Market Report for Weekending 8th May 2013 1227 CATTLE SOLD THIS WEEK Store Heifers to £1,310.00 Young Bulls to 251.5p - £1,790.63 OTMS to 241.5p - £2,639.70 Steers to 259.5p - £1,724.31 Heifers to 261.5p - £1,613.53 1284 SHEEP SOLD THIS WEEK Ewes and Lambs to £178.00 Lambs to 293.0p - £118.00 Hoggets to 281.0p - £146.50 Cull Ewes to £120.00 Cull Rams to £116.00 IMPORTANT NOTICE - T.B. STATUS Please ensure that you fill in your TB status on our movement form each time, it is most important that you state the pre-movement test date TB Regulations from Jan 1st 2013 ANNUAL TESTING PARISHES FAT CATTLE can be moved to a Red /slaughter only market WITHOUT pre-movement testing. 6 Day Rule does NOT apply STORE CATTLE must be pre-movement tested and the 6 Day rule applies (Pre-movement test lasts 60 days) 4 YEAR TESTING PARISHES Cattle can move to any market without pre-movement testing All WEDNESDAY MARKETS are RED/SLAUGHTER ONLY MARKETS STORE AND BREEDING CATTLE, SHEEP AND PIGS will be held on SATURDAYS We believe that this will be in everyone’s best interest and look forward to continuing to provide a complete marketing service to all our clients. The market is licenced to accept cattle from TB Restricted Herds, ie. Herds that have had a TB breakdown in our Red (Slaughter only) markets subject to the following conditions: a. The animals being presented for sale must have had a negative TB test in the previous 30 days b. In order for you to bring your stock here you will need to obtain a licence (TB24B) from your local Defra Animal Health Office. Obviously there will be many concerns and questions that you may have, we will continue to update you in this publication or better still ring anytime *** SHEEP EID The following applies to movements made from 01.01.2011 – for sheep indentified since 1st January 2010 1. 2. Lambs/Hoggets destined for slaughter before they reach 12 months of age and identified with a single tag bearing flock mark (electronic or manual) These sheep can be recorded on movement documents as a batch. There is NO requirement to list all the flock numbers, even when a “batch within batch” consignment is moved. Lambs/ Hoggets (Stores) must be double tagged and must be electronic These sheep MUST be individually identified on the movement document, unless they are moving to Newark or any other approved CPRC (Central Point Recording Centre) where the tags will be read and recorded on behalf of the keeper. Keepers using the CPRC facility must populate their Holding Register with the read information within 48 hours of the sheep leaving their holding Holding Registers: 1. ALL sheep moved MUST be recorded in the keepers Holding Register “Keepers” include: farmers, dealers, markets, abattoirs etc. This has been a requirement since 31st December 2009. The recording requirements include: All individual numbers, if full EID has been applied All flock numbers, if single slaughter tags have been applied ** FORTHCOMING SALES ** Paul Gentry 07801 032846 Rachel Gascoine 07885 432939 Keith Miller 07801 032847 James Sealy 07772 618315 Market Office 01636 676741 Wednesday 15th May 2013 (RED MARKET) Sale of Slaughter only cattle, pigs and sheep Saturday 18th May 2013 This will be for all Store and Breeding Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Rearing and Reared Calves and Feeding Cows Wednesday 22nd May 2013 (RED MARKET) Sale of Slaughter only cattle, pigs and sheep Wednesday 29th May 2013 (RED MARKET) Sale of Slaughter only cattle, pigs and sheep Saturday 1st June 2013 This will be for all Store and Breeding cattle, Sheep, Pigs, rearing and Reared Calves and Feeding Cows Wednesday 5th June 2013 Sale of Slaughter only cattle, pigs and sheep Saturday 8th June 2013 Complete unreserved Dispersal Sale of the ‘Bailgate’ Herd of Pedigree British Limousin Cattle on behalf of Messrs J Ward Farming, Lincoln For further information or help please contact either: Paul Gentry Rachel Gascoine Keith Miller James Sealy Market Mobile: Office Mobile 0780 1032846 Home 01522 789152 Mobile 07885 432939 Home 01636 813245 Mobile 0780 1032847 Mobile 07772 618315 07852 961915 (Chris & Shirley) 01636 676741 GET THE NEWS FIRST!! Watch the Sale live on your computer www.auctionmarts.com Or the news as it happens on Twitter - Our Username is Newarklivestock Or receive news straight to your mobile - Text FOLLOW Newarklivestock to 86444 (all messages are free of charge) Or check our website - www.newarklivestocksales.com Newark Agricultural Advisory Services: Environmental Stewardship Land & Farm Sales Dispersal Sales Single Payment Scheme & CAP Reform Advice Land & Farm Management Live & Deadstock Valuations Compulsory Purchase & Utilities Contact: James Sealy 07772 618315 Single Payment Scheme Application Forms (SP5s): These have started to be delivered to farms for completion by the middle of May, if you would like assistance in completing your form please contact James to make an appointment on a Market day within the kiosk or he is happy to meet on farm to discuss. Paper forms completed will then be hand delivered to the RPA Drop in Centre in Worcester. Or why not complete the form online. Again James has all of the software to be able to do this, please contact him to discuss, he will need you PI and PIN Number. Applications will be submitted directly on line and giving the RPA time should allow them to get things right and early payments! ___________________________________________________________________________ ** E-MAIL ** Receive your copy of our Market Report by Thursday afternoon e-mail shirleymarsden@gascoines.co with your e-mail details or visit our website at www.newarklivestocksales.com to download a report STORE CATTLE Please fill in a Movement form when entering Store Cattle, on this form PLEASE show how you would like your cattle sold OTMS CATTLE Any cattle with CTS Forms MUST have a green passport attached if you have lost this please apply to BCMS for a replacement BEFORE you bring the cattle to market IMPORTANT NOTICES Double Tags: Please ensure all animals are double tagged with two readable tags, this is a legal requirement. If the abattoir is unable to read them it may result in them binning the animal IMPORTANT NOTICE - T.B. STATUS Please ensure that you fill in your TB status on our movement form each time, it is most important that you state the pre-movement test date MARKET REPORT SATURDAY 4TH MAY 2013 ‘MAY FAIR’ 563 CATTLE SOLD (43 Feeding Cows, 49 Rearing calves, 51 Reared calves, 10 Cows and calves, 400 Store Bulls, Steers and Heifers) FEEDING COWS – 43 Averaged 153.79 or £896.05 Sale Time: 10.30am Auctioneer: PAUL GENTRY The largest Saturday entry so far, met a marvellous trade to average 153.79p or £896.05. Today we saw several real hungry very poor cows which distorted the average. Top feeders today were consigned by Messrs Field Farming Company who sold Blues to 225.5p - £1682.23, Messrs A Hurn and Partners sold Pure Simmental to 203.5p - £1208.79 and 193.5p - £1308.06. Messrs Hazledine Farms sold Limousins to 202.5p - £1356.75, Messrs EW Filby & Sons a load of 14 Simmental Cross cows to 195.5p - £1225.35 with others at 187.5p - £971.25, 185.5p - £1150.10 and 185.5p - £1079.61. A great result, many cows paying for the TB test 10 times over: If they are nice feeding cows get them TB tested it will pay you hands down!! STORE AND BREEDING CATTLE - 420 Sale Time: 11.00am Auctioneers: Paul Gentry James Sealy Quite amazing how our Saturday Sales continue to grow and how it has attracted more buyers and sellers from further afield. Today’s trade was again dearer as the ‘green’ stuff appears and producers and feeders feel a bit more confident that Spring has finally sprung!! Today we had a handful of breeding cattle which sold to £1250 for a Pure Shorthorn 48 months with a Pure Shorthorn heifer calf at foot from Mr E Pilsworth, Jacksdale, Notts. John Pridgeon, Louth sold two Blue 36 month heifers with 2 month old Limousin calves at foot at £1220 per outfit!! Messrs H Bray & Son, Lincoln sold older Blue cows (93 months) with 3 week old Limousin calves to £1120 and Angus (104 months) cows with 7 month old Limousin heifer calves to £1140.00. In the Stores leading the way was David Barker, Royston who sold Pure Charolais heifers 13-16 months to £1310.00. New vendor to Newark Ross Douglas, Tenterden, Kent sold a load of very good Angus steers and heifers to £1290 for 10 month old steers with 13 month old Blues to £1050 and 13 month old Limousins to £1050. David Copley, Saltby sold 13 month old Limousin steers to £1040, Joe, Hazel and Jane Gilbert, Arley Coventry sold 25 tremendous homebred Limousin and Blue steers and heifers with 18 month old Blue steers to £1290 and 12 month old Limousin to £1200 and 14 month old Blue heifers and 16 month old Limousin heifers to £1095. Robert Rowlinson, Ashbourne, Derbyshire sold 114 Limousin and Blue young bulls and heifers with Blue bulls 13 months old to £1130 with his run of bulls selling at over £1000 for the stronger end and £800-£970 for the younger 9-10 months old. His tremendous run of heifers sold to £1060 for 13 month old Limousins and sold over £900 for the stronger sorts and £700-£800 for the younger end with the 114 averaging £915. Messrs RC Riches and Partners, Norfolk sold 22 nice Limousin yearlings to £905 for steers. David Thornley, Swadlincote sold Blue X Holstein 26 month old heifers to £990, Paul Green, Newark sold Limousin 13 month heifers to £955 and bulls to £940. Richard Lawrence, Market Bosworth sold 6 Pure Limousin heifers 17-25 months old to £1255. Messrs SA & VJ Elewess sold Hereford 26 month old bulls to £1280. Mr P Mitchell, Stamford sold Limousin 14 month old steers to £1070, Mrs Caroline Fox sold 10 month old Salers steers to £1050. ALL IN ALL A MARVELLOUS DAYS TRADING AND OF COURSE WE PAY ON THE DAY!! 249 Sheep Sold Today Auctioneer: James Sealy Again on a Saturday a very mixed entry of Sheep, from Ewes and Lambs to Cull Ewes from Cade Lambs to Spring Lambs, and as usual buyers for everything. Cade Lambs sold to £17 from Heleben Farms. In the Ewes & Lambs MC North sold a Texel Ewe with twins £59 a life, NA Blessett sold Texels with singles £68, T Kyme sold Full Mouth Mules with twins £42 a life. In the Hogs we saw 2 Continental Spring Lambs from C Jordan 45kgs £110, MC North sold Texel Hogs 57½kgs £107. C Jordan sold Texel stores to £90, T Greetham & Sons and DB Kay sold Texels to £80. The 114 Store Lambs sold from Cades to Prime sold from £7 to £110 averaging £47.02. Another run of Ewes met a solid trade from £30 to £100 averaging all in £77.49 MC North took top spot twice with Texel Ewes, T Greetham & Sons got to £92 with Continentals and J Chantry & ME & MB Crowder £90 with similar. Several pens £80+ and more new Vendors on their first trip to Newark!! CALVES SOLD TODAY – 110 Auctioneer: Keith Miller Mobile: 0780 1032847 A tremendous entry of calves forward this week breaking the 100 barrier. Today quality the best seen for a while, the best Continental calves sold some £30 to £40 dearer than the previous sale. The top 10 bull values sold from £290 to a top of £530 and the top 10 heifers sold from £240 to £390 Limousin Blonde Simmental British Blue British Friesian Holstein Aberdeen Angus BULLS £530 £318 £230 £250 £170 £160 £220 HEIFERS £390 £290 £310 n/f n/f n/f £190 Also today 4 month old Simmental bulls sold to £490, Angus bulls of the same age sold to £400. Holstein bulls sold to £400 and Holstein heifers sold to £390 and Limousin heifers at 4 months sold to £420 PLEASE KEEP THESE NUMBERS UP AS THEY CAN EASILY BE HANDLED BY OUR PACKED RINGSIDE OF BUYERS FORTHCOMING STORE DATES SATURDAY 18TH MAY 2013 From John Perry, Kings Lynn British Blue X 1 Steer and 2 Heifers, all homebred, 10 months old From A & J Lewis, Thorney Dyke 3 Limousin Bulls 16-18 months old 39 Limousin X Steers & Heifers 12-18 months old From Mr JB Anderson, Kings Lynn 2 Charolais X Simmental Steers 14 months old 2 Charolais X Simmental Heifers 13-16 months old 12 Continental X Angus Heifers 12-20 months old 2 Continental X Angus Steers 12-13 months old Further Entries Invited SATURDAY 8TH JUNE 2013 Within Newark Livestock Market Complete Unreserved Dispersal Sale of the ‘Bailgate’ Herd of Pedigree British Limousin Cattle on behalf of Mr J Ward Farming Limited SATURDAY 15TH JUNE 2013 Within Newark Livestock Market at 11.00am On behalf of Messrs A & R Farming, Towcester, Northants Complete Genuine Unreserved Dispersal Sale of 126 Quality Suckler Cows with Feb/Mar/April/May born calves at foot sired by Charolais (Seawell) and Limousin (Ironstone-Vantastic son) Bulls This herd is a very nice young herd (no cows older than 8 and majority are 5 and under) All Beef Bred 12 Aberdeen Angus X, 25 Blonde, 6 British Blue X, 4 Charolais X, 5 Hereford X, 36 Limousin X, 5 South Devon X, 33 Simmental X Also this day from the same herd 60 of last year’s calves (9-11 month) Sired by Limousin, Blonde or Blue Bulls Attendance thoroughly recommended From WJ & M Mash Ltd 18 High Health Simmental and Hereford Cross Heifers with 3 month Limousin calves at foot By superb Limousin Bull 8 Hereford and Simmental in calf Cows coming with their second calf to same Limousin Bull FURTHER ENTRIES INVITED ________________________________________________________________ REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY 8TH MAY 2013 AUCTIONEER PAUL GENTRY HOME 01522 789152 MOBILE 0780 1032846 626 SLAUGHTER CATTLE SOLD TODAY YOUNG BULLS TO 251.5p OTMS TO 241.5p STEERS TO 259.5p HEIFERS TO 261.5p OVERALL AVERAGE LEVELLED AT 217.69p Young Bulls - 168 averaged 208.70p Again a very decent entry of young bulls on offer today and some marvellous top end quality. Today we saw an awful lot of black and whites forward, 38 which were a very fast trade leveling at 170p. Top bull today was consigned by Charles Addison who sold Blondes to 251.5p - £1426.01, John Farrow sold Bazadaise to 249.5p – £1564.37, Melton Mowbray vendor Messrs TG & DM Watchorn Ltd sold Limousin to 248.5p - £1416.45 with others at 246.5p - £1609.65 and 245.5p - £1514.74. Graham Mason sold Blues to 246.5p - £1340.96, Messrs GW Holling & Sons sold Limousins to 245.5p - £1514.74 and 242.5p - £1576.25, John and Richard Warner sold Limousins to 244.5p - £1437.66. Another Melton vendor doing very well was Robin Smith who sold Bazadaise to 242.5p £1488.95. Top grossing bulls today were consigned by Ralph Needham Farms who sold Charolais to £1790.63 and £1682.65. Jeff Crust sold Blues to £1695.47. Today E grades 240p plus with U+’s 230-238p and –U grades 222-228p and R grades 212220p with O+’s 204-211p and best Friesians 190-202p, plainer sorts 178-188p and very plain bulls 160-170p. MANY MORE REQUIRED TOP BULLS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD RA Needham Farms JC Crust RA Needham Farms JR Smith & Son JR Smith & Son JR Smith & Son JC Crust TG & DM Watchorn Ltd WH Farrow & Sons S Dore & Sons Charolais British Blue Charolais Bazadaise Bazadaise Bazadaise British Blue Limousin British Blue Limousin 955kgs 742kgs 922kgs 768kgs 679kgs 737kgs 707kgs 653kgs 715kgs 681kgs £1790.63 £1695.47 £1682.65 £1662.72 £1626.21 £1617.72 £1615.50 £1609.65 £1605.18 £1576.52 567kgs 627kgs 570kgs 653kgs 544kgs 633kgs 617kgs 588kgs 650kgs 614kgs 593kgs 574kgs 626kgs 563kgs 645kgs 595kgs 586kgs 679kgs 251.5p 249.5p 248.5p 246.5p 246.5p 245.5p 245.5p 244.5p 242.5p 242.5p 241.5p 241.5p 240.5p 240.5p 239.5p 239.5p 239.5p 239.5p TOP BULLS PRICES PENCE PER KILO CT Addison WH Farrow & Sons TG & DM Watchorn Ltd TG & DM Watchorn Ltd GV Mason GW Holling & Sons TG & DM Watchorn Ltd JA Warner GW Holling & Sons EE & MR Smith CT Addison HG Blaxell & Son JC Crust CT Addison WH Farrow & Sons JR Smith & Son JA Warner JR Smith & Son Blonde Bazadaise Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Bazadaise Blonde Limousin British Blue Blonde Limousin Bazadaise Limousin Bazadaise £1426.01 £1564.37 £1416.45 £1609.65 £1340.96 £1554.02 £1514.74 £1437.66 £1576.25 £1488.95 £1432.10 £1386.21 £1505.53 £1354.02 £1544.78 £1425.03 £1403.47 £1626.21 CULL COWS AND OTMS – 132 averaged 168.64p or £1143.66 A very decent entry of cows on offer today which put this week’s entry along with Saturdays Feeders to 175p. Today very few top end quality cows forward, although still plenty of meat. Trade today was again exceptional and many more could have been well sold. Top cow today was consigned by Norfolk vendor Tower Farm Livestock who sold Limousins to 197.5p - £1218.58. Barry and Gill Heald sold Limousins to 195.5p - £1581.60, John Blaxell, Norfolk sold Limousins to 195.5p - £1446.70. Manor Farms sold Limousins to 193.5p £1352.57 and Blues to 193.5p – £1482.21. Brian Wain, Rugby sold Charolais to £1561.33. Today very few ‘U’ graded cows forward and sold from 180p with R grades 167-178p (depending on belly) and O+ grades 156-166p and –O’s 146-155p. Best meated black and whites sold from 144-156p with plainer sorts 127-137p and very plain Holsteins 112-120p and horrors 100-110p. Few more OTM clean cattle on offer today and what a trade they were!! Topping the Steers and heifers this week was John Mower who sold Bazadaise steers to 241.5p - £1704.99 and Limousin heifers to 233.5p - £1587.80 and Limousin steers to 232.5p - £1687.95. Tower Farm Livestock sold Limousin heifers to 232.5p - £1329.90. Stock Bulls were a marvellous trade, however saying that the bulls forward were a fabulous top end sample. Clive Goulsbra, Louth sold Blues to 217.5p - £2512.13, Jeff Crust sold Blues to 209.5p £2639.70 and Brian Jones, Sennybridge, Wales sold Blues to 198.5p - £2213.28. Again another marvellous result, many more required and again FEEDING cows Saturdays please Any cattle with CTS Forms MUST have a green passport attached if you have lost this please apply to BCMS for a replacement BEFORE you bring the cattle to market YOUNG COWS (48-72 MONTHS) PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Manor Farms Manor Farms Manor Farms Fransham Farm OG Cunnington Fransham Farm JC Crust Chapel Hill Farm Fransham Farm Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Hereford British Blue Charolais Limousin A.Angus 852kgs 829kgs 762kgs 731kgs 763kgs 711kgs 702kgs 661kgs 709kgs £1520.82 £1463.19 £1421.13 £1268.29 £1209.36 £1169.60 £1154.79 £1153.45 £1123.77 YOUNG COWS (48-72 MONTHS) PRICES PENCE PER KILO CA Holmes Manor Farms Manor Farms Manor Farms Chapel Hill Farms Fransham Farm Fransham Farm Fransham Farm Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin British Blue 498kgs 762kgs 852kgs 829kgs 661kgs 731kgs 539kgs 711kgs 191.5p 186.5p 178.5p 176.5p 174.5p 173.5p 167.5p 164.5p £953.67 £1421.13 £1520.82 £1463.19 £1153.45 £1268.29 £902.83 £1169.60 TOP OLD COWS (72 MONTHS PLUS) PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Heald & Co BJ Wain Manor Farms Manor Farms HG Blaxell & Son F Ward NV Holden Manor Farms Limousin Charoalis British Blue British Blue Limousin British Blue Charolais Charolais 809kgs 865kgs 875kgs 766kgs 740kgs 811kgs 775kgs 832kgs £1581.60 £1561.33 £1535.63 £1482.21 £1446.70 £1423.31 £1414.38 £1385.28 TOP OLD COWS (72 MONTHS PLUS) PRICES PENCE PER KILO Tower Farm Live Heald & Co HG Blaxell & Son Manor Farms Manor Farms Manor Farms NV Holden BJ Wain Manor Farms Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin Charolais Charolais British Blue 617kgs 809kgs 740kgs 766kgs 699kgs 696kgs 775kgs 865kgs 875kgs 197.5p 195.5p 195.5p 193.5p 193.5p 184.5p 182.5p 180.5p 175.5p £1218.58 £1581.60 £1446.70 £1482.21 £1352.57 £1284.12 £1414.38 £1561.33 £1535.63 TOP OTMS HEIFER PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD AT Mower & Son AT Mower & Son Tower Farm Livestock Fransham Farm P Dunn Tower Farm Livestock Tower Farm Livestock GJ & SL Gowling IH King British Blue Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue 711kgs 680kgs 678kgs 726kgs 617kgs 572kgs 587kgs 579kgs 579kgs £1596.20 £1587.80 £1427.19 £1397.55 £1385.17 £1329.90 £1306.08 £1218.80 £1155.11 TOP OTMS HEIFER PRICES PENCE PER KILO AT Mower & Son Tower Farm Livestock AT Mower & Son P Dunn Tower Farm Livestock CA Holmes Tower Farm Livestock GL & SL Gowling IH King Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin British Blue 680kgs 572kgs 711kgs 617kgs 587kgs 452kgs 678kgs 579kgs 579kgs 233.5p 232.5p 224.5p 224.5p 222.5p 212.5p 210.5p 210.5p 199.5p £1587.80 £1329.90 £1596.20 £1385.17 £1306.08 £960.50 £1427.19 £1218.80 £1155.11 TOP OTMS STEER PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD AT Mower & Son AT Mower & Son AT Mower & Son AT Mower & Son Smart Bros DAT Blundy (Farmers) CW Haigh & Son DC Hoggard Bazadaise Limousin Limousin Limousin A.Angus Limousin Friesian A.Angus 706kgs 726kgs 712kgs 722kgs 675kgs 630kgs 729kgs 700kgs £1704.99 £1687.95 £1591.32 £1577.57 £1393.88 £1370.25 £1366.88 £1333.50 TOP OTMS STEER PRICES PENCE PER KILO AT Mower & Son AT Mower & Son AT Mower & Son AT Mower & Son DAT Blundy (Farmers) Smart Bros Smart Bros SJ & EP Bradley Bazadaise Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin A.Angus Limousin Blonde 706kgs 726kgs 712kgs 722kgs 630kgs 675kgs 514kgs 569kgs 241.5p 232.5p 223.5p 218.5p 217.5p 206.5p 195.5p 191.5p £1704.99 £1687.95 £1591.32 £1577.57 £1370.25 £1393.88 £1004.87 £1089.64 TOP OTMS BULL PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD JC Crust C Goulsbra MT Jones British Blue British Blue British Blue 1260kgs 1155kgs 1115kgs £2639.70 £2512.13 £2213.28 TOP OTMS BULL PRICES PENCE PER KILO C Goulsbra JC Crust British Blue British Blue 1155kgs 1260kgs 217.5p 209.5p £2512.13 £2639.70 Steers - 138 A few less steers on offer this week, but still a good show, more rougher steers about but again WHAT A TRADE!! Top steer this week was consigned by Ian Wildgoose who sold Blues to 259.5p - £1435.04, Messrs Bowes Farms, Norfolk sold Blues to 257.5p - £1565.60, Upper Coton Farms sold Parthenais to 257.5p - £1359.60 and Limousins to 256.5p - £1400.49 with others 253.5p (twice) - £1512.48 and £1455.09. David and Louise Todd sold Limousins to 254.5p - £1506.64 and 252.5p - £1512.48. Shelia Trafford sold Limousins to 251.5p - £1521.58 at the same money, Michael Read sold Limousins to 251.5p - £1320.38. Top grossing steers were consigned by Ted Hardcastle who sold Limousins to £1724.31, Jeff Wade sold Salers to £1714.44 and Joe Lee, Towcester sold Charolais to £1683.83. Today E grades 246p plus with U+’s 238-245p and –U grades 230-237p and r grades 222228p with O+’s 212-220p and today more black and whites with the best 186-196p, more Holstein types but with meat traded from 178-185p and plainer sorts 160-170p. AGAIN A TREMENDOUS RESULT TOP STEERS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD CE Hardcastle & Son JE Wade & Sons W Lee & Son CE Hardcastle & Son DAT Blundy (Farmers) RW Manchester CE Hardcastle & Son B & J Cummings CE Hardcastle & Son Bowes Farms Ltd W Lee & Son RW Manchester W Lee & Son ME & SM Trafford JE Wade & Sons Limousin Saler Charolais Limousin Charolais British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Simmental Hereford Lincoln Red Hereford Limousin Charolais 714kgs 728kgs 785kgs 682kgs 775kgs 709kgs 676kgs 662kgs 666kgs 660kgs 694kgs 752kgs 700kgs 728kgs 730kgs £1724.31 £1714.44 £1683.83 £1674.31 £1670.13 £1669.70 £1652.82 £1625.21 £1615.05 £1607.10 £1606.61 £1605.52 £1592.50 £1583.40 £1573.15 553kgs 608kgs 528kgs 546kgs 592kgs 615kgs 574kgs 599kgs 605kgs 525kgs 567kgs 624kgs 567kgs 560kgs 599kgs 564kgs 682kgs 662kgs 532kgs 676kgs 547kgs 660kgs 259.5p 257.5p 257.5p 256.5p 254.5p 253.5p 253.5p 252.5p 251.5p 251.5p 250.5p 249.5p 248.5p 247.5p 246.5p 246.5p 245.5p 245.5p 245.5p 244.5p 244.5p 243.5p TOP STEERS PRICES PENCE PER KILO IR Wildgoose Bowes Farms Ltd Upper Coton Farms Upper Coton Farms DT Todd (Farming) Upper Coton Farms Upper Coton Farms DT Todd (Farming) ME & SM Trafford FE Read & Son S Evans Bowes Farms Ltd Upper Coton Farms S Evans B & J Cummings Upper Coton Farms CE Hardcastle & Sons B & J Cummings RB Ingamells & Son CE Hardcastle & Son Upper Coton Farms Bowes Farms Ltd British Blue British Blue Parthnais Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Blonde Simmental £1435.04 £1565.60 £1359.60 £1400.49 £1506.64 £1559.03 £1455.09 £1512.48 £1521.58 £1320.38 £1420.34 £1556.88 £1409.00 £1386.00 £1476.54 £1390.26 £1674.31 £1625.21 £1306.06 £1652.82 £1337.42 £1607.10 Heifers - 188 averaged 221.89p Another excellent entry on offer today, however the largest entry of O+’s seen in weeks with plenty of little fat heifers again. Saying that trade for all qualities was very fast indeed. Top heifers this week were consigned by Nick Sansom who sold Limousins to 261.5p £1331.04 with others at 259.5p - £1310.48 and 254.5p - £1295.41. David and Louise Todd sold Blondes to 258.5p - £1411.41, Pete Wilson sold Blondes to 258.5p – £1354.54, Ken Blades sold Blondes to 254.5p – £1305.59, Steven Howell sold Limousins to 254.5p - £1613.53, Ian Wildgoose sold Limousins to 253.5p - £1346.09. Today E grades 246p + with U+’s 238-245p and –U grades 227-236p and R grades 218-226p with O+’s 208-217p. A great result and of course we pay on the day!! TOP HEIFERS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD E Howell & Sons GGE Ball Bowes Farms LCF Chapman & Son WH Farrow & Sons Bowes Farms Ltd FE Read & Son W Lee & Son LCF Chapman & Son DT Todd (Farming) W Lee & Son BJ Wain Limousin Limousin Blonde Limousin Charolais British Blue Limousin Hereford Limousin Blonde Charolais Limousin 634kgs 662kgs 635kgs 627kgs 608kgs 592kgs 567kgs 625kgs 600kgs 546kgs 602kgs 591kgs £1613.53 £1479.57 £1457.33 £1445.24 £1444.00 £1423.76 £1420.34 £1415.63 £1413.00 £1411.41 £1405.67 £1397.72 509kgs 505kgs 546kgs 524kgs 634kgs 513kgs 509kgs 531kgs 510kgs 567kgs 521kgs 462kgs 504kgs 502kgs 543kgs 511kgs 466kgs 475kgs 382kgs 532kgs 261.5p 259.5p 258.5p 258.5p 254.5p 254.5p 254.5p 253.5p 252.5p 250.5p 248.5p 248.5p 247.5p 247.5p 246.5p 246.5p 246.5p 246.5p 246.5p 245.5p TOP HEIFERS PRICES PENCE PER KILO E Sansom & Son E Sansom & Son DT Todd (Farming) PJ Wilson E Howell & Sons PH Blades E Sansom & Son IR Wildgoose AL Ablewhite FE Read & Son RB Ingamells & Son S Evans HG Blaxell & Son HG Blaxell & Son PH Blades PH Blades R Belfield HG Blaxell & Son TM Perry E Sansom & Son Limousin Limousin Blonde Blonde Limousin Blonde Limousin Limousin Saler Limousin Limousin Blonde Limousin British Blue Blonde Blonde British Blue Limousin British Blue Limousin £1331.04 £1301.48 £1411.41 £1354.54 £1613.53 £1305.59 £1295.41 £1336.09 £1287.75 £1420.34 £1294.69 £1148.07 £1247.40 £1242.45 £1338.50 £1259.62 £1148.69 £1170.88 £941.63 £1306.06 QUALITY PRICE REPORTING FINISHED YOUNG BULLS (p per kg lw) No Sold Top Price Ave Price Ave Estimated Deadweight Premium (E-R 2-4L) 29 251.50 241.87 417.01 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 97 224.50 214.36 389.74 Other (Fat Classes 42 193.50 172.71 338.64 1, 5L, 5H Conformation O-, P) FINISHED STEERS (p per kg lw) ___________________________________________________________________________ Premium (E-R 2-4L) 30 259.50 247.27 426.32 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 90 232.50 224.06 407.38 Other (Fat Classes 18 193.50 179.93 352.80 1, 5L 5H Conformation 0-, P) FINISHED HEIFERS (p per kg lw) Premium (E-R 2-4L) 32 261.50 248.96 429.24 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 132 230.50 221.16 402.10 Other (Fat Classes 24 201.50 189.77 372.09 1, 5L, 5H Conformation 0-, P) REPORT ON THE SALE OF STOCK WEDNESDAY 8th May 2013 FAT CATTLE MAX AVERAGE YOUNG BULLS Light (370-550kg) YOUNG BULLS Medium (551-650kg) YOUNG BULLS Heavy (651kg-Over) STEERS Light (370-550kg) STEERS Medium (551-650kg) STEERS Heavy (651kg-Over) DIFFERENCE ON THE WEEK 246.50 189.87 -12.28 251.50 217.44 +4.06 246.50 209.91 +4.35 257.50 225.79 +5.62 259.50 223.25 -4.03 245.50 222.61 -5.24 HEIFERS Light (330kg-500kg) HEIFERS Medium (501-590kg) HEIFERS Heavy (591kg-Over) 248.50 216.23 +1.42 261.50 225.63 +4.76 254.50 222.71 -0.92 It is imperative that you fill in a movement form for all cattle, this is for the Food Chain Declaration and also ensures that cattle are booked to the correct vendor Please ensure you check that the sex is shown correct on your passports, the abattoirs will condemn the animal if it is not correct ________________________________________________________________ 1007 SHEEP SOLD TODAY 207 – SPRING LAMBS SOLD TODAY 583 – HOGGETS SOLD TODAY 217 – CULL EWES SOLD TODAY AUCTIONEER: JAMES SEALY MOBILE: 07772 618315 HOME: 01788 510206 Spring Lamb SQQ 257.23p/kg – Overall Average 255.22p/kg Hogget SQQ 220.96p/kg – Overall Average 208.97p/kg The only way to describe today is “Off the Clock!!” in all sections, look at the SQQs and Overall Averages - Miles ahead of everywhere within 100+ miles. Meat very much wanted, on this trade how can you afford to go anywhere else to sell sheep? And walk away cheque in hand. I think it will be a long time before I sell another pen of hogs to £146.50, you’d never have thought it on the trade at the start of the year! One comment I did hear today was how one Vendors same sheep were £26 a head dearer than yesterday!! Speaks for itself… Again this week several New Vendors who are starting to travel to Newark. Hogs will be hard to put together in the next couple of weeks, but we should start to see more Springers about, don’t be afraid of a Red Market, call me I am pleased to come and see you on farm too! Just over 200 Springers today met a very sound trade, we should start to see more in the next few weeks. We will hold our Spring Lamb Show & Sale on Wednesday 22nd May Class 1. Pen of 3 Lambs, Any Breed, up to and including 41kgs Class 2. Pen of 3 Lambs, Any Breed, 41½kgs + Entries taken up to Morning of Show! TOP PRICE PENCE PER HEAD - NEW SEASON LAMBS Texels 49kgs 241p/kg £118 Texels 40kgs 293p/kg £117 Texels 41kgs 283p/kg £116 Texels 41½kgs 277p/kg £115 Texels 41kgs 278p/kg £114 Texels 42kgs 271p/kg £114 Texels 45kgs 244p/kg £110 Texels 45kgs 244p/kg £110 Texels 48kgs 229p/kg £110 Charollais 60kgs 183p/kg £110 Texels 44½kgs 245p/kg £109 Charollais 45kgs 240p/kg £108 Texels 41½kgs 260p/kg £108 Beltex 46kgs 228p/kg £105 Suffolk 46kgs 226p/kg £104 RG Davies JH Grundy (Farms) Ltd D Burton A Lea PC Barlow Miss CM Bowser W Wright & Sons W Wright & Sons Messrs Garner & Son W Wright & Sons G Banks TJ & KG Allen & Partners Miss CM Bowser W Wright & Sons W Wright & Sons Short of hogs really for the demand! Today 51 pens £100+, 57 pens 200p/kg+. More good load averages this week. JR Armett & Son, Derbyshire 56 hogs average £119.61, N Thorndyke 63 averaging £135.65, PS & M Greenfield 44 average 252.93p/kg £114.25, GR & DM Howsam, Boston 39 average £102.24. OLD SEASON SQQ (STANDARD QUALITY QUOTATION) WEIGHTS WEIGHT STANDARDS (32.1 TO 39 KGS) MEDIUMS (39.1 TO 45 KGS) HEAVIES (45.6 TO 52 KGS) OVER 52 KGS AVERAGE 215.54 £81.12 222.82 £94.51 218.10 £105.59 193.58 £120.63 p/kg £/head p/kg £/head p/kg £/head p/kg £/head MAXIMUM 249.00 £97.00 219.00 £118.00 274.00 £114.00 293.00 £146.50 p/kg £/head p/kg £/head p/kg £/head p/kg £/head No. Sold 70 180 140 193 EWES SOLD £89.58 £120.00 212 RAMS SOLD £79.60 £116.00 5 TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO - HOGGETS Texel 42kgs 281p/kg Texel 44kgs 259p/kg Texel 42kgs 257p/kg Charollais 41kgs 256p/kg PS & M Greenfield PS & M Greenfield Miss CM Bowser SH Gunn Ltd Charollais Texel Texel Continental Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Continental 40kgs 45kgs 47½kgs 46kgs 46kgs 47½kgs 46½kgs 48½kgs 42kgs 41kgs 243p/kg 242p/kg 240p/k g 239p/kg 237p/kg 234p/kg 231p/kg 225p/kg 224p/kg 224p/kg TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Suffolk X 81kgs £146.50 Suffolk X 69½kgs £141.00 Suffolk X 71kgs £140.00 Suffolk X 74kgs £138.00 Suffolk X 67kgs £132.00 Suffolk X 70kgs £132.00 Charollais 69kgs £129.00 Texel 60kgs £128.00 Charollais 63kgs £125.00 Texel 60½kgs £124.00 Texel 59kgs £121.00 Texel 58½kgs £121.00 Texel 60kgs £120.00 Suffolk X 66kgs £120.00 Texel 54½ £119.00 SH Gunn Ltd Miss CM Bowser PS & M Greenfield O Black Miss CM Bowser PS & M Greenfield SJ Taylor M Mawer Bowes Farms Ltd A Northamptonshire Farmer N Thorndyke N Thorndyke N Thorndyke N Thorndyke N Thorndyke N Thorndyke O Black JR Armett & Son O Black JR Armett & Son JR Armett & Son JR Armett & Son JR Armett & Son N Thorndyke DW Swales CULL EWES - 217 Not as many as last week, but better runs and an increase in trade, selling from £40 to £120 averaging £89.58. Again Market Leaders throughout the Midlands this week!! Texels Suffolk X Continental Ram Charollais Charollais Suffolk X Texel Texel Suffolk Texel Suffolk Charollais Suffolk £120 £120 £116 £111 £111 £110 £108 £107 £106 £105 £100 £100 £100 A Northamptonshire Farmer N Thorndyke RG Davies O Black O Black N Thorndyke DJ Livestock DJ Livestock Garner & Son Miss CM Bowser DJ Curtis & Son H Padfield DW Sayles FOR PRIVATE SALE From Messrs Wayne McIntosh Hecock Farm, Burton Pepwadine, Sleaford, Lincs, NG34 0BX 20 N.E. Mules (4th Crop) With Beltex Lambs at foot (various ages) mostly pairs Also 15 Texel X Mule Hogs with Beltex Lambs at foot (various ages) mostly singles Sold on a commission basis through Newark Livestock Market Contact Keith Miller on 0780 1032847 Or James Sealy on 0777 2618315 ________________________________________________________ REMINDER We pay on the day for all stock sold so a gentle reminder can you ensure that Store Cattle and Sheep are paid for on the day or within 7 days at the latest please ‘Meeting All Your Property Needs’ Gascoines are pleased to announce we are extending our Estate Agency and Property Management services by opening a new property kiosk in Newark, within the Newark Livestock Market. If you are thinking of selling or letting your property, please contact us for your free, no obligation valuation on 01636 813245, 07583 681864 or email newark@gascoines.co ________________________________________________________________ P.D. 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