Weekly Sales News – 1 Mar 2016
Sheep sales reports
Finished Sheep – 2,973 Sold
Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903
Top price per head – £100.50 L J & P J Bolton: Top price per kilo – 210p – Mr P Ashlee;
Report on trade: A similar sized entry was forward to last week and substantial numbers have come out in the large finishing areas around the country following last weeks lift in trade. Once again the best quality sheep that were presented in a clean and empty condition sold to a noticeable premium with over night lairaged sheep form R Montgomery selling to £2 per kg and £94 from G N & J E Gray. Smart continental cross export grade lambs sold to £94.50 form P Ashlee for 45kg Beltex crosses and 39kgs sorts from G P King to 207p. Heavy lambs still sold to a good demand with a fantastic run of heavy weights selling to £100.50 from Mr L J & J P Bolton and averaging in excess of £96.
Dagging facilites, at a small charge, are available here in the market on Monday evenings. Please ring Elwyn Davies or John Rossiter at anytime to discuss the trade
| Hogget prices | ||||||||||
| Kgs | Top Price | Ave Price | Top Vendor | p per kg | ||||||
| 38 | 78.80 | 71.80 | R L Goodman & Son | 207.0 | ||||||
| 39 | 80.80 | 72.91 | Mr G P King | 207.0 | ||||||
| 40 | 79.50 | 74.59 | Mr P J Hewett | 199.0 | ||||||
| 41 | 82.00 | 75.52 | Mr R Montgomery | 200.0 | ||||||
| 42 | 84.00 | 76.02 | Mr R Montgomery | 200.0 | ||||||
| 43 | 86.00 | 78.40 | S B & A E Martin | 200.0 | ||||||
| 44 | 83.00 | 81.15 | Mr P J Hewett, Summerdown Estate | 189.0 | ||||||
| 45 | 94.50 | 82.69 | Mr P Ashlee | 210.0 | ||||||
| 46 | 87.00 | 82.41 | Mr R Montgomery | 189.0 | ||||||
| 47 | 87.50 | 83.20 | Hall Place Farms | 186.0 | ||||||
| 48 | 87.00 | 83.57 | Hall Place Farms | 181.0 | ||||||
| 49 | 90.00 | 86.65 | S B & A E Martin, Mrs H Edmonds | 184.0 | ||||||
| 50 | 94.00 | 87.11 | G N & J E Gray, Hall Place Farms | 188.0 | ||||||
| Hogget averages – pence per kg | ||||||||||
| Weight Range | Number | Top | Bottom | Average | National Averages | |||||
| Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs | 552 | 207.0 | 171.0 | 188.6 | 182.8 | |||||
| Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs | 1250 | 210.0 | 155.0 | 183.3 | 189.9 | |||||
| Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs | 756 | 189.0 | 126.0 | 176.1 | 184.6 | |||||
| Others 52.1kg + | 407 | 180.0 | 129.0 | 169.0 | 171.9 | |||||
Cull Ewes and Rams – 805 Sold
Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903
Report on trade: A few extra were penned today with over 900 in total and with the loading bays used as pens again this year. Trade was not quite as sharp as last week with the overall average approximately £5 less. Many buyers are once again reporting that wholesale demand is not as strong which is not helped by the increase in numbers that are being offered this week. Please advise us of any large consignment of ewes you wish to sell for advice on the correct marketing strategy.
Top prices on the day included continental ewes to £101 from H F & J H Glover, Suffolk crosses to £87 form Mr T Telling, Romneys to £78 from Small Bros and Mules to £80 form L J & J P Bolton
Store and Breeding Sheep – 1,354 Sold
Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903
Report on trade: Another large entry of stores were penned this week with several lots selling in excess of £70 to a top price of £79.50 from P R Newbold closely followed at £77 from J H & A H Godden, Mrs J Donaldson and E D Goldfinch. The overall average returned at £64 throughout the entry with only the very long term sheep selling under £50. Another strong entry of Suffolk cross stores from J & M Carr sold to £74.
Sock Lambs – 14 Sold
Auctioneer: Mark Cleverdon 07748 202688
Report on trade: A similar trade to last week saw strong lambs making 19 to £22 and the rest £3 to £9. Average £11.50
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This months special auction sale at 6.30pm
Wednesday 8th March – Main Dealer direct new registration part exchange vehicles followed by our general car auction
A large selection of affordable cars will be on offer.
Cattle sales reports
Finished Cattle – 89 Sold Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901
Report on trade: This weeks sale saw an increased entry of cattle and with extra buyers (10 successful individual purchasers) around the ring the trade remained competitive but generally still unexciting. Again smart handy weight cattle sold in excess of 200p per kg with a Limousin cross steer topping the market at 212p from S Marsh and to 210p for a quality run consigned by Terry & Houghton Ltd.
The best cattle with weight grossed in excess of £1200 and up to £1282 (184p) for a Limousin cross steer from D W Page & Son while other top gross prices included £1228 (175p) for a White Park cross steer from R F & E A Simmons, £1219 (179p) for a Limousin cross steer from G L Boulden & Son and £1214 (198p) for a Limousin cross steer from J Batchelor & Ptnrs.
Several local butchers were in attendance competing for the native breeds with a Sussex steer selling at £1073 (183p) from A H Hoad & Son.
The best of the over thirty month cattle grossed up to £1101 (159p) for a Simmental cross steer consigned by G Standen & Son.
| Finished cattle averages – pence per kg | |||||||||||||
| Classification | No | Top | Bottom | Average | |||||||||
| Light steers (370-550 kgs) | 6 | 199.5 | 169.5 | 176.7 | |||||||||
| Medium steers (551-650 kgs) | 19 | 211.5 | 159.5 | 181.4 | |||||||||
| Heavy steers (651+ kgs) | 11 | 183.5 | 154.5 | 169.0 | |||||||||
| Light heifers (370-550 kgs) | 4 | 209.5 | 158.5 | 190.8 | |||||||||
| Medium heifers (551-650 kgs) | 21 | 206.5 | 149.5 | 181.7 | |||||||||
| Heavy heifers (651+ kgs) | 16 | 196.5 | 120.5 | 166.6 | |||||||||
| Heavy bulls (651+) | 1 | 152.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 | |||||||||
| 30 to 48 mth Heifers | 4 | 123.5 | 106.5 | 113.8 | |||||||||
| 30 to 48 mth Steers | 6 | 158.5 | 108.5 | 134.8 | |||||||||
| Leading steer prices | |||||||||||||
| Vendor | Weight Kgs | Breed | P per Kg | Gross £ | |||||||||
| Mr S Marsh | 585 | 24 mths Limousin | 211.5 | £1237 | |||||||||
| W Alexander (Shoreham) | 575 | 22 mths Limousin | 204.5 | £1175 | |||||||||
| W Alexander (Shoreham) | 587 | 26 mths Limousin | 202.5 | £1188 | |||||||||
| Mr S Marsh | 531 | 15 mths Limousin | 199.5 | £1059 | |||||||||
| W Alexander (Shoreham) | 555 | 22 mths Limousin | 199.5 | £1107 | |||||||||
| Leading heifer prices | |||||||||||||
| Terry & Houghton Ltd | 493 | 24 mths Limousin | 209.5 | £1032 | |||||||||
| Terry & Houghton Ltd | 590 | 24 mths Limousin | 206.5 | £1218 | |||||||||
| L E & Humphreys & Son | 494 | 24 mths Limousin | 203.5 | £1005 | |||||||||
| Terry & Houghton Ltd | 560 | 23 mths Limousin | 203.5 | £1139 | |||||||||
| D W Ferguson Ltd | 529 | 24 mths British Blue | 203.5 | £1076 | |||||||||
Cull Cows and Bulls – 88 Sold
Auctioneer: Richard Wood
Report on trade: This trade was very similar overall with slightly increased numbers but nothing very special about the overall quality. Feeders and graziers remain very strong bidders making some cattle 20-25p per kg ahead of their slaughter value. Flesh was in short supply and remaining positive, whilst the poorer boning cows from the dairy very much reflect lack of yield and waste. Farm assurance is very important in order to maximise returns on slaughter types.
Best beef cows made 130-150p with a few specials flying well beyond this. Limousin 167p and £1024 and 148p and £1025 from Mr L Smith; Limousin 148p and 134p for A Boyd & Co; Simmentals 140p Scott & Godden; Limousin cross 139p R F&E A Simmons; British Blue cross 128p E W & R E Hanks and Aberdeen Angus 124p and 118p from B Sutton.
More flesh is wanted from the dairy culls. A strong Brown Swiss made 120p and £1016 from D Murdoch & Son; Holstein 110p and £903 J Leggat & Son with Jerseys 100p and £632, 96p and £582 and 78p from Hickson Bros.
Confidence is strong and numbers nationally are not high so hunt out your non productive cows from beef and dairy herds.
| Cull cattle section – pence per kg | ||||
| Classification | No | Top | Bottom | Average |
| Beef cows | 37 | 166.5 | 47.5 | 110.0 |
| Dairy cows | 50 | 112.5 | 43.5 | 84.6 |
Breeding Cattle – 1 Female Sold
Auctioneer: Mark Cleverdon 07748 202688
Report on trade: A single Hereford cross 2008 born incalf cow made £620
Store Cattle – 202 Sold
Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901
Report on trade: A good selection of store cattle with several late entries boosting numbers to over 200 head in the end. Again this was another strong trade with a good attendance of buyers and prices continuing at recent high levels.
Several youngsters at the start of the sale sold exceptionally well with the majority making in excess of £500 with 8 mth Limousin cross steers up to £690 from Darwell and Stabilizer cross steers of similar age selling well at £680 from A & N Bullen.
Stronger continental cross stores attracted prices mainly in the £800 to £1000 bracket with 20 mth Simmental cross steers topping the market at £1070 from G Gregory. An 18 mth Blonde cross steer made £965 from P Langridge, 18 mth British Blue x Friesian steers £905 from L Palmer and Sons and a 14 mth Limousin cross steer at £830 from R & J Brightling.
Several runs of native breeds were on offer and sold to a competitive trade with 14 mth Hereford cross steers £728 and 15 mth Aberdeen Angus cross heifers £768 from M J Booth. Heifers suitable for breeding attracted a good premium with a run of 18 mth Aberdeen Angus x Friesian heifers selling well with up to £868 from E J Gribble.
A pen of 12 mth Friesian steers sold at £390 from Saw Lodge Farm.
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DEFRA regularly remind us of our responsibilities regarding unfit animals. No unfit animal should be exposed for sale in a market.
All animals should be fit to travel. All in milk cows should to be milked out prior to movement to market. Do not present lame sheep or those for any reason which are not fit to be transported.
For up to date information on all livestock sales please contact
Elwyn Davies (Sheep) 07710 803901 or 01233 861263
Peter Kingwill (Cattle & Sheep) 07795 200357
Martin Crowhurst (Sheep & Cattle) 07710 803903 or 01797 343936
Simon Husk (Sheep & Cattle) 07885 968077 or 01304 842393
Mark Cleverdon (Rams, Breeding Cattle, Pigs & Calves) 07748 202688
John Rossiter (Cull ewes & store sheep plus commercial vehicles) 07557 392903
Other stock sales reports
Calves – 82 Sold
Auctioneer: Mark Cleverdon 07748 202688
Report on trade: A larger and generally better quality entry was again extremely well received by buyers and a tremendous trade resulted. Black and white bulls were a better trade throughout the entry with more potential rearers to bid for them today. Both continental and native beef crosses produced some tremendous prices too. Confidence to rear is clear – long may this continue. Sellers should be putting their calves on the open market in Ashford.
Highlights in the beef crosses were many and included a late January orn British Blue bull from J Warnock and Son at £425; November born Limousin cross bulls from the Squerryes Estate dairy Partnership to £350, Sussex crosses to £315 and South Devons £305; a Simmental bull to £405 from R & J Ledger (bn mid January); R Torrance and Son’s British Blue bulls to £340 and heifers £320 (January born) and then top spot to Ledger Farms with their December born British Blue bulls £470, £460, £435 and £425 and heifers £340 to £385. To finish the beef story W S Furnival Ltd sold an Aberdeen Angus bull at £280 (January born) and a young Blonde cross bull at £320 and J E Scutt and Sons again a January born Aberdeen Angus bull at £335.
Reared black and white bulls made to £150 for M W Goddard and £122 from J E Scutt and Sons. Well presented younger models made either side of £100 and more Holstein and younger sorts £25 to £80 and a few bobbies less than this.
Please keep your entries of calves coming. At our fortnightly sales we expect to have plenty of enquiries for all shapes, sizes and ages of stock. Thank you all for texts and messages with early notice of your entries for forthcoming sales – it does help.
| Calf averages – £ per head | ||||
| Description | No | Top | Bottom | Average |
| Continental Bulls | 18 | 470.00 | 200.00 | 348.89 |
| Continental Heifers | 6 | 385.00 | 330.00 | 353.33 |
| Native Bulls | 10 | 335.00 | 190.00 | 279.00 |
| Native Heifers | 1 | 140.00 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| Friesian Bulls 1st quality | 3 | 150.00 | 108.00 | 126.67 |
| Friesian Bulls 2nd quality | 14 | 108.00 | 52.00 | 76.86 |
| Friesian Bulls 3rd quality | 30 | 55.00 | 8.00 | 29.87 |
Store and Finished Pigs – 128 Sold Auctioneer: Mark Cleverdon 07748 202688
Report on trade: This week sale saw a similar size entry of stock to a fortnight ago abd same trade with just a little improvement in the second grade pigs – not the real lows of recent sales. Culls were much a stand on price and demand for stores to feed showed a litlle spring and early confidence in better times to come. Demand was good here producing better prices again this week.
The best finished pigs made to 81p per kg and £72 per head from P W Sim and C B Hope. Nothing made this week below 55p per kg
Cull sows and boars made to 30p for sows and again 24p for a heavy boar grossing to £87.60.
In the store pig pens strong weaners made to £44 from C B Hope, £42 from M J Booth and £44 from Capel Manor College.
| Pig averages | ||||
| Description | No | Top | Bottom | Average |
| 1st Quality finished – p per kg | 31 | 81.0 | 70.0 | 74.5 |
| – £ per head | 74.90 | 56.98 | 68.48 | |
| 2nd Quality finished – p per kg | 37 | 74.0 | 55.0 | 68.4 |
| – £ per head | 72.03 | 34.79 | 57.76 | |
| Cull sows – p per kg | 6 | 30.0 | 10.0 | 22.4 |
| – £ per head | 78.00 | 12.00 | 40.94 | |
| Cull boars – p per kg | 1 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 |
| – £ per head | 87.60 | 87.60 | 87.60 | |
| Strong stores – £ per head | 44 | 44.00 | 30.00 | 38.73 |
| Small stores – £ per head | 9 | 26.00 | 8.00 | 14.00 |
We remind all pig farmers of the information below
Identification of pigs – again we draw your attention to the fact that it is essential all pigs have permanent identification when offered for sale in a market ie slap mark or ear tag. Please ensure you comply with this regulation.
General news
Updated 1sth March 2016
Farming to London march – Wednesday 23rd March. This celebration of all that is good about British farming is being coordinated by Farmers for Action. Full details are on www.farmersfroaction.org or by ringing 01291 690224. Email secretary@farmersfro action.org.
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