Weekly Sales News – 16th July 2019

Top price per head – £88 – C & J Georgetti & Sons: Top price per kilo – 215p – G H Dean & Co and C A Worley Farming Ltd

Report on trade: A good sized entry of lambs this week but trade was a bit harder than we have seen in recent weeks. Large numbers are on the market nationally with a lot of grass fed lambs being sold which has diluted the trade for the well finished fed sheep. This, coupled with a reported lack of retail demand and uncertainty in the export trade, has seen the lamb trade has suffer.

Best lambs still are selling in excess of 200p per kg to a top price of 215p from both the C A Worley Farming Ltd and also from G H Dean & Co. Heavier lambs topped at £88 this week form C & J Georgetti & Sons, with this sector of the marketplace most hit by the lack of demand.

Sheep sales here in Ashford are supported by buyers representing a large cross section of abattoirs throughout the country. Please ensure your FABBL status is up to date and if you are not FABBL assured seriously consider becoming so – certain buyers are restricted to the purchase of only farm assured stock.

Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

Report on trade: A similar strong trade for ewes with best crossbreds selling readily around £80, meat Romneys around £70 and lean Mules looking well sold at £53 from D Howard Farms. Several customers in attendance competing for lean ewes to graze in the £25 to £45 bracket.

Top prices include a Charollais ram at £100 from T Beesley, Suffolk x Mule ewes to £85 from A J Thompson & Sons, Rouge ewes £85 from J Metianu, Texel cross £80 from J & V Weeks and Kinswood Farmers and Romneys to £70 from D Foy and N A Balcomb & Son.

Report on trade: This was a very similar trade with prices holding and comparing well with alternative outlets. The best attracted prices in excess of 200p per kg and up to £1042 (205p) for a Limousin cross heifer and £1211 (201p) for a Limousin cross steer from W Alexander (Shoreham) while slightly lower grades sold at £1051 (190p) for a Blonde cross heifer from G L Boulden & Sons and £1029 (188p) for a Limousin cross heifer from W S Furnival (Brookland).

Report on trade: Short numbers this week but improved competition and a better trade overall. There is no doubting the difficult trading conditions as the holiday season begins and established procurement patterns are disrupted home and abroad.

There were no chart toppers but good fleshed beef cows pushing up close to 120p per kg and the better Holsteins up over 100p with leaner cows from the dairy 70p to 90p.

Highlights included Aberdeen Angus crosses to 119p and £930 (Non FA) from Barfrestone Court; Limousin cross 118p, 102p Alastair Boyd & Co; Sussex 115p, 112p £859 W Hurley and 114p D J Miles.

Holstein 104p £807 (Non FA) Barfrestone Court and 97p, 92p M W Goddard.

Please do not hesitate to ring at anytime for marketing advice.          

Report on trade: One consignment of South Devon cows and calves from Essex made to £890 for a 2015 cow and bull calf and cows with heifer calves to £840.

We have potential customers keen for store cattle and over 100 head of breeding and store cattle already entered for Tuesday 23^rd July – please contact us, if you have cattle to sell.

Ashford Market Lairage arrangements

Please note our official time for delivery of stock on Monday’s is 3pm to 6pm. Please advise the auctioneer’s office or any of the livestock team if you require this facility.

RABI, Young Farmers Clubs, 91 Club, Kent Herdsmans Club and FCN news

RABI – copies of a summer newsletter are available here in the market.

Cream Tea and Garden tour – Thursday 8^th August at Hole Park, Rolvenden TN17 4JA at 2.30pm. Tickets £15 from Charles Tassell or Sheila Adams 07783 398439

For further information on all RABI events in Kent ring Charles Tassell – 01622 858733, 07973 412179 or email charles@tassell.co.uk

Kent Herdsmans Club

Monday 12th August at 7.30p.m – visit to Tim Piper’s pheasant shoot to view this years poults etc, Owley Farm, Acton Lane, Wittersham,  Tenterden. TN 30 7HL.

For all details on Herdsman’s Club events please contact Chairman Alan Jull 07708283220 or Jo Masters 01580 240568.

Summer events / meetings in the area of interest to farmers

Romney Marsh Ploughing Match – Sunday 1st September – Ham Mill Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford. TN26 2QW – Ploughing starts at 10am, Fun dog show at 12pm and also sheep shearing and craft stalls. For more information 07785 783662 or email: romneyploughing@yahoo.co.uk

Moreton in Marsh Show – Saturday 7^th September – Gloucestershire.  For details www.moretonshow.co.uk

East Sussex Ploughing Match – Saturday 29^th September – Broad Farm, Hellingly, East Sussex by kind permission of Richard Mortimore-Lee. For more information www.espms.co.uk or 07752 247469

South East Farmer and Farm Machinery magazines

The July editions of these popular regional farming magazines are now available here in the market. Hobbs Parker is a regular contributor to the editorial content.

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

Our next Auction Sales include……

Collective Machinery & Equipment sale

Friday 16^th August at 9.30am.

Catalogues will be available about a week before the sale

Lots will include new & newly near mowers & garden machinery. New tools, farm & agricultural equipment, timber plus a large selection of miscellaneous items.

Bank Holiday Bumper Car Auction Sale.

Monday 26^th August at 10.00am

Auction of Boats and Marine Items

Saturday 14^th September at 11.30am

At Ramsgate Marina – Please contact Jamie Walker or Jon Chapman for further details

Chilli Farm Machinery sale

Saturday 28^th September 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.