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CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK
MARKET REPORT
TUESDAY, 12th AUGUST 2008
76 REARING CALVES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Ben Baggott
Overage Average - £125.70
The bad weather was again of great assistance with plenty of buyers around
the ring as harvesting again came to a standstill.
Friesian (14): A few more starting to return to market with the slowing of
export trades and again the market proved its worth with those on offer selling
well. Top Friesian £88 for Mr C Davies, Minsterworth whose other two made
£68 and £48, best Friesians all £45+, Jersey bull calves also forward going to
rear at £14 per head, Friesian average £46.71.
Native Breeds (13): A Single good Hereford bull made £158 for T S F Baker,
Hereford heifers averaged £95, minimum £72 topping at £140 for K D
Sheridan & Family. Generally, medium Angus bulls on offer today averaged
£117, topping at £165 for J D Wright & Son. Angus heifers averaged £76, top
£102 for C S & C Burgess.
Simmental (9): Average £185 topping at £228 for M L & A J Bowen. No
very best on offer, but strong calves with length well sold. Heifers to £178
for M/s B Gough & Sons, best £140+ few below this figure.
British Blue (13): Best for quality and trade again today. 7 bulls averaged
£219 topping at £302 for J D Wright & Son, £290 for John Cook, best at
£200+. The heifers topped again for J D Wright at £210 for a first quality
type, best Blue heifers £160+.
A few weaned calves on offer today from Stroud Green Farms with a
Simmental Bull at £258, younger weaned heifers £210. Angus heifers from
M/s Halling & Co £155, Hereford at £158.
10 COWS & CALVES/BULLS
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Another tremendous trade with Cows & Calves to £1250 for a Charolais Cow
(03) and her Charolais heifer calf (Sept 07) from Mrs A Maher. Hereford
Stock Bull (01) to £920 from Miss S Coleman. Simmental x cows (Feb 05)
£660 for Peter Amesbury. A Highland x Cow (05) and her Charolais x steer
(April 07) made £967 for Robert Breakspear.
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British Blue x Steer:
£315
Mar 08
£285
Mar 08
£455
Feb 07
£680
Sept 06
£558
April 07
Limousin x Steer:
£455
Mar 08
£310
Feb 08
£555
Feb 07
Simmental x Steer:
£675
Nov 07
£548
Nov 07
£550
Sept 07
£540
Oct 07
£520
Oct 07
£495
Sept 07
£410
Feb 08
£680
April 07
£452
Jan 06
Charolais x Steer:
£450
Sept 07
£400
July 07
£385
May 07
£445
Mar 07
Hereford x Steers:
£495
Sept 07
£680
Dec 06
£455
Jan 07
£485
June 07
£448
July 07
£470
Nov 06
158
158
132
137
149
182
188
137
141
137
140
157
158
134
175
157
108 (OTM)
167
178
140
133
134
153
136
147
140
126
232 STORE CATTLE
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Phew!!! What a wonderful demand. More cattle forward due to the mixed
indifferent weather, with more Vendors returning to Cirencester following the
Blue Tongue restrictions. Younger cattle attracted considerable interest with
Richard Newman’s Simmental x Blonde heifers to 176p per kg.
107 steers averaged £459 (£200 - £885)
122 heifers averaged £455 (£198 - £870)
3 Bulls averaged £460
There was a distinct shortage of stronger steers and heifers today but those
forward in keeping with rising beef trade sold exceptionally well.
More cows and calves and stores needed to meet demand. Remember
October and November always come too soon. Therefore don’t leave
marketing your cattle to long.
Some of the large consignments today included 34 suckled Simmental x steers
and heifers (Sept 07) from Richard Newman, Berkeley selling to £550 and
£540 (157) for steers and £530 (144), £530 (176) for heifers.
Alfie Jones, Moreton Valence sold 26 mainly Hereford x heifers (Mar/April
07) selling to £482 (140) and £462 (138). David Poultney, Frocester sold
Hereford x steers (named sires) £680 (Dec 06) (153) with his Hereford heifer
(Dec 06) £592 (130). George Crook, Marlborough had 15 mainly Angus
heifers selling to £520 (Feb 07) (120), his Hereford x heifers £490 and £480
(120). A Bovingdon, Wokingham sold 16 Friesian steers (Feb/Mar 07) with
his top price £518 (110) and £445 (113). R & M Haines, Hartpury 15
Continental x steers and heifers sold to £680 (April 07) (157) for Simmental x
steers, £680 (Sept 06) (137) for British Blue and £540 (Jan 07) (150) for
British Blue heifers, their Friesian steers (Dec 06) made £390 (110). Martin
Gill, Thornbury sold Simmental x steers to £675 (Nov 07) (140) with his
Devon x steer £548 (137). Stroud Green Farms, Stonehouse sold 16 Angus
and Simmental x steers to £885 (139) and Angus heifer £870 (138) with his
Simmental x steer (Mar 08) £335 and Bulls £450 (Jan 08).
Friesian x Steers:
£375
July 07
£350
Sept 07
£518
Feb 07
£445
Mar 07
£390
Dec 06
£350
May 07
£540
Aug 05
Blonde x Steers:
£355
Oct 07
:
127
123
110
113
110
105
92 (OTM)
145
Aberdeen Angus x Steers:
£440
July 07
145
£600
Oct 06
117
£605
July 06
130
£505
Aug 06
143
£885
April 06
139
Devon x Steers:
£548
Nov 07
137
British Blue x Heifer:
£290
Aug 07
£210
Mar 08
£540
Jan 07
£475
July 07
Limousin x Heifer:
£325
Mar 08
£828
April 06
£650
Mar 06
£400
Dec 06
£582
Dec 06
£475
Nov 06
£448
May 07
Simmental x Heifer:
£282
April 07
£530
April 07
£515
Sept 07
£530
Sept 07
£495
Sept 07
£435
Sept 07
£410
Sept 07
£345
Jan 08
£640
Dec 07
£740
Aug 07
£438
April 06
£572
Sept 07
April 06
Charolais x Heifer:
£198
June 07
£415
Feb 08
£615
July 07
£508
Mar 07
Hereford x Heifers:
£340
June 07
£295
May 07
£265
July 07
£482
April 07
£462
Mar 07
£405
Aug 07
£592
Dec 06
£490
Dec 06
£480
Dec 06
£438
Sept 06
Friesian x Heifers:
£400
Jan 06
145
145
150
142
130
152
150
127
131
124
120
130
103
144
147
176
153
125
139
128
141
136
117
115
147
157
160
148
103
126
113
140
138
131
129
113
120
133
495 OTM
Blonde x Heifers:
£608
July 06
126
Sussex x Heifers:
£518
April 07
132
£292
Dec 07
109
Aberdeen Angus x Heifers
£315
Oct 07
113
£520
Feb 07
120
£450
Nov 06
131
£440
Sept 06
119
£870
April 06
138
£325
June 07
116
Devon x Heifers:
£200
May 07
£315
July 07
£438
Sept 07
118
115
117
Entries for coming week to Chris Voyce 01291 680068, Jon Pullin 01454
269486, Ben Baggott 07894 214150 or Arthur White 01453 832080.
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THURSDAY, 14th AUGUST 2008
294 PRIME SHEEP
Entry Forms Available from Lydney Office or Website
FRIDAY, 29TH AUGUST
An excellent trade with averages well up on the week seeing the handy weight
lambs top at 153p £56.50 for Mr S Powell. The 32-39kg lambs averaged a
healthy 132p pkg, the 39-45 kg’s averaged 136 topping at 143p and £60.20
from Alan Grindle. Heavy lambs 45 kg plus sold to £61.50 from D M Clark.
Kgs
Vendor
£
p/kg
37
Mr S Powell
56.50
153
38.5
Mr d M Clark
55.00
143
42
MR a Grindle
60.00
143
44
Mrs R V Walshe
60.20
137
48
Mr D M Clarke
60.00
125
49.5
E C Wilcox
61.50
124
214 CULL EWES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Trade seems to be holding up extremely well with the best ewes forward
topping at £49 from Sid Hayward, £47 for Mrs J Hayes, £45.50 from A Cook.
Best ewes £38-£49, mediums £30-£34, smaller and less meated types £22-£27
a few small sorts £15-£16.
143 PIGS
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Ben Baggott
An increased entry of pigs sold to a solid trade with one buyer returning to the
market place. A total of 10 buyers looking for pigs. 11 sowss, 4 Boars – 11
sows averaged £148 with best sows toping at £198 for the Butts Farm Shop
with others at £178 for M/s Breakspear and Colin Campbell, Boars averaged
£138 topping at £180 for Harrow Farms. More cull sows and boars could
have been sold to Vendors advantage. 55 Store pigs averaged £29 topping at
£47 for Mr P G Day (saddleback), 12 nice Gloucester Old Spots weaners from
Courtfield Farm sold well to £25, 2 pens of lovely saddleback weaners sold to
£22 for D Randell. 91 Fat Pigs (average £77) – An increased entry sold to a
solid trade with the beset pigs selling at 120p/kg plus. Trade topped at £84 for
67 kg pigs from C Wright who had others at £80. Mr Farmer sold fat pigs for
£94 for 77 kg (122p/kg).
44 BEEF CATTLE
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Steers Averaged 134.37 ppkg, Heifers Averaged126.71 ppkg
An excellent trade for generally a much better show of cattle on offer today.
A run of 1st quality Limousin from Mr M Potter topped at 187.5, £1312 and
169.5, £898. L H Watkins, Stroud sent some super bullocks at 139-153p the
best two grossing £1070 and £1025. The best steers on offer made 139 –
188p with plenty of good cattle trading 124-130.
Heifers topped at 143p £815 for new Vendor M V Richings, best sorts 135+.
Steers / Bulls
187.5
Mr M Potter
139.5
L H Watkins
136
138.5
L B Cook
M/s Breakspear
Heifers
139
143
138
121.5
B J Ford
W J Simmons
B J Ford
B J Ford
30 BARREN COWS & OTM CATTLE
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Cows Average 80.38 ppkg, Steers Average 100.83 ppkg, Heifers 105.64 ppkg
A short entry met another good trade with all types wanted. Friesian cows
topped at 118.50 £722.85 for M/s Breakspear, 105.50 £822.90 for G J & F L
Robertson. Best Continental cows got to 105 for R Breakspear £606 103.50
£673 for R S Curtis. A few steers on offer traded 84-90p for Herefords that
could have stood more time, the best finished types saw Hereford at 121 and
Limousin 129.50 grossing £783 and £693 for L B Cook & Family. A
cracking Charolais heifer made 145.5 for M V Ritchings £983. A big
Charolais bull from Roger Butt made £1035.
FORTHCOMING SHEEP SALES
CIRENCESTER MARKET
Gloucestershire Store Lamb Sale
Friday 22nd August 08
Shows & Sales of Ewe & Store Lambs
Friday 12th September 08
Sales of Theaves, Breeding Ewes, Ewe & Store Lambs & Rams
10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Limousin
Simmental
Charolais
Hereford
Angus
Gloucestershire Sheep Fair & Collective Sale of Sheep Equipment
Please Note Change of Sale Method
Genuine Reduction Sale from the Hardington Herd of
125 Pedigree Organic Holstein Friesians
FOR SALE BY TENDER
As a result of the Annual TB Test a small number of reactors have been found in
the herd and the sale by auction will no longer take place. 125 head are now for
sale by tender, full details from the Auctioneers:
Viewing: Friday, 29th August 2008 from 12 noon until 5 pm at Manor Farm,
Hardington, Frome, BA11 2RE
Catalogues: A brief catalogue is available by request only.
The cows will be offered for sale in batches. Groups of cows will be approx 10.
Tender forms to be submitted to the Auctioneers on the day or no later than Friday,
5th September.
Cows can be sold to any farm (organic or commercial) that is currently under TB
Restriction and buyers will require a License and permission from DEFRA to
allow them to purchase.
The herd is fully organic and currently produces 7400 litres at 3.9% bf, 3.2% pr.
The cows are cubicle housed and fed on a full TMR ration. The cows are big
bodied modern type cows that will suit organic or commercial production and the
sale includes 15 cows or in calf heifers by Shottle. 95 cows have been selected by
the Auctioneers (completely unrestricted) mainly from the autumn calving portion
or summer calved high yielders of the herd.
In addition, 15 in calf heifers sell, 5 Holstein, 5 Brown Swiss and 5 Swedish Red
all close to profit along with 15 yearling heifers 5 again from each group. All
cows have been selected for youth, milk production and best milk quality.
Please contact the Auctioneers to receive a catalogue and register your interest
STANDING MAIZE
43 Acres, Near Thornbury - Contact Jon Pullin for further details
TB VALUATIONS
Many farmers will now be aware of the successful court case of Mr Partridge in
Devon who successfully challenged the level of compensation he had received for
his livestock. His lawyers successfully proved that the tabular system of valuation
discriminated between farmers and was contrary to English and EU Law.
Mr Partridge challenged on the basis that his cattle were worth three times the
table value figures whereas DEFRA argued that the table prevented the problem of
over compensation and was easy to administer. DEFRA also accepted that for
some animals the valuation was significantly less than their market value but this
“under compensation” only affected a very small number of animals. DEFRA also
argued that farmers should acquire “private” insurance to fill the “valuation gap”;
I am sure this will generate a number of laughs in the farming community similar
to the laugh achieved when you rung your broker and tried to buy insurance for
losses under foot and mouth!
The judge decided firstly on insurance that it was unfair on farmers with higher
value animals to suffer the cost of this insurance when lower value herds do not
and in line with my comments above, such insurance is unavailable and if it is you
would need to re-mortgage the farm to afford it.
Subject to any appeal from DEFRA the judge indicated that higher value animals
will have to be valued differently and that a difficult argument could follow to
decide the definition of what is a higher value animal (particularly considering the
current commercial trade) and should it or should it not be valued.
So what are the options available to you?
Mr Partridge can now claim the full value of his cattle and has/will utilise the
services of his valuer.
Farmers who have issued proceedings awaiting the outcome of this case can now
progress to claim.
Farmers who have in the last 3 months received an unfairly low valuation should
consider issuing judicial review proceedings.
Farmers whose valuation extends beyond 3 months of the case could consider a
case against DEFRA, Our advice, particularly in the case of Pedigree cattle is that
you liaise initially with your lawyer and weigh up the costs against losses.
Secondly, instruct your valuer to undertake an historic valuation of cattle
previously lost or make sure that whilst the table valuation scheme is still operative
you undertake a private valuation. Voyce Pullin can undertake such valuations on
your behalf providing useful evidence should you undertake proceedings. For
further information and to discuss costs, please contact Jon Pullin in the first
instance 07736 800760.
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