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CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK
MARKET REPORT
TUESDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2011
85 REARING CALVES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
A pleasing entry of calves for time of year and an excellent trade for
generally better calves than recent weeks, medium calves a firm trade best
calves in strong demand and many more wanted.
Dairy (18): Fewer forward. Best Friesians £80+ topping at £120 from e J
Webb & Son. Medium types to rear at £55-£80 the few plainer types
traded £25-£30 nothing less.
Native (25): A range of type on offer topped by a tremendous heifer at
£230 from K D Sheridan with their Hereford Bull calf of equal quality
making £335. Terry Reeves sold Hereford bulls to £248 and heifers to
£218. Some small Hereford bulls traded £120-£130 all heifers £100+.
Angus bulls from Perry Beard topping at £230 his heifers £110-£158.
Weaned Angus reached £288 (steers) and £222 (heifers) from Twin Oaks
farms.
Simmental (21): Another good entry. Ben Gough topping again with
bulls at £378, £355 and £348 for Richard Baker. £262 saw Richard Baker
top the heifers with a good run from M/s Corp to £245.
Charolais (2): The almost extinct Charolais returned with Terry Reeves
bull calf at £370 a heifer from Peter Sidgewick made £260.
Limousin (3): Heifers to £230 and £200 from David Meredith.
British Blue (12): Tremendous money for this breed throughout the day.
Mark Maslin sold bulls to £392 only bettered by Roy Townsend whose 20
day old bull calf off the cow at £405. Medium bulls £310-£315, smaller
types very well sold £240-£265, heifers a flying trade all at £210+
reaching £270 twice for J D Wright & Son. John Cook’s good heifer made
£268 whilst L J Scott’s heifer topped the day at £278.
MANY MORE CALVES NEEDED TO MEET DEMAND
25 BEEF COWS & CALVES
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Arthur White
A run of organic Dairy Shorthorn heifers sold to £455 from M/s J & M
Ravenhill, Minchinhampton. Continental x grazing cows sold to £860 &
765 from Iles Park Farm Syndicate, Quenington. In calf pedigree Blonde
cows sold to £1340 & £1140 from Mr M Wheeler, King Stanley.
435 STORE CATTLE
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Arthur White, Jon Pullin & Chris Voyce
Averages: Steers £778, Heifers £621
A very pleasing entry up 250 head on this sale last year with some grand
runs of strong cattle on offer. Trade was exceptionally with many buyers
around the ring and more like a spring sale than an autumn one.
The stronger cattle were very well sold with mostly well grown or meated
sorts over £1000 topping at £1300 & £1270 for overage Simmental steers
from M/s J & W Powell, Brimscombe. Under thirty month cattle saw
Simmental steers to £1190 from Mr I Maddocks, Painswick. A grand run
of 70 suckler bred Simmental’s from M/s R & J Merrett, Slimbridge sold
to £1185, £1145 & £1140. The general run of bigger framed but lacking
finish or small steers traded between £900 - £980 generally. The native
breeds saw Hereford steers to £1110 from Mr I Maddocks, Painswick,
£1000 from Mr D Hibbard, Malmesbury & £960 from Mr T Fowles,
Middlesex. The stronger Friesian steers were also well sold topping at
£725 from M/s E Webb & Son, Tockenham & £660 & £635 from M/s A
Honour & Son, Fencot.
The stronger older heifers again saw some grand cattle forward and met a
very good trade. The better shaped, well grown or close to meat
Continental’s traded over £900 topping at £1075 & £920 for Simmental’s
from M/s R & J Merrett, Slimbridge. Limousin’s sold to £1100 from Mr T
Fowles, Miidlesex & £955 & £930 from M/s F & S Humphris & Son,
Westerleigh. Overage Continental heifers sold to £1170 for a Simmental
from Mr E Amesbury, Newbury. The native breeds saw Hereford heifers
to £865 from Mr T Fowles, Middlesex with overage Aberdeen Angus
heifers to £1100 from Mr A Jones, Edge.
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The farming cattle & younger stores were also well sold with steers
generally £780 - £900 & heifers £550 - £680.
The weaned calves were in shorter supply with purebred Blonde steers to
£720 and heifers to £615 from Mr M Wheeler, King Stanley.
Aberdeen angus steers sold to £680 from M/s J Hanby & Son, Apperley &
£650 from M/s C Wells & Sons, Purton. The heifers saw Aberdeen Angus
to £590 & £585 from the same home.
THURSDAY, 1ST DECEMBER 2011
857 PRIME LAMBS
10.15 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average – 204.4p/kg
A larger entry saw a wonderful show of sheep forward which sold to a very
good trade helped by the quality and increasing trade nationally. The show
lambs saw a flying trade throughout with the Champion & Reserve Champion
lambs from M/s P & C Houldey selling to £198 (508p/kg) for 39kg & £130
(351p/kg) for 37kg respectively both purchased by Mr D Morgan, Golden
Heart. The remainder of the show lambs traded between 220 – 250p/kg
generally. The commercial lambs were also a good trade with the handyweights
200 – 215p/kg and the heavy lambs trading between £95 - £110
MORE LAMBS NEEDED EACH WEEK
Kgs
Vendor
32
33.5
34.5
35.5
36
37
37.5
38
39
39.5
40
43
43.5
44.5
46.5
47.5
48.5
53.5
M J C Hocken & Sons
R Cruse
S Powell
R Deeley
A Goscombe
P & C Houldey
T A Smith
P & C Houldey
P & C Houldey
A Goscombe
M Garrett
R & B Kimber
R Richins
J Cook
P & C Houldey
S T Redman
C Foote
J Cook
£
p/kg
71.20
76.50
78.50
81.00
84.00
130.00
90.00
100.00
198.00
88.50
85.00
95.00
100.00
95.00
152.00
109.00
110.00
110.00
223.0
228.0
228.0
228.0
233.0
351.0
240.0
263.0
508.0
224.0
213.0
221.0
230.0
213.0
327.0
229.0
227.0
206.0
440 CULL EWES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average - £72.93
Another very good entry sold to a slightly easier but still good trade. The best
good meated Suffolk & Continental x ewes trading between £90 - £100 topping
at £126 for the Champion Ewes from M/s D Corfield & Partners. The best
Mules traded between £70 - £75. The half meated & plainer ewes again seemed
very well sold trading between £65 - £75. Small meated ewes or bigger plainer
ewes traded between £50 - £60. Slaughter rams & wethers sold to £100.
307 STORE LAMBS
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average £71.73
A pleasing entry saw another strong trade with the bigger framed lambs over
£80 topping at £86.50. The medium sized lambs seemed extremely dear trading
between £70 – £78. The small & backward lambs seem the dearest of all
trading between £55 - £65 generally.
58 BEEF CATTLE
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Bulls 211p/kg Steers 209p/kg Heifers 214p/kg
A good entry of quality cattle was a credit to all who exhibited which sold to a
very good trade. The top 17 show cattle averaged 242p/kg showing the quality
and trade.
The Supreme Champion & also Champion steer was a 570kg Limousin from
M/s Gilbert & Colin Brooke which sold to 365p/kg purchased by the judge Mr
M Jarrett. The Reserve Champion was a 580kg Limousin steer from M/s D E &
S J Cheacker selling to 300p/kg again purchased by Mr M Jarrett.
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The Champion heifer also from M/s Gilbert & Colin Brooke weighed 600kg
selling to 275p/kg purchased by Mr D Morgan, Golden Heart. A smart British
Blue heifer weighing 430kg sold to 300p/kg from M/s R & M Butler. The
remainder of the Continental show cattle nearly all traded over 200p/kg. The
native breeds traded generally between 165 – 180p/kg.
The commercial cattle also sold to a good trade with better shaped sorts (R
grade types) selling between 170 – 185p/kg. The medium shaped sorts (O+ &
O- grades) traded between 160 – 175p/kg generally.
Class 1
1st
2nd
3rd
Class 2
1st
2nd
3rd
Class 3
1st
2nd
3rd
Class 4
1st
2nd
3rd
Class 5
1st
Class 6
1st
2nd
3rd
Class 7
1st
2nd
3rd
Class 8
1st
Butchers Steer
365p/kg
300p/kg
225p/kg
Butchers Heifer
275p/kg
235p/kg
219p/kg
Unhaltered Steer
235p/kg
222p/kg
210p/kg
Unhaltered Heifer
236p/kg
245p/kg
233p/kg
Butchers Bull
211p/kg
Native Breed
189p/kg
186p/kg
Young Farmers
240p/kg
216p/kg
Best Pair of Cattle
214p/kg
220p/kg
227p/kg
234p/kg
214p/kg
220p/kg
2nd
3rd
G Brooke
D & S Cheacker
A Albutt
G Brooke
D & S Cheacker
A Albutt
R & M Butler
D & S Cheacker
D & S Cheacker
A Albutt
R & M Butler
D & S Cheacker
P Tutcher
M Hocken & Sons
D & S Cheacker
B J Ford & Sons
S Butler
M Albutt
A Richardson
D & S Cheacker
D & S Cheacker
D & S Cheacker
D & S Cheacker
D & S Cheacker
D & S Cheacker
60 SHOW PIGS
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
A very good entry of show pigs forward for the Christmas Show kindly
judged by Mr Malcolm Cooks of Ragley Home Farms. Champion pen of
pigs were consigned by Mr R J Giddy selling to the judge at £135 per
head. Mr Austin Pearce, Old bury sold his 4 pigs at £112 and £108 per
head. The sow class was won by B J Ford, Fosse Farm and sold to Mr
Paul Batt at £200 per head.
65 BARREN COWS & OTM CATTLE
12noon – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Cows 127p/kg Steers 135p/kg Heifers 167p/kg
A tremendous entry of first class overage cattle met a very strong trade.
The Champion British Blue Cow from D E & S J Cheacker made 240
ppkg and sold for £1808 selling to Mutch Meats at Witney. The best
Continental Cows traded generally 120-150ppkg with Limousins from J J
& B D Comer at 173p and a run of cows from M Potter, Goosey all 146166 ppkg. Those best cows all grossing between £1200 and £1300 per
head, James Kimber sold his Simmental Cow at £1330.
Friesian cows sold to 144ppgk from Anton Smith, Badminston £990.15
with first prize cow from R J & N J Clarke Ltd to £967.
Overage cattle sold to £1077 from M J C Hocken & Sons with J M Miller,
Windsor Edge selling his Angus steers to £1213 and £1136. White Park
Steers from J Dunford topped at £909.
Overage heifers were topped by D E & S J Cheacker at £1242 (Limousin)
with most heifers £700-£980.
MORE CATTLE & COWS NEEDED EACH WEEK TO MEET DEMAND
Class 9
1st
2nd
3rd
Class 10
1st
Beef Cow
240p/kg
146p/kg
163p/kg
Dairy Cow
127p/kg
D & S Cheacker
D J Cheacker
M Potter
FORTHCOMING SALES
NEXT TB RESTRICTED STORE CATTLE SALE
MONDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2011 at 2.00 pm
40 Simmental x Steers & Heifers (20mths), 40 Blonde x Steers
& Heifers (12 – 18mths), 23 Limousin x Steers & Heifers
(20 – 26mths), 11 Friesian x Steers (25 – 30mths)
Licences required for selling& buying
COMMERCIAL ASSETS AUCTION
NEXT SALE DATES
At Cirencester Sale Centre, Driffield, Cirencester, GL7 5QA
WEDNESDAY 7th DECEMBER 2011 at 10.30 am
COMMERCIAL ASSETS AUCTION
To include a large quantity of unused Performance Car Parts and Accessories for
Japanese Imports, 2003 (53) Renault Laguna Dynamique Petrol, 4 Tonne Lorry HIAB, Large Quantity of Gold & Silver Jewellery, Metalworking Machinery, IT
Equipment, Photocopiers, Office Furniture, New and Used Power Tools, Vehicles,
Plant & Machinery, Log Splitters, Cement Mixers, Cordless Drills, Generators,
Compressors, Wooden Packaging Crates, Woodworking Equipment, Catering
Supplies and Excess Stocks.
Further Entries Accepted
WEDNESDAY 14th DECEMBER 2011 at 6.30 pm
HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS & FURNITURE
All Enquiries contact Steve Wright 01285 869333/07850 209936
SALE NOT PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
Monday, 16th January 2012
On farm Dispersal of 130 Holstein Friesians
Comprising the Genuine Dispersal of the inmilk and in calf heifer portions of the
“Matty” herd on behalf of A C & C A Brookes at Haw Street Farm, Coaley, Dursley
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY
15 British Friesian Bulling Heifers TB Restricted
South Gloucestershire Area
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should be receiving information soon from Natural England regarding renewing the
agreement – ensure there is no gap in your payments. We can assist you in
completing the renewal or alternatively if you are not currently in the scheme, we can
help you submit an application to enter the scheme, which offers payments of £30 per
hectare. Contact Tom Pullin at the Oldbury Office for further information
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the coming months, please contact us for a free market appraisal. We are able to
advise you on the best course of action to maximise the value of your property,
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CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Tuesday, 6th December – Normal Market Day
Thursday, 8th December – Normal Market Day + Pigs & Poultry
Tuesday, 13th December – Normal Market Day
Thursday, 15th December – Normal Market Day
Tuesday, 20th December – Normal Market Day + Dressed Poultry
Thursday, 22nd December – Normal Market Day + Dressed Poultry
Tuesday, 27th December – No Market
Thursday, 29th December – No Market
Tuesday, 3rd January – Normal Market Day
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