Cirencester Livestock Market Report s5

Voyce Pullin V P Auctioneers, Valuers & Rural Surveyors 5 CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK 20 55 H T Purser 27 700 G Denton 5 MARKET REPORT nd 21 57 E & E TUESDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2008 8 Griffiths

52 REARING & WEANED CALVES 22 – 62 R Simpkins 10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Ben Baggott 23 8 Overall Average £139.92 26 75 A C Cook Another strong trade for all bull calves on offer, heifer calves a touch easier in 5 comparison. Friesian (5): Very few on offer of medium quality sold £20-£28. 27 76 E & E Native Breeds (7): Again few forward some Angus bulls to £175 for E G 0 Griffiths Hedges & Son, medium bulls to £140. Smart Hereford heifers sold to £125 and £122 for K D Sheridan. Medium quality £80+, Angus heifers sold to £90 27 71 G Denton for E & V Kidner. 5 Charolais (3): A smart bull from Chris White made £255, £252 from W J 29 76 K Berry Pearson, heifers sold to a top of £172 for D Meredith. 0 Simmental (14): Saw a top for bulls of £282 for E G Hedges & Son, medium types £170-£210. Heifers to £148 for W J Pearson, B Gough twice at £130. Charolai 5 – 6 38 Harrow Fms 4 – 5 332 Harrow Fms Smaller medium class heifers £70-£90. s 5 Limousin (7): All 4 bulls on offer from R C Ponting & Son making £195 - £230. Their 2 heifers sold well at £148 & £160, £140 for D Meredith. Blue (9): Popular as always again today meeting strong demand. Regular 9 – 11 53 Temple 8 315 Bydemill consignor J D Wright & Son topped at £265, £262 for R J D Taylor, £260 2 Bridge Farms again for J D Wright. R J D Taylor’s blue heifer topped at £168, 2 from J D 11 49 Harrow Fms 20 508 H T Purser 5 Wright at £142 and £132. 20 57 H T Purser 22 670 C 8 Ledgerwood A short entry of weaned calves saw Friesians to £108, Simmental to £148 and 23 – 65 Howard & 27 730 G Denton £152 heifers to £172, all of medium quality for age. 25 2 Sons 27 70 E & E 8 Griffiths 393 STORE CATTLE Herefor 9 44 Bydemill 4 – 6 248 P & B Shaw d 5 Farms 11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin & Chris Voyce 4 – 10 35 P & B Shaw A very pleasing entry for the first sale in December continuings to sell to a 0 good trade. 18 – 47 P & B Shaw 20 0 19 48 H T Purser 29 535 P & B Shaw The strong Continental x steers (24 – 28mnths) were short in supply but sold 8 to a very good trade topping the day at £760 for Limousin steers from M/s K 22 – 71 C B Powell Berry & Sons, Coleshill. Strong Friesian steers sold to £742 from the same 25 2 home. 22 64 J Jones 0 The strong Continental x heifers (24 – 28mnths) were also in short supply 27 69 G Denton 8 trading between £580 - £650 generally topping at £730 for Charolais heifers Angus 12 40 P Hunt 21 – 492 R Gawthropp & £700 for Limousin heifers from M/s G Denton & Family, Thatcham. 8 23 10 – 36 Harrow 19 538 R & D Tobin The farming cattle (18 - 24 months) continue to trade at high levels but many 11 5 Farms showing signs of the weather. The best Continental x steers traded around 13 – 39 W Fowler 20 625 H T Purser 120p/kg – 150p/kg with Simmental steers to £660 from M/s R Simpkins & 21 0 Partners, Luckington & £645 from M/s I & J Alvis, Melksham. 17 59 J Butt 20 – 568 R & D Tobin 0 25 21 52 E & E 22 – 585 R Simpkins The native breeds saw Hereford steers to £712 from M/s C B Powell & Son, 2 Griffiths 26 Shurdington with Aberdeen Angus to £590 from Mr J Butt, Epney. 20 – 58 R Simpkins 21 5 The heifers (18 - 24 months) saw the Continental’s topping at £690 & £670 B Blue 11 47 P Hunt 19 – 500 E & E from Mr C Ledgewood, Boxford. Devon heifers sold to £542 from M/s 0 24 Griffiths Howard & Sons, Devizes with Aberdeen Angus to £625 from H T Purser Ltd, 18 – 54 H T Purser Wendoverdean. 19 5 Blonde 19 67 C B Powell 2 The younger stores (12 – 18mnths) continue to meet a very strong trade with Simment 4 32 W J Hunt 3 – 4 300 W J Hunt the Continental steers £530 - £590 (£100 - £200 over their weights) topping at al 5 £672 for a Blonde x steer from M/s C B Powell & Son, Shurdington. 7 – 8 56 W Lane 7 – 8 39 W Lane Simmental steers sold to £578 again from M/s Alvis. 0 2 Continental heifers (12 – 18mths) saw Limousin’s to £550 from M/s E & E 11 – 47 P Baker 14 – 432 P Baker Griffiths, St Briavels. 16 2 17 17 – 50 H T Purser 19 – 512 H T Purser 21 0 21 The weaned calves (6 – 12mnths) met an unbelievable trade with Simmental x 20 – 64 I & J Alvis 21 590 E & E steers to £560 from M/s W Lane & Partners, Denchworth with Charolais 23 5 Griffiths steers to £495 from M/s Harrow Farms, Elmstone Hardwicke. Hereford steers 22 66 R Simpkins 24 690 C to £470 from Mr P Shaw, Bushton. A larger percentage of younger heifers 0 Ledgerwood saw Simmental to £355 again from M/s Lane & Charolais to £332 from M/s 26 68 S Coates 26 662 A C Cook Harrow Farms. 2 28 67 I & J Alvis 2 Overall Averages Steers £471 Heifers £402 Friesian 18 – 35 C Gallop 19 0 Steers Heifers 29 74 K Berry Age £ Vendor Age £ Vendor 2 Limousin 8 – 9 38 S Alvis 11 – 380 Furzehill Fm 0 12 Voyce Pullin Markets Ltd 12Cirencester48 S Beer Market (Weekly22 592 – TuesdayR & D Tobin & Thursday) – Tel: 01285 869911 Fax: 01285 869333 Lydney Office: 01291 680068 Falfield Office: 01454 269486 Voyce Pullin V P Auctioneers, Valuers & Rural Surveyors Chris Voyce 01291 680068, Jon Pullin 01454 269486, Ben Baggott 07894 214150 or Arthur White 01453 832080 57 BARREN COWS & OTM CATTLE 11.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin th THURSDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2008 A wonderful entry of first class overage cattle met an excellent demand and again 610 PRIME LAMBS plenty of buyers around the ring. 10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce M/s Breakspear, Reading won the overage Cow Championship and their 610 kg Overall Average – 136p/kg cow topped the trade at 160p, £973 selling to M/s Dawn Cardington Meats. Mrs Ann Orr-Ewing consigned a tremendous 1030kg Charolais cow that grossed £1292 The Primestock Show & Sale saw one of the best shows of lambs in any selling to M/s Simpson. James Kimber’s Simmental traded at 126p £1,142 and 3 market and was a credit to all vendors. Trade was strong on the best export very smart Simmental heifers from Castle Hill Partners made between £1150 and type lambs with many of the show lambs between 150p/kg – 190p/kg with the £1200 per head. Today’s best cattle all traded in excess of £1 per kg the Champion & Reserve Champion lambs weighing 39kg from M/s P & C Continental Feeding types all 80-90p. The Friesian types to feed all 55-70p with Houldey selling to £120 (308p/kg) & £100 (256p/kg) respectively to M/s the best meat Friesians mainly 90p plus topping at 108p for G J Robertson. Farmers Fresh. Overage steers sold to a top for the Champion steer from W J Simmons 148p The commercial lambs also sold to a strong trade selling between 130 – £1069. Rod Gilders Devon steer made £884, B J Ford’s steer £875. David 140p/kg. Lewis’s non show steer made £877. Kgs Vendor £ p/kg 35.5 A Goscombe 55.00 155.0 36 R & B Kimber 60.00 167.0 DAIRY SALES 36.5 A Goscombe 62.00 170.0 Tuesday, 16th December (at Cirencester Market) 38.5 R & B Kimber 70.00 182.0 41 Friesian Holsteins 39 P & C Houldey 120.00 308.0 The first sale to disperse of the non recorded herd for M/s E Weaver, 39 P & C Houldey 100.00 256.0 Whychurch Farm, Malmesbury (11.30 am) 40 A Basson 56.00 140.0 43 J Taylor & Son 70.00 163.0 BY PRIVATE TREATY 45 P & C Houldey 70.00 156.0 Gloucestershire – Genuine Dispersal 45.5 F Power 60.00 132.0 TB Restricted. 150 Holstein Friesian Pedigree/Commercial Herd with separate herd of 20 mainly Pedigree Jerseys. Some followers, Holstein Friesians. Jerseys as a whole, Cubicles 134 CULL EWES Further Details contact Jon Pullin (Falfield Office) 10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce Overall Average - £35.14 A shorter entry of ewes with very few strong sorts on offer. The few best ewes sold over £50 topping at £60.20, Half meated ewes traded between £35 - £40. CIRENCESTER MARKET Small ewes sold between £25 - £35. Slaughter rams to £40 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR PERIOD THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER Sales of Prime Lambs, Store Sheep, Cull Ewes, Beef Cattle, 90 BEEF CATTLE Barren Cows & Pigs 11.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce Sales of Live Poultry & Sales of Christmas Fayre Average: Steers 154 p/kg, Heifers 156 p/kg TUESDAY 16th DECEMBER Sale of Rearing Calves, Beef Cows & calves & Store Cattle Another excellent show of cattle for Cirencester Primestock Show & Sale saw THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER 16 Abattoirs & Butchers represented. The show cattle were kindly judged by Mr David Partridge who placed a Sales of Prime Lambs, Store Sheep, Cull Ewes, Beef Cattle, Barren Cows 605kg Limousin heifer from Mr G Brooke as Supreme Champion which sold Sales of Dressed Poultry & Sales of Christmas Fayre rd to 296p/kg to M/s Andrews Quality Meats. The Reserve Champion was a TUESDAY 23 DECEMBER 660kg Limousin steer from Mr D J Cheacker which sold to 272p/kg to M/s Sale of Rearing Calves, Beef Cows & calves & Store Cattle Andrews Quality Meats. Many of the show cattle sold between 180 – Sales of Prime Lambs, Store Sheep, Cull Ewes, Beef Cattle, Barren Cows 240p/kg. (Includes TB Exempt Section for Beef & Barren Cows) The commercial cattle were also a strong trade selling between 130 – Sales of Dressed Poultry & Sales of Christmas Fayre 150p/kg. The few lesser shaped sorts traded 115 – 125p/kg. THURSDAY 25TH DECEMBER Steers / Bulls Heifers NO MARKET Limousin 272.0 D J Cheacker 296.0 G Brooke TUESDAY 30th DECEMBER Angus 127.0 J White 130.0 C Wells & Sons NO MARKET Charolais 180.0 A & S Albutt 141.0 B J Ford & Sons THURSDAY, 1st JANUARY 2009 Blonde 192.0 D & S Cheacker NO MARKET British Blue 190.0 R Breakspear 242.0 D & S Cheacker TUESDAY, 6TH JANUARY 2009 Hereford 145.0 R Breakspear Simmental 142.0 A & W Hancock 150.0 R & B Kimber Sale of Rearing Calves including Special Sale of Weaned Calves, Longhorn 140.0 E G Gilder Sale of Beef Cows & calves & Store Cattle including Organic Cattle South Devon 139.0 R Hussey 165.0 R Hussey Further details - TEL: 01291 680068 / 01454 269486 Bazadais 191.0 R Breakspear CIRENCESTER MARKET PRIMESTOCK SHOW & SALE RESULTS 40 SHOW PIGS THURSDAY 4TH DECEMBER 08 10.30 am - Auctioneer: Ben Baggott CATTLE A good show of pigs for the Christmas show and sale and my thanks go to Mr Supreme Champion Mr G Brooke Rob Underwood for judging all the pig classes. Also my continued thanks & Champion Heifer Limousin x Heifer weighing 605kg selling to 296p/kg goes to all the pig vendor for supporting the monthly pig market. £1790.80. Purchased by M/s Andrews Quality Meats, The Champion Sow was won by B J Ford (Fosse Farm) and sold to Paul Batt Highworth, Wilts for £200 Reserve Champion Mr D J Cheacker The Reserve Champion Sow was won by Richard Barrow Jnr and weighed & Champion Steer Limousin x Steer weighing 660kg selling to 272p/kg 355kg and sold for £225 to Mr D Davies £1795.20. Purchased by M/s Andrews Quality Meats, The champion pen of four pigs was won by Mr Austin Pearce of Thornbury Highworth, Wilts which later sold for £88 to the judge Mr R Underwood Young Farmers Beast Mr J Comer The Reserve Champion pen of four pigs came from the same home and sold British Blue x Heifer weighing 540kg selling to 208p/kg for £78 to Mr D Partridge Voyce Pullin Markets Ltd £1120.50. Purchased by M/s Mutchmeats Ltd, Witney, Ben CirencesterBaggott 07894 214150Market - Next (Weekly sale 11th – Dec Tuesday 2008 & Thursday) – Tel: 01285 869911Oxon Fax: 01285 869333 Lydney Office: 01291 680068 Falfield Office: 01454 269486 Voyce Pullin V P Auctioneers, Valuers & Rural Surveyors Native Breed M/s Breakspear & Son Hereford x Steer weighing 650kg selling to 145p/kg £939.25. Purchased by M/s S Morgan & Son, Appleton, Oxon

Best Pair of Cattle Mr D J Cheacker British Blue x Heifers weighing 525kg & 590kg selling to 160p/kg & 179k/kg. Purchased by M/s P J King & Son, Whaddon, Glos & Mr E G Gilder, Elmstone Hardwicke, Glos Barren Cow M/s Breakspear & Son Charolais x Cow weighing 610kg selling to 160p/kg £972.95. Purchased by M/s Dawn Cardington, Cardington, Bedford

SHEEP Champion Lambs M/s P & C Houldey Texel x Lambs weighing 39kg selling to 308p/kg £120 head. Purchased by Farmers Fresh, Kenilworth Reserve Champion M/s P & C Houldey Texel x Lambs weighing 39kg selling to 256p/kg £100 head. Purchased by Farmers Fresh, Kenilworth

PIGS Champion Pigs Mr A Pearce Large White x Pigs selling to £88 Purchased by Mr R Underwood, Fretherne, Glos

Champion Sow M/s B J Ford & Sons Large White x Sow selling to £200 Purchased by Mr P Batt, Mitcheldean, Glos

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