South East Marts – Hailsham Market
Primestock report for:

WEDNESDAY, 30th JANUARY 2008

CATTLE (32) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Cracking trade, all specifications very much wanted . Rupert Taylor’s trio of Charolais heifers 134p,127.5p and 123p. Best of the steers to Flower& Lawrence’s Simmental cross 117p followed by Roger Millman’s Limousin cross at 116p. All suckler bred steers 110/117p. The Sussex breed hold their own - Mrs Carola Godman-Law’s steers to 114p. Friesians without a FABBL ticket to 100p and Holstein heifers to 97p. More cattle needed next Wednesday to satisfy this current demand.

WEDNESDAY'S HOT SPOTS
Rupert Taylor’s 590 kg. Charolais heifer 134p
Rupert Taylor’s 530 kg. Charolais heifer 127.5p
Rupert Taylor’s 495 kg. Charolais heifer 123p
J & M Jones’ 670 kg. Limousin heifer 123p
Flower & Lawrence’s 645 kg. Simmental 117p
CS Millman & Son’s 610 kg. Limousin 116p
Flower & Lawrence’s 615 kg. Simmental 114p
Mrs C Law’s 625 kg. Sussex 114p
St. Georges Retreat’s 610 kg. Simmental heifer 113p
Mrs C Law’s 550 kg. Sussex 113p

CULL COWS & OTM CATTLE (32)
More interest, more buyers, more trade and we need more cows . Good to see the trade again moving in the right direction that’s upwards. Rupert Taylor’s Charolais cow 86p per kilo and gross £812+. Good meat Friesian Holsteins to 76p and £584 per head with Hailsham’s top five Holsteins 76p, 75.5p, 75p, 70p. Lean Continental cross steaking cows to 72p. Plain cows to feed on 46p to 66p, depending on weight and confirmation. Nothing wrong with this trade - try the live market.
Our thanks to all those who did support the market with cattle this week

CALVES (18)Auctioneer: Roger Waters
All calves an excellent trade - competition very keen. Reared Belgian Blue cross bull £170 and heifers £125, Young Angus cross bull £100, Medium Limousin cross bull £90, Small Sussex cross heifers to £70 and Angus cross heifer £62.

PIGS (30) Auctioneer: Roger Waters
Coloured pork/cutter weights at 57p and £46 per head. Small white crossbred weaners, 8 weeks £20.50 each and coloured store pigs £23.50 each. In pig sows look excellent value at £55. Selling pigs or buying pigs, please keep in touch.

SHEEP (965)Auctioneer: Nick Young

HOGGETS (462)Overall average 105.9p per kg.
Much more bite to the trade with quality meated lambs fetching a significant premium above the undermeated sorts. Sporting farmers Alistair Ainslie and David Gorringe do the best business. There is no doubt we are ‘simply the best’ - ‘better than all the rest’. If you are not at Hailsham you are not getting the best price and thats a fact !!

Leading prices per kg: A Ainslie 116.2p, 113.4p, DR & TA Gorringe 115.8p, SJ Carr 113.3p, 108.3p, 107.4p,
J & S Harmer 112p, 111.5p, C Deroo 111.4p, 109.2p, 108.1p, 107.8p, FS Major & Sons 109.8p, D Blake & Partners 109.3p, RW Kemp & Partners 109.3p, Mr & Mrs RJ Bray 108.2p.
Leading prices per head: J Goffin £55, SJ Carr £51, £50, £49, £48, DR & TA Gorringe £50, C Deroo £50,
AL Ainslie £48.50, T Patton £47, RW Kemp & Partners £47

EWES (47)
Everywhere in the South East is back but dare we say except for Hailsham. Derek Walker’s breeders do the best business at £43.50, £40 and D. Blake Partners culls to £40 and P & SA Haworth-Booth £34.

STORES (456)
Nowhere is better to sell them and nowhere is better to buy them. Going great guns and particularly so with the increase in the finished price and a good price prospect for the coming months. We need good runs of store lambs now - let us know what you have. FP Russell Farms £40, £37, CA Lee & Sons £37.80, J Field £37.50, T Patton £36.80, £34.20, NE Velvick £35, £33, N Reader £34, R & L Haines £34.