Steers - No. – Price		Heifers – No. - Price
PREMIUM (E & R/2,3 &4L)	--	--.-p	1	155.0p
PRIME (R4H and 0+ 3 & 4)	6	136.2p	6	138.0p
OTHERS (Remainder)	16	121.5p	4	118.3p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (22)
Overage beef holding very firm, cull cow trade little change. Shiner Harris’ purebred heavyweight Charolais cow grosses £1,035, selling 101p per kilo. Other Charolais cross cows 101p, 100p, 98.5p, well fleshed Sussex 96p, overfat Shorthorn cross 91p, heavyweight steaking Friesian Holsteins 81.5p and 80.5p. Best of the overage beef to
M & T Bourner’s Limousin cross heifer 127p and R Baker & Co’s Belgian Blue cross heifer at 126.5p.

CALVES (15) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Calf trade carries on a pace, demand very, very keen. Belgian Blue bull £267, Simmental bull £250, Limousin bull £215, Angus heifer £150 at five weeks. Younger sorts - Simmental bull £215, £195, £188, etc. and heifer £145. Why not try the auction ring.

PIGS (15) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Breeding pigs as advertised all running with Large White - Saddleback sows to £150 and gilts to £90. One pen of crossbred weaners £28.50 per head.

SHEEP (1032) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (249) Overall average 131.3p per kilo
Surprisingly short, the pound has weakened and yet the National has fallen, who can explain this trade. Suffice to say the Hailsham faithful were well rewarded.
Leading prices per kg:- KM Hawes 150p, 142.2p, AR Uridge 144.9p, 143.5p, 140.6p,
D Miles 143.2p, 143p, CA Lee & Sons 139.7p, 139.5p, 136.7p, A Wood 137.7p,
FA Starley P’ship 135.6p, JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd 135.2p, BJ Champion 135p.
Leading prices per head:- A Wood £72, £68, £64, B Claxton £72, FA Starley P’ship £69, HG Allen & Son £67, IH & FC Field LLP £67, £64, BJ Champion £62, A Taylor £62,
AR Uridge £62, Ashdown & General Land Co. £61.50, D Miles £61.50

EWES (216)
It is fair to say we didn’t have the best goods on offer, but no matter what we ring the bell week in week out at Hailsham. Whether big, bad or indifferent your ewes are wanted at Hailsham. ME Jones £66, £62.50, HG Allen & Son £65, £63,
FW & MJ Akehurst £64, £60, £59.

STORE LAMBS & BREEDING SHEEP (505)
Considering where the finished price is, all big stores were unbelievably well sold with no end of lambs upwards of £50. The longer term smaller lambs as we have said before look tremendous value to farm and catch the 2010 best price. Our advice is to get on now and keep trading.
Breeding sheep an out and out flyer for best bred ewe lambs from David and Tina Gorringe to £73, £67 and £65.
Other leading prices:- IH &FC Field’s Texel and Suffolk x Mules ewe lambs £58, £49.50, Norton Farm P’ship £53, Bentley Wildfowl £53, I Williams £52.50, LM Morgan £51.50, £49, Mrs D Owen £51.50, K Wyatt £50, PJ Greenaway £49.50, GE Tobitt £49. FA Starley P’ship’s New Zealand Romney rams to £155, JD Goodman’s Suffolk shearling ram £205, Charollais shearling ram £200 and AB Goldsmith’s Texel shearling rams to £170

Next week - 21st October - 3 Purebred Texel shearling rams
Let us know if you have breeding sheep to sell
We sell store lambs, breeding ewes and rams Every Wednesday
Come and see for yourselves - The price did not disappoint today.
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The 141st SOUTH EASTERN PRIME STOCK
WINTER FAYRE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE
incorporating South East Charolais Calf Show
at the Abergavenny Building, ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
on TUESDAY, 24th NOVEMBER
Prize Schedules now available
and entries close Monday, 26th October
Further details from the Show Secretary
Mary Masters 01273 517824(mary.m@btclick.com)
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168th HAILSHAM FATSTOCK SHOW
on WEDNESDAY, 2nd DECEMBER
Schedules now available
Entries Close 28th October
Further information from
Sally Habberfield - Mobile 07850 111837
or Eve. 01935 424624 or e-mail sallyhabberfield@hotmail.com
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STORE CATTLE REPORT
MONDAY, 12th OCTOBER ~ Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Definitely up a gear as we move into mid-October
smart suckler bred steers a smart price.

STORES - EITHER SIDE OF TWELVE MONTHS - Looking very well sold
JC Gower & Son’s Limousin cross steer, 9 months £607
Limousin cross heifer £447,
DJ Nichols’ Simmental cross steer, 9 mos £480,
James Wallis’ Belgian Blue x Friesian steer, 13 mos £595

EIGHTEEN MONTH STEERS & HEIFERS - Dairy and suckler bred
John Nye’s Simmental x Friesian steer, 16/18 mos £620,
Littleworth Farms’ Belgian Blue x Friesian heifer £645,
AJ Gingell & Son’s suckler bred Simmental heifer, 16 mos £610

ABERDEEN ANGUS & ABERDEEN ANGUS CROSS CATTLE
Congratulations to Keith Booker for his quality cattle from his Sunoak Herd -
premier cattle at premier prices, 21 month purebred steers at £895,
19 month steers at £685 and 9 month steers at £520.
Other Angus returns:- Littleworth Farms’ Angus x Friesian steer, 21/23 mos £735, and heifers £692, John Nye’s Angus cross suckler bred, 15 mos £687,
Charles Harding’s Angus cross steer, 14 mos £540, P Macinnes’ Angus x Continental heifer, 17 mos £520,
James Wallis’ Angus x Friesian steer, 12 mos £555 and heifer £392

OTHER NATIVES OF NOTE
P McDonald’s Sussex steer, 16 mos £697,
John Nye’s Hereford cross steer, 14/17 mos £655,
John Rodger’s Sussex cross steer, 13 mos £640

STEERS APPROACHING 2 YEARS & OVER - Big cattle, big prices
John Rodger’s Charolais cross steer, 26 mos £930, K Hick’s Charolais steer, 22 mos £890, HJ & R Clifton’s Limousin cross steer, 22 mos £835,
Bulstrode Farms’ Belgian Blue cross steer, 23/24 mos £800 and heifer £735

Only one consignment of FRIESIAN STEERS
from Michael Twose just over the two years topping out at £667
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Sale of
350 + Head of
BEEF BREEDING STOCK AND STORE CATTLE
on MONDAY, 19th OCTOBER at 11.30 a.m.
Entries include:- 30 Continental cross cows with Charolais cross calves at foot, late spring/summer born, dispersal consignment from Swains Farm, Littleworth,
6 Aberdeen Angus & Sussex cross heifers with their Sussex calves at foot, spring born, from K Uridge plus a Pedigree Hereford bull and Simmental bull
along with the usual sale of 280+ Store Cattle
inc. 46 Aberdeen Angus x Belgian Blue/Friesian steers and heifers, 8/10 mos, progeny of Beef Herd from JJS Farmer and 37 Limousin, Simmental and Aberdeen Angus cross suckler bred steers and heifers, 12/19 mos, progeny of Beef Herd from EJ Brickell & Son, 18 Limousin x Friesian heifers, 18/20 mos from FS Major & Sons, 16 Aberdeen Angus and Friesian steers, 18/26 mos from JG Frizzell, 15 Friesian steers, 12/13 mos from L Morgan, 12 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 18/19 mos from RC Baker & Co., 12 Simmental and Sussex cross steers and heifers, 17/18 mos from WH Gingell & Son plus many more good entries forward
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** FARM DIRECT**

BULL BANK
New in the Bank
Aberdeen Angus stock bull – to hire at an attractive rate or buy
also young Hereford bull
Three young registered Aberdeen Angus bulls
Three young Simmental bulls
Polled strain - choice of lemon and white and red and white
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BEEF DIRECT
WANTED - In-calf Limousin cross heifers
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FODDER DIRECT
Big Bales of hay, South Godstone well made ‘09
RRW 07860 663345 / 01323 844874
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Very sad to report the death of Relf Waters
of Highfields Farm, Hassocks on Monday, 12th October,
father to Roger and market user on both sides of the auction ring throughout his life at both Haywards Heath
and Hailsham. Service of Thanksgiving at the United Reformed Church, Hassocks
on Friday, 23rd October at 2.30 p.m.
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Sad to report the death of Paul Wakeham-Dawson of
Mill Laine Farm, Offham - Pedigree Southdown breeder of repute.
The funeral will be held at St. Michaels Church, High Street, Lewes

on Wednesday, 21st October at 2.00 p.m.
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It is also sad to report the death of Bob Hutchings
Bob was a lifelong supporter of both Haywards Heath and Hailsham Markets and will be sorely missed around the ringside. We believe a private funeral will be held.
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NFU – SOUTH EAST
Individual recording and electronic identification of sheep
Joint NFU and Defra meeting
Monday 19 October at 7.30pm
at Ardingly Room, Norfolk Pavilion
South of England Showground, Ardingly (RH17 6TL)
Bar open 6.50pm sponsored by Ketchum Manufacturing Company
ALL NFU MEMBERS WELCOME
Further information - NFU SE Regional Office 01730 711950
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ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION OF SHEEP
NSA and the LAA, Supported by EBLEX
have organised a series of EID Information meetings throughout England,
why not come along to HAILSHAM MARKET
on THURSDAY, 22nd OCTOBER at 4 p.m.
At these meetings and with the assistance of materials provided by EBLEX, the Regulations will be explained and questions answered. In addition information will be given to farmers on what they will need to do to comply in a variety of sheep farming systems. There will also be advice on the practical challenges and potential training needs of undertaking the electronic identification of sheep as well as the possible management benefits for some flocks of adopting the technology.
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KHAKI CAMPBELL DUCKLINGS FOR SALE - £6 each
SOUTH GODSTONE
SALLY PAGE - 01342 892216
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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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WANTED
Semi retired sheep farmer requires adult sheep dog mainly
for company and small amount of work
George Day - 01892 870282 eves.
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GRAHAM LONG - Professional Mole Catcher
Member of British Traditional
Mole Catchers Register
“One Mole left on Oct 1st can push up in excess of a 1000 molehills by April 1st”
Don’t delay get them caught early.
Day - 07795 226296 Eve - 01435 813718
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WANTED - SHEEP KEEP
Preferably East Sussex - Can Ewe Help
Contact SJR/Market Office 01323 844874