SOUTH EAST MARTS HAILSHAM MARKET Primestock report for WEDNESDAY 11th APRIL 2018 PRIME CATTLE (UNDER AGE & OVERAGE) (22) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Trade looking firmer. Brian Foster s Limousins shine above the others, his smart heifer at 221p and steer to 210p, nearly grossing 1,300. Tony Robinson s butcher weight Sussex to 188p, RG Lampshire s Holstein steers to 161p. John Ayres heavyweight Holsteins under 36 months sell 1,150 plus. Keep them coming please. CULL COWS (13) Auctioneer: Roger Waters More competition, more trade, very firm for all classifications, just not enough of them. Dr. Winchester s lean heavyweight Simmental cross 138p and grosses 1,124. MD Rees purebred Sussex 135p and close to 1,000. Best of the day M & J Franklin & Son s Friesian to 136p and grosses 972.20. CALVES (12) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Only reared calves forward and sell well, 20/24 weeks old - John Dewe s British Blue cross steers 510, Aberdeen Angus cross steers 490 and Aberdeen Angus cross heifers 485. Nigel Velvick s younger Holstein steers 192 and NMJ Slater s MRI cross heifer 200. PIGS (--) Auctioneer: Roger Waters No Pigs on offer - Booked for next week - Wednesday, 18th April - 12 white weaners, 9 weeks old and 2 white cutters. SHEEP (785) Auctioneer: Nick Young The world events on the international stage point to an uncertain foreseeable future! Hailsham remains constant and has the best trade of the week with demand outstripping supply as numbers fall back and milk lambs fail to materialise. HOGGETS (332) Overall average 239p per kilo Best meated hoggets predictably did best business with the boys from Broad Oak leading the way - Master Showman Jason Wareham topping at 152, 148, 145 and David Fieldwick 140, 139. Leading price per head:- J & S Wareham 152, 148, 145, D Fieldwick 140, 139, 132, L Barrett 138, B Walker 135, 130, AR Firrell 133, H Arpino 132, J & S Harmer 130, 129, D Marley 130, MJ & JA Brashill 129. Leading prices per kilo:- J & S Wareham 301p, 248p, AR Firrell 291.2p, 277.3p, 274.8p, MJ & JA Brashill 266p, Station Farms 257.9p, J & S Harmer 256.5p, 241.6p, D, S & P Humphrey 254.9p, 241.3p, S Gennings 254p, B Walker 249p, D Fieldwick 247.3p, H Arpino 242.2p, Fairfield Farms 241.1p. STORE HOGGETS (274) Nothing like enough for the level of demand. Battling bidders competed from first to last. Top call Roly May at 105. Please keep them coming and let us know what you have. R & K Livestock Service Ltd 105, 88, Dunstars Farm 102, L Miles 100, D Jenkins
96, 83, D Spanton 95, GWH Osbourne 92, 83, Fairfields Farm, 89, R Denman 89, 85, RP & HM Clarke 86, G Baldock 85. CULL EWES (179) An out and out humdinger of a trade with the top price a staggering 169 to J & S Wareham, runner up A Firrell 149. No matter what the ewe we have a proper job for them at Hailsham. Keep them coming - big runs preferred please. J & S Wareham 169, 135, 122, AR Firrell 149, E Meader 133, L Miles 128, Tottingworth Farms Ltd 126, D, S & P Humphrey 120, 108, Mrs C Dancey 114, AR Firrell 113, DP Ellis 110, I Williams 109, FW & MJ Akehurst 109, 108. Next Wednesday, 18th April - EWES WITH LAMBS AT FOOT inc. 50 Suffolk x Mule ewe tegs with Charollais lambs and North Country Mule ewe tegs with Suffolk lambs at foot; 20 Mule, 3/4 lamb, ewes with their Charollais lambs at foot and 8 Texel and Suffolk cross ewes with their lambs at foot. PLEASE FEED THEM, KEEP THEM CLEAN, BELLIED AND DAGGED OUT, SHUT THEM UP OVERNIGHT & PRESENT THEM PROPERLY TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE PLUS PLEASE WATCH THOSE TEETH AND CHECK FOR IN-LAMBERS TOO. HAILSHAM MARKET STORE CATTLE REPORT MONDAY, 9th APRIL ~ Auctioneer: Roger Waters CUCKOO FAIR The Cuckoo flies!! Flying start to April despite the damp air, it will dry up, everything is beginning to look greener - great interest for all the cattle on offer. SUCKLER BRED STEERS & HEIFERS OF CONTINENTAL BREEDING 9/12 months old - Thorndean Farms Limousin steers not quite 1000! Thorndean Farms purebred Limousin steers, 11 mos 990, heifers 900 HJ Hecks & Son s Simmental cross steer, 11/12 mos 890, heifers 775 D Hobbs & Son s Simmental cross, 9 mos 880 K Axell s Limousin cross steers, 10/11 mos 855, heifers 790 ABERDEEN ANGUS, & OTHER NATIVE BREEDS & CROSSES Insatiable demand for all ages M & R Sherwood s Aberdeen Angus x Limousin steers, 19 mos 1,190, ditto heifers 1,150 Dr. SWC Winchester s Aberdeen Angus cross steer, 16 mos 1,000 HJ & R Clifton s Aberdeen Angus cross steer, 24 mos 975 JRJ Dewe s Aberdeen Angus x Friesian steer, 18/19 mos 935 HJ Hecks & Son s Aberdeen Angus-x steers, 11/12 mos 860, heifers 750 HJ Cross & Son s Aberdeen Angus-x steers, 10/11 mos 800, heifers 725 R Popham s Aberdeen Angus x Simmental steer, 8 mos 790
and other traditional breeds David Hole s Purebred Sussex steers, 24 mos 1,070 Ruckmans Ltd s Purebred Hereford steers, 18 mos 1,010 J Wheatland s Beef Shorthorn steers, 8 mos 795 and Sussex cow with her Sussex steer calf to 930 OLDER SORTS - 21/24 months old Big cattle, big money, all Continental cross Waters Partnership s Simmental cross steer, 24 mos 1,265 FG Coles Limousin cross steers 1,260, ditto heifers 1,010 M Grove s Charolais cross steers, 21 mos 1,100 CTS Farms Limousin cross steers, 21/22 mos 1,090, heifers 850 Schulenberg Farms British Blue x White Park steers, 24 mos 1,040 JRJ Dewe s Fleckvieh cross steers, 18/19 mos 795 and not forgetting Ockley Farm s British Blue steer 790! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Next Sale of STORE CATTLE is to be held on MONDAY, 16th APRIL at 11.30 a.m. Entries include:- 25 Aberdeen Angus, Sussex, British Blue and Simmental cross steers and heifers, 20/26 mos from Littleworth Farms, 20 Limousin and Simmental cross steers, 12 mos from EJ Brickell & Sons, 20 Aberdeen Angus and Hereford cross steers and heifers, 18/23 mos from W & D Clark, 20 Hereford cross steers and heifers, 12/27 mos from JW Steele & Son, 18 British Blue and Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers, 18/19 mos from JRJ Dewe, 15 Limousin and Blonde cross steers and heifers, 12 mos from Mrs PA Greenwood; 12 Purebred Limousin heifers, 12 mos from D Southouse; 10 purebred Sussex steers, 12 mos from Faulkner Farm Partnership; 10 Purebred Sussex heifers, 12/14 mos from D Spanton,10 Charolais cross steers and heifers, 15/24 mos from S Harris, PLUS 8 Yak steers and heifers, 15 mos from N Velvick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Entries now being taken for the STORE CATTLE SHOW & SALE on MONDAY, 23rd APRIL Judges: Doug and Paul Robinson Prizes awarded for:- THE BEST PEN OF STEERS & THE 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 also prizes awarded for the 25 for the BEST PEN OF CONTINENTALS and 25 for the BEST PEN OF NATIVE BRED CATTLE
All stock entered on the day will be eligible for the show Prize money offered will only be presented for stock bona-fide sold kindly sponsored by Liz Speller, Eastern England Representative on behalf of SHEARWELL DATA LTD. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MONDAY, 30th APRIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Third Spring Collective Auction at ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND of AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY, BUILDERS' & CONTRACTORS' PLANT Entries include:- Thwaites 2t dumper; Polaris trailboss 330cc, Adly Moto, Yamaha Kodiak and Kawasaki KLF250 quad bikes; Dingo off road go kart; Catering trailer plus other plant and bale trailers; Vicon Int. SP41 conv. and Claas Dominant conv. balers; Browns bale sledge; Browns flat 8 grab; Vicon fert. spreader; Vicon Speeder & Fransguard hay turner; Cambridge triple rolls; three furrow conventional plough, Votex 9 topper; Widlak wood chipper; Livestock equipment, tractor spares, fencing stakes, gates, chain saws, lawnmowers inc. Ransomes Matador 24 cylinder mowers in excellent condition; many ride-ons, strimmers, hedgecutters, rotovators, pressure washers, generators, engines, pumps, concrete mixers, garden tools & sundries, small tools & paint (as new), laurel and holly hedging, poultry, etc, etc. on SATURDAY, 21st APRIL Sale to commence at 10 a.m. Catalogues now available ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DAIRY DIRECT New on the market SIX FRIESIAN IN-CALF HEIFERS, calving late April/early May ELEVEN FRIESIAN BULLING HEIFERS, Four year TB, closed herd ~~~~~~ BEEF BREEDING DIRECT WANTED - YOUNG CONTINENTAL CROSS BEEF COWS Calving now or with calves at foot WANTED - MATURE ABERDEEN ANGUS BULL AVAILABLE - SUSSEX BULL ~~~~~~ FODDER BANK HAY & SILAGE AVAILABLE IN MOST AREAS STRAW SUPPLY NOT SO PLENTIFUL New on the market - 75 Round bales of silage - Hailsham area Large Quantity of Big bale haylage and hay in the Henfield & Partridge Green areas Big round bale bullock hay - Eastbourne area Offers Square bale wheat straw, four stringers - Battle area Clamped maize - Lewes area Contact Roger Waters 07860 663345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VALUATIONS, FARM and FARMLAND SALES and PURCHASES CLEAR & RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT CONTACT US FOR A MARKETING APPRAISAL Tel:- Nick Young 01435 865077 e-mail:- nickyoung@watsonsestates.co.uk VINTAGE TRACTOR RUN SATURDAY, 28 th APRIL A Two hour vintage tractor run through the Sussex Countryside All makes of tractor welcome Depart at 11 am from Hailsham Market Gates and market café open from 9am For further information please contact Colin Keeley in the market café or 07722927316 or cj.keeley@talktalk.net - Raffle in aid of RABBI
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