South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 17^th DECEMBER 2008

CATTLE (30) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Not too much quality in the entry and mostly medium/light weight steers and heifers. Native bred steers head the shield - Mrs. Carola Godman-Law’s Purebred Sussex and Mike Richard’s Angus both at 137p, bred and fed in Sussex and sold to local outlets. Best of the heifers to Ben Bayne’s homebred Limousin x Friesian also 137p.

Bringing cattle New Year’s eve
Please let us know. Tel:- RRW 07860663345

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
Richards Agriculture Co. Ltd’s 615 kg. Angus 137p
Mrs C Law’s 555 kg. Sussex 137p
JH & JHB Bayne’s 580 kg. Limousin heifer 137p
GFC Griffiths’s 540 kg. Limousin 135.5p
JH Bingham’s 590 kg. Sussex 134p
Flower & Lawrence’s 555 kg. Simmental heifer 133.5p
Richards Agricultural Co. Ltd’s 620 kg. Belgian Blue 133p
J Moseley’s 550 kg. Simmental 133p
GFC Griffiths’ 520 kg. Limousin 133p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (26)
Little alteration to demand, all shapes, all weights. RJ Moseley’s best
Friesian Holsteins to £1/94.5p per kilo, other steaking sorts 86/84p. Plainer lightweights 70/75p. Julian Mockford’s heavyweight Simmental cross 95p, £840 plus, Sean Powell’s lightweight Dexter 55p. Two cull bulls, Sussex 86p and an excellent Blonde 92p (£1,081)

CALVES (5) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Just five all selling well. Keith Vicary’s Angus cross heifer £65 and Henry Osbourne’s reared Simmental cross steer £255.

PIGS (4)
Only four white entire cutter and bacon weights to 83p per kilo and nearly £100.

SHEEP (902) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (449) Overall average 126.7p per kg.
Same old story no upper price limit to best meated sheep. The faithful were well rewarded, Lee Bros, Mrs Crowther, A Ainslie, FA Starley etc. Next sale New Years Eve - we are told they will be wanted - keep in touch.

Leading prices per kg: M Puttick 141.9p, Mrs R Crowther 140.5p, 135.8p, 131p, 130p, CA Lee & Sons 138.4p, 132.6p, AL Ainslie 137.4p, 130.4p, 130p FA Starley Part. 136.6p, 134.2p, 134.1p, G Isden 133.3p, JD Trunkfield Farms 133.3p, GE Tobitt 130.5p
Leading prices per head: R Lloyd-Campion £69.80, £62.50, NE Velvick £62.50,
CA Lee & Sons £62.20, £57, A Ainslie £62, £60, £57.50, BC Thomas £60.80,
GE Tobitt £60.50, Mrs R Crowther £59, RD Thomas £57.50, £57.20, FA Starley P’ship £57

EWES (114)
Unbelievable trade, probably the fastest trade this year for Hailsham and also a UK leader. G Tobitt £60, £50, A Ainslie £48.50, D Miles £47, MK Wickens £46.50, £44.50.

STORE LAMBS (330)
Ashdown & General Land Co. £50, £42, A Brockhurst £47.20, £44.50,
JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd’s £47, £44.50, A Taylor £45, W Higgs £40.20, £36.80, M Puttick £40, SJ Carr £39, £37.50, £37.

Please Watch Those Feet - Lame Sheep Cannot Be Accepted.

WE SELL STORE & BREEDING SHEEP
EVERY WEDNESDAY

CHRISTMAS MARKETS AND OPENINGS
There will be no on
WEDNESDAY, 24th DECEMBER
and the offices will be closed on this day
We will re-open again on Monday, 29th December.
A normal Primestock Market
will be held on WEDNESDAY, 31st DECEMBER
and the offices will be closed on New Years day.
The usual Friday Stall Market and Boot fair will be held on
Friday, 2nd January

Merry Christmas
and A Happy & Prosperous New Year
To all our Customers
Thank you for your support in 2008