South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 21^st OCTOBER 2009

CATTLE (30) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Quality cattle at quality prices. Sussex reign supreme at Hailsham. Itchingfield Farms/Tony Robinson have their purebred Sussex steers to 169.5p and John & David King have Sussex steers at 163p and 153p while John Down has Sussex heifers at 159p & 157p. Best of the Continentals to loyal supporter Ronnie Kemp – his Limousin cross heifer to 158p. Some cattle with an autumn look about them and those that have caked their cattle at the back end now reaping the rewards.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
Itchingfield Farms’ 625 kg Sussex 169.5p
J & D King’s 555. kg. Sussex 161p
J W Down’s 555 kg. Sussex heifer 159p
RW Kemp & Part’s 605 kg. Limousin heifer 158p
J W Down’s 570 kg. Sussex heifer 157p
Itchingfield Farms’ 670 kg. Sussex 154p
J & D King 575 kg. Sussex 153p
F P Russell Farms’ 500 kg. Limousin 150p
RW Kemp & Part’s 655 kg. Sussex heifer 149p
FP Russell Farms’ 500 kg. Limousin 144p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (20)
A steady autumn trade, limited numbers on offer. Continental cows either side of £1 per kilo. Good well fleshed over fit Shorthorns to 91p, Aberdeen Angus cross 102p, Hereford 92p. Heavyweight steaking black and whites 83p. Brown Swiss bull to 78p.
Best of the overage beef - Sid Harris’ Hereford cross heifer 122p and Nick Jacques’ Limousin cross steers also 122p.

CALVES (28) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Another storming trade for the 28 calves on offer. Aberdeen Angus cross bulls £235, £177, etc., ditto heifers £130, £108, Limousin cross bull £232, £180 and heifer £142, Blonde cross heifer £180. Black and white bulls, 6 weeks old £185, younger black and white £85 four times.

PIGS (--) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
No pigs on offer

SHEEP (1141) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (468) Overall average 125.9p per kilo
Against the downward trend - Hailsham was up. Best meated sheep made the biggest price. Many more finished lambs needed to satisfy the demand.
Leading prices per kg:- AJ Skinner & Son 143p, 130.8p, Tutts Barn Farm 138.8p, FW & MJ Akehurst 138p, D Miles 136.5p, 135.3p, 131.6, TR Holt 131.9p, 130.5p, A L Ainslie 131.9p, RD Thomas 130.7p, 130.4p,
J Field 130.1p, AC Ellett 130p, FG Coles 129.8p, DW Reed 129.3p
Leading prices per head:- FW & MJ Akehurst £73.50, £72.50, £69, FG Coles £67, £66.50, A Ainslie £66.20, £62, Castle Goring Farms £65.50, TR Holt £65, £62, Ashdown & General Land Co £64.50, RD Thomas £64, £63, £62, CA Lee & Sons £64

EWES (295)
Big number of plain, ultra plain and grazers on offer, but no matter what the type they are wanted at Hailsham. Certain grazers look value to farm on.
SR Kilham’s ram £67 and ewe £57.50, A Brockhurst £62, M Barker £56.50, £52.50, AJ & GM Gingell £54.50, RG Whyman £53, R Savage £50.50, SJ Carr £50.

STORE LAMBS & BREEDING SHEEP (378)
Best trade of this year so far, no end of store lambs at a big price, even the long termers. Get your stores to Hailsham - we sell store and breeding sheep every Wednesday at Hailsham.
G Isden £51.50, CA Powell £50.50, Mrs D Owen £47.50, M Gasson £46, SF Sargent £44, W Higgs £44.
J D Goodman’s Charollais rams £180, £160, AB Goldsmith’s Texel rams £155 (thrice), FJ Pope’s Kent ram £90. Please let us know if you have breeding sheep to sell.

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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 SHOWGROUNDon 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
ANNUAL DINNER & CUP PRESENTATION EVENING
at WELLSHURST GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
on SATURDAY, 23rd JANUARY 2010
Tickets:- £25.00
Further information from
Sally Habberfield - Mobile 07850 111837
or Eve. 01935 424624 or e-mail sallyhabberfield@hotmail.com
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DON’T FORGET ENTRIES CLOSE FOR BOTH HAILSHAM STOCK SHOW
& THE SOUTH EASTERN PRIME STOCK WINTER FAYRE EXT WEEK
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STORE CATTLE REPORT
MONDAY, 19th OCTOBER
~ Auctioneer: Roger WatersAdditional buyer interest, from both near and not so near
ensured a very good trade from beginning to end
BREEDING STOCK ~ Keen enquiry
G Page’s Sussex cow with her bull calf at foot £880, heifer £960
RD Uridge Farms’ Sussex x Friesian heifers with Aberdeen Angus steer calves £860
and with heifer calves £810, J Seymour’s Purebred in-calf Sussex heifer £880
PG & JE Lewis’ Hereford x Friesian cow with Angus steer calf £945,
N Hayes’ Simmental bull £880

YOUNGER CATTLE ~ circa 12 months plus
Not many but rattling good trade
EJ Brickell & Son’s Limousin-x steer, 13/14 mos £665, Simmental-x steer, 14 mos £590,
Limousin-x heifer , 12 mos £480,
AE Harris’ Charolais steer, 11 mos £640 and heifer, 12 mos £607,
G Page’s Purebred Sussex steer 14 mos £630,
RJ Stickland’s Blonde d’Aquitaine-x steer, 12 mos £590

ABERDEEN ANGUS & ABERDEEN ANGUS CROSS CATTLE
Bill Lawson on behalf of JJS Farmer offers his annual consignment
of suckler steers and heifers, outstanding stock £615, £580, etc.
for steers at 8/9 mos and £485 for heifers. Other Angus returns:-
HJ & R Clifton’s Aberdeen Angus x Friesian steers, 24 mos £750,
EJ Brickell & Son’s Angus-x suckler steers, 14/15 mos £650 and heifers £595,
Mrs. P Woodley’s Angus-x suckler heifer £507
Other Natives - K Hawes’ Sussex steer, 17 mos £585

FORWARD STORES, 18/21 months ~ All very well received
CH & P Green’s Limousin-x steer, 17 mos £900, Limousin heifer £740,
EJ Brickell & Son’s Limousin-x steer, 20 mos £885,
Mrs. P Bignell’s Limousin heifer, 19 mos £800,
RC Baker’s Limousin-x, 18/19 mos £805 and heifer £760,
WH Gingell & Son’s Simmental-x steer £790 and heifer £750,
D Homan’s Charolais-x steer, 19 mos £750
and FS Major & Son’s Limousin x Friesian heifers, 21 mos, go to bull at £740

Only two consignments of FRIESIAN STEERS
LM Morgan’s Friesian Holstein steers, 12/13 mos £350 and
M Goodsell’s Friesians, 26/27 mos £725
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Sale of 280/300 + Head of
STORE CATTLE
on MONDAY, 26th OCTOBER
Sale to commence at 11.30 a.m.
Updated catalogue now available - attached to this e-mail
Entries include:- 52 Limousin cross and Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 14/18 months old from FP Russell Farms, 20 Limousin cross and Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 17/18 mos from JH & JHB Bayne, 20 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 18/20 mos from NE Velvick, 19 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 14/15 mos from DP Lingham, 18 Limousin x Friesian steers, 18/20 mos from FS Major & Sons, 18 Simmental cross and Friesian steers, 13/19 mos from D Hobbs & Sons,
17 Continental and Native cross and Hereford cross steers and heifers, 10/20 mos from MJ & ML McCubbine, 15 Continental cross steers, 22/25 mos from M Grove,
15 Friesian steers, 23/26 mos from Castle Goring Farms, 12 Purebred Limousin steers and heifers, 12/16 months from M & R Sherwood, plus many more good entries forward~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
** FARM DIRECT**BULL BANK
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
also Native bred in-calf 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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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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SHEEP KEEP REQUIRED
West Sussex/Surrey Area - Min. 25 acres
David Harriott - 01903 889943
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