strain - choice of lemon and white and red and white
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SHEEP DIRECT
250 North of England Shearling Ewes
Blue Tongue vaccinated, On Heptavac P - will divide
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BEEF DIRECT
40 Aberdeen Angus cross in-calf heifers
Due to calve February onwards to a
Registered Aberdeen Angus bull,
Inspected and recommended
WANTED - In-calf Limousin cross heifers
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FODDER DIRECT
Big Bales of hay, South Godstone well made ‘09
RRW 07860 663345 / 01323 844874
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† Sad to report the death of TIB CROWHURST
late of Pound Farm, Blackham
(born 16th June 1913 and passed away 1st October 2009)
Tib always had a good eye for a good pen of store bullocks and was a real friend to all those who had the privilege of knowing him both at Haywards Heath and Hailsham. His funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 13th October at Blackham Church
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KHAKI CAMPBELL DUCKLINGS FOR SALE - £6 each
SOUTH GODSTONE
SALLY PAGE - 01342 892216
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