SOUTH EAST MARTS - HAILSHAM MARKET Primestock report for: WEDNESDAY, 10 th APRIL 2013

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1 SOUTH EAST MARTS - HAILSHAM MARKET Primestock report for: WEDNESDAY, 10 th APRIL 2013 PRIME CATTLE (12 inc. 2 Exempt) - Auctioneer: Roger Waters Short entry, regulars Andrew Barr and John Ayre head the steers and heifers. Andrew with his homebred Sussex steer weighing in at 610 kg. and realising 209.5p and John s home-reared Limousin x Friesian 550 kg. heifer and realising 200p, both sold to retail in West Sussex butchers shop. Demand very similar to recent weeks but just not enough of them. COWS & OVERAGE BEEF (29 inc. 9 Exempt) Another firm trade, big lean steaking Friesian Holsteins to 135.5p. Top bid of 148.5p buys lean Limousin cross also good to report well fleshed Guernseys to 132.5p and gross up to 860 and likewise Jerseys to 114p. Plain medium weight Friesian Holsteins circa 1 per kilo. Exempt Friesians to 136p and Charolais cross, lean and overfull to 135p - all cows trading very well. Overage beef - very much a stand on trade if not dearer. John Ayre s Limousin cross 187.5p, topped by Mark & Jacky Cornwell s heavyweight British Blue at 188p. CALVES (8) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Seasonal entry trading well. Clearwater Farm Partnership s Charolais cross bull 215. Graham Smith has small Sussex cross bull and heifer at 130. Holstein Friesians at 80, 70, 60, etc. PIGS (12) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Not that many - John Brooker s heavyweight Landrace cutters all at 1 per kilo. Sows to 122 per head. Two pens of weaners a blistering trade - in orbit, Large Black 46! per head and Duroc cross 38.50! SHEEP (1024) - Auctioneer: Nick Young MILK LAMBS (18) Overall average 241p per kilo. Best milk lamb trade in the south east and that s a fact. Many more wanted for this level of trade. They must be good and we must know what you have. J R MCCutchan 108, 100, (268.8p, 263.4p) Mrs H Raw 91, 81, (252.8p, 221.3p) Mrs PM Bignell 91 80, (222p, 216.2p) HOGGETS (387) Overall average 185.4p per kilo. In the finished section they must be meat, all meat and nothing but meat! The right ones rang the bell, the also rans did not. Undermeated and in-lambers should be kept separate and sold in the store section. Nonetheless a very fast trade for the best hoggets of which sadly there were precious few. The faithful were well rewarded. Leading prices per head:- Poppinghole Farm 98, 90, L Barrett 94.50, WH Corney 94, RE Jarvis 93, 89, C Unsted 91, John Worsfold Ltd 90.50, JN Carr Farms 90, I Gasson 90, CE Hepher 89, JD Goodman 89, 88.50, CA Lee & Sons 88. Leading price per kilo:- L Barrett 208.3p, 207.2p, 194.6p, I Gasson 204.9p, 189.8p, JN Carr Farms 201.2p, J Gutsell 196.2p, 196.2p, CA Lee & Sons 193.4p, RE Jarvis 193.1p, D Marley 191.5p, C Unsted 190.4p, Poppinghole Farm 188.3p, C Hepher 188.1p, 187.8p, A Mitchell 187.5p. EWES (212) Big proper ewes a big proper trade. Badly bred and plainer sorts extremely difficult to place. L Andreozzi 85, 77, RJ Verity 80, T Boughton-Leigh 79, J Glessing 76, D Nixon 76, G Day 75, D Miles 68, Mrs MAE Clark 67, PC Lulham 67.

2 STORE LAMBS & BREEDING SHEEP (410) Nicely bred stores remain a good trade - smaller and badly bred sorts not so. We believe time is running out, get your stores to Hailsham now! P O'Conner 74.50, Poppinghole Farm 70, E Gingell 68, 63.50, 61.50, PC Lulham 68, Station Farms 68, 66, 66, CS Cooper 65, CE Hepher 64, A Mitchell 63. KEEP THEM CLEAN AND DAGGED OUT!! ~~~~~ Just to let you know that Roger Verity raised a fantastic 1, for the Macmillan Nurses by having his head shaved back in December ~~~~~ HAILSHAM MARKET STORE CATTLE REPORT MONDAY, 8th APRIL BEEF BULLING HEIFERS - in demand Keen interest with customers from home and away looking for beef heifers to bull Liverton Partners Hereford x Friesian, 17 mos 900 JR Dewe s Belgian Blue x Friesian, 19 mos 820 R Rogers & Son s Sussex x Friesian Holstein 655 BREEDING STOCK - Breeding cow trade is good and stock is short T Buckley & Co s Part Herd Reduction Hereford cross cows with heifer calves at foot to 1,100, 1,070 and with bull calves at foot 1,050, 900, etc. Hereford cross in-calf cows to 880 and ditto heifers 880 ABERDEEN ANGUS - Outwintered is the order of the day Steve Flittners Aberdeen Angus x Friesian steers top call 1,140 RPM Investments Angus x Sussex steer 900, WB & GFD Hesselgrave s Angus x Blonde steer 750 Mrs PA Greenwood s Angus x Angus/Friesian steers, 8 mos 705, heifers, 6 mos 497 SUCKLER BRED STEERS & HEIFERS - eight to twelve months Not quite the demand of four/five weeks ago ATD & S Clutterbuck s Limousin cross steer, 11 mos 855 and heifers 625, RPM Investment s Charolais cross heifers 855 and Sussex steers 830, D Nichols Limousin cross steers 690 N Hicks Limousin x Blue Grey steers, 8 mos 590 OLDER CATTLE - many fairly forward and selling very well because of this CH & P Green s Limousin cross steers, 24 mos 1,255, 1,100 and Limousin cross heifers, 24 mos 1,130, 1,155, etc. M & T Bourner s Limousin cross steer, 24 mos 1,125 G Payne s outwintered Charolais cross steer 1,020 Liverton Partner s Hereford x Friesian steers, 17 mos 995 and Simmental x Friesian steers, 16 mos 955 and finally Steve Flittner s Friesians, 18/19 mos 815 ~~~~ Next Sale MONDAY, 15th APRIL CUCKOO FAIR Entries include Special Spring Annual consignments of 38 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 12/19 mos from GA & M Osgood, 33 Continental cross steers and heifers, majority heifers, 12 mos from EJ Brickell, 30 Aberdeen Angus and Sussex cross steers and heifers, 9/12 mos from K Russell,

3 20 Hereford cross steers and heifers, 8/20 mos from MJ & ML McCubbine, 20 Charolais and Limousin cross heifers, 12/14 mos from Mrs J Andrew, 16 Blonde d Aquitaine cross steers and heifers, 10/12 mos from D Kemp, 12 Limousin x Scotch Blue Grey steers, 8 mos from N Hicks, plus 4 Aberdeen Angus cows with their Angus calves at foot from SM Sandys and 8 Simmental cross cows, in-calf or with calves at foot from J Wheatland Sale to commence at a.m. ~~ Weekly Sales on MONDAY, 22nd APRIL and MONDAY, 29th APRIL incorporating the SPRING SHOW & SALE Prizes awarded for:- Best Pen of Steers & Best Pen of Heifers (Any age, minimum of three in a pen) First Prize 25, Second Prize 15, Third Prize 10 CHAMPION PEN - The Don Hutchison Memorial Cup plus for the BEST PEN OF HEIFERS - The Dennis Walker Memorial Cup Best Pen of Continentals and Best Pen of Native Bred Cattle All stock entered on the day will be eligble for the show Prize money offered will only be presented for stock bona-fide sold ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND The Second AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY, BUILDERS' & CONTRACTORS' PLANT THIS SATURDAY, 13th APRIL at 10 a.m. including:- David Brown 885 and Fordson Major EIA tractors; Livestock, tipping, Warwick 4t and car trailers; Two Vauxhall Astra Estates 04 and 05; pony exercise cart; Fransguard RV300 rower/tedder; Cambridge and ring rollers; chain and zig zag harrows; toppers; vari spreaders; Ferg. 2fr plough; livestock equipment, lawn mowers and ride on mowers; strimmers; hedgetrimmers; rotovators; chain saws; timber; fencing stakes and wire; gates; generators; power washers; small tools and paint, as new; shrubs and trees; garden equipment and miscellany plus poultry inc. Red Saddled Yokohoma bantams, Lemon Mille Fleur/booted bantams, Welsummers, Cornish Game, White Orpingtons, Light and Speckled Sussex, Maran, Shamo, Indian Game, Fantail pigeons, doves and geese etc., Catalogues now available THE HERSTMONCEUX COLLECTIVE at LIME END FARM of AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY, BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS PLANT on SATURDAY, 27th APRIL Already include:- Yamaha 600 Quad, Dumpers; Westmac mounted straw chopper; Mistral grain drill, 3m wide; Parmiter 10 grass harrows; Low load 6m long trailer; Kubota compact mini garden tractor, plus many more other items Entries close this Friday, 12th April for inclusion in the catalogue

4 FARM DIRECT BULL BANK New on the market Limousin bull, 21 months old Three young Aberdeen Angus DAIRY DIRECT New on the market TWELVE FRIESIAN & JERSEY CROSS IN-CALF HEIFERS also TWELVE FRIESIAN CROSS & JERSEY CROSS BULLING HEIFERS from a West Sussex Closed Herd, Pick from 24 FRESHLY CALVED COWS & HEIFERS Available all reasonably priced WANTED FRIESIAN HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES FODDER BANK SILAGE & STRAW ON THE MOVE - Rolling out - no great price but the late spring definitely generating some interest Hay, Straw, Silage and Haylage all available RRW or PETER KEELEY Sad to report that Peter Keely (father of Colin Keeley in the Market Cafe) passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, 4th April Peter farmed with his brother John for many a year at Carricks Farm, Dallington The funeral is to be held on Tuesday, 23rd April at Dallington Church at 2 pm followed by the committal at Eastbourne Crematorium at 3.15 pm. The Wake will be held at Bodle Street Village hall from 3pm onwards. Friends welcome WOOL HANDLER NEEDED FOR THIS COMING SEASON, MAY & JUNE Ring ED GINGELL Orders for Shearing being taken for this season COLLIE x AUSTRALIAN PUPS FOR SALE Dogs & Bitches, working parents, parents can be seen / / SMITHERS BUTCHERY SERVICE For High Quality Bespoke Cutting and Processing of all Home kills Cut, Packed and Labelled to Your Requirements Delivery Service Available - Weighing and Pricing Available Specialist in Processing of High Quality Sausages and Burgers For this and any other meat related requirements Please telephone Steve on or ~~~ REPLACEMENT CATTLE TAGS next day service including p&p (excl. VAT) Official Run - pairs from 99p Call Helen Sheppard (Allflex)

5 ~ HERBERT AND SONS SUPPLIERS OF HIGH QUALITY ASSURED CATTLE AND SHEEP FEEDS STOCKFEED POTATOES, FODDER BEET SUGAR BEET, CATTLE AND SHEEP BLENDS, MALT PELLETS AND PROTEINS CATTLE AND SHEEP BLENDS 10mm Cattle/Sheep nuts at extremely competitive prices! Stock Feed Potatoes now Available Please contact me for prices and availability FREE RATION ADVICE GIVEN WITH NO OBLIGATION HERBERT AND SONS ARE PLEASED TO SUPPORT HAILSHAM MARKET ~ CL LEPPARD OF MAYFIELD High Class Farmily Butchers Leppards Family Butchers private butchering service Bodies of beef from Pigs from 20.00, Lambs from 9.00 Free collection from abattoir Telephone BURDEN BROS AGRI LTD John Deere Main Dealer agri@burdenbros.co.uk Great Meade, Pump Lane, Framfield, East Sussex, TN22 5RN Church Farm, Church Lane, Stockbury, Kent, ME9 7RD The Ultimate Gator Series will take you anywhere you need to go! With true On-Demand 4-Wheel-Drive, an impressive turn of speed, a fully independent 4-wheel suspension and great ground clearance these Gators can conquer virtually any obstacle with ease.

6 PLUMPTON COLLEGE RDPE 36 Biosecurity for the Woodland Owner 23 rd April. RDPE 38 Timber Production for Wood Fuel 29 th April. RDPE Woodland Pests and Diseases Strategies for dealing, current and future threats. 30 th April. Bacon and Gammon Curing 25 th April. Sausage Making. 23 rd May. Emergency First Aid at Work, especially for farmers and foresters. 12 th. June. Oak Timber Framing, build a 10 x 10 structure, using hand tools. 24 th 28 th June. NEW SHORT COURSE GRANT FUNDING NOW AVAILABLE Training venues are in East Sussex, Flimwell, Battle and Plumpton Plumpton College Centre for Sustainable Food Farming and Forestry info@foodfarmingforestry.co.uk ~~~ This year s Heathfield Show is on Saturday 25th May. The Heathfield Show Committee relies on a multitude of dedicated volunteers to ensure the smooth running of the Show. Join the team involved with helping make the Show the biggest one day Show in the South East and one of eight finalists in the Farmers Guardian s Best Show We are particularly looking for volunteers to offer greatly needed and invaluable assistance in the Cattle Section. Meet new people, feel valued and have fun by donating your time for just one day a year - Saturday of the last Bank Holiday in May - or more if you feel so inclined... Please contact the Cattle Secretary on ~