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TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 3rd June 2020 MARKET CONDUCTED UNDER DEFRA GUIDELINES A big thank you to our Vendors & Buyers for co-operating and continuing to support us during these difficult times “Smart heifer from Kevin Williams @ 215p/kg – steers dearer to 220p/kg” *** PRIOR BOOKING OF STOCK IS ESSENTIAL *** PHONE 01872 272722 TEXT (Your name & stock numbers) Cattle/Calves 07889 600160 Sheep 07977 662443 This week’s £10 draw winner: Stuart Ward, Grampound Road TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 55 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 52 cull cows & bulls, 252 store cattle including 6 suckler cows & calves, 47 rearing calves and 651 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 An improved entry of prime cattle met a strong demand from both butchers and more commercial buyers. Quality cattle selling extremely well across the board. Top price per kilo was a Limousin x steer from Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth selling at 220p/kg to Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers, Helston. Heifers topped at 215p/kg and £1,189 for a 553kg Limousin x for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet to the same buyer. Top value of the day and one of the highest prices seen in many months came for a grand 720kg Limousin x steer for Messrs. R, H.T. & R.M. Rowe of Gwinear at 203p/kg realising £1,462 to David King of Exeter. 32 Steers – top 8 prices Limousin x to 220p (581kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x to 217p (575kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x to 203p (720kg) for Messrs. R, H.T. & R.M. Rowe of Gwinear, Hayle South Devon x to 196p (619kg) for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle South Devon x to 193p (700kg) for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle Hereford x to 191p (616kg) for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle Limousin x to 190p (667kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Hereford x to 190p (592kg) for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle 8 Heifers – top 5 prices Limousin x to 215p (553kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x to 208p (550kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x to 207p (561kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x to 189p (605kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Limousin x to 185p (584kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 174.2p/kg Heifers – 168.4p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 220p av. 200.00p Premium to 215p av. 210.00p Prime to 188p av. 178.36p Prime to 189p av. 187.00p Others to 156p av. 150.78p Others to 176p av. 162.00p All Steers av. 175.68p All Heifers av. 189.57p - 2 - - Chris Eddy’s 220p/kg Limousin steer topper ..…and further steer @ 217p/kg OTM PRIME CATTLE A good show of OTMs forward topped by a Blonde d’Aquitaine x heifer from Messrs. Brewer & Brewer of St. Merryn selling at 178p/kg to David King of Exeter. A run of Aberdeen Angus crosses for Mr. D.C. James of St. Wenn met a top value of £1,158 for a 742kg steer bought by David Ellis of Lelant. 6 Steers British Blue x to 171p (641kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin Aberdeen Angus x to 156p (742kg) for Mr. D.C. James of St. Wenn, Bodmin Aberdeen Angus x to 155p (643kg) for Mr. D.C. James of St. Wenn, Bodmin 9 Heifers Blonde d’Aquitaine x to 178p (511kg) for Messrs. Brewer & Brewer of St. Merryn, Padstow Charolais x to 173p (592kg) for Nicholls & Co. of Redruth Aberdeen Angus x to 157p (568kg) for Mr. D.C. James of St. Wenn, Bodmin Friesian to 150p (561kg) for Messrs. R.A. & E.A. Wilkins of Truro Aberdeen Angus x to 148p (568kg) for Mr. D.C. James of St. Wenn, Bodmin Overall Averages: OTM Steers to 171p/kg av. 153.98p/kg OTM Heifers to 178p/kg av. 150.38p/kg Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 16th June @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Licences required by Tuesday 9th June – Entries to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160 - 3 - - CULL COWS & BULLS Auctioneer – Andrew Body A better entry of cull cows than in recent weeks with the majority being beef types and well- covered which meant trade was very firm for all on offer. Prices just keep getting higher with top cow this week a big 899kg Charolais x for Messrs. G.R. Hosking & Son of St. Buryan at 150p/kg she realised £1,349 to David King of Exeter. Best pair from a super entry of South Devon cows for Mr. P.R. Weldhen of St. Columb achieved £1,260 (863kg @ 146p) and £1,251 (875kg @ 143p), both bought by David King. Premium Friesian at 124p/kg for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin and top price black and white a 845kg cow at 120p/kg realising £1,014 for Messrs. Mitchell & Downing of Carnmenellis, both bought by Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. A big 1017kg Blonde d’Aquitaine bull from Messrs. W.J. Hicks & Son of St. Merryn sold well at 124p/kg and £1,261 to David Ellis of Lelant. 31 Beef Cows – leading prices Charolais x to 150p (899kg) for Messrs. G.R. Hosking & Son of St. Buryan, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x to 148p (492kg) for Mr. I.G. Michell of Nancegollan, Helston South Devon x to 146p (863kg) for Mr. P.R. Weldhen of St. Columb South Devon x to 143p (875kg) for Mr. P.R. Weldhen of St. Columb Blonde d’Aquitaine x to 138p (690kg) for Messrs. Brewer & Brewer of St. Merryn, Padstow Devon x to 137p (624kg) for Mr. S.J. Bell of Cury, Helston British Blue x to 135p (785kg) for Messrs. L.H. & M.A. Hawkey of St. Wenn, Bodmin Hereford x to 135p (667kg) for Mr. R. Hobbs of Kea, Truro 19 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 124p (792kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 120p (845kg) for Messrs. Mitchell & Downing of Carnmenellis, Redruth Friesian to 120p (742kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 114p (667kg) for Messrs. A. Eddy & Sons of St. Buryan, Penzance Friesian to 109p (762kg) for Messrs. A. Eddy & Sons of St. Buryan, Penzance Friesian to 105p (640kg) for Messrs. L. Wherry & Son of Sancreed, Penzance Breed Averages: Charolais x to 150p/kg av. 142.72p/kg Aberdeen Angus x to 148p/kg av. 118.43p/kg South Devon x to 146p/kg av. 124.95p/kg Blonde d’Aquitaine x to 138p/kg av. 134.00p/kg Devon x to 137p/kg British Blue x to 135p/kg av. 124.87p/kg Hereford x to 135p/kg av. 116.67p/kg Limousin x to 134p/kg av. 117.67p/kg Friesian to 124p/kg av. 107.04p/kg Guernsey x to 99p/kg av. 87.48p/kg Jersey x to 94p/kg av. 89.21p/kg 2 Cull Bulls Blonde d’Aquitaine to 124p (1017kg) for Messrs. W.J. Hicks & Son of St. Merryn, Padstow Simmental to 94p (1044kg) for Messrs. J. & R.J. Nankervis of Zennor, St. Ives - 4 - - Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 150p/kg av. 122.00p/kg Dairy Cows to 124p/kg av. 103.89p/kg Cull Bulls to 124p/kg av. 109.00p/kg STORE CATTLE Auctioneers – Patrick Dennis & Andrew Body Around 250 store cattle this week which is good for the time of year. Trade remains extremely strong for all types on offer with plenty of demand around the ring. A super entry of steers from Mr. W.A. Treloar of Perranporth sold to a top call of £1,255 for five 2yo Limousin crosses with a younger trio at £1,095. Another 2yo Limousin pair for Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen hit £1,150, with his run of 14mo Limousin x heifers hitting £775 for three. Another run of 2yo Devon crosses this week from Ivey & Hawkstor Farms of Blisland saw dearest four steers reach £1,040. Steers at 14mo saw prices of £930 for top Simmental x from Mr. F.J. Moyle of Carnmenellis and a Hereford for Mr. R.T. Dunn of Menabilly achieved £910. Cracking cattle from Messrs. J.L. & N.J. Sampson of St. Buryan with a highlight being four 13mo Limousin x steers soaring to £1,015!! On the heifer side, overall top at £1,035 were oldest pair of Limousin crosses in from Messrs. R.G. & J.M. Prowse of St. Allen. 164 Steers – leading prices 2yo Limousin x to £1,255 for Mr. W.A. Treloar of Perranporth Devon x to £1,040 for Ivey & Hawkstor Farms of Blisland, Bodmin Simmental x to £980 for Mr. W.A. Treloar of Perranporth Hereford x to £920 for Messrs. V.R. Gould & Son of Mithian Downs, St. Agnes British Blue x to £775 for Messrs. W.C. & W.R. Martin of St. Buryan, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x to £755 for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Sons of Mullion, Helston Friesian to £735 for Messrs.