SOUTH EAST MARTS - MARKET

Primestock report for: WEDNESDAY, 19 th FEBRUARY 2014

PRIME CATTLE (15 inc. 4 exempt ) - Auctioneer: Roger Waters Not much change with a bit more retail interest helping. Mark and Jackie Cornwell’s Limousin cross steers reach 189p and their heavyweight grosses £1,384 at under two years old.

COWS & OVERAGE BEEF (33 inc. 5 exempt ) - Auctioneer: Roger Waters Definitely brighter, more sparkle in the trade and greater competition, marvellous Martin Muggeridge has Continental cross cows at 128.5p, 126p, 126p, 125p, 124p, etc. Brian Foster’s best Limousin and Tony Monnington’s Simmentals share the gold medal at 130p. Holstein steakers 84.5p. Good to see it on the up. Overage beef - all shapes and sizes. Brian Foster out in front once again with a Limousin cross heifer 161p.

CALVES (2) Auctioneer: Roger Waters Only two, both Aberdeen Angus cross heifers £120 and £100.

PIGS (37) Auctioneer: Roger Waters All sold - Norman Hick’s quality Pietrain x Landrace maiden gilts to £113 and also has smart Pietrain x Landrace heavy store pigs, 12/14 weeks at £40.50, £39, £38 each etc. White hybrid sows to £170 per head. Entered on Wednesday 26th February - 2 Landrace x Large White gilts and 6 weaners

SHEEP (1308) - Auctioneer: Nick Young HOGGETS (783) Overall average 184.6p per kilo. “Happy days are here again”. Trade is up and Hailsham is the place, all the best hoggets were keenly contested in particular from High Hurstwood’s long standing Lord Mayor David Marley (“Here’s to them that should be here me dear!”) also Team Ainslie, Bill Gingell, Tim Carnaghan, Neil Smith, etc. Good feeding and breeding pays time and time again. Some smashing through the £2 per kilo mark - in short a really good go. We need your finished Hoggets at Hailsham right away

Leading prices per head:- D Marley £91, £87, A Ainslie £89, £86 (twice) Plumpton College £88, £84.50, T Patton £87.50, £86, TH Carnaghan £87.50, WD Smith & Son £86, £84.50, FW & MJ Akehurst £86, CH Morris £85, A Wood £84.50.

Leading prices per kg.:- T H Carnaghan 202.6p, 187.7p, 185.9p, WH Gingell & Son 196.4p, WD Smith & Son 195.2p, 186.2p, FG Coles 192.7p, 185.9p, AL Ainslie 191.8p, 187.6p, 186.6p, JRV Wheatland 188.9p, 186.7p, B Walker 188.5p, CH Morris 188.1p, JN Carr Farms 187.3p,

EWES (291) Undoubtedly dearer across the board. A price rise two weeks running and more big runs needed to satisfy the battling factory men. D Blake & Partners £80, £68, P Cruise £77, £68, Mrs S Roberts £74, M Brett £71, NH, CP & S Tebbutt £69, JP Gingell £69, J Glessing £68, R Grover £68, £66, A Barr £66, Plumpton College £66. STORE HOGGETS (234) No let-up in this trade, there is tremendous competition and confidence in the job at Hailsham right now. The question is how long can this last? R & D Marten £72, £64, G & M Hinson £69, PJ Greenaway £69, NH, CP & S Tebbutt £69, J Wates £68, £61.50, RG Whyman £65, £60.50, JE Lamplugh £65, M Letham £63.50, G Drewett £62.50, GE Tobitt £62.50, WH Gingell & Son £61.50. Next Wednesday, 26th February 20 Texel cross ewe lambs, on Heptavac P, Fluke drenched also 12 Romney In-lamb ewes, 2 lambers, scanned in-lamb to Charollais and Romney rams Congratulations to George Tobitt with his 12/1 winner at Doncaster today. We look forward to sharing in the champagne celebrations at Hailsham next week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Next STORE CATTLE SALE to be held on MONDAY, 24th FEBRUARY at 11.30 a.m. Entries include:- 7 Simmental and 1 Aberdeen Angus cross cows , majority born 2005, been running with Blonde and Simmental bulls, PD+, from JP Gingell , 29 Simmental and Hereford cross steers and heifers, 9/24 mos from J Monnington Farms, 22 Simmental cross steers, 9/21 mos from New House Farm Twineham, 18 Limousin cross steers and heifers, 16/19 mos from C Diplock, 20 Angus and Brown Swiss cross steers, 14/20 mos from P & Y Parkes, 13 Simmental cross steers and heifers, 8/19 mos from SD & JJ Feakes, 10 Blonde cross steers and heifers, born April/August 2013 from Mr & Mrs K Watts, other good entries forward ~~~~~~~~~~ Next sale to be held on MONDAY, 10th MARCH - Entries now being taken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spring Sales on behalf of WISTON FARMS LTD Wiston, Nr. Steyning Dispersal Sale of ARABLE MACHINERY inc. ‘02 Claas Lexion 440, Combine, Tractors, Cultivation Equipment, Workshop and Machinery Spares on SATURDAY, 29th MARCH 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GREAT HOMEWOOD FARM South Chailey, Near Lewes Dispersal Sale of excellent well maintained MODERN POWER MACHINERY inc. Tractors, Trailers, Big Balers, Mowers, Rakes, Tedders, etc. etc. on SATURDAY, 12th APRIL 2014 On behalf of Geoff Rodaway, retiring Other sale dates already booked for the spring Watch this space ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The First Spring Sale of AGRICULTURAL & GARDEN MACHINERY, BUILDERS' & CONTRACTORS' PLANT at ARDINGLY SHOWGROUND to be held on THURSDAY, 6th MARCH Entries close this Friday, 21st February ~~~~~~~~ Other Spring Sales to be held on SATURDAY, 5th APRIL ~~~~~~~~ THURSDAY, 1st MAY ~~~~~~~~~ also COLLECTIVE Saturday, 26th April ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OFFICE JUNIOR REQUIRED A full time position has arisen at Hailsham Cattle Market. The position involves assisting in general office duties, computer in-putting, clerical work outside in the market yard and attending sales on farm, some weekend work is required. A knowledge of livestock, agriculture and computer literacy is essential, a car owner would be preferred. Salary according to age and experience. Please apply in writing along with your CV to Mrs Sally Rogers, South East Marts, Hailsham Market, Hailsham, . BN27 2AG or email - [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FARM DIRECT

DAIRY DIRECT Thirty in-calf cows and heifers caliving now - onwards. On Mid and West Sussex dairy farm ~~~~~~~~~~ Instructions just received - Five Friesian Holstein cows and One heifer , calving March/April, full breeding and detailed records available ~~~~~~~~~~ New on the Market - PIGS DIRECT Registered Welsh Maiden gilts fit for service - can be served and collected later - quality stock also Welsh gilts and boars, porker, cutter and bacon weights ~~~~~~~~~~ BULL BANK Pedigree Aberdeen Angus, 3 years old also Limousin and Sussex available WANTED - Charolais or Simmental bull ~~~~~~~~~ BEEF DIRECT Ten Aberdeen Angus x Simmental bulling heifers - choose from a yard of twenty plus - Four year TB parish ~~~~~~~~~~ FODDER STORE - Trading - let us know what your requirements are Round bale wheat straw, round bale hay, haylage and clamp grass and maize silage, crimped maize and pea haulm as well. ~~~~~~~~~~ Contact Roger Waters 07860663345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WOOL SACK DISTRIBUTION AT HAILSHAM MARKET To be held on Wednesday, 12th March and Wednesday, 19th March 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Somerset Flood-Hit Farmers Forage Aid - How can we help As you are most probably aware Young Farmers clubs all across the country are rallying together to support the flood-hit farmers in Somerset. Sussex YFC (with the help of the NFU Southwest) are organising pledges to be sent down by the lorry load to Somerset. At present they are at capacity but in the coming weeks they will need more. Should you have any straw, silage, hay or supplies that you wish to donate please get in touch. Sussex YFC will organise all pledges and then get back in touch with you as and when they are required. Please contact either Peter Carnaghan on 07912555897 or Vinnie Copper on 07795362506 for more information. Many thanks to all those who have kindly donated already ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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