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CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK
MARKET REPORT
TUESDAY 13th MARCH 2012
88 REARING CALVES
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
Voyce Pullin
Auctioneers, Valuers
& Rural Surveyors
Giddy, Aston Somerville with Aberdeen Angus steers (11mnths) to £670 (223p/kg)
from M/s Marsden Farms, Rendcomb. Hereford steers (12mnths) sold to £600
(171p/kg) & Aberdeen Angus steers to £765 (194p/kg) from Mr R G Alvis, Wickwar.
ALL VENDORS WITH CATTLE
PLEASE LOOK AT THESE FIGURES IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE
AND CONSIDER SELLING YOUR STORES
STEERS / BULLS
Age
HEIFERS
Prices in Italics are for Bulls
£
p/kg
Vendor
£
p/kg
Vendor
Hereford
17 – 27
19 – 21
24 – 25
Age
650
655
740
159
162
157
Hazell & Jefferies
S Hayward
H Purser
British Blue
15 – 19
17 – 20
20 – 23
24 – 25
965
835
770
965
176
180
181
176
J Wright & Son
K & A Godwin
S Hayward
H Purser
Charolais
8 – 10
11 – 12
580
535
176
185
B Yeates
Holmleigh Dairy
Simmental
16
21 – 24
24
830
1015
750
169
174
165
B C Snell
K & A Godwin
H Purser
Limousin
17 – 23
23
23
24 – 25
930
960
780
770
174
190
171
153
K & A Godwin
K & A Godwin
Hazell & Jefferies
H Purser
Aberdeen Angus
13
13 – 20
14
14
16
17
19 – 24
21
21
23 – 24
23 – 24
24
28
700
615
580
522
750
730
670
960
730
810
1195
790
925
163
156
147
154
169
160
156
183
159
160
171
170
152
A Meredith
R G Alvis
K & A Godwin
S Potter
K & A Godwin
K & A Godwin
S Hayward
P J Davys
E J Gibson
A Young
R & B Kingston
H Purser
E Burson & Son
Other Continental Beef Breeds
17 – 18
650
19 – 20
765
22 – 23
860
183
187
174
F Millington
S Hayward
E J Gibson
Other Native Beef Breeds
20 – 23
770
28
985
173
154
J Bradley
H Farnsworth
Friesian & Other Dairy Breeds
20
708
132
E J Gibson
12
17 – 18
17 – 23
19
20 – 21
23
23
24
26
600
775
792
1000
860
1170
1250
1020
1080
171
197
189
170
198
193
192
189
190
R G Alvis
F Millington
F Millington
B C Snell
Hazell & Jefferies
H Whitcombe
G & J Hyett
Hazell & Jefferies
E Burson & Son
9
10
10
15
16 – 19
17
18 – 26
20
23 – 24
23 – 27
24 – 28
26
27
28
515
690
600
670
1100
990
1170
995
1300
1450
1325
1180
1280
1050
220
192
171
174
190
210
209
210
194
199
201
200
197
191
C Hobbs
C Hobbs
B Yeates
A Meredith
J Wright & Son
K & A Godwin
K & A Godwin
B Chiswell
D Richardson
S & W Ball
S & W Ball
D Richardson
G & J Hyett
H J Caswell
A British Blue cow (97) & her Charolais heifer calf sold to £1060 and a Charolais
cow (01) & her Charolais heifer calf to £1075 from Mr B Yeates, Nupend. Incalf
Simmental heifers sold to £1060 & £1040 from Mr R James, Brinkworth. Hereford
grazing cows sold to £1000 from Ms M Shorthman, Dauntsey.
SPECIAL SALE OF BREEDING BULLS
TUESDAY 27TH MARCH 2012
8
10
10 – 12
21 – 22
23 – 26
640
980
705
1230
1240
200
224
214
207
195
B Yeates
C Collins
Holmleigh Dairy
H Whitcombe
H Whitcombe
Already entered 2 Pedigree Limousin Bulls (16mnths),
2 Pedigree Charolais Bulls (15mnths), 1 Hereford Bull (18mnths)
12
13 – 14
15
18 – 19
20
24
900
792
960
1075
1180
1225
225
208
190
196
195
198
R Giddy
K & A Godwin
K & A Godwin
B C Snell
K & A Godwin
B Chiswell
10
11
20 – 28
21
22 – 24
22 – 26
23
24 – 25
25
26
740
970
1155
1140
1140
1140
900
1200
1000
1340
185
198
197
211
238
226
178
192
227
217
C Hobbs
C Collins
K & A Godwin
K & A Godwin
H J Caswell
H J Caswell
H Purser
G & J Hyett
H J Caswell
K & A Godwin
11 – 12
11 – 14
14
14 – 15
18 – 19
19 – 21
20
20 – 21
22 – 25
23 – 24
670
640
765
790
1020
945
1140
865
990
1200
223
194
194
198
174
169
185
188
206
185
Marsden Farms
K & A Godwin
R G Alvis
K & A Godwin
B C Snell
J Wright & Son
R & B Kingston
E J Gibson
H Purser
G & J Hyett
21 – 24
23 – 24
24 – 25
1300
950
1280
206
190
215
A Basson
E J Gibson
G & J Hyett
11
23
725
835
207
167
R Breakspear
J Bradley
10
11 – 13
11 – 13
11 – 15
445
380
575
465
127
125
160
155
C Hobbs
C & T Howe
A Meredith
C & T Howe
Another very strong trade with few fresh sorts on offer, many staler types still selling well.
Dairy Breeds (34): A few less farmer buyers present and the medium types £10-£15 back
on last week. Best fresh calves sold to £142 for A W Jones, £130 for J D Wright & son and
A G Meredith & Partners. Medium types £65-£70, plainer types £30-£40.
2 Norwegian red calves made £142 and £125 for W F Fisher & Son, weaned calves sold to
£350 for Jerry Hobbs £235 for A G Meredith & Partners, avg £253.
Native Breeds (21): Angus bulls to 3270 from A G Meredith & Partners, £230 and £252 for
R J Handley & Son avg £240. A smart Gloucester Bull calf from Liz Best made £198 and
looked good value for money, Hereford heifers generally smaller types £175+ peaking at
£205 for M/s J Stagg & Son. Angus heifers a similarly good trade reaching £192 - £202 for
S & R Russell. A Welsh Black heifer from E J Evans made a good £292.
Simmental (13): Fresh bulls £385 fop from B Gough & Sons £340 for Rawlings & Davis
avg £326. Hefiers sold to a very strong trade £280, £300 and £302 from Rawlings & Davies
£262-£278 for B Gough & Sons, 8 avg £273. A weaned Simmnetal heifer from Jerry Hobbs
made £350.
Limousin (3): A short entry but worthy of mention with Liz Best’s fresh heifer calf making
a superb £370.
Belgian Blue (13): Again topping the class topping at £420 for J D Wright & Son, £402 for
D H & D R Smart 8 avg £324. Heifers also sold well reaching £285 and £295 for J & L
Garside avg £243. Strong weaned Belgian Blue’s from J A Hobbs sold to £440 (twice) and
£345.
12 BEEF COWS & STOCK BULLS
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
FURTHER ENTRIES REQUIRED
470 STORE CATTLE
11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Chris Voyce
Averages: Steers £904, (190p/kg) Heifers £731 (170p/kg)
A similar number forward with 123 cattle sold over £1000 & 115 cattle over 200p/kg.
The entry saw a larger percentage of stronger near meat cattle on offer which sold to
a very good trade. A grand run of British Blue steers from M/s S & W Ball, Charfield
sold to £1450 (199p/kg), £1325 (201p/kg) & £1250 (190p/kg) with British Blues to
£1300 (200p/kg) from Mr D Richardson, Besford. Blonde steers sold to £1300
(206p/kg) from Mr A Basson, Northleach & £1280 (215p/kg) & £1250 (200p/kg)
from M/s G & J Hyett, Whaddon. Charolais steers sold to £1240 (195p/kg) & £1230
(207p/kg) from Mrs H Whitcombe, Minety. The majority of the stronger cattle traded
over £1000 and around the 200p/kg mark. The stronger native breeds saw Hereford
steers to £1250 (192p/kg) again from M/s G & J Hyett, Whaddon with their Aberdeen
Angus steers to £1200 (185p/kg). The stronger dairy breeds saw Swedish Red steers
to £1055 (160p/kg) from M/s E Burson & Son, Grove.
The stronger near meat heifers were in short supply with Aberdeen Angus to £1195
(171p/kg) from M/s R & B Kingston & Sons, Wickwar & Simmental heifers to
£1015 (174p/kg) from M/s K & A Godwin, North Wraxhall. Many stronger heifers
traded between £850 - £950 (180 – 200p/kg)
The farming cattle (more stores than near meat sorts) were in shorter supply and met
a very good trade. A grand run of Continental steers & heifers from M/s K & A
Godwin, North Wraxhall saw Limousin steers to £1340 (217p/kg) with Simmental
steers to £1180 (195p/kg) & British Blue steers to £1170 (209p/kg). Simmental steers
from Miss B Chiswell, Winterbourne sold to £1225 (198p/kg) with Limousin steers
to £1140 twice (238p/kg) & (226p/kg) from Mr H J Caswell, Wanborough. The
native breeds saw Hereford steers to £1020 (189p/kg) from M/s Hazell & Jefferies,
Panbourne with Aberdeen Angus to £1020 (174p/kg) from Mr B Snell, Bucklebury.
The farming Friesian steers traded between £750 - £800 (145 -165p/kg) topping at
£875 (151p/kg) from M/s Breakspear & Son, Stanford Dingley.
The farming heifers were also in short supply but well sold with the best Continental
heifers over £900 topping at £965 (176p/kg) for British Blue’s from H T Purser Ltd,
Wendoverdean. Limousin heifers sold to £950 (183p/kg) & £930 (174p/kg) from M/s
K & A Godwin, North Wraxhall. The general farming heifers saw Continental’s £750
- £850 (180 – 205p/kg).Native breed heifers saw Aberdeen Angus to £810 (160p/kg)
from Mr A Young, Purton & £790 (170p/kg) from H T Purser Ltd, Wendoverdean.
The younger stores & weaned calves were again in demand. Charolais & Limousin
steers (11 – 12mnths) sold to £980 (224p/kg) & £970 (200p/kg) from Mr C Collins,
Upton Snodbury. Simmental steers (11mnths) sold to £900 (225p/kg) from Mr R
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17
19 – 20
19 – 23
21 – 22
21 – 24
22 – 23
22 – 25
23 – 24
28
740
775
645
755
880
625
725
875
1055
179
147
157
162
153
147
145
151
158
Auctioneers, Valuers
& Rural Surveyors
B C Snell
J Wright & Son
S Hayward
E J Gibson
J Lloyd & Sons
P J Davys
H Purser
R Breakspear
E Burson & Son
Potter followed by a good run of South Devon cows from the Exors of A J Organ topping at
£1212 (800 kg at 152p) with 3 others making over £1,000 and 3 more at £900-£950.
Mainly medium Friesian cows on offer 695 kg to 109p mainly those on offer. 100-110p
generally, 3rd quality cows 78-95p a few plain cows 50-60p. Overage steers from L & M
Smith (675kg) to 201p £1353 620-660 kg, Angus steers £1045 - £1158 mainly 157ppkg+.
Overage heifers sold similarly well from H C Jones 685 kg at 194p £1325, Limousin to
£1075 also from H C Jones.
THURSDAY 15TH MARCH 2012
1312 PRIME HOGGETTS
10.15 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
SQQ 212p/kg – Overall Average 195p/kg
The largest entry of prime hoggetts at Cirencester saw a good, firm trade with the
heavy hoggs making up a large percentage of the entry and selling some £5 a head of
many other local centres. The best handyweight export type hoggs traded between
215 – 225p/kg topping at 234p/kg £97.20 for 41½kg from Mr D T Parry. The middle
weight hoggetts were again well sold compared to many centres with the best sorts
trading between 190 – 210p/kg topping at 217p/kg £97.50 for 45kg from Mr A
Basson. The heavy weights traded at improved levels between £90 - £98 topping at
£105 for 67kg from Mrs H Whitcombe.
Kgs
Vendor
£
p/kg
31
34
35
38
40
41.5
43
44
45
46
46.5
48.5
53
61
67
H & A Ford
R Tovey
N Rowe
R E Jones
D T Parry
D T Parry
D & M Whitcombe
J Alvis
A Basson
D G Davis
M J Hocken & Sons
C Collett & Partners
A C Cook
K & A Godwin
H Whitcombe
70.00
74.00
75.20
88.00
90.00
97.20
93.00
95.00
97.50
95.00
94.50
97.00
95.50
99.00
105.00
226.0
218.0
215.0
232.0
225.0
234.0
216.0
216.0
217.0
207.0
203.0
200.0
180.0
162.0
157.0
300 CULL EWES & RAMS
10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Overall Average - £85.25
A few more forward with the trade continuing at unbelievable levels. Overall average
was lower than previous weeks but due to the smaller & plainer ewes on offer. The
best good meated Suffolk & Continental x ewes sold between £105 - £119 topping at
£126, with Mules to £90 - £110. Overfat ewes saw a bit of resistance but still traded
around the £90 - £100 mark. The half meated & plainer ewes again traded between
£80 - £90. Small meated ewes or bigger plainer ewes traded between £65 - £85
generally. Slaughter rams sold to £113.
83 STORE HOGETTS
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FORTHCOMING SALES
MONDAY, 26TH MARCH (2.00 pm)
TB Restricted Sale of Stores/Weaned Calves/Beef & Barren Cows
Entries invited for the next TB Restricted Sale. Vendors need to apply for a TB16b from
DEFRA at least 5 working days in advance. Purchasers must operate an Approved
Finishing Unit (AFU) or an Approved Quarantine Unit (AQU) or if under restriction apply
for a TB16c from DEFRA at least 5 working days in advance
TUESDAY, 27th MARCH
Special Bull Sale – Further Entries Invited
SATURDAY 31st MARCH 2012
CATALOGUED SPECIAL POULTRY SALE (10.30 am)
Sale of Trio’s & Pairs of Large Fowl/Bantams, Domestic/ Ornamental Ducks, Geese,
Waterfowl, Eggs & Poultry Equip incl Special Sale of Shrubs, Trees & Plants,
Lawnmowers & Horticultural Machinery
Further Entries Invited
TUESDAY, 3rd APRIL
Incl 50 Continental Cows & Calves
WEDNESDAY, 11TH APRIL (6.30 pm)
HOUSEHOLD & COLLECTABLES incl
Special Sale of Border Fine Art Figurines
Viewing from 3pm on day of sale
We sell and are looking for Wardrobes, Sideboards, Beds, Cookers, DIY Fixings &
Tools, Electrical Items, White Goods, Personal Effects, Pictures & Portraits, Soft
Furnishings, Dining Tables, Chairs, Paintings, Collectables, etc
GLOUCESTER COLLECTIVE SALE OF TRACTORS &
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
Friday, 13th April 2012 (11.00 am)
At Warren Farm, Little Haresfield, Standish, Glos
By kind permission of Mr R Goulding
Entries Invited – Entry Forms available on website
COLLECTIVE LAND &
PROPERTY AUCTION
Wednesday, 12th April (7.00 pm)
Only a few forward met a blistering trade, The few stronger sorts traded over £85
topping at £92.50 with medium hoggs £78 - £84. The small & backward hoggs traded
between £64 - £72.
At The Crown Inn, Frampton Mansell, Nr Stroud, GL6 8JG
Frampton Mansell, Stroud – Paddock - An attractive paddock with road frontage suitable for
equestrian, agricultural or smallholder uses extending to 3.83 acres Guide Price £40,000 - £50,000
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Toadsmoor, Stroud – Paddock & Building - Pony Paddock with timber shelter extending to 1.81
acres in the Toadsmoor Valley close to Bussage - Guide Price £15,000 - £20,000
Particulars available on website
30 BEEF CATTLE
FORTHCOMING PROPERTY SALES
11.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
11.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce
Bulls 234p/kg Steers 189p/kg Heifers 183p/kg
An improved entry & trade with the best cattle well sold. The highlight was a run of 5
Limousin bulls from Mr M Potter selling to 245p/kg, 239p/kg & 230p/kg (3 times).
The general cattle (U- & mostly R grades) saw British Blue steers to 216p/kg with
heifers to 195p/kg from Mr R HusseyThe medium cattle (0+ grades) traded between
175 – 185p/kg. The commercial cattle (O+ grades) traded between 175 – 190p/kg.
Steers / Bulls
Limousin
Simmental
British Blue
Hereford
Charolais
Angus
245.0
197.0
216.0
179.0
192.0
M Potter
M Hocken & Sons
R Hussey
L & M Smith
H Whitcombe
Heifers
195.0
H C Jones & Son
195.0
R Hussey
194.0
188.0
A & H Jones
T Gaden
30 BARREN COWS & OTM CATTLE
Millmans Farm, Southend, Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire
For Sale by Private Treaty
South West edge of the Cotswold Hills
Attractive Residential Farm

Listed period Farmhouse for renovation

Traditional and Modern Buildings

In all approximately 95 acres (area to be verified)
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For Sale by Auction – Wednesday, 18th April 2012
At Thornbury Golf Centre, Thornbury – 7.00 pm
Mardic, Almondsbury
Bungalow - complete refurb/redevelopment (sub to planning)
Nr Oakridge, Stroud
Agricultural Tied Bungalow, farm buildings & approx. 13 acres
Cotswold/Wotton under Edge
4 acre Pony Paddock
12 noon – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin
A short entry as has been the case at all centres this week and selling to a similar trade to
last week. Continental cows topped at 770 kg (181p) £1389 for a grand cow from M/s
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