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CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK
MARKET REPORT
TUESDAY, 16TH OCTOBER 2007
83 REARING CALVES & 24 WEANED
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Another good entry with a trade as firm if not firmer than last week.
Friesians (29): Topped at £96 for J Millard, £78 for Stroud Green
Farm, £76 for L J Scott. Farming Friesians all £45+ only a few
going to kill, all Friesians averaged £37.
Native Breeds (16): A run of medium quality Hereford bulls topped
at £124, £123 and £116 from P J & S Bennett, average £110.
Hereford heifers topped at £90, £88 and £83 for first quality sorts
from the same home. Angus bulls topped at £175 for C & E Best,
£156 for J Millard. Angus heifers from the same home sold at £128
and £117.
Simmental (11): Fewer on offer today saw bulls top at £252 for
Stroud Green Farm, £238 and £240 for M B A Jordan. Best £190+,
medium types very dear at £170 - £180. Heifers reached £140 and
£116 for Stroud Green, £130 for R L Hares & Sons.
Limousin (4): A very smart bull from C & E Best reached £248,
heifers to £92 for M T & I Scott all heifers £88+, a Blonde heifer
from Chris Gallop made £92.
British Blue (22): Strong entry saw best bulls well sold at £238+
with 7 over this figure topping at £240, £248, £250 (twice) and £260
for W J Tinney & Sons. L J Scott’s bull also made £248. Some
smaller 3rd quality bulls made £135-£155. A tremendous trade on
blue heifers topping at £175 for L J Scott & Son, £122 and £122 for
W J Tinney & Son. All best heifers £90+, medium types £71 - £80.
Weaned Calves (24): Nine 2 months Holstein Friesian bulls made
£48, another run of quality Hereford steers from Stevens Farms (3
months) made £195, Hereford bulls from the Ormond Farm
Partnership sold well at £180, heifers also 2 months made £142 per
head. C G Davies, Minsterworth made £232 for May born heifers,
his May born Blue bull made £272. Angus heifers from Stevens
Farms (March 07) made £186 per head.
106 ORGANIC CATTLE
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Today’s genuine Dispersal Sale of Organic Suckler Cows on behalf
of Castle Hill Partners met a firm trade with the organic youngstock
a tremendous trade. Best organic cows topped at £620 (Mar 04) and
£600 (May 05), best cows traded at £500 upwards with older cows
£350 - £420. The Pedigree British White cows met firm demand
reaching £620, £510 and £500.
The store cattle sold tremendously well with April 06 Continental x
steers at £725, £690 and £640, 1 Hereford April 06 at £635,
Stabiliser x (Mar/April 06) at £645, Charolais (April 06) £702.
Heifers (April 06) made £622, £530, £580, £510 and £500.
This year’s calves saw March/April steers at £388, £348 and £355.
April 07 heifers topped at £329, £280 and £242. British White x
heifers (April 07) topped at £342 smaller heifers similar ages £245
and £250.
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Auctioneers, Valuers
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2 COWS & CALVES
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Good demand, a Continental x cow (04) and her Simmental x steer calf
made £682 from Mr F D Bennett. A Friesian cow (97) from Peter Jones
made £342.
500 STORE CATTLE
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Chris Voyce
Steers Averaged £444, Heifers Averaged £407
A fabulous show saw very keen bidding throughout for all ages and
breeds. Only very Holstein x Friesian steers were difficult.
Dorian Smith’s suckled calves sold to £455 for Simmental x steers (Mar
07) with his Simmental x heifer to £408. Jolyn Boddy’s Charolais x
suckled steers and heifers made £445 (Mar 07) for the steer and £308
(Mar 07) for heifers.
All Hereford x steers were wanted with a consignment for Temple
Bridge Farm to £478 (April 06) and £480 (Nov 05). Roy Limbrick’s
suckled calves sold to £400 for Simmental x steers (Mar 07), £310 for
Angus x steers (Mar 07) and £240 (April 07) for Aberdeen Angus x
heifer. George Pothecary sold Angus x steer (£395 (Sept 06) with his
heifers £280 (Sept 06).
David Rugman Angus x by named sires made £332 (Dec 06) for steers
£410 steers (May 06) and £288 heifer (May 06). Stroud Green Farm
sold Simmental x bulls (April 07) to £305 and heifers £250 (Mar 07).
Peter Jones Simmental x steers (April 06) to £558 and £392 (Aug 06) for
Hereford x steers with his Simmental x heifer to £460 (June 06). John
Shayle’s Hereford x heifer Aug 05 £388 with named sires and £352
(April 06). Mr Maslin’s consignment saw his Simmental x steer to £578
(Jan 06) and £518 (Mar 06) with his Simmental x heifer £516 (Dec 05),
his Blonde x steers made to £610 (April 06). Martin Mustoe’s suckled
Blonde heifers sold to £530 (May 06). Reg Hill sold Angus heifers (no
sire) to £350 (July 06). Darrell Cheacker sold Limousin x steers (July
05) to £525.
Adrian Ractliffe’s Simmental x heifer topped at £455 (Nov 05) and his
Hereford x heifer (named sire) £422 (Nov 05). John Bearman’s
Limousin steers £485 (Oct 05) and his Blonde x steer (Oct 05) £550.
Mrs Shirley Noble sold Simmental x steers £648 (Sept 05), Limousin x
£610 (Aug 05), Blonde x heifer £592 (Aug 05), Angus x heifer (Aug 05)
£530. Rodney Noble’s Blonde x steer sold to £660 (Aug 05).
Jim Smith sold Belgian Blue x steer (Sept 06) to £485. Brian Joseph
consigned 58 grand store cattle selling to £550 (Oct 05) for Simmental x
steers. £445 (Mar 06) for Simmental heifer £518 (Oct 05) for Belgian
Blue steers, £475 (Oct 05) for Angus steer (no sire), £470 (Oct 05) for
Devon x steer and £600 (July 05) for Limousin x heifer. His Hereford x
steers again with no named sire sold to £550 (Oct 05) and Friesians x
steers £355 (Dec 05).
Robert & Bridget Hyslop consigned Angus x heifer with named sires.
Selling to £688 (Feb 06), £555 (June 06), £490 (July 06). Richard
Rumming sold Charolais x heifer to £480 (Sept 05), £480 for Simmental
x (Oct 05) £395 for Gelv x heifer (Mar 06), £415 for Hereford x heifer
(named) (Sept 05).
Ian Slatter had Belgian blue x steers £645 Oct 05, £600 (Sept 05) for
Belgian Blue x heifer £542 (Nov 05) for Belgian Blue x steers. Messrs
Sutton Farming sold Hereford x steers to £490 (Feb 06), £505 (Dec 05)
for Charolais x steer, £398 (Sept 06) for Charolais x steer. Eric
Gantlett’s Limousin x steers sold to £540 (Oct 05).
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John Elliott sold Limousin x steers (June 06) to £500 with Limousin
x heifers £368 (May 06), his Angus steer (named) made £640 (Oct
05) and Hereford x heifer (named) £505.
20 OVERAGE CATTLE
Stroud Green Farm’s Simmental x steers sold to £500 (Feb 06) and
their heifers £512 (Jan 06).
A much improved trade with a further buyer in attendance to help the
trade. Best Friesian types reached 70-75p with good Continental cows
reaching in excess of 80p.
John Jones (Hatherley) had Charolais x steers £490 Jan 06 and
Charolais x heifers £492 (Jan 06).
Gordon Robertson’s splendid Limousin and Belgian Blue x steers
and heifers attracted a lot of interest selling to £495 for Limousin x
heifer (April 06), £540 for Belgian Blue (May 06) and £435 (Sept
06). His Belgian Blue steers made £445 (Aug 06) and Limousin x
steers £498 (Mar 06).
Tony Young’s Limousin x steers made £598 (Dec 05). John Jones,
Uley sold Angus x named sires to £572 (Feb 06) for steers and £498
(Mar 06) for heifer.
Lester Selman sold Charolais steers £578 (July 05), £642 (Sept 05),
Simmental x steers £505 (Oct 05) for Limousin x heifer £570 (Sept
05) from Charolais x heifer .
Arthur Hook & Family consigned 43 homebred cattle selling to £478
(Mar 06) for Limousin x heifer £440 (Mar 06) for Simmental x
Steers £495 (Feb 06) for Hereford x steer.
A Barnes sold Angus heifer (Sept 05) to £492 and Limousin x steer,
£530 (Oct 05) and Hereford x steer £568 (July 05).
A F Butcher sold Simmental x heifers (July 05) to £630 and
Simmental x steers £645 (Sept 05) and Simmental x steers £600
(Mar 06).
Peter Watkins Limousin x steer (Aug 05) made £622.
Entries to Chris Voyce 01291 680068/Jon Pullin 01454 269486/
Ben Baggott 07894 214150/Arthur White 01453 832080.
THURSDAY, 18th OCTOBER 2007
90 PRIME LAMBS
10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average – 73.5p/kg
A difficult day with uncertainty with the new blue tongue restriction.
The lambs traded around 70-75pkg with the heavier sorts 65pkg.
50 CULL EWES
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Some Continental cross overage cattle without finish were difficult to
sell.
Please contract the Auctioneers to discuss the best marketing of these
types of cattle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
THURSDAY SALES
Vendors can only consign livestock to market if they are from a low risk
area. At present Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,
Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire & Monmouthshire are
classed as Low risk areas.
Please not that we are holding “Red” Slaughter Markets on the 1st & 3rd
Thursdays of each Month & “Green” Store/Fat Markets on the 2 nd, 4th &
5th Thursdays of each month. (Exception to this will be December Sales
which will all be Green).
THURSDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2007
Green “Store” Market
Sales of Beef Cattle, OTM Cattle Prime Lambs, Cull Ewes including
CIRENCESTER SHEEP FAIR
Sales of Theaves, Breeding Ewes & Rams
& Special Sale of Store & Ewe Lambs
CHANGES TO THE OLDER CATTLE
DISPOSAL SCHEME (OCDS)
Anyone wishing to move Older Cattle (Pre 96) before the price drop on
31st December MUST pre – book the animals before the 31st October.
Allocation is limited and booking must include Ear tags & holding
numbers.
Contact Chris Voyce (Lydney)/Jon Pullin (Falfield)/Ben Baggott 07894 214150
PRIVATE TREATY SALE
17 Angus x Suckler Cows and their autumn born Charolais x calves at foot.
3 STABLES, STORE & 3 ACRES
Kington, Nr Thornbury – To Rent
A Superb newly refurbished private equestrian unit with facilities for 3
horses & associated grazing, excellent hacking
Contact Thornbury or Falfield Office for further details
3 BED PROPERTY – T0 LET
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average - £20.58
Newly built – Property to Let to family or individual Professionals
Contact Thornbury or Falfield Office for further details
Again a difficult trade saw rams to £20 and mule ewes to £25.
Suffolk ewes sold to £28.
XMAS DINNER DANCE 2007
33 BEEF CATTLE
Saturday, 8th December
At The Blunsdon House Hotel, Blunsdon, Swindon
Book/Reserve your Tickets with Chris/Jon or Market Office
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Average: Steers 100.3 pkg, Heifers 95.5 pkg
A reasonable trade saw the better sorts 110 – 115 pkg with steers to
118 pkg for a Blonde from Mr A Mason and heifers to 119.5 pkg for
a Blue from Mr M Hocken.
The medium and heavy sorts traded between 98 – 105pkg with the
lesser shaped or lacking finish 80-85pkg generally.
MORE CATTLE NEEDED EACH WEEK
FOR ON FARM SELECTION PLEASE CONTACT BEN 07894 214150
Voyce Pullin Markets Ltd
Cirencester Market (Weekly – Tuesday & Thursday) – Tel: 01285 869911 Fax: 01285 869333
Lydney Office: 01291 680068
Falfield Office: 01454 269486