South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for: Wednesday 12th September 2007

FOOT & MOUTH .... Stop Press... Stop Press.....
No animal movements - awaiting announcements from Defra
Difficult times for all
Hopefully Collection Centre status at
Hailsham can be established once again
to serve the farming community - early days!
Clearly no auction markets operating for some time but SEM will be here to
sell and market your stock to its best advantage.

SALES OF FINISHED STOCK BY PRIVATE TREATY
Finished Cattle and sheep to sell then please let us know, subject to the ongoing controls we will be endeavouring to place stock on clients behalf to its best advantage.

STORE CATTLE & SHEEP TO SELL ?
STORE CATTLE & SHEEP TO BUY ?

Please register your interest with us
Obviously it will be some time before store
sales resume of both cattle and sheep.
Our Direct Sales Register will be operating
Remember the orderly and proper marketing of stock is crucial - please keep in touch,
we are always happy to discuss your requirements during this latest crisis.

PRIME CATTLE (30) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Firm, firm trade, Hailsham highlights W Ware & Son’s, Portsmouth, Limousin x Sussex 18 months 146p and grosses £846.80 and also has lightweight heifers at 118p. Liverton Partners’ Charolais x Friesian steer 105p, Mrs Greenwood’s barley bulls - Aberdeen Angus 100.5p and Holsteins to 88.5p. Encouraging demand.

WEDNESDAY'S TOP SPOTS

W Ware & Son’s 580 kg. Limousin 146p
W Ware & Son’s 505 kg. Limousin heifer 118p
W Ware & Son’s 520 kg. Limousin heifer 112p
W Ware & Son’s 445kg. Limousin heifer 110p
JH Geering & Son’s 595 kg. Limousin 109.5p
RW Kemp & Partners’ 565 kg. Limousin heifer 108p
JH Geering & Son’s 530 kg.Limousin heifer 108p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (21)

Talk of demand slipping but definitely not at Hailsham - good cows forward. All well fleshed black and white cows 65/77p range, top five Friesian Holsteins 77p, 75p, 72p, 69.5p, & 68p. Beef cows as good - Angus cross 84.5p, 80p, Sussex 80p & 71p. Mrs Greenwood has Guernseys to 63.5p (£450 per head). No b & w cows less than 57.5p, Overage beef - C Broucke’s Friesian Holstein steers 86.5p, 84.5p twice.

CALVES (27)

Not enough for the potential customer base - a good trade. Ridgewood Farm’s Belgian Blue bull £180, Mayes Farms’ Belgian Blue cross heifer £148, K. Vicary’s Limousin cross bull part reared £154, Limousin cross heifer £125. Best of the black and white bulls £20, reared Hereford cross £20.

PIGS (--)

Pigs nearly fly, excellent trade, three pens GOS weaners, 10 weeks £38.50, £35, £26. Landcross weaners £38 each. GOS bacon weight 84p and £90 plus per head. Heavy Landrace cutter 96p per kilo and £96 per head.

SHEEP (493) - Auctioneer: Nick Young

LAMBS (395)Overall average 96.8p per kg.

Absolutely gutted !! We feel your pain. A special thank you to all who supported us - A great trade, all things considered. Leading prices per kg: Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son 112.9p, 102.3p, 99.8p, T Wigmore 108.8p, 103.6p, 100.2p, FP Norris & Son 107.3p, S Harvey-Hendley 106.4p, Miss C Howe 106.1p, R Peate 105p,
R Gorringe 103.8p.
Leading prices per head: S Harvey-Hendley £50, PJ Gammons £48.50, P Gorringe £47.50, £45.80, £44.80, Miss C Howe £47.20, FP Norris & Son £46.80, RD Thomas £46, R Gorringe £46, DW Reed £45

EWES (61)
LM Morgan £42, J & S Harmer £41.50, £36, DR & TA Gorringe £39.50.

STORES (34)
K Walford £35.20, DW Reed £33.50

SHEEP GRAZING AVAILABLE - Mark Cross
GRAZING WANTED - Herstmonceux/Hailsham/Pevensey Marshes Area
Contact Nick Young 01435 865077