Cows met limited demand to £1500 and £1360 from CRJ & JA Bishop. Coronavirus – Covid 19 Incalf heifers 7m to £1250 and £1200 from Market is open for business as usual. TG & MG Wooff & RG & E Powell, who had bulling heifers to £800 (2x) We will follow recommendations being made by our Prime Minister, 8m heifers to £340 (2x) from RA Plowright.

UK Government, the Chief Medical Officer and the Government’s TYPE Min Max Ave Chief Scientific Adviser. st We request that anyone feeling unwell or showing symptoms of the 1 Quality Heifers £1720 £2000 £1830 nd virus does not attend the market. Please only attend the market if 2 Quality Heifers £1000 £1680 £1410 intending to conduct business. We ask that onlookers and the public do 1st Quality Cows £1360 £1500 £1430 not attend. We ask those attending to cover their mouth and nose with 2nd Quality Cows - - - a handkerchief/tissue or sleeve when they cough or sneeze. Please put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards. 1220 STORE CATTLE, SUCKLERS & STIRKS We will continue to monitor Government guidance. If restrictions are brought in on public gatherings, if allowed we might ask Vendors to drop 806 STORE CATTLE & GRAZING COWS their stock and go and only stay in the market if they intend to purchase Commencing 10.00am - Gates Open 6am other stock, so we can maintain attendance below any limit set. DEDICATED RING FOR FEEDING CATTLE OVER 400KG

Auctioneers: Robert Venner Tel: Office 01278 410278 Mobile 07889 SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE 006503 Will Handel Tel: Office 01404 46222 Mobile 07894 616167 Fieldsman: Adam Hayes Mobile 07889 064309 Proud to Serve the South West’s Farmers Please pre-enter stores with our office by midday on Friday. In the region of 140 buyers are contacted/spoken to over the course of Friday afternoon/evening. SATURDAY STORE STOCK MARKET To have accurate information of entries by Friday noon would help greatly.

st st 6 Day Standstill in Operation For Saturday 21 March 2020:- 60 day PMT date: 21 January 2020 (count

th day after injection as 1 and day of sale as 60). Farm Assured – sell before SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2020

29/35 months. Non Assured – sell before 26/32 months. Unfed as

yearlings – sell before 20 months. TOTAL STORE STOCK: 7027 HEAD A large Spring entry of 806 store cattle, part of 1220 with the stirks and sucklers, met a continuing tremendous trade for the best. Hard grazing Greenslade Taylor Hunt Report types keenly sought but small out of spec types were easier than earlier A very busy Spring market. Store Cattle to £1315. in the year. Store Lambs to £134. Cull Ewes to £174. Top was a tremendous £1315 for top drawer Limousin steers (3x 21/23m & FA) from WJ Bown, Catcott, who sold other best Limousin

steers at £1250 (21m & FA) and £1195 (23m & FA). Further quality

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WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL AT 4.30PM Limousins at £1190 (6x 20/24m & FA) and £1145 (6x 19/22m & FA) from

PA Strawbridge, Offwell; £1175 (20/21m & FA) ET Summerfield, Oxford; ORANGE MARKET

£1160 (2x 32m & FA) JP Tolley, Northay; £1095

DEDICATED SALE FOR bTB RESTRICTED CATTLE

(8x dairy bred 18/22m & FA) RJ, GM & AJ Tucker, Umberleigh; £1065 nd Licences to be applied for by 22 April from

(24m & FA) FH Arscott & Son, Upottery; £1060 (19/23m & FA) D Cooke,

DEFRA on 03000 200301 or

Yarnscombe and £1045 (4x 19/22m & FA) PJ Betty, . Some very

Email: [email protected]

smart Charolais steers on offer to £1200 (3x 21/22m & FA) from

Store Cattle, Prime Cattle, Barren Cows, Feeding Cows & Cull Bulls

ET Summerfield again, who sold others at £1180 (21/22m & FA) £1165

Cattle to be herd, SIT or PMT tested in the last 90 days.

(4x 22/24m & FA) and £1100 (3x 21/22m & FA). Further best type

Charolais £1185 (2x 20m) JG Warfield, Limington; £1155 (19/21m & FA)

www.gth.net Entry Forms & Market reports. PJ Betty, Othery; £1150 (3x 23/24m & FA) and £1060 (20m & FA)

Follow on twitter @ gthmarket MJ & DA Johnson Ltd, Membury; £1120 (22m & FA) DA, CMJ & LA Tottle,

Marston Magna and £1085 (5x 21/22m) DW Parris, Dalwood. Blue steers

rose to £1140 (3x 19/20m & FA) from H & M Thorne & Sons, Umberleigh.

The Derek Mead Health Room

th Others £1100 (21/22m & FA) Johnson Partners, Wambrook; £1095 The New Health Room is open on Saturday 28 March for Free Health

(4x 20/22m) DW Parris again; £1090 (19m & FA) and £1080 (18m & FA) Checks & Advice from 8.30am – 12.30pm.

SER Hunt, Kilve; £1090 (18/21m & FA) and £1060 (20m & FA) C Stone,

Come & see us for information, details or talk to one of our nurses. This is

Puriton and £1050 (24m & FA) MJ & DA Johnson Ltd again. Parthenaise open to all workers supporting the farming community, no matter in which

at £1075 (22/23m & FA) and a Blonde at £1070 (20m & FA) from D Cooke County you live.

again.

Native cattle in excellent demand to £1215 for well fleshed Herefords

For Dairy, Stores, Stirks & Calves

(2x 24m, FA & sires) from Stowell Bros, Churchstanton, who sold BVD Free others at £1060 (6x 22/24m, FA & sires). Further good Herefords £1090 Sign up to eliminate BVD. Tag & test calves to monitor. Vaccinate to (3x 22/23m, FA & sire) £1000 (20m, FA & sire) MJ & RD Russell, protect & detail your vaccine & date of treatment on our entry form. Chew Magna and £1050 (26m, FA & sire) AC House & Son, Thornfalcon. Enhance your sale value. Visit: www.bvdfree.org.uk Angus steers very keenly wanted to £1145 (3x 24m, FA & sire) from Email: [email protected] Telephone: 03332 413113 J & D Board & Son, Lottisham, who sold others at £1090 Please note Vendors warrant not to sell a PI (3x 24m, FA & sire). Forward Angus at £1140 (6x 19/20m, FA & sires) C Stone again, £1135 (2x 24m, FA & sires) Johnson Partners again and 87 DAIRY CATTLE Commencing 11am Prompt £1115 (3x 19m, FA & sires) DT & GM Patch, Whitestaunton; £1100 Auctioneers: Derek Biss Office: 01278 410250, Mob 07850 932555 (25m & FA) and £1090 (28m & FA) AC House & Son again and £1100 Andrew Clements Office: 01278 410250 Mob 07769 904704 (23m, FA & sire) PJ Betty again. Young quality Angus at £1090 (3x 15/16m, FA & sire) JH Balment & Son, Brayford. Further well grown Want to know in advance how many dairy cattle are entered each week on our Angus £1080 (4x 17m & FA) A & J Davies, Cowbridge; £1060 (4x 18/20m, Saturday dairy market? Receive email updates on a Friday afternoon by emailing FA & sire) M & R Vellacott, Greenham; £1045 (2x 23m, FA & sire) [email protected] or check http://www.gth.net/sedgemoor/pre-entered-stock DA, CMJ & LA Tottle again and £1030 (4x 25/26m, FA & sire) HD Wilkins, A much better trade than expected for a larger entry. High Ham. The trade does however remain selective when the best attracted the Some strong dairy bred steers peaked at £1010 (23/24m & FA) for most interest to £2000 for a pedigree “Hurry” heifer from well fleshed Friesians from Milton & Thorne, Molland, who sold further RL & ME Trott. Others to £1970, £1960 and £1940 all from Friesians at £870 (28m & FA) £855 (4x 16/22m & FA) and £815 AR Edwards & Son, Newport; £1920 from R & M Lougher & Son, Brigend; (6x 16/20m & FA) and Norwegian steers at £800 (4x 16/19m & FA). £1900 and £1780 from R Maskell & Partners, Carmarthen; £1860 and Further Friesians £995 (6x 31/32m & FA) HD Wilkins again; £920 £1720 from Deptford Farm; £1830 and £1760 from Snook Ltd; £1800 from (3x 26/27m & FA) and £910 (5x 21/24m & FA) F & EJ Strawbridge & Son, MGC & SM Carter; £1790 DJ Cheacker and £1780 JH & SA Denbee. Sector Lane. Fleckvieh steers to £1000 (3x 21/20m) RH Beaty, Walton. Crossbred heifers to £1300 from RA Read. Further Fleckvieh at £890 (2x 28m & FA) CW Chapman, Langport. Holstein steers £955 (24m & FA) MJ Frampton & Son, Broadwindsor. Pre movement test required for Saturday 21st March 2020 if born on Others £895 (26m & FA) RC & K Wright & Son, Dunkeswell and £860 or before 8th February 2020. Please try and register all named sires on the (26/27m & FA) CT Holmes & Son, Kings Nympton. Norwegian steers at passport and detail sire on the entry form. Please can Vendors make every effort to £855 (3x 19/20m & FA) DT & GM Patch, Whitestaunton. pre-book by email [email protected] or by phone 01278 410278. Buyers do look at our website pre-entered stock page. Again, some superb heifers on offer to £1250 for an exceptional A reasonable entry of stirks saw a good trade for the best quality forward. Limousin heifer (27m & FA) from WJ Bown, Catcott, who sold further Smaller stirks were also a stronger trade on the week. Top price of £955 best Limousin heifers at £1180 (2x 23m & FA). Further shapely (2x 12m) for a pair of outstanding Limousin heifers from Limousin heifers at £955 (24/25m & FA) £910 (33m & FA) Whitehouse Farm Partners, when other good Limousin heifers sold to and £900 (4x 20/23m & FA) D Cooke again. £795 (3x 9m) £735 (2x 10m) and £732 (5x 9m) MD & KE Lanfear. A really well fleshed Blue heifer at £1230 (29m & FA) J & F Hookway, Further Limousins to £750 (12m) £695 (2x 12m) S Broom; £660 (5x 10m) Ilfracombe. Fit Blues at £1095 (22m & FA) C Stone again; £1010 £59 0 (9m) G & A Speed; £615 (13m) JE Slee and £540 (9m) CA Churchill. (23m & FA) PJ Betty, Othery; £1000 (17m & FA) £995 (18m & FA) £975 Charolais to £675 (2x 11m) AS Cowling, when others sold to £665 (18m & FA) and £960 (18m & FA) all from SER Hunt, Kilve; £985 (2x 8m) £632 (2x 9m) P Coombes; £605 (10m) (21m & FA) and £920 (21m & FA) C Stone again and £980 (28m & FA) TG & MG Wooff & RG & F Powell and £590 (8m) NS Phillips. AC House & Son again. Charolais heifers rose to £1065 for a smart British Blues to £665 (13m) JE Slee; £640 (12m) NS Phillips; £630 suckler bred type (21m) from JG Warfield again, who sold another at £960 (2x 11m) £575 (4x 11m) RW & BA Bellamy; £585 (9m) £545 (2x 8m) (20m). Fleshed Charolais at £1045 (21m) LR House, Dunwear. Good JJ & SM Spiller; £575 (9m) P Coombes and £535 (11m) GR Smith. suckler types £950 (9x 18/22m & FA) PJ Betty again and £950 again Angus to £585 (4x) SD Ives; £535 RJ & CA Down and £525 (13m) (6x 19m & FA) TJ Samways & Son, North Perrott and £910 (only 16m & NS Phillips. Parthenaise to £560 (10m) P Webber. Simmentals to £545 FA) MD Fone & Sons, Upottery. Simmental heifers rose to £985 (7m) JLG Dorse, when another sold to £545 (10m) SR Davis and £535 (30m & FA) RC & K Wright & Son again. Smart dairy bred Limousin (2x 10m) GR Davis. Herefords to £535 (2x 11m) AE & WF Chinnock. heifers at £905 (10x 17/23m & FA) RJ, GM & AJ Tucker again. The steers were also topped by Whitehouse Farm Partners with Native heifers sold to £1000 for well fleshed Herefords (3x 22/23m, Limousins at £950 (9m) and £950 (7m). A good entry – well done. FA & sires) from Stowell Bros again. Further Herefords to £940 Other Limousins to £860 (4x 12m) £850 (12m) £755 (5x 12m) £715 (12m) (27/28m & FA) Hutton & Sons, Bristol and £885 (25m, FA & sire) S Broom; £815 (2x 10m) £755 (10m) C Jones; £800 (4x 13m) £795 FH Arscott & Son again. Angus heifers to £980 (35m & FA) AJ Britten, (4x 12m) CA & B Jarvis; £780 (2x 9m) £775 (9m) £700 (2x 9m) Somerton. Others £950 (23/24m, FA & sires) K & N Crang, Yeovil; £880 G & A Speed; £705 (9m) TG & MG Wooff & RG & E Powell and £700 (18/24m, FA & sire) Johnson Partners again and £880 again (5x 22/23m, (2x 8m) and £700 (4x 8m) J Hallett. Charolais to £930 (2x 11m) FA & sire) PJ Betty again. RG & CJ Gooding, when others sold to £770 (5x 12m) S Payne; £760

Steers Max £1315 Ave £871 (4x 11m) AS Cowling; £755 (9m) P Coombes and £705 (3x 14m) Heifers Max £1250 Ave £764 RE Fewings & Son. British Blues to £840 (10m) RW & BA Bellamy; £785 (10m) £730 (11m). £710 (12m) JE Slee and £705 (9m) NS Phillips. Breed Steers Others Heifers Others Simmentals to £752 (3x 10m) and £705 (2x 9m) FA Kingcott & Son. Charolais £1200 £1185 £1065 £1045 Angus to £670 (11m) GR Davis and £670 (9m) PH & DA Winter. Limousin £1315 £1195 £1250 £1180 Herefords to £625 (2x 10m) AE & WF Chinnock, who sold others to £565 Simmental £1040 £995 £985 £895 (2x 10m). Further Herefords to £620 (9m) NS Phillips; £570 (8m) from RE Nash and £565 (7m) from JLG Dorse. B/Blue £1140 £1100 £1230 £1095 Steers Blonde £1070 £980 - - Max £950 Ave £617 Heifers Max £955 Ave £478

Aberdeen Angus £1145 £1140 £980 £950

Hereford £1215 £1090 £1000 £940 Breed Steers Others Heifers Others Devon £950 £910 £800 £800 Charolais £930 £770 £675 £665 Norwegian - - £845 - Limousin £950 £950 £955 £795 Friesian £1010 £995 £940 £835 Simmental £752 £705 £545 £535 Fleckvieh £1000 £890 - - B/Blue £840 £785 £665 £640 Parthenaise £1075 - - - Parthenaise - - £560 £410 Shorthorn £955 - - - Hereford £625 £620 £535 £490 Devon £690 £560 £355 - 72 SUCKLER COWS, CALVES & STOCK BULLS Angus £670 £585 £585 £535 Auctioneer: Derek Biss Tel: Office 01278 410250 Friesian £495 £240 - - A small entry of suckler cows, calves and stock bulls sold to a limited Shorthorn - - £440 £350 company of buyers. Sussex £555 £500 - -

Best bulls to £2000 for a Limousin (Hugginshayes bred) bull from

PG Hopkins and £1600 from CJM Shackleton. 519 NON-EXPORT CALVES Commencing 9.45am

Shorthorn cow with twin calves to £1600 from M & S White & Son; Auctioneers:

£1200 and £1100 for Simmental and Angus heifers with Limousin calves Andy Clements Tel: Office 01278 410250 Mobile: 07769 904704

at foot from RF Drake. James Wotton Tel: Office 01404 46222 Mobile: 07899 955935

British Blue incalf heifers to £880, £870 and £860, all from Jamie Batt Tel: Office 01935 415300

ME & CS Drake. Charolais incalf heifers to £830 (3x) from BE Maltby.

st A good trade from Ruby Red Devon outfits saw 2 Devon cows born 2015 For Saturday 21 March 2020 Calves born on or before

th with young steer calves at foot to £940 and £860, both from 8 February 2020 will require a pre-movement test.

AE & SA Meikle. 2x Hereford cross incalf heifers sold to £790 from J Trott.

Calf section drovers are available after the conclusion of the auction to

th assist with the loading of calves. Please feel free to ask for assistance. Saturday 11 April

First Monthly Catalogued Sale of Auctioneers: Charles Clark Tel: Office 01460 238383

REGISTERED PEDIGREE NATIVE SIRES

Suckler Cows, Calves, Heifers & Bulls Mobile: 07850 691561 & Andy Clements Tel: Office 01278

Pedigree sire ear number on passport by BCMS. Pedigree sire name

Sale commences at approx 12.30pm Ring 1 410250on entry Mobile:form. Please 07769 note 904704 abattoirs verify sires by DNA testing.

For further information please contact Meg Dobson on 01278 410278

Beef Breeds (393) – not able to be exported from market E-mail [email protected]

A very good entry in terms of numbers confirming Sedgemoor as the

largest calf market in the South. As expected for this time of year a lot of

7 GRAZING COWS (Pre-movement tested)

smaller calves were forward but also a large number of reared calves.

Auctioneer: Robert Venner Tel: Office 01278 410278 Mobile

Trade was good the whole way through with more buyers in attendance. 07889 006503 Top of £445 (4x) for reared Blues from NF George, same vendor sold

A small entry of grazing cows topped at £900 for a Hereford cross (2015) to £415 (3x) and £400 (2x) from SE & TL Lye. Younger Blues to £368 from DL Hobbs. from DWC & MA Brunt; £345 from JLG Dorse and £345 (2x) from

MC Powell. Reared Simmental to £360 and £350 from NF George.

342 BUSK CALVES & STIRKS Commencing 11.00am Young Simmental just behind at £355 and £350 from

DE Down & Son and £340 from R Hares. Charolais to £322 and £315 DEDICATED RING FOR REARING CATTLE UP TO 400KG

from CE Veysey and £305 from GA Quick & Sons. Limousins to £275 Auctioneers:

from Short Bros & Son; £260 from JR Chapple & Son and £255 from

Martyn Venner Tel: 01823 277121 Mobile: 07813 697012

HT & ME Quick.

Robert Baker: Tel: 01278 765588 Mobile: 07834 740027

Continental heifers to £350 for a reared Blue from NF George. Couples (250 Ewes & 380 Lambs) Others £345 from RA Plowright. Younger Blues to £310 from A larger entry again of couples, being 250 ewes with 380 lambs sold to a MC Clothier Partnership; £285 from MC Powell and £258 from similar trade. Best doubles to £192 (£64/life) from JWO Marsh & Partners. Reared Limousins to £278 (5x) from R Maskell & Partners. Other best types to £188 (£62.67/life) from NF George. Younger Limousins to £245 from HT & ME Quick and £165 Chapel Farm Partnership and R Maskell & Partners; £182 (£60.67/life) from KF & LW Mitcham. Charolais to £250 (2x) £210 from from DM & DM Ginger; £175 (£58.33/life) from D Gundy and S Chilcott. GA Quick & Sons and £185 from CE Veysey. Simmentals to £228 and Strongest singles to £150 (£75/life) from J Hannam and £220 from R Hares and £200 from GF & DV Bussell. R Maskell & Partners. Others to £148 (£74/life) from DM & DM Ginger; Natives to £350 (6x) for reared Angus from NF George. £142 (£71/life) from D Gundy. Others 4x £345 from the same Vendor. Younger Angus to £258 from Triplets to £202 (£50.50/life) from Chapel Farm Partnership. A good RW Sheldon & Sons and £250 from CD Griffin & Partners. Herefords to bunch of 20 Mule ewes with 32 lambs at foot sold to £172 (£66.15/life) £325 from NF George and £320 (2x) from from DL & ME Gillard. Overall average £55.71/life. FAW Bakers Kingston Farms Ltd. Younger to £185 from N & J Ham and Goats (88) £180 from Woodlands Farm. A smaller entry of 85 goats sold to £144 for strong nannies from Native heifers to £240 (2x) for reared Angus from RA Plowright. J Nichols & Son, when others sold to £132 and £117 from the same Younger to £168 from J & EM Phillips & Son and £145 from Vendor. O ther goats to £80 from MF Bathard & Sons. EJ Badman & Son. Hereford to £240 from RA Plowright; £165 from Overall average £67.13. FAW Baker Kingston Farms Ltd. Younger to £160 (3x) from JR Bucknell Orphan Lambs (109) New Sale Time 11am and £140 from Bayley Partners. Trade held up well with an entry that lacked the quality seen in previous Breed Type No Max Vendor Other weeks on the whole. C Peach of Halstock topped at £40, others sold to Price £25 from M Wall. Overall average of £15. Blue Bull 59 £445 NF George £445 Mortality & Rejected Meat Insurance Hfr 42 £350 NF George £345 15p per head will be deducted from the Cull, Prime Sheep & Goats to Charolais Bull 7 £322 CE Veysey £315 cover all deaths & rejections at slaughter. Hfr 9 £250 GA Quick& Sons £250 e Limousin Bull 20 £275 Short Bros &Son £260 131 PIGS Commencing 11.00am

Hfr 18 £278 NF George £278 Auctioneer: Mark Walters Simmental Bull 7 £360 NF George £355 Tel: Office 01458 250000 Mobile: 07833 598713 Hfr 4 £228 R Hares £220 ***PIGS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED*** Hereford Bull 61 £325 NF George £320 th Please Note The Next Pig Market is on Saturday 28 March 2020

Hfr 44 £240 RA Plowright £165

Please ensure your pig entries are pre-entered to reserve your

Angus Bull 60 £350 NF George £350 pens. Hfr 62 £240 RA Plowright £240 Friesians (126) – not able to be exported from market Weaners (45) A good entry of 126 dairy sired bull calves met a similar trade when A larger entry of 45 weaners sold to a reasonable trade. Best bred types reared calves sold to £290 (7x) and £285 (6x) from RA Plowright and to £33 from A Jones. Others to £28 from JP Strawbridge and £22 from £180 (4x) from KJ & SC Grabham. Younger to £100 from S Wake. AE & WF Chinnock. Cull Sows & Boars (16) Best rearing types £60 plus, mediums £30-£50 and plainer types £5-£25. A reduced entry of 16 cull sows and boars sold to a steadier trade. Montbeliarde to £145 from SE & TL Lye. Dairy Shorthorn to £130 from Top call was £171 for a large type from R Hares. Others to £170 from BS & SG Kingston. Sheeted to £75 from MRG Taylor. A Jones; £167 from WJ Acreman & Sons and £166 from P Clark. Fleckvieh £68 from RF & BA Larcombe Half the entry being boars! Forward Stores (68) 5070 SHEEP Commencing 10.00am A reduced entry of 68 forward stores, sold to a buoyant trade. Best types Auctioneers: Store Lambs & Grazers to £140 (twice) from T Stone, who sold others at £130 twice. Richard Webber Tel: Office 01769 574500 Mobile 07740 881180 & Others to £130 from WJ Acreman & sons and £124 from RJ Sparshott. Paul Ashton Tel: Office 01278 410250, Mobile 07866 673857 Lighter types to £112 from RJ Horsington.

Breeders & Couples 12.30pm or following Grazing Ewes whichever - is earlier. Tom Mellor Tel: Office 01278 410250, Mobile 07929 649195 POULTRY Commencing 12 Noon

Rams & Orphans Jamie Batt Tel: Office 01935 415300 Auctioneer: Jamie Batt Tel: Office 01935 423478 George Bone Tel: 01460 238383 George Bone Tel: 01460 238383

REQUIREMENTS TO SELL SHEEP Next Poultry Sale Saturday 21st March 2020 ALL SHEEP MUST HAVE AN ELECTRONIC TAG. ANY SHEEP OVER 12 MONTHS OF AGE MUST HAVE 2 MATCHING TAGS ONE OF WHICH FODDER Commencing 1:00pm

MUST BE ELECTRONIC Auctioneer: James Wotton Tel: Office 01404 46222 Mobile FCI DECLARATION - on entry form 07899 955935 DEFRA ARAMS LICENCE – separate from entry form DO NOT BRING LAME, BLIND, EMACIATED OR SHEEP WITH SCAB. Next Fodder Sale Saturday 21st March Any presented will be turned away and will need to be licensed home. FORTHCOMING SALES

Store Lambs (2361) MARCH A larger entry of 2361 store lambs sold to another flying trade, with strong Thurs 19th Monthly General Sale of Antiques and Furniture 10.00am demand throughout. Top price of £134 went to P Athay, when others Sat 21st Collective Catalogued Sale of Purebred Poultry 12 Noon sold to £124 from the same Vendor. Others to £130 from CA & MA Ralph; Wed 25th Orange Market Dedicated Sale for bTB Restricted Cattle. £124.50 from EJ Gwyn; £123.50 from T Frampton & Sons; £120 from Store Cattle – 15 Months & Over, Prime Cattle & Barren Cows. JE Clapp and M Wall; £119 from C Harris; £118 from SR & MS Ball; £116 Sale commences 4.30pm from IR & AJ Balsdon; £115.50 from WJ Ellicott; £114 from RJ Taylor; Sat 28th Monthly Sale of Native Store Cattle 10am Ring 2 £113 from CA & MA Ralph; £111 from T & I Collard and £110 from Sat 28 th Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am C Peach. Overall average £88.41. Mon 30th Easter Show & Sale of Suck Lambs 9.30am Cull Ewes & Rams (1856) APRIL th A very large entry of 1856 cull ewes and rams sold to an even stronger Sat 4 Monthly Catalogued Sale of Organic Store Stock 10am Ring 2 trade for all forward. Best of the continental ewes sold to £174 from th H Groves. Other best ewes to £157 from S Harris; £155.50 from Sat 4 Special Catalogued Sale of Pedigree, Purebred & Crossbred Dorset Breeding Ewes 12pm SR & MS Ball; £154 from R Westbrook; £153 from MJ & AL Blakeney; Mon 6th Centurion Poll Dorset Breeders Selection & Sale 10am £152 from Devon Farming Ltd; £150 from JE Clapp and MD & KE Lanfear; Mon 6th The Blackertor Valais Blacknose Production Sale being £149 from JE Churchill; £148 from RW Brunt, CE Veysey and EJ Gwyn; 15 Valais Blacknose males & females with additional entries £147 from G Barnes and BM Heal & Son and £145 from from Gemstones & Halsbury T Frampton & Sons. Cull rams sold to £151 from ML & AL Bakeney, Tues 7th Spring Fever Collective Dairy Sale of Freshly Calved Cows, when others sold to £147 from RW Biss, C Kallend, BM Heal & Son and Heifers, Youngstock & Dairy Bulls 11am Ring 1 S Pierce Ltd; £139 from RJ Taylor. Medium ewes £70-£100, plain Th urs 9 th Monthly General Sale of Antiques and Furniture 10.00am £50-£70 and boners generally £30 plus. Overall average £99.33. Fri 10th Good Friday – Office Closed Breeding Ewes & Rams (23) Sat 11th First Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cows 12.30pm (Limited to A small entry of 23 breeding ewes and rams sold to a steady trade. 200 Head) Inlamb ewes to £95 from R & A Ody. Overall average £87.04. Sat 11th Fortnightly Sale of Pigs 11am

Forthcoming Fodder Sale Telephone: 01278 410250. Email: [email protected] SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE , SOMERSET, TA6 6DF (M5, J24) Saturday 21st March at 1.00pm Collective Fodder Auction Entries to include: Hay 40 Round at ; 400 Conv & 250 Round at ; 150 Conv at Bristol; 100 Conv at Chard; 200 Round at Highbridge; 300 Conv at Ilminster; 40 Quad at Langport; 50 Square at Somerton; 15 Quad & 75 Round at Taunton; 200 Round at Silage 50 Round at Bridgwater; 42 Round at Chard; 100 Square at North Curry; 150 Quad at Wellington Straw 27 Square & 51 Quad at Wellington Plus trailer/lorry loads of Straw and Hay to be delivered **Further entries invited**

Forthcoming Deadstock Sales NEW FARM HOUSE, LASHAM, HAMPSHIRE, GU34 5RY Tuesday 24th March at 1.30pm The Sale of Tractor, Land Rover, Dairy Equipment & Associated Items Ford 4100 TRACTOR; (85) LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110;Three Bed Atlas Amethyst MOBILE CARAVAN; Fullwood 24/48 Swingover PARLOUR; 48 Chore Time Feeders Parlour FEEDERS; Mueller 10,500L BULK TANK; Fabdec – Dari-Kool ICE BANK COOLER; Fullwood Q7 MILK PUMP x2; Loheat WATER HEATER x2 (180L & 225L); Cotswold 180L WATER HEATER; 250+ IAE Super Cow Comfort CUBICLE DIVISIONS; MATTRESSES (200x Malc Elder, 100x Mayo Mats); Storth AUTOMATIC SCRAPERS; 16x hydor FANS; 5m Richard capper BACKING GATE; Calf-Tel Calf HUTCHES (33 Single, 6 Maxi); Visscher Green BEDDING MACHINE; Forklift mounted BEDDING MACHINE; Albutt SHEAR GRAB; Longshaft SLURRY PUMP; PTO Powered GENERATOR; Collinson 32T BIN (2019); etc. Full listing on www.gth.net. For AJ & C Martin A 10% Buyers Premium will be charged on all lots except Agricultural Machinery & Tractors. Buyers not known to the Auctioneers are required to provide photographic ID to obtain a buyers number. Payment by cash and debit card only.

WALFORD CROSS MACHINERY SALE (Off A38 Taunton to Bridgwater) “The South West’s largest one day Machinery Sale”

THURSDAY 16TH APRIL at 9.00am WANTED TRACTORS, MACHINERY, HORTICULTURAL EQUIPMENT ETC. Expected entries: 75 Tractors, 100 Trailers, 800 Lots of Machinery and 2,500 Lots of Miscellaneous Items All items to be booked in on Tuesday 14th (9am-5pm) & Wednesday 15th April (9am-4pm). Handler unloading service available. All buyers are required to register with the sale office. Purchasers require photo identification & a current utility bill. Payment is due on the day of sale by Cash or Debit Card. ** No buyers premium on Tractors and Farm Machinery ** For further information Telephone 01278 410250

Forthcoming Dairy Sales SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE Monday 30th March at 11.00am The Dispersal Sale of the NMR Herd of 204 HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comp: 91 Dairy Cows & Heifers Inmilk &/or Incalf; 46 Incalf Heifers; 12 Bulling Heifers; 53 Yearling & Younger Heifers & 6 A Lot Heifer Calves

 NMR HERD AV: 9,494KGS. 3.85%BF 3.23%P SCC=204  HERRINGBONE Parlour; CUBICLE Housed  CLOSED HERD For 25 Years  YOUNG COWS: 62 1st – 3rd Lactation  CALVING: Jan- Apr (32); May-Jul (26); Aug-Nov (31)  SERVICES TO: Aberdeen Angus, British Blue, Gatsby, Happydays, Hereford, Nihao, Tendoy; etc.

For Weston Farm Ltd (Removed from Weston Farm, Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset) **Subject to a successful TB test ** April Tues 7th AT SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE. The Spring Fever Collective Dairy Sale of Freshly Calved Cows, Heifers, Youngstock & Bulls. To include The Sale of 44 August Calving Incalf Heifers from Fordham & Allen ** Further Entries Invited ** Tues 14th AT SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE. The Dispersal Sale of 160 Holstein Friesian and Fleckvieh Dairy Cows and Followers for JCR & CM Vaughan (Removed from Penyworlod Farm, Penhow, Caldicot for convenience of sale).

Forthcoming Devon Cattle Sale APRIL Thurs 2nd SEDGEMOOR AUCTION CENTRE. The Devon Cattle Breeder’s Society Annual Spring Show and Sale of Ruby Red Devons.

Grasskeep at Crowcombe 63.16 ACRES FOR MOWING AND/OR GRAZING Details from the Agents, Greenslade Taylor Hunt, 1 High Street, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1QF Agricultural Office (01460) 238383

Land at , Bridgwater, Somerset

27.54 acres of agricultural pasture land at Burtle, Bridgwater. Available in three lots of 9.98 acres, 5.93 acres and 11.63 acres.

For sale by Informal Tender. Completed tender forms to be submitted prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 25th March 2020.

Guide Prices: Lot 1 9.98 acres £75,000 Lot 2 5.93 acres £35,000 Lot 2 11.63 acres £20,000

Contact Sedgemoor Agricultural Office on 01278 410250 (Ref: THM) Land at Walton, Street, Somerset 36.35 acres of agricultural pasture land at Walton, Street. Available in three lots of 11.22 acres, 12.26 acres and 12.87 acres, or as a whole.

For sale by Informal Tender. Completed tender forms to be submitted prior to 12 noon on Wednesday 8th April 2020.

Guide Prices: Lot 1 11.22 acres £50,000 Lot 2 12.26 acres £50,000 Lot 3 12.87 acres £55,000 As a whole 36.35 acres £155,000

Contact Sedgemoor Agricultural Office on 01278 410250 (Ref: THM)

Annual Grass Auctions

Tuesday 31st March 2020 At Oaktree Arena, Edithmead, Highbridge at 7pm

HIGHBRIDGE & NORTH SOMERSET DISTRICT Annual Spring Auction Sale of Grasskeep Rights 872 Acres Entered

Please call the Burnham-on Sea Office for a Catalogue 01278 765588 ------Thursday 2nd April at 7.30pm At The Beambridge Inn, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, TA21 0HB

TAUNTON & BRIDGWATER AREA ANNUAL GRASS AUCTION Entries to date: 3.90 acres at Blagdon Hill; 53.69 acres at Bradford On Tone; 18.95 acres at Chelston; 31.31 acres at Creech St Michael; 19.82 acres at Comeytrowe; 44.92 acres at Cullompton; 21.79 acres at Milverton; 17.88 acres at North Newton; 38.92 acres at West Buckland; 30.15 acres at West Lyng. ** Further Entries Accepted ** For further information please contact Paul Ashton 01278 410250 ------Wednesday 8th April 2020 at The Langport Arms Hotel, Langport At 7pm

LANGPORT & SURROUNDING DISTRICT GRASS SALE Approx 365 acres in Langport, Wick, Muchelney, Aller, Hambridge, Burrowbridge, Lyng, Athelney, Othery, Greylake, Fivehead, Oath & Curload

Further details and catalogue available from Langport Agricultural Office 01458 250000