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CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK
MARKET REPORT
TUESDAY, 12th OCTOBER 2010
191 REARING CALVES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
A record entry of calves at Cirencester with new Vendors and a good trade
throughout.
Dairy Breeds (108): Tremendous entry and a solid trade with a record entry
forward. Reared Friesians (3 months) to £140 for A S Fuller. Best rearers
£65+ peaking at £72 for P G Saunders.
Native Breeds (31): Reared Hereford bulls (6 months) to £265 for L T Farms,
small Hereford bulls to £135/£140. Reared beef Shorthorn bulls (3/4 months)
to £170 twice. A lot of Angus on offer with best bulls to £250 for R J Handley,
£245 for J Millard. Reared heifers from E J Wooldridge to £228 and £220.
Heifers £70-£150.
Simmental (11): Tremendous trade. All Continental calves dearest in the
country. Top £365 for B Gough, £352 twice for Stroud Green Farm Ltd and
£352 for M Maslin. Heifers of medium quality £150-£180, no best sorts on
offer.
Limousin/Blonde (18): Superb bull calves to £350 for M T & I Scott, £340 for
Roy Townsend. Best £315+, best heifers to £232 for J W & S Cook, £225 for J
Millard.
British Blue (23): Top bull £352 for R A Williams & Son, R H & M E
Oughton and B Gough & Sons 10 over £300. Tremendous trade again. Best
heifers £240 for R A Williams & Son, medium heifers £150-£200.
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£580 (110 – 125p/kg). The lesser shaped Continental heifers showing signs of a
hard summer traded between £460 - £520 (100 – 115p/kg). The native breeds
saw Hereford heifers to £655 (121/kg) from M/s S Poultney & Son, Frocester.
The smaller native breed heifers are generally harder to place trading between
£330 - £400 (80 – 90p/kg)
The younger stores (14 – 18mnths) sold to another good trade with better
Continental steers over £680 topping at £805 (144p/kg) & £755 (151p/kg) for
Simmental steers from M/s R & J Merrett, Slimbridge who consigned 114
grand Continental & Friesian steers & heifers. The general run of Continental
steers traded between £550 - £620 (130 – 145p/kg). The younger Friesian steers
sold between £320 - £350 (85 – 95p/kg)
The younger heifers also saw the better sorts in demand with Continentals
generally £630 - £680 topping at £750 (137p/kg) for Limousin’s & £710
(125p/kg) for Charolais’ from Mr T Axten, Maidenhead. The general run of
Continental heifers traded between £400 - £500 (110 – 120p/kg). The native
breeds traded generally between £350 - £400 (90 – 100p/kg)
STEERS / BULLS
Hereford
Prices in Italics are for Bulls
Age
£
p/kg
Vendor
A Firth
7
492
157
J Ball
20 – 21
635
127
D Poultney
22
670
131
A & G Thomas
23 – 24
580
120
HEIFERS
Age
£
p/kg
4
21 – 22
21 – 23
22 – 25
14 – 16
18
20
22
26
350
505
490
655
498
480
672
642
632
94
107
112
121
120
125
137
125
138
Vendor
A Firth
T Axten
A Ractliffe
D Poultney
P H Baker
E & D Rowles
A & G Thomas
B Chiswell
B Chiswell
16
18
20 – 24
24
465
710
390
485
115
125
106
108
E & D Rowles
T Axten
A & G Thomas
A & G Thomas
A Firth
J & W Rodgman
J & W Rodgman
Longbarrow Fms
A Hook & Sons
N Jackson
14
16 – 19
17
18 – 19
19
21
23
24 – 26
25
25
30 – 31
670
540
600
750
630
590
560
642
605
685
575
134
119
134
137
139
130
123
129
129
131
113
A Albutt
J & W Rodgman
A Albutt
T Axten
N Jackson
E & M Saunders
N J Pearson
A Hook & Sons
C B Powell
A & A Slatter
6
10 – 11
16 – 20
17 – 19
18
18 – 24
26
26
28 – 29
34
7–9
17
22
25
25 – 26
26
26
30
190
358
510
630
512
680
535
570
638
690
365
560
488
555
655
445
720
590
146
118
128
152
117
126
118
136
119
125
109
118
110
110
121
93
117
105
Tortworth Estate
H J Vincent
R & J Merrett
R & J Merrett
A Ractliffe
R & J Merrett
N J Pearson
J Jones &Son
P Gantlett
P Gantlett
12
17 – 19
26
27
29
30
10 – 14
14
21 – 24
26
26
6
15 – 19
19
20 – 27
21 – 25
32 – 36
400
675
758
665
715
650
588
565
555
845
920
420
632
760
758
748
790
157
135
141
127
132
116
128
138
137
141
128
175
128
134
143
143
129
L Foot
E & D Rowles
J Ball
N J Pearson
A & A Slatter
N Jackson
13
21
24
335
895
690
110
129
128
J Ball
J & W Rodgman
J Ball
Simmental
5–8
10 – 11
14 – 15
17 – 19
19 – 24
21
22
26
290
460
520
755
805
820
690
800
200
144
123
151
149
134
140
141
Tortworth Estate
H J Vincent
J Jones &Son
R & J Merrett
R & J Merrett
J Jones &Son
P Gantlett
P Gantlett
Angus
6
6
9
22 – 23
24
24 – 25
195
430
468
678
690
710
145
154
136
140
134
128
Tortworth Estate
C & A Collett
J O’Dovovan
D Poultney
N Jackson
A & A Slatter
The farming cattle (17 – 24mnths) saw the better sorts selling to a good trade
and a shade dearer. The stronger or better shaped Continental steers traded over
£700 topping at £895 (129p/kg) for a Blonde from M/s J & W Rodgman,
Kimbolton & £820 (134p/kg) for a Simmental from M/s J Jones & Son,
Cricklade. The general run of stronger Continental steers traded between £650 £700 (120 – 135p/kg) with the smaller sorts or lesser shaped £550 - £600 (110 –
120p/kg). The native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus steers to £678 (140p/kg)
from M/s S Poultney & Son, Frocester. The farming Friesians traded between
£430 - £480 topping at £510 (92p/kg) from M/s D Isaac & Partners, Wickwar.
Friesian
10
11 – 13
12 – 18
17 – 20
22 – 24
23 – 25
24
27
205
320
378
432
435
555
510
500
86
93
101
116
98
112
92
89
L Foot
H J Vincent
R & J Merrett
R & J Merrett
B Joseph
J Ball
D Isaac
N Jackson
The heifers again sold fairly well with the better Continental sorts between
£590 - £650 topping at £700 (125p/kg) for a Simmental from M/s R & J
Merrett, Slimbridge. The general Continental heifers traded between £500 -
A very busy day with nearly every pen / cage full with something for sale from
Sheep, Cattle, Goats, Pigs, Llamas, and various breeds of Poultry & waterfowl,
with many people commenting on the good atmosphere around the market.
B Blue
Charolais
12 BEEF COWS & CALVES
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Strong Simmental cows (03) & their Charolais steer calves sold to £940 & £845
with heifer calves to £880 & £870 from Mr S Freeth, Cirencester. A British
Friesian Cow & her 2 Hereford heifer calves sold to £920 from Mr J Millard,
Chippenham.
Limousin
511 STORE CATTLE
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Chris Voyce
Averages: Steers £523, Heifers £481
Blonde
A reasonable entry sold to a firmer trade with the better sorts a shade dearer
again with the 2nd & 3rd quality stock at similar trade to the last few weeks.
The strong older steers (24 – 30mnths) met a firmer trade with the better meat
sorts trading around £800 topping at £920 (128p/kg) & £845 (141p/kg) for
Charolais steers from Miss B Chiswell, Winterbourne. The good shaped
Continental finishing steers traded between £700 - £750 (130 – 145p/kg). The
native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus x steers to £710 (128p/kg) from M/s A & A
Slatter, Toddington & £690 (134p/kg) from Mr N Jackson, Cowley. The
stronger Friesian steers were a shade dearer topping at £555 (112p/kg) from Mr
J Ball, Ashbury.
The stronger older heifers saw the better shaped or meated Continental sorts
over £650 topping at £690 (125p/kg) for a Simmental from Mr P Gantlett,
Bushton. The general run of Continental heifers traded between £550 - £600
(115 – 125p/kg). The native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus heifers to £720
(117p/kg) from Mr A Young, Purton.
P H Baker
E & D Rowles
A & A Slatter
A & A Slatter
J Ball
G Berry
J O’Dovovan
A Fuller
D Poultney
A & A Slatter
A Jones
D Rumming
A Young
G Berry
THURSDAY, 14TH OCTOBER 2010
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Charolais
Hereford
British Blue
Simmental
525 PRIME LAMBS
10.15 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average – 157p/kg
A similar entry sold to a good trade with all lambs well sold. The best
handyweight export type lambs were in short supply trading between 161 –
165p/kg topping at 167p/kg £70 for 42kg from M/s Breakspear & Son. The
medium quality lambs seemed well sold trading between 155 – 160p/kg. The
heavier lambs saw most of the better meated sorts which traded between £74 £76 topping at £79.20 for 52½ kg from M/s B & D Gilder.
MORE LAMBS NEEDED EACH WEEK
Kgs
Vendor
37.5
38.5
39.5
42
42.5
43.5
45
48
49.5
52.5
D & D Meredith
M Mustoe
M Mustoe
Breakspear & Son
C Herbert
J W Watkins
R Walshe
A C Cook
A C Cook
B & D Gilder
£
p/kg
60.00
64.00
64.80
70.00
68.50
72.00
73.50
76.00
77.00
79.20
160.0
166.0
164.0
167.0
161.0
166.0
163.0
158.0
156.0
151.0
141.0
139.0
140.0
A & A Slatter
R M Foote
G Owen
148.0
B J Ford & Sons
24 OVERAGE CATTLE
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Short numbers met a similar trade to last week with all types on offer keenly bid for.
Best Continental cows topped at 123p for a 730 kg, Marchigiana from Messrs
Breakspear & Son, British Blue from the same home 730 kg at 120p. John Herdman
also sold Blue 710 kg at 121p.
The best Continental cows all over £1/kg with a few less fit sorts well sold in the
9op+ bracket.
Friesian cows sold to 80 and 88p for B M & D J Gilder, mainly 2nd/3rd quality sorts
on offer, 65-70p with the plain cows 40-50p.
Angus steers sold to 129p for F J Nutland & Son and Friesian heifers reached 131p
(660kg) for C B Powell & Son. G F Ripley & Son consigned their Limousin bull 915
kg at 103p.
POULTRY REPORT
12.30 pm – Auctioneer: Chris Terrett
For the time of year an excellent entry of poultry with a large number of young
birds. A firm trade throughout thanks to a good number of buyers.
EGGS
½ doz Cream Legbar
½ doz Rhode Island Red
435 CULL EWES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average - £61.12
A good entry sold to a firmer trade with another buyer in attendance. The best
good meated Suffolk & Continental x ewes traded between £75 - £85 generally
topping at £99 with the best Mules a very good trade £70 - £76.50. The half
meated & plainer ewes seemed very well sold in comparison trading between
£55 - £65 with the smaller ewes £45 - £55 generally. Slaughter rams & wethers
sold to £135.
249 STORE LAMBS
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
A reasonable trade saw a few stronger sorts over £60 topping at £67 with
medium lambs £53 - £58. The smaller sorts traded between £40 - £46.
NFU MEETING TO DISCUSS SHEEP EID
MONDAY 25TH OCTOBER AT 7.30PM
AT CIRENCESTER MARKET
257 PIGS
11.15 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Another huge entry of pigs including a range of breeds colours and sizes. In
general, the stronger killing type in good demand, half finished a solid trade,
but the smaller weaned pigs tougher to place going into the autumn and with the
cost of feed in mind.
26 sows on offer saw the best types trade to £172 for W J Winning and £150 for
W Middle and P A Scott. Generally £130-£150 was the range, 50-60p per kilo
with the plainer feeding sows £112 - £120. 5 boars on offer selling to a similar
trade to top at £130 for Ms L Muller.
Bacon pigs sold to a top of £84 from M/s Barkshire with a good pen of fit pigs
from A R & A Smith at £80. Best types £71+, store pigs sold to £56 & £65 for
Neston Home Farm Ltd, best strong stores £40-£45, medium rears £25-£36
with the slip pigs (white) £17-£25, coloured slips very hard to sell at £5-£12.
30 BEEF CATTLE
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Steers 137p/kg Heifers 138p/kg
Again our trade was sharper with more needed to meet demand. A few very
good cattle (U+ grades) topped at 174p/kg for a 450kg Limousin heifer &
164p/kg for a 525kg Limousin steer from M/s Breakspear & Son. The
commercial cattle (O+ - R grade types) sold exceptionally well trading between
137 – 144p/kg. The lesser shaped sorts (O+ & O- grades) traded between 115 –
120p/kg generally.
MANY MORE NEEDED
Steers / Bulls
Heifers
Limousin
Angus
164.0
149.0
Breakspear & Son
F Nutland & Son
174.0
138.0
Breakspear & Son
E Orton
£1.50
£1.00
CHICKENS & BANTAMS
Trio Light Sussex
Buff Orpington Hen
3 Maran Hens
Hens (18 mths old)
Wyndotte Bantams
POL Gold Line
½ Doz Black Rocks
£1.80
DUCKS, GEESE & OTHERS
£7.00
£8.50
£12.00
£3.20
£5.00
£3.00
Pair Call Ducks
Muscovy Ducks
Indian Runners
£18.50
£5.50
£7.00
FORTHCOMING SALES
FRIDAY, 22nd OCTOBER
GENUINE DISPERSAL SALE
At PROSPECT FARM, AYLBURTON, LYDNEY, GL15 6DG
By Instruction of M/s E R Gerrish & Son
COWS & CALVES - 58 Hereford & Continental Cows (97 – 07) with
predominantly Charolais x calves (Apr – Jun 10) at foot.(Running with Charolais
bulls since calving & Limousin bull since July) (PD info at time of Sale)10 Hereford
& Limousin Heifers (Running with Limousin bull since February & Charolais bulls
since July) 2 Charolais Bulls (1 Pedigree & 1 Purebred) & 1 Limousin Bull
(Pedigree). IMPLEMENTS & MACHINERY - McCormick CX105 Xtra Shift
(4wd) Tractor (06)(1125hrs), New Holland Ford 8340 SLE (4wd) Tractor (P Reg),
Matbro 250 Powershift Plus Loadall (P Reg), AW 25ft Bale trailer (03), Ifor
Williams DP120 Livestock trailer (08) c/w Flat Bed sides, 2 Collins 8T Tandam axle
Grain trailers, 2 Bale trailers, Ifor Williams BV64e Trailer, Reco Fella TH680D 6
Rotor tedder, Reco Fella TS426DN rake (04), Krone AM242Z Mower conditioner,
Claas 625 Round Baler, New Holland 377 Conventional baler, Cooks Flat 8 Sledge,
Flat 8 Grab, McHale Round Bale grab, Howard 3m Rotablade c/w Packer Roller,
Gem 18m Sprayer, KRM 1250 Fertiliser spreader, Kverneland Folding Sprintine
Cultivator, 3m Heavy Cultivator, Kidd Flat roller, Major Topper, 90” Rotaspike,
Folding 16ft Chainharrows, 8ft Chainharrows, Spalding Seed / Slug pellet
Applicator, Standen Stateman 2 Row Potato harvester, Mustang Destoner, Box
Tipper, Downs Potato grader, Tong Hopper, Tong vegetable washer, Tong Dry
brusher, Walthambury 325 Auto weigher, Walthambury trip weigher, 10ft Bag
conveyor, Fischbein Bag sticher & stand, Potato bags & boxes, Qty of Cattle ring
feeders, 7 x 15ft Cattle barrier feed troughs, IAE calf crush, Roller Mill, Feed
hoppers, Augers, Grain spear, Lishman Drying Pedestals, Diesel tank, Qty of
workshop sundries, Stone troughs, Qty of Household furniture, etc. INTRODUCED
MACHINERY - JD 6520 (4wd) Autopower TLS (54) (4600hrs) Tractor, JD 6620
Power quad (04) (5300hrs) Tractor c/w Quickie Loader bracket & HMS, JD 6620
(4wd)TLS (05)(3990hrs) Tractor, Claas Jaguar 75, Teagle Tomahawk 808S, Reekie
Clean Flow Potato Harvester, NH 640 (String) Round Baler (95), Cooks Bale Sledge,
Zaga Volter Extendable turner, Marshall Muck Spreader, Round Bale Squeezer, Bale
Spike, Pallet forks, Landrover Defender TDi (96), Straight tine Soil leveller c/w
Crumbler, Cattle Grid, Bale Accumulator, Zig Zag Folding Harrows, Narrow Row
crop Wheels, Subsoiler, 30 Round Bales of Silage etc
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY
Alfa Laval 4000 litre DX Bulk Milk Tank Auto Wash 1998 – 3 Phase
Available mid November
Contact Jon Pullin to view/discuss
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