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Market Report for Weekending Wednesday 26th February 2014

656 CATTLE SOLD THIS WEEK 10 Month Old Charolais Steers to £1100.00 Feeding Cows to 159.5p - £988.90 Young Bulls to 237.5p - £1577.40 OTMS to 196.5p - £1692.30 Steers to 245.5p - £1726.80 Heifers to 264.5p - £1590.03 2669 SHEEP SOLD THIS WEEK Hoggets to 243.0p - £113.00 Cull Ewes to £134.00

THIS SATURDAY – 1 st March 2014 Sale of Store Pigs, Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes and Breeding Sheep

A MASSIVE THANK-YOU We have been amazed by the response for Donations and Pledges of Fodder & Feedstuffs to The Farming Community in the West Country. To date we have over £5,000 and have pledged with the NFU over 15 Artic Lorry Loads of Fodder. We are still collecting donations: Cheques payable to Newark Livestock Market c/o NLM Office, Great North Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1BY. To register a pledge of fodder or feed, please speak to James Sealy 07772 618315 TB Regulations from Jan 1 st 2013

ANNUAL TESTING PARISHES FAT CATTLE can be moved to a Red /slaughter only market WITHOUT pre-movement testing. 6 Day Rule does NOT apply

STORE CATTLE must be pre-movement tested and the 6 Day rule applies (Pre-movement test lasts 60 days)

4 YEAR TESTING PARISHES Cattle can move to any market without pre-movement testing

All WEDNESDAY MARKETS are RED/SLAUGHTER ONLY MARKETS

FEEDING COWS, STORE AND BREEDING CATTLE, SHEEP AND PIGS will be held on SATURDAYS

We believe that this will be in everyone’s best interest and look forward to continuing to provide a complete marketing service to all our clients.

The market is licenced to accept cattle from TB Restricted Herds, ie. Herds that have had a TB breakdown in our Red (Slaughter only) markets subject to the following conditions: a. The animals being presented for sale must have had a negative TB test in the previous 30 days

b. In order for you to bring your stock here you will need to obtain a licence (TB24B) from your local Defra Animal Health Office.

Obviously there will be many concerns and questions that you may have, we will continue to update you in this publication or better still ring anytime

*** SHEEP EID The following applies to movements made from 01.01.2011 – for sheep indentified since 1st January 2010

1. Lambs/Hoggets destined for slaughter before they reach 12 months of age and identified with a single tag bearing flock mark (electronic or manual) These sheep can be recorded on movement documents as a batch. There is NO requirement to list all the flock numbers, even when a “batch within batch” consignment is moved. 2. Lambs/ Hoggets (Stores) must be double tagged and must be electronic These sheep MUST be individually identified on the movement document, unless they are moving to Newark or any other approved CPRC (Central Point Recording Centre) where the tags will be read and recorded on behalf of the keeper. Keepers using the CPRC facility must populate their Holding Register with the read information within 48 hours of the sheep leaving their holding

Holding Registers: 1. ALL sheep moved MUST be recorded in the keepers Holding Register “Keepers” include: farmers, dealers, markets, abattoirs etc. This has been a requirement since 31 st December 2009. The recording requirements include:  All individual numbers, if full EID has been applied  All flock numbers, if single slaughter tags have been applied ** FORTHCOMING SALES ** Paul Gentry 07801 032846 Rachel Gascoine 07885 432939 Keith Miller 07801 032847 James Sealy 07772 618315 Market Office 01636 676741

This Saturday 1st March 2014 Sale of Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes, Store and Breeding Sheep Wednesday 5th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 8th March 2014 Sale of Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes, Store and Breeding Sheep, Pigs, Feeding Cows, Store and Breeding Cattle, Reared and Rearing Calves Wednesday 12th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 15th March 2014 Sale of Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes, Store and Breeding Sheep Wednesday 19th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 22nd March 2014 Annual Suckled Calf Sale on behalf of Messrs RE & S Baldwin, Wigan, Lancashire 100 British Blue and Limousin sired and out of Pure Limousin Cows born April/May 2013 together with Sale of feeding Cows, Store and Breeding Cattle, Reared and Rearing calves, Store Pigs, Fat Lambs, Cull Ewes and Store and Breeding Sheep Wednesday 26th March 2014 Sale of Slaughter only Cattle, Pigs and Sheep Saturday 29th March 2014 The inaugural English Premier Show and Sale of Bulls and Females on behalf of The Lincoln Red Society, The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society, The British Simmental Cattle Society and the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society. This is a High Health Sale and Official Society Sale of the above mentioned breeds – No other cattle this day

For further information or help please contact either: Paul Gentry Mobile 0780 1032846 Home 01522 789152 Rachel Gascoine Mobile 07885 432939 Home 01636 813245 Keith Miller Mobile 0780 1032847 James Sealy Mobile 07772 618315 Market Mobile: 07852 961915 (Chris & Shirley) Office 01636 676741

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Contact: James Sealy BSC (Hons) MRICS FAAV - 07772 618315 ______Non Grazing A.F.Us PLEASE NOTE We can sell Finished Bulls, Cows and Clean Cattle every Wednesday from Producers with no need to Pre-movement Test from DEFRA Registered non grazing AFUs Please give us a call ______** E-MAIL ** Receive your copy of our Market Report by Thursday afternoon e-mail [email protected] with your e-mail details or visit our website at www.newarklivestocksales.com to download a report STORE CATTLE Please fill in a Movement form when entering Store Cattle, on this form PLEASE show how you would like your cattle sold OTMS CATTLE Any cattle with CTS Forms MUST have a green passport attached if you have lost this please apply to BCMS for a replacement BEFORE you bring the cattle to market IMPORTANT NOTICES Double Tags: Please ensure all animals are double tagged with two readable tags, this is a legal requirement. If the abattoir is unable to read them it may result in them binning the animal IMPORTANT NOTICE - T.B. STATUS Please ensure that you fill in your TB status on our movement form each time, it is most important that you state the pre-movement test date PASSPORTS Please ensure all Passports are correctly filled in, ie: Holding sticker, signed and dated MARKET REPORT REPORT FOR SATURDAY 22 nd FEBRUARY 2014

Auctioneer: Paul L Gentry Telephone: 0780 1032846

205 CATTLE SOLD – 16 Feeding Cows, 127 Store Cattle, 62 Rearing and Reared Calves

FEEDING COWS – 16 averaged 130.14p A small show of cows and not much quality, however buyers out numbered cows 2 to 1 and a very fast trade prevailed.

Peter Jackson sold Limousin cross cows to 159.5p - £988.90, Field Farming Company sold Blue crosses to 155.5p - £974.99 and 151.5p - £937.79 and Messrs Towlison sold Limousin crosses to 154.5p - £988.80. MANY MORE REQUIRED

Store Cattle – 127 A nice entry of mostly younger cattle met a very sharp trade with well-bred long term cattle looking exceptionally well sold.

Andrew Clark, Sheffield sold 10 month old Charolais steers to £1100 and Limousins to £1080 with 8-11 months old Limousin bulls to £970, Messrs JB & PF Clarke, Saxilby sold 19 month old Charolais heifers to £1090 and 12 month old Limousin steers to £980, Messrs RM Booth & Son, Moorhouse sold Limousin 22 month old steers to £1050. Again a really tremendous result and many more required

We have some excellent entries of cattle in forthcoming weeks which will be advertised in this report and our Farmers Guardian advert - to have your cattle advertised in both contact us or if you would like a farm visit contact us

2247 SHEEP SOLD TODAY 1198 – PRIME HOGGETS 1029 – CULL EWES Auctioneer: James Sealy Mobile: 07772 618315 Home: 01788 510206

Prime Lambs – 1198 Sold: SQQ 198.61p/kg Overall Average 185.34p/kg Amazing to think in 1 year what our Saturdays have become, again Newark coming out top of the Shop this week! 10 buyers in the alleys looking for lambs saw a very fast trade from the start. Today 28 pens of Hogs 200p/kg+ and 11 pens £100+!! Nice to see people from afar coming to sell their sheep with us and a few just coming to have a look. Whatever you have don’t be afraid to come to Newark, we have a Great Team and Buying Support……. Keep the numbers!!

PRIME HOGGETS WEIGHT AVERAGE MAXIMUM No. Sold STANDARDS 207.37 p/kg 240.00 p/kg 106 (32.1 TO 39 KGS) £68.50 £/head £90.00 £/head MEDIUMS 195.37 p/kg 239.00 p/kg 301 (39.1 TO 45 KGS) £72.00 £/head £105.00 £/head HEAVIES 184.68 p/kg 219.00 p/kg 425 (45.6 TO 52 KGS) £89.58 £/head £104.00 £/head 173.34 p/kg 190.00 p/kg OVER 52 KGS 335 £96.13 £/head £105.00 £/head CULL EWES & STORE LAMBS EWES SOLD £78.21 £134.00 1029

STORE LAMBS £62.67 £75.00 20

TOP PRICE PENCE PER KILO Beltex 37½kgs 240p/kg PA Pollyn Texel 44kgs 239p/kg P & I Tuplin Texel 40kgs 225p/kg A & P Schofield Texel 33kgs 221p/kg Railway View Farms Texel 47kgs 219p/kg A & P Schofield Texel 38½kgs 218p/kg SH Gunn Ltd Texel 48kgs 217p/kg CR Green Beltex 37½kgs 213p/kg PA Pollyn Texel 41kgs 212p/kg G & DM Howsam Texel 33kgs 209p/kg J Hendy

TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Beltex 44kgs £105 P & I Tuplin Texel 60kgs £105 A & P Schofield Texel 40kgs £104 CR Green Texel 60kgs £103.50 J Chantry Texel 47kgs £103 A & P Schofield Texel 60kgs £103 PR Baker Texel 57½kgs £103 JA Brown & Son Texel 60½kgs £102 PR Baker Texel 56½kgs £101.50 JA Brown & Son Texel 58kgs £101.50 J Chantry

Store Lambs Just an odd couple of pens of stores sold from £51 to £75 averaging £62.67.

Top spot taken by PBC Livestock for Continentals.

Cull Ewes What a show and what a trade!!! The first time that we have seen over 1,000 in Newark and on this trade we ought to week in week out! Again 8 buyers in the alleys and keen bidding saw the ewes sell from £10 to £134 averaging all in £78.21….. quite a feat when you look at averages up and down the Country.

More demand too for Mules with the better end selling to £75. Ewes coming from far and wide and passing others on the way!! Many more required!!

Texel £134 Messrs Taggart Texel £125 Ken Davies Texel £121.50 DJ Curtis Texel £121 DJ Curtis Texel £112 Messrs Taggart Beltex £105.50 DS & LE Wadland Texel £105 Messrs Taggart Beltex £103.50 DS & LE Wadland Texel £103.50 DS & LE Wadland Texel £101 H Harvey & Son

FORTHCOMING SALES Saturday 8 th March 2014 From Mr David Bush, Great Yarmouth (4 Year TB Parish) 7 Charolais X Heifers, 13-22 months old 1 Simmental X Heifer, 21 months old 2 Blonde X Heifers, 22 months old From Geoffrey Bates Ltd, Forsham, Kent (4 Year TB Parish) 40 Limousin X Steers, 10-13 months old 10 Pure Simmental Steers, 11-13 months old 10 Limousin X Simmental Heifers, 11-13 months old, out of quality Beef Suckler Cows All vaccinated with Rispoval 4, all bred on the farm From Messrs Dickinson, Bawtry 20 Hereford X Jersey, Steers and Heifers, 13-17 months old outliers From Erpingham House Farms, Norfolk (4 Year TB Parish) 6 Saler X Heifers, 16-18 months old From Anderson (South Wootton) 15 Aberdeen Angus X Steers and Heifers, 11-15 months old 5 Simmental X Heifers, 16-18 months old In the Calf Section From Westhall Lodge, Norfolk (4 Year TB Parish) 8 Friesian Bulls and 7 Continental Heifers, 6-8 months old Saturday 22 nd March 2014 Annual Suckled Calf Sale on behalf of RE & S Baldwin, Wigan 100 British Blue and Limousin sired and out of Pure Limousin Cows born April/May 2013 From Messrs Mellors & Wilshaw (4 Year Parish) 16 15/16 and 31/32 Limousin Heifers, 2 years old, been running with a Limousin Bull since Jan 14 47 15/16 Limousin Steers and Heifers, 11-13 months old From A & N Spilman & Son, Lincoln 7 Pure Bred Simmental Heifers, well grown, excellent condition, 18-20 months old From Chris Partridge, Suffolk (4 Year TB Parish) Pedigree British Blue Bull, 27 months old, excellent Pedigree and figures (top 10% for breed) Blue & White in colour, big powerful Bull From S & S Richardson, Barnsley 3 Pedigree Lincoln Red Cows with Limousin X Bull calves at foot 1 Pedigree Lincoln Red Cow 2 Pedigree Lincoln Red Heifers, 21 months old Saturday 29 th March 2014 The inaugural Premier Show and Sale of Bulls and Females On behalf of the Lincoln Red Cattle Society, The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society, The British Simmental Cattle Society and The Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society This is a Health Sale and Official Society Sales of the above mentioned breeds Saturday 12 th April 2014 The 10th Anniversary Limousin Day Show and sale of Pedigree and Commercial British Limousin Cattle on behalf of The East Midlands Limousin Cattle Breeders Club and North West Midlands & North Wales Limousin Cattle Breeders Club Saturday 3 rd May 2014 The Inaugural UK Breeders Official Society Show and Sale On behalf of The British Bazadaise Cattle Society Saturday 17 th May 2014 The Complete Unreserved Dispersal Sales of the ‘Pennys’ Herd of Pedigree Limousin Cattle On behalf of Mr Paul Walker, Driffield and The ‘Birdies’ Herd from Mr William Bird, Tadcaster Together with a Production Sale from the ‘Ironstone’ Herd for Messrs Smiths of Bloxham, Banbury and Guest consignments from the ‘Scorboro’ Herd of Messrs JG Bloom & Son, Driffield the ‘Rachels’ Herd of Messrs D & MLP Woodhouse, Driffield 31 st May 2014 The complete Unreserved Dispersal Sales of the ‘Marstonmill’ Herd of Pedigree British Blonde cattle on behalf of Ian & Sue Archer, Coventry also this day The Complete Unreserved dispersal Sale of the top quality (mostly Limousin cross) Cows with British Blue and Limousin calves at foot (250 head) together with Blue and Limousin Stock Bulls on behalf of Messrs HG Blaxell & Son, Hickling, Norwich – 4 year TB Testing Parish Complete unreserved Dispersal Sale of the ‘Gregmaur’ Herd of British Blue cattle on behalf of Mr and Mrs D Gregory, Husbands Bosworth Saturday 29 th November 2014 Diamonds and Pearls 60th and 30th Anniversary Sale Production Sale of Southdown Females from the Chaileybrook and Brant Flocks On behalf of Messrs JMA Long & SJ Cook together with Sale of Pedigree Texels, Beltex and Suffolks from leading Breeders featuring more than 60 top quality in lamb females FURTHER ENTRIES INVITED ______CALF REPORT 65 Sold Today Auctioneer: Keith Miller Mobile: 0780 1032847

Another satisfactory entry again which met a firmer trade for a reduced quality show.

PBC Livestock took top spot selling 7 week old Lincoln bulls to £360, then Messrs Tolley sold 12 day old Blue bulls to £290, Messrs Batty sold Limousin bulls at £265-£275 and Bob Unsworth sold Limousin steers to £240, heifer calves today very thin on the ground Messrs Voce sold Blue heifers to £325.

In the Reared section Messrs Chandler and Dickman, Melton Mowbray sold Red and White Friesians to £500, Montbeliards’ to £430 and Blue Bulls at £400, Evolution Farming sold 3 month Hereford Bulls at £280 and Westhall Lodge sold Black and Whites Bulls to £250.

MANY MORE URGENTLY REQUIRED, CONTACT KEITH MILLER ON 0780 1032847 ______

RESULTS FOR THE IMPLEMENT SALE An excellent result for our implement sale this Saturday with a total clearance being achieved.

A big thank you to all that supported the sale at short notice

AS Marston, 10t Tipping Traileer £3000 Calf Creep (used) £200 Pair of Feed Barriers £200 9.5’ Sheeted Gates £125 to £145 2’ Galvanised Sheep Troughs £40 Electric Fence Post (so many in a bundle) £1 each 12v Fence Units £80 Cattle Ring Feeder £150 Diesel Bowsers £180 Bale Spike £50 Wheels/Tyres £160

NEXT COLLECTIVE SALE SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2014 Entries Close Friday 9th May 2014 Contact Keith Miller on 0780 1032847 Or our Market Office on 01636 676741 More details nearer the time

*** REPORT FOR WEDNESDAY 26 th FEBRUARY 2014

AUCTIONEER PAUL GENTRY HOME 01522 789152 MOBILE 0780 1032846

451 CATTLE SOLD TODAY YOUNG BULLS TO 237.5p OTMS TO 196.5p STEERS TO 245.5p HEIFERS TO 264.5p OVERALL AVERAGE LEVELLED AT 192.77P

Young Bulls - 128 averaged 180.75p A reduced entry on offer today met a sharper trade again for all breeds and qualities and very heavy bulls were also much sharper in demand.

Today more rougher bred sorts than forward recently.

Top bulls today were consigned by Robert Hutchinson who sold Limousins to 237.5p - £1398.88 with others at 231.5p (twice) – £1412.15 and £1345.02.

Charles Addison sold Blondes to 235.5p - £1278.77, Jeff Crust sold Blues to 233.5p - £1270.24, Jim Hurton sold Blondes to 232.5p - £1269.45, Messrs Pitcher Farms Ltd sold Limousins to 229.5p - £1420.61.

Stuart Dore sold Limousins to £1577.40 and £1535.63 and Messrs Pitcher Farms Ltd sold Limousins to £1504.68.

Today E grades sold from 228p with U+’s 219-227p and –U grades 208-216p with R grades 196-206p and O+s 185-193p.

Best Friesians very thin on the ground and sold from 165-174p, plainer sorts 150-160p and very plains 140-150p with horrors less.

TOP BULLS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD S Dore & Sons Limousin 811kgs £1577.40 S Dore & Sons Limousin 819kgs £1535.63 Pitcher Farms Limousin 695kgs £1504.68 S Dore & Sons Limousin 771kgs £1468.76 Ward Partners British Blue 647kgs £2465.46 S Dore & Sons Limousin 697kgs £1453.25 Pitcher Farms Limousin 619kgs £1420.61 RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Limousin 610kgs £1412.15 Ward Partners British Blue 679kgs £1402.14 GL Coles & Son Simmental 662kgs £1400.13 RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Limousin 589kgs £1398.88 GL Coles & Son Charolais 696kgs £1381.56 GL Coles & Son Charolais 666kgs £1368.63 S Dore & Sons Limousin 790kgs £1362.75 DJ Summers & Son Limousin 629kgs £1349.21 S Dore & Sons Limousin 726kgs £1346.73 G Hind British Blue 678kgs £1345.83

TOP BULLS PRICES PENCE PER KILO RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Limousin 589kgs 237.5p £1398.88 CT Addison Blonde 543kgs 235.5p £1278.77 JC Crust British Blue 544kgs 233.5p £1270.24 CW Hurton & Sons Blonde 546kgs 232.5p £1269.45 RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Limousin 610kgs 231.5p £1412.15 RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Limousin 581kgs 231.5p £1345.02 CT Addison Blonde 580kgs 230.5p £1336.90 Pitcher Farms Ltd Limousin 619kgs 229.5p £1420.61 Pitcher Farms Ltd Limousin 569kgs 227.5p £1294.48 Ward Partners British Blue 647kgs 226.5p £1465.46 CW Hurton & Sons Blonde 549kgs 226.5p £1243.49 JW Holmes & Son Limousin 599kgs 223.5p £1338.77 JW Holmes & Son Limousin 609kgs 219.5p £1336.76 JC Crust British Blue 596kgs 218.5p £1302.26 JC Crust British Blue 546kgs 218.5p £1193.01 JB Dodds Limousin 588kgs 217.5p £1278.90 RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd Limousin 611kgs 217.5p £1328.93

CULL COWS AND OTMS – 113 averaged 143.94p or £998.51 A few less this week, however trade again faster and averages well up on a lesser quality entry.

Without doubt the live route is the best route with cows today well ahead than the deadweight comparison.

Top cow today was sold by Frank page who sold Blues to 189.5p - £1423.15 with others at 173.5p - £1429.64 and 169.5p - £1215.32. Tommy and Anthony Holmes sold Limousins to 188.5p - £1630.53, David North sold Charolais to 159.5p - £1692.30 and Messrs Lee sold Charolais to 158.5p - £1359.93.

Today meated suckler R grade and better sold from 150p with older and bigger bellied cows 130-144p, plainer cows sold from 115-125p.

Plenty of meat in the black and whites and again very well sold with the better end 120-128p.

Melton Mowbray vendors Messrs TG and DM Watchorn Ltd sold meated cows to £1042.48, plainer sorts 112-118p and very plain Holsteins 96-106p.

Plenty of meat in the OTMS clean but not much top end quality. Leading the way were Graham Wade and Shelia Trafford both selling heifers to 196.5p, firstly Charolais to gross £1361.75 and Limousins to gross £1145.60 with Graham selling Charolais heifers to a top pf £1576.64. Again a great result, many more required

Any cattle with CTS Forms MUST have a green passport attached if you have lost this please apply to BCMS for a replacement BEFORE you bring the cattle to market

YOUNG COWS (48-72 MONTHS) PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Manor Farms Limousin 865kgs £1630.53 L G Machin Charolais 858kgs £1359.93 RA Hall Charolais 886kgs £1244.83 Manor Farms Limousin 797kgs £1119.79 TG & DM Watchorn Friesian 805kgs £1042.48

YOUNG COWS (48-72 MONTHS) PRICES PENCE PER KILO Manor Farms Limousin 865kgs 188.5p £1630.53 L G Machin Charolais 858kgs 158.5p £1359.93 Ra Hall Charolais 886kgs 140.5p £1244.83 Manor Farms Limousin 797kgs 140.5p £1119.79

TOP OLD COWS (72 MONTHS PLUS) PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD DW North Charolais 1061kgs £1692.30 F Page British Blue 824kgs £1429.64 F Page British Blue 751kgs £1423.15 Manor Farms British Blue 858kgs £1239.81 G Wade Farms Ltd Limousin 846kgs £1239.39 TG & DM Watchorn Ltd Limousin 787kgs £1231.66 Manor Farms A.Angus 839kgs £1229.14 F Page British Blue 717kgs £1215.32

TOP OLD COWS (72 MONTHS PLUS) PRICES PENCE PER KILO F Page British Blue 751kgs 189.5p £1423.15 F Page British Blue 824kgs 173.5p £1429.64 F Page British Blue 717kgs 169.5p £1215.32 DW North Charolais 1061kgs 159.5p £1692.30 TG & DM Watchorn Ltd Limousin 787kgs 156.5p £1231.66 Manor Farms Limousin 704kgs 154.5p £1087.68 Ra Hall Charolais 780kgs 152.5p £1189.50 F Page British Blue 729kgs 151.5p £1104.44 RA Hall British Blue 722kgs 147.5p £1064.95

TOP OTMS HEIFER PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD G Wade Farms Ltd Charolais 832kgs £1576.64 G Wade Farms Ltd Charolais 693kgs £1361.75 WP & H Laird & Sons Blonde 781kgs £1237.89 ME & SM Trafford Charolais 668kgs £1232.46 Maltby & Reeves Charolais 704kgs £1228.48 Manor Farms S.Horn 787kgs £1208.05 ME & SM Trafford Charolais 663kgs £1196.72 ME & SM Trafford Charolais 693kgs £1181.57

TOP OTMS HEIFER PRICES PENCE PER KILO G Wade Farms Ltd Charolais 693kgs 196.5p £1361.75 ME & SM Trafford Limousin 583kgs 196.5p £1145.60 G wade Farms Ltd Charolais 832kgs 189.5p £1576.64 Shoby Priory Agriculture Charolais 540kgs 188.5p £1017.90 JW Holmes & Son S.Devon 561kgs 187.5p £1051.88 ME & SM Trafford Charolais 668kgs 184.5p £1232.46

TOP OTMS STEER PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Graham Wade Farms Ltd Limousin 801kgs £1229.54 Maltby & Reeves South Devon 668kgs £1225.78 Shoby Priory Agriculture Limousin 664kgs £1191.88 TG & DM Watchorn Ltd Limousin 654kgs £1167.39

TOP OTMS STEER PRICES PENCE PER KILO Maltby & Reeves S.Devon 668kgs 183.5p £1225.78 B Robinson Limousin 607kgs 181.5p £1101.71 Shoby Priory Agriculture Limousin 664kgs 179.5p £1191.88 TG & DM Watchorn Ltd Limousin 654kgs 178.5p £1167.39

Steers - 113 averaged 195.05p A decent entry on offer today and again dearer on the week.

Today plenty of black and whites which were well sold but did nothing to enhance the averages.

Top steer today was sold by Besthorpe Cattle who sold Blues to 245.5p - £1291.33, Frank Page sold Blues to 242.5p - £1442.88 and 232.5p - £1371.75.

John White, Banbury sold a wonderful load of Limousin steers to 239.5p - £1726.80 with others at 234.5p - £1650.88, 230.5p - £1678.04 and 230.5p - £1608.89.

Today E grades 229p plus with U+ grades 222-228p and –U grades 214-221p with R grades 208-213p and O+’s 200-206p.

Meated Holsteins 154-164p with plainer sorts 142-150p and horrors 122-130p.

Again a very encouraging result and going the right direction, albeit at a slower pace than we would all like!!

TOP STEERS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD JV White & Sons Limousin 721kgs £1726.80 JV White & Sons Limousin 728kgs £1678.04 JV White & Sons Limousin 704kgs £1650.88 JV White & Sons Limousin 717kgs £1631.18 JV White & Sons Limousin 698kgs £1608.89 JV White & Sons Limousin 694kgs £1585.79 JV White & Sons Limousin 680kgs £1560.60 JV White & Sons Limousin 682kgs £1544.73 JV White & Sons Limousin 728kgs £1532.44 JV White & Sons Limousin 668kgs £1526.38 Steadman Partners Limousin 679kgs £1470.04 B & J Cummings Limousin 686kgs £1464.61 JV White & Sons Limousin 670kgs £1463.95 JV White & Sons Limousin 703kgs £1458.73 B & J Cummings Limousin 691kgs £1447.65

TOP STEERS PRICES PENCE PER KILO Besthorpe Cattle British Blue 526kgs 245.5p £1291.33 F Page British Blue 595kgs 242.5p £1442.88 JV White & Sons Limousin 721kgs 239.5p £1726.80 F Page British Blue 544kgs 239.5p £1302.88 JV White & Sons Limousin 704kgs 234.5p £1650.88 F Page Limousin 496kgs 234.5p £1163.12 Besthorpe Cattle British Blue 571kgs 233.5p £1333.29 F Page British Blue 590kgs 232.5p £1371.75 JV White & Sons Limousin 728kgs 230.5p £1678.04 JV White & Sons Limousin 698kgs 230.5p £1608.89 JV White & Sons Limousin 680kgs 229.5p £1560.60 JV White & Sons Limousin 694kgs 228.5p £1585.79 JV White & Sons Limousin 668kgs 228.5p £1526.38 JV White & Sons Limousin 717kgs 227.5p £1631.18 C Stancombe & Son British Blue 569kgs 227.5p £1294.48

Heifers - 97 averaged 207.07p A smaller entry on offer and more ordinary sorts on offer, again trade sharper.

Frank Page led the way with Blue heifers at 264.5p (twice) - £1409.79 and £1309.28 with Limousins to 257.5p - £1217.98. Pet Burgess sold Blues to 256.5p - £1205.55. George and Dave Holling sold Limousins to 253.5p - £1270.04. Ian Wildgoose sold Limousins to 250.5p - £1262.52 and 249.5p - £1254.99.

John Farrow sold Blues to £1590.03.

Today E grades 240p with U+’s 228-238p and –U grades 220-227p with R grades 212-218p and O+’s 200-210p.

Plainer and very fat heifers discounted. AGAIN MANY MORE NEEDED!!

TOP HEIFERS PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD WH Farrow & Son British Blue 702kgs £1590.03 T Steadman & Sons Limousin 639kgs £1511.24 GW Holling & Son Limousin 598kgs £1444.17 WH Farrow & Sons Charolais 682kgs £1421.97 G Wade Farms Ltd Charolais 662kgs £1413.37 F Page British Blue 533kgs £1409.79 R Skelton Blonde 658kgs £1345.61 ME & SM Trafford British Blue 644kgs £1291.22

TOP HEIFERS PRICES PENCE PER KILO F Page British Blue 533kgs 264.5p £1409.79 F Page British Blue 495kgs 264.5p £1309.28 F Page Limousin 473kgs 257.5p £1217.98 PW Burgess British Blue 470kgs 256.5p £1205.55 GW Holling & Sons Limousin 501kgs 253.5p £1270.04 IR Wildgoose Limousin 504kgs 250.5p £1262.52 IR Wildgoose Limousin 503kgs 249.5p £1254.99 GW Holling & Sons Limousin 499kgs 248.5p £1240.02 C Stancombe & Son British Blue 521kgs 243.5p £1268.64 C Stancombe & Son British Blue 511kgs 242.5p £1239.18 GW Holling & Sons Limousin 598kgs 241.5p £1444.17 IR Wildgoose Limousin 518kgs 241.5p £1250.97 DG Nickson Limousin 528kgs 239.5p £1264.56 IR Wildgoose Limousin 497kgs 239.5p £1190.32 T Steadman & Sons Limousin 639kgs 236.5p £1511.24 Besthorpe Cattle Limousin 542kgs 234.5p £1270.99 IR Wildgoose Limousin 541kgs 234.5p £1268.65 T Steadman & Sons British Blue 526kgs 234.5p £1233.47 CE Hardcastle & Son Limousin 502kgs 234.5p £1177.19 F Ward Blonde 528kgs 232.5p £1227.60 E Birch Limousin 503kgs 230.5p £1159.42 BJ Wain Limousin 546kgs 229.5p £1253.07

QUALITY PRICE REPORTING

FINISHED YOUNG BULLS (p per kg lw) No Sold Top Price Ave Price Ave Estimated Deadweight Premium (E-R 2-4L) 19 237.50 227.61 392.43 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 83 200.50 180.59 334.42 Other (Fat Classes 26 181.50 157.41 308.64 1, 5L, 5H Conformation O-, P) FINISHED STEERS (p per kg lw) ______Premium (E-R 2-4L) 18 245.50 230.78 397.89 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 78 208.50 194.68 253.96 Other (Fat Classes 17 180.50 158.88 311.52 1, 5L 5H Conformation 0-, P) FINISHED HEIFERS (p per kg lw) Premium (E-R 2-4L) 25 264.50 239.52 412.96 Prime (0+ 2-4H, E-R 4H) 62 215.50 201.48 366.32 Other (Fat Classes 10 182.50 160.56 314.82 1, 5L, 5H Conformation 0-, P)

REPORT ON THE SALE OF STOCK WEDNESDAY 26 TH FEBRUARY 2014

FAT CATTLE MAX AVERAGE DIFFERENCE ON THE WEEK

YOUNG BULLS Light (370-550kg) 235.50 161.29 +11.16 YOUNG BULLS Medium (551-650kg) 237.50 191.16 +16.21 YOUNG BULLS Heavy (651kg-Over) 216.50 181.50 -3.61 STEERS Light (370-550kg) 245.50 197.62 +5.76 STEERS Medium (551-650kg) 242.50 193.10 +4.90 STEERS Heavy (651kg-Over) 239.50 196.49 -0.07 HEIFERS Light (330kg-500kg) 264.50 215.34 -9.98 HEIFERS Medium (501-590kg) 264.50 207/62 -9.29 HEIFERS Heavy (591kg-Over) 241.50 199,01 -1.47

It is imperative that you fill in a movement form for all cattle, this is for the Food Chain Declaration and also ensures that cattle are booked to the correct vendor

Please ensure you check that the sex is shown correct on your passports, the abattoirs will condemn the animal if it is not correct ______441 SHEEP SOLD TODAY Auctioneer: James Sealy Mobile: 07772 618315 Home: 01788 510206

Prime Hoggets: SQQ 203.48p/kg – Overall Average 195.70p/kg What a trade again today, by no means far enough hogs for the demand saw every pen well sold.

A good run of fleshed hogs today met a fierce trade with Newark coming out on top again this week! 23 Pens 200p/kg and above and 10 Pens over £100.

Wednesdays or Saturdays sell your hogs in Newark – you won’t be disappointed!!

PRIME LAMBS WEIGHT AVERAGE MAXIMUM No. Sold STANDARDS 205.00 p/kg 205.00 p/kg 8 (32.1 TO 39 KGS) £80.00 £/head £80.00 £/head MEDIUMS 203.41 p/kg 221.00 p/kg 185 (39.1 TO 45 KGS) £85.39 £/head £92.50 £/head HEAVIES 194.20 p/kg 243.00 p/kg 184 (45.6 TO 52 KGS) £94.90 £/head £113.00 £/head 181.99 p/kg 193.00 p/kg OVER 52 KGS 63 £103.79 £/head £107.50 £/head

TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO Texel 46½kgs 243p/kg PS & M Greenfield Texel 40½kgs 221p/kg SJ Taylor Texel 42kgs 220p/kg PS & M Greenfield Texel 40½kgs 212p/kg Rauceby Farms Texel 41kgs 211p/kg DR Bates Texel 40½kgs 210p/kg SR Dorey Texel 41½kgs 210p/kg Rauceby Farms Texel 40½kgs 210p/kg SJ Taylor Texel 47½kgs 209p/kg PS & M Greenfield Texel 43½kgs 208p/kg PS & M Greenfield

TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Texel 46½kgs £113 PS & M Greenfield Texel 66kgs £107.50 Brackenbury Farms Texel 61kgs £106.50 Brackenbury Farms Suffolk 56kgs £106 W Allison & Sons Texel 57kgs £106 JA Brown & Son Texel 53½kgs £103.50 SP Chapman Texel 52kgs £103 SP Chapman Texel 51kgs £100 SP Chapman Texel 54kgs £100 JA Brown & Son Texel 60kgs £100 SR Dorey BELLY CLIPPING SERVICE

We can’t begin to comprehend the effect that the weather that is affecting our Farming Neighbours in the South-West but it is too having an effect on Our Local Farmers and in particular the Sheep Farmers. We at Newark believe firmly on not only the Selling of but Marketing of YOUR Stock. We will therefore be providing FREE of CHARGE a Belly Clipping Service at the Market on the eve of each Market Day:

 Tuesday Afternoon / Evening

 Friday Afternoon / Evening

Sheep can then be shown, clean and ready for sale We DO need notice if you wish to use this service Details from:

James Sealy: 07772 618315 Keith Miller: 07801 032847 ______PIG REPORT Auctioneer: Keith Miller Mobile: 0780 1032847

A few more pigs about this week but again short of best pigs.

David Hirst sold Baconers to £114 and Rand Farm Park sold to £106, also Sows sold to 65p per kg or to £200 and Boars sold to £160.

More 1st quality pigs urgently required to meet demand as well as Cull Sows and Boars

SATURDAYS ALL QUALITIES OF PIGS WANTED, STORE PIGS, BREEDING PIGS, FINISHED PIGS AND SOWS/BOARS

Please contact Keith Miller as soon as possible with your entries or for advice on marketing anytime on 0780 1032847 or the market office on 01636 676741

*Please note in accordance with our Terms of Trading, condemned Sows and Boars for which a certificate will be provided shall be the responsibility of the vendor who shall stand the loss* ______REMINDER We pay on the day for all stock sold so a gentle reminder can you ensure that Store Cattle and Sheep are paid for on the day or within 7 days at the latest please ‘Meeting All Your Property Needs’

Gascoines are pleased to announce we are extending our Estate Agency and Property Management services by opening a new property kiosk in Newark, within the Newark Livestock Market.

If you are thinking of selling or letting your property, please contact us for your free, no obligation valuation on 07583 681864 or email [email protected]

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Please phone for a quote 01777 870270

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