South East Marts – Hailsham Market

Primestock report for:
Wednesday 25th July 2007

CATTLE (13)Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Short in numbers and short in quality. St Georges Retreat do have quality, their Simmental cross heifer nearly £700 at 21 months, top call at 117p per kilo, they also offer the top price steer a Sussex x Friesian at 108p. Nothing like enough finished cattle forward for the company of buyers present - more are needed please.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS

St Georges Retreat’s 595 kg. Simmental heifer 117p
Mr & Mrs A S Shookhye 550 kg. Simmental heifer 108p
St Georges Retreat’s 575 kg. Sussex steer 108p
St Georges Retreat’s 585 kg. Sussex heifer 106p
Mr & Mrs A S Shookhye’s 565 kg. Charolais heifer 102p
D Miles’ 555 kg Sussex 99p
C S Millman & Son’s 655 kg. Friesian 95.5p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (23 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Keep the culls and overage beef coming - we have the demand. Simmental x Friesian beef cows from Stuart Harrison 77p and 75p, no pure Continental beef on offer. Best of the Friesians to IB & PM Brooksbank 71p & 68p twice, black and white steakers 60p-65p price range. Only one plain cow under 40p. Overage beef - Simmental cross heifers 85p, Red Poll heifer 83.5p, Red Poll steers 80p

CALVES (35) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Trade in orbit on some occasions, some Angus airborne, pleasing to see more calves and plenty of customers all very keen. AJ Stevens’, Sevenoaks, reared Angus cross steer calves £240 at 11 weeks, likewise heifers at £145, Simmental cross bull £175. Younger calves, 10/30 days - Angus cross bull £140, heifers £82, Sussex cross bull £100, Simmental cross heifers £95, Simmental cross bull £90, Sussex cross heifer £61.

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

SHEEP (431) - Auctioneer: Roger Waters

LAMBS (330)Overall average 110.9p per kg.
Not quite the returns of last week but never the less competition is good the better the bred lamb the better the price.
Leading prices per kg: Seven Sisters Sheep Centre 123.8p, FA Starley P’ship 120.4p, PEG Reed 119.2p,
SD & JJ Feakes 119p, 116.4p, 115.4p, 115p, Peter Gorringe 118.7p, 118.4p, 117.8p, 115.3p, WR Pollard 117.4p, 114.3p, AA & M Woolgar 115.8p, FS Major & Sons 114.9p.
Leading prices per head: Seven Sisters Sheep Centre £66, £54, £49, Fairfield Farms £55, WR Pollard £54, SD & JJ Feakes £52, £50, £49.80, FM Lavender £50, Peter Gorringe £49.50, £49.30, £49

EWES (79)
A rattling good trade just not enough - all sorts - all prices. Medium weight good meat ewes realising cira £35, plain ewes to graze £18 - £22.
D Walker £36, R Castle £35.50, Delsprize Produce £35.20, AA & M Woolgar £34.70.

Please let us know what you have
COME TO HAILSHAM - YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE
Just ask anyone who was there.
We need treble the numbers!! The Hailsham buyer fire power is second to none