Weekly Sales News – 16 August 2016

Top price per kilo – 228p – Mr D C Foy: Top price per head – £97.50 – G H Dean & Co

 Report on trade: A similar entry of lambs forward this week with a trade that was very similar to last week too with not quite the same level of quality on offer in the pens. The export grade continental cross lambs were once again well sold in excess of 200p to a top price of 228p from Mr DC Foy. Overall average was returned at 188p which was some 3p ahead of nationally quoted averages and almost the same as we saw last week here. Heavy weight lambs which are meat are in short supply nationally and the price per kilo of some of these heavies are not far behind the level we see for the handy weights with 47kg lambs from E J Stanford & Sons selling to 202p and 45kg lambs from M R Woodroofe to 210p.

Up to date indications of the trade are only a phone call away from any of our auctioneers or fieldsmen – please ring to discuss marketing of stock

Report on trade: This week saw a smaller entry of ewes in the pens as a result of the busy harvest period being upon all farmers in the South East. The entry was of very mixed quality  with a very small percentage of heavy fleshed ewes on offer. Grazing sorts were again in demand with many buyers present for these sorts and they sold between £40 and £60 depending on breed and age.

Continental ewes sold in to £96 from J Metianu and S Aspital, Suffolk crosses to £78 from C George and Romney ewes to £70 from Mrs V E Link. Texel rams made to £107 from Mrs C A Worley.

Sold by Richard Wood

Report on trade: Very short of numbers as harvest takes precedence as we have noted through this whole report. Trade continues to strengthen for all grades and more cattle are wanted of all grades to satisfy a wide specification of buyer demands.

Marvellous top end cattle from D W Ferguson Ltd saw British Blue steers make to 229p and £1165 and heifers to 228p and 225p grossing to £1190. Nice runs of commercial cattle from H G Tompsett & Sons, A J Down, K M & P M Sinden & Sons, D J Miles, and Maytham Wharf Farm all in demand and generally making 175p-200p.

Prospects look better than the big meat firms forecast but certainly at the moment tight seasonal supplies nationally are helping trade.

Report on trade: Considering the importance of harvest in the minds of most it was pleasing to have a decent number of cows. Quality was somewhat variable but with buyers all in place another excellent  trade resulted reflecting the positive influence in the meat trade created by a weaker Pound (£). Supplies are seasonally tight but autumn will arrive and it cannot be stressed highly enough that early consideration over culls is to be advised.

Little meat on offer today but it was badly wanted. Heavyweight Aberdeen Angus cows from C & J Georgetti & Sons made 128p and  £1133; Sussex  127p Maytham Wharf Farm; Limousin to 127p Meyers & Davey (Non FA); Herefordx 120p  Price Whitehead (Non FA) and Blonde 116p from R M & J Penny (Non FA).

Again we were very short of flesh amongst  the dairy culls but all grades strong and competitive. Best cows made 120p with plenty of lean cows 80-100p. Holstein cows 121p £969 Oncoland Ltd; 116p,115p and £849 gross M A & F W Owen; Maiden overage Holstein heifers 138p from G A & H Vicary & Son; Jerseys to 89p £456 M S Clifford-Baynes.

A quality British Blue stock bull made 128p and £1153 and a heavyweight Sussex grossed £970.

Report on trade: An Aberdeen Angus bull made £840 while recently calved cows made from TB edge country made to1140 for a Charolais cow and steer calf  from Meyers and Davey.

Sold by Peter Kingwill

Report on trade: Despite being in the midst of harvest and straw there is an uncommonly strong trade for store cattle. Only a small entry but all in demand both for the long and short term cattle. Plentiful supplies of forage, available grazing and improving prospects are all factors and good numbers wanted early in September for buyers already wanting to house stronger sorts and those now feeding yearling cattle outside.

Smart Charolais bulls 10 mths £800, £670 J Boomaars; Angus x steers 10-14 mths £660, heifers £560 Meyers & Davey; British Friesian steers 14 mths £345 M Goodsell; Hereford x steer 16 mths £1045 D Peerless; Sussex steers 28-29 mths £972 & £940 Round Oak Farms.

A good trade with the differential created by TB areas subsiding as purchasers recognise that cattle will be housed by the time the 60-120 day period becomes a factor.

Report on trade: Harvest was at the front of producer’s minds and therefore our entry was smaller than hoped for in the pens this week. Demand was still healthy with the resulting trade again very respectable.

Headlines include

Simmental bulls to £400 at 7 weeks from H O Champneys Ltd

British Blue bulls to £335 at 5 weeks from W S Furnival Ltd

British Bull heifers to £315 at 6 weeks from W S Furnival Ltd and at 10 days P J Forknall

Aberdeen Angus steers to £405 and heifers £400 at 22 weeks from W P Hope & Sons

Aberdeen Angus bulls to £305 at 4 weeks (5 av £286) from S Reynolds

Aberdeen Angus heifers to £245 at 4 weeks (5 av £206) from S Reynolds

Holstien bulls to £152 and £140 at 14 weeks from Hadlow College

Sussex  to £162 at 4 weeks from J Warnock & Son

Ayrshire steers to £90 from J Howie

11 sellers and 12 buyers for calves today – the auction system working to produce a tremendous trade for the stock offered

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.

Report on trade: Trade here was maintained a recent levels and reports are that demand exceeds supply across the country for the first time for a long  time and prices are increasing to producers. We were short of pigs and more could have easily been sold.

The best finished pigs made to 139p per kg for C B Hope and grossing to £113 while S Scott & Sons saw a cracking shaped Pietrain gross £131. Only 2 pens made less than 100p.

The entry of cull sows and boars was short again this week with a young sow from D J Cole making 52p and £117.

In the store pig pens well bred feeders made to £48.50 from P & R Marshall (26 averaged £47.40) and £48.50 from S Scott & So. Messrs Scotts younger pigs made to £25.50.

Our pig sales are held once a fortnight and with the summer now we are seeing plenty of competition and more confidence in the pig sector after very low levels which prevailed for about 3 months in the spring. Please keep in touch with us here in Ashford if you have pigs to sell.

Hobbs Parker Auctioneers and Car Auctions run over 200 auction sales every year

Our next Auction Sales are …….

Store and Breeding Sheep sale

Friday 26^th August at 11am

This is our third of 14 late summer and autumn sales and we will pen up around 4,000 principally store lambs plus an early entry of breeding sheep.

Special Vehicle sale

Monday 29^th August from 10am

This auction of cars will include a special sales of 4 X 4, Diesel, sports and high performance, commercial and general vehicles. Up to 500 vehicles will be on site and in the sale.

Store and Breeding Sheep sale

Friday 2^nd September at 11am

This is our fourth of 14 late summer and autumn sales and we will pen up to 5,000 principally store lambs plus an early entry of breeding sheep.

Commercial Vehicle sale

Thursday 8^th September at 3.00pm

A wide selection of up to 40 vehicles are generally offered in these sales

Sale of Boats and Maritime items at Ramsgate Harbour

Saturday 17^th September

Large entries of tractors, trailers, vehicles, arable equipment,

Chilli Farm Machinery sale

Saturday 1^st October at 9.30am

Large entries of tractors, trailers, vehicles, arable equipment, haymaking equipment, tractor attachments & spares, livestock kit, garden machinery, workshop tools and a large and varied selection of rural bygones are expected

Up to 500 lots of shrubs and garden plants and hedging and trees will also be offered

Horse & Saddlery Sale

Thursday 27^th October at  10am.  Catalogues now available

Entries expected of riding ponies, event horses and youngstock

New & nearly new saddlery & tack, grooming kit, yard equipment, rugs, harness

Riding boots, show jackets, jodhpurs, body protectors, yard clothing & boots

Collective Machinery & Equipment sale

Friday 11^th November at  9.30am.

New & newly near mowers & garden machinery

New  tools, farm & agricultural equipment, timber plus large selection of miscellaneous items.

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South East Farmer and Farm Machinery magazines The August edition of this popular regional farming magazine is now available here in the market. Hobbs Parker are regular contributors to the editorial content.

In addition our Property Consultants Outlook for Autumn 2016 is available with this months edition. Articles looking at current issues affecting many aspects of land ownership make interesting reading for all landowners and occupiers.

General news

Updated 9^th August 2016

Wanted – Working sheepdog, anything considered bay and east Kent farmer.

Grass keep available – 12 month grazings near Andover for smart shorn Romney ewe lambs third week Sept start. Will accept multiples of 200 but would prefer 600 as a lot. Contact Ted Sclater 07785793450 or 01264736420 to discuss.

For Sale  – the remaining bitches from a litter of working sheepdog puppies – 8 weeks old  Ex farm on the Kent / Sussex borders. Ring 07976 255431

Farmers Weekly Awards 2016 – we congratulate 3 nominees, who have connections with the market and Hobbs Parker, who have reached the final stages of these competitions (top 3). Gordon Wyeth from Ropley, Hampshire in Sheep Farmer of the Year, Andrew Howard from Hothfield in Arable Farmer of the Year and  Peter Brown from Bicester in Beef Farmer of the Year.

Kent Herdsmans Club – For all details on Herdsman’s Club events contact Chairman Sandra Brown on 01233 502796 or Jo Masters 01580 240568

Monday 12th September at 7.30pm – visit to Brattle Farm Museum, Pinnock Lane, Staplehurst. The museum is signed by brown ‘tourist’ signs from main road through Staplehurst.

Sunday 4^th September – Romney Marsh Ploughing and Cultivation Society Ploughing Match at Scotney Court Farm, Lydd, Romney Marsh. TN29 9JP. For all details email: romneyploughing@yahoo.co.uk or ring Chairman Alan Higgs on 07785 783662.

Saturday 17^th September – High Tilt Farm, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent. Full details available from secretary Karen Wheeler 01580 753206 or on www.wkpma.co.uk.

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Rams sales will be held through the ring on the following days with MV facilities available

Fridays 9^th and 23^rd September

Friday 7^th October

Ram tegs and young proven rams of all breeds will be offered in these 3 sales. No entry forms need completing (except for the Texel Show). Just ring Mark Cleverdon or any of our “Livestock” team if you have animals to sell or email details to mark.cleverdon@hobbsparker.co.uk

Over 600 rams were sold in the 2015 season

Romney and Sussex Day

Friday 30^th September here in Ashford Market

Special sale day for ewe lambs and breeding sheep of the Romney breed including the Breeders Society’s annual show and sale of ram tegs.

Competitions for the best pens of ewe lambs and ewe tegs.

Annual Autumn Show & Sale of pedigree Sussex cattle

Entries expected of bulls, mature females and maiden heifers

A summary of entries, listed by breeder, will be available as soon as entries close on Friday 2^nd September

The full catalogues will be prepared for circulation prior to the sales.

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