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MARKET NEWS FOR TUESDAY 13TH FEBRUARYManager’s Mutterings

The numbers for today’s wet and cold market day were 366 head of cattle and 2,498 head of sheep.Today we had Lowesby Farm’s first consignment of quality single suckled cattle, 7 to 10 month old Limousin and British Blue Steers topped at £985 and averaged £912.54 over the 63 forward. Next week we have the second consignment of 50 plus Heifers from Lowesby and not to mention the first draw of Robinson Farm’s from Kings Lynn’s 8 to 10 month Simmental and Welsh Black Steers…….not to be missed and catalogues available on Thursday.Better quality forward in the fat cattle today, mainly bigger cattle, 700- 800kg forward which were greeted with keen bidding and topped at 219p/kg for a bullock from Chris Carr of Melton Mowbray. The 6 day rule prevented us from having our usual quality butcher’s section but back for next week.Tom reports an improved entry of hoggets, with a lot of big hoggs coming forward, and benefitting from getting all of the weight at Melton. Some of the London markets look to be resisting the current price, but trade holding up very nicely. Store numbers continue to look good and trade phenomenal. Please continue to let us know if you have some to sell.Lastly the market is hosting a comedy event this Friday in the Tavern at 7pm, part of the Leicester Comedy Festival ‘The Big Weekend’. Admission is £10 and tickets are available in the market office.Tim Webster ALAA, Market Manager

NEXT WEEKTuesday 20th February

Weekly Store Cattle SaleOver 250 head of cattle expected

The weekly catalogue will be available to view by Thursday evening on our websitewww.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk

or alternatively pick up a copy from the market office

Entries close on Thursday at noon, unfortunately entries taken after this are most welcome but will not

be included in the catalogue and will be sold at the end of the relevant section of the sale.

Upcoming Store Cattle Sale entries....

27th February - Robinson Farms, Kings Lynn 40 x 8-11 month old Simmental/Welsh Steers

6th March - Robinson Farms, Kings Lynn 50 x 8-11 month old Simmental/Red Poll Steers

13th March - Robinson Farms, Kings Lynn 55 x 8-11 month old Simmental/Welsh Heifers

20th March - Robinson Farms, Kings Lynn 55 x 8-11 month old Simmental/Welsh HeifersPlus many more to follow

Catalogues will be available for these sales

TUESDAYSALE TIMES

RING 1BARREN COWS 10.00amFollowed by PRIME CATTLE & BULLS

RING 3REARING CALVES 10.00am

RING 2REARED CALVES 11.00amFollowed by COWS & CALVES & DAIRY COWS Followed by STORE CATTLE

SHEEP CENTREPRIME LAMBS 10.00amFollowed by CULL EWES STORE LAMBS 11.30amFollowed by BREEDING SHEEP & RAMS

FIRST & THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTHPIGS 9.00am

SALE YARDFODDER etc 12.30pm

Rare Breed Cattle Saleon Saturday 14th April

Open to pedigree & non pedigree cattleEntries invited please contact

John on 07957 914322

SHEEPSlaughter Sheep (1,663)

A very solid trade throughout – for meat. Weight seemingly not a problem, which is handy as well over half the lambs were 47kg or more. These traded readily at or around the 200p/kg mark, with all weight paid for making this a straight price. Those lambs in the SQQ would be either very nice meat and 205-210 p/kg or would have been better in the stores. No shortage of customers though with 10 buyers today on 15 accounts.A top price per kg of 227p/kg for O V Webster, Ticknall and per head of £112 for R W Barker, Great Ponton.

SQQ 203.02p/kg

Please note – there is a marked deduction for dirty hoggs – please consider belly clipping if hoggs are too dirty.

Auctioneer: Tom Greenow on 07775 758586

Number ofhead

Weightskg

Up top/kg

Averagep/kg

Top gross £

235 32.1-39 214 203 80472 39.1-45.5 227 203 100668 45.6-52 220 201 110180 52+ 218 187 114

Prime Hoggs (1,523)

Cull Ewes (140)

Reports of a fall in trade elsewhere locally did nothing to help numbers, and quality today virtually non-existent. An increased average would reflect a better trade, especially when seeing the sheep on offer. A top price of £102 for RK and KA Cass, Kirby Bellars.

Overall average £61.45

The dizzy heights of previous weeks continue. Some better, nice runs of sheep on offer, with buyers keen off the back of the fat trade, especially for those bigger framed hoggs. A top price of £81 for C Taylor-Border, Ridlington.

Overall Average - £64.81

Store Sheep (779)

In Lamb Ewes (56)

A nice little entry of in lamb ewes and hoggs, being part of a flock dispersal. These sold as flock ages to £104 for continental crosses, with North Country Mules to £86.

Two pens of continental x ewe hoggs, from the same home, sold running with rams to £96.

We have 40 more from the same home entered next week. Please give us notice if you are planning on bringing in lamb ewes so we can get them advertised for you.

Auctioneer: Tom Greenow on 07775 758586

FOR SALE - 500 In Lamb Shearlings

Texel & Suffolk x EwesIn lamb to Texel, Texel x Beltex & Charollais x Beltex

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Philip Strawson, Shouler & Son “Basic Payment – what is next?”

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Nicholas Smith, Head of Taxation, Duncan & Toplis “Tax Matters for a Diversified Farm”

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George Cook, The Andersons Centre “Politics, Policy and Profit – an update and resume of challenges these present”

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Teresa Finch and Simon Temperton, Rural Payments Agency “The work of an RPA Inspector”

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CATTLESlaughter Cattle

Auctioneer: Tim Webster on 07949 173180

Some nice cattle about. A few heavier sorts but still a good trade, much dearer than deadweight prices as liveweight pays for the whole of the beast.Top price today went to Chris Carr of Melton Mowbray for a 696kg Limousin Steer at 219p/kg.

Prime Cattle (97)

Overall Average: 186.24p/kg Deadweight Equivalent: 338.62p/kg

Type No of head

Up to p/kg

Vendor Average p/kg

Deadweight equivalent

Light Steers 13 173 TR Stokes 150.76 274.11

Second Quality 165

Medium Steers 12 212 JH Dunthorne & Son 180.19 327.62

Second Quality 176

Heavy Steers 17 219 WT Carr & Sons 185.77 337.76

Second Quality 180Light Heifers 6 184 G & A Surman 172.17 313.03

Second Quality 176Medium Heifers 15 215 TR Stokes 190.17 345.76

Second Quality 180

Heavy Heifers 17 214 H Spiby & Sons 193.72 352.22Second Quality 182

Light Bulls 2 159 D Stanley 147.00 -

Medium Bulls 1 165 BE & AM Kirby 165.00 -

Heavy Bulls 1 191 AG Coombe 191.00 -

Type

Steers 1,520.76 WT Carr & Sons

1,479.07 WT Carr & Sons1,478.27 WT Carr & Sons1,4511.93 J Bunning1,362.06 B & S Haynes

Heifers 1,391.13 K Woodings & Sons Ltd1,332.25 A Robinson1,295.51 H Spiby & Sons1,280.53 R & A Sanderson1,279.92 K Woodings & Sons Ltd

OTM Cattle (12)

Type Top Gross£

Vendor

Barren Cows 1,414.14 NH Dickinson992.61 VA Barker & Son947.38 JW & DC Madge

Auctioneer: Tim Webster on 07949 173180

Cattle Entry Forms can be downloaded from the website www.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk

Type No of head

Up top/kg

Average p/kg

Steers (over 30 months-under 36 months) - - -Heifers (over30 months-under 36 months) 1 170 170.00

Barren Cows Grade 1 - - -Barren Cows Grade 2 4 138 133.50Barren Cows Grade 3 2 128 126.00Barren Cows Grade 4 5 118 89.60

Cull Bulls Grade 2 1 137 137.00

Reared Calves (126)over 6 months

Heifers Top price £

Average £

Hereford

AngusBritish BlueLimousinShorthorn

Steers/Bulls Top price £

Average £

AngusLimousin

British BlueHerefordShorthorn

Auctioneer: Ben Shouler on 07966 398987

Lovely entry of cattle forward and an excellent trade throughout. Lowesby Farms topped the trade today with £985 for quality 13 month old Blonde Steers to £985.

Store Cattle

Strong Store Cattle (33)

Not as many as expected and those that weren’t here missed out on a good trade. Top price today goes to R & K Driver of Glooston selling 19 month old Limousin x Charolais Heifer to £1,115.

Steers/Bulls Agemonths

Upto£

Uptop/kg

British Blue 22 975 1.91Simmental 18 1,005 1.93Limousin 17 1,050 2.18

Angus 22 630 1.40

Heifers Agemonths

Upto£

Uptop/kg

Angus 21-24 1,075 1.88Limousin 19-20 1,115 2.00Shorthorn 27 625 1.62Charolais 18 995 1.89Blonde 22 960 2.10

Auctioneer: Ben Shouler on 07966 398987

Baby Calves (50) Auctioneer: Barrie Williamson on 07541 400919

Bull Calves Top price £

Average £

Montbeliarde 250 -Holstein 180 166

British Blue 490 -Limousin 355 -

Heifer Calves

Hereford 355Angus 360 300

Simmental 565 -British Blue 425 415Limousin 645 465

Mixed quality entry still achieved high prices. 3 outstanding Limousin heifers from GH Spencer & Son of Thorpe Arnold reached £370 to average £343 and AJA Dilks of Shottle, Derbyshire sold Angus bulls to £340 and Montbeliarde bulls to £320. Gaulby Lodge Farm of Kings Norton also sold Limousin bulls to £320 and VW Truman of Old Dalby sold a B Blue bull for £300.

Reared / Weanlings (60)under 6 months

Bull Calves Top price £

Average £

Montbeliarde 320 222Aberdeen Angus 340 264

Simmental 270 -

Holstein 80 55

Limousin 320 282British Blue 300 234

Salers 150 108

Heifer Calves Top price £

Average £

Hereford 200 190Aberdeen Angus 220 200

Limousin 370 284Simmental 265 -British Blue 195 179

Strong demand for quality heifers reached £645 for a 5 month old Limou-sin from K Hall of Spalding who also sold a B Blue steer for £490, while Throckenholt Farms also of Spalding sold 3 five month old Simmental X heifers for £565 each. Bunches of 4 month old B Blue heifers reached £425 to average £415.

Auctioneer: Barrie Williamson on 07541 400919

The next pig sale is Tuesday 20th February

All pigs to be penned by 9am

PIGS Auctioneer: Barrie Williamson on 07541 400919

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Sheep: Tom Greenow 07775 758586 or 01664 562971 Simon Allam 07889 178256 or 01476 530216

Pigs: Barrie Williamson 07541 400919

Fieldsman: John Powell 07957 914322

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Drakes (pr) 4.00 8.00 Jill 20.00 22.00

Pekin 2.50 5.30 Red fronted Torq (pr) 43.00 45.00

Trio gold pheasants 42.00 Budgies (pr) 10.00 22.00

Calls (pr) 16.00 34.00 Zebs (pr) 4.00 6.00

Hen in Lay 1.20 3.40 Canary (hen) 14.00 16.00

Trio whistling tree dux 95.00

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EGGS Hedge Cutter 19.00

Duck (doz) 2.40 10.00 Stihl strimmer 66.00

White Silkie(6) 4.50 Milk Churn 50.00

Buff Orp (6) 3.00 Vice 16.00

Leghorns (doz) 5.00 Bench Drill 21.00

GAME & PRODUCE GUINEA PIG SOW 5.00 8.00

Pigeon (brc) 0.60 GUINEA PIG BOAR 2.00 5.00

Fallow Fawn doe (32Lb) 46.00 RABBITS Doe 3.00 12.00

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