South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 10th JUNE 2009

CATTLE (30) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Average entry, demand very similar to last week. Brian Foster’s lightweight heifer out in front at 167p and John and Mary Jones lead the steer returns at 164.5p, both homebred Limousin cross stock. Best of the native bred cattle to Messrs. Flower & Lawrence’s Sussex cross heifers at 152p. Nine customers around the ringside - all creating healthy competitive competition even for the purebred Jersey steer at 103p.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
BJ Foster’s 485 kg Limousin heifer 167p
J & M Jones’ 565 kg. Limousin 164.5p
J & M Jones’ 660 kg. Limousin 157p
B J Foster’s 590 kg. Limousin 154p
Flower & Lawrence’s 505 kg. Sussex heifer 152p
B J Foster’s 510 kg. Limousin heifer 151p
J Mockford’s 620 kg. Simmental 150p
Flower & Lawrence’s 590 kg. Sussex heifer 149p
B J Foster’s 660 kg. Limousin 148p
Flower & Lawrence’s 500 kg. Sussex heifer 147.5p

	Steers - No. – Price		Heifers – No. - Price
PREMIUM (E & R/2,3 &4L)	4	156.4p	2	156.7p
PRIME (R4H and 0+ 3 & 4)	6	142.8p	3	142.8p
OTHERS (Remainder)	6	127.0p	2	134.4p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (Rock solid trade, just not enough. Good fleshed Limousin cross 121p and 123p, best of the natives - Angus cross cows at 112p, no Friesian Holstein cows on offer. Crossbred cow to graze to 107p, demand as keen as ever.

CALVES (10) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
No calves on offer

PIGS (7)
A consignment of Gloucester Old Spot x Oxford Black and Sandy pigs of pork and cutter weight received good interest - pork weight gilts to 95p per kilo, cutter weights to 80p. Entires more difficult to place to 74p per kilo.

SHEEP (433) Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (201) Overall average 183.6p per kilo
Oh boy what a trade. Predictably it is the usual suspects doing the best business - but we were woefully short of sheep and could easily have sold treble the number, the results speak for themselves. lease, please let us know what you have.
Leading prices per kg: D Miles 217.2p, L Andreozzi 200p, 196.8p, 192.4p, 189.5p, 188.6p, 184.8p,
Mrs PM Bignell 195p, RJ Lloyd-Campion 193.2p, 185.4p, GN & J West 187.3p, 185p,
Leading prices per head: L Andreozzi £86, £85, £84.50, £83, R Lloyd-Campion £85, £81, GN & J West £75.50, £75, EA Boyes & W New £75

HOGGETS (85) Overall average 133.3p per kilo
A problem for others but not so for us - amazingly still plenty of life in the trade.
Leading prices per kg.: AC Ellett 153.7p, 133.7p, CS Cooper 141.1p, TH Carnaghan 137.8p, Mr & Mrs RJ Bray 137.2p, Miss RE Hinton 136.3p, Freshfield Mill Farm 134.9p. Leading prices per head: T Carnaghan £67.50, £62, CS Cooper £67, Miss RE Hinton £64.50, £54.50, AC Ellett £60, £57.50, £54, Freshfield Mill Farm £54.50

EWES (113)
Still as good as ever and possibly dearer if anything. Again it is the ‘Factory Men’ who make the trade what it is at Hailsham. D Miles £85.50, T Carnaghan £83, £77.50, £75, AC Ellett £76.50.

EWES & LAMBS/STORE SHEEP (34)
We need very many more for this level of demand. Ees and lambs to £118 per couple. R Castle stores to £44,
For the first time in a long while we were very short in the Sheep Yard but this being mainly due to show week at Ardingly. Back to normal next week so get your sheep to Hailsham

SUFFOLK & SOUTHDOWN SHOW & SALE OF FINISHED MILK LAMBS
To Be Held On WEDNESDAY, 24th JUNE
Prizes to be awarded for
Best Pen of Three or more Suffolks & Southdown Milk Lambs
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Next Sale of
STORE CATTLE
to be held on
MONDAY, 15th JUNE at 11.30 a.m.
250/300 Head Anticipated
(Catalogue attached to the e-mail)
Including:- Dispersal Sale of the Pottage Herd of
PEDIGREE ABERDEEN ANGUS
Viz:- 28 Pedigree Cows - In-calf or with calves at foot,
8 Pedigree Maiden Heifers - 10/14 mos plus 25 Pure and Aberdeen Angus cross cows with Aberdeen Angus calves at foot
vacc. against BVD, Lepto, IBR and Blue Tongue
in all 90 plus head, the property of R P M Investments
40 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 12/14 mos by registered sire from WH Gingell & Son, 40 Limousin cross and Simmental cross and Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 12/15 mos from EJ Brickell & Son, 32 Sussex and Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 10/24 mos from P Cornford, 17 Purebred Aberdeen Angus steers and heifers, 12 mos from Lemons Farm, 12 Purebred Sussex steers and Pedigree Sussex heifers, 14/22 mos from JG & GF Hardy
Fortnightly Sales throughout the Summer - Next Sale - Monday, 29th June
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** FARM DIRECT**
BULL BANK
Pedigree Hereford bull, Aberdeen Angus bulls to buy and to hire
WANTED - Charolais bull
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BEEF BREEDING STOCK
WANTED
Twenty Belgian Blue cross or Simmental cross bulling heifers
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DAIRY DIRECT
Herd Reduction
50 PEDIGREE JERSEYS IN MILK OR IN-CALF
Comprising:- 15 Heifers and Young Cows, 1st to 3rd calvers - all recently calved, 32 Cows calving October to January - 12 with Danish Bloodline
WANTED - Friesian Holstein heifers with records, calving August onwards.
DEADSTOCK DIRECT
Oct ‘03 Massey Ferguson 6480 with M/F 897 foreloader,
LOW HOURS, 2,400 hours - air con. cab, air seat, suspended cab,
quad link front axle, purchased as ex. demo, one owner
RRW 07860 663345 / 01323 844874
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HAILSHAM FARMERS' PRODUCE & CRAFT MARKET
On SATURDAY, 13th JUNE
Held On Second Saturday In Every Month
9.00 ~ 12.30 At Hailsham Cattle Market
At our next market we will be holding our annual strawberry fayre with samples of fresh, juice strawberries available to all. We are also lucky to have a new fresh fish stall working out of the Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne, and offering a wide range of locally caught wetfish and shellfish. Our regular stalls will also be selling fresh meat, bread and cakes, seasonal vegetables and fruit, jams and pickles, Organic milk, honey and wax products, seasonal and perennial plants and our Crafts Section based outside, weather permitting.
For more information, or to book a stall please contact Janet Dann the Organiser on 01323 833359 or email janet@highlea.demon.co.uk.
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NYMANS FARM
Henfield, West Sussex
Dispersal Sale of
The Entire Long Established and well known Nuthurst herd of
117 PEDIGREE GUERNSEYS
viz: 85 Cows & Calved Heifers, calving all year round
4 In-calf Heifers, calving Sept/Oct.
15 Bulling Heifers, 13 Heifers, 6/9 mos
by Boskenna, Junes, Royal Oak and Four Winds Royal Delta
NMR Recorded - Lactation ave 5,026 kg. 4.46% BF 3.54% Pro, 204 cc
TB four year testing - no history
Lepto BVD and Blue Tongue vaccinated
Current service sire Instead Oberon and Simmental
Calving all year round
on THURSDAY, 25th JUNE
on behalf of Blyth Model Dairies, changing their farming policy
Sale to commence at 12 noon
Catalogues available shortly
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COURT LODGE FARM
Crowhurst, Near Battle
Important Sale of well maintained
ARABLE MACHINERY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
Viz:- ‘F’ Reg. JCB Loadall 525-B telehandler plus attachments; ‘L’ Reg. Fiat 115 4/wd, Ford 6600 and Muir Hill 121 dual wheel tractors; John Ford 8t monocoque tipping and flat bed bale trailers; Maxi Lift five leg Premier subsoiler; Dowdeswell DP120 four furrow plough; Amazone drill combination - i.e. KE302 power harrow and drill star drill 3m; Compact Diablo 6m hyd. ring rolls; Machio Reco tiller power harrow 3.5m; Opico folding grass harrows with seeder; Votex topper, used only two seasons; Bamford B467 hedgecutter; Quickfencer erection frame; Bauer slurry pump; Briggs irrigator; Lawrence Edwards power washer; IAE Centurion cattle crush, Feed barrow; drinking tanks, numerous gates, feed troughs; Forster Technik auto calf milk feeder, oak beams, etc.
on SATURDAY, 4th JULY
By order of J W Vernon and others
Further entries of machinery and equipment are invited for this sale -
Entries close this Friday, 12th June so please let us have your entries as soon as possible for inclusion in the catalogue
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GRAHAM LONG - Professional Mole Catcher
Using traditional trapping methods
Member of the British Traditional Mole Catchers Register
Fully insured - Over 30 years experience
07795 226296 - 01435 813718
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S.D.F. GENERAL VERMIN CONTROL
Mark Littmoden
Traditional Mole Catcher
01273 483636 – 07949472495
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MOBILE WELDING SERVICE
MIG & ARC - For all Farm Repairs and Fabrication
Tel: Rob Sargent
07809 545849 or 01424 892620
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ACCOMMODATION WANTED
NATURAL ENGLAND SHEPHERD, HIS SON & TWO WORKING DOGS SEEKS AFFORDABLE RURAL ACCOMMODATION IN LITLINGTON/JEVINGTON AREA
PLEASE CALL TIM BEECH ON 07733 086839
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