South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 26th MARCH 2008

CATTLE (41 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Better numbers, better quality and continuing better prices,seven cattle 130p plus and ten 125p plus. Brian Foster has the cream of the crop, lightweight Limousin cross heifers 138p and 137.5p and more to come. Jim and Nick Geering’s Belgian Blue cross steer 130p grossing £900+ and best of the steers. John Gormley’s run of beef x Friesian worthy of a special mention - Belgian Blue cross steers 129p, 128p, 125p and Limousin cross heifers 134p twice. Cattle looking well and looking well sold but do not get them too fat. Friesian Holsteins not too fat to 106p. Thank you to all those supporting the live ring, regulars and new vendors too

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
BJ Foster’s 510 kg. Limousin heifer 138p
BJ Foster’s 515 kg. Limousin heifer 137.5p
MG Southouse’s 480 kg. Limousin heifer 134p
JB Gormley’s 555 kg. Limousin heifer 134p
JB Gormley’s 550 kg. Limousin heifer 134p
St Georges Retreat’s 480 kg. Limousin heifer 132.5p
JH Geering & Son’s 700 kg. Belgian Blue 130p
JB Gormley’s 670 kg. Belgian Blue 129p
St. Georges Retreat’s 560 kg. Limousin 128.5p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (13)
Short and dear - only 13 but not unlucky for those who sent cattle this week. Best of the cull beef cows - A Wise’s Blonde cross cow 115.5p, best of the dairy culls to RM & J Penny’s Friesians 90p and 89.5p. Overage beef still clocking up very well. WD Smith & Son’s Simmental cross steer 112p. A Wise’s Simmental cross heifer 110p. Nothing like enough for the current demand!
Next Wednesday - Young Sussex bull to be sold at the end of the prime cattle

CALVES (18 ) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
We have had some good numbers forward in March but not this week, only seven. Small Hereford cross bulls £62 and likewise heifers to £44 and a good Limousin cross heifer £90 (a future beef cow?) Entered Next Week 20 Simmental cross bulls and heifers and Aberdeen Angus bulls.

PIGS (39) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
A row of pigs, all breeds represented - whites and blacks, crossbred gilts, traditionally bred and plenty of colour. Saddleback sows to £87 per head and 48p per kilo, coloured gilts 80/90 kilo weight range, better sorts £48/£62 price range. Heavyweight white feeders £35 per head.
Next week - 12 white weaner pigs - 12 weeks old

SHEEP (1090) - Auctioneer: Nick Young

Hooray for Hailsham - yet again !

LAMBS (8)Overall average 142.8p per kg.
H Wyatt 164.1p, 142.2p (£65, £64)

HOGGETS (628)Overall average 132.6p per kg.
With the strength of trade that exists at Hailsham at present it is imperative that all hoggets are properly finished, presented and sorted, there is no margin for error. Make them meat and keep them coming.
The trade will be good for as long as it lasts!
Leading prices per kg: M K Wickens 155.6p, 138.8p, JN Carr Farms 153.2p, AC Ellett 150.2p, Little Exceat Frm 148.7p, 139.5p, L Barrett 143p, D Marley 142.7p, EA Boyes & W New 142.5p, RD Thomas 140.6p. Leading prices per head: JN Carr Farms £69.50, RD Thomas £69, £67.50, £65, Freshfield Mill Farm £68, £66, AL Ainslie £67.50, £65.80, £65.20, EA Boyes & W New £66, Mrs J Andrews £65, C Unsted £65.

EWES (261)
Hailsham ewe trade is far and away the dearest in the South East and thats a fact. Ewes or stores - Hailsham is the place. CA Powell £70 WH Corney £57.50, M Kalmar £55, H Wyatt £53, B Steele £50, AB Flux £47

STORES (193)
Keenly contested, particularly the better bred sorts. Mrs J Andrews £51.20, £44.20, JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd £46, DG Reading £45.20, AB Flux £44.20, G Tobitt £43.80, £41, Brookhouse Farm £43.50. R Marsh’s 4 ewes with 8 lambs at foot to £89 per head (£29.67 per life).

Next Week - 16 Crossbred In-lamb ewes, flock ages, lambing from 1st May onwards to Charollais ram and 20 Breeding Ewes with their twin Suffolk cross lambs at foot.