Truro Livestock Market
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TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 30th June 2021 Lodge & Thomas offer the service of sending your market prices by email on Market day. Please continue to wear a face mask/covering. “ Topping lambs to 246p/kg & £116 for Messrs T B & M B Osborne of St Eval ” 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: Messrs W S Gay & Son, St Allen TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 45 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 33 cull cows, 104 store cattle inc. 22 suckler cows & calves, 76 rearing calves & stirks and 466 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 What a flyer and thank you to all of the vendors for supporting the market with some super runs of quality cattle complimented and well rewarded by a strong contingent of buyers in attendance. “One of Messrs Bryant’s cracking heifers at 239p/kg” Top value at over £1,600 for a shapely Limousin steer from Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston who also took the top average with two Limousin heifers at 239p/kg followed by a young blocky Limousin steer at 238p/kg from Messrs W H & L M Williams & Son of Allet, Truro. Another good batch of single-suckled Limousins from Messrs George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay together with an exceptionally muscled British Blue heifer from the same farm. Page 2 Steers – top 8 prices Limousin x to 238p (605kg) for Messrs W H & L M Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x to 233p (628kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x to 228p (705kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston Limousin x to 219p (651kg) for Messrs W S Gay & Son of St Allen, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to 200p (765kg) for Mr C B Stevens of Germoe, Penzance Limousin x to 199p (655kg) for Messrs A J & S T Richards of Rosenithon, Helston Limousin x to 196p (707kg) for Messrs W H & L M Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to 195p (771kg) for Mr A Blamey of Veryan, Truro Heifers – top 10 prices Limousin x to 239p (548kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston Limousin x to 239p (575kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston Limousin x to 235p (609kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston Limousin x to 229p (577kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston Limousin x to 228p (603kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston Limousin x to 228p (634kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x to 226p (646kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x to 226p (561kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston Limousin x to 216p (594kg) for Messrs A J & S T Richards of Rosenithon, Helston British Blue x to 216p (581kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 205.7p/kg Heifers – 201p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 238p/kg av. 233p/kg Premium to 239p/kg av. 231.5p/kg Prime to 219p/kg av. 204.6p/kg Prime to 216p/kg av. 197.5p/kg All steers av. 197.56p/kg All heifers av. 208.76p/kg CULL COWS Auctioneer – Andrew Body A slightly reduced entry of cull cows with equal proportions of beef and dairy types saw yet another lift in the trade and fierce competition between the buyers, reflected in the averages. A heavy South Devon cow from Gwealavellan Partners, Gwithian topping at just under £1,450 and top average at 173p/kg for an impressive 10 year old Limousin from Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston. Page 3 Beef Cows – leading prices Limousin x to 173p (748kg) for Messrs W T Bryant & Sons of St Martin, Helston South Devon x to 165p (878kg) for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle Simmental x to 160p (752kg) for Mr C B Stevens of Germoe, Penzance South Devon x to 158p (638kg) for Mr R T Dunn of Par, St Austell Devon x to 149p (529kg) for Mr R A Hill of The Lizard, Helston South Devon x to 146p (622kg) for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle Hereford x to 145p (696kg) for Messrs R G & J M Prowse of St Allen, Truro Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 165p (579kg) for Messrs C J & P H George of Tresillian, Truro Friesian to 151p (641kg) for J & S Farms Ltd of Penzance Friesian to 151p (753kg) for Messrs J A & L S M Tripconey of St Keverne, Helston Friesian to 132p (833kg) for Messrs R G Olver & Son of St Stephen, St Austell Friesian to 120p (748kg) for Messrs E V & B K Benney of Garras, Helston Montbeliarde to 119p (626kg) for Mr R N Hosking of Sancreed, Penzance Friesian to 118p (633kg) for J & S Farms Ltd of Penzance Friesian to 118p (854kg) for Messrs A D & J A Bray of St Martin, Helston Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 174p/kg av. 148.57p/kg Dairy Cows to 165p/kg av. 121.38p/kg Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 20th July @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Andrew Body A reduced but quality entry of store cattle met with a storming trade for all on offer with many buyers in attendance seeking stock to eat down the grass. Steers – leading prices 2yo Limousin x to £1,265 for Mrs V Gay of Trenance, St Austell Simmental x to £1,245 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £1,135 for Mrs C E Kent of Nanpean, St Austell British Blue to £1,065 for Mr S E Chapman of Silverwell, Truro Hereford x to £870 for Mr F H Williams of St Clement, Truro Page 4 1½yo Limousin x to £935 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Hereford x to £785 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Friesian x to £775 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston 1yo Simmental x to £900 for Messrs R A F & R M Roberts of Gweek, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £880 for Mr P Coulston of Trenear, Helston Devon x to £745 for Mr D Mawer of St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly Hereford x to £660 for Mr T Hocking of St Buryan, Penzance Heifers – leading prices 2yo Limousin x to £1,185 for Mrs V Gay of Trenance, St Austell Simmental x to £1,165 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £970 for Mrs C E Kent of Nanpean, St Austell Hereford x to £900 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston 1½yo Simmental x to £950 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Limousin x to £860 for Messrs H M, C S & M A Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Hereford x to £845 for Mr F H Williams of St Clement, Truro 1yo Simmental x to £845 for Messrs R A F & R M Roberts of Gweek, Helston British Blue x to £840 for Mr P Coulston of Trenear, Helston Hereford x to £715 for Mr T Hocking of St Buryan, Penzance SUCKLER COWS & CALVES A third part dispersal of suckler cows with baby calves at foot on behalf of Mr I Jelbert of Newbridge, Penzance with two Hereford x cows and 1mo. Limousin calves at foot reaching £1,450 per pair and a 14 yr old Limousin x with calf at £1,250. A rising 6 yr old Chytodden bred Limousin bull sold for £1,650 for Mr Jelbert. Other cows with calves from Mr C G Rogers of St Martin and Messrs A M & V R Pascoe of Helston sold well. Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sires please write on front of passport Page 5 REARING CALVES & STIRKS Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis With an army of buyers in attendance, all on offer were met with a very fast trade. More required to meet a very strong demand. Bulls Aberdeen Angus x to £395 for Messrs J A & L S M Tripconey of St Keverne, Helston Limousin x to £370 for Messrs A & B Pascoe of North Country, Redruth British Blue x to £350 for Mr D J Heller of Blackwater, Truro Hereford x to £340 for Messrs F C & B R Berryman of Pendeen, Penzance Charolais x to £275 for Mr B Cowell of Helston Friesian x to £210 for Messrs T J & C M Dauncey of St Just, Penzance Heifers British Blue x to £340 for Mr W R Davey of Probus, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to £340 for Messrs J A & L S M Tripconey of St Keverne, Helston Limousin x to £280 for Messrs A & B Pascoe of North Country, Redruth Charolais x to £275 for Mr B Cowell of Helston Hereford x to £250 for Mr R Stanczak of St Newlyn East, Newquay ARLA MILK PRODUCERS All Calves sold through Truro Market are sold without the restriction preventing Purchasers from slaughtering low value calves for veal meat.