Frome Market, Standerwick, Frome, Somerset BA11 2QB

Tel: 01373 830 033 Fax: 01373 831 201 Email: info@fromelivestock.com Website: www.fromelivestock.com

Auctioneers: Cooper & Tanner and Symonds & Sampson

Sale Reports & Information for the week ending

26TH JUNE 2020

1502 HEAD SOLD

PRIME CATTLE to 196.50p/kg CULL COWS to 162.50p/kg PRIME LAMBS to 231p/kg CALVES to £350 DAIRY to £1860 STORE LAMBS to £80 STIRKS to £575 CULL EWES to £91 STORE STEERS to £1162 STORE HEIFERS to £1065

ALL PROSPECTIVE BUYERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE

MARKET OFFICE OR AUCTIONEER BEFORE THE

AUCTION, TO ENSURE WE ARE ADHERING TO COVID 19

GOVERNMENT SOCIAL DISTANCING.

CALVES/STIRKS - CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588013

SHEEP - ROSS WHITCOMBE: 07815 985737

PRIME CATTLE/CULL COWS - MARK NORTHCOTT: 07798 645274

DAIRY - TREVOR ROWLAND: 07968 480401

PIGS - WILL WALLIS: 07833 453482 Please be aware that we operate a very strict and robust 2 metre social

distancing rule. Buyers may only attend on their own without any partners,

children or others. FLA are extremely grateful for your support at this

challenging time.

UPDATE TO CORONAVIRUS SITUATION WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

(UNDER VERY STRICT GOVERNMENT RULES)

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS

VENDORS

VENDOR ONLY “VIEWING AREA”

One Member per Business is now allowed into a “viewing Area” to see their stock

sold providing they adhere to the 2 Metre social distancing rule at all times.

The viewing area is solely for vendors to watch their stock being sold, it is not

designed for the vendor to watch the whole sale.

Vendors are required to wear gloves at all times and sanitise their hands on arrival

and departure.

Avoiding queues in the market office:

Please do not request a print out of your sales this will be emailed to you at the end

of the market day.

NO ONLOOKING ALLOWED

NO SOCIAL VISITS

GENUINE VENDORS ONLY

The sale documentation MUST be collected by the Auctioneers or Staff

from the Vendors when they arrive at the unloading bays – Vendors MUST

NOT take the paperwork to the market office themselves. Please ensure

your mobile number is on your entry form.

FROME LIVESTOCK WEEKLY SALES

WEDNESDAYS: Dairy, Prime cattle, Cull cows, Prime lambs/Hoggets, Store sheep, Ewes & Lambs, Cull ewes & rams, Calves, Pigs fortnightly (1st July), Reared calves/Stirks fortnightly (24th June).

FRIDAYS: Store cattle plus Cows & Calves

IF VENDORS, IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, WOULD LIKE TO BE PAID BY BACS FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE PLEASE EMAIL OR PUT ON YOUR ENTRY FORM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.

MARKET RESTAURANT IS CLOSED

We must follow government guidelines at all times, so recommend that the

over 70’s, those with underlying health issues, pregnant women and children

DO NOT VISIT the market at this time. Security measures at all entrances will

be in place to monitor this.

Please can we urge all Buyers attending sales to use hand washing/sanitation

facilities provided. Rest assured we are following and adhering to ALL

government and medical advice and under those current guidelines, there is no

reason for us to cancel or postpone sales at this time. But we ask that you ALL

remember the simple rule and take social distancing seriously.

It is hoped that the business units and the outside market stalls will resume to

normal trading soon. Please keep your eyes peeled on the market report for

regular updates.

Market Gates Open at 6.30 am – Please get your stock to market EARLY

TOILET FACILITIES

The ONLY Toilets available on site are the ones located in the Main Market Car Park.

Please can I ask that everyone bears with our staff who are working incredibly hard

under added pressures. We are constantly monitoring Government reports to keep

you updated with any changes, we will act accordingly if required, so please note that

arrangements may change at short notice. Livestock Markets are a vital part of the

National Food Chain and the rural economy and we will be doing everything possible

to keep Frome Market OPEN. If everyone plays their role, we are confident the crucial

service provided by Livestock Markets will be permitted to continue.

Finally, thank you for your patience and understanding, working together is key!!

BUYERS

The number of buyers MUST be restricted to allow social distancing (2 meters between

each buyer). At the conclusion of the sale buyers MUST enter the Sales Office in a way

that does not result in too many entering at any one time.

ALL BUYERS MUST WEAR GLOVES – (AS PROVIDED)

ONLY 1 MEMBER PER FAMILY ALLOWED INTO THE RING

NO CHILDREN PERMITTED ON SITE.

WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE 2020

TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 1009

PRIME CATTLE (51) to 196.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274 Demand continues to outstrip the current supply and many more could easily have been sold to advantage. Overage also met a good trade. Cattle are wanted.

TOP PRICE STEER 196.50p/kg for a Hereford from DJ & VM Norman

TOP PRICE HEIFER 187.00p/kg for a Angus from R & J Gregory

UTM FAT TOTALS: No MIN P/KG MAX P/KG

STEERS

Light 100-500kg 2 180.50 196.50

Medium 551-650kg 22 149.50 189.00

Heavy 650kg+ 6 154.00 190.00

HEIFERS

Light 100-500kg 9 103.50 182.50

Medium 501-590kg 6 159.50 182.50

Heavy 590kg+ 5 179.00 185.50

THANK YOU

TO ALL VENDORS AND BUYERS WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL.

HERE AT FROME LIVESTOCK MARKET WE MEET ALL NEW IMPOSED

RESTRICTIONS AND POLICIES SET OUT BY THE LAA AND GOVERNMENT.

WE WERE FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE 2 METRE SOCIAL DISTANCING

RULE.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND WORDS AND

SUPPORT; WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN UNDER IMMENSE

PRESSURE.

UTM STEERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Hereford 196.50 DJ & VM Norman, Sherborne

1209 VI & GR Dogrell, Wincanton

Simmental 190.00 RE Nuttall & Prtnrs, Yeovil

1370 J Powell & Son, Frome

Limousin 183.50 AR & LJ Parsons, Cheddar

1143 AR & LJ Parsons, Cheddar

Angus 182.00 JM & PJ Evans, Chippenham

1224 VI & GR Doggrell, Wincanton

Friesian 165.00 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton

1016 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton

Shorthorn 156.00 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton

911 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton

UTM STEERS (30) Max. 196.50p/kg & £1370 David Norman’s smart Hereford topped the steers at 196.50p/kg with others to 189p/kg, 188p/kg both from AR Smith and keenly wanted. Simmental to 190p/kg from RE Nuttall & Partners, Limousin x to 183.50p/kg from AR & LJ Parsons. Angus to 182p/kg from JM & PJ Evans, Friesians met another excellent trade to 165p/kg from FJ Lessey & Son and £1216 from DO Webb, Radstock.

UTM HEIFERS (20) Max. 187p/kg & £1189 Traditional breeds also topped the heifers at 187p/kg for Richard Gregory’s Angus x. Blue x to 185.50p/kg from Lulworth Castle Farms, Galloway x to 169.50p/kg from AR & LJ Parsons and Charolais x to 180p/kg from RE Nuttall & Partners. Friesians to 134.50p/kg from PD & EM Stockley.

UTM HEIFERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Angus 187.00 R & J Gregory, Winchester

1096 R & J Gregory, Winchester

Blue 185.50 Lulworth Castle Farms, Wareham

1189 BJ & EM Yandle, Stapleton

Charolais 180.00 RE Nuttal & Prtnrs, Yeovil

1020 RE Nuttal & Prtnrs, Yeovil

Galloway 169.50 AR & LJ Parsons, Cheddar

961 AR & LJ Parsons, Cheddar

Friesian 134.50 PD & EM Stockley, Sturminster Newton

617 PD & EM Stockley, Sturminster Newton

OTM PRIME CATTLE (12) Max. 172.50p/kg & £1369 Steers to 172.50p/kg from Lulworth Castle Farms for a Blue, Blonde x to

168.50p/kg from the same home, Herefords to 152.50p/kg from V Harrison-

King, Limousin to 159.50p/kg from LA & T Rogers and Friesians to 149.50p/kg

from DO Webb. Heifers to 152p/kg from D 7 N Randall & Son and Galloway x to

136p/kg from Lulworth Castle Farms, more cattle wanted please.

CULL COWS (96) Beef to 162.50p/kg Dairy to 128.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEERS: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274 Another fantastic entry of nearly 100 cows again this week met a storming trade

and generally dearer across the board with all buyers looking for numbers as

demand continues to strengthen. Best Friesian meat cows met another

excellent trade to 128.50p/kg from WJ Masters & Son Ltd and £1064 from AJ &

GG Thomas who also had another cow making £1047 and a further 6 selling in

advance of 120p/kg. Manufacturing cows dearer with many more urgently

wanted to meet demand. Plainer cows also dearer with nothing selling below

65p. Beef cows – AR & LJ Parsons cracking Limousin cow topped the day at

162.50p/kg with Colin Young’s Stabiliser grossing £1369 or 139.50p/kg.

Charolais x to 133.50p/kg from LA & T Rogers, Devon to 136.50p/kg from ME &

JWF Snell, Angus to 148.50p/kg from John Snell, Blues to 145.50p/kg from BA

& CM Godwin & Sons. Feeding cows with scope urgently wanted.

Bulls – Charolais to 109.50p/kg or £1460 from NB Needham, Herefords to

109p/kg or £1221 from D & N Randall.

CULL COWS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Limousin 162.50 AR & LJ Parsons, Cheddar

852 T Hiscock, Sturminster Newton

Angus 148.50 ME & JWF Snell, Yeovil

690 ME & JWF Snell, Yeovil

Blue 145.50 BA & CM Godwin & Sons, Bath

1095 BA & CM Godwin & Sons, Bath

Stabiliser 139.50 CG Young, Wincanton

1369 CG Young, Wincanton

Devon 136.50 ME & JWF Snell, Yeovil

821 J Wedmore, Binegar

Charolais 133.50 LA & T Rogers, Bristol

910 LA & T Rogers, Bristol

Friesian 128.50 WJ Masters & Sons, Frome

1064 AJ & GG Thomas, Iron Acton

Norwegian Red

127.50 Brue Farms Ltd, Castle Cary

918 Brue Farms Ltd, Castle Cary

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SHEEP (564) Starts 10.30am AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737 PRIME LAMBS (426) Max 231p/kg & £103 Fewer lambs forward this week when everyone is busy hay/silage making. Those that did take the effort to draw lambs were rewarded this week, with a stronger trade for all presented. Best lambs to 231p/kg from AL & DM Sage & Son and £112.50 from R Stock. Light lambs enjoyed a spirited trade with best to 221p/kg from T Lockyer of Bridgwater and £85.50 from BM Heal & Son. Handy weights all wanted today topping at 231p/kg from AL & DM Sage & Son and £103. Heavier types to 228p/kg from Mike Knowles & Sally Withers and £112.50 from R Stock. All in all a stronger trade where more lambs could have been sold to the advantage.

NO. WEIGHT

(KG) MAX

(P/KG) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

96 32.1-39 221.00 T Lockyer, Bridgwater

85.50 MB Heal & Sons, Glastonbury

232 39.1-45.5 231.00 AL & DM Sage & Son, Bath

103.00 AL & DM Sage & Son, Bath

97 45.6-52 228.00 MJ Knowles, Claverham

112.50 R Stock, Sandford

PRIME HOGGETS (47) Max 182p/kg & £101.50 They still keep coming and those that were forward enjoyed spirited bidding, best to £101.50 from PJ Hulbert who had others to £97.

STORE LAMBS (27) Max. £80 A handful of store lambs forward today which drew interest and topped at £80. Many more could have been sold to the advantage. More wanted each week.

CULL EWES & RAMS (64) Max. £91 The numbers keep coming and the trade keeps rockling on with an overall average of £77.63 to include some smaller hill type sheep. Best to £91 from N Spearing and a cracking run of Suffolk mule ewes from TA Dowden & Son topping at £90 who had others to £83. With the trade at Frome why go anywhere else! Any undeclared ram store lambs will be subject to a 25% deduction if found by the buyer after the auction. To prevent this please declare all ram lambs when booking them in.

SHOW & SALE FROM BOTH BLUE TEXEL & BELTEX SHEEP SOCIETIES

FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2020 More breeds societies are welcome & invited

Please contact Nick Hill – 07741 591575 Ross Whitcombe – 07815 985737.

ARE YOU UNDER TB RESTRICTION?

We hold regular Restricted Orange Sales for Cull Cows, Prime and Store Cattle Restricted Orange Sales

2020 Dates: MONDAY 20th JULY

MONDAY 21st AUGUST MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER

Cattle must be licenced to these sales please call the Market Office on

01373 830033 for more information Entries for catalogue by

the Wednesday prior to sale please

Licences must be obtained from animal health at least one week before the sale.

Applying for a licence has now changed; an application form (TB204) must be completed and either emailed to

CSC.TBlicensing@apha.gis.gov.uk or posted to APHA, Polwhele, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9AD

STIRKS (146) AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013 What a roaring trade! Best 5mo Blues flying to £575 to top the day from Messrs

Whetham & Son. Blues of all grades in hot demand with steers sailing to £475 from

Sam Baker & family with a tremendous run from the Hosie family seeing steers to

£470 and £445, heifers from the same home to £450 and £400. Holstein Friesians

from the Hosie’s also topped the day at £318. Trade really is on fire. A run of well

fleshed British Friesians from RH Groves & Sons sold exceptionally well to £368. A

superb Blonde from the Smith family sailed to £530. Beef Shorthorns soared today

to £400 from the Baker family. A quality run of young Angus from the Gerring

Partners met a huge audience to see steers to £455 and £438 with heifers to £432,

£400 and £385. A lorry load of heifers from Green Lanes Farming saw best Blues to

£452, Simmentals to £410 and Limousins to £335. Please let me know if you have

any stirks to sell, as this trade is on fire. Our next sale is Wednesday 8th July please

contact Charlie Coleman – 07494 588013, my thanks to all vendors and purchasers

alike.

DAIRY AUCTIONEER: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401 CALVED HEIFERS TO £1860 CALVED COWS TO £1200 A typical harvest day entry in this section but trade once again excellent. Quality calved Holstein heifers from the Isle of Wight were eagerly sought and a super run from WL Baxandall saw their 3 heifers average £1806 and twice topped at £1860! Hard Friesian Holstein heifers off the Salisbury plain from Brian Fielding topped at £1600 while finer boned Holsteins from Keith Mew to £1470. 3rd Lactation freshly calved more British Friesian types Patrick Stokes saw competitive bidding to £1200. More calved quality heifers and cows wanted this week. Next week Wednesday 1st July – 70 in calf Holstein & Friesian heifers from various vendors majority due August – October. Plus 25 Organic In-Calf Heifers.

BREEDING BULLS AUCTIONEER: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401 This week saw over belated Spring breeding bull sale which originally was scheduled for April. The hot weather saw a number of clients in the fields but nevertheless a few traditional types sold to an advantage. Angus were particularly sought with two 14mo sires from Jamie’s Farm at £1820 and £1700. 2year fed Angus bulls from Beeswax Farming sold well to £2000! Thankyou to all who entered stock for the sale.

NEXT SALE OF REARED CALVES:

WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY FOLLOWING THE SALE OF THE CALVES

Please contact the Auctioneer

Charlie Coleman 07494 588013 or the market office 01373 830033

with your entries in advance

SIRE NAMES

ABERDEEN ANGUS & HEREFORD CALVES, STORE CATTLE &

FAT CATTLE THAT COME TO MARKET WITH NO SIRE NAME/ONLY PART NAME OR INCOMPLETE NAME WILL BE

SOLD AS NO SIRE FOUND. ALL ABERDEEN ANGUS & HEREFORD SIRED STOCK MUST HAVE FULL NAME OF SIRE. WE APPRECIATE

YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. HELP US TO HELP YOU.

NEXT FORTNIGHTLY PIG SALE:

WEDNESDAY 1ST JULY THEN FORTNIGHTLY SALES THEREAFTER

10.15am Please contact the Auctioneer

Will Wallis 07833 453 482 with your entries in advance

CALVES (122) Starts 10.00am AUCTIONEERS: TIM HECTOR 07818 056 049 CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013 Numbers back but another flying trade saw demand out strip supply for all breed and grades of calf.

CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £260/HEIFERS TO £188 Very few forward and all medium sorts but all dearly sought with many more wanted. Good medium sorts all over £200 to see the best to £260 for a Simmental bull from M Futcher, Charolais and Limousins to £250 from KJ Osborne & Partners and Hoskins Partners respectively. A good number of heifers forward saw a fast trade from start to finish. No real 1st quality on offer but a good entry of well-shaped medium sorts. Top price of the day was a Blue from KJ Osborne to £188 from M White to £185, Limousin heifers to £155 from RTE Dauncey and Charolais to £172, almost all heifers over £100, with most over £130.

NATIVE BULLS TO £292/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £190 Some cracking runs of Angus and Herefords saw a super trade with many buyers leaving with orders un filled! Quality back from last week but trade just as fast with a super entry of Angus from GE, CJ & CW Allward saw bulls to £292 and heifers to £190. Top 10 bulls all over £190 to average £168 with heifers to £116. Some well-presented Herefords saw very competitive bidding with top price bull was £250 from M Futcher. A wonderful entry from GC & HS Davys saw bulls to £228 and heifers to £155, Hereford bulls averaged £177 and heifers to £122.

FRIESIAN TO £102 FLECKVIEH TO £350 A very small entry saw another good trade with British Friesians rose to £102 from RH Groves & Sons, Holsteins to £90 from AJ & GG Thomas. Fleckviehs to

£350 from RTJ Voizey.

The winner of the £25 for the top price Holstein/Friesian under

41 days sponsored by Howard & Sons – Kubota, was a British

Friesian to £102 from RH Groves & Sons. Next week the £25

sponsored prize will be for the top price Native Sired Bull.

Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in

Wiltshire & Somerset. Tel: 01380 723986

FRIDAY 19TH JUNE 2020 TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 493

SALE TIME: 10.30AM AUCTIONEERS: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480 401 LESTER WILLIAMS 07778 646 031 CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588 013 ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737

STEERS TO £1162 HEIFERS TO £1065

As the rain has fallen in abundance all types of cattle looking sharper on the week, with more farmers around the ring looking to source cattle.

COWS & CALVES This week saw a grand entry of suckler cows & calves coming to Frome. Briarwood Farms presented a good consignment of Limousin and Blue cows with Limousin and Parthenais calves 1 – 2mo at foot. Bidding was brisk with best Limousin cow & steer calf to £1500 and heifer sets to £1420. Charolais cows & steer calves to £1370 and Blue x cows & steer calves to £1320. The majority of their cows were older however a first calved heifer and 1mo Limousin heifer calf sold to £1300. Angus x cows with Angus bull calves at foot topped at £1120.

FEEDING BULLS 8mo Simmental rigs sold well to £730 with Limousin x Dairy rigs & bulls to £500.

YOUNG STEERS YOUNG HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Limousin 1162 14mo TWG Bartlett & Son, Weymouth

Limousin 985 14mo TWG Bartlett & Son, Weymouth

Simmental 1005 17mo NR Hitchins, Paulton Angus 895 15mo TWG Bartlett & Son, Weymouth

Charolais 1005 17mo Holdens Farm Prtnrs, Salisbury

Blue 820 11mo GJ & SE Welch & Sons, Frome

Blue 920 16mo Holdens Farm Prtnrs, Salisbury

Simmental 762 13mo NR Hitchins, Paulton

Hereford 860 16mo HJ & SH Weeden, Weymouth

Angus 840 15mo Philliols Farm, Weymouth

YOUNG CONTINENTAL The recent welcome rains definitely having the desired effect on the younger cattle and trade was extremely lively throughout. Quality hard 9mo suckled Simmental steers from RE Dury & Son commanded strong bidding to £838. NR Hitchins once again presenting high quality Simmental steers & heifers 11 – 13mo topping at £935 with heifers to £762. Limousins very much stole the show today with quality types which were home bred and single suckled from the Hares Partnership. Everyone wanted these good sorts which saw 7 – 11mo steers all over £800 and peaked at £885! While their heifers sold to an excellent £800. More super Limousins from regular vendors Philliols Farms 11mo all sold to top levels at £932 and £890. The absolute cream of Limousins came again this week from TWG Bartlett & Son of Weymouth, these outstanding, well grown and well-bred steers & heifers 12 – 15mo produced amazing prices. Best steers were £1162, £1110 and £1000! Tremendously well conformed heifers from the same home were £988 and £962. Dairy x Continental all seeing an improved demand with 12 – 14mo steers from £750 - £805 and heifers to £700. Overall a much improved section and both local and away buyers wanting cattle this week.

HEREFORD

Not many forward Hereford steers today, but those that were entered sold to a flying trade. Best steers to £950 from B & P White with other fleshed types to £930 from Swerves Farm Partnership and £900 from VL Vincent & Son. Some real fleshed Hereford heifers entered today topping at £932 from Pondhead Ltd, £920 from Swerves Farm Partnership and RE & D Woodward. Younger fleshed heifers to £780 from VL Vincent & Son, £755 from S & G Jenkins and £735 from J Trott & Sons. Good grazing Herefords to £725 from J Webber and £715 from Evershot Farms Ltd. Other quality types to £665 from Thornhill Farm Dorset Ltd.

ANGUS Another good show of quality cattle hitting a rising trade to see Messrs Phillips’ tremendous 25mo Angus steers sail to top at £1160, with superb heifers to £1065 from the same home. Similarly, aged steers from the CG Pulsford & Partners sail to £1080, all big cattle easily passed the £1000 mark today. Plenty of thick, well framed heifers met a solid trade throughout with good sorts from the Francis family to £950, with plenty more £900 including regular supporter RC Few & Sons to £900. Younger sorts in hot demand with a cracking run from TWG Bartlett of Weymouth seeing 15mo heifers to £895, 15mo steers from F Pearce & Son sailed along to top at £888. A larger entry of younger goods from the Fisk family of the Isle of Wight met a brisk trade to top at £722. Aside from this, very few cattle under 15months but trade definitely improved once again for all grades.

FRIESIANS

More Friesians entered which were stronger types. Best to £940 from B & P

White, with other quality types to £885 from HJ & SH Weeden who had others

to £850. Forward Friesians to £875 from CG Pulsford enjoyed spirited bidding.

Medium fleshed types to £715 twice from P Hurd and S & G Jenkins with others

to £700 from GPR Haskell and RDR Stevens. Harder types to £580 from PW

Townsend who had others to £555.

FORWARD CONTINENTALS Another good run of quality well bred cattle sold to an improved trade with a

marvellous entry of Limousins from the Fooks family of Bridport sail to £1105 for

20mo goods. Tremendous Simmentals from the Francis family flew to £1138

with 20mo heifers from the same home to £1035 and £1025! A single 18mo

tremendous Charolais steer from Holdens Farm Partnership sailed to £1005.

Plenty of younger Blues on offer today with a quality run from HJ & SH Weeden

topping at £995 for steers. Messrs Phillips presented a superb run of Blue

heifers which ticked every box to top at £1000, with others to £950 from the

Vincent family, who also saw steers to £980. A shapely Parthenais steer from

Paul Hurd and sold well to £975. With the rain pouring and beef trade improving

it certainly is the time to cash your cattle in.

FORWARD STEERS FORWARD HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Angus 1160 24mo RJ Phillips & sons, Coleford

Angus 1065 27mo RJ Phillips & sons, Coleford

Simmental 1138 23mo Francis & Sons, Westbury

Simmental 1035 24mo Francis & Sons, Westbury

Limousin 1105 21mo Fooks Bros, Bridport

Blue 1000 26mo RJ Phillips & sons, Coleford

Fleckvieh 995 27mo P Hurd, Warminster Limousin 970 27mo VL Vincent & Son, Weymouth

Blue 995 21mo HJ & SH Weeden, Weymouth

Hereford 932 22mo Pondhead Ltd, Lyndhurst

Parthenais 975 24mo P Hurd, Warminster Charolais 900 21mo Pondhead Ltd, Lyndhurst

Hereford 950 23mo B & P White, Castle Cary

Swedish Red 820 30mo CG Pulsford & Prtnrs, Bath

Friesian 940 27mo B & P White, Castle Cary

Shorthorn 600 19mo Francis & Sons, Westbury

Farming Community Network (FCN) volunteers regularly attend local livestock markets and whilst we cannot be present at sales currently, our helpline is still open from 7am to 11pm every day, staffed by people who

understand farming.

FCN is a charity and voluntary organisation that helps farmers to stay resilient. We provide practical and pastoral support to those experiencing

difficulties in England and Wales.

During these challenging times we are encouraging everyone to think about their own physical and mental health and that of their families and

staff.

We can help with contingency planning against the backdrop of the Corona virus outbreak and our FarmWell website (www.farmwell.org.uk)

offers a wealth of free information about managing change and maintaining personal wellbeing.

The FCN helpline can be reached on 03000 111 999 or via email at

help@fcn.org.uk. Confidentiality is assured.

“CHEER US UP” with a DRAWING/COLOURING

At this difficult time we all need cheering up so we are hoping you can

find the time to put pen/crayon into action?! The drawings can be of

anything but preferably of animals or your family. A great opportunity for

everyone to see your skills! Please submit your drawings to the FLA

Market office. The drawings will appear on our market reports and

website – so please get your parents’ permission first. Please say if you

DO NOT wish your name or age to be on it.

A “FLA Cheer Us Up” Certificate will be sent to every entry!

So have fun – get drawing!

Thank you to Kyler Matthews, Age 7.

Chaplain’s Weekly News 14 June Prayers for our farmers. God of wisdom, surround those in Government with

courage to negotiate fair trade for our famers both in the protection in the

Agriculture Bill in good faith and in the assistance to keep our small British

Abattoirs in business.

We pray for hope and unity as our farmers work together collaboratively as

farms like the in Nitate Poole Harbour Agricultural trading scheme are doing.

We pray for FCA test case to allow farmers to claim insurance compensation in

their diversification businesses.

God of hope, continue to guide us, as we seek to support one another. Help us

to be attentive to the lonely, the isolated, the fearful and those who are ill. In the

name of Jesus Christ, who walks alongside us in our farming life.

Amen.

Joke of the week- An old farmer was walking down the path to the pond when

he spotted a bullfrog. He reached down and grabbed the frog and started to put

him in his pocket when the bullfrog said, "Kiss me on the lips and I will turn into

a beautiful farmers wife." Again, the old farmer started to put the frog in his

pocket. The frog asked, "Didn't you hear what I said?" The farmer looked at the

frog and said," At my age I'd rather have a talking frog."

Help is here for all our farmers

Rural charities are working together to provide heightened levels of support to

farmers during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK. The Farming Help charities

consist of the Addington Fund https://www.addingtonfund.org.uk) Farming

Community Network FCN) https://fcn.org.uk , Forage Aid

(https://forageaid.org.uk) Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)

(https://rabi.org.uk), The Prince’s Countryside Fund ( other schemes

DAIRY RESPONSE FUND A new dairy response fund will open for applications on 18th June. Qualifying farmers can apply for support to cover up to 70% of their losses due to coronavirus disruption across April & May, up to a total amount of £10,000 each. The funding will be paid out from 6th July. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dairy-response-fund-set-to-open-for-applications

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