South East Marts – Hailsham Market Primestock report for:

CATTLE (41 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Easter Show of Prime Cattle - Just a bit of fun - Thank you to all those that took part - good rewards for all - breathtaking trade for the quality cattle. Commercial finished steers break the £1,000 barrier, eight over 140p per kilo and eight over 130p per kilo. All very satisfactory - proving if the quality is there the price is there to match it. Keep them coming to Hailsham Every Wednesday - PLEASE.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS

JH Dickson & Son’s 550 kg. Simmental heifer 157p
Rupert Taylor Ltd’s 445 kg. Charolais 150p
C Vandermeer’s 515 kg. Limousin heifer 147p
W Beck & Son’s 525 kg. Limousin heifer 146p
MG Southouse’s 545 kg. Belgian Blue 144p
J & M Jones’ 655 kg. Limousin 144p
St. Georges Retreat’s 520 kg. Limousin heifer 144p
JH Bingham’s 710 kg. Simmental 141p
MG Southouse’s 475 kg. Limousin 139p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (16)
Short and sharp - no overage beef, all cull cows and heifers. Lean cow beef is the order of the day and favourable exchange rates promotes keen export orders amongst wholesalers, keeping prices high. MORE NEEDED. FA Starley & Son’s Limousin cow 120p, 119p and J & M Jones’ Saler cross 99p. Top Holsteins from FJ Cornwell & Son 94p and 90p, Lean steakers 78.5p - 86p, plain cows to 71p and meat Jersey 66p.
Next Wednesday - Registered Angus stock bull to be sold in the OTMS

CALVES (58 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Nearly sixty calves at Hailsham - good to see some part reared calves forward, some youngsters not the demand of seven days ago but not the quality either. Simmental cross heifer £116, Blonde cross heifer £116, Blonde cross bull £92, Charolais cross heifer £70, Limousin cross heifer £70, Angus cross bull £60 and heifers £50.

PIGS (18) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Eighteen head on offer, trade not following the beef and lamb, heavy feeders looking good value at £25 per head. Curly coated rare breed stores £8. Twenty store pigs and two GOS sows entered for next week

SHEEP (1052) - Auctioneer: Nick Young
LAMBS (51)Overall average 177.3p per kg.
A surprisingly good trade. The only worry now is that we will not have the consistency of supply and demand will fall. Please keep in touch, this is the only aspect of sheep marketing which could be uncertain in the short term.
Leading prices per kilo:- Mrs SM Becvar’s 316.5p, 314.2p, H Wyatt 193.4p, 174.2p, 165.7p, 155p, G Harvey 185.8p, Mrs MAE Clark 173.7p, M Littmoden 155.8p. Leading prices per head:- Mrs SM Becvar £115, £100, H Wyatt £76, £69, £66, MW Littmoden £69, Mrs MAE Clark £66.

HOGGETS (546)Overall average 133.3p per kg.
A tremendous price increase but be careful it is MEAT that’s wanted. Best of the day to CA Lee & Sons, Doug Reed, Alistair Ainslie & Susan Harmer.
Leading prices per kg: CA Lee & Sons 152.2p, 146.7p, 141p, DW Reed 146.8p, 144.2p, 140.6p, 138.9p,
AL Ainslie 145.6p, J & S Harmer 144.1p, 139.2p, AA & M Woolgar 143.8p, MK Wickens 139.2p,
Leading prices per head: FG Coles £80, £67, DW Reed £71.50, £68.50, E Gingell £68.50, AL Ainslie £68,
RD Thomas £67.80, J & S Harmer £67.50 £65. AJ & GM Gingell £67, JN Carr Farms £65, CA Lee & Sons £65.

EWES (48)
Short entry, much dearer - get your ewes down to Hailsham.
AA & M Woolgar £62, £40, R & W Brown £47.50, A Ellett £43.50, £43.

STORES (403)
Battled from first to last, how we wish we had more. As we’ve said before - buying or selling - Hailsham is the place. Friday Street Farmers £47, £45, DW Reed £45.80, RG Whyman £44.80, £42.20, £39, MA Groombridge £44, R & W Brown £44, £43.50, £41, LM Morgan £43.80, JD Trunkfield Farms £43.50, RL Haines £41.50,
H Venters £41.
Entered for next week - Wednesday, 19th April - 20 Texel cross ewe hoggets and 20 mainly Kent ewes with their lambs at foot

EASTER SHOW & SALE RESULTS

JUDGES SPECIALS -
Sponsored by Matthew Miller of Lloyds TSB Agriculture
awarded to:-
J & M Jones’ Limousin steer 144p
JH Bingham’s Simmental steer 141p(to gross £1,001.00)
and St. Georges Retreat’s Limousin heifer 144p

BEST COW -
Sponsored by Duffields Feed Supplies,
awarded to:- FA Starley Partnership
- 710 kg. Limousin cross at 119p purchased by Clive Allen

Our thanks to judge Guy Grimston for coming off the subs
bench at the last minute and playing his part to the full.

CHAMPION PEN OF MILK LAMBS

Sponsored by
Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd
awarded to
Mrs SM Becvar
and purchased by Forge Farm Meats (Southborough) at £115 per head

RESERVE CHAMPION PEN
awarded to
Mrs SM Becvar
and purchased by Richard Wood of Burgess Hill - £100 per head

Class 1 (Up to 32 kgs.) Sponsored by D S C Supplies
First & Res. Championship Prize - Mrs SM Becvar - 31.6 kg. - £100.00
Second Prize - G Harvey - 29.6 kg. - £55.00

Class 2 (Over 32.1 kgs.) Sponsored by D S C Supplies
First & Championship Prize - Mrs SM Becvar - 36.6 kg. - £115.00
Second Prize - Mrs H Wyatt - 39.6 kg. - £69.00
Third Prize- Mrs H Wyatt - 35 kg. - £58.00

Best Pen of Hoggets
Sponsored by Forge Farm Meats (Southborough)
awarded to DW Reed 48.7 kg. - £71.50 per head
purchased by David Turner (Judge)