STORE CATTLE SALE TO BE HELD NEXT WEDNESDAY, 27th JANUARY
at approx. 1.30 p.m. - Just over 100 head entered

CATTLE (35) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Very heartening to have greater cattle numbers forward, all very well received with keen competition between retailers, wholesalers and feeders for all stock. John & Mary Jones’ beat all comers for top price their butcher weight Limousin cross heifer at 170p and their Limousin cross heavyweight steer at 158p. Messrs, Bingham, Geering and Jones all have cattle in the £1,000/£1,100 price range. Worthy of mention purebred Sussex from Dick Bradford on behalf of St. Georges Retreat to 150p.

HAILSHAM'S HOT SPOTS
J & M Jones’ 545 kg. Limousin heifer 170p
J & M Jones’ 725 kg. Limousin 158p
JW Down’s 575 kg. Blonde d’Aquitaine 156p
JH Geering & Son’s 730 kg. Limousin 154.5p
JH Bingham’s 660 kg. Simmental 154p
St Georges Retreat’s 545 kg. Sussex 150p
JH Geering & Son’s 600 kg. Limousin heifer 149.5p
R W Kemp & Partners’ 590 kg. Limousin heifer 145p
MF & JC Cornwell’s 550 kg. Angus 145p

	Steers - No. - Price		Heifers – No. - Price
PREMIUM (E & R/2, 3 & 4L)	5	154.5p	1	170.0p
PRIME (R4H and 0+ 3 & 4)	9	138.9p	10	138.4p
OTHERS (Remainder)	2	127.0p	8	118.1p

COWS & OVERAGE BEEF (36) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Encouraging numbers of cull cows, firming demand continues, one just under £1,000, one just over £1,000. Jim Bingham’s Charolais cross £1000.45 and Paul Collinson’s South
Devon £998.20. Best of the black and whites to M & J Franklin’s Friesian 96.5p, others 91p, 88.5p, 86p, etc. Lean steaking cows with weight 88p. Plainer overfull Holsteins 66/77p range. Overage Beef remains very firm, Brian Foster’s ‘R’ grade Limousin cross steers 139.5p, 135p, etc. New Wharf Farms’ Limousin x Holstein heifer 124.5p - the heavier the better.

CALVES (32) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
A pleasing show of calves again selling very well. Clearwater Farms’ Blonde cross bulls £248, £240 and £227, at four weeks. Ridgewood Farms’ Simmental cross bull £234, Hereford cross bull £192 and Limousin cross heifer £190, RS & AJ Delves Simmental cross bull £175 and Friesian bulls £165 at 8 weeks and R & P Cottingham’s Limousin cross £202. Reared Friesian bulls £217 at 4 months.

PIGS (35) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Fourteen pig pens occupied - all porker and cutter weight pigs entire and more difficult to place and up to 65p per kilo. In-pig Large White x Landrace gilts to £150 twice, Saddleback weaners to £20 each.Entered for next week two Landrace x Saddleback gilt cutters.

SHEEP (1194) Auctioneer: Nick Young
LAMBS (794) Overall average 164p per kilo
Appalling weather again (for the third week running), nonetheless a wonderful entry. Other centres were back and so were we, however, relatively speaking a fair go. As usual it is the better meated hoggets that ring the bell and undermeated hoggets are heavily discounted. Patrick Marber making his debut at Hailsham did well.
Leading prices per kg:- C A Lee & Sons’ 186.7p, 183.1p, 181.2p, 175p, M Brett 181.9p, A Mitchell 181.8p, J Monnington Farms Ltd’s 179.5p, 175p, AJ & AC Cheesmur 179.1p, D Blake & Partners 177.9p, C Deroo 177.2p, 175.6p, Mrs S Sterling 176.2p, JT Field 175.6p,
Leading prices per head:- SJ Carr £87.50, £85, £84.50, £84, £83.50,
FW & MJ Akehurst £87.50, £85, M Brett £87, £86.50, Friday Street Farmers £85, £84.50, R & W Brown £84.50, £84, E Gingell £84, SMJ Baldock £83.50

EWES (138)
A great trade. The big factory buyers were sparking well, unfortunately there were several ultra plain ewes on offer.
R J & S Reading £99.00, DS & P Humphrey £92, J Wallis £89.50, GC Knight & Partners £86.00,
AB Goldsmith £83.50, FW & MJ Akehurst £80.50, FG Coles £79.50, RJ & S Reading £78.50, G Harvey £78,
DS & P Humphrey £77, G Hobbs £77, D Miles £75
STORE LAMBS (262)
Fast and furious. P Griffiths £68.00, J & D Sachon, £61 (twice), J Nicholls £61, GA Vicary £61, S Piper £60, Highridge Farm Partners £57 (thrice), JL & MC Andrews £57 (twice)

Next Wednesday, 27th January - 60 Romney cross wether store lambs
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Next
STORE CATTLE SALE
now planned for
WEDNESDAY, 27th JANUARY
Entries include approx. 100 head of
22 Continental cross and Angus cross steers and heifers and Friesian steers, 12/23 mos from P Hook & Son, 20 Friesian steers, 15/18 mos from N Velvick, 12 Limousin, Charolais, Hereford and Angus cross steers and heifers, 12/18 mos from SA Gulzar, 10 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 6/8 mos from
T Boughton, 9 Charolais cross steers and heifers, 6/8 mos from SK & JE Boarer, 8 Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 25/26 mos from A Goldsmith, 8 Simmental and Limousin cross steers and heifers from
HH Harvey & Son
Sale to commence at approx. 1.30 pm,
immediately following the sale of Prime Cattle, OTM and Cull Cows
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REMINDER - MORE PAPERWORK
Food Chain Information/Declaration
As from the 1st January 2010 all prime/slaughter/cull cattle and sheep will require a Food Chain Declaration this is now incorporated on the back of our Cattle and Cow Movement Form and is also part of the new revised AML1 Movement Licence for Sheep. When sending cattle or sheep please ensure the food chain declaration is filled in correctly, signed and dated
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PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION TO FIXTURE LIST/CALENDAR
THE MARCH AND MAY ARDINGLY COLLECTIVE DATES ARE WRONG
Please change to
THURSDAY, 18th MARCH and THURSDAY, 13th MAY
Apologies for any inconvenience caused
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FARM DIRECT
BEEF DIRECT
WANTED - Continental cross In-calf heifers, spring calving,
native bred heifers will be considered
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DAIRY DIRECT
Five Pedigree Friesian Holstein young cows -
Calving mid March onwards, recommended,
high health status, full breeding available, excellent records
WANTED - Young Friesian Holstein cows, springing to calve
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SHEEP DIRECT
Thirty nine Crossbred ewe lambs
Small Flock Dispersal
Forty three in-lamb Texel and Texel cross ewes,
scanned In-lamb to Texel, mixed ages
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FODDER DIRECT - HAY, STRAW, SILAGE
We have many farmers looking for big round baled hay and silage
Looking to sell? we are just a phone call away
Loading in .... Loading out ...... more straw now available,
wheat and oat and we have customers
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RRW 07860 663345 / 01323 844874
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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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FOR SALE - 3 BLACK LABRADOR PUPPIES
One male - two bitches - 13 weeks old - Ready now
Out of excellent parents but no paperwork available
MRS PITTS (Uckfield) - 01825 762518