South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 9th JANUARY 2008

CATTLE (28) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Definitely brighter. Julian Mockford’s homebred heifer 126p - a ‘top’ heifer from a ‘top’ man and he also has another heifer at 110p. Roger Millman’s Limousin steers also find favour at 113.5p, 110.5p & 109.5p. Good to see a better trade all through. Non-Fabbled Continental cross heifers to 99p, Friesian Holstein heifers to 82p and £541 per head.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS

JR Mockford 615 kg Limousin heifer 126p
CS Millman & Son’s 635 kg. Limousin 113.5p
CS Millman & Son’s 620 kg. Limousin 110.5p
H Geering & Son’s 585 kg. Limousin 110.5p
JR Mockford’s 580 kg. Limousin heifer 110p
CS Millman & Son’s 595 kg. Limousin 109.5p
RJ Ayre & Son’s 540 kg. Limousin 105p
CJ Rea’s 495 kg. Simmental 103p
CJ Rea’s 465 kg. Simmental 101p
JH Geering & Son’s 670 kg. Simmental 99.5p
RM & RA Scott’s 570 kg. Limousin 99.5p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (9)
Cull cows on the up - all well fleshed cows 60/69.5p.
Steve Franklin’s heavyweight Friesians 69.5p and gross at £625.50. Steakers 49.5p, Continental cross cow 69p, Native bred Sussex 64p. Overage beef - no first quality on offer - Limousin cross heifer 76p,
Lean Belgian Blue cross heavyweight 70p.

CALVES (18)Auctioneer: Roger Waters Sale commences 10.45 a.m
Black and white and white and black bulls dominate the entry and all sold £4-£16 for younger calves, reared Friesians, circa 8/10 weeks £30 - £52. Beef cross calves - Hereford x Friesian bulls £95, heifers £37, Angus cross heifers £50.

PIGS (--) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Little alteration in demand. White entire cutters 70p per kilo and £63 per head. Coloured store pigs £13 per head, heavy weight sows £112 per head and feeding sows £30 per head.

SHEEP (1095) - Auctioneer: Nick Young

HOGGETS (385)Overall average 92p per kg.
Hailsham was up - what a difference!! They must be meat to be sold in the finished section (no imposters please). ‘Cattle Barons’ Nye (Millie) and Gorringe (Peter) are aware of this and were well rewarded as were
G Vicary and FG Coles. The far away producers do the best business.
Leading prices per kg: GA Vicary 105p, 104.4p, 101.9p, FG Coles 101.9p, 98.1p, 97.4p, 97.2p, RW Kemp & Ptns 100.5p, LM Morgan 100p, 97.1p,
JRV Wheatland 100p, 97.6p, P Gorringe 100p, 97.9p, 97.8p, 97.2p.
Leading prices per head: PR Nye £54.50, £48, P Gorringe £46.80, £46, £45.80, £45, £44.20, £44, FG Coles £46.20, LM Morgan £44, RW Kemp & Ptns £43.50, £42.80, £42.20, AR Lavender £43, GA Verity £42.50.

EWES (89)
Undoubtedly a much better trade - dare we say better than anywhere. In particular Louis Andreozzi £47, JRV Wheatland £40, £32.50, AA & M Woolgar £35.

STORES (621)
Stores like the fat a much better trade with the Brightling Park team to the fore along with many other regular supporters to Hailsham. Lucy Andrews £33.50, HC Grissell £31.80, £31.20, £28.20, £27, £26.80,
P Granshaw £31.50, £28.50, New Barn Ptns £29, Mrs R Crowther £29, E Gingell £28.80, G Isden £28,
SF Sargent £27.50.

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