Frome Market, Standerwick, Frome, Somerset BA11 2QB Tel: 01373 830 033 Fax: 01373 831 201 Email: [email protected]Website: www.fromelivestock.com Auctioneers: Cooper & Tanner and Symonds & Sampson Sale Reports & Information for the week ending 13 th DECEMBER 2019 1622 HEAD SOLD PRIME CATTLE to 205.50p/kg CULL COWS to 138p/kg DAIRY to £1510 CALVES to £338 PRIME LAMBS to 220p/kg STORE LAMBS to £75 STIRKS to £730 CULL EWES to £74.50 STORE STEERS to £1175 STORE HEIFERS to £918 BEEF SHORTHORN STIRKS SOLD TO £730 Any pictures gratefully received. Please send to the market office.
Auctioneers: Cooper & Tanner and Symonds & Sampson
Sale Reports & Information for the week ending
13th DECEMBER 2019
1622 HEAD SOLD
PRIME CATTLE to 205.50p/kg CULL COWS to 138p/kg DAIRY to £1510 CALVES to £338 PRIME LAMBS to 220p/kg STORE LAMBS to £75 STIRKS to £730 CULL EWES to £74.50 STORE STEERS to £1175 STORE HEIFERS to £918
BEEF SHORTHORN STIRKS SOLD TO £730
Any pictures gratefully received. Please send to the market office.
WEDNESDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2019
TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 1339
PRIME CATTLE (61) to 205.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645 274
TOP PRICE STEER 196.50p/kg for an Angus from Norridge Farms
TOP PRICE HEIFER 205.50p/kg for a Limousin from CJK & RA Yates
UTM FAT TOTALS: No MIN P/KG MAX P/KG
STEERS
Light 100-550kg 9 89.50 154.50
Medium 551-650kg 16 129.50 196.50
Heavy 650kg+ 3 169.50 184.50
HEIFERS
Light 100-500kg 3 119.50 143.50
Medium 501-590kg 8 137.50 205.50
Heavy 590kg+ 13 159.50 203.00
UTM STEERS (28) Max. 196.50p/kg & £1217 Norridge Farms cracking Angus x topped the day at 196.50p/kg with best
Butcher’s Limousin x selling to 191p/kg (twice) from CJK & RA Yates and more
wanted. Simmentals to 179.50p/kg from Norridge Farms, Herefords sold to a
good trade to 184.50p/kg from VI & GR Doggrell. Friesians met another strong
demand to 151p/kg from FJ Lessey & Son with another to 150p/kg.
BREED MAX
(p/kg) VENDOR
MAX (£)
VENDOR
Angus 196.50 Norridge Farms, Warminster
1124 Norridge Farms, Warminster
Limousin 191.00 CJK & RA Yates, Shaftesbury
1153 CJK & RA Yates, Shaftesbury
Hereford 184.50 VI & GR Doggrell, Wincanton
1217 VI & GR Doggrell, Wincanton
Simmental 179.50 Norridge Farms, Warminster
1199 Norridge Farms, Warminster
Friesian 151.00 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton
975 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton
UTM HEIFERS (24) Max. 205.50p/kg & £1216 Ivo Yates’ smart Limousin x topped the day at 205.50p/kg with another at 203p/kg and 200p/kg and his 6 averaged 196.31p/kg. Simmentals to 186p/kg from Norridge Farms, Blues to 189.50p/kg from MT & DG Handy. Devons to 174.50p/kg from DO Webb, Angus to 173.50p/kg from JD & JS Padfield, Hereford to 170p/kg from C & P Milton and Friesians to 137.50p/kg from PM & K Trippick. More beef could have been sold.
Devon 174.50 DO Webb, Radstock 1163 DO Webb, Radstock
Angus 173.50 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock
1063 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock
Hereford 170.00 C & P Milton, Frome 1030 C & P Milton, Frome
Friesian 137.50 PM & K Trippick, Radstock
710 PM & K Trippick, Radstock
VENDORS - PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL CATTLE ARE DOUBLE TAGGED
PRIOR COMING TO MARKET.
OTM PRIME CATTLE (9) Max. 185.50p/kg & £1205 A small entry met a good trade with AR Smith’s under 36 month Hereford steer topped the day at 185.50p/kg, Friesians to 143.50p/kg from RJ & CA Buckland. Heifers to 132.50p/kg for a Friesian from PM & K Trippick and Devons to 130p/kg from WLC Dunkerton & Sons, cattle will be wanted next week.
CULL COWS (40) Beef to 138p/kg Dairy to 124.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645 274 Fewer cows met a dearer trade especially for the good meat sorts and many more could easily have been sold to satisfy the improved demand. Best Friesians sold to 124.50p/kg and £1028 from Wookey Bros with others to 123.50p/kg from DO Webb, 112p/kg from Knapp Farm and a further 5 selling in advance of £1. Manufacturing cows at late rates with plainer cows variable. Best beef cows dearer to 138p/kg for an Angus from P & S Watts. Herefords to 133p/kg from A Robbins, Limousin to 133p/kg from PT & GK Robinson, Fleckvieh to 118p/kg from RTJ Voizey and Highlands to 105.50p/kg from Fairfield Farm Trust. Other grades also wanted. Normal market next week – when cows will be wanted please. No market Christmas week or New Years Day but full market on Friday 3rd January where cows and fat cattle will be sold.
CULL COWS
BREED MAX
(p/kg) VENDOR
MAX (£)
VENDOR
Angus 138.00 P & S Watts, Wookey
952 P & S Watts, Wookey
Hereford 133.00 A Robbins, Paulton 872 A Robbins, Paulton
Limousin 133.00 PT & GK Robinson, Upper Weston
738 PT & GK Robinson, Upper Weston
Friesian 124.50 Wookey Bros, East Harptree
1028 Wookey Bros, East Harptree
Fleckvieh 118.00 RTJ Voizey & Prtnrs, Yeovil
929 RTJ Voizey & Prtnrs, Yeovil
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All Classes and Grades Taken (TB Restricted Included)
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SHEEP (929) Starts 10.30am AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737 NEW SEASON LAMBS (635) Max 220p/kg & £94.50 A nice entry of lambs forward again this week, which sold to 220p/kg from S Legg of Boreham. Top price of the day went to C Nolan to £94.50. Not quite as fast as last week but still a strong trade with buyers competing hard to buy sheep. Medium lambs to £84, heavier lambs wanted topping at 188p/kg from AJ & RG Barber and £94 from T Wheeler.
NO. WEIGHT
(KG) MAX
(P/KG) VENDOR
MAX (£)
VENDOR
5 25.5-32 220.00 S Legg, Warminster 57.50 S Legg, Warminster
91 32.1-39 193.00 Jamie’s Farm, Box 72.00 James Bridger, Petersfield
339 39.1-45.5 191.00 C Nolan, Lacock 84.00 PG Apsey, Wincanton
166 45.6-52 188.00 AJ & RG Barber, Shepton Mallet
94.00 T Wheeler, Rode
34 52+ 173.00 RA Burt, Merstone 94.50 C Nolan, Lacock
STORE SHEEP (154) Max. £75 A nice entry of store lambs which enjoyed a fast trade for those presented. Best to £75 from Valley Farm Partners with anything with a bit of weight and touch over £70. 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.
CULL EWES & RAMS (140) Max. £74.50 A good number of ewes forward again this week which sold to a strong trade for all entered. Best to £74.50 from DW Doggrell with rams to £67 from MD & DR James. Strong Beulah ewes to £58. More can be sold to the advantage
ARE YOU UNDER TB RESTRICTION? We hold regular Restricted Orange Sales for Cull Cows, Prime and Store Cattle
Restricted Orange Sales 2019 Dates:
MONDAY 2nd DECEMBER MONDAY 2Oth JANUARY MONDAY 17th FEBRUARY
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 [email protected] or posted to APHA, Polwhele, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9AD
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
VENDORS BEEF SCHEMES – NAMED SIRES
Named sire cattle particularly Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn and Devon breeds are of
particular importance when selling stock at market.
Therefore please be extremely careful when registering all calves as stringent checks
are now in force when the animals are put into rearing units and at the point of slaughter
(which may include DNA testing).
As such, please do the following if your cattle are sired by a registered Pedigree bull:
Enter the full sire ear tag number (and name if possible) on your passport
application form for each animal.
Write the full sire name on each passport prior to bringing the animal(s) to
market.
Write the full sire name of each animal on the market entry form.
NO SIRE DETAILS ON PASSPORT/ENTRY FORM = SOLD WITH NO SIRE NAME
An online database to check whether your sire is registered as pedigree is available on
most cattle society websites.
Please contact the market office for further clarification or information regarding sire
names.
FORTHCOMING SPECIAL SALES In addition to the regular sections on a
Wednesday and Friday:
Wednesday 18th December Full Market – All sections
Including Special Sheep sale of over 500 store
lambs, Pigs & Store Cattle.
Friday 3rd January
Sale of all sections including: Store Cattle, Pigs,
Reared Calves, Dairy, Prime, Cull Cows, Sheep &
Calves.
Wednesday 8th January
Sale of Reared Calves/Stirks
Wednesday 15th January Sale of pigs
Monday 20th January
Sale of TB Restricted cattle
Candlemas Store Cattle Sales: Friday 7th & 14th February
Entry Forms, Catalogues & Calendar
available online at www.fromelivestock.co.uk where you can also pre-enter stock.
STIRKS AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588 013 What a super day! Another large entry dominated by a simply tremendous run of Beef Shorthorns from Peter Howlett & family, who travelled up from Dartmouth and met a huge reception with birth notified 7mo heifers charging to £730. Their super run of 43 Beef Shorthorn stirks 7mo met buyers from as far as Wales and Shropshire who bid well for all. Other birth notified and non-pedigree heifers made £575, £530, £525 and £515 with steers to £500, £450 and £435. A cracking run of Simmental heifers from Tuckmarsh Farm sold exceptionally well to £385 and £350. A good entry from Sam Baker & family met support with Hereford steers to £382, heifers to £300, Limousin heifers to £310 and Angus heifers to £325. It was good to see the Jones family here today with their run of young Friesian and Norwegian bulls which consistently pushed the £150 mark. Another good consignment from Greenlanes Farming met usual support to have young Friesian steers to £120. Angus steers to £200 and Hereford heifers to £198. Fleckvieh steers from the Ovens family today look well sold to £280. Pretty Blue heifers from Two Oaks Farm sold exceptionally to £300 with customers looking to source quality. Thank you to all for your support. Next sale of stirks is Wednesday 8th January.
DAIRY CATTLE (13) Starts. 11.00am AUCTIONEER: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480 401 CALVED HEIFERS TO £1370 CALVED COWS TO £1510 A reduced entry in terms of numbers and quality, a packed ring of buyers were more selective and more 1st quality sorts would have sold to a premium! Freshly calved heifers lacked the quality and therefore reduced the demand of previous weeks. A heifer from TCF (Wiltshire) Ltd sold to £1370 others from AJ & M King to £1200. 2nd calved cows sold well with plenty of demand around the ring. A super Swedish Red from Mitchell Bros sold to £1510 and £1360. In calf heifers due January/February saw good competition from buyers to see a top price of £1010 from TCF(Wiltshire) Ltd and £1090 from Reynolds.
NEXT FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF REARED CALVES
WEDNESDAY 8TH JANUARY FOLLOWING THE CALVES
Please contact the Auctioneer Charlie Coleman 07494 588013
or the market office 01373 830033 with your entries in advance
VENDORS
PLEASE TRY TO GET YOUR STORE CATTLE ENTRIES INTO THE
MARKET OFFICE BY TUESDAY LUNCH TIME PRIOR TO SALE TO ENABLE US TO MAIL OUT TO POTENTIAL BUYERS.
MANY THANKS.
** HELP US TO HELP YOU ** GATES OPEN 6.30AM; PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO GET YOUR STOCK TO
MARKET EARLY.
NEXT FORTNIGHTLY PIG SALE:
WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER 10.15am
Please contact the Auctioneer Will Wallis 07833 453 482
with your entries in advance
CALVES (184) Starts 10.00am AUCTIONEERS: TIM HECTOR 07818 056 049 CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013 Another strong show of numbers for the time of year with calves still travelling from a far with customers in abundance and keen to source calves.
CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £338/HEIFERS TO £145 Mainly a medium show of calves with the exception of a super Blue bull to £338 from the Voizey family and a Blue from Higher Farm Manston Ltd to £300. Plenty of best mediums to £250, £268 and £280 with even the smallest £100+ with strong competition. A show of only medium and smaller heifers but huge support throughout. Nearly all £80+ but best Blues to £125 from Higher Farm (Manston) and a super run of very popular Simmentals from Mark Futcher topping at £145.
NATIVE BULLS TO £170/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £112 Plenty of quality today and a real uplift in trade. Best Angus bulls today to £170 for Brue Farms with nearly all well over £100. Herefords also an improvement to £132. Heifers have seen the biggest improvement today with nearly all except the smallest charging past £70 to top at £112 from Jenny Norris & family which would be pounds dearer on the week.
FRIESIAN TO £80 Numbers forward again meeting a slightly improved demand. Best sorts to £80
from Fern Meadow.
The winner of the £25 for the top price Continental
sired heifer under 41 days sponsored by Howard &
Sons – Kubota, was a Blue calf from Higher Farm
(Manston) Ltd to £125. Next week the £25 sponsored
prize will be for the top price Native Sired heifer.
Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in
Wiltshire & Somerset. Tel: 01380 723986
FRIDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2019 TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 283
SALE TIME: 10.30AM AUCTIONEERS: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480 401 LESTER WILLIAMS 07778 646 031 ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737
STEERS TO £1175 HEIFERS TO £918 Wishing all our customers a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to seeing you all in the New Year. Best wishes from Trevor, Lester & Ross and all the market staff!
ORGANIC A small entry of Organic cattle forward today which consisted of quality types. Cows & calves to £1330 from MT Weaver who also had fleshed Devon steers to £1025. Quality entry of Charolais suckled calves from Greys Organics Ltd drew interest with best steers to £788 and heifers to £615.
ABERDEEN ANGUS Some real quality young Angus steers forward with 13mo types to £820 from EG Hedges & Son; other young steers to £665 from JR & JB Marshall. A quality run from Piddletrenthide Farms drew interest with best 6mo steers to £645 with heifers to £410. 10mo heifers to £580 from JR & JB Marshall. Stronger steers to £955 from NJ Tory & Partner who had others to £905. No real fit Angus heifers forward but grazing types to £580.
YOUNG CONTINENTALS Fewer forward today but some quality types on offer. Simmental steers from Tuckmarsh Farm Ltd to £592 twice with others to £585 and £550. Quality British Blue steers to £770 and £765 from TFT Handy, whose shapely Blue heifers achieved £505. 7mo British Blue steers out of Dairy cows to £530 from T & J Stainer whose heifers made £500.
HEREFORD Plenty of Herefords forward today which enjoyed a strong following with best
steers to £945 from RJ Adams, with others to £840 from A & J Forster. Only
feeding types to £770 from Puckshipton Farms Ltd, with others to £705 and
£702. Younger 7mo steers to £600 from Wintershill Estates with others to £530.
Older fleshed heifers to £918 from RJ Adams with 9mo heifers to £495 from JP
& RC Doggrell & Son with others to £475 and £448.
FRIESIANS Very few Friesians forward this week with best British Friesian types to £840, other quality types to £745 from LW & RJ Wyatt and £730 from RDR Stevens & Sons. Holstein Friesians to £525 from TR Horsington & Sons with Holstein heifers to £460 from Crutchley Farms.
STEERS HEIFERS
BREED £/
HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED
£/ HEAD
AGE VENDOR
Simmental 1175 30mo G Butt, Pilton
Hereford
918 26mo RJ Adams, Yeovil
Charolais 1090 21mo J Osborne, Shepton Mallet
495 10mo JP & RC Doggrell & Son, Gllingham
Angus
955 26mo NJ Tory & Prtnr, Whitechurch
Blue
800 20mo Trinity Farm Seagry Ltd, Chippenham
820 13mo EG Hedges & Son, Thornbury
505 7mo TFT Handy T/A Pry Holding, Purton
Hereford
945 20mo RJ Adams, Yeovil
Angus
775 22mo NJ Tory & Prtnr, Whitechurch
638 9mo A & J Forster, Oakhill 580 10mo JR & JB Marshall, North Bradley
An excellent entry of quality cattle met another outstanding trade with the good
consignment of Charolais from Mrs J Osborne of Shepton Mallett, a highlight of
the day, selling from £1080 - £1090 (21mo). Top honours went to G Butt of
Glastonbury with their Simmental steers to a massive £1175 (30mo) and
younger Simmentals from regular vendors PW CC & JC Gould selling well to
£1050 and their British Blues to £928. Heifers met a firm demand with trade
outstripping supply. Quality young British Blue heifers from Trinity Farm Seagry
Ltd sold well to £800 (20mo) and their Simmentals to £712 (19mo). Many more
wanted for the New Year.
FARM ASSURANCE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT:
A number of abattoirs are now only accepting farm assured cattle and as such we strongly advise vendors to register with an approved body. This will give your cattle the greatest chance of achieving the best possible price.
WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2019
MARKET ~ ALL SECTIONS
Calves @ 10.00am
Pigs @ 10.15am
Barren Cows & Fat Cattle @ 11.30am
Sheep ~ Dairy Cattle Please contact the office with your entries
Please ensure all stock are delivered to market by 10.00am
