Weekly Sales News – 21st December 2021


Read on the all the news from Ashford Market …..

For forthcoming sales information – www.hobbsparker.co.uk/reports/forthcoming-sales 


Finished Sheep

1,013 Sold

Top price per kilo – 289p – Bungehurst Farm: Top price per head – £148.50 – Summerdown Farms

Report on trade: A smaller entry for Christmas week with trade a little below expectations. The overall average of £122 per head is fantastic for the time of year, all things considered. With more lambs on offer on Monday of this week than possibly was anticipated it filled up some buyers needs already due to the shorter week of trading in the run up to Christmas. Biggest was certainly best and a superb run of well finished lambs from Summerdown Farms sold to a top of £148.50 and a tremendous average of £143 for 190 lambs.  Best quality export grade weights were a little down on the week but still selling from 250p-289p,

We will be offering sheep only next week, December 28th, and a normal entry is expected in all sections. If you wish to sell on this day, we would appreciate if you can let us know the numbers you are sending so we can keep our buyers informed.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and staff a Merry Christmas and we hope to see you all in the New Year.

 

 

New Season Lambs

KgsTop PriceTop Vendorp per kg
38105.00T A Miles276.0
39125.00Eastlands Farm321.0
40114.00P N & C Burden285.0
41113.00Bungehurst Farm276.0
42125.00R L Pack298.0
43130.00R L Pack302.0
44129.00R L Pack293.0
45132.00R L Pack293.0
46131.00R L Pack285.0
47140.00R L Pack298.0
48129.50R & S L Smith270.0
49139.00Summerdown Farms284.0
51143.50Summerdown Farms281.0
 

 

New Season Lambs – pence per kg

 Weight RangeNumberTopBottomAverageNational
Light 25.5 to 32 kgs2277.0277.0277.4254.9
Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs67289.0265.0278.3281.8
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs524321.0122.0272.9286.4
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs338298.0239.0276.3277.3
Over 52.1+82272.0237.0268.6263.1

Cull Ewes and Rams

290 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook O’Connell

Top price ewe: £160 from Eastlands Farm; Top price ram: £101 from J W Chadwick

Report on trade: A superb show of sheep in the pens today with a fantastic trade throughout. The average this week on a very high level which is the case nationally with strong demand for all grades of ewes. A good run of continental ewes from J W Chadwick topping at £132, Botley Hill topping at £115 followed closely by G P King topping at £113 for some Beltex type ewes.

 

Top prices included:

 

Continentals to £160 from Eastlands Farm

Suffolk x to £128 from Eastlands Farm

Mules to £108 from Botley Hill

Romneys to £119 From Hillside Farm

Store and Breeding Sheep

0 Sold

Sock Lambs

0 Sold

Finished Cattle

0 Sold

Cull Cows and Bulls

6 Sold

Report on trade: A very small pre-Christmas entry with 6 Holstein Friesian cows from Huddlestone Farmers selling to a fabulous trade topping at 129p per kg grossing £1065.

 

Store Cattle

2 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357

Report on trade: Just two Longhorn cows that had run with a Limousin bull since the Summer sold very well to £690.

Breeding Cattle

0 Sold

Calves

19 Sold

Report on trade: A seasonal entry with a festive spirit to the trade this week and a top of £360 for British Blue Bulls from Hickson Bros. A Hereford Bull from Goddard & Son to £250. Heifer trade also full of seasonal spirit with a top of £370 for Blues from Hickson Bros. A little more life in the dairy bull trade this week seeing a seasonal spike with a top of £118 for a younger calf from J W Boyd & Sons. Dairy bull average would be at least £20 dearer on the fortnight.

Wishing all vendors and purchasers a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year, I hope to see you all for the first sale of 2022 which will be Tuesday 4th January.

 

A reminder that we are able to offer calves from Arla vendors under 56 days old subject to a declaration being signed by the purchaser, any queries on this please do get in touch.

Calf averages – £ per head 
Bull CalvesNoAverageTopVendor 
British Blue4317.50360.00Hickson Bros 
Hereford1250.00250.00Goddard & Son 
Holstein Friesian882.88118.00J W Boyd & Sons 
Jersey120.0020.00Hickson Bros 
Heifer calf 69.33130.00W G & T A Manford
British Blue5320.00370.00Hickson Bros 

Store and Finished Pigs

0 Sold

General information

Cattle Producers, Please Note – Revised Advice

Inconclusive Reactors – all IRs from high risk or edge areas that have had a negative (clear) result on retesting remain restricted on their holding for the rest of their life and can only move direct to slaughter or an approved finishing unit (AFU).

In a low risk area if there has been a TB breakdown (i.e. with reactors) then again any IRs that subsequently have a negative test are still only allowed to go direct to slaughter or an AFU, however if only IRs are identified in a low risk area herd test then no movement restrictions are placed on those animals if they subsequently re test negative (clear).

Should any low risk area producer have any doubts, about the position please do not hesitate to contact Peter Kingwill.

 

 

Cattle Passports

We remind producers that on no occasion should the details on a cattle passport be changed other than by returning it to BCMS.

If details are incorrect return and advise BCMS, or advice the auctioneers on market day without writing on the passport.

 

 

Notices – Des Heathcote, Egerton

Family and friends have asked us to report that Des sadly passed away recently. Well known in the local community and farming circles Des also worked for Hobbs Parker car auctions for a period in the 1980’s.

 

Miscellaneous livestock and general goods and services for sale and wanted ex farm

Wanted – Roll over sheep crate and square hay rack by a North Kent farmer please ring 01622-737055 / 07976 921689.

 

 

Hay and Straw register

For a small charge we are quite happy to advertise your hay, straw, and fodder for sale in this register which will now run until early May for further details please ring our auctioneers office on 01233 502222.

For Sale – Conventional baled and 4 string big bales meadow hay on a farm in the Ashford area. Can be delivered. Ring Michael on 07715651766 or 01233 820261

For Sale – large quantities of hay, hayledge and straw in the Ashford area. Ring 07707 879642

For Sale – large quantities of top-notch feed and bedding – Round bale naked hay, Round bale wrapped haylage, Mini Hesston bales naked hay, Round bale wrapped silage, Round bale naked wheat straw, Round bale naked barley straw, Round bale naked oat straw, Whole Wheat and barley in crane bags, Logs of all varieties, shapes, sizes and prices.

All from our own Red Tractor certified farms (with full field traceability) and keenly priced ex farm or delivered locally or nationwide. Richard Barnes (Farms) Ltd, Etchingham, TN19 7AZ.

01580 819000, 07768 771933

 

Southern Rover Club news

The Southern Rover Owners Club (SROC) are a long-established group of local enthusiasts covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Essex and are seeking areas of land for the occasional use of Land Rover based competitive motor sport. They are looking for any areas with rough terrain including scrubland, former quarries, and accessible woodland. The ground can include open grassland, hillsides and slopes, rocky terrain, and boggy areas. They normally visit each site once a year and have a scale of fees they pay, depending on the type of event held. References from existing landowners can be provided. All their events are run under permits and insurances issued by Motor Sport UK and are governed by technical regulations compiled by both the MSUK and the Association of Land Rover Clubs.

The format for events is that several short courses will be set out over rough terrain with drivers expected to negotiate each section from start to finish without incurring penalties. There are no time or speed elements involved. Events are similar to Motorcycle trials in nature.

If you are able to offer any suitable land or would like to know more about the club or events, please email Graham Bridgland at competitionsec@sroc.co.uk. More information can be seen at www.sroc.co.uk