South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 12 th MAY 2010

CATTLE (27) Auctioneer:Roger Waters
On the week better demand for the best. Mike Richards has the best 155.5p for a young Angus x Continental steer. Best of the heifers - Mark and John Cornwell’s homebred suckler Limousin cross 155p, finished Limousin cross cattle nearly all in the 140/150p per kilo price range. Liverton Partners’ lead the native returns with a heavyweight Sussex cross steer at 138.5p.

HAILSHAM'S HOT SPOTS

Richards Agricultural Co. Ltd’s 545 kg. Angus 155.5p
M F & J C Cornwell’s 560 kg. Limousin heifer 155p
Richards Agricultural Co. Ltd’s 550 kg. Limousin 153p
J & M Jones’ 490 kg. Limousin heifer 153p
Richards Agricultural Co. Ltd’s 565 kg. Limousin 149p
J & M Jones’ 610 kg. Blonde d’Aquitaine 148.5p
B J Foster’s 600 kg. Limousin 146p
B J Foster’s 545 kg. Limousin heifer 145p
B J Foster’s 635 kg. Limousin heifer 143p
M F & J C Cornwell’s 580 kg. Limousin heifer 142.5p
B J Foster’s 545 kg. Limousin heifer 142p

COWS & OVERAGE BEEF (19) Auctioneer:Roger Waters
Wholesalers talking the trade back, but no sign of it at Hailsham, most cattle changing hands at £1 per kilo plus. Well fleshed Blonde and Simmental cross cows 112p and 113.5p. George and Mike Martin’s Friesian to 108.5p and £730 per head. Cows to graze on still very much in demand, ready to meet the grass when it comes, Simmental cross 115.5p, 105.5p, etc.

CALVES (24) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Rich rewards around the calf ring, many more needed to satisfy present demand. Reared Simmental x Friesian heifers £320, Angus cross bulls, 6/7 weeks £285 and heifers £177, Limousin cross bull, 4 weeks £290,Sussex cross bulls, 3 weeks £205 and heifers £145, all in all selling very very well.

PIGS (--) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Next Wednesday, 19th May already entered Two Tamworth x Large White boars, approx. 8/9 mos and 15 Saddleback weaners, 16/18 weeks, plus 3 year old Gloucester Old Spot boar

SHEEP (723) Auctioneer: Nick Young
LAMBS (35) Overall average 211.1p per kilo
Trade definitely warming up. Team Starley of Steyning do best business with Fiona Field in close attendance. Many more big meated lambs wanted as many butchers particularly the retailers make the switch from old to new season.
FA Starley Partnership £93.50 (225.3p), £93 (225.2p), £90 (214.3p), £85 (229.7p), £85 (209.4p), IH & FC Field LLP £82 (212.4p and 210.3p)

HOGGETS (346) Overall average 161p per kilo
In the main a very moderate show of hoggets. A really good trade for the best and the biggest. Please remember it is meat that is wanted because it is in short supply Leading prices per kg:- A R Lavender 194.6p, 174.8p, 173.3p, R Gorringe 183.4p,
S Tingley 180.6p, I Gasson 180p, 177.8p, CM Crowther 178.6p, HH Visser 177.9p, 173.3p, AC Ellett 174.6p, RJ Verity 174.4p, MK Wickens 172.5p, L Miles 172.1p
Leading prices per head:- TD Butcher £92.50, A Mitchell £90, £87, RR Waters £90, Fairfield Farms £89.50, CM Crowther £89, D Marley £88.50, £84.50 (twice), I Gasson, £85.50, AC Ellett £85, K Davis £85, M Brett £84.50, L Miles £84.50, Mrs J Andrew £83.50, Mrs C Dancey £83.

EWES (211)
Week in week out Hailsham has the dearest cull ewe trade with no exception. You know it makes sense to get your ewes to Hailsham - if you don’t then just come along and see for yourselves. R Rogers & Sons £96, £85, PG Poole, £95, DE Hull £94, RJ Grover £94, J & M Lampshire £87.50, Miss RE Hinton £87 (thrice), A Mitchell £87, AD Harris £87, RJ Miles £83

EWES & LAMBS . A real humdinger, Miss RE Hinton’s 13 Suffolk cross ewes with their lambs £119 (£59.50 per life), N Reader’s ewes and lambs to £86 (£35 per life). How can they be justified to farm on when they are worth as much now? Next week 12 Pedigree Southdown ewes with their 20 lambs entered.

STORE LAMBS (131)
An extremely competitive trade from first to last. C Unsted £74, D Miles £70, HH Visser £65, JE Lamplugh £62, NE Velvick £62, R Gorringe £62.

SHEEP TAGS - EID - Please note that any sheep born and/or identified in 2010 should be tagged and identified with tags compliant with the new EU 21/2005 sheep EID regulation rules.
Last year’s tags are not acceptable.
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MONDAY, 10th MAY ~ Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Despite the lack of grass growth and cautious finished trade
Hailsham has highlights to set the ringside buzzing.
Quality Native and Continental store cattle from loyal supporters of the market are richly rewarded. Bob & Mike Sherwood’s Limousin steers reach £725 and £680 at 12 mos and Liverton Partners’ yearling Purebred Sussex steer reaches £640
BREEDING STOCK - Mark Hambrook’s consignment - Limousin-x cow with Angus cross bull calf £830, Sussex-x cow with Angus steer £815

SUCKLER BRED STEERS & HEIFERS - either side of twelve months
Top call Mike & Bob Sherwood’s Limousin cross steers £725
and heifers £680. Others in the frame this week:-
DG & J Jackson’s Charolais cross steers, 12 months £692,
A Gingell’s Simmental cross steer, 14 mos £630,
AR & J Waters’ Simmental cross steers, 11 mos £630 and heifers, 12 mos £530,
H Hawkins & Co’s Simmental heifers, 12/13 mos £570,
LA Charman’s Charolais cross steers, 12 mos £600,

NATIVE BRED STEERS & HEIFERS- all ages
Liverton Partners’ purebred yearling Sussex take a starring role at £640, all agreed nothing wrong with that. Aberdeen Angus cattle looking better value that earlier in the spring. Leading prices
LA Charman’s Angus x Friesian steer £685,
AR & J Waters’Sussex cross, 12/14 mos £638,
A Goldsmith’s Angus cross, 17 mos £555,
Mrs PM Bignell’s Angus cross steer, 17 mos £545, and heifers £450,
N Dallyn’s Sussex x Friesian steers, 11/12 mos £540,
WH Beard & Son’s Angus cross steers, 12/13 mos £515 and heifers £417

OLDER STORES - Only a few
RJ Ayres & Son’s Limousin x Friesian steers, 21/22 mos £760,
WS & JM Daniels Simmental cross steer, 19 mos £760,
DG & J Jackson’s Charolais cross heifer £750,
J Dann’s Simmental x Limousin heifer £722

FRIESIAN -HOLSTEINS, NEW ZEALAND BRED, BRITISH BRED & ENTIRES
Bigger numbers forward the more extreme Holstein easier
the better the breeding the better the price.
IR Stickland’s Friesian steers, 19 mos £590,
S West’s Holsteins £267, J Marsh’s British Friesian £340,
D Nixon’s Friesian Holsteins, 7 mos £285
NO SALE NEXT WEEK - NEXT SALE MONDAY, 24th MAY
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