South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 26^th AUGUST 2009

CATTLE (14) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Still very short and all keen to buy. Ronnie Kemp leads the way once again with his homebred Limousin cross heifer to 160p and steers to 159p. John Down has Sussex steers to 153.5p and 150p. More needed to fulfil purchasers orders.

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (11)
Only eleven, many more could have been sold to good advantage. Purebred Charolais from Mark and John Cornwell 118p and £1,014. Best of the Friesian Holsteins - heavyweight lean steakers 90p and plain black and whites 84p. Overage beef continue to sell very well. Lightweight Longhorn steers 134p and lightweight Angus cross heifer 127.5p.

CALVES (23) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
All selling very well and customers keen for many more, mostly four/six weeks old. Limousin cross bulls £215, £192, £185, Angus cross bull s£190, £185, £175, Simmental cross heifer £172. Friesian Holstein bulls to £77. Keep them coming the customers will keep coming.

PIGS (--) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
No pigs on offer. One Gloucester Old Spot boar entered next week

STORE CATTLE (29) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Just a few for late August, bit of a mixed bunch, no problems trade holding firm.
M Hambrook’s Hereford x Friesian cow with Sussex steer calf £940,
C Unsted’s Blonde cross cow with Friesian foster calf £670
Mrs E Baker’s Charolais cross bull, 12 mos £805
Peter Bourner’s Limousin cross steers, 9/10 mos £647
NW Russell’s Limousin x Friesian heifer £485 and Sussex x Friesian heifer £487
P Greenaway’s Charolais cross heifer £515
Y Nicholls’ Simmental cross steer £465

Next Sale of
STORE CATTLE
MONDAY, 7th SEPTEMBER - Entries now being taken.

SHEEP (1500) Auctioneer: Nick Young Start 11.15 prompt
LAMBS (664) Overall average 141.4p per kilo
A bumper entry and a price which stood far and away better than anywhere else. The owners of the 1500 sheep forward will testify to that.Leading prices per kg:- G Harvey 156.6p, 151.9p, W Higgs 156.4p, L Andreozzi 154.5p, 150p, 147.6p, CA Lee & Sons 150.5p, 148.2p, Bungehurst Farm Ltd 149.6p, RG Whyman 149.4p, TH Carnaghan 148.7p, C Unsted 148.5p, P Appleby 148.3p, GN & J West 147.4p, I Williams 147.4p, JM & SM Ogilvy 147.4p.
Leading prices per head:- C & J Walker £82, £68, L Andreozzi £72, K Manning £68.50, C Kniestedt £68.50, CA Lee & Sons £67.50, £63.80, £62.50, Peter Gorringe £65.50, £62, GN & J West £65, JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd. £64.50 (twice) W Higgs £63, CS Cooper £62.50, JJ Seller & Ptns £62.50.

EWES (205)
As usual it is the battle of the giants every Wednesday at Hailsham.
SR Kilham £73.50, R Rogers & Sons £72.50, D Miles £71.50, JD Trunkfield Farms Ltd £71.50, M Clark £69STORE SHEEP (627)
Unprecedented competition, very many more wanted to satisfy the demand fuelled by the grass. D Jenkins £55, £48, Mrs D Owen £54, LM Morgan £53, D Fieldwick £52, £51.50, R Gorringe £51.50, £51 (x 4) £49 (twice), M Clark £50, K Axell £50, CS Cooper £50, HC Grissell £50

Next Wednesday, 2nd September - 10/15 Charollais 2/3 lamb ewes and
5 Charollais shearling rams, shower dipped , Blue tongue vaccinated and on Heptavac P system.

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ON-THE-FARM SALE REPORT
HUNTERS FARM,
Brightling
Saturday, 22nd August 2009
Auctioneer: Roger Waters

In the backwoods of Brightling deepest East Sussex, a real rural retreat with
Darwell Reservoir close by. Selling for the late George Honeysett and the late Fred Groombridge plus others
Both Fred and George country gentlemen that we have had the pleasure of knowing for many, many years. A real country event, a real crowd and an enjoyable day -
not that much high powered modern computerised machinery but a lot of tackle to suit everybody’s pocket.

Tractors:- all runners
Ford 4100 with foreloader £3,000, McCormick Int. 475 & loader £3,000, Massey Ferguson 135 £3,100,  Massey Ferguson 65 £1,900
and going back even further in time the Ferguson TE20 £1,100
and going forward a more modern form of transport ‘07 Kawasaki trans Mule 4 x 4 £4,750, Suburu truck lives on at £250
Trailers:- not too many road legal
M/F 200 monocoque 7t tipping £1,700, Ifor Williams flat bed £700, Ifor Williams plant trailer £580, Wheatley 3 tonne tipper £480, Bale accumulator trailer £240
and the Leyland flat bed lorry with Hi-ab £1,800
Machinery moments:- major items selling very well
Kuhn GMD 44 disc mower £1,000, New Holland 644 round baler £2,900, Howard 105 rotary muck spreader £780, Tractor road sweeper £550, Major topper £420, Parmiter chain harrow £370, Browns flat 8 grab & accumulator £480
Cattle feeders, sheep feeders and poultry feeders etc. etc.:-
Cattle feeding manger, 60’ run £1,230, Rectangular cattle feeder £280 each, Three ring feeders £220, Diagonal feed barriers to £230, Sheep creep feeder £130, Drafting gate and two hurdles £190, Poultry feeders £80, Pheasant feeders £80
Poultry:- all colours - commercial or ornamental, all at per head and mostly young birds
Buff Orpington £16 , Welsummer x Sussex £15, Lemon Pekins £14, Silkie pullets £16, Bronze turkey £18, White turkey £16
Other items of interest - vintage or otherwise:-
English saddle £87, Shandy barrow £50, Eclipse root cutter £50, Push seeder £25, Part carthorse harness rescued from the skip £25
Plus plants, tools and plenty of people all making a very successful Saturday.

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ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
Auction of
AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY,
BUILDERS' & CONTRACTORS' PLANT
to be held on
SATURDAY, 5th SEPTEMBER
Inc. Tractors inc. Matbro Telestar and Kubota; Trailers inc. Richard double trailer (good condition) plus plant and car; farm machinery and livestock equipment; fencing stakes, gates & wire; lawn mowers and ride-ons; chain saws; strimmers; hedgecutters; rotovators; generators; garden tools & equip., small tools, new and old; sundries & paint; plus a variety of shrubs and trees
Catalogues now available
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Further autumn Collective Sales
OSNEY LODGE FARM, South Godstone
SATURDAY, 19th SEPTEMBER
Entries close Friday, 4th September
and ARDINGLY - THURSDAY, 8th OCTOBER
Entries close Friday, 25th September
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THE DOLPHIN SHEEP FAIR
The Biggest One Day Sheep Fair In The South East
at ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND
to be held on
THURSDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER
Schedules now available
Entries close NEXT Tuesday, 1st September
Incorporating:-
THE SOUTH EASTERN AREA SUFFOLK SHEEP SOCIETY
SHOW & SALE of RAMS
THE SOUTHDOWN SHEEP SOCIETY OFFICIAL SALE
and the SOUTH EASTERN TEXEL GROUP
SHOW of SHEARLING RAMS
Main Sponsors – KENT WOOL GROWERS
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Purebred Sussex bulls, not registered, choice of four
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WANTED - Twelve Friesian Holstein Heifers - late summer/autumn calving
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WANTED - Crossbred Beef in-calf heifers
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WANTED - Sheep keep for two hundred lambs prefer one block
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