South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 16th APRIL 2008

CATTLE (42 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Entry on the up, like the trade but we still need more. John & Mary Jones score double top with their two homebred Limousin cross steers at 142p. Paul Collinson’s South Devon and Flower & Lawrences’ Limousin cross heifers share the best heifer price at 140p. Paul Collinson also has young South Devon bulls to 133p. Keep them coming, keep feeding them and thank you to all those that continue to support the live market. Cattle looking short for next week.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
J & M Jones’ 640 kg. Limousin 142p
J & M Jones’ 610 kg. Limousin 142p
MG Southouse’s 515 kg. Limousin 141p
MG Southouse’s 600 kg. Belgian Blue 140.5p
Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son’s 580 kg. South Devon heifer 140p
Flower & Lawrence’s 545 kg. Limousin heifer 140p
RW Kemp & Partners 585 kg. Limousin heifer 137p
J Mockford’s 620 kg. Limousin 136p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (19)
Cull Cow market and overage beef continue to orbit. Richard White’s Limousin cross cow rockets to 124p per kilo. Not a Friesian Holstein in the entry. Dairy Shorthorns 99p, South Devons 99p, Montbeliarde 96.5p (just a steaker). Continental beef cows to graze 93p, 85p, etc. Overage beef sparkling - Robert Lavender - RC Baker & Co Limousin cross heifer 117p, Julian Mockford Belgian Blue cross heifer 111p, sold locally and sold well.

CALVES (40 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Trade with a ‘spring’ in its step. Angus and Belgian Blues dominate the entry, best of the Blues, all steered £162, £160 twice, best of the Angus bulls £118, £112, £97 £97, etc. and heifers £95, £87, £85 etc. One Montbeliarde bull £165, nothing wrong with these prices.

PIGS (8) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Nine sows, some breeders, some not, some white, some with spots. Possible breeders £112, £110 and £88, Probable culls £88, £87, £75 each.

SHEEP (1232) - Auctioneer: Nick Young

LAMBS (32) Overall average 138.5p per kg.
A bitter disappointment with undermeated lambs on offer. It is crucial at prices approaching £2 per kilo for the proper article to get it right. Mrs V Miles 151.5p (£50), 149.7p (£52), 149.7p (£55), H Wyatt 150.3p (£52), 147.5p (£54).

HOGGETS (617)Overall average 129p per kg.
A roller coaster ride with the best ringing the bell and the rest not. Again at these prices it is crucial that your hoggets are properly presented. Good meated hoggets are at a significant premium over the under meated sorts - again it pays to get it right. Leading prices per kg: DP & S Douglas 165.3p, L Barrett 152.7p, 147.1p, 143.9p, H Hawkins & Co 152.6p, JG Frizzell 148.2p, AR Lavender 146.6p, 144.9p, 140.7p, Littleworth Farms 144.3p, CA Lee & Sons 144.1p, 138p, M Brett 143.1p, FW & MJ Akehurst 142.2p,
MW Littmoden 140.7p. Leading prices per head: DP & S Douglas £65.80, H Hawkins £65.50, £63.50,
JG Frizzell £65, RG Whyman £64.20, £64, £63.80, RW Kemp & Ptn £64.20, BC Thomas £64, CA Lee & Sons £63.80, £63.20.

EWES (325)
If you want to sell ewes then Hailsham is definitely the place for you. A real humdinger definitely the best in the south of England. Significant interest in grazing ewes. Please let us know what you have. BC Thomas £63, Littleworth Farms £62.50, Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son £61.50, D Revell £61.50. Ewes and lambs to £27.25 per life. Alongside the slaughter ewes these do look value to farm on

STORES (210)
A grand job but please watch those teeth. RJ Stevens £50, BC Thomas £44.80, S Edmond £44, D Massey £42.80, DJ Funnell £42.50, £37, D Revell £41.20, C Bull £39.50, D Walker £37.50, D Gosling £36.50.

Note - Next week we will start selling at 11.30 am prompt.
Please make sure your sheep are in early.

BLUETONGUE - THE FACTS

Brown & Nuttall (Heathfield) Highcroft (Hailsham)
Howe, Starnes, Gatward, Blowey & Wood (Uckfield) and Senlac (Battle) inconjunction with the NFU
“Bluetongue - the Experience in Holland and Treatment of the Disease” by Boehringer Ltd. - “Bluetongue - Vaccination” by Intervet Ltd
at the Horseshoe Inn, Windmill Hill (on A271)
on THURSDAY, 24th APRIL at 7.30 pm
The powerpoint presentations will be followed by a Question and Answer session chaired by Jeff Trunkfield, County Chairman of the NFU -
a chance for farmers to pose questions on Bluetongue to the
combined brains of all four practices
Light Refreshments will be available courtesy of Boehringer Ltd.

K.W.G. - WOOL SACKS
Sheet Distribution at Hailsham Market will be on Wednesday, 16th April, 30th April & 14th May
between the times of 10 am - 3 pm
NOVARTIS (on behalf of KWG) will be holding a
CLICK & GUN CLINIC on WEDNESDAY, 23rd APRIL
Between 12 noon and 3 pm