South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 10^th DECEMBER 2008

CATTLE (39) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
A good post-show entry of finished cattle with the pre-Christmas trade holding its own. Derek Southouse again out with a very smart Limousin heifer selling at 160p. Best of the steers to Jim and Nick Geering’s homebred Continental at 142.5p. All better bred
steers and heifers changing hands in the 138p/145p price range. Keep them coming.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
MG Southouse 540 kg. Limousin heifer 160p
PR Nye’s 535 kg. Limousin heifer 145p
J & M Jones’ 525 kg. Limousin heifer 144p
JH Geering & Son’s 520 kg. Limousin heifer 143p
JB Gormley’s 560 kg. Limousin heifer 142.5p
JH Geering & Son’s 650 kg. Limousin 142.5p
JB Gormley’s 625 kg. Limousin 141.5p
St. Georges Retreat’s 510 kg. Sussex heifer 141p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (34)
The heavyweight brigade out in force. Deerhyde Ltd’s Simmental cross steers 1150 and 1100 kgs, Chris Williams’ Angus cross steers and heifers 955 kg., 905 kg. and 890 kg., Robbie Dick’s Hereford bull 1035 kg., Chris Rea’s Hereford cross cow 880 kg. St. Georges Retreat’s Hereford x Friesian cow 840 kg., Paul Rossi’s Friesian Holstein 780 kg. The very heavy steers and heifers 88p over fat to 113.5p, mostly 105p/113.5p, bulls to 80p, Simmental and Hereford cross cows 98/99p, Friesian Holstein 98p, Plain cows 45/65p, many sold very full. Medium steakers 72p, Simmental cross steers and heifers for further feeding 113/115p.

CALVES (14) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Only a few but all selling very well. Nick Adames’ Simmental-x bull £150, £143, £140 & heifers £102, Clearwater’s Blonde-x bull £135 and heifer £130, reared Angus-x, 10/12 week steers £267. Best of the Holsteins £20.

PIGS (7)
Lightweight porkers and cutters all colours, best white hybrid gilts 86p.
Three sows to £150 per head and 57p per kilo.
Selling pigs on Wednesday please let us know what you are bringing.

SHEEP (1243) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (406) Overall average 121.7p per kg.
Yet another bumper entry. Over 1240 penned and sold. Hailsham was going great guns today. Undoubtedly there is a rattling good trade for the best meated sheep. There are real rewards at Hailsham if you feed and draw your sheep properly. The “Framfield” connection - Messrs Woolgar and Coles got it right.
Leading prices per kg: AA & M Woolgar 136.3p, PT Bower 134.4p, D Miles 134p,
FG Coles 129.3p, 127p, T Wigmore 126.6p, JRV Wheatland 126.5p,
A Wood 126.3p, SJ Carr 126.3p, K Axell 126.3p, FS Major & Sons 126.2p, 125.3p,
S Edmond 126p, Mrs R Crowther 125.8p, 125.7p, FW & MJ Akehurst 125p
Leading prices per head: MA Groombridge £64.50, FG Coles £63.50, £63.20, £58, £56.50, PT Bower £61.80, Mrs R Crowther £59.80, D Fieldwick £59.50, £55,
S Edmond £58.20, AA & M Woolgar £56, A Wood £55.20, D Miles £55.20.

EWES (138)
Big entry, still no let up for the biggest and the best. Plainer and grazier types look better value. Many more wanted, particularly over the Xmas period. Please keep in touch. C Kniestedt £62.50, T Carnaghan £48.50, £48,
HA Penfold £46.50, K Axell £46, Mrs AM Eales £44.50, AR Uridge £44 £42, CM Wettern £41.50. L Andreozzi’s Suffolk x Mule in-lambers to £58.

STORE LAMBS (670)
An unbelievable trade and a cracking good entry - competition for all quarters. It pays to get involved who knows what the 2009 price will be! J & M Craig £54, K Axell £50, £45.80, JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd £49, £46.20, £46, £45, £44.50, SR Powell £47.20, £44.50, Plumpton College £44, E Gingell £44.
Please Watch Those Feet - Lame Sheep Cannot Be Accepted.

WE SELL STORE & BREEDING SHEEP
EVERY WEDNESDAY

CHRISTMAS MARKETS AND OPENINGS
There will be no market on
WEDNESDAY, 24th DECEMBER
and the offices will be closed on this day
We will re-open again on Monday, 29th December.
A normal Primestock Market
will be held on WEDNESDAY, 31st DECEMBER
and the offices will be closed on New Years day.
The usual Friday Stall Market and Boot fair will be held on
Friday, 2nd January