South East Marts – Hailsham Market

Livestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 21st NOVEMBER 2007

PRIME CATTLE/OTM BEEF & CULL COWS
Prime cattle, culls and overage beef trading weekly through the collection centre and direct. Beef returns very firm - prime under twenty months very keen. Show day - Wednesday, 5th December all cattle under the hammer and through the ring - availability of lairage under negotiation. Blue tongue zoning does not alter despite continual lobbying by those affected.
Stop press.... some better news FMD Free Export Area could alter on 4th December, greatly enlarging the yellow area - a positive move.

CALVES (22) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Sale commences 10.45 a.m
Blue Tongue zoning restricts buying power, people keen for calves but wrong side of the line - all finding it very difficult to live with. Twenty two on offer, variable calves, variable prices. Part reared Belgian Blue cross heifer £127 and bull £131, Holstein Friesian bull £45, Young Aberdeen Angus cross bull £100, £88, £78, etc.

SHEEP (844) - Auctioneer: Roger Waters
LAMBS (417)Overall average 76p per kg.
The smarter the sheep the smarter the price. Messrs. Andreozzi, Reed & Collinson all to the fore, unfinished lambs will be discounted - a large part of the country as from last Monday is now a FMD free export area this must surely help to improve returns - a positive move for both the sheep and beef industry.
Leading prices per kg: D W Reed 85.6p, 80.1p, L Andreozzi 84.8p, 83.4p, 82.8p, 82.5p, 81.7p, FS Major & Sons 83.6p, 82.2p, 79.1p, D Newington 81.7p, Mr. & Mrs JF Collinson & Son 81.7p, 81.4p, 81.2p,
Leading prices per head: FG Coles £40, £36, Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son £37.60, DW Reed £38.70, £34.50, L Andreozzi £37.50, £34.60, £34.50, £34.20, £34, FS Major & Sons £37, £36, RD Thomas £35.90, CA Lee & Sons £34.80.

EWES (245)
Numbers good and trade firm both for meat and grazing ewes, the best Suffolk and Continental crosses command prices in the £30/£35 region. L Andreozzi £35.80, CR Velten £35.50, Mr & Mrs JF Collinson & Son £32.50, Blackdown Sheep £32.

STORES (181)
Store lambs - all prices - potential customers keen for the better bred sorts, but the supply is limited. SR Powell £26.70, £24.70, £24.50, DW Reed £35.50, K Russell £23, AB Cornford £25, £23
Next week, Wednesday, 28th November - 240 store lambs already entered

PIGS (19) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Sale commences 10.45 a.m
Two pens of small GOS x white weaners sold readily £20 for gilts and £15.0 for boars. Next Wednesday, 28th November - 3 Sows and 20 Landrace cross weaners and 15 Gloucester cross weaners, 10 weeks old

Bringing stock to Hailsham - please, please let us know
what you have - pre-entry is not conditional but we do like to know - help us to help you.

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166th HAILSHAM FATSTOCK SHOW
Entries include:-
58 PRIME CATTLE
5 OTM COWS
185 SHEEP
28 PIGS
to be held on
WEDNESDAY, 5th DECEMBER
Come Along & Support Your Local Show
Raffle & Weight Judging Competition

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ANNUAL DINNER & CUP PRESENTATION EVENING
at the
HERSTMONCEUX VILLAGE HALL
on
SATURDAY, 12th JANUARY 2008
Tickets:- £19.00
Further information from Sally Habberfield
Mobile 07850 111837 or Evenings 01935 424624