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TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 4th March 2020 “Carol Richards’ top heifer 213p (left), Chris Eddy’s heifer 208p (facing)” MARKET ENTRIES Please pre-enter stock by Tuesday 3.30pm PHONE 01872 272722 TEXT (Your name & stock numbers) Cattle/Calves 07889 600160 Sheep 07977 662443 This week’s £10 draw winner: Andrew Bray of St. Martin TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 47 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 32 cull cows & bulls, 225 store cattle, 80 rearing calves & stirks and 345 finished & store sheep UTM PRIME CATTLE HIGHEST PRICE BULLOCK Each Wednesday the highest price prime steer/heifer sold p/kg will be commission free Auctioneer – Andrew Body A much improved entry of prime cattle with good numbers of butchers’ type cattle which all sold to a premium. Demand and trade continues strongly for all on offer. Top price per kilo was 213p for a Limousin x heifer from George Richards Farms of Summercourt purchased by Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers for his Helston Shop. Premium steer was a British Blue x for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen selling at 211p/kg to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow. Standing dearest was a big 770kg South Devon steer from Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen realising £1,371 to David King of Exeter; with heifers to £1,270 for Messrs. D.L. & A.E. Grigg of Goonhavern with a 747kg Simmental x bought by Roger Eddy of Tehidy. 23 Steers – top 9 prices British Blue x to 211p (592kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance Limousin x to 210p (651kg) for Messrs. R.G. & E.J. Williams of St. Martin, Helston Limousin x to 205p (592kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x to 205p (550kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance Limousin x to 203p (543kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance British Blue x to 200p (579kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance Limousin x to 196p (679kg) for Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen, Truro Limousin x to 187p (646kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay British Blue x to 186p (567kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance 20 Heifers – top 6 prices Limousin x to 213p (541kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x to 208p (503kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle British Blue x to 206p (560kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance British Blue x to 199p (534kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance Limousin x to 197p (632kg) for Messrs. R.G. & E.J. Williams of St. Martin, Helston Limousin x to 184p (538kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sires – please write on front of passport - 2 - - Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 168.8p/kg Heifers – 168.6p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 211p av. 204.28p Premium to 213p av. 204.60p Prime to 187p av. 175.40p Prime to 184p av. 174.00p Others to 165p av. 152.60p Others to 162p av. 155.75p All Steers av. 179.40p All Heifers av. 174.36p Carol Richards’ top @ 213p/kg Robert & Elizabeth Williams’ steer @ 210p/kg OTM PRIME CATTLE Top price OTM came for the best of a pair of Simmental x steers from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval at 714kg and 158p making £1,129 to David King of Exeter. 2 Steers Simmental x to 158p (714kg) for Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge Simmental x to 154p (651kg) for Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge 2 Heifers Blonde d’Aquitaine x to 135p (520kg) for Messrs. P. Kingdon & Sons of St. Newlyn East, Newquay Limousin x to 132p (708kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Overall Averages: OTM Steers to 158p/kg av. 156.09p/kg OTM Heifers to 135p/kg av. 133.27p/kg - 3 - - CULL COWS & BULLS Auctioneer – Andrew Body An entry of mainly dairy type cull cows this week met a continued strong trade for all on offer. Top prices and overall averages in line with recent weeks and as good as other regional markets. A South Devon x led the few beef sorts to 135p/kg and £988 for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian purchased by David King of Exeter. A strong trade for Friesians with plenty over 110p/kg to a top of 121p/kg for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, also bought by David King. Super Friesians from Messrs. Dark saw three cows 800kg+ and over £900 with their heaviest 873kg standing top at £978 to David Ellis of Lelant, the two others realising £961 and £938 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. One bull forward, a fine Hereford for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston weighing 1012kg sold at 115p/kg and £1,164 to David King. 6 Beef Cows – leading prices South Devon x to 135p (732kg) for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle British Blue x to 129p (714kg) for Messrs. W.J. Penna & Son of Gwennap, Redruth Limousin x to 120p (579kg) for Mr. M. Wilkin of Mount Hawke, Truro South Devon x to 115p (752kg) for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston 25 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 121p (704kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston Friesian to 117p (725kg) for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge, Penzance Friesian to 117p (716kg) for Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro Friesian to 116p (808kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston Friesian to 115p (697kg) for Messrs. R.D. Richards & Son of Ladock, Truro Friesian to 114p (843kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston Friesian to 112p (873kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston Friesian to 111p (767kg) for Mr. R. Loud of Luxulyan, Bodmin 1 Cull Bull Hereford to 115p (1012kg) for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 135p/kg av. 108.60p/kg Dairy Cows to 121p/kg av. 102.66p/kg Cull Bulls to 115p/kg Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 17th March @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Licences required by Tuesday 10th March – Entries to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160 - 4 - - STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis & Andrew Body A similar entry of store cattle to last week met a keen trade with plenty of demand from buyers around the ring. Top price was £1,050 for a trio of 23 month old South Devon steers from Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, with five further South Devon same age steers at £955 for Mr. J.R. Stephens of St. Winnow, Lostwithiel. Three Herefords the same age from Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith sold well at £950 and younger Aberdeen Angus x to £920 for Mr. J.M. Hinkley of Rejerrah. Half a dozen 15 month old Limousin x steers from Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin sold well at £800 with a single Charolais x steer the same age at £710 for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel who also had one younger 11 month old Hereford being one of several others just over 12 months all £700. A super day for heifers with several consignments of suckler, pure-bred breeding stock on offer. Top were five Charolais from Messrs. W.F. Palmer & Son of Ruan High Lanes around 22 months old reached £1,005 apiece and a similar trio at £955. An entry of South Devon heifers from Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe saw five the same age at £935 with his year-younger batch seeing best half-dozen 11 month olds to £590. Aberdeen Angus 15 month old heifer trio £635 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin with the same price achieved by a younger 10 month old smart trio of Limousin crosses from Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth. Very few bunches of last year’s spring calves forward, this age group topped by a run of British Blue x crosses from Sixty Acres Ltd of Zelah with a bunch of five steers at £665 and half a dozen smart heifers at £555. Limousin crosses from Mr. K. Lane of Lowertown, Helston saw his three steers at £600 and pair of heifers £505. 120 Steers – leading prices 2yo South Devon x to £1,050 for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay Hereford x to £950 for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to £920 for Mr. J.M. Hinkley of Rejerrah, Newquay British Blue x to £845 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance 1½yo Limousin x to £885 for Messrs. J. & J. Sawle & Son of Beacon, St. Agnes Aberdeen Angus x to £840 for Mr. A.G. Prowse of St. Allen, Truro Hereford x to £805 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge Charolais x to £800 for Messrs. S.J. Rowe & Son of Gwinear, Hayle Friesian to £755 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge South Devon x to £700 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge 1yo Limousin x to £800 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Charolais x to £710 for Messrs.