SOUTH EAST MARTS – HAILSHAM MARKET

Primestock report for

Wednesday 29th April 2020

PRIME CATTLE (UNDERAGE & OVERAGE) (10) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Competition around the ringside at a price. Danny Woolgar’s Limousin cross butcher’s heifers 185p & 178p, Ecclesden Farm’s British Blue cross heifers under thirty six months 165p.

Looking for cattle next week. CULL COWS (6) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Mostly Holstein steakers - the better ones to 97p per kilo. Top call for Tony Starley’s Purebred Sussex at 120p, and Longhorns to 110p! Just not enough cull cows to satisfy the demand CALVES (0) Auctioneer: Roger Waters No calves on offer PIGS (10) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Little alteration - Norman Hick’s Pietrain cross lightweight porkers look value at 78p per kilo SHEEP (942) Auctioneer: Nick Young MILK LAMBS Overall average 273.4p per kilo A short entry, many more could have been sold to considerable advantage. Big Bob Felton once again takes top price of 279.7p per kilo (£103.50) and Mrs V Miles is top per head at £108 (270p per kg) Please keep your lambs coming there is a firming demand. Keep in touch and let us know what you have

PRIME HOGGETS (425) Overall average 214.17p per kilo If meated and not super heavyweights there is a ready demand particularly for handyweights. Congratulations to Robert Smith who takes top honours at £112 and £110, closely followed by Roger Waters £107 and Jeremy West £100. The right sorts make the right price. It is essential to dag your hoggets and shut them up overnight as overfull or dirty hoggets are severely discounted. However no complaints whatsoever, a trade to be proud of by comparison with other centres. Robert Smith takes top honours £112, and £110. Leading prices: RH Smith £112, £110, RR Waters £107, £100, G N & J West £100, £98.50, E Gingell £98.50, L Barrett £98.50, D Powell £98, JJ Bushell £98, RJ Verity £97.50, K Wheeler £96, D,S & P Humphrey £96, J Worsfold Ltd £96, (twice) Top prices per kilo: D,S & P Humphrey 238.2p, 222.7p, 218p, G N & J West 223.9p, J Worsfold Ltd 222.7p, 212.4p, Lord Lloyd 220.9p, RJ Verity 219.3p, 213.8p, 208.8p, AC Ellett 213.8p, 210.1p, HH Visser 209.4p 204.3p, K Wheeler 203p, AGL Ainslie 202.6p, STORE HOGGETS (245) Still no let up, the trade was fast and furious, but it is tending to mirror the finished hoggets . Please watch those teeth, dentition is paramount to achieving a good price. D, S & P Humphrey have top price at £90, closely followed by A Ainslie £88.50 Leading prices: D,S & P Humphrey £90, AGL Ainslie £88.50, £86, AJ Skinner & Son £85.50, R Rogers & Sons £84.50, N Reader £83.50, AGL Ainslie £83.50, J Morson £83, V Claxton £81.50, N J C & P Clouting £81.50, GWH Osbourne £78.50, £77, J Allen £76 CULL EWES (245) The biggest and best still wanted despite Ramadan having started. Other centres report a slump in demand but not so at Hailsham, but there again not as dear as the giddy heights of a fortnight ago. Nonetheless there was a trade to be justifiably proud of. Small undermeated ewes look good value to buy and hold for later.

N Reader top at £114, with Trinidad Investments in close attendance at £113. Leading prices: N Reader £114, £93, £88, Trinidad Investments £113, RR Waters £99, S Cook £88, £87, J Wallis £87, DJC Gosling £84, AJ Skinner & Son £83, R Russell £83, D, S & P Humphrey £78

Entered for next Wednesday 6th May 12 Romney cross & Suffolk cross ewes with their Romney

and Charollais cross lambs at foot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Monday 27th April - Auctioneer: Roger Waters Spring Show & Sale of Store Cattle

Mrs PA Greenwood

Champion Lady - Champion Stock wins both the steer and the heifer challenge cups ie. the Don Hutchison Memorial

Challenge Cup and the Dennis Walker Memorial Cup at the Spring Store Cattle Show & Sale with her homebred cattle from Stonehall Farm, Balcombe - Congratulations to

all at Stonehall.

April Store Cattle Show & Sale for obvious reasons just a low key affair in 2020 and thanks to all those who sent in store cattle

in support of this year’s show and sale.

Results Best Pen of Steers

First Prize, Mrs PA Greenwood, Stonehall Farm, Balcombe Second Prize, CH & P Green, Climpsetts Farm, Robertsbridge Third Prize, CH & P Green, Climpsetts Farm, Robertsbridge

Best Pen of Heifers

First Prize, Mrs PA Greenwood, Stonehall Farm, Balcombe Second Prize, AA& M & AD Woolgar, Primrose Ghyll, Framfield

Third Prize, CH & P Green, Climpsetts Farm, Robertsbridge

Special Prize for the Best Pen of Continentals Mrs PA Greenwood, Stonehall Farm, Balcombe

Special Prize for the Best Pen of Native Bred Cattle

Mrs Leslie Brash, Beeches Farm, Ashurstwood

Our thanks to Mr Jason Smith of Whydown for judging this year

Suckler Bred Continental cross steers and heifers either side of twelve months

Charlie Davis tops the league - premier division cattle New House Farm (Twineham) Ltd.’s Simmental cross steers, 12 months, £900

Mrs PA Greenwood’s Limousin cross steers, 13 months, £870 & heifers, 13 months, £740

AD Woolgar’s Limousin cross steers, 13 months £855, & heifers, £730 H Hawkins & Co.’s Simmental cross steers, 11/12 months, £865

M Peter’s Bazadaise cross steers, 12/14 months, £700

Aberdeen Angus Cross Cattle Some good runs forward all selling well

Derek & Jane Durrant’s Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 13/14 months, £900 & heifers, 13/14 months, to £705

N Vidler’s Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 15 months, £805 & heifers, 12/13 months, £620

G & J Beck’s Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 12/13 months, £735

Purebred Sussex, always wanted at Hailsham, represented by St Georges Retreat, Leslie Brash, Liverton Partners

and Mrs J Howard - in no particular order. Liverton Partners’ Sussex steers, 24 months, £990

Mrs L Brash’s Sussex steers, £952 J Howard’s Sussex steers, 13/14 months, £850

St Georges Retreat’s Sussex steers, 12 months, £650

Older Continental Cross Cattle 16 - 24 months old CH & P Green’s Limousin cross steers, 17/19 months, £1030

& heifers, 17/19 months, £800 S Harris’ Charolais cross steers, 23/25 months, £875

New House Farm (Twineham) Ltd.’s Simmental cross heifers, 24 months, £857 N Vidler’s Simmental cross steers, 16 months, £805

R&M Coles’ Bazadaise cross steers, 17 months, £750

& finally Beef from the Dairy N Moss’ Aberdeen Angus cross steers, 30 months, £955 FW Grantham’s Hereford cross steers, 23 months, £805

Bulstrode Farm Ltd.’s British Blue cross steers, 18 months, £740 and not forgetting

Sonia Sargent’s Kiwi cross steers, 17 months £345

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No Store Sale Monday 4th May Next Store Sale

Monday 11th May 2020 Let us have your entries now

Strong demand anticipated Just had two days of heavy rain and

plenty of grass will follow

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Livestock Auctions/COVID-19

Updated 23rd April 2020

Hailsham Market from now on will be operating

under standards agreed by DEFRA and The Welsh

Government.

Conditions which now apply to the sale of all Primestock, Cull

Animals and Store Stock.

As from Monday 27th April

Similar conditions will also

apply to the

Sale of Breeding stock

Ie Beef Cows and Calves

Ewes with Lambs at Foot

THIS IS NOT A RELAXATION OF EXISTING COVID 19

RULES/PROTOCOL ALREADY IN PLACE - JUST AN EXTENSION

All Purchasers must register on entering the market.

Social distancing must be strictly adhered to, i.e. 2 metres apart

around the sale ring or sale pens.

Gathering points MUST be prevented i.e. café etc. - the market

café will be closed until further notice.

South East Marts will be implementing a “Drop & Go” policy

for vendors. Vendors MUST remain in their vehicles on

arriving at the market and when delivering animals to the

loading docks must stay in their vehicles, market staff will

unload the vehicle and take animals to their sale pens.

Sale documentation MUST be collected by auctioneer’s staff

from the vendors vehicle, vendors MUST NOT take

paperwork to the market office or to the clerk at booking in

points or enter the penning area.

We ask that all prospective buyers sanitise on entry to the

market and again on exiting the market. Disposable gloves

will be available to all.

Buyers on collecting their invoices from the market office do

so only by adopting the two metre rule - we ask for simply

that only one purchaser should collect their invoice in the

usual queuing area.

Specific to Store Cattle Sales: Should any Store Cattle vendor

wish South East Marts will facetime/video call the producer

when their cattle are being offered through the auction ring

so they can be party to sales from a safe distance.

Vendors and Buyers please abide by these regulations, do not

jeopardise the continuation of Livestock Auctions during

these difficult times.

Livestock Auctioneers nationwide have assured the

Government that Social Distancing will be applied at all

times - Please abide by this

We all wish to stay in business and we all wish to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.

Keep Safe

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FARM DIRECT BULL BANK

Continental & Native breeds available Give us a ring we may have a bull that fits your needs

Wanted - Proven Aberdeen Angus Bull & Mature Sussex Bull

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New on the Market: Thirty Aberdeen Angus x British Friesian bulling heifers - will divide - Four Year TB Parish TB

Wanted: Sussex Cows with spring born calves at foot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SHEEP DIRECT New on the Market - 120 Texel x Kent Full Mouth Ewes with

their Texel cross Lambs Twenty in-lamb ewes, Scottish Blackface & Dalesbred

Due 10th May onward to a Teeswater Ram ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

DAIRY DIRECT 39 Purebred Holstein heifers, 8/9 months

Progeny of one Dairy herd, Sire & Dam records available One Year TB Parish

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tel: RRW 07860 663345 or 01323 844874

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South East Marts

Market Street

Hailsham

East Sussex

BN27 2AG

01323 844874

07860 663345

info@southeastmarts.co.uk

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