V P
CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK
MARKET REPORT
TUESDAY, 18th MAY 2010
45 REARING CALVES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Average - £228.00
An excellent trade for a mediocre show of calves with all types going to rear
and all sold.
Dairy Breeds (6): 2 best types from G M Lambert £140 and £130, £80 for K G
& C Y Gough – Avg £84.
Native Breeds (11): Few about but well sold. Hereford bulls to £190, Hereford
heifers to £190 for & E Best. Angus again sold well topping at £248 for P C &
R Jenner,£220 for W J Hunt. Medium bulls £150-£180. Angus heifers sold
well to reach £200 and £212 for W J Hunt, £165 and £185 for Don Ingles.
Simmental (11): Best bulls reached £300 for K G Gough, best £285+. Heifer
to £260 also for Ken Gough. £180-£240 for a good run of heifers from Brian
Reeves.
Limousin (5): Bulls to £280 and £310 and heifers £290 for Robert Oughton.
British Blue (6): The two best calves on offer of this breed today and both from
L Lewis, Brinkworth. The bull topped at a super £390, their heifer at £300.
Robert Oughtons bulls made £380 & £385, £382 for Ben Gough, £320 for Liz
Best. 5 avg £372
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between £620 - £700 (125 – 145p/kg).
The younger heifers (15 – 18mnths) saw the better shaped sorts trading between
£550 - £630 generally topping at £755 (129p/kg) f& £638 (137p/kg) for
Charolais heifers from M/s D & M Whitcombe, Minety. The general run of
heifers traded between £500 - £550 (120 – 135pkg)
The weaned calves & young stores sold to a strong trade with the better shaped
steers trading generally between £550 - £580 topping £702 (176p/kg) for
British Blue steers (8 – 9mnths) from Mr E Hemmings, Horsley.
STEERS / BULLS
Age
Age
£
p/kg
Vendor
Hereford
9
10
13
13 – 15
14
18 – 20
18 – 20
21 – 22
21 – 25
22 – 23
27
35
402
558
570
492
628
580
668
662
722
792
680
790
196
164
160
149
125
165
139
132
131
144
122
114
Wyke Down Ltd
T Winning
Wyke Down Ltd
Sinnett & Son
Calflink
A Ractliffe
G & D Crook
H T Purser
G & J Hyett
S Freeth
J Ivory
A Smith & Co
14 – 15
22
512
600
144
142
Temple Bridge
S Freeth
B Blue
8–9
9 – 11
12 – 14
19
23
26
702
738
775
682
738
848
176
171
168
146
152
145
E Hemmings
S Hammond
E Hemmings
G & D Crook
Calflink
S Coates
13 – 14
14 – 15
20
31
475
525
690
620
136
146
144
119
J & L Garside
J Jones & Sons
G & D Crook
Calflink
Blonde
13 – 19
23
25 – 26
650
728
818
176
130
149
P Scott
Wyke Down Ltd
S Grafftey Smith
7 – 11
26
378
788
164
143
T Hall
S Grafftey Smith
Simmental
7 – 13
17
19
24
27
27
9
13
14
18
22
22 – 24
28
32
9 – 16
16
24 – 25
25
33
438
558
702
748
828
790
590
620
630
475
660
798
945
715
658
785
862
765
640
156
149
154
125
118
130
187
151
142
136
110
145
123
104
137
157
140
144
114
D Smith
T Ogden
J Jones & Sons
A Smith & Co
Manor Fm Prtners
P Amesbury
Temple Bridge
P Scott
T Sheppard
G Greenaway
G & J Hyett
G & J Hyett
M & D Lewis
A Smith & Co
D & M Whitcombe
A & P Cutler
Manor Fm Prtners
A & P Cutler
A Smith & Co
12 – 13
25
25
500
730
845
154
126
151
J & N Newth
R & J Portch
R Lewis
7–8
11
11 – 16
19
20 – 21
22 – 25
23
27
10 – 14
12 – 19
15
20
21
21 – 24
392
400
492
760
560
622
820
770
595
638
755
605
700
765
151
167
154
158
136
131
134
129
157
137
129
131
137
136
M & F Dyer
Temple Bridge
R Wyatt
J Randall
J & C Elliott
R Bradley
E Hemmings
A Gibbs
Temple Bridge
D & M Whitcombe
D & M Whitcombe
G & D Crook
S Grafftey Smith
J Randall
13 – 14
15 – 20
10
14 – 15
16 – 20
21
21 – 24
24 – 25
25
28 – 29
718
760
490
500
598
770
745
805
720
775
149
148
115
111
130
152
146
130
124
125
M Green
M Green
S Hammond
A McIntosh
G & D Crook
R Lewis
Calflink
G & J Hyett
S Coates
A Smith & Co
8–9
13 – 14
14 – 15
16 – 17
16 – 20
26
28
29
440
410
455
515
550
542
570
620
146
117
114
123
129
114
114
119
P Robinson
J & L Garside
A McIntosh
P Greenhill
D & M Whitcombe
S Coates
B Gough
P Scott
16 – 22
18 – 20
19 – 20
19 – 24
20
20 – 21
25
27 – 30
28
528
508
482
392
538
588
722
572
592
110
115
95
100
111
117
117
110
109
J Pierce
S Poultney & Son
G & D Crook
R Brittain
G Greenaway
S & M Sheppard
S Coates
A Highman
A Gibbs
26 – 29
678
105
C Shield
12 BEEF COWS & CALVES
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
A freshly calved Friesian heifer sold to £1360 from Mr B Rich, Blaisdon. A
dispersal sale of beef cows from Mr M Cook, Shuthonger saw Charolais cows
to £940 with the Aberdeen Angus x bull calves split off selling to £550. A
Hereford cow with her Angus heifer calf sold to £1100 from the same home.
565 STORE CATTLE
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Chris Voyce
Averages: Steers £625, Heifers £510
Limousin
A very good entry for the middle of May, with the numbers forward from 1 st
January to date up nearly 10% on the previous year. The trade was still good
despite the continuing low beef trade and shortage of grass.
The Continental x steers (24 – 30mnths) sold to a good trade with the stronger
meated sorts £780 - £850 topping at £945 (123p/kg) for Limousin’s from M/s
M & D Lewis, Water Eaton. The native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus steers to
£775 (125p/kg) from M/s A Smith & Co, Sopworth. Overage steers sold to
£790 (114p/kg) from the same home.
Charolais
The strong Continental heifers (24 – 30mnths) sold to a good trade with the
better sorts £700 - £780 topping at £845 (151p/kg) for a Simmental from Mr R
Lewis, Devizes. The native breeds saw British Friesian heifers to £678
(105p/kg) from Mr C Shield, Arlingham.
Saler
The farming cattle (18 – 24mnths) saw another wonderful show of cattle
forward. Trade was improved on last week with the stronger better shaped sorts
traded between £750 - £850 (130 – 145p/kg) topping at £862 (140p/kg) & £795
(140p/kg) for Charolais x steers from M/s Manor Farm Partnership,
Marlborough. The general run of Continental steers traded between £700 - £750
(120 – 135p/kg). The native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus steers to £805
(130p/kg) from M/s G & J Hyett, Whaddon with Hereford steers to £792
(144p/kg) from Mr S Freeth, Cirencester.
The heifers (18 – 24mnths) were also a firm trade with the better shaped sorts
over £700 topping at £820 (134p/kg) for a Limousin from Mr E Hemmings,
Horsley. Charolais heifers sold to £765 (136p/kg) from Mr J Randall, Warrens
Gorse. The general run of Continental heifers traded between £550 - £650 (125
– 140p/kg). The native breeds saw Hereford heifers to £600 (142p/kg) again
from Mr S Freeth, Cirencester.
The younger steers (15 – 18mnths) sold to a good trade with the best
Continental steers selling between £680 - £750 (130 – 155p/kg) topping at £785
(157p/kg) for a Charolais x steer from M/s A & P Cutler & Son, Fairford. A
grand run of Saler x steers from Mr M Green, Shellingford sold to £760
(148p/kg) & £718 (149p/kg). The general run of Continental steers traded
HEIFERS
Prices in Italics are for Bulls
£
p/kg
Vendor
Angus
Friesian
VENDORS PLEASE NOTE
ALL CATTLE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY LAW WITH
THE NEW FOOD STANDARD DECLARATION FORMS
VENDORS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL CATTLE MUST HAVE 2 VISABLE EAR TAGS PRESENT
WHEN SENT TO MARKET
DUE TO CHANGES BY THE FOOD STANDARD AGENCY
ALL OUR MARKET DECLARATION FORMS HAVE CHANGED AND ALL CATTLE MUST BY
LAW BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A COMPLETED MOVEMENT FORM
PLEASE DISREGARD ALL OLD STYLE FORMS
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Auctioneers, Valuers
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THURSDAY, 20TH MAY 2010
31 OTM CATTLE & BARREN COWS
263 PRIME LAMBS
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Average - £571.00
10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average –210p/kg
A reasonable entry sold to another strong trade with more wanted to meet
demand.
Again an improved entry with a slip in trade all week but again our trade well
ahead of most other centres. The best handyweight lambs traded between 215 –
220p/kg topping at 221p/kg 3 times from Mr M Bennett & M/s C B Powell &
Son. for 38kg £83.80 & 41kg £90.50 from M/s J & J Price. The general run of
lambs sold between 210 – 215p/kg. The heavier sorts saw 51½kg to £94.50
from Mr A Cunninghame.
MORE NEEDED EACH WEEK
Kgs
Vendor
37
38
39
40.5
41
41.5
51.5
C Benson
M Bennett & CB Powell
F E White & Sons
T M Cox & Son
J & J Price
J T Hartland
A Cunninghame
£
p/kg
77.80
83.80
82.20
87.50
90.50
91.50
94.50
210.0
221.0
211.0
216.0
221.0
220.0
183.0
215 PRIME HOGGETTS
38
40
41
42.5
45
48
56
A Grindle
D & D Meredith
D Parry
D Davis
F & R Wilcox
C Pope
D Davis
Overage steers sold well to reach £938 for Blue from M J C Hocken & Son,
£900 for V J Vines & Son, 4 medium meat Angus steers made £515-£590 all
around the 100-110p per kg.
A South Devon bullock from the Exors of Arthur Organ made £728.
VENDORS PLEASE NOTE
A similar number forward sold to a very good trade but a shade easier with the
weakening euro affecting the export trade. The best handyweights hoggs traded
between 185 – 195p/kg topping at 198p/kg £81 for 41kg from Mr D Parry. The
general run of handy & medium weight hoggs traded between 178 – 185p/kg.
The heavier hoggs also met a good trade selling to £99 for 56kg from Mr D
Davis.
Vendor
The beef bred cows saw Hereford to £758 for DW Rumming & Sons,
Simmental to £652 from Paul Slinger. A run of Guernsey cows saw the best
fleshed types traded at £500-£520, smaller medium types £340-£420. Angus
cows sold to £548 from Paul Slinger.
Overage Friesian heifers to £7856 for P J & S R Bennett, South Devon to £662
for W Brown & Son.
10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average –179p/kg
Kgs
13 Friesian cows sold to atop of£886 for P J & S R Bennett and £727 from the
same home. Best meated Friesians £620+ with smaller and medium framed
half meated types £420-£450. The very plain Friesians sold 60-70p £35-£400.
£
p/kg
71.00
75.50
81.00
79.50
88.20
89.00
99.00
187.0
189.0
198.0
187.0
196.0
185.0
177.0
We are a Green TB Exempt Market on a Thursday;
This means Cattle can be sold without a pre movement TB test.
Cattle can return home if unsatisfied with the price
The only cattle we cannot accept are from holding under TB restrictions
or under a 6 day standstill
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CIRENCESTER MARKET
FODDER
200 Tons 2009 Clamped Grass Silage
Close to Gloucester (south)
for sale as a whole removal 1 month
Please contact Jon Pullin, Oldbury Office
50 plus Quadrants Bale of 2009 Good Quality Hay - Coaley, Nr Dursley area
Please contact Mike Cluley, Oldbury Office
210 CULL EWES
PEDIGREE BULL
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average - £70.77
Pedigree Charolais Bull born August 2008 –Warranted Stockgetter - Fully
Vaccinated, Pedigree tracing back to the French Magnifique bloodlines
Please contact Jon Pullin, Oldbury Office
Again a pleasing entry sold with the edge just off the trade but still extremely
good. The best Suffolk & Continental ewes traded between £90 - £110 (over
£100 6 times) topping at £124. Best Mules traded between £75 - £90. The half
meated ewes also met a good trade selling generally between £65 - £80 with the
plainer & smaller sorts £55 - £65 generally. Slaughter rams sold to £65.
53 EWES & LAMBS
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Again the trade was extremely strong with Continental ewes with double lambs
to £178 (£59.33 a life) from Mr T Herbert. .
Mule ewes with doubles sold to £176 (£56 a life) & Suffolk x ewes with
doubles to £176 (£58.66 a life) from Mr A Ractliffe.
SHEEP VENDORS PLEASE NOTE
All Sheep vendors we ask if you could kindly complete the new sheep
declaration form (As well as your AML1 Sheep Licence) to accompany
all sheep to market. The form deals with the new Food Chain
Information, FABBL Status & is also the auction sheet. If consigning
Prime lambs & Cull ewes please complete 2 forms.
25 BEEF CATTLE
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Bulls 154p/kg Steers 136p/kg Heifers 134p/kg
A few more forward with the trade a touch sharper and well ahead of many
centres this week. The few better shaped sorts traded over 145p/kg with steers
topping at 154p/kg (twice) for 715kg & 750kg Blonde steers from M/s M
Hocken & Sons & Mrs N Selwyn respectively. The general run of cattle traded
between 132 – 138p/kg.
A run of smart Limousin bulls sold between 150 – 159p/kg from Mr M Potter.
FORTHCOMING SALES
Friday, 28th May (11 am)
Machinery Dispersal Sale
At Manor Farm, Turkdean, Cheltenham, Glos, GL54 3NU
On behalf of W Mustoe & Partners
Being the Dispersal Sale of Surplus Machinery following a change in farming policy.
To incl Case 956 XL and Case 5140 Powershift Tractors, NH Clayson 80-80
Combine and a range of Cultivation, Grassland and Arable Machinery, Livestock and
General Farm Equipment - Full Details Next Week – Catalogues in Preparation
FRIDAY, 4TH JUNE (5 pm)
The Cheltenham Evening Collective Sale
At Burley Lakes Field, Leckhampton, Cheltenham GL51 5XT
Tractors, Crawlers, Vehicles: 5X Int BT6,BTD6 and BTD640 Crawlers, Wallis
Road Roller, 3T Case Mini digger, Int Drott Skid Shovel, Standard Fordson, Fordson
Major Industrial (55), Ferguson 9N, Ford 7000 Rowcrop (79), Regal Reliant 3wheel
Car ODD 70F.Collectables: Red phone Box, 8x Repro Victorian Lamps.
Machinery: Teagle 8’ Topper, PTO Logsplitter (new), Browns Saw Bench, Vacuum
Tanker, Turner Flail Topper, Conor Star Side Topper, Howard spreader, Taarup
Mow/Con (93), Flat Roll, Tomlin Mole Plough (compact Tractor), Fert Spinner,
SanFoil 12m Sprayer (unused), Harrows, Bale Spikes. Building/Reclamation: Qty
Staddle Stones, 5 Stone Troughs, Cotswold Stone Ridge & roof Tiles, Welsh Slates,
Terram, Oak Beams, Timber. Livestock: Pig Crates, Arcs, Feeders, Lamps, Pig DeHairing Machine, Poultry Housing and Qty Isis Pullets, Hurdles, Mill Mix, Crush,
Pig Gates, 5’ Poultry Fencing, Troughs/Racks, Galv Gates, 10x Rolls Pig Wire.
General: 20’& 2x10’ Steel Containers, Pallet Truck, Cement Mixers, 2500L Water
Tank, Heras Fencing, Roof Trusses,
Butchery/Fmrs Mkt: Wooden Butchers
Blocks, Racking, Daxara 127 Car Trailer c/w Refrigerated Cabinet Unit, Qty Fmrs
Mkt Stalls and Signs,St. Steel Tables, 6’x4’Cold Counter. Extensive range of garden
and workshop equipment.
A limited number of additional entries accepted at the Auctioneers Discretion
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