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TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 21st July 2021 Lodge & Thomas offer the service of sending your market prices by email on Market day. Please continue to wear a face mask/covering. “A splendid run for our Sheep Breeding Sale, with ewes topping at £180 for Mr Teagle” 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: Mr M E Dickinson of Penryn TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry (including Tuesday’s Orange market) of 13 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 28 cull cows, 80 store cattle 73 rearing calves & stirks and 525 finished, store sheep & breeding 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 very short entry but ballistic trade for those quality cattle entered. Regular vendors Messrs W H & L M Williams & Son with top price at 246p/kg for a Limousin x steer sold to R J Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow. Many more finished cattle needed to satisfy buyer demand. Steers – top 3 prices Limousin x to 246p (669kg) for Messrs W H & L M Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x to 236p (649kg) for Messrs W H & L M Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to 217p (660kg) for Messrs M D Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Heifers – top 2 prices Limousin x to 236p (637kg) for Messrs M D Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Limousin x to 210p (670kg) for Messrs M D Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 215.2p/kg Heifers – 209.8p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 246p/kg av. 241p/kg Premium to 236p/kg Prime to 217p/kg Prime to 210p/kg All steers av. 233.0p/kg All heifers av. 223.0p/kg Page 2 CULL COWS Auctioneer – Andrew Body A reasonable entry of cull cows with tremendous trade for all on offer with top average at 174p/kg for a South Devon from Laity Farms of Gwinear, Hayle purchased by David King of Exeter. Top value at £1,400 for a non fabbl Angus cow from Mr B Dale of Sandy Lane also purchased by David King. Three over 3 year old steers from Mr R J Vercoe of Fraddon sold well with a 7 year old British Blue x steer grossing £1,881 (1271kg at 148p/kg) also sold to David king. Beef Cows – leading prices South Devon to 174p (746kg) for Laity Farms of Gwinear, Hayle South Devon to 168p (694kg) for Laity Farms of Gwinear, Hayle Aberdeen Angus x to 163p (856kg) for Messrs N C & H E Pascoe of Constantine, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to 159p (922kg) for Mr B Dale of Sandy Lane, Redruth Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 160p (677kg) for Mr C W J Rickard of Tregavethan, Truro Friesian to 157p (802kg) for Messrs R N, W G & P J Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston Friesian to 153p (868kg) for Messrs R N, W G & P J Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston Guernsey to 129p (609kg) for Messrs G B & J G Ellis of St Buryan, Penzance Friesian to 122p (657kg) for Messrs L C & P Pengilly & Son of St Keverne, Helston Guernsey to 119p (551kg) for Messrs G B & J G Ellis of St Buryan, Penzance Guernsey to 113p (582kg) for Messrs G B & J G Ellis of, St Buryan, Penzance Friesian to 113p (725kg) for Messrs C J & P H George of Tresillian, Truro Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 174p/kg av. 156.27p/kg Dairy Cows to 160p/kg av. 127.32p/kg Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 17th August @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Orange Market A small entry for this months’ TB sale with the best of the cows at 144p/kg and £1,190 for a Shorthorn x from Mr Chris Roberts of St Erth, Hayle. A nice entry of beef cows and finished cattle from Mr Arthur Jelbert of Mitchell, Newquay topping at 211p/kg and £1,477 for a Shorthorn x steer, all averaging 198.6p/kg. Page 3 STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis A harvest entry of stores this week contained some real classy sorts from Messrs I D & SS Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge stealing the limelight topping at £1,240 for the best of their bunch although top price at £1,285 was for a yearling, very shapely single Aberdeen Angus x steer for Mr B Dale of Sandy Lane, Redruth. Steers – leading prices 2yo Aberdeen Angus x to £1,060 for Messrs A D, D J & N C Freeman of Penhallow, Truro 1½yo Charolais x to £1,200 for Messrs I D & S S Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge Simmental x to £1,160 for Messrs I D & S S Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge British Blue x to £1,090 for Mr C G Andrew of Enniscaven, St Austell Limousin x to £1,090 for Mr W Martin of Coombe, St Austell 1yo Aberdeen Angus x to £1,285 for Mr B Dale of Sandy Lane, Redruth Simmental x to £1,240 for Messrs I D & S S Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge British Blue x to £650 for Messrs C J & J E Colwell of Grampound, Truro 9mo British Blue x to £705 for Messrs R N, W G & P J Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston 6mo Limousin x to £820 for Mr K Pascoe of Sithney, Helston Heifers – leading prices 2yo Aberdeen Angus x to £900 for Messrs A D, D J & N C Freeman of Penhallow, Truro Friesian to £790 for Mr C W J Rickard of Tregavethan, Truro 1½yo Limousin to £1,075 for Mr W Martin of Coombe, St Austell 1yo British Blue x to £550 for Messrs C J & J E Colwell of Grampound, Truro 6mo Limousin x to £745 for Mr K Pascoe of Sithney, Helston Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sires please write on front of passport Page 4 REARING CALVES Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis An improved number of calves entered this week and despite the hay and silage making weather conditions, plenty of buyers were in attendance ensuring a continued buoyant trade. Bulls Limousin x to £375 for Messrs M & J Rowe of Ashton, Helston British Blue x to £350 for Messrs C J & P H George of Tresillian, Truro Shorthorn x to £258 for Messrs A & B Pascoe of North Country, Redruth Hereford x to £230 for Messrs E V & B K Benney & Son of Garras, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £185 for Messrs C J & J E Colwell of Grampound, Truro Friesen to £98 for Messrs J H & S M Dark & Sons of Mullion, Helston Heifers British Blue x to £355 for Mr W E Nicholls & Co of Mylor, Falmouth Limousin x to £210 for Mr W E Nicholls & Co of Mylor, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to £208 for Messrs C J & J E Colwell of Grampound, Truro Hereford x to £200 for Messrs E V & B K Benney of Garras, Helston ARLA MILK PRODUCERS All Calves sold through Truro Market are sold without the restriction preventing Purchasers from slaughtering low value calves for veal meat. If you require that your calves are sold with a restriction preventing their slaughter within 8 weeks of birth, it is imperative that you or your agent FINISHED & STORE SHEEP notifies our staff at the point of unloading and it is clearly stated on the entry form. We will then announce this information for the attention of the Buyers at the point of sale and we will require Buyers to sign a Declaration confirming their compliance. Lodge & Thomas will not be liable for any consequential action following any breaches of the Buyers’ Declarations. Page 5 PRIME LAMBS (185) Auctioneer - Ed Harris A shorter entry but flying trade from start to finish. More lambs needed to meet buyer demand. A top price of £144 for an exceptional pen of 49kg butchers’ lambs from Messrs I D & S S Backway of St Eval, Purchased by Trevarthens of Roskrow. Setting the premium to 299p/kg were a smart pen of well finished handy-weights from Messrs J A & E D Hicks of St Erme, also sold to Trevarthens. “Dearest of the day at £144 for the Backway family” “ Premium handy weights from Mr Dickinson” Leading Averages: 299p/kg for 42.1kg lambs from Messrs J A & E D Hicks of St Erme, Truro 293p/kg for 49.2kg lambs from Messrs I D & S S Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge 284p/kg for 40.0kg lambs from Mr M E Dickinson of Jobswater, Penryn 280p/kg for 46.0kg lambs from Mr T Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge 279p/kg for 44.1kg lambs from Mr M E Dickinson of Jobswater, Penryn 278p/kg for 43.9kg lambs from Messrs P T R & P E Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay 278p/kg for 49.0kg lambs from Messrs W S Gay & Son of St Allen, Truro 277p/kg for 46.6kg lambs from Messrs P T R & P E Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay 269p/kg for 45.9kg lambs from Messrs D W & N J Barker of St Mawgan, Newquay 268p/kg for 45.9kg lambs from Messrs P T R & P E Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay Top Price Lambs: £144.00 (49.2kg) from Messrs I D & S S Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge £136.00 (49.0kg) from Messrs W S Gay & Son of St Allen, Truro £129.00 (46.0kg) from Mr T Backway of St Eval, Wadebridge £129.00 (46.6kg) from Messrs P T R & P E Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £127.50 (48.3kg) from Messrs W S Gay & Son of St Allen, Truro £126.00 (49.0kg) from Mr M Monk of Kerley, Truro £126.00 (42.1kg) from Messrs J A & E D Hicks of St Erme, Truro £125.00 (46.8kg) from Messrs P T R & P E Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £123.50 (45.9kg) from Messrs D W & N J Barker of St Mawgan, Newquay £123.50 (47.7kg) from Mr W D Pascoe of St Newlyn East, Newquay Page 6 Averages: Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 299p/kg av.