TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 12 th December 2018 Over 500 sheep!! 92 lambs from Simon & Maria Grylls MARKET ENTRIES Please pre-enter stock by Tuesday 3.30pm PHONE 01872 272722 TEXT (Your name & stock numbers) Cattle/Calves 07771 817307 Sheep 07977 662443 This week s 10 draw winner: Mr. H. Stevens of The Lizard
TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 14 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 20 cull cows, 42 store cattle including 13 dairy cattle, 87 rearing calves and 515 finished & store sheep UTM PRIME CATTLE HIGHEST PRICE BULLOCK Each Wednesday the highest price prime steer/heifer sold p/kg will be commission free Auctioneer Andrew Body Few prime cattle this week as is usual in the run-up to Christmas. Quality cattle forward sold strongly with a good number of butchers and other buyers in attendance. Top price per kilo was 204p for a Limousin x heifer from Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet bought by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. Top value steer from the same farm selling at 195p/kg and 1,330 to Trevarthens of Roskrow. Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sires please write on front of passport 8 Steers & 5 Heifers leading prices Limousin x heifer to 204p (588kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x steer to 195p (682kg) for Mr. Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x steer to 192p (623kg) for J.B. Old Farms Ltd of Treyarnon Bay, Padstow Limousin x heifer to 190p (587kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Aberdeen Angus x steer to 169p (505kg) for Mr. P.N.B. Stephens of Lamellion, Liskeard British Blue x heifer to 168p (564kg) for Messrs. F.A. Pearce & Partner of Penstraze, Truro Aberdeen Angus x steer to 168p (503kg) for Mr. P.N.B. Stephens of Lamellion, Liskeard A tremendous pair of heifers from David Williams of Allet topped @ 204p/kg - 2 -
Wednesday s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers 170.0p/kg Heifers 160.5p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 195p av. 193.00p Premium to 204p Prime to 169p av. 166.33p Prime to 190p av. 179.00p Others to 149p Others to 156p All Steers av. 172.54p All Heifers av. 179.88p OTM PRIME CATTLE A single OTM forward for Messrs. P.G. & K.M. Knight of Penstraze, Truro being a huge 832kg Aberdeen Angus x steer selling at 973 to Trevarthens of Roskrow. Auctioneer Andrew Body CULL COWS & BULLS Cull cow numbers are lower at this time of year which meant an improvement in overall averages and demand for the cows on offer. Leading the way at 108p/kg was a young Hereford x cow from Mr. W. Maxfield-Coote of St. Allen purchased by David Ellis of Lelant. Friesians topped at 97p/kg and 815 for a big 840kg cow from Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery bought by Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. 3 Beef & 17 Dairy Cows leading prices Hereford x to 108p (789kg) for Mr. W. Maxfield-Coote of St. Allen, Truro Friesian to 97p (840kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin Friesian to 94p (648kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin Friesian to 90p (760kg) for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin Friesian to 89p (646kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin Friesian to 87p (750kg) for Messrs. G.T. & A.J. Rowe of Sennen, Penzance Friesian to 87p (531kg) for Messrs. T.F. Sampson & Sons of St. Newlyn East, Newquay Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 108p/kg av. 89.00p/kg Dairy Cows to 97p/kg av. 74.70p/kg Next Orange Market This Tuesday 18 th December @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Entries invited for our January Orange Market Patrick Dennis 07889 600160-3 -
STORE CATTLE Auctioneer Patrick Dennis A light entry of store cattle just before Christmas but what was on offer was mainly good forward finishing cattle. Trade remains firm with good demand for this type of store. A nice entry of around 18mo Blonde d Aquitaine cattle from Mr. L.J. Mann of Constantine saw steers to 995 and leading pair of heifers at 840. 18 Steers leading prices 2yo British Blue x to 970 for Messrs. M.J. & J.A. Bennetto of Indian Queens, St. Columb 1½yo Blonde d Aquitaine x to 995 for Mr. L.J. Mann of Constantine, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to 900 for Messrs. M.J. & J.A. Bennetto of Indian Queens, St. Columb Hereford x to 850 for Messrs. M.J. & J.A. Bennetto of Indian Queens, St. Columb 11 Heifers leading prices 1½yo Blonde d Aquitaine x to 840 for Mr. L.J. Mann of Constantine, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to 700 for Messrs. M.J. & J.A. Bennetto of Indian Queens, St. Columb 1yo Limousin x to 580 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell A cracking bunch of Blondes from Lionel Mann topped @ 995!! - 4 -
13 Dairy Cattle An entry of 11 fine in-calf dairy heifers of varying breeds on behalf of J.O. Nightingale Ltd of Whitecross, Wadebridge sold extremely well for the time of year with a top price of 1,120 for a Holstein Friesian x Danish Red. A Montbeliarde x Danish Red x Holstein sold to 1,040. Two Holstein Friesian x Red realised 980 each with all heifers in-calf to an Aberdeen Angus. The overall average for all in-calf heifers was almost 900. A nice run of mainly Aberdeen Angus x young stores for Jennifer Bennetto sold to a top price of 970 Auctioneer Patrick Dennis REARING CALVES A good entry of calves met a decent trade for both bulls and heifers, with both continental and native types selling well. British Blue bull calves at 5 weeks old topped at 335 for F.C. Buse & Co. of St. Minver and 310 for Messrs. J.S. Rodda & Son of Gulval with an 18 day old Blue bull for Messrs. R.G. Keast & Son of Allet selling well at 285. Another young bull calf sold to 295 being a Limousin x for Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier. On the heifer side, again British Blue crosses led the way with a pair for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge at 185 and calves from both Messrs. D. Philp & Son of Pelynt and Messrs. J.S. Rodda & Son at 180. 49 Bulls British Blue x to 335 for F.C. Buse & Co. of St. Minver, Wadebridge, av. 239 Limousin x to 295 for Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier, Redruth, av. 250 Aberdeen Angus x to 232 for Messrs. S. Wallis & Son of Helston Hereford x to 190 for Messrs. M.G. & T.A. Tuckett of Tywardreath, Par, av. 102 Friesian bobby calves to 40, av. 27 38 Heifers British Blue x to 185 twice for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge, Penzance, av. 135 Charolais x to 175 for Messrs. D. Philp & Son of Pelynt, Looe Hereford x to 175 for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin, av. 95 Limousin x to 165 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston, av. 91 Aberdeen Angus x to 152 for Messrs. S. Wallis & Son of Helston - 5 -
LAMBS (254) FINISHED & STORE SHEEP Auctioneer Ed Harris A good entry for the time of year, and prices have been rising again with an SQQ average of 191p/kg. Strong demand for the mediumweight lambs with finish being key over weight. A strong top price of 92 for two producers, firstly for a smart pen of continental x lambs from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne; and also heavyweight Texels from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, both purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. Breaking the 2/kilo barrier at 201p/kg this was a pen of well-finished 45.5kg lambs from Mr. R. Shazell of Tregamere. Our buyers have indicated that it will be Business as Usual for both Markets shouldering the Christmas period (19 th December & 2 nd January) and so we encourage producers to market lambs on the current strong trade. Please notify your entries to Ed Harris 07977 662443. Leading Averages: 201p/kg for 45.5kg lambs from Mr. R. Shazell of Tregamere, St. Columb 199p/kg for 46.3kg lambs from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston 199p/kg for 43.4kg lambs from Roberts Enterprises of Garras, Helston 199p/kg for 43.2kg lambs from Messrs. D.J. & S.P. Hopper of Sweetshouse, Bodmin 196p/kg for 45.5kg lambs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay 194p/kg for 45.3kg lambs from Mr. J.T. Rowe of Lower Penponds, Camborne 194p/kg for 45.0kg lambs from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge 193p/kg for 47.0kg lambs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro 191p/kg for 47.0kg lambs from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge 191p/kg for 45.8kg lambs from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Top Price Lambs: 92.00 (46.3kg) from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne 92.00 (49.1kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro 91.50 (45.5kg) from Mr. R. Shazell of Tregamere, St. Columb 91.50 (49.0kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro 90.50 (47.0kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro 90.00 (47.0kg) from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge 89.50 (51.4kg) from Messrs. R. & J. Bailey of Frogpool, Truro 89.00 (45.5kg) from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay 88.00 (45.3kg) from Mr. J.T. Rowe of Lower Penponds, Camborne 87.50 (45.0kg) from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge 87.50 (45.8kg) from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne Averages: Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 201p/kg av. 191.85p/kg Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 199p/kg av. 176.74p/kg Overweight (52.1kg+) to 163p/kg av. 150.00p/kg SQQ Lamb Average 191.85p - 6 -
CULL EWES (82) Auctioneer Ross Collins A good entry sold to a firmer trade, with several pens of first quality types on offer. topping at 84 was a single Suffolk ewe from Messrs. J.J. & H.E. Collins of Tresillian. Leading Prices: 84.00 for ewes from Messrs. J.J. & H.E. Collins of Tresillian, Truro 81.00 for ewes from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston 76.50 for ewes from Messrs. P.J. & J.L. Bennett of St. Mawgan, Newquay 74.50 for ewes from Messrs. J.J. & H.E. Collins of Tresillian, Truro 71.50 for ewes from Messrs. W.H. & R.W.H. Lees of Lanner, Redruth 70.50 for ewes from Messrs. J.J. & H.E. Collins of Tresillian, Truro Averages: First quality ewes to 84.00 av. 70.50 Second quality ewes to 58.00 av. 51.75 Cull rams to 76.00 av. 66.00 STORE LAMBS (179) Auctioneer Ross Collins Higher numbers on offer sold to what can only be described as a very fast and strong trade. The close-to-finish types were flying selling to 76 for a big-frame single store from Mr. J.P. Dunstan of Wendron. Leading Prices: 76.00 for stores from Mr. J.P. Dunstan of Wendron, Helston 70.00 for stores from Roberts Enterprises of Garras, Helston 69.50 for stores from Mrs. C. Wall of Trekeive, Liskeard 67.50 for stores from Mr. J.P. Dunstan of Wendron, Helston 57.50 for stores from Messrs. R.J. & A.M. Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon 56.00 for stores from Messrs. T.L. Ford & Sons of Little Petherick, Wadebridge 55.50 for stores from Messrs. C.R. Elliott & Partners of Portloe, Truro 55.00 for stores from Mrs. P.M. Ellery of Talskiddy, St. Columb 55.00 for stores from Messrs. T.L. Ford & Sons of Little Petherick, Wadebridge 55.00 for stores from Mrs. C. Wall of Trekeive, Liskeard Averages: Best stores to 76.00 av. 69.50 Medium stores to 57.50 av. 54.50 Smaller stores to 48.00 av. 36.50-7 -
WEDNESDAY NEXT 19 TH DECEMBER LODGE & THOMAS. 10.00am Rearing Calves & Stirks ***** 10.00am Dairy & Beef Cull Cows then Prime Cattle followed by Store Cattle and Suckler Cows & Calves ***** 11.15am Lambs, Cull Ewes & Store Sheep Inc. a Dorset double couple & a month old pet lamb NO MARKET BOXING DAY (Wednesday 26 th December) NEXT MARKET Wednesday 2 nd January 2019 Ref: 9123d GUIDE PRICE: 360,000 Traditional Stone Barns with Permitted Planning Development for 3 Residential Units TREWINCE FARM, STITHIANS, TRURO, TR3 7BZ An all too rare development opportunity for the conversion of the predominantly two storey Substantial traditional stone barns at Trewince Farm into three 3 bedroom residential units, together with courtyards, modern farm buildings and land, in all just over 1 acre. Convenient location close to the popular Stithians Lake and within easy commuting distance of Falmouth, - 8 - Penryn, Helston, Redruth and the City of Truro.