Market Report for Weekending Wednesday 26th February 2014 656 CATTLE SOLD THIS WEEK 10 Month Old Charolais Steers to £1100.00 Feeding Cows to 159.5p - £988.90 Young Bulls to 237.5p - £1577.40 OTMS to 196.5p - £1692.30 Steers to 245.5p - £1726.80 Heifers to 264.5p - £1590.03 2669 SHEEP SOLD THIS WEEK Hoggets to 243.0p - £113.00 Cull Ewes to £134.00 THIS SATURDAY – 1st March 2014 Sale of Store Pigs, Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes and Breeding Sheep A MASSIVE THANK-YOU We have been amazed by the response for Donations and Pledges of Fodder & Feedstuffs to The Farming Community in the West Country. To date we have over £5,000 and have pledged with the NFU over 15 Artic Lorry Loads of Fodder. We are still collecting donations: Cheques payable to Newark Livestock Market c/o NLM Office, Great North Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1BY. To register a pledge of fodder or feed, please speak to James Sealy 07772 618315 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 FEEDING COWS, 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 31 st 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 This Saturday 1st March 2014 Sale of Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes, Store and Breeding Sheep Wednesday 5th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 8th March 2014 Sale of Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes, Store and Breeding Sheep, Pigs, Feeding Cows, Store and Breeding Cattle, Reared and Rearing Calves Wednesday 12th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 15th March 2014 Sale of Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes, Store and Breeding Sheep Wednesday 19th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 22nd March 2014 Annual Suckled Calf Sale on behalf of Messrs RE & S Baldwin, Wigan, Lancashire 100 British Blue and Limousin sired and out of Pure Limousin Cows born April/May 2013 together with Sale of feeding Cows, Store and Breeding Cattle, Reared and Rearing calves, Store Pigs, Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes and Store and Breeding Sheep Wednesday 26th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 29th March 2014 The inaugural English Premier Show and Sale of Bulls and Females on behalf of The Lincoln Red Society, The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society, The British Simmental Cattle Society and the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society. This is a High Health Sale and Official Society Sale of the above mentioned breeds – No other cattle this day 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 BSC (Hons) MRICS FAAV - 07772 618315 ___________________________________________________________________________ Non Grazing A.F.Us PLEASE NOTE We can sell Finished Bulls, Cows and Clean Cattle every Wednesday from Producers with no need to Pre-movement Test from DEFRA Registered non grazing AFUs Please give us a call ________________________________________________________________ ** 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 PASSPORTS Please ensure all Passports are correctly filled in, ie: Holding sticker, signed and dated MARKET REPORT REPORT FOR SATURDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2014 Auctioneer: Paul L Gentry Telephone: 0780 1032846 205 CATTLE SOLD – 16 Feeding Cows, 127 Store Cattle, 62 Rearing and Reared Calves FEEDING COWS – 16 averaged 130.14p A small show of cows and not much quality, however buyers out numbered cows 2 to 1 and a very fast trade prevailed. Peter Jackson sold Limousin cross cows to 159.5p - £988.90, Field Farming Company sold Blue crosses to 155.5p - £974.99 and 151.5p - £937.79 and Messrs Towlison sold Limousin crosses to 154.5p - £988.80. MANY MORE REQUIRED Store Cattle – 127 A nice entry of mostly younger cattle met a very sharp trade with well-bred long term cattle looking exceptionally well sold. Andrew Clark, Sheffield sold 10 month old Charolais steers to £1100 and Limousins to £1080 with 8-11 months old Limousin bulls to £970, Messrs JB & PF Clarke, Saxilby sold 19 month old Charolais heifers to £1090 and 12 month old Limousin steers to £980, Messrs RM Booth & Son, Moorhouse sold Limousin 22 month old steers to £1050. Again a really tremendous result and many more required We have some excellent entries of cattle in forthcoming weeks which will be advertised in this report and our Farmers Guardian advert - to have your cattle advertised in both contact us or if you would like a farm visit contact us 2247 SHEEP SOLD TODAY 1198 – PRIME HOGGETS 1029 – CULL EWES Auctioneer: James Sealy Mobile: 07772 618315 Home: 01788 510206 Prime Lambs – 1198 Sold: SQQ 198.61p/kg Overall Average 185.34p/kg Amazing to think in 1 year what our Saturdays have become, again Newark coming out top of the Shop this week! 10 buyers in the alleys looking for lambs saw a very fast trade from the start. Today 28 pens of Hogs 200p/kg+ and 11 pens £100+!! Nice to see people from afar coming to sell their sheep with us and a few just coming to have a look. Whatever you have don’t be afraid to come to Newark, we have a Great Team and Buying Support……. Keep the numbers!! PRIME HOGGETS WEIGHT STANDARDS (32.1 TO 39 KGS) MEDIUMS (39.1 TO 45 KGS) HEAVIES (45.6 TO 52 KGS) OVER 52 KGS AVERAGE MAXIMUM 207.37 p/kg 240.00 £68.50 £/head £90.00 195.37 p/kg 239.00 £72.00 £/head £105.00 184.68 p/kg 219.00 £89.58 £/head £104.00 173.34 p/kg 190.00 £96.13 £/head £105.00 CULL EWES & STORE LAMBS p/kg £/head p/kg £/head p/kg £/head p/kg £/head No. Sold 106 301 425 335 EWES SOLD £78.21 £134.00 1029 STORE LAMBS £62.67 £75.00 20 TOP PRICE PENCE PER KILO Beltex 37½kgs 240p/kg Texel 44kgs 239p/kg Texel 40kgs 225p/kg Texel 33kgs 221p/kg Texel 47kgs 219p/kg Texel 38½kgs 218p/kg Texel 48kgs 217p/kg Beltex 37½kgs 213p/kg Texel 41kgs 212p/kg Texel 33kgs 209p/kg PA Pollyn P & I Tuplin A & P Schofield Railway View Farms A & P Schofield SH Gunn Ltd CR Green PA Pollyn G & DM Howsam J Hendy TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Beltex 44kgs £105 Texel 60kgs £105 Texel 40kgs £104 Texel 60kgs £103.50 Texel 47kgs £103 Texel 60kgs £103 Texel 57½kgs £103 Texel 60½kgs £102 Texel 56½kgs £101.50 Texel 58kgs £101.50 P & I Tuplin A & P Schofield CR Green J Chantry A & P Schofield PR Baker JA Brown & Son PR Baker JA Brown & Son J Chantry Store Lambs Just an odd couple of pens of stores sold from £51 to £75 averaging £62.67. Top spot taken by PBC Livestock for Continentals. Cull Ewes What a show and what a trade!!! The first time that we have seen over 1,000 in Newark and on this trade we ought to week in week out! Again 8 buyers in the alleys and keen bidding saw the ewes sell from £10 to £134 averaging all in £78.21….. quite a feat when you look at averages up and down the Country. More demand too for Mules with the better end selling to £75. Ewes coming from far and wide and passing others on the way!! Many more required!! Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Beltex Texel Beltex Texel Texel £134 £125 £121.50 £121 £112 £105.50 £105 £103.50 £103.50 £101 Messrs Taggart Ken Davies DJ Curtis DJ Curtis Messrs Taggart DS & LE Wadland Messrs Taggart DS & LE Wadland DS & LE Wadland H Harvey & Son FORTHCOMING SALES Saturday 8th March 2014 From Mr David Bush, Great Yarmouth (4 Year TB Parish) 7 Charolais X Heifers, 13-22 months old 1 Simmental X Heifer, 21 months old 2 Blonde X Heifers, 22 months old From Geoffrey Bates Ltd, Forsham, Kent (4 Year TB Parish) 40 Limousin X Steers, 10-13 months old 10 Pure Simmental Steers, 11-13 months old 10 Limousin X Simmental Heifers, 11-13 months old, out of quality Beef Suckler Cows All vaccinated with Rispoval 4, all bred on the farm From Messrs Dickinson, Bawtry 20 Hereford X Jersey, Steers and Heifers, 13-17 months old outliers From Erpingham House Farms, Norfolk (4 Year TB Parish) 6 Saler X Heifers, 16-18 months old From Anderson (South Wootton) 15 Aberdeen Angus X Steers and Heifers, 11-15 months old 5 Simmental X Heifers, 16-18 months old In the Calf Section From Westhall Lodge, Norfolk (4 Year TB Parish) 8 Friesian Bulls and 7 Continental Heifers, 6-8 months old Saturday 22nd March 2014 Annual Suckled Calf Sale on behalf of RE & S Baldwin, Wigan 100 British Blue and Limousin sired and out of Pure Limousin Cows born April/May 2013 From Messrs Mellors & Wilshaw (4 Year Parish) 16 15/16 and 31/32 Limousin Heifers, 2 years old, been running with a Limousin Bull since Jan 14 47 15/16 Limousin Steers and Heifers, 11-13 months old From A & N Spilman & Son, Lincoln 7 Pure Bred Simmental Heifers, well grown, excellent condition, 18-20 months old From Chris Partridge, Suffolk (4 Year TB Parish) Pedigree British Blue Bull, 27 months old, excellent Pedigree and figures (top 10% for breed) Blue & White in colour, big powerful Bull From S & S Richardson, Barnsley 3 Pedigree Lincoln Red Cows with Limousin X Bull calves at foot 1 Pedigree Lincoln Red Cow 2 Pedigree Lincoln Red Heifers, 21 months old Saturday 29th March 2014 The inaugural Premier Show and Sale of Bulls and Females On behalf of the Lincoln Red Cattle Society, The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society, The British Simmental Cattle Society and The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society This is a Health Sale and Official Society Sales of the above mentioned breeds Saturday 12th April 2014 The 10th Anniversary Limousin Day Show and sale of Pedigree and Commercial British Limousin Cattle on behalf of The East Midlands Limousin Cattle Breeders Club and North West Midlands & North Wales Limousin Cattle Breeders Club Saturday 3rd May 2014 The Inaugural UK Breeders Official Society Show and Sale On behalf of The British Bazadaise Cattle Society Saturday 17th May 2014 The Complete Unreserved Dispersal Sales of the ‘Pennys’ Herd of Pedigree Limousin Cattle On behalf of Mr Paul Walker, Driffield and The ‘Birdies’ Herd from Mr William Bird, Tadcaster Together with a Production Sale from the ‘Ironstone’ Herd for Messrs Smiths of Bloxham, Banbury and Guest consignments from the ‘Scorboro’ Herd of Messrs JG Bloom & Son, Driffield the ‘Rachels’ Herd of Messrs D & MLP Woodhouse, Driffield 31st May 2014 The complete Unreserved Dispersal Sales of the ‘Marstonmill’ Herd of Pedigree British Blonde cattle on behalf of Ian & Sue Archer, Coventry also this day The Complete Unreserved dispersal Sale of the top quality (mostly Limousin cross) Cows with British Blue and Limousin calves at foot (250 head) together with Blue and Limousin Stock Bulls on behalf of Messrs HG Blaxell & Son, Hickling, Norwich – 4 year TB Testing Parish Complete unreserved Dispersal Sale of the ‘Gregmaur’ Herd of British Blue cattle on behalf of Mr and Mrs D Gregory, Husbands Bosworth Saturday 29th November 2014 Diamonds and Pearls 60th and 30th Anniversary Sale Production Sale of Southdown Females from the Chaileybrook and Brant Flocks On behalf of Messrs JMA Long & SJ Cook together with Sale of Pedigree Texels, Beltex and Suffolks from leading Breeders featuring more than 60 top quality in lamb females FURTHER ENTRIES INVITED ___________________________________________________________________________ CALF REPORT 65 Sold Today Auctioneer: Keith Miller Mobile: 0780 1032847 Another satisfactory entry again which met a firmer trade for a reduced quality show. PBC Livestock took top spot selling 7 week old Lincoln bulls to £360, then Messrs Tolley sold 12 day old Blue bulls to £290, Messrs Batty sold Limousin bulls at £265-£275 and Bob Unsworth sold Limousin steers to £240, heifer calves today very thin on the ground Messrs Voce sold Blue heifers to £325. In the Reared section Messrs Chandler and Dickman, Melton Mowbray sold Red and White Friesians to £500, Montbeliards’ to £430 and Blue Bulls at £400, Evolution Farming sold 3 month Hereford Bulls at £280 and Westhall Lodge sold Black and Whites Bulls to £250. MANY MORE URGENTLY REQUIRED, CONTACT KEITH MILLER ON 0780 1032847 __________________________________________________________________________ RESULTS FOR THE IMPLEMENT SALE An excellent result for our implement sale this Saturday with a total clearance being achieved. A big thank you to all that supported the sale at short notice AS Marston, 10t Tipping Traileer £3000 Calf Creep (used) £200 Pair of Feed Barriers £200 9.5’ Sheeted Gates £125 to £145 2’ Galvanised Sheep Troughs £40 Electric Fence Post (so many in a bundle) £1 each 12v Fence Units £80 Cattle Ring Feeder £150 Diesel Bowsers £180 Bale Spike £50 Wheels/Tyres £160 NEXT COLLECTIVE SALE SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2014 Entries Close Friday 9th May 2014 Contact Keith Miller on 0780 1032847 Or our Market Office on 01636 676741 More details nearer the time *** REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2014 AUCTIONEER PAUL GENTRY HOME 01522 789152 MOBILE 0780 1032846 451 CATTLE SOLD TODAY YOUNG BULLS TO 237.5p OTMS TO 196.5p STEERS TO 245.5p HEIFERS TO 264.5p OVERALL AVERAGE LEVELLED AT 192.77P Young Bulls - 128 averaged 180.75p A reduced entry on offer today met a sharper trade again for all breeds and qualities and very heavy bulls were also much sharper in demand. Today more rougher bred sorts than forward recently. Top bulls today were consigned by Robert Hutchinson who sold Limousins to 237.5p £1398.88 with others at 231.5p (twice) – £1412.15 and £1345.02. Charles Addison sold Blondes to 235.5p - £1278.77, Jeff Crust sold Blues to 233.5p £1270.24, Jim Hurton sold Blondes to 232.5p - £1269.45, Messrs Pitcher Farms Ltd sold Limousins to 229.5p - £1420.61. Stuart Dore sold Limousins to £1577.40 and £1535.63 and Messrs Pitcher Farms Ltd sold Limousins to £1504.68. Today E grades sold from 228p with U+’s 219-227p and –U grades 208-216p with R grades 196-206p and O+s 185-193p. Best Friesians very thin on the ground and sold from 165-174p, plainer sorts 150-160p and very plains 140-150p with horrors less. TOP BULLS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD S Dore & Sons S Dore & Sons Pitcher Farms S Dore & Sons Ward Partners S Dore & Sons Pitcher Farms RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Ward Partners GL Coles & Son RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd GL Coles & Son GL Coles & Son Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Simmental Limousin Charolais Charolais 811kgs 819kgs 695kgs 771kgs 647kgs 697kgs 619kgs 610kgs 679kgs 662kgs 589kgs 696kgs 666kgs £1577.40 £1535.63 £1504.68 £1468.76 £2465.46 £1453.25 £1420.61 £1412.15 £1402.14 £1400.13 £1398.88 £1381.56 £1368.63 S Dore & Sons DJ Summers & Son S Dore & Sons G Hind Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue 790kgs 629kgs 726kgs 678kgs £1362.75 £1349.21 £1346.73 £1345.83 589kgs 543kgs 544kgs 546kgs 610kgs 581kgs 580kgs 619kgs 569kgs 647kgs 549kgs 599kgs 609kgs 596kgs 546kgs 588kgs 611kgs 237.5p 235.5p 233.5p 232.5p 231.5p 231.5p 230.5p 229.5p 227.5p 226.5p 226.5p 223.5p 219.5p 218.5p 218.5p 217.5p 217.5p TOP BULLS PRICES PENCE PER KILO RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd CT Addison JC Crust CW Hurton & Sons RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd CT Addison Pitcher Farms Ltd Pitcher Farms Ltd Ward Partners CW Hurton & Sons JW Holmes & Son JW Holmes & Son JC Crust JC Crust JB Dodds RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Limousin Blonde British Blue Blonde Limousin Limousin Blonde Limousin Limousin British Blue Blonde Limousin Limousin British Blue British Blue Limousin Limousin £1398.88 £1278.77 £1270.24 £1269.45 £1412.15 £1345.02 £1336.90 £1420.61 £1294.48 £1465.46 £1243.49 £1338.77 £1336.76 £1302.26 £1193.01 £1278.90 £1328.93 CULL COWS AND OTMS – 113 averaged 143.94p or £998.51 A few less this week, however trade again faster and averages well up on a lesser quality entry. Without doubt the live route is the best route with cows today well ahead than the deadweight comparison. Top cow today was sold by Frank page who sold Blues to 189.5p - £1423.15 with others at 173.5p - £1429.64 and 169.5p - £1215.32. Tommy and Anthony Holmes sold Limousins to 188.5p - £1630.53, David North sold Charolais to 159.5p - £1692.30 and Messrs Lee sold Charolais to 158.5p - £1359.93. Today meated suckler R grade and better sold from 150p with older and bigger bellied cows 130-144p, plainer cows sold from 115-125p. Plenty of meat in the black and whites and again very well sold with the better end 120-128p. Melton Mowbray vendors Messrs TG and DM Watchorn Ltd sold meated cows to £1042.48, plainer sorts 112-118p and very plain Holsteins 96-106p. Plenty of meat in the OTMS clean but not much top end quality. Leading the way were Graham Wade and Shelia Trafford both selling heifers to 196.5p, firstly Charolais to gross £1361.75 and Limousins to gross £1145.60 with Graham selling Charolais heifers to a top pf £1576.64. Again a great result, many more required 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 L G Machin RA Hall Manor Farms TG & DM Watchorn Limousin Charolais Charolais Limousin Friesian 865kgs 858kgs 886kgs 797kgs 805kgs £1630.53 £1359.93 £1244.83 £1119.79 £1042.48 YOUNG COWS (48-72 MONTHS) PRICES PENCE PER KILO Manor Farms L G Machin Ra Hall Manor Farms Limousin Charolais Charolais Limousin 865kgs 858kgs 886kgs 797kgs 188.5p 158.5p 140.5p 140.5p £1630.53 £1359.93 £1244.83 £1119.79 TOP OLD COWS (72 MONTHS PLUS) PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD DW North F Page F Page Manor Farms G Wade Farms Ltd TG & DM Watchorn Ltd Manor Farms F Page Charolais British Blue British Blue British Blue Limousin Limousin A.Angus British Blue 1061kgs 824kgs 751kgs 858kgs 846kgs 787kgs 839kgs 717kgs £1692.30 £1429.64 £1423.15 £1239.81 £1239.39 £1231.66 £1229.14 £1215.32 TOP OLD COWS (72 MONTHS PLUS) PRICES PENCE PER KILO F Page F Page F Page DW North TG & DM Watchorn Ltd Manor Farms Ra Hall F Page RA Hall British Blue British Blue British Blue Charolais Limousin Limousin Charolais British Blue British Blue 751kgs 824kgs 717kgs 1061kgs 787kgs 704kgs 780kgs 729kgs 722kgs 189.5p 173.5p 169.5p 159.5p 156.5p 154.5p 152.5p 151.5p 147.5p TOP OTMS HEIFER PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD G Wade Farms Ltd G Wade Farms Ltd WP & H Laird & Sons ME & SM Trafford Maltby & Reeves Charolais Charolais Blonde Charolais Charolais 832kgs 693kgs 781kgs 668kgs 704kgs £1576.64 £1361.75 £1237.89 £1232.46 £1228.48 £1423.15 £1429.64 £1215.32 £1692.30 £1231.66 £1087.68 £1189.50 £1104.44 £1064.95 Manor Farms ME & SM Trafford ME & SM Trafford S.Horn Charolais Charolais 787kgs 663kgs 693kgs £1208.05 £1196.72 £1181.57 TOP OTMS HEIFER PRICES PENCE PER KILO G Wade Farms Ltd ME & SM Trafford G wade Farms Ltd Shoby Priory Agriculture JW Holmes & Son ME & SM Trafford Charolais Limousin Charolais Charolais S.Devon Charolais 693kgs 583kgs 832kgs 540kgs 561kgs 668kgs 196.5p 196.5p 189.5p 188.5p 187.5p 184.5p £1361.75 £1145.60 £1576.64 £1017.90 £1051.88 £1232.46 TOP OTMS STEER PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Graham Wade Farms Ltd Maltby & Reeves Shoby Priory Agriculture TG & DM Watchorn Ltd Limousin South Devon Limousin Limousin 801kgs 668kgs 664kgs 654kgs £1229.54 £1225.78 £1191.88 £1167.39 TOP OTMS STEER PRICES PENCE PER KILO Maltby & Reeves B Robinson Shoby Priory Agriculture TG & DM Watchorn Ltd S.Devon Limousin Limousin Limousin 668kgs 607kgs 664kgs 654kgs 183.5p 181.5p 179.5p 178.5p £1225.78 £1101.71 £1191.88 £1167.39 Steers - 113 averaged 195.05p A decent entry on offer today and again dearer on the week. Today plenty of black and whites which were well sold but did nothing to enhance the averages. Top steer today was sold by Besthorpe Cattle who sold Blues to 245.5p - £1291.33, Frank Page sold Blues to 242.5p - £1442.88 and 232.5p - £1371.75. John White, Banbury sold a wonderful load of Limousin steers to 239.5p - £1726.80 with others at 234.5p - £1650.88, 230.5p - £1678.04 and 230.5p - £1608.89. Today E grades 229p plus with U+ grades 222-228p and –U grades 214-221p with R grades 208-213p and O+’s 200-206p. Meated Holsteins 154-164p with plainer sorts 142-150p and horrors 122-130p. Again a very encouraging result and going the right direction, albeit at a slower pace than we would all like!! TOP STEERS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin 721kgs 728kgs 704kgs 717kgs 698kgs £1726.80 £1678.04 £1650.88 £1631.18 £1608.89 JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons Steadman Partners B & J Cummings JV White & Sons JV White & Sons B & J Cummings Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin 694kgs 680kgs 682kgs 728kgs 668kgs 679kgs 686kgs 670kgs 703kgs 691kgs £1585.79 £1560.60 £1544.73 £1532.44 £1526.38 £1470.04 £1464.61 £1463.95 £1458.73 £1447.65 526kgs 595kgs 721kgs 544kgs 704kgs 496kgs 571kgs 590kgs 728kgs 698kgs 680kgs 694kgs 668kgs 717kgs 569kgs 245.5p 242.5p 239.5p 239.5p 234.5p 234.5p 233.5p 232.5p 230.5p 230.5p 229.5p 228.5p 228.5p 227.5p 227.5p TOP STEERS PRICES PENCE PER KILO Besthorpe Cattle F Page JV White & Sons F Page JV White & Sons F Page Besthorpe Cattle F Page JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons JV White & Sons C Stancombe & Son British Blue British Blue Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin British Blue British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue £1291.33 £1442.88 £1726.80 £1302.88 £1650.88 £1163.12 £1333.29 £1371.75 £1678.04 £1608.89 £1560.60 £1585.79 £1526.38 £1631.18 £1294.48 Heifers - 97 averaged 207.07p A smaller entry on offer and more ordinary sorts on offer, again trade sharper. Frank Page led the way with Blue heifers at 264.5p (twice) - £1409.79 and £1309.28 with Limousins to 257.5p - £1217.98. Pet Burgess sold Blues to 256.5p - £1205.55. George and Dave Holling sold Limousins to 253.5p - £1270.04. Ian Wildgoose sold Limousins to 250.5p £1262.52 and 249.5p - £1254.99. John Farrow sold Blues to £1590.03. Today E grades 240p with U+’s 228-238p and –U grades 220-227p with R grades 212-218p and O+’s 200-210p. Plainer and very fat heifers discounted. AGAIN MANY MORE NEEDED!! TOP HEIFERS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD WH Farrow & Son T Steadman & Sons GW Holling & Son WH Farrow & Sons G Wade Farms Ltd British Blue Limousin Limousin Charolais Charolais 702kgs 639kgs 598kgs 682kgs 662kgs £1590.03 £1511.24 £1444.17 £1421.97 £1413.37 F Page R Skelton ME & SM Trafford British Blue Blonde British Blue 533kgs 658kgs 644kgs £1409.79 £1345.61 £1291.22 533kgs 495kgs 473kgs 470kgs 501kgs 504kgs 503kgs 499kgs 521kgs 511kgs 598kgs 518kgs 528kgs 497kgs 639kgs 542kgs 541kgs 526kgs 502kgs 528kgs 503kgs 546kgs 264.5p 264.5p 257.5p 256.5p 253.5p 250.5p 249.5p 248.5p 243.5p 242.5p 241.5p 241.5p 239.5p 239.5p 236.5p 234.5p 234.5p 234.5p 234.5p 232.5p 230.5p 229.5p TOP HEIFERS PRICES PENCE PER KILO F Page F Page F Page PW Burgess GW Holling & Sons IR Wildgoose IR Wildgoose GW Holling & Sons C Stancombe & Son C Stancombe & Son GW Holling & Sons IR Wildgoose DG Nickson IR Wildgoose T Steadman & Sons Besthorpe Cattle IR Wildgoose T Steadman & Sons CE Hardcastle & Son F Ward E Birch BJ Wain British Blue British Blue Limousin British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue British Blue Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin Limousin British Blue Limousin Blonde Limousin Limousin £1409.79 £1309.28 £1217.98 £1205.55 £1270.04 £1262.52 £1254.99 £1240.02 £1268.64 £1239.18 £1444.17 £1250.97 £1264.56 £1190.32 £1511.24 £1270.99 £1268.65 £1233.47 £1177.19 £1227.60 £1159.42 £1253.07 QUALITY PRICE REPORTING FINISHED YOUNG BULLS (p per kg lw) No Sold Top Price Ave Price Ave Estimated Deadweight Premium (E-R 2-4L) 19 237.50 227.61 392.43 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 83 200.50 180.59 334.42 Other (Fat Classes 26 181.50 157.41 308.64 1, 5L, 5H Conformation O-, P) FINISHED STEERS (p per kg lw) ___________________________________________________________________________ Premium (E-R 2-4L) 18 245.50 230.78 397.89 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 78 208.50 194.68 253.96 Other (Fat Classes 17 180.50 158.88 311.52 1, 5L 5H Conformation 0-, P) FINISHED HEIFERS (p per kg lw) Premium (E-R 2-4L) 25 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 62 Other (Fat Classes 10 1, 5L, 5H Conformation 0-, P) 264.50 239.52 412.96 215.50 182.50 201.48 160.56 366.32 314.82 REPORT ON THE SALE OF STOCK WEDNESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY 2014 FAT CATTLE 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) HEIFERS Light (330kg-500kg) HEIFERS Medium (501-590kg) HEIFERS Heavy (591kg-Over) MAX AVERAGE DIFFERENCE ON THE WEEK 235.50 161.29 +11.16 237.50 191.16 +16.21 216.50 181.50 -3.61 245.50 197.62 +5.76 242.50 193.10 +4.90 239.50 196.49 -0.07 264.50 215.34 -9.98 264.50 207/62 -9.29 241.50 199,01 -1.47 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 ________________________________________________________________ 441 SHEEP SOLD TODAY Auctioneer: James Sealy Mobile: 07772 618315 Home: 01788 510206 Prime Hoggets: SQQ 203.48p/kg – Overall Average 195.70p/kg What a trade again today, by no means far enough hogs for the demand saw every pen well sold. A good run of fleshed hogs today met a fierce trade with Newark coming out on top again this week! 23 Pens 200p/kg and above and 10 Pens over £100. Wednesdays or Saturdays sell your hogs in Newark – you won’t be disappointed!! PRIME LAMBS WEIGHT AVERAGE STANDARDS (32.1 TO 39 KGS) MEDIUMS (39.1 TO 45 KGS) HEAVIES (45.6 TO 52 KGS) OVER 52 KGS 205.00 £80.00 203.41 £85.39 194.20 £94.90 181.99 £103.79 MAXIMUM p/kg 205.00 p/kg £/head £80.00 £/head p/kg 221.00 p/kg £/head £92.50 £/head p/kg 243.00 p/kg £/head £113.00 £/head p/kg 193.00 p/kg £/head £107.50 £/head TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel 46½kgs 40½kgs 42kgs 40½kgs 41kgs 40½kgs 41½kgs 40½kgs 47½kgs 43½kgs 243p/kg 221p/kg 220p/kg 212p/kg 211p/kg 210p/kg 210p/kg 210p/kg 209p/kg 208p/kg PS & M Greenfield SJ Taylor PS & M Greenfield Rauceby Farms DR Bates SR Dorey Rauceby Farms SJ Taylor PS & M Greenfield PS & M Greenfield TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Texel Texel Texel Suffolk Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel Texel 46½kgs 66kgs 61kgs 56kgs 57kgs 53½kgs 52kgs 51kgs 54kgs 60kgs £113 £107.50 £106.50 £106 £106 £103.50 £103 £100 £100 £100 PS & M Greenfield Brackenbury Farms Brackenbury Farms W Allison & Sons JA Brown & Son SP Chapman SP Chapman SP Chapman JA Brown & Son SR Dorey No. Sold 8 185 184 63 BELLY CLIPPING SERVICE We can’t begin to comprehend the effect that the weather that is affecting our Farming Neighbours in the South-West but it is too having an effect on Our Local Farmers and in particular the Sheep Farmers. We at Newark believe firmly on not only the Selling of but Marketing of YOUR Stock. We will therefore be providing FREE of CHARGE a Belly Clipping Service at the Market on the eve of each Market Day: Tuesday Afternoon / Evening Friday Afternoon / Evening Sheep can then be shown, clean and ready for sale We DO need notice if you wish to use this service Details from: James Sealy: Keith Miller: 07772 618315 07801 032847 ___________________________________________________________________________ PIG REPORT Auctioneer: Keith Miller Mobile: 0780 1032847 A few more pigs about this week but again short of best pigs. David Hirst sold Baconers to £114 and Rand Farm Park sold to £106, also Sows sold to 65p per kg or to £200 and Boars sold to £160. More 1st quality pigs urgently required to meet demand as well as Cull Sows and Boars SATURDAYS ALL QUALITIES OF PIGS WANTED, STORE PIGS, BREEDING PIGS, FINISHED PIGS AND SOWS/BOARS Please contact Keith Miller as soon as possible with your entries or for advice on marketing anytime on 0780 1032847 or the market office on 01636 676741 *Please note in accordance with our Terms of Trading, condemned Sows and Boars for which a certificate will be provided shall be the responsibility of the vendor who shall stand the loss* __________________________________________________________________________________ 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. 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