South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:-

WEDNESDAY, 11^th FEBRUARY 2009

CATTLE (30) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Good quality suckler bred cattle can command bids of 165/170p, just a few this week, James Wallis’ Angus cross steer and heifer 171p & 168p respectively. Dick Bradford on behalf of St. Georges Retreat has Charolais cross steers at 170p. Richard Stickland has a Blonde x Sussex heifer at 162p. Returns remain consistantly good - beef dairy bred steers and heifers changing hands at 145/155p and Hailsham’s speciality the Sussex - Carola Godman Law’s purebred steer 158p.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
J D Wallis’ 530 kg. Aberdeen Angus 171p
St Georges Retreat’s 575 kg. Charolais 170p
J D Wallis’ 570 kg. Aberdeen Angus heifer 168p
R J Stickland’s 515 kg. Blonde heifer 162p
H G Allen & Sons’ 645 kg. Limousin heifer 160p
MF & JC Cornwell’s 575 kg. Limousin heifer 158p
Mrs C Law’s 490 kg. Sussex 158p
Mrs C Law’s 565 kg. Sussex 150p
St Georges Retreat’s 510 kg. Belgian Blue heifer 149p
St Georges Retreat’s 530 kg. Sussex 148p

	Steers - No. – Price		Heifers – No. - Price
PREMIUM (E & R/2,3 &4L)	4	162.6p	4	162.0p
PRIME (R4H and 0+ 3 & 4)	11	142.8p	3	144.3p
OTHERS (Remainder)	2	134.5p	6	121.5p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (19)
Good crossbred beef cows consistently £1 plus and excellent trade for plain beef cows to feed on. Charolais cross 115p, Belgian Blue cross 114p, Sussex cross 116p,
Mick & Tony Bourner’s meat Limousin cross tops the lot at 120p. Very few holstein Friesians on offer lean sorts to 80p.

CALVES (14) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
For the second week running mostly black and white bulls - reared Friesians to £139, younger sorts - January born £28 per head. Richard Stickland’s Blonde cross bull £162 and heifer £146 - More needed

PIGS (8)
All entire cutter/baconers - well finished crossbred whites and coloureds to 88p per kilo £92.40 per head. Twenty one weaners booked for next weeks sale.

SHEEP (1289) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

MILK LAMBS (14) - H Wyatt 187.8p (£84)
HOGGETS (584) Overall average 167.2p per kg.
Substitute auctioneer likes the job, another cracking trade, currency and export led, long may it continue. Some lambs now fifty per cent more than this time last year, demand stands on from last week or even better - sheep yard buzzing but room for more.
Leading prices per kg. BC Thomas 198.2p, 183.3p, 179.9p, 176.7p, 176.5p,
JN Carr Farms 193.9p, 183.6p, 175.6p, AJ & GM Gingell 186.9p, 176.9p,
J Monnington Farms Ltd 180.6p, 176.4p, 176.3p, FP Norris & Sons 180p, Ashdown & General 179.8p, 175.6p
Leading prices per head: J Nicholls £90, £87, £86, £81, Ashdown & General Land Co £86, £80.50, FG Coles £84, C French £83, K Axell £82, J Monnington Farms Ltd £81.50, FP Norris & Son £81, BC Thomas £80.50

EWES (191)
Like everything in the sheep yard so far this year a joy to sell, four pens of cull ewes £80 - £87, five pens of cull ewes £70 - £79 and an outstanding average of £58.25 achieved. Keep them coming the more the better its an insatiable demand. RH Smith £87, £80, J & H Robinson £85, £79, £77,K Manning £84.50, AR Lavender £72,
M Brett £70.50, AB Goldsmith £70.

STORE LAMBS (460)
Store lamb trade is blue chip, the rock solid finished trade giving encouragement to re-invest in store lambs for later finishing, it will be a long time yet before any number of new seasons will be on offer!
R & D Martin £62, LM Morgan £59, £58, J & H Robinson £59, £50,
P Appleby £58.50, £54.50, £51.50, RJ Stevens £58, FS Major & Sons £57,
G Isden £55, £50, Mrs J Andrew £53, £52.50, D Fieldwick £52.

BREEDING SHEEP
Special consignment of Mule in-lamb ewes, full and broken mouth, lambing mid-April onwards £62, £60, £59 twice, etc.

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PETER PAGE (75)
It is with deep regret that we report the sudden death of Peter Page of Holme Farm, Polegate who died on Monday evening. His funeral will take place on Wednesday, 25th February at 2.30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Hailsham.
Peter was a lifelong supporter of Hailsham Market
and we will all miss him dearly on Market days.

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ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
The First Spring Auction of
AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY, BUILDERS'
& CONTRACTORS' PLANT
on THURSDAY, 12th MARCH
Entries now being accepted for this sale and close Friday, 27th February

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RABBIT/ROUGH SHOOTING URGENTLY REQUIRED
TO TRAIN & WORK SPANIELS
Prompt cash payment waiting
Tel: 07721 391473 or 01444 456343

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MARK & JIM ROGERS
FENCING & GARDENING CONTRACTORS
ALL TYPES OF FENCING UNDERTAKEN, HEDGE TRIMMING, STRIMMING, GARDEN CLEARANCE
Mark – 07739031514 and Jim – 07770786276

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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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ROLLED OATS FOR SALE
Competitive price - Can deliver
Trevor Kensett 07860499162
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** FARM DIRECT **

BULLS to buy - BULLS TO HIRE
Most breeds represented - Natives or Continentals
Unregistered and Registered Angus, choice of seven
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DAIRY DIRECT
Spring calving Friesians and Friesian Holstein cows
further details next week, register your interest now
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FODDER STORE
ALL AVAILABLE - Hay, Straw and Silage, stretching across the south east big round and big square bales, some small hay also clamp grass silage on various farms in East and West Sussex and Kent -
Sales agreed daily
We many have some close to you - why not give us a call.
New on the list
Clamped Grass Silage on farms in Lewes/Hailsham area
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RRW 07860 663345 / 01323 844874