Cirencester Livestock Market Report

Voyce Pullin V P Auctioneers, Valuers & Rural Surveyors STEERS / BULLS HEIFERS CIRENCESTER LIVESTOCK Prices in Italics are for Bulls MARKET REPORT TUESDAY, 4th MAY 2010 40 REARING CALVES 10.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin Another reasonable entry that met a very strong trade as is usual for this time of year.

Best Continental bulls topped at £365 and £328 from Lodge Farms Ltd whose Simmental heifers also sold well at £245 and £232. Limousin heifer calves from Tim Rawlings made £220 and £200, Blonde heifers from J W Ball made £250, his Blonde bull a strong £322. Blue calves again in strong demand topping for bulls at £390 from W F Fisher. £320 for D Rabbatt & Son whose weaned blue at 2 months made £430 and blue heifer at £320.

The native breed calves sold particular well with Hereford heifers selling as well and sometimes better than the bulls. Alfie Jones named sire Hereford bulls made £202 - £272 with his Hereford heifer at £235. A R Highmans Hereford bulls made £260 and £272. T S Baker’s heifers £190 and £130.

Few Friesians on offer with many more needed to meet a strong demand M/s B Gough made £142 and £130 of bulls £72 for A R Highman. 5 DAIRY CATTLE & BEEF COWS 11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin A freshly calved Friesian Cow (2nd Calver) sold to £1480 from M/s C B Powell & Sons, Shurdington. A Limousin cow (06) & her Aberdeen Angus x heifer calf (2/10) sold to £875 from Mr N Starr, Malmesbury. SPECIAL SALE OF WEANED CALVES Tuesday 11th May 2010

468 STORE CATTLE 11.30 am - Auctioneer: Jon Pullin, Arthur White & Chris Voyce Averages: Steers £649, Heifers £583 A reasonable entry saw some grand runs of cattle on offer with the trade similar to the last few weeks. Despite the drop in the beef trade last week, the Continental x steers (24 – 30mnths) met a fair trade with only a handful of very strong sorts forward topping at £922 (123p/kg) & £908 (123p/kg) from M/s Wallis & Wallis, Black Bourton. The native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus steers to £805 (141p/kg) from Mr J Barford, Earthcott. The smaller or lesser shaped sort traded generally between £680 - £770 (120 – 130p/kg). An overage British Blue steer sold to £828 (112p/kg) from M/s M & R Jones, Cambridge. The strong Continental heifers (24 – 30mnths) were very short in number with the better meated sorts selling to £785 (135p/kg) for a Simmental from Mr R Bradley, Sedbury with his Hereford heifers to £658 (125p/kg). The farming cattle (18 – 24mnths) saw another wonderful show of cattle forward. Trade was similar to last week with the stronger better shaped sorts traded between £750 - £850 (140 – 155p/kg) topping at £875 (148p/kg) & £805 (145p/kg) for British Blue x steers from M/s S & W Ball, Charfield. The general run of Continental steers traded between £650 - £700 (125 – 145p/kg) The native breeds saw Hereford steers to £850 (144p/kg) from M/s N & S Doel, Crudwell. Friesian steers sold to £838 (121p/kg) from M/s W Prior & Sons, Castle Coombe. The heifers (18 – 24mnths) were a firm trade with the better shaped sorts over £700 topping at £975 (151p/kg) £900 (156p/kg) & £875 (160p/kg) for a grand run of Limousin’s from M/s S & W Ball, Charfield. The general run of Continental heifers traded between £550 - £650 (130 – 145p/kg). The native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus heifers to £670 (150p/kg) from M/s D & D Baber & Sons, Westonbirt. The younger steers (15 – 18mnths) sold to a firm trade with the best Continental steers selling between £720 - £800 (135 – 160p/kg) topping at £860 (154p/kg) £780 (144p/kg) for Charolais steers from M/s D & M Whitcombe, Minety. The general run of Continental steers traded between £650 - £740 (120 – 140p/kg). The native breeds saw Aberdeen Angus steers to £825 (149p/kg) from M/s W Prior & Sons, Castle Coombe. A grand run of 53 Hereford cattle from Ms Millington & Son, Wickwar sold to £595 (142p/kg) & £550 (172p/kg) The younger heifers (15 – 18mnths) saw the better shaped sorts trading between £580 - £650 generally topping at £675 (142p/kg) for Charolais (16 - 17mnths) from Mr J Pierce, Berkeley. The general run of heifers traded between £500 - £580 (125 – 140pkg) The weaned calves & young stores were in shorter supply and sold to a fair trade with the better shaped sorts trading generally between £500 - £580 topping £738 (165p/kg) for Limousin steers (14mnths) fromVoyce Mr C Rouse,Pullin Markets Ltd Bampton. Cirencester Market (Weekly – Tuesday & Thursday) – Tel: 01285 869911 Fax: 01285 869333 Lydney Office: 01291 680068 Oldbury Office: 01454 269486 Voyce Pullin V P Auctioneers, Valuers & Rural Surveyors Age £ p/k Vendor Age £ p/k Vendor 11 – 330 97 P & S Bennett g g 13 Herefor 13 – 550 17 A Millington 13 – 40 11 A Millington 12 – 325 10 H J Vincent d 20 2 17 0 9 16 7 15 – 485 11 H J Vincent 18 5 15 – 632 12 D & M 18 – 750 14 J Simpkins 16 – 42 11 A Millington 27 2 Whitcombe 19 3 17 5 5 16 – 700 13 S & R Cottrell 23 0 17 – 392 98 R Brittain 18 – 595 14 A Millington 18 65 13 J Simpkins 21 20 2 0 1 17 – 600 11 W Prior & Sons 24 850 14 N & S Doel 22 – 65 12 R Bradley 20 1 4 26 8 5 18 470 12 J Davys B Blue 10 – 585 16 P & S Bennett 15 – 59 13 E Gash 0 11 3 17 5 2 19 550 10 J Simpkins 18 – 638 13 R,A & J Johns 17 – 73 14 J Simpkins 8 19 6 20 0 2 22 700 11 N & S Doel 19 – 788 13 J Simpkins 18 52 14 H J Vincent 8 20 9 0 2 25 838 12 W Prior & Sons 21 860 14 W Prior & Sons 18 53 12 R,A & J 1 8 8 4 Johns 25 – 730 10 R Witchell & 21 – 875 14 S & W Ball 23 – 67 14 L Selman 30 7 Son 23 8 24 5 1 21 – 805 14 S & W Ball VENDORS PLEASE NOTE 25 5 ALL CATTLE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY LAW WITH 21 – 850 14 R Witchell & THE NEW FOOD STANDARD DECLARATION FORMS 27 4 Son VENDORS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL CATTLE MUST HAVE 2 VISABLE EAR TAGS 28 820 13 A Gibbs PRESENT WHEN SENT TO MARKET 9 DUE TO CHANGES BY THE FOOD STANDARD AGENCY 32 828 11 M & R Jones ALL OUR MARKET DECLARATION FORMS HAVE CHANGED AND ALL CATTLE MUST 2 BY LAW BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A COMPLETED MOVEMENT FORM PLEASE DISREGARD ALL OLD STYLE FORMS Blonde 26 865 13 Wallis & Wallis TH 3 THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010 Simmen 11 – 550 13 H & A Whiting 11 51 11 R Scott tal 12 6 8 1 366 PRIME HOGGETTS 12 650 13 D Marklove 13 – 51 14 H J Vincent 3 15 2 0 10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce 13 – 570 16 H J Vincent 13 – 63 14 D Marklove Overall Average –184p/kg 14 3 16 5 4 A few les forward as the season draw to a close sold to a firm trade with the 15 – 660 16 Aquetong Fms 17 – 65 16 Aquetong 21 5 26 0 9 Fms best handyweights hoggs traded between 185 – 195p/kg topping at 198p/kg £89 16 682 15 H J Vincent 26 78 13 R Bradley for 45kg from Mrs R Walshe. The general run of handy & medium weight 2 5 5 hoggs traded between 175 – 185p/kg. The heavier hoggs also met a good trade 30 62 12 J Hicks & selling to 199p/kg £94.50 for 47½kg from M/s D & N Sivell. The £100 barrier 8 9 Son was reached 3 times from Mr A Grindle, Mr M Hicks & Mrs H Whitcombe. Limousi 14 – 590 12 E Gash 9 – 12 47 17 Temple Kgs Vendor £ p/kg n 15 7 0 7 Bridge 36.5 D G Davis 67.00 184.0 14 – 738 16 C Rouse 19 – 83 17 S & W Ball 40 A Grindle 78.00 195.0 15 5 25 8 4 41 D & D Meredith 80.20 196.0 18 – 820 15 R Witchell & 21 97 15 S & W Ball 42.5 R Breakspear 81.50 192.0 25 6 Son 5 1 19 635 14 H & A Whiting 24 90 15 S & W Ball 45 R Walshe 89.00 198.0 4 0 6 46.5 P & M Howes 90.50 195.0 23 790 16 J & R Smith 24 – 87 16 S & W Ball 47.5 D & N Sivell 94.50 199.0 0 25 5 0 50 A Cranstone 91.50 183.0 Charolai 12 – 558 13 D Taylor 10 – 48 15 Temple 56 H Whitcombe 100.00 179.0 s 13 6 12 5 1 Bridge 62 A Grindle 100.00 161.0 12 – 780 14 D & M 13 49 14 D Taylor 19 4 Whitcombe 5 8 86 PRIME LAMBS 15 – 860 15 D & M 17 – 67 14 J Pierce 20 4 Whitcombe 19 5 2 10.00 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce 19 855 12 Wallis & Wallis Overall Average –234p/kg 2 A few more forward sold to a very good trade with the best handyweight sorts 21 785 14 J Pierce 3 over 230p/kg topping at 248p/kg £99.20 for 40kg from A J Wilcox & Sons. The 26 922 12 Wallis & Wallis heavier lambs sold to £101.50 for 49½kg from Mr A Cunningham. 3 Kgs Vendor £ p/kg Angus 13 700 14 R & J Portch 12 42 12 Temple 34 A J Wilcox & Sons 80.00 235.0 6 8 7 Bridge 35 A Ractliffe 83.00 237.0 13 – 540 15 D Taylor 13 64 13 R & J Portch 38 C B Powell & Son 89.80 236.0 18 9 5 7 40 A J Wilcox & Sons 99.20 248.0 16 572 14 J Davys 14 60 12 E Gash 41 D Stafford 100.00 244.0 3 0 8 49.5 A Cunningham 101.50 205.0 18 750 17 D & D Baber 17 – 45 12 H & A 8 18 0 3 Whiting 18 825 14 W Prior & Sons 18 – 67 15 D & D Baber 266 CULL EWES 9 22 0 0 10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce 18 – 820 14 D & M 19 45 13 D Taylor Overall Average - £70.90 23 5 Whitcombe 0 2 20 – 780 17 D & D Baber 22 – 55 11 J Barford Another good entry sold to another very good trade with the best Suffolk & 22 0 24 0 8 Continental ewes trading between £90 - £110 (over £100 8 times) topping at 22 790 14 B Gough 24 – 65 13 G £128. Best Mules traded between £75 - £90. The half meated ewes also met a 4 25 8 7 Greenawaygood trade selling generally between £70 - £85 with the plainer & smaller sorts 23 – 805 14 J Barford 26 – 65 12 B Gough £55 - £65 generally. Slaughter rams sold to £85. 28 1 28 0 7 28 62 10 A Gibbs 0 5 25 EWES & LAMBS Friesian 8 205 91 A Fuller 25 Voyce58 10PullinC & MarketsB Slade Ltd 10.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce Cirencester Market (Weekly – Tuesday0 &5 Thursday) – Tel: 01285 869911 Fax: 01285 869333 Lydney Office: 01291 680068 Oldbury Office: 01454 269486 Voyce Pullin V P Auctioneers, Valuers & Rural Surveyors A mixed entry of ewes and lambs met a flying trade with singles to £108 (£54 a FRIDAY, 21ST MAY (5.30 pm) life) from Mr A Elliott. 3 Continental x ewes with 5 lambs sold to £132 (£49.50 Genuine Evening Reduction Sale without Reserve a life) from Miss L Walker. at Dayhouse Farm, Hillesley, Wotton under Edge, GL12 7QY Viz: Volvo 850 SE 2.5 M Reg, Isuzu Trooper 3.1 TD L Reg, Votex 9’ Topper, 28 BEEF CATTLE Lemken 3f Plough, Transport Box, PTO Slurry Stirrer, Bale Trailer, Caravan, Jeep 11.30 am – Auctioneer: Chris Voyce Gearbox, Folding Harrows, Cattle Crush, 15KVA PTO generator Bamford Grain Bulls 110p/kg Steers 120p/kg Heifers 128p/kg Rollers, Yard Scraper, Qty landscaping, stone, Paviers etc, Qty Field Gates, Qty Driveway Gates, Steel Posts, Roof Tiles, Mowers, Strimmers, Brush Cutter, IW A few more forward showed signs of improvement and increased demand. Only Canopy & Spares, Trailer Tent Chassis, Qty Scrap, Workshop Equipment, Livestock a few good shaped sorts forward with steers to 139p/kg for a Limousin from Sundries, Oil Tank, Welders, Chainsaws, Lister Engines, Wire, Vacuum Pumps and M/s Breakspear & Son with heifers to 156pkg for a Blonde from Mr P Tutcher. many Sundry Items. Incl by Permission: JCB Digger, Browns Bale Sledge, The general run of lesser shaped sorts was hard to place between 100 – Parmiter Bale Elevator - Further Entries accepted through the Auctioneers 120p/kg. SALES NOT PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED Friday, 28th May (11 am) 20 OTM CATTLE & BARREN COWS Machinery Dispersal Sale 11.30 am – Auctioneer: Jon Pullin At Manor Farm, Turkdean, Cheltenham, Glos, GL54 3NU A short entry which met a blistering trade topping at 127p 830 kg £1054 for J H On behalf of W Mustoe & Partners Randalls Charolais, British Blue to 125p 675kg £844 for Simon Cheacker. Being the Dispersal Sale of Surplus Machinery following a change in farming policy. MRI cows topped at 116p £754 with all Continental and Beef breed cows over To incl Case 956 XL and Case 5140 Powershift Tractors, NH Clayson 80-80 108p per kg. The short entry of Friesians topped at 95p £750 for E R Robinson, Combine and a range of Cultivation, Grassland and Arable Machinery, Livestock and all Friesians on offer in excess of 90p. The overage steers saw Angus top at General Farm Equipment - Full Details Next Week – Catalogues in Preparation TH 114-116ppkg for G Warren & Sons, Hereford to 111p from J C Shayle. The FRIDAY, 4 JUNE (5 pm) Limousin heifers topped at 106p from M M & D Lewis and Angus heifers at The Cheltenham Evening Collective Sale At Burley Lakes Field by kind permission of S Kincart 89p for D K Ewart. To incl: A range of Vintage Tractors, Int Crawlers and an extensive range of Poultry, VENDORS PLEASE NOTE Pig and Butchers Equipment, Farm Machinery, Collectables, Stone Troughs etc,. We are a Green TB Exempt Market on a Thursday; This means Cattle can be sold without Full Details to Follow – a limited number of additional entries accepted at the a pre movement TB test. Cattle can return home if unsatisfied with the price.The only Auctioneers Discretion cattle we cannot accept are from holding under TB restrictions th or under a 6 day standstill Saturday, 7 August 2010 Rare Breed Show & Sale SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CIRENCESTER MARKET Incorporating “The Breeds of Gloucestershire Sale” Sales of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats & Poultry Entries Invited – Entry Forms Available on Website SPS 2010 CLAIM FORMS Farmers and Landowners are reminded that the your 2010 SP5 forms should be submitted by Monday, 17th May 2010 if you do not wish to receive a penalty. Please contact us as a matter of urgency if you require our assistance.. FODDER 200 Tons 2009 Clamped Grass Silage Close to Gloucester (south) for sale as a whole removal 1 month Please contact Jon Pullin, Oldbury Office 50 plus Quadrants Bale of 2009 Good Quality Hay - Coaley, Nr Dursley area Please contact Mike Cluley, Oldbury Office PEDIGREE BULL Pedigree Charolais Bull born August 2008 –Warranted Stockgetter - Fully Vaccinated, Pedigree tracing back to the French Magnifique bloodlines Please contact Jon Pullin, Oldbury Office FORTHCOMING SALES Saturday, 15th May 2010 2nd Gloucestershire Collective Machinery Sale At Warren Farm, Standish. Glos, GL10 3DP (1 mile M5 J12) Entries to date: Tractors: Int 574 2wd c/w Quickie 2300 Loader, Int 674 2wd L Reg, Case 5150 Pro-plus Maxxum, Leyland 384 2wd, MF540 Skidsteer Loader, Honda Big Red Quad. Trailers: IW Flat Bed, Hay Trailers, AS Marston Trailer (04), 10’ Stockbox, IW Stock Trailer, BJames Tilt Bed Triaxle Trailer, IW Tipping Trailer, Weekes Tipping c/w Cover, Flat Bed Hay Trailer (vgc), IW 12’ Stock Trailer, Various Car Trailers, IW Trailer (Mesh Sides), Quad Stock Trailer. Machinery: Redrock Sheargrab, Claas 46 Round Baler (net wrap – 1 owner), 8’ HDuty Topper, KV 4F Ploughs, Krone 278 Mow/Cond, Husqvarna Rotovator, NH 376 Baler, NH 940 Baler, Int 430 Baler, Wessex Paddock Sweeper, McConnel PA44 H/cutter, Rabewerk 10’ P/Harrow, Buckrake, Transport Box, KV 4f Plough, Disc Harrows, Flat Roll, Sulky 600 Spinner, Amazone ZAF 604 Spinner, Cooks Flat 8/10 Bale Grab (for Quadrants), Dowdeswell 6’6” Rotovator, Buckets, Lemken 4+1 Rev Plough, Vicon Spinner (x2), Transport Box, Wessex PTO Flail Mower, Rotary Brush, Ferguson Tipping Trailer, Vicon PS953 Electric Spinner, Ransomes 3F Plough, Vicon Acrobat, 3x Duty Fahr KM22 Drum Mowers, 250G Fuel Bowser (Towable), Turf Cutter, PZ Drum Mower, PZ 300 Haybob, Vintage Winnowing Machine, Twose Yard Scraper, Twin Bale Spike, ATB Bale Squeezer, PTO Generator (spares). Livestock: IAE & Urry Cattle Crushes, Racking, Qty Calf pens, TES Jet Fan, Parlour Sundries, Crush Head Restraint, Qty Galebreaker, Feedbarriers, Qty Sheeted Sheep Turnover Crate Doors & General Steel. General: Workshop Tools, JCB Buckets, Various Tyres, JD6420 Wheels/Tyres, L/Rover Spares, F/Lift Tipskip, H/duty Ramps, Green Clamp Cover & Stone Bags, Livestock Troughs & Sundries, 22 Mushroom Cubicles, Qty Water Troughs, Contents of a local Workshop, MTD Ride on Mower, Husqvarna Ride-on Mower, Pony Trap, Welders, H/Drawn Plough, Timber, Mowers, Stella Pedestrian Mower, Strimmers, Tiller Rotovator, Qty Horse Jumps, Poly Jumps etc, Qty Flagstones, Mobile Milker, Lighting,Voyce Doors, PullinStable Markets Ltd Matting, Qty CotswoldCirencester Stone, 40 lotsMarket of Timber. (Weekly - Further Entries – Tuesday Invited & Thursday) – Tel: 01285 869911 Fax: 01285 869333 Lydney Office: 01291 680068 Oldbury Office: 01454 269486