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w/e MONDAY 27TH AUGUST 2018

WEEKLY SALES NEWS

STOCK SOLD DURING THE WEEK

Prime Sheep 1410

Store Cattle 72

Prime Cattle 233

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Wednesday 22nd August 2018

Auctioneer: Thomas Hiorns

476 Prime Lambs SQQ – 175.58 p/kg £97.00 and 192 p/kg

Spring Lambs – SQQ 175.58p/kg

The festival high has all but ended with less demand nationally for lambs. Meat and weight still out classing anything

lean by a long way. The SQQ 175.58p/kg with far too many lean lambs in the mix.

M/s Honesberie Farms sold a superb run of fed Charollais x weight lambs to £97.00 twice. M/s G Bowden & son sold

quality 50kg Charollais to £94.80 or 190p/kg. M/s J M Hanson & Son, Leominster made the journey to show fantastic

lambs to 192p/kg for 49kg Texels or £94.00.

Andrew Ivory topped the euro section with Beltex x at 191p/kg or £76.50 for 40kg with M/s Hanson & Son at the same

price for 44 ½ kg or £85.00. T B Checkley showed their usual quality Texel at 39.5kg to 190p/kg or £75.00.

Ewes

Lean Mules to £55.00 and ‘grazing types’ Texels at £50.00.

Weight Nos Ave (p/kg) Top (p/kg)

LAMBS (32.1-39) 34 168.04 179.00

LAMBS (39.1-45) 269 176.43 191.00

LAMBS (45.6-52) 129 176.97 192.00

LAMBS (52+) 44 168.58 175.00

SELLER PPK

J M HANSON & SON 192

AT IVORY & SON 191

J M HANSON & SON 191

G BOWDEN & SON 190

TB CHECKLEY & SON 190

AT IVORY & SON 188

J M HANSON & SON 187

J M HANSON & SON 185

J M HANSON & SON 183

M JOEL 183

SELLER PPH

HONESBERIE FARMS 97

HONESBERIE FARMS 97

G BOWDEN & SON 94.8

J M HANSON & SON 94

HONESBERIE FARMS 91

HONESBERIE FARMS 90

M MCDONNELL 90

JH TAPPING & SON 88

J BELGROVE 88

J M HANSON & SON 85

Friday 24th August 2018

Auctioneer: Simon Draper

Store Cattle – 72 Forward

TFAM held their first exempt sale today, 72 cattle passed through the ring selling to local AFU holdings to average

£1020.88 for steers and £934.20 for heifers.

Those vendors showing strong cattle were well rewarded selling to £1220.00 for a pen of 24 month Aberdeen Angus x

steers from David Waters. Heifers from the same farm sold to £1145.00 at 22 months.

Colin Quartley sold his run of Limousin steers at £1170.00 and £1005.00 for heifers at 16 months.

Feeding cows sold to £1060.00 for Aberdeen Angus from Rodney Howe whilst Red Lion Farms sold overage Simmental

x heifers to £1050.00.

Store Sheep

The first show of seasonal store lambs saw just over 700 through the ring which was packed with optimistic buyers.

Lambs of any sort of quality or size regularly £57.00 plus. Regular prime lamb vendors CJ Sabine, Warwickshire took

the days dearest with £63.50 for a pen of mixed Texel x. Just ahead of Keith and June Checkley, Warwickshire with

£62.50 for similar bred lambs. The dearest lambs of the day were however the longer keep lambs trading between

£40.00 to £50.00. More lambs needed each week to supply this strong demand.

Ewes

Mules to £90.00 with Continental x at £91.00. Medium size Texels at £71.00 and lean Suffolks at £60.50.

Steers to £1220.00 Heifers to £1145.00

NOS AVE PRICE (PR/HD)

MAX PRICE (PR/HD)

TOP BREED

STEERS 34 1020.88 1220.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS

HEIFERS 33 934.24 1145.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS

COWS 4 686.75 1060.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS

STORE SHEEP 738 56.58 91.00 -

Deadweight – Week ending Friday 24th August

Stock sold: 233 Cattle & 196 New Season Lambs

Top Prices/Head

Clean Cattle (191)

The big increase in numbers found a stand on trade. Generally, the overall quality of cattle much better on the week but some grass cattle showing

signs of the lack of grass. Outlets wanting numbers and are indicating numbers could shorten in the near future. Simmental X and Charolais X steers

share the top spot selling at £1549 (-U4L and -U2). Aberdeen steer selling at £1548 (R3), British Blue x to £1507 (R4L). More heifers placed mostly

in the medium weight range. A top of £1466 for a Limousin (U-3+) whilst Aberdeen Angus (R4L) selling to £1441. Young Bulls sold to £1503 for a

Limousin (U+3=) with others at £1472 (U=2+) and £1466 (E-2-).

Top Steers

£1549 Simmental -U4L £1502 Aberdeen Angus O+3

£1549 Charolais -U2 £1484 Charolais R3

£1548 Aberdeen Angus R3 £1482 Aberdeen Angus O+4L

£1532 Aberdeen Angus O+3 £1482 Charolais R4L

£1507 British Blue R4L £1469 Aberdeen Angus R3

Top Heifers

Young Bulls

OTM/Clean/Mature Bulls/Cull Cows (42)

Numbers sold very similar on the week. Trade hardens with beef cows to 385p/kg, up slightly on the week. Top beef cows to £1269 (-U4L) South

Devon. Simmental X’s to £1211 (R4L) and Aberdeen Angus x to £1112 (O+3). Only a few dairy barreners sold the best selling at £950 for a Holstein

(-O4L). OTMs found a slight improvement in the trade and tipped at £1431 for a British Blue x steer (R3).

Clean Steer £1549 Beef Cow £1269

Clean Heifer £1466 Dairy Cow £950

Young Bulls 12-16M £1503 OTM Heifer £1431

Young Bulls 16-30M £1484 OTM Steer -

£1466 Limousin U-3+ £1345 Simmental R4L

£1441 Aberdeen Angus R4L £1338 Aberdeen Angus O+4H

£1400 Aberdeen Angus R4L £1326 Simmental R4L

£1386 Limousin R+4- £1324 Aberdeen Angus O+4H

£1372 Limousin U=3+ £1322 Aberdeen Angus R4L

£1503 Limousin U+3= £1419 Limousin U=3-

£1472 Limousin U=2+ £1231 Hereford U-3+

£1466 Limousin E-2- £1218 Hereford R-3+

£1453 Limousin E=2=

Commercial

Steers/Heifers

Best

Butchers

Heifers

Beef

Shorthorns

Young

Bulls

Aberdeen

Angus

<28 M

E 380p

U+ 384p 390p 370p

-U 374p 380p 360p 405p

R 364p 370p 380p 350p 400p

O+ 349p 370p 395p

Best Beef

Cows

Dairy

Cows

OTM Aberdeen

Angus

Mature

Bulls

-U 295p 240p

R 285p 280p 390p 220p

O+ 270p 270p 380p

For up to date prices and information please contact John Blanchard or Daniel Slade. For weights and grades please contact

the Deadweight Office - 01844 217437.

New Season Lambs – 196

Numbers down on the week due to a load being

cancelled. Prices remain stable.

SHEARWELL THAME SUMMER SHEEP FAIR

The 16th Shearwell Thame Summer Sheep Fair was held over Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd August with some 25,821

breeders and lambs penned along with 264 rams. The prolonged drought had its part to play in the trade with many

purchasers frustrated they have no keep. In the general the dry sheep on offer showed well but lambed sheep that

had not had a little help showed the weather conditions.

Day one found the Beltex x back in favour with the first sheep in the ring from Mr S K Hutchings, Hailsham selling at

£195.00, M/s Davies Bros, Carmarthen made their annual pilgrimage to sell at the same prices £195.00 and £192.00.

Gore Farm sold to £190.00, £188.00 and £180.00. Texel x sold to £185.00 for the best pen of 25 which was won by

John Brown, Long Crendon selling to M/s Evans & Son, Marston Moretaine and kindly judged by John and Michael

Hanson. M/s Harrison Bros, Milton Keynes sold their run of Texel X NC Mule to £180.00 with several pens at £165.00.

M/s A & H Hunt saw their top pen at £170.00.

Garfield Stephens, Kirkby Bellows sold his Texel x Scotch Half Breds to £179.00 and £177.00. Also showing Scotch

Half Bred at £180.00 and £150.00 for two shear. His two pens of North Country Cheviots sold at £182.00 and £160.00

again for two shear. Cheviot Mules were harder to place this year topping at £138.00 for lambed sheep from Rob and

Caroline Mole. M/s Swangrove Farm sold dry at £131.00.

Beltex topped at £195.00, to average £151.80, down £11.19

Cheviot topped at £182.00, to average £164.58

Cheviot Mule topped at £138.00, to average £117.18, down £20.82

Lleyn topped at £118.00, to average £104.98 down £15.97

Scotch Half Bred topped at £180.00, to average £165.00 down £11.66

Texel X topped at £185.00, to average £133.10 down £8.34

Older ewes a little steady against last year finding £106.00 for full mouthed ewes from JH Tustian, Suffolk x sold to

£104.00 from RAE Wilson, Texel x to £101.00 and smart Beltex topping the section at £145.00 from Davies Bros,

Gwynfe. Beltex ewes averaged £131.36, Mule ewes averaged £87.83, Suffolk ewes averaged £92.34, Texel x £93.07,

Suffolk x Half Breds to £129.00.

The ewe lamb trade was dominated by smart headed Texel x NC Mules from Chris Dawsno, Ferry Hill topped at

£100.00 with other pens to £89.00, £84.00 and £82.00. Store lambs met a unexpectedly strong trade with very little

meat on offer selling to at top of £68.00 for Charollais x from Mark Britten. Chris Tucker followed at £64.50 and CR &

DP Hunt £64.00. Suffolk x sold to £64.00 from M & L Roberts, Mold with other pens to £61.00.

Texel x from Manor House Farm Partnership sold to £64.50. AR & J Collett sold at £64.00 and Michael Cross £63.00.

Beltex x sold at £56.00 for RJ Tofield from May born lambs. Mr G Weston sold NC Cheviots X NC Mule at £62.00.

Store Lambs averaged £55.66 for 5753 head.

Day two commenced with the Suffolk x theaves and doubles. Selling on a remarkably strong trade and many finding

their way back to the not so green Isle of Anglesey. John and Michael Hanson, Eardisland awarded the best pen of 25

or more to M/s FC Lester & Son for their homebred pen selling at £160.00. Eddy Bullman sold to £145.00 again for

run dry sheep, George Eaton £144.00, Alice & Henry Hunt £144.00, Rob and Caroline Mole £140.00 lambed. Suffolk x

average £124.95 for 4700, down £6.96.

North Country Mules traded to £162.00 for lambed sheep from J & H Tustain who took the NEMSA cup of best run of

60 or more, kindly judhed by M/s Baskerville & Son, Warwick. W H Allan followed at £155.00, David Morris £155.00

and Alan Collett to £150.00. Richard Haynes (GE Haynes & Son) sold his run dry to £155.00 and £148.00. North of

England Mules average £117.68 for 6420, down £12.22.

Auctioneers:

Simon Draper, FLAA, Thomas Hiorns FLAA and Greg McDougall FLAA (Bentham Mart)

The directors and senior auctioneer extend their sincere thanks to all those who attended the sale and the staff for

working in such unusual conditions.

Ram Sale Report

(Auctioneers: Edward Cox and Daniel Slade)

A near identical penning to a year ago of 264 head in this section which included both pedigree male and female Beltex

for show and sale as well as the usual offering of commercial rams. Trade was most selective throughout – in the main

(and hardly surprising) due to our current extreme weather conditions plus lack of grass for most sheep graziers – with

comparatively selective competition for most breeds. However, we still achieved a most creditable clearance rate

(considering the trading conditions) of almost 60% as well as some great top prices and increased averages for nearly

all breeds. Rams peaked at £860 for a Texel, and Females topped at £610 for a Beltex.

The annual show of pedigree Beltex was most ably judged by Mr Bill Rawdings who certainly had a great selection and

quality of sheep to cast his experienced eyes over. Bill duly awarded The Supreme Champion rosette and best Male

exhibit to Stewart Taylor’s shearling Staddlestone Cody, an ET son of Todhall Sumo and out of a The Godfather

daughter, Keith Crabtree then duly purchased him for £560. The Reserve Male Champion ribbon was won by Andrew

Bishop of the ‘Bishops’ flock who was also the worthy winner of The Champion Female and Reserve Champion Supreme

rosettes for a 3-shear that later realised £320. Emily South showed here for the first time and was highly rewarded by

winning the Best Shearling Ewe class and then the Reserve Champion Female accolade with her own Chiltern Crumpet

that later topped the Beltex auction at £610. Sale Averages:- Shearling Rams averaged £446, selling to £690 for Stewart

Taylor; Shearling Ewes averaged £402, selling to £610 for Emily South; and Aged Ewes averaged £275, selling to £320.

Gee Crabtree of Great Horwood most generously donated a pure Beltex ewe lamb to Cancer Research – this was

auctioned and re-auctioned several times to finally raise £1000.00, with FC Lester & Son being the final bidder and who

most generously donated the lamb back to Gee for her to breed from. Many thanks to Gee who I’m sure would in turn

like to thank all those who so generously bought and then re-offered for her chosen charity.

MV Accredited Ram sale results:-

Texel Shearlings averaged £446, selling to £860 for R&B Smith’s ‘Slapton’ flock (with other notable sales including Messrs Warnock’s ‘Tubletye’ draft selling to £630 ave £518, and Messrs Phillips

‘Macaroni’ rams to £680 ave £505).

Texel x Beltex averaged £469, selling to £480 for VJ&ML Roots & Son ‘Freckleton’ Beltex flock;

Texel x Charollais averaged £308, selling to £475 for R&B Smith;

Blue Texels to £308 for Yeat Blue Texels, averaged £284;

Charollais Shearlings averaged £393, selling to £660 for GA&JA Curtis ‘Elmwick’ flock;

Charollais Ram Lambs to £350 for ‘Seehawes Charollais’, averaged £343;

Beltex x Charollais to £530 for VJ&ML Roots & Son, averaged £450;

Suffolk Shearlings to £580 for JB&RL Cook, averaged £555;

Suffolk Ram Lambs to £370 for MJ&JA Pinney;

Lleyn Shearlings to £500 for CG&JF Phillips ‘Macaroni’ flock, averaged £407.

NON-MV Accr ram sale results:-

Texel x Beltex Shearlings to £770 for Davies Bros, averaged £545;

Beltex x Charollais Shearlings to £600 for Davies Bros, averaged £500;

Charollais Shearlings to £465; Texel Shearlings to £295, averaged £291;

Suffolk Shearlings to £300, averaged £297; Dorset Shearlings to £280;

Aged Beltex ewes to £180, averaged £169.

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