FOOT & MOUTH & BLUE TONGUE UPDATE
WEDNESDAY, 17th - AFTERNOON

Hailsham Market up and running and looking to be returning to some degree of normality and free to conduct business as usual in East Sussex. At the time of going to print West Sussex and Surrey continue to be a FMD risk area and we are told this is subject to continual review - hopeful that we will be able to accept your stock from this area very soon - a matter of days. The Bluetongue protection zone continues to move across the country and now extends into Wales & up to Yorkshire - store cattle and sheep can trade freely in this zone with the exception of the FMD surveillance zone in Surrey.

Stock purchased to go into the FMD risk area travels under the general licence and
with a consignment note - regulations are being relaxed and changing daily -
keep in contact with us at Hailsham - we will help if we can.

SHEEP TRADING
Direct and under the hammer - proposed sale on
Monday, 29th Octoberand thereafer on Mondays
Special Sheep Breeding Sales of
Shearling ewes, rams and store lambs
Please let us know what you have for inclusion in the catalogue and to enable us to promote the sales.
We may have your sheep requirements on our extensive private sale register - we are only a phone call away.

South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for: Wednesday 17th October 2007

PRIME CATTLE (17) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Back in business to a blistering trade, everybody enjoying the transparency of the auction system once again. Chris Rea deservedly top shot at 124p for a young Sussex cross suckler bred heifer - medium weight heifers dominated the entry all changing hands between 103p & 124p to average 113p. Best of the steers to David Miles’ Limousin cross at 116.5p. Friesian Holstein steers to 89.5p. Just not enough of them.
“a big thank you to those that continue to support Hailsham Market”.

WEDNESDAY'S TOP SPOTS
C J Rea’s 500 kg. Sussex heifer 124p
CJ Rea’s 530 kg. Simmental heifer 120p
CJ Rea’s 585 kg. Sussex heifer 117.5p
D Miles’ 530 kg. Limousin 116.5p
CJ Rea’s 570 kg. Simmental heifer 116.5p
CJ Rea’s 525 kg. Simmental heifer 116p
St Georges’ Retreat’s 630 kg. Simmental heifer 113.5p
CJ Rea’s 520 kg. Sussex 110.5p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (2)
Only two over thirty month steers forward - lean Blue bred steer to 75p per kilo. No cull cows on offer.

CALVES (52)
Pleasing to report five pens of calves with customers keen to buy. Good bred Continental cross bull calves all £130 plus. Simmental cross £136, Blonde cross £135, Charolais cross £132. Best of the Continental cross heifers £80/£90 price range. Reared Angus bulls keenly competed for to £168 and heifers £80. Friesian Holstein bulls difficult to clear £5/£20 but all sold. Please let us know what calves you are bringing to market.

SHEEP (350)

LAMBS (168) Overall average 804p per kg.

A shaky but good start, we know that the National trade and levels at which private sales have taken place is economically useless. We feel we did our bit to reverse the trend and particularly so in respect of all ewes and store lambs sales. A big thank you to all the faithful vendors and buyers who supported us - You know there is nothing we will not do here at Hailsham to help you - Long live Hailsham market. We need your support now more than ever in these difficult times.

Leading prices per kg: FG Coles 85.8p, 84.5p, 83.6p, Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son 85.7p, 84.5p, 82p, 81.6p, 80.5p, SJ Carr 85.6p, 81p, R Gorringe 81.8p
Leading prices per head: SJ Carr £47.50, £40, £37.50, FG Coles £41.50, £40, £36.80, Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son £39, £35, £34.80, £32.80, R Gorringe £34.20.

EWES (85)
A terrific trade. J Monnington Farms Ltd £38, £36, SJ Carr £33, Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son £32.50,
SF Sargent £32

STORES (97) Strawberry Hill Farm £30.20, £30.

Please let us know what you have for next week

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166th HAILSHAM FATSTOCK SHOW
to be held on
WEDNESDAY, 5th DECEMBER
Hailsham Fatstock Show will go ahead all the time the market is running as a ‘green’ market.
Please support the Show and Hailsham Market and enter your stock to ensure the continuation of this event
Schedules now available - Entries Close 7th November
Further information from Sally Habberfield
Mobile 07850 111837 or Evenings 01935 424624