South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER 2009

CATTLE (23) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Very few quality cattle forward and all mostly dairy bred, local breeder feeder Ronnie Kemp takes top three returns - Limousin steer at 156p and heifers at 152p and 150p. Hereford x Holstein steer at 136.5p from Messrs. Griffiths and Mockford and
Cor Vandermeer has well finished Friesian steers at 132.5p. More needed

	Steers - No. – Price		Heifers – No. - Price
PREMIUM (E & R/2,3 &4L)	3	152.3p	2	165.5p
PRIME (R4H and 0+ 3 & 4)	3	137.3p	1	147.0p
OTHERS (Remainder)	3	128.3p	1	134.0p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (26)
Little alteration in demand, good quality Continental cross cows can command prices of 115/120p. Crispian Tebbut sells young Simmental at 120p, older leaner Continental cross to 104p, fat Sussex cows to £1 per kilo. Only a few Holstein/steaking cows to 85p and plainer sorts 68p. Overage beef continue to sell very well - Brian Foster’s Limousin cross 139p, 135.5p and 135p, John Ayres Limousin cross steer to £137. Included in OTM ring next week - Purebred Charolais working stock bull, born 2001.

STORE CATTLE

A small sale to start September but nevertheless a good one - customers all keen to buy whatever the age.

Native bred cattle much sought after -
RA Wade’s Angus cross, 15 mos £582, , K Axell’s Hereford x Friesian, 16/17 mos £620, , JD Hickman’s Purebred Sussex, 18 mos £625, NW Russell’s Sussex x Friesian steers £665, HJ & R Clifton’s Hereford x Friesian steer, 26 mos £695.
Continentals just as keen - R Marsh’s Limousin steer, 15 mos £690, and heifer, 16 mos £650 and Bob & Mike Sherwood’s Limousin cross, 14 mos £675,
T Avon’s Simmental cross, 9 mos £615.
Feeding bulls - G Page’s Sussex, 12 mos £495, T Baldwin’s Hereford cross, 12 mos £555, C Wickham’s Hereford x Sussex, 15 mos £627
and finally Friesians -
M Peters’ yearling steers to £345 and Pete Parkes’ two year old £590
Next Sale
Monday, 21st September
Entries already include:-
Pedigree Limousin bull from K Richardson, Annual home-bred consignment of
46 Simmental cross steers and heifers, 13/14 mos from PW Taylor & Sons,
25 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 10/17 mos from AA & M Woolgar, 20 Friesian steers, Sept/Oct ‘08 from John Marsh, 15 Friesian steers, 12/13 mos from M Peters,
15 Aberdeen Angus, Simmental and Belgian Blue cross steers, 12/24 mos from
LA Charman, 17 Sussex cross steers and heifers, 24/25 mos from H Royce;
10 Sussex and Sussex x Simmental steers, 15/18 mos from RW & SM Tidy
Further entries for this sale now being taken

CALVES (16) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Only black and white, white and black and red and whites, all dairy bred bull calves - no crossbred beef calves forward and many customers looking for calves. Norweign Red x Friesian bull to £58, medium Friesian bulls £50, £38, etc. Holstein type £38, Ayrshire £21, £18, £16.

PIGS (2) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Just two Saddleback maiden gilts make £100 and £96

SHEEP (1316) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (425) Overall average 132.2p per kilo
With the national price at a seasonal low it was the very best that rang the bell, but we are pleased to report there were no disappointments.
Leading prices per kg:- PT Bower 156.5p, 137.4p, JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd 148.9p,
AR Uridge 145.6p, TM Wigmore 145.5p, 143.3p, FA Starley P’ship 142.9p, 138.7p,
H Parks 142.9p, RG Whyman 142.9p, 139p, 137.2p, DW Reed 142.1p, MW Littmoden 140.5p, FJ Pope 138.8p, JHJ Gasson 138.2p. Leading prices per head:- C Kniestedt £72.50, FA Starley P’ship £70.50, £67, £65.50, £63, £62.50, R Moore £68.50, R Lloyd-Campion £67.50, JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd £67, £64, S Cook £66.50, TM Wigmore £64.50, AR Uridge £64.50, £63.50, RG Whyman £64.50, SJ Carr £62.50.

EWES (329)
Another rip roarer of a trade, no matter what ewes you have we have the ‘best job’ for them at Hailsham. C Kniestedt £83, R & W Brown £73.50, £72.50, £71, TH Carnaghan £73.50.

STORE SHEEP (562)
It’s a store lamb paradise at Hailsham. With the finished price where it is, its surely pays hands down to sell as stores. All proper stores are upwards of £50 per head. Mind you it probably pays to buy the small lambs which will then come out next spring in time to catch the very top prices. As previously we recommend you vigorously sell and buy stores as many times as is possible in the course of the year.
D Powell £55, £53, £52, £49, LM Morgan £54, HC Grissell £52.80, £52.20, £52,
DW Reed £51 (twice), £50.50, TW Wigmore £51, D Jenkins £49.80, PW Fuller £48.50,
H Parks £48, Bush Enterprises £47.50.

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OSNEY LODGE FARM
Byers Lane, South Godstone, Surrey
COLLECTIVE SALE of
TRACTORS, FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES, PLANT,
POULTRY, HAY & AGRIC MISCELLANY
‘91 Ford 8630 Powershift, ‘F’ reg. Case Int. 685, ‘83 M/F 240 and Iseki 545 tractors, Suzuki 400 Sports, Suzuki 50cc and Suzuki 1600 ATV quad bikes; M/F 50B & Hymac 141P diggers, Libra 14t drott; ‘95 Isuzu trooper; ‘01 Subaru Impreza GL; ‘N’ Reg. Fiat Ducato panel van; Trailers inc:- Marston 12t grain, 13’ flat bed, 3t tipping. I/W cattle and double horse, plus various other plant and car trailers; Site office/canteen unit; horse cart and Sulky; dung spreaders; Dalbo Compact 6m ring rolls, DP8B s/r 5fr. rev. plough; Plotmaster harrow/drill; Vicon Mashio 3m power and Logic springtine harrows, Ransome Triple 213 and Krone 243 mowers, Reko 320L supercut and Westmac Welger RP12S round balers; hay bobs, turners and rakes, McConnell hedgetrimmer; Manitou bale spike, flat 8 grab, bucket and silage roller grab; livestock equipment inc. hay racks, mangers, troughs, etc.; tractor spares inc. Ford series 40 set of front weights; chestnut stakes, gates and wire; quantity of shrubs; timber; new tools; mowers; cement mixers; generators; power washers; chain saws; strimmers; hedgecutters; miscellany, poultry, round bales of hay etc., in all approx. 800 plus lots – Catalogues now available
SATURDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER at 10 a.m.
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ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
Collective Sale
THURSDAY, 8th OCTOBER
Entries close Friday, 25th September
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THE DOLPHIN SHEEP FAIR
The Biggest One Day Sheep Fair In The South East
at ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
to be held on
THURSDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER

4,500/5,000 HEAD
Entries include:-

1,500 SHEARLING EWES,
inc. 340 Suffolk cross & Suffolk x Mule,
600 Mules inc. consignments from T Rea, G Vicary, J & M Carr & R Young,
460 Lleyn, Texel, Charollais, etc.;

2,500 LAMBS
- inc. consignments from T Carnaghan, SJ Carr, The Norton Farm Partnership, Exors of Lady Prideaux, HH Harvey & Son, J Wheatland,
Whelan Farms, R Ponsford, Bungehurst Farm Ltd and Garuara Estates

600/800 BREEDING EWES
inc. 144 Lleyn, Scotch Half Bred
and Suffolk cross 1/2 crop ewes from Park Hatch Estate

250 RAMS
inc. 60 Suffolks, 50 Texels, 40 Charollais,
40 Southdowns, 15 Lleyns, 3 Romneys, 7 Hampshires,
2 Oxford Downs, 7 Blueface Leicesters, 12 Beltex,
6 Poll Dorsets and 6 Welsh Badger Face
also incorporating
THE SOUTH EASTERN AREA SUFFOLK SHEEP SOCIETY
SHOW & SALE of RAMS
THE SOUTHDOWN SHEEP SOCIETY OFFICIAL SALE
(60 entered including rams and shearlings ewes)
and the SOUTH EASTERN TEXEL GROUP
SHOW of SHEARLING RAMS
Catalogues now available
Main Sponsors – KENT WOOL GROWERS
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MASKETTS MANOR FARM
Nutley, Nr. Uckfield
Dispersal Sale of
FARM MACHINERY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
inc ‘02 John Deere 6210, 4 w/d with J/D 651 loader; ‘B’ Reg. International 956XL, Ford 3000 tractors; Warwick flat bed bale trailer, only 2 seasons, and one other; Jaguar flail topper; Kuhn MDS 1141 fert. spreader; Vicon mower conditioner; New Holland 841 round baler; Hay zip tedder; Machio power harrow; Dowdeswell DPI five furrow rev. plough; Farmhand 450 dung spreader; Hardi crop sprayer; Parmiter harrows; Grays flat roller; Yard scraper; Livestock equipment inc. cattle handling system; large and small calf hutches; drinking tanks; round cattle feeder; sheep and cattle troughs; sheep hurdles; calf milk feeder; gates, etc.
SATURDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER
on the instructions of Wendy Bowsher, surrendering the tenancy
FURTHER ENTRIES INVITED
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** FARM DIRECT**

BULL BANK
Limousin stock bull
Young Pedigree Aberdeen Angus bull
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DAIRY DIRECT
WANTED - 12 Friesian Holstein Heifers - late summer/autumn calving
5 FRIESIAN IN-CALF COWS, due to calve late winter
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BEEF DIRECT
Five Pedigree Sussex bulling heifers
By Trottenden Major 13th and Elbridge Formidable
11 Young Sussex x Friesian beef cows
with Sussex/Angus calves at foot, majority March born, cows been running with Sussex/Angus bull, PD+
WANTED - Crossbred Beef in-calf heifers
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DEADSTOCK DIRECT - WANTED Shepherds Hut any condition considered
RRW 07860 663345 / 01323 844874
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S.D.F. GENERAL VERMIN CONTROL
Mark Littmoden - Traditional Mole Catcher
01273 483636 – 07949472495
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MIG & ARC - For all Farm Repairs and Fabrication
Tel: Rob Sargent 07809 545849 or 01424 892620
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