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Auctioneers, Valuers
& Rural Surveyors

CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT

TUESDAY, 17th AUGUST 2010

106 REARING CALVES

10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin

Another excellent entry of good quality calves generally, but more medium quality types when comparing to last week.

Dairy Breeds (41): Still well sold for all on offer, strongest calves to £148 for E R Robinson, £138 for R A Pullin. Best £90+, medium rearing bulls £40-£60, 3rd quality rearers £250-££0. A few very small calves £50-£10. Dairy Shorthorns to £108 for A Webb & Son. Brown Swiss to £98. Swedish Red £48.

Native Breeds (38): Lots of Angus on offer today mainly of very good quality, Hereford bulls sold to £262 and £258 for Alfie Jones, all £235+. Hereford heifers to £152 for A W Jones. Angus bulls to £278 for L Lewis and R J Handley & Son. A run of Angus bulls off suckler cows old at £240-£260 for C D Hill Partnership. Their heifers top at £235 and 192 for A Webb & Son. Smaller Angus heifers £70-£90. Weaned Angus bulls from W Knights sold to an excellent £365.

Simmental (4): A super bull from M A Maslin & Son at £348, £288 for A & M E Hass. Heifers to £215 for Lodge Farm Ltd.

Charolais (2): A good heifer from W Knight made £225. A weaned bull calf from the same home made £365.

Limousin (7): Best bulls to £275 for Tim Rawlings, £248 for R C Ponting. Heifers £222 from P C & R Jenner.

British Blue (14): Good entry topping at £330 for E J Webb & Son. Other bulls of quality £280, smaller bulls £200-£240.

The heifers reached a top of £272 and £250 for L Lewis. The medium types well sold at £130-£170.

15 DAIRY & BEEF COWS

11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin

Incalf Friesian heifers sold to £1000 & £900 from Mr S Hawkins, Moreton Valance. Aberdeen Angus cow (05) & her Aberdeen Angus bull calf sold to £740 from Miss J Curwen, Minchinhampton. Empty Simmental cows sold to £735 from M/s Ridout Farms, Seagry.

Pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls (17mnths) sold to £880 & £785 from Mr R Breakspear, Stanford Dingley with Blonde bulls (16mnths) to £940 from Mr M Wheeler, King Stanley.

229 STORE CATTLE

11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Chris Voyce

Averages: Steers £595, Heifers £489

A very pleasing entry for the time of year with double the number forward on this sale last year. The stronger, better shaped cattle were in short supply but a good trade on all forward.

The stronger cattle (Over 24 months) saw a handful forward with overage Simmental steers to £832 (132p/kg) from Mr S Hawkins, Moreton Valance. Limousin steers (27mnths) sold to £800 (143p/kg) from Mr H J Caswell, Wanborough. The heifers saw British Blue’s to £780 (153p/kg) & Simmental’s to £700 (141p/kg) from the same home. Overage British Blue heifers sold to £660 (116p/kg) again from Mr S Hawkins.

The farming cattle (18 – 24mnths) saw some grand runs of native breed cattle with Hereford steers to £830 (150p/kg) from Mr K Silverthorne, Berkeley. Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £790 (146p/kg) & £740 (145p/kg) from Mr T Harding, Kington & £755 (151p/kg) & £705 (150p/kg) from Mr J Neather, Whittington.

The heifers saw Simmental’s to £690 (147p/kg) from Mr K Silverthorne, Berkeley & £645 (137p/kg) for Limousin’s from Mr H J Caswell, Wanborough.

The younger stores (14 – 18mnths) sold to a good trade with a grand run of Aberdeen Angus steers from M/s Marsden Farms, Rendcomb selling to £730 (154p/kg) & £692 (153p/kg). The heifers sold to £485 (124p/kg) & £472 (135p/kg). Simmental steers sold to £622 (132p/kg) from Mr R Breakspear, Stanford Dingley.

The weaned calves saw Charolais steers to £378 (229p/kg) from Mr W Knight, Beenham with Aberdeen Angus steers to £378 (154p/kg) from Mr R Potter, Grittleton.

STEERS / BULLS
Prices in Italics are for Bulls / HEIFERS
Age / £ / p/kg / Vendor / Age / £ / p/kg / Vendor
Hereford / 21 – 23 / 622 / 143 / J Neather / 22 – 23 / 542 / 128 / J Neather
22 – 23 / 830 / 150 / K Silverthorne
B Blue / 23 / 640 / 139 / S Hawkins / 11 – 12 / 440 / 133 / Temple Bridge
24 / 622 / 130 / R Breakspear / 28 / 780 / 153 / H J Caswell
30 / 660 / 116 / S Hawkins
Charolais / 2 – 4 / 378 / 229 / W Knight / 4 / 280 / 181 / W Knight
16 – 18 / 670 / 152 / Temple Bridge
Limousin / 24 – 26 / 662 / 149 / H J Caswell / 28 / 655 / 132 / H J Caswell
27 / 800 / 143 / H J Caswell
Simmental / 2 – 4 / 365 / 215 / W Knight / 22 – 23 / 690 / 147 / K Silverthorne
3 / 370 / 247 / Ridout Fms / 26 / 700 / 141 / H J Caswell
14 – 15 / 622 / 132 / R Breakspear
19 – 22 / 660 / 138 / Temple Bridge
30 / 832 / 132 / S Hawkins
Angus / 6 – 7 / 378 / 154 / R Potter / 15 – 16 / 485 / 124 / Marsden Fms
17 / 730 / 154 / Marsden Fms / 18 / 510 / 120 / J Neather
17 – 18 / 692 / 153 / Marsden Fms / 29 / 660 / 121 / S Hawkins
18 / 755 / 151 / J Neather
23 – 24 / 790 / 146 / T Harding
23 – 27 / 740 / 145 / T Harding
Friesian / 3 – 10 / 185 / 119 / M Potter
6 / 200 / 103 / S Potter
15 – 20 / 350 / 73 / M Potter
21 / 408 / 99 / C Howe
21 – 25 / 405 / 101 / R Brittain
28 / 495 / 105 / H J Caswell

THURSDAY, 19th AUGUST 2010

533 PRIME LAMBS

10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce

Overall Average –158p/kg

A reasonable entry sold to a very good trade with the best handyweight lambs trading to a premium between 165 – 170p/kg topping at 176p/kg £72 for 41kg from Mr S Powell. The general run of lambs sold well trading between 155 – 160p/kg. The heavier lambs traded around £75 topping at £83.50 for 52kg from Mr J Cook.

MORE NEEDED EACH WEEK

All sheep publicly weighed and can return home if not satisfied with the price.

(Not able to do this deadweight)

All EID tags read and recorded for you

Kgs / Vendor / £ / p/kg
35.5 / S Powell / 55.00 / 155.0
36.5 / S & C Steel / 60.00 / 164.0
38 / B Baxter / 60.00 / 158.0
38.5 / G Kershaw / 65.00 / 169.0
40 / J W Watkins / 67.00 / 168.0
40.5 / B J Ford & Sons / 70.20 / 173.0
41 / S Powell / 72.00 / 176.0
43.5 / B J Ford & Sons / 70.00 / 161.0
45.5 / Alderley Farms / 69.80 / 153.0
48 / H Todd / 78.80 / 164.0
49 / J Cook / 83.50 / 170.0

333 CULL EWES

10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce

Overall Average - £57.21

Another pleasing entry sold to a strong trade throughout with the best Suffolk & Continental ewes traded between £75 - £88 topping at £95 with the best Mules £55 - £65 topping at £74. The half meated ewes still met a good trade selling generally between £55 - £65 with the plainer & smaller sorts £45 - £55 generally. Slaughter rams sold to £109

SHEEP VENDORS PLEASE NOTE

All Sheep vendors we ask if you could kindly complete the new sheep declaration form (As well as your AML1 Sheep Licence) to accompany all sheep to market. The form deals with the new Food Chain Information, FABBL Status & is also the auction sheet. If consigning Prime lambs & Cull ewes please complete 2 forms.

30 BEEF CATTLE

11.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce

Steers 143p/kg Heifers 141p/kg

A few more coming forward and were rewarded with a good trade on all forward. The better shaped sorts saw Continental steers to 148p/kg for a 725kg British Blue from M/s B J Ford & Sons with their heifers to 153p/kg for a 510kg Limousin. The native breeds saw 2 cracking Longhorn steers from M/s Harrow Farms to 151p/kg & 150p/kg.

The medium cattle sold extremely well trading between 138 – 145p/kg. A few lesser shaped sorts traded between 126 – 135p/kg.

MANY MORE COULD HAVE BEEN SOLD

WITH 7 BUYERS IN ATTENDANCE

STEERS / BULLS / HEIFERS
Breed / P/kg / Vendor / Pkg / Vendor
British Blue / 148.0 / B J Ford & Sons
Blonde / 150.0 / B J Ford & Sons
Limousin / 142.0 / B J Ford & Sons / 153.0 / B J Ford & Sons
Charolais / 145.0 / H Whitcombe / 145.0 / B J Ford & Sons
Longhorn / 151.0 / Harrow Farms
Hereford / 127.0 / D Ewart
Simmental / 134.0 / P Ferris / 134.0 / S McMurray
Angus / 131.0 / R M Foote / 134.0 / S &E Ractliffe

20 BARREN COWS & OTM CATTLE

11.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin

Cows 86p/kg Steers 137p/kg Heifers 120p/kg

A short entry that met a strong trade compared to other centres and a top price of £840 for H J Noad, Oldbury. The plainer Friesians a touch harder to place in the 40-45p bracket, the better cows still 90p+, the best Continental cows trading 105-110p generally. Overage steers and heifers a flying trade top money for Hugo Hull’s British Blues at £988, John Fords Limousin top price at 166p. The 5 steers forward averaged 137p. Heifers as well sold for type 120p, average top 142p again for H J Noads Continental heifers reaching £828.

MORE COWS, BEEF & OTM CATTLE NEEDED WEEKLY

Please contact Jon Pullin for further details

VENDORS PLEASE NOTE

We are a Green TB Exempt Market on a Thursday;

This means Cattle can be sold without a pre movement TB test.

Cattle can return home if unsatisfied with the price

The only cattle we cannot accept are from holding under TB restrictions

or under a 6 day standstill

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FORTHCOMING SALES

FRIDAY, 27TH AUGUST 2010

CIRENCESTER MARKET

Gloucestershire Store Lamb Sale

Entries Close 13th August 2010

SATURDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER

Reduction/Retirement Sale of Shrubs, Plants & Trees

THURSDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER

Monthly Pig & Poultry Sale

FRIDAY, 10th SEPTEMBER 2010

CIRENCESTER MARKET

Gloucestershire Sheep Fair

Entries Close 27TH August 2010

SATURDAY, 11TH SEPTEMBER (11am)

GENUINE DISPERSAL SALE

Of 4 Tractors, Motor Car, Machinery,

Fodder & Household Furniture

At Putloe Farm, Moreton Valence, Gloucester, GL2 7ND

On instructions from Mr S Hawkins

Tractors: Case JX85 2wd c/w Quicke Q720 Loader (04) 507 hrs, MF362 2wd Lo-Profile (96) 2656 hrs (both in good cond), Leyland 245 2wd (81), Nuffield 60 MMC (67). Motor Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat 2.0 FSi (05) 22000 miles. Trailers: Wheatley 4.75T and 6T, Webcox 6.5T, IW TA510 G Livestock (vgc), Fergy Tipping. Machinery: Majority in immaculate condition – NH370 Baler, Bomford RS18 Topper, Kuhn GMD 44 Disc Mower (01), Frazer 550 Muckmaster (97), Sitrex HM300 Tedder/Rake, Parmiter Chainharrows, Vicon Spinner, Hardi Sprayer, Howard Rotovator, McConnell Backactor, Bomford B467 Hedgcutter, Cooks 4x4 Sledge & Grab, Lister Elevator, Shear Grab, Scraper, JT500 Bale Handler, Twose Bale Handler. Vintage: Ploughs, Hayrake, Fergy Tray, Devils Fork, Chaff Cutter, Milk Churns, Stone & Cast Troughs, Livestock & General Equipment. Household: Qty of Household Furniture and Effects, Automobilia. Fodder: Qty of Fodder to incl 200T Clamp Silage, Qty Haylage, 1000 Small Bales of 2009/10 hay.

And included for Genuine Dispersal

1 Tractor, Teleporter, Machinery & Sundries

On instructions from Mr N Jeffery

Removed to Putloe Farm for convenience of sale

JD3200 Teleporter (02) 3776 hrs & Attachments (all Manitou fittings), JD 6410 4wd Tractor (98), Marshall 850 Tanker (98), Griffiths Grain Trailer, IAE Centurion Weigh Crush, Range of Farm Sundries.

THURSDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER 2010

CIRENCESTER MARKET

Cirencester Sheep Fair incorp Texel Society Show & Sale

Entries Close 8th September 2010

SATURDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER (11am)

GENUINE END OF TENANCY

DISPERSAL SALE

Of 4 Tractors, Combine, Loadall, Muir Hill, Machinery and the Contents of Ham Court

At Ham Court, Bampton, Oxon, OX18 2HG

On instructions from Mr M Barlow-Vaughan

Combine: JD1177 Series 2 Hydro 4 c/w 816 Header (94). Tractors: JD6600 4wd (96) 7071 hrs, JD3040 Power Synchron 2wd 3498 hrs (84), Ford 7600 2wd 7833 hrs (78), JCB Farm Special 25-58 Loadall 11500 hrs (89) plus Attachments, Muir Hill 141 8102 hrs (81). Trailers: Teagle 7T Mono Grain, AS Marston 9T, Various Bale Trailers. Machinery: Various Grain, PZ Mow/Cond, NH 286 Baler, Lemken Plough, Feraboli M30-60 3m P/Harrow, Bettinson 3D Drill, Air Tec Sprayer, Parmiter Post Bumper, Subsoiler etc. Household: The complete Contents of Ham Court Farmhouse being an extensive range of Antique Furniture and effects (to be sold immediately following the sale of farm machinery). (In conjunction with Wotton Auction Rooms)

FRIDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER (11am)

GENUINE DISPERSAL SALE

Of 3 John Deere Tractors and Machinery

At Newhouse Farm, Standish Lane, Moreton Valence, GL2 7LZ

On instructions from Mr J Gibson

Tractors: JD6830 Premium (09) Auto Quad TLS Loader 935 hrs, JD6520 (04) TLS 3600 hrs, JD6420 (02) c/w JD651 Loader 8800 hrs. Trailers: Richard Western 34’ c/w Air and Electric Brakes (06), 10T Grain (91). Machinery: JD578 Premium Round Baler (08), JD1355 Mow/Cond (03), Qty Attachments, Howard 60” Rotovator, Hardi 18m Sprayer, KV Silawrap Bale Wrapper, Kuhn MDS Spinner, Flat Roll, Tomahawk Bale Shredder, KV NG300 H4 Power Harrow, Teagle 160 Swather, MF20-8 Conventional Baler (vgc), Mole Plough etc. Livestock: Farmking Roller Mill, Fraser MS Bruiser, Keenan Klaasik 140 Feeder Wagan.

SATURDAY, 25th SEPTEMBER 2010

Special September Poultry Sale

Sale of Trio’s & Pairs of Fowl & Bantams, Domestic & Ornamental Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl, Eggs & Poultry Equipment also Special Sale of Bulbs, Shrubs & Plants