MARKET DRAYTON MARKET Barbers Auctions LLP report the following £1,440.24. Mr D.J. Egerton, Northwood deserves a mention for his run of steers :- 718 kilos (£1,378.56) Blonde, trade at Market :- 714 kilos (£1,349.46) Limousin and 704 kilos (£1,330.56) Limousin. Natives topped at £1,400.08 for a overage MONDAY 29 JUNE 2015 Aberdeen Angus steer weighing 814 kilos from Mr D.W. 412 BARREN COWS, BULLS & OVERAGE Holland, Breaden Heath. The section average was returned CLEAN (Red Market) at 158p or £901.30. Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07778 164274) First red market for three weeks resulted in a few Top Av. Top Av. more cattle forward nevertheless a buoyant trade through- Dairy 131p 101.5p Grade 1 215p 168p out. Top slot returned as follows :- 131p for dairies, 200p for Sucklers 200p 127.2p Grade 2 162p 129p sucklers, 199p for bulls and 215p for clean. An overall Bulls 199p 145.0p Grade 3 106p 90p average was returned at 116p. Clean Cattle 215p 158.0p Grade 4 86p 68p 244 Dairies - Decent entry forward saw the best selling to 131p for a Friesian cow weighing 704 kilos to - NEXT RED MARKETS - gross £922.24 for Messrs J.T. Jeyes & Son, Lawford Heath. Monday 13 & 27 July Top price in the lump was £1,017.60 for a Friesian weighing Monday 10 & 31 August 848 kilos from Messrs D.W. Eardley & Partners, Almington. For all cattle including T.B. restricted holdings Other notable prices were :- £1,010.92 (796 kilos) Messrs with a movement licence from Animal Health T.B. Beeston & Son, Moreton Saye, £1,006.14 (818 kilos) direct to slaughter, no six-day rule. Mr G. Jones, Pontesbury, £972.66 (754 kilos) Mr D.N. Price, Calverhall, £955.00 (765 kilos) Messrs G. Breeze & For any Barren/OTM marketing queries please call the Partners, Halfway House and £949.96 (748 kilos) Messrs Auctioneers office on 01630 652926, Bernie 07778 164274 J.T. Jeyes & Son, Lawford Heath. The vast majority of or Adele on 07794 368223. Sale commences at 5pm, cattle meated cows sold from 120p to 130p, steakers 105p to to be booked in no later than 4.30pm.

120p, heavy plain 95p to 105p and thereafter 60p to 90p. The section average was returned at 101.5p or £609.97. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 47 Sucklers - Sucklers topped out at 200p for a WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2015 cracking British Blue weighing 608 kilos to accumulate 216 CLEAN CATTLE & YOUNG BULLS £1,216.00 for Mr C.H. Forrester, Northwood. Other notable Auctioneer : Bernie Hutchinson (07778 164274) prices were as follows :- £1,184.28 (834 kilos) Hereford Remarkable entry forward considering a real harvest Cheshire vendor, £1,120.34 (806 kilos) Simmental Pasture day in the area, so thank you to all our local and travelling Fields Livestock, £1,100.44 (902 kilos) Hereford Messrs vendors for your support on a day when time is precious. D.A. & J.C. King and £1,047.96 (852 kilos) Aberdeen Angus Trade very brisk for all weights and grade, and believe me a Messrs A. Shufflebottom. The section average was returned most extreme array of cattle forward I have seen for a while. and 127.2p and £870.68. A much better run of fat cattle forward with more butchers 51 Bulls - A mix of underage bulls and stock bulls types for our buyers to get excited about. Summer sizzlers saw the best to 199p for a British Blue bull weighing 832 to 256p for steers, 255p for heifers and 229p for bulls. kilos to gross £1,655.68 from Mr I.G.C. Morris, Stottesdon. 95 Bulls - Very mixed entry forward seeing The same man had a further Limousin bull weighing 776 Continentals racing away to 229p twice with Mr Bob Holmes, kilos achieving 186p to realise £1,443.36. Stock bulls sold High Offley Limousin realising £1,415.22 and a further bull to to 170p for a Limousin bull weighing 848 kilos to accumulate 215p (£1,376.00) and Mr Edward Evans, Lane Farm £1,441.60 from Mr C.H. Forrester, Northwood. Others were British Blue to return £1,456.44 and further Limousin to 222p as follows :- £1,523.52 (£1,104 kilos) Simmental Messrs (£1,585.08). Rob Etcher representing Mr C.G. Buckston, D.W. & P. Hulme, Basford, £1,314.18 (894 kilos) Limousin Sutton-On-The-Hill sold Limousins to 223p (£1,230.96), Messrs K.P. & M. Massey & Son, Audlem, £1,231.72 (1,162 220p (£1,170.40), 219p x 2 (£1,270.20 & £1,222.02), 216p x kilos) Hereford Messrs G. Green & Son, Lach Dennis and 2 (£1,183.68 & £1,166.40) etc. Mr Geoff Holmes, Sutton £1,216.80 (1,014 kilos) Aberdeen Angus Messrs J.T. Jeyes sold a team of French Limousins to 213p x 4 (£1,320.60, & Son, Lawford Heath. The section average was returned at £1,243.92, £1,197.06 and £1,116.12) to mention a few. 145p or £937.05. Native types sold to 188p (£1,015.20) for an Angus from 70 Clean Cattle - Steers took top slot selling to Geoff Holmes and Herefords to 179p (£1,034.52) from Mr 215p for a British Blue weighing 800 kilos to return Rob Stubbs, Coppenhall. Drayton specials sold to 176p £1,720.00 for Messrs J.S. Madders & Sons, Tixall. Cheshire (£996.16) for a black and white also from Mr Rob Stubbs. vendor achieved 206p and 204p respectively for two steers The section average returned at £171.05p (£1,051.10) and weighing 698 kilos and 706 kilos to return £1,437.88 and this average represents fourteen store bulls under 410 kilos. 54 Steers - The good, bad and ugly all well 07791 791356. represented and found a very buyout trade throughout p/kg Breed Vendor especially for well fleshed types. Distance traveller Mr S. Bulls 264p Limousin Mr H.J. Gibson Daly, Church Lawford dominated the podium selling Steers 240p Limousin OM & JR Whittingham Limousins to 256p (£1,280.00), 237p (£1,232.40), 230p Heifers 266p Limousin Mr H.J. Gibson (£1,108.60) and 228p (£1,085.28). Mr John Bratton, Market Drayton sold Limousins to 220p (£1,320.00) and 224p Steers (£1,227.52) and in the lump Messrs Mycock Farming, Breed Price Weight Vendor Rugeley sold a run of overage Continentals to gross Friesian £900.00 573kg Parkinson & Ptns £1,393.92, £1,376.70, £1,351.42, £1,333.81 etc. Native Friesian £815.00 464kg Marsh Farms types seemed to find a new gear seeing Herefords to 207p Friesian £735.00 464kg Mr S. Kent (£1,246.14) from Mr Brian Maddox, Woodseaves and 204p British Blue £1190.00 562kg D.W. Eardley & Ptns (£1,219.92) for an Angus Messrs R.D. & T. Edwards, Betton British Blue £1180.00 495kg Parkinson & Ptns black and whites sold to a staggering 186p (£1,149.48) from British Blue £1060.00 494kg D.W. Eardley & Ptns Messrs D.W. & G. Pugh, Upton Cressett. The section British Blue £995.00 480kg J. & J. O’Neill average returned at 190.35p (£1,146.55) and this average British Blue £950.00 476kg D.W. Eardley & Ptns represents average dairy types. Shorthorn £660.00 362kg Mr S. Kent 67 Heifers - Certainly something for everybody Aberdeen A £960.00 478kg Mr S.B. Ellsmoor and everybody for something with one name dominating top Aberdeen A £820.00 444kg Mr S.B. Ellsmoor slots and making it a double with steers Mr S. Daly, Church Aberdeen A £750.00 414kg Marsh Farms Lawford sold Blue crosses to 255p (£1,259.70), 250p x 2 Saler £1025.00 566kg Mr S.B. Ellsmoor (£1,235.00 & £1,185.00) Limousin to 226p (£1,414.76). Mr Swedish R £705.00 393kg Marsh Farms Roger Thomas, Church Eaton sold Limousins to 244p Hereford £960.00 516kg D. & A. Warrington (£1,127.28) and 227p (£1,016.96). Mr Rob Etcher sold Hereford £955.00 482kg Mr S.B. Ellsmoor Limousins to 238p x 2 (£1,004.36 & £994.84), 232p Hereford £955.00 466kg Mr S.B. Ellsmoor (£1,020.80) etc. Mr John Lea, Hales sold Blondes to 235p Hereford £890.00 464kg D.W. Eardley & Ptns (£1,245.50) to mention a few. Native types sold to 197p Charolais £800.00 452kg D. & A. Warrington (£1,122.90) from The Edwards Family, Betton and Herefords Simmental £1310.00 654kg D. & A. Warrington to 190p (£1,022.20) from Messrs G.P. & L.P. Brown, Colton. Limousin £1340.00 563kg OM. & JR.Whittingham The section average returned at 201.71 (£1,070.12). Limousin £1300.00 540kg OM. & JR Whittingham Limousin £1200.00 563kg OM. & JR Whittingham QUALITY PRICE REPORTING STEERS HEIFERS Heifers Top Av. Top Av. Breed Price Weight Vendor PREMIUM 256p 221.60p 255p 221.94p Friesian £625.00 340kg L.P. Ollier & Sons PRIME 200p 185.04p 200p 187.44p British Blue £1035.00 479kg D.W. Eardley & Ptns OTHERS 149p 142.17p British Blue £940.00 470kg Mr G.D. Swinnerton British Blue £890.00 441kg Mr G.D. Swinnerton YOUNG BULLS Charolais £1025.00 496kg Parkinson & Ptns Top Av. Charolais £1020.00 509kg Mr J.W. Lloyd PREMIUM 223p 215.58p Simmental £1100.00 560kg J. & J. O’Neill PRIME 197p 169.34p Simmental £1100.00 512kg Parkinson & Ptns OTHERS 148p 115.47p Simmental £960.00 465kg Parkinson & Ptns Limousin £1200.00 505kg OM & JR. Whittingham Anybody uncertain about marketing please ring Bernie Limousin £1180.00 505kg OM & JR. Whittingham Hutchinson on 07778 164274 or to book stock in Adele Limousin £740.00 315kg Mr L.P. Ollier Higgins on 07794 368223. Bulls 1,072 Cattle Sold This Week From Calves to Cull Cows Breed Price Weight Vendor & Everything In Between. The One Stop Shop Friesian £455.00 266kg J.J.B. Powell & Sons Approach to Livestock Marketing. Aberdeen A £625.00 284kg J.J.B. Powell & Sons Hereford £570.00 252kg Mr W.J.S. Bramley 1 DAIRY CATTLE Montbeliarde£690.00 330kg Mr W.J.S. Bramley Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) Simmental £560.00 260kg D. & A. Warrington A fresh calved dairy heifer calved 9 days giving 25 Simmental £505.00 260kg Mr W.J.S. Bramley litres sold to £1,190.00. More needed next week please. Limousin £750.00 284kg Mr H.J. Gibson Limousin £625.00 244kg Mr H.J. Gibson

125 STORE CATTLE SPECIAL ENTRY WEDNESDAY 8 JULY ‘15 Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) 20 x Frisian Steers (18 - 22 Months) A great number forward considering the weather and 16 x Hereford Heifers (18 Months Plus) yet again what a trade. A great yard of cattle this week with 3 x Pure Bred Limousin Heifer (20 Months) something for everyone. Best bullocks to £1,340 with no end of good yarding cattle over £1,000. Great demand for WEDNESDAY 22 JULY ‘15 Hereford and Angus sired cattle as normal and Friesian Genuine Suckler Cow Dispersal Sale steers also easier to place. Viz: 30 Aberdeen Angus, Limousin & Herefords (2nd & 3rd Calvers) 150 to 200 stores needed every week please to retain with 30 Aberdeen Angus Calves at Foot, 1 In-Calf Cow buyers support — take advantage of our weekly store sales. 1 Pedigree Aberdeen Angus Bull (2011). Contact Ben for a free on farm inspection and advertising 1,169 PRIME LAMBS In general all breeds wanted and trade very strong Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) all through. Calves can not be valued anywhere else but A light entry with reports of a very low trade from through a live ring - Please support! earlier on in the week. Nevertheless a total clearance was Friesian bulls on another sharp trade topping at reported and lambs were with a much sharper trade to £265 for a bull from Messrs I. & M. Hubbart, Fradswell. Best return an overall average of 165p, more lambs could have Bulls all £110 to £150, mediums at £70 to £100, best pro- been sold to vendors advantage. cessing bulls at £50 to £70, mediums at £35 to £50. No bulls Lights topped at 180p for some 32 kilos to gross under £28 today. £57.60 for Messrs R.D. & C.J. Benbow, Eccleshall. Native bulls a totally flying trade topping at £355 for Standards raced away to 219p for some 36.6 kilos a Hereford bull from Less Dairy Farm, Adderley. All the best to realise £80.15 for Messrs D. & M.D. Williams, Abergele. bulls at £280 to £340, mediums well sold at £220 to £270 Others sold as follows :- 33.5 kilos (190p) Messrs G.R. and smaller ones at £140 plus. Hockenhull & Sons, 34 kilos (188p) Messrs T.E. Davies & Continental bulls would be the trade of the day! Con, 32.6 kilos (186p) Messrs T.E. Davies & Son, 37 kilos Best bulls £340 to £400 topping at £608 with no fewer than (184p) Messrs D. & M.D. Williams and 34 kilos (179p) fourteen bulls over £400 today. Medium bulls looking very Messrs T.E. Davies & Son. well sold at £290 to £330 and smaller types either side of Mediums topped at 194p for some 41kgs to return £200. One Friesian heifer fit to breed at £235. £79.54 for Messrs Done & Son, Baddington who also Strong demand for native heifers today topping at achieved top price in the lump of £81.94 for 42.9 kilos. Mr £325 for a Hereford from Lees Dairy Farm, Adderley. All the Charles Forrester, Northwood deserves a mention for his best heifers at £220 to £260, mediums at £180 to £215 and pen of 41.6 kilos achieving 191p to realise £79.46. Others smaller looking well sold at £120 plus. were as follows :- £79.52 (42.3kgs) Rawsthorne Farming, Continental heifers a similar story to the bulls with £77.83 (43kgs) Mr C.H. Forrester, £75.98 (40.2kgs) Mr J.R. the best trading at £280 to £340 topping at £390 twice for a Pimlott and £75.92 (40.6kgs) Rawsthorne Farming. Limousin heifer from Messrs G.R. Hockenhull & Son, Heavies achieved 200p for some 56kgs to gross Willington. Medium types at £230 to £270 and smalls at £112.00 for Messrs Glanllyn Ltd, Glanllyn. With more buy- £170 plus. ers forward more lambs are required. Thank you all buyers and vendors - all calf and weanling enquires to Ben on 07791 791356. Sold Average PREMIUM 399 179p BULL CALVES PRIME 574 160p FRIESIAN/HOLSTEIN BRITISH BLUE OTHER 196 147p (87 - AV.£62.01) (51 - AV.£345.06)

Lambs Graded :- Lights 180p (£57.60) average 170p £265 I .& M. Hubbart £608 Mr R.N. Thompson £165 Mr J.E. Milner £480 Lees Dairy Farm (£51.62). Standards 219p (£80.15) average 165p (£60.24). Mediums 194p (£81.94) average 164p (£68.38). Heavies ABERDEEN ANGUS HEREFORD 200p (£112.00) average 156p (£76.74). (20 - AV.£198.50) (26 - AV.£256.00) £325 T. Swinson & Ptns £355 Lees Dairy Farms 604 BUTCHERS EWES £322 PB.BJ.&TG Pemberton £352 Less Dairy Farms Auctioneer : Mark Jones (07813 625787) SIMMENTAL LIMOUSIN Rams topped at a remarkable £185.00 for three big (17 - AV.£329.88) (6 - AV.£285.00) rams from Messrs L. & D.A. Lightfoot, Dilhorne. Ewes £420 AD.M&T. Barber £380 G.R.Hockenhull& Son topped at £124.50 from Mr S.D. Evans, Chetwynd. £390 Mr C.R. Dawson £375 T. Swinson & Ptns Light ewes traded from £15 to £30, plain ewes £32 to £50, cutting ewes £55 to £75 and heavy ewes £80 to BROWN SWISS JERSEY x 2 £105. The overall average was returned at £69.15. (2 - AV.£34.00) £28 B.C & G.M. Patten £58 H. & C. Bloxham ATTENTION ALL SHEEP VENDORS £10 Hickson & Sons Ltd More buyers are now requiring more farm assured lambs. Please ensure that all Farm Assurance details are correct SHORTHORN PARTHENAIS and up-to-date. (2 - AV.£163.50) £225 Mr J.G. Williams x 1 318 CALVES £212 Mr P.D.T. Lokier BLONDE D’AQUITAINE Auctioneer : Ben Baggott (07791 791356) £115 J. & S. Hammond £408 G.A. Hargreaves x 2 British Blue Bull Calf to £608 A lovely suckler bred British Blue bull made HEIFERS CALVES £608 at 27 days old. BRITISH BLUE ABERDEEN ANGUS (38- AV.£275.26) (16 - AV.£171.75) £375 Oakley Farming Ltd £255 F J Bailey £370 Claytons Partnership £235 T Swinson & Ptns

HEREFORD SIMMENTAL (19 - AV.£201.11) (10 - AV.£257.50) £325 Lees Dairy Farm £315 K P & M Massey £250 J & S Hammond £310 J G Williams

LIMOUSIN BLONDE D’AQUITAINE (8 - AV.£317.00) (7 - AV.£247.80) £390 G R Hockenhull x2 £320 G Beeston £318 G R Hockenhull £318 S R Nash

FRISIAN/HOLSTEIN WELSH BLACK x 1 DISPERSAL SALE (2 - AV.£94.33) £200 A.J. & J.M.Slater On Behalf of Messrs R.V. & J.S. Vernon £235 Mr C.R. Dawson Moss Hall, Audlem, Cheshire £28 Messrs J. Heler Farms Wednesday 22 July 2015 at 12.30pm prompt Next sale Wednesday 15 July 2015 good entries needed please - all enquiries to Ben on 07791 791356. At Market Drayton Livestock Market, The Agricultural Centre, Market Drayton * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 30 Cows & Calves, I In-Calf Cow & 1 AA Bull MARKET DRAYTON LIVESTOCK MARKET viz. 25 Aberdeen Angus Cross, 3 Limousin Cross & 3 Hereford Cross Cows with STANDING STRAW SALE 30 Angus Calves at Foot, Thursday 9 July 2015, 7.30pm (Dairy Ring) 1 Pedigree Angus Bull (Eddisbury Easy) 2011 Born. All Cows are Third Calvers (Born 2010) Market Drayton Market, The Agricultural Centre, All Calves Are March/April 2015 Born Market Drayton For Further Information & Catalogues Contact Over 1,000 of Barley, Wheat Straw, Whole Crop Barbers Auctions 01630 652926. & OSR Straw

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146.5 Acres in 8 Lots Winter Wheat, Spring & Available First Week of August Winter Barley Straw (Aston by Pipe Gate) Contact 07976 788488. Messrs Sugnall Farms Ltd, Longslow, Market Drayton. FOR SALE 310 Acres in 9 Lots Winter & Spring Barley 16/16 Herringbone Parlour & Winter Wheat Straw Gascoigne Feeders (GWO), Messrs R.B. & A.R. Lewis, Aychley, Marchamley & Alfa Laval Narrow Line Parlour Cheswardine. Stainless Steel Feed Trough / 16 x ACR’s

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427.5 Acres of Winter Barley & Winter Wheat Straw - Farming Industry in Crisis - Mr J.A. Wilcox, Loynton, Adbaston, Seighford, Meeting at Market Drayton Market at 7.30pm Eaton-Upon-Tern, . On Thursday 16 July 2015 Meeting to Discuss Dairy, Beef, Sheep & Arable 85 Acres in 2 Lots Winter Oats & Winter Wheat Straw Speakers :- FFA Chairman, David Hanley Messrs W.O. Roberts & Partner, Napley. NFU Dairy Chairman, Rob Harrison

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188 Acres in 3 Lots Winter Barley Straw FAT STOCK, STORE STOCK, DAIRIES & CALVES Messrs Fields Farm Ltd, Maer.  250 to 300 Calves 9am - Auctioneer Ben Baggott  1000 to 2000 Lambs, Cull Ewes & Store Sheep 29.5 Acres of Winter Oilseed Rape Straw 9.30am - Auctioneer Mark Jones Messrs A.J. & A.K. Warrington, Slindon.  250 to 300 Bulls & Clean Cattle 11am - Auctioneer 60 Acres in 1 Lot Winter Barley Straw Bernie Hutchinson Messrs H.J. Hughes & Sons, Allscott, .  10 to 20 Dairies & 120 to 180 Store Cattle at 12 noon -

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