South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:
WEDNESDAY, 23rd SEPTEMBER 2009

CATTLE (32) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
More cattle forward in both departments encouraging signs. Dick Bradford on behalf of St. Georges Retreat leads the way - way out in front with his Limousin cross heifer at 168p. Best of the steers to Ronnie Kemp’s homebred Limousin cross steer 150p.
Generally heavyweight Continental cross steers easier on the week trading at 138/150p price ranges. Worthy of mention Miss P M Harman’s Angus heavyweight steer grossing £1,044. Keep them coming.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
St. Georges Retreat’s 555 kg. Limousin heifer 168p
MG Southouse’s 520 kg. Limousin heifer 160p
RW Kemp & Partner’s 650 kg. Limousin heifer 159p
RW Kemp & Partners’ 665 kg. Limousin 150p
RW Kemp & Partner’s 630 kg. Limousin heifer 146p
Miss P Harman’s 720 kg. Angus 145p
AG Thurston’s 665 kg. Simmental 144p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (35)
More overage beef than of late. Crispin Tebbut has heavyweight Simmental heifers to 136.5p, Peter Berry has medium weight Belgian Blue cross steers at 124p and 124.5p and David Hobden’s Sussex steers change hands at 124p and 125p - demand holding firm. Little change in cull cow trade - Crispin Tebbut has good fleshed Simmental cross cows at 110p and 109p, lean lighter sorts 103p and 102.5p, keep them coming.

CALVES (35) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Shortage of beef cross calves continues, entry dominated by black and whites, big and small. Norwegian Red, Swedish Red and Ayrshire crosses, etc. all selling very well. Part reared Norwegian Red cross to £82, £58, £49, etc., Friesian crossbreds to £60, others £55, £49. Beef cross - Angus cross bull £180, Angus cross heifer £115, Hereford cross heifer £100, Reared Sussex stirk bull £255.

PIGS (4) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Four fat sows, heavyweight white crossbreds to £200 and medium weight Berkshires to £100.

SHEEP (1077) - Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt

LAMBS (402) Overall average 129.5p per kilo
Surprisingly the national was back after last week’s rally. Best meated lambs made best prices, undermeated sorts made the store prices. All things considered no major complaints. The faithful were well rewarded.
Leading prices per kg:- SD & JJ Feakes 148p, LM Morgan 144.8p, Burnt Oak Farm 143.9p, CA Lee & Sons 141.5p, 140.3p, 140.2p, 136.4p, 136.1p, DG & CA Hawkins 138.9p, E Gingell 136.4p, H Parks 135.9p,
DS Clark 135.6p, FJ Pope 133.8p, JA Nightingale 133.7p.
Leading prices per head:- SJ & JJ Feakes £70.50, £67.50, £65.50, M & T Bourner’s £68.50, A Wood £68, PG Poole £65.50, £64.50, CA Lee & Sons £64.50, £62, LM Morgan £63, DG & CA Hawkins £62.50,
E Gingell £62.50, FJ Pope £62, Burnt Oak Farm £62.
EWES (225)
The festival is over “but no matter”. Best killing ewes are still a mighty trade and the more enlightened graziers realise that there is profit to be made by buying the best graziers and holding them - providing they have the grass - until trade takes off again. No complaints whatsoever come and see for yourselves.
HG Grissell £63, DG & CA Hawkins £62.50, TE Rea £62.50, R & W Brown £61.50, Kent rams to £105 - Derek Walker.
STORE SHEEP (432)
Undoubtedly trade is a touch easier as the finished national price has weakened. However this is just the opportunity that is needed to “fill up” before the prices takes off. DW Reed £50, £44, LM Morgan £49.50, £45.50, PJ Walker £47.50, CA Powell £46, £45 (twice), D Jenkins £43.50, R Gorringe £43.50.
Next Wednesday 30th September - Two Texel Ram lambs,
Five Southdown Ram lambs and Four Pedigree Southdown Shearling rams. 
Wednesday, 14th October - Special Breeding Sheep Sale to include a consignment of Suffolk x SHB ewe lambs from DR & TA Gorringe.

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MONDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER
~ Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Close to 350 head catalogued - a good number of cattle and a good number of customers to match.
BREEDING STOCK
Mrs S MacDonald’s Sussex cross cow with her Hereford cross calf at foot £750,
also Limousin stock bull sells at £1,170.
Watch this space - the promise of sixty plus beef cows and calves
under the hammer in the month of October.

SUCKLER BRED STEERS & HEIFERS - 12/18 months
PW Taylor & Son’s annual consignment once again takes a starring role.
Simmental cross steers, 14 mos £850, £790, £740, etc.
Simmental cross heifers £682, £617, £600, etc.
Other leading prices:-
CH & P Green’s Limousin cross steer, 18 mos £800,
Limousin cross heifer, 15/16 mos £780,
AA & M Woolgar’s Limousin cross steer, 15/16 mos £770,
Limousin cross heifer, 18 mos £795

ANGUS CATTLE & OTHER NATIVES & THEIR CROSSES
Good competition for all stock on offer and vendors leaving well satisfied
RD Monnington’s Angus x Hereford/Friesian steers, 15 mos £765 and £690,
R Rogers & Son’s Angus x Holstein steers, 16 mos £565,
RG & JM Thornton’s Angus x British Friesian steers, 12 mos £475,
LA Charman’s Angus x Friesian Holstein, 24 mos £685,
HJ & R Clifton’s Angus x Friesian, 25 mos £717

OTHER NATIVES OF NOTE
RW & SM Tidy’s Sussex x Simmental heifers, 16 mos £750,
RG & JM Thornton’s Sussex x British Friesian, 12 mos £412.

TWENTY FOUR MONTHS PLUS
Quality suckler bred cattle from GR Morris & Son’s, 24 month steers at £920 and heifers at £832
- a pleasure to offer
Other older stores
NR Russell’s MRI x British Friesian, 24 mos £600

and finally FRIESIANS
of all sorts and all ages - three of the best.
NW Russell’s British Friesian, 24 mos £600,
CH & P Green’s Friesian Holstein steer, 21 mos £527
J Marsh’s British Friesian, 10/12 mos £338, £320, etc.
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Sale of
250 STORE CATTLE
to be held on
MONDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER
Sale to commence at approx. 11.30 a.m.
Entries already include:-
Breeding Stock - 4 Hereford cross heifers with their ¾ Hereford calves at foot from
JW Steele & Sons and a Limousin cross cow with her Angus bull calf from MF & JC Cornwell,
44 Continental cross, Sussex cross, Hereford cross steers and heifers and Friesian steers, 9/11 mos from RD Monnington, 13 Continental cross steers and heifers and 24 Friesian steers, 14/18 mos from
NE Velvick, 20 Friesian steers, 11/16 mos from P & Y Parkes, 20 Angus and Continental cross steers and heifers, 13/26 mos from Mrs MEH Pile & Son, 18 Belgian Blue, Blonde and Limousin cross steers and heifers, 20/24 mos, 15 Aberdeen Angus heifers and Friesian steers, 10/13 mos from S Flitner,
12 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 10/12 mos from AA & M Woolgar, 10 Continental cross steers and heifers, 18/22 mos from S Smithers
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Now Weekly Sales of
STORE CATTLE
Next Sale - Monday, 5th October
Entries now being taken for this sale
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ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND - Collective Sale
THURSDAY, 8th OCTOBER
Entries close Friday, 25th September
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THIS SATURDAY - MASKETTS MANOR FARM
Nutley, Nr. Uckfield
Dispersal/Collective Sale of
TRACTORS, TRAILERS, FARM MACHINERY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT,
AGRI-MISC, BYGONES, POULTRY, ETC.
inc. ‘02 J/D 6210 4 w/d with J/D 651 loader; ‘B’ Reg. Int. 956XL, Ford 3000, Kubota ICS, Case Int. 856, Int. 444, Deutz Fahr 450, M/F 135 tractors; ‘53 J/D 3200 telehandler ex. cond.; Matbro Telestar and JCB 803 mini digger; Honda Big Red 4 x 4 quad bike; Warwick flat bed bale, Weekes tipping, Richard Western 6/8t grain, I/W flat bed,Chieftain low load plus many other trailers; Jaguar flail topper; Kuhn MDS 1141 fert. spreader; Vicon mower conditioner; New Holland 841 round baler; Hay zip tedder; Machio power harrow; Dowdeswell DPI 5 fr. rev. plough; Farmhand 450 dung spreader; Hardi crop sprayer; Parmiter harrows; Grays flat roller; Yard scraper; Predator Cub Pro dung collector; Hillam rigid 150 manure spreader, Kuhn power harrow, Parmiter 12’ chain harrows, Livestock equipment inc. cattle handling system; large and small calf hutches; drinking tanks; round cattle feeder; sheep cattle troughs; sheep hurdles; calf milk feeder; gates, shrubs and poultry etc. to be held on
SATURDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER 10.30 a.m.
on the instructions of Wendy Bowsher, surrendering the tenancy
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S.D.F. GENERAL VERMIN CONTROL
Mark Littmoden - Traditional Mole Catcher
01273 483636 – 07949472495
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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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EAST SUSSEX 44th PLOUGHING MATCH
on
SATURDAY, 26th SEPTEMBER
at
PARK FARM, HELLINGLY, Nr. HAILSHAM
by kind permission of Gordon Gribble & Caroline Roots
For further information please contact the Secretary,
Debra Tingley 01435 830187
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HURSTPIERPOINT & DISTRICT PLOUGHING MATCH (104th Season)
on SATURDAY, 3rd OCTOBER
at North Barns Farm, Honeypot Lane, Plumpton Green
by kind permission of H H Harvey & Son
Farm Animals, Tractor Rides, Vintage Machinery,
Horse Ploughing, Terrier Racing, Trade Stands,
Free Car Parking - Ploughing starts at 9 a.m.
Entrance Fee - Adults £5 - Children Under 14 - Free