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CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT
TUESDAY 8th MAY 2012
120 REARING CALVES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Bulls to £425, Heifers to £380
A superb trade for time of year with trade continuing strong, but perhaps a little easier in
places with some of the best calves a bit less than in recent weeks.
Dairy Breeds (14): A sold trade throughout reaching £160 for R H & M E Oughton, best
£140+, mediums £100-£115, 3rd quality £75-£80. Weaned (3 months) from K Berry & Sons
made £260. Norwegian Red from M/s Kinch reached £215.
Native Breeds (65): Good entry including 45 weaned from one home. Fresh Angus bulls
topped at £332 from John Millard, £315 and £295 from r J Handley & Son, £285 and £282
for K J & C Y Gough. Best £280+, medium types £220-£250. Young Hereford heifers £190
and £198 for T S F Baker, Angus to £255 for Mr J Handley & Son, £222 for C & E Best, 6
avg £192.
A grand run of 3-4 month calves forward from R L W & M R Kinch saw Hereford steers
with names at £365 and £442 with Hereford heifers to £225 and £255. The Angus steers
topped at £365 and £330 with medium types £240-£275.
Continental (39): Charolais bulls to £370 for Colban Ltd, best Simmentals today topped at
£398 for M D Pike, 9 avg £340. Blue bull calves top again reaching £425 for R H & M E
Oughton, £400 and £395 from L Lewis – 7 avg £340.
Simmental heifers topped at £380 from J Millard £242, £270 generally, 3 superb Blue
heifers from R H & M E Oughton, £300-£335, £295 from L J Scott and £285 for P J & S R
Bennett.
Weaned Montbelliarde steers from K B Berry & Son made a solid £412,
Limousin heifers to £300 and £308.
388 STORE CATTLE
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Arthur White & Chris Voyce
Averages Steers £827 (187p/kg), Heifers £741 (185p/kg)
A pleasing entry sold to a very high trade despite the easing of the beef trade and the
continued wet weather hampering cattle being turned out. Today saw some exceptional
cattle forward with a grand run of British Blue’s & Limousin steers & heifers (18 –
24mnths) from Mr R Carter, Coaley meeting a flying trade. British Blue steers sold to
£1400 (252p/kg), £1380 (224p/kg) & £1330 (237p/kg) & his heifers £1370 (212p/kg) &
£1280 (211p/kg).
The older cattle were in short supply with Charolais steers to £1355 (183p/kg) & £1190
(172p/kg) from Mr T Gaden, Stow on the Wold and the stronger cattle continued to trade a
high levels with the best over £1100 (180 – 200p/kg) topping at £1360 (226p/kg) for an
Aberdeen Angus steer from Mr R Breakspear, Stanford Dingley. The stronger heifers traded
between £900 - £950 (170 – 190p/kg) topping at £1030 (188p/kg) for a Charolais from M/s
T Rymer & Son, Uley.
The farming cattle saw the better sorts as dear as previous weeks with the stronger sorts
trading around the £1000 mark (180 – 210p/kg). Simmental steers sold to £1050 (201p/kg)
from M/s A & R Merrett, Selsley with British Blues to £1095 (193p/kg) from M/s M Coole
& Son with their Aberdeen Angus steers to £1180 (214p/kg). Simmental steers from Mr M
Gill, The Knapp sold to £1150 (171p/kg) & £1125 (173p/kg). A grand run of Continental
steers & heifers from M/s D & M Whitcombe, Minety saw Charolais steers (13 – 18mnths)
to £1000 (194p/kg) with their heifers to £855 (178p/kg) & £780 (173p/kg). Aberdeen Angus
steers from the same home sold to £818 (204p/kg) with their Friesian steers to £690
(160p/kg). Aberdeen Angus steers (15mnths) sold to £1140 (201p/kg) from M/s G & F
Robertson, Kingswood & £910 (197p/kg) from M/s R Witchell & Son, Tetbury.
The weaned calves saw Limousin heifers to £588 (178p/kg) from the Exors of Mr E
Gantlett, Cricklade and Aberdeen Angus steers to £665 (200p/kg) from M/s D & A Allen,
Hill.
25 BEEF COWS & STOCK BULLS
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Arthur White
Today’s sale included a dispersal of mostly Aberdeen Angus cows with Autumn born
Aberdeen Angus calves from Mr J Herdman, North Cerney selling to £1010 (twice). A
Limousin cow with twin steer & heifer calves sold to £1470 from the same home. Their
incalf Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £900. A Limousin cow & her Limousin bull calf sold
to £1250 from Mr M Potter, Goosey & £1100 from the Exors of Mr E Gantlett, Cricklade.
FARM ASSURANCE - PLEASE KEEP US UPTO DATE REGARDING YOUR FARM
ASSURANCE STATUS. IF YOU HAVE NOT RENEWED YOUR STATUS, LET US
KNOW. STOCK SOLD AS FARM ASSURED AND TURN OUT NOT TO BE IS A
COSTLY MISTAKE FOR THE VENDOR
FORTHCOMING DAIRY SALE
100 Holstein & British Friesians
Wednesday, 13th June 2012 (11.00 am)
Comprising the Genuine Dispersal Sale of the complete milking portion of 100 Holsteins &
British Friesian Cows/heifers in milk
On behalf of L J Scott & Son At Bentham House Farm, Swindon, Wilts, SN5 4HZ
Catalogues in preparation
STEERS / BULLS
HEIFERS
Prices in Italics are for Bulls
£
p/kg
Vendor
Age
Age
£
p/kg
Vendor
Hereford
D & A Allen
10 – 13
A Bennett & Son
12
R Breakspear
19
585
555
790
185
146
179
D & A Allen
A Bennett & Son
A & R Merrett
British Blue
11
16
16 – 23
19 – 20
19 – 21
20
21
24
25
508
835
1030
905
1100
985
880
1250
1370
211
198
245
167
229
191
179
225
212
A J Curtis
A Bennett & Son
R Carter
M Inwood
R Carter
E & D Rowles
A Young & Son
R Carter
R Carter
Charolais
14 – 19
18 – 19
29
855
1050
1030
178
212
188
D & M Whitcombe
Freeland Fms
T Rymer & Son
Simmental
10
14 – 19
21 – 22
530
750
850
189
172
168
I Stevens
D & M Whitcombe
J Bell & Son
Limousin
12 – 13
14
17 – 22
28 – 30
588
798
905
845
178
221
205
159
E Gantlett
M Potter
A & R Merrett
E Gantlett
Aberdeen Angus
12 – 14
12 – 15
14 – 16
22
22
588
595
545
900
890
185
148
151
159
156
D & A Allen
A Bennett & Son
D & M Whitcombe
D & A Allen
A Young & Son
Other Continental Beef Breeds
15
560
147
A Bennett & Son
Other Native Beef Breeds
J P Voyce
8 – 10
280
C & S Voyce
12 – 13
595
T Gifford
18
685
140
163
144
J P Voyce
T Gifford
F & R Tuck
10
17
21
21 – 23
595
720
785
770
190
167
158
162
10
19 – 20
19 – 23
19 – 24
20 – 24
21
22 – 23
23 – 24
27
385
975
1280
1400
1250
1380
1095
1260
950
175
189
258
252
242
224
193
233
190
A J Curtis
M Inwood
R Carter
R Carter
R Carter
R Carter
M Coole & Son
R Carter
T Rymer & Son
12
14 – 19
18 – 23
26
790
1000
1120
1355
198
194
205
183
R Breakspear
D & M Whitcombe
Freeland Fms
T Gaden
10
13
14
17 – 19
17 – 22
21
660
1150
1125
895
1050
810
200
171
173
177
201
168
I Stevens
M Gill
M Gill
D & M Whitcombe
A & R Merrett
K Silverthorne
12
13
17
17 – 18
18
20
21
23 – 24
645
780
830
845
1040
1005
890
1330
143
229
174
192
253
203
176
237
E Gantlett
E Gantlett
A & R Merrett
E Gantlett
R Carter
R Witchell & Son
E J Gibson
R Carter
9
10
11 – 13
14
14 – 17
15
16 – 20
20 – 21
25
475
690
665
685
818
1140
910
1180
1360
190
197
200
155
204
201
197
214
226
J Herdman
T W Gore
D & A Allen
I Stevens
D & M Whitcombe
G & F Robertson
R Witchell & Son
M Coole & Son
R Breakspear
8 – 10
9
12 – 14
22
335
472
705
1105
160
196
160
164
9 – 10
12 – 13
16 – 19
17
19 – 20
19 – 21
24
300
390
650
690
840
750
605
150
156
154
160
158
156
119
E J Gibson
T Gifford
Friesian & Other Dairy Breeds
A J Curtis
E J Evans
K Silverthorne
D & M Whitcombe
E J Gibson
R Witchell & Son
R Breakspear
TUESDAY, 15TH MAY - 9 Ped Dexter Cows with Calves at foot
TUESDAY 22ND MAY - 130 Simmental x Steers/Heifers (12/14mths)
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THURSDAY 10th MAY 2012
10 BARREN COWS & OTM CATTLE
12 noon – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Cows Avg 153pkg, Steers Avg 156 pkg, Heifers Avg 170 pkg
242 PRIME LAMBS
10.15 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
SQQ 215p/kg – Overall Average 211p/kg
An increased entry and a more difficult trade, but still ahead of most local centres. A lot
more lambs coming forward nationally resulting in a lower trade and many abattoirs
reporting slow sales. The handy weight lambs traded between 225 – 240p/kg topping at
£247 pkg £84.00 for 34kg from Mr R Robinson. Heavy lambs sold over £90 topping at £95
for 46 kg for Mr D Davis.
Kgs
34
39
39.5
40.0
44.5
46.0
Vendor
R W Robinson
M/s D T & R M Williams
R G Goulding
T M Cox & Son
H G Houldey
D G Davis
£
84.00
90.00
86.00
90.00
90.00
95.00
p/kg
247
231
218
225
202
207
674 PRIME HOGGETTS
10.15 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
SQQ 186p/kg – Overall Average 170p/kg
Another reasonable entry selling to a similar trade to last week and still ahead of most local
centres. With more lambs coming forward and trade easing on them the hoggett trade did
well to hold at last week’s levels. The best handyweight hoggetts in short supply continues
to trade between 195 - 200p/kg topping at 210p/kg £72.50 for 34 ½ kg from Mr C Marriage.
Heavyweight hoggetts continue to trade at similar levels trading between £85-£87 topping at
£89.50 for 51½ kg from Mr J Marshall.
Kgs
34.5
36.0
38.5
39.0
40.5
41.0
42.0
43.0
45.5
47.0
48.0
53.0
55
Vendor
C Marriage
T G Wilson
E G Gilder
H C Jones & Son
M Hobbs
M S & P M Howes
D G Davis
M/s D Clothier & Sons
M Hobbs
D G Davis
T G Wilson
PA, IA & GA Robertson
Mrs A Gould
£
72.50
70.00
77.00
70.00
82.00
77.50
79.50
80.50
80.00
85.50
86.00
87.00
85.00
p/kg
210.0
194.0
200.0
179.0
202.0
189.0
189.0
187.0
176.0
182.0
179.0
164.0
155.0
CONDEMNED SHEEP – GUARANTEED PAYMENT
With increasing numbers of sheep meated rejected each week by the Food Standards
Agency (Approx 5 hoggs & ewes each week) As from 3rd May 2012 we are introducing a
15p levy on all Prime Hoggetts, Lambs & Cull Ewes & Rams sold at Cirencester. This levy will
ensure that the vendor gets paid in full for the animals sold even it is condemned. This
levy doesn’t cover sheep with 2 broad teeth or any stock sold with a declared
abnormality or arthritis.
252 CULL EWES & RAMS
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average - £84.50
A similar entry sold to a slightly easier trade with the best good meated Suffolk and
Continental ewes traded between £90-£105 topping at £109 with the best Mules £80 - £90.
The half meated strong framed Suffolk ewes were a shade dearer trading between £85 £100 and strong plainer ewes traded between £70 - £80. Small meated ewes or medium
plainer ewes traded between £60-£70 generally. Billy Goat £150.
40 EWE & 54 LAMBS
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average - £110 per couple - £47.00 per life
Despite the wet weather a good trade, Suffolk ewes with double lambs to £160 (£53.33 a
life) from Ms S Armstrong. Zwartbles ewes with single lambs sold to £122 (£61.00 a life)
from Mr N Hargan. Small Herdwick ewes with doubles sold to £104 & singles to £90 from
Mr R Giddy.
15 BEEF CATTLE
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Bulls Avg 205pkg, Steers Avg 190 pkg, Heifers Avg 150pkg
A very short entry not helped by the weather, those forward meeting a very good trade.
Limousin bulls from Mr M Potter traded between 204 – 220pkg with generally 580 - 630kg
bulls grossing £1387, £1329 and £1315. A 830kg South Devon bull from T E Gifford
topped at £1523. Steers topped at 215p/kg for a Limousin again from Mr M Potter.
Simmental steers from Mr D Hillman grossed £1321 with Blonde from the same home at
£1083. A 740kg Simmental heifer from M/s J & B E Kimber sold to 172p/kg £1269.
IMPORTANT NOTICE - VENDORS
COMMERCIAL / HOUSEHOLD AUCTION / POULTRY AUCTIONS
Please note with immediate effect any customer cheques valued at under £10.00 will not be
posted and the funds will be credited to your account or collected in cash from the market
office on sale days.
Again weather stopping majority of cattle coming forward those on offer sold well.
A Limousin Cow form Mr M Potter made £1323 with an Angus Cow from M/s J & L
Barton to £1068.
2 cracking Friesian steers from E Weaver & Son, Whychurch made
£1173 and £1112 with their overage Angus heifers at £1042.
226 PIGS
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
A good trade on all pigs perhaps fewer buyers in place, but those present having to fill order
books. The best meat sows topped at £200 and £175 from Mr I Rabbitts with 3 sows from
Mr R Barrow Jnr well sold at £170, best sorts generally £150+ with the smaller and medium
sows £130 - £140, smallest and feeding sows £50 - £95. Boars traded £100 up to a top of
£150 for Mr C A Handy. Plenty of smart cutting pigs on offer topping at £124 and £102
from M/s R L Hares & Son & £95-£115 from Steve Kincart. Strongest pork pigs just off
cutting sold to £100 for Mr I C Carter and £96 for Mr G Rea. The best farming sorts in
demand at £70 - £85 particularly wanted today were Glos Old Spot Pigs. A cracking pen of
strong Old spots stores from Roy Townsend topped at £80. Jim Bennett, Gloucester sold
good stores to £54 with Cyril Leonards pigs at £50. Medium sorts particular the white pigs
in demand at £21 - £30 but some smaller sorts and coloured pigs less wanted and trading
between £5 - £8 however the quality pigs on offer all day look a strong trade.
785 POULTRY
12.30 pm – Auctioneer: Arthur White, Bradley Towell & Richard Barrow
A high entry of eggs and chicks was met with a reasonable trade. Less birds forward and
the entry of chickens bantams and cavies was met with a consistently strong trade. The
most popular eggs traded between £17 - £20 per dozen. Chickens and Bantams to £25 for
Rhode Island Red Pullets from Mr A C & H M Jones, other popular breeds sold between
£12 to £18.
EGGS
CHICKS & DUCKLINGS
French Maran (1.5 doz)
Peahen Indian Blue (6 eggs)
12 x Copper Black Maran Eggs
30 x Guinea Fowl Eggs
15 x Guinea Fowl Eggs
6 x Light Sussex
CHICKENS & BANTAMS
Rhode Island Red Pullets
Black Pekin Hens (POL)
Cream Legbar Hens (POL)
Milliefleur Pekins
Silver Spangled Hamburg
White Silkie (large)
CAVIES
Harlequine Doe
Mini Lop Doe
Male Guinea Pigs
20.00
20.00
17.00
15.00
14.00
13.00
25.00
18.00
16.50
15.00
14.00
12.00
Bob White Quail
Black Rock Chick Pullets
Miniature Ducklings
DUCKS, GEESE & OTHERS
Chocolate Call Ducks
Indian Runner Ducks (AH)
Chinese Geese
White Runner Ducks
Kguga Ducks
7.00
8.00
9.00
12.50
10.50
12.50
14.00
18.00
8.00
7.00
4.50
COMMERCIAL ASSETS AUCTION
On WEDNESDAY 6th JUNE 2012 at 10.30 am
Viewing from 3pm on day prior to sale
Approximately 500 Lots - Entries Invited.
Catalogues will be available on website
WEDNESDAY, 13TH MAY (6.00 pm – please note earlier start time)
Sales of Household Furniture & Collectables
Viewing from 3pm on day of sale (non catalogue sale)
All Enquiries please contact Richard Barrow 01285 869333 / 07885 298316 or
Chris Voyce on 01291 680068 / 07801 801872
PROPERTY SALES
Millmans Farm, Southend, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire
For Sale by Private Treaty
South West edge of the Cotswold Hills
Attractive Residential Farm, Traditional and Modern Buildings in approx. 95 acres
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Coming Soon - Nr Oakridge, Stroud (by Auction)
Agricultural Tied Bungalow, farm buildings & approx. 13 acres
IMPORTANT MARKET INFORMATION
When bringing stock to market, please ensure the following points are checked:

Entry Form/Declaration Form completed & Passports checked/Passports completed

Stock have relevant identification - Please ensure all tags are readable and not worn
or faded.

Last TB test date/Pre-movement is identified on Entry Form (even if in a 4 year
testing area)

Angus or Hereford Registered Pedigree Sires are identified on Entry Form and/or on
spine of the passport

Store Cattle/Cows with Calves/Bulls to be pre-booked (Tuesday) Thursday Market –
no pre-booking required.

E-mail – if you advise us of your e-mail address we can automatically send you an email advising of the prices you achieved that day.
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