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Wednesday 15th January 2020

“Hogs still rising….£101 top this week for Methleigh Farm Ltd”

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: A. & B. Pascoe of North Country

TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET

LODGE & THOMAS.

Report an entry of 20 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 33 cull cows & bulls, 102 store cattle inc. 8 suckler cows, 68 rearing calves & stirks and 356 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 tighter entry this week but better quality which therefore improved the trade. Strong demand for quality cattle across the board. Top price per kilo was 215p for a Limousin x heifer from George Richards Farms of Summercourt purchased by Brian Etherington Meat Co. Ltd. of Scorrier, with their second top price 593kg heifer at 209p/kg and standing top value realising £1,239 to David Wilton of Peter Morris Butchers, St. Columb. Premium steer from the same farm being a Limousin x at 210p/kg, this one bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow. Also over £2 was a 623kg Limousin x steer for Mr. J.A. Skewes of Penwartha making 205p/kg and £1,277 to Messrs. K. & D. McFadden Butchers of St. Just.

13 Steers – top 8 prices

Limousin x to 210p (593kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Limousin x to 205p (623kg) for Mr. J.A. Skewes of Penwartha, Limousin x to 186p (659kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Simmental x to 183p (656kg) for Messrs. D.R. & J.C. Vincent & Son of Tregavethan, Truro Limousin x to 183p (632kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of , Aberdeen Angus x to 183p (616kg) for Messrs. S.E. & J.M. Eastley of St. Martin, Helston Limousin x to 183p (594kg) for Mr. J.A. Skewes of Penwartha, Perranporth Limousin x to 182p (587kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston

6 Heifers – top 3 prices

Limousin x to 215p (554kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x to 209p (593kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay British Blue x to 180p (522kg) for Messrs. S.E. & J.M. Eastley of St. Martin, Helston

Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 164.8p/kg Heifers – 163.7p/kg

Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 210p av. 207.50p Premium to 215p av. 212.00p Prime to 186p av. 182.14p Prime to 180p av. 178.50p Others to 167p av. 164.33p Others to 158p av. 153.50p All Steers av. 181.92p All Heifers av. 181.33p - 2 - -

OTM PRIME CATTLE

A single OTM forward for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston being a 683kg Limousin x heifer realising 156p/kg to Messrs. K. & D. McFadden Butchers of St. Just.

CULL COWS & BULLS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A similar number of cull cows to last week met an improved trade across the board. Good demand around the ring especially for well-covered cows. Standing top this week a grand 820kg Simmental x cow from Messrs. W.K. Emmett & Son of Portscatho selling at 139p/kg and £1,140 to David King of . Some super Friesians this week including a pair for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of with their 891kg cow realising 126p/kg and £1,123 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. A Hereford cull bull from Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian weighing 1196kg sold well at 109p/kg and £1,304 to David King.

12 Beef Cows – leading prices

Simmental x to 139p (820kg) for Messrs. W.K. Emmett & Son of Portscatho, Truro Hereford x to 135p (666kg) for Messrs. R.G. Olver & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell British Blue x to 134p (630kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, South Devon x to 129p (666kg) for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of , Newquay Hereford x to 122p (698kg) for Mr. A.C. Brewer of Boscastle, North South Devon x to 120p (768kg) for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen, Truro Hereford x to 118p (684kg) for Mr. A.C. Brewer of Boscastle, North Cornwall Hereford x to 108p (664kg) for Mr. A.C. Brewer of Boscastle, North Cornwall

20 Dairy Cows – leading prices

Friesian to 126p (891kg) for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro Friesian to 125p (791kg) for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro Friesian to 114p (731kg) for Mr. T.A. Wills of St. Erme, Truro Friesian to 112p (678kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin Friesian to 110p (600kg) for Mr. D. Pascoe of , Helston Friesian to 100p (521kg) for Messrs. J.H. Hawkey & Son of St. East, Newquay Friesian to 93p (756kg) for Messrs. R.G. Keast & Son of Allet, Truro

Breed Averages:

Simmental x to 139p/kg av. 114.68p/kg Hereford x to 135p/kg av. 120.75p/kg British Blue x to 134p/kg South Devon x to 129p/kg av. 99.35p/kg Friesian to 126p/kg av. 93.98p/kg Limousin x to 104p/kg

1 Cull Bull

Hereford to 109p (1196kg) for Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro - 3 - -

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 139p/kg av. 109.39p/kg Dairy Cows to 126p/kg av. 93.98p/kg Cull Bulls to 109p/kg

STORE CATTLE

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A decent entry of store cattle for early January saw a firm trade for a predominantly younger entry of cattle on offer. Plenty of demand around the ring. Two Limousin x steers for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe topped at £960 with 17 month old British Blue crosses to £945 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor. Some smart young cattle forward including a nice run of South Devons for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen which saw a 9 month old steer top at £715. Leading heifer was a British Blue x from Messrs. T.G. & Son of St. Levan at £825.

62 Steers – leading prices

2yo British Blue x to £930 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan,

1½yo Limousin x to £960 for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell British Blue x to £945 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston Hereford x to £795 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Friesian to £475 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

1yo Limousin x to £850 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston British Blue x to £670 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston Hereford x to £555 for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston

9mo South Devon x to £715 for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen, Truro Charolais x to £680 for Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy, Limousin x to £600 for Messrs. H. Gwennap & Son of Leedstown,

6mo Hereford x to £340 for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston

32 Heifers – leading prices

2yo British Blue x to £825 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

1½yo Hereford x to £680 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance British Blue x to £660 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston

1yo Limousin x to £495 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston

9mo South Devon x to £480 for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen, Truro

6mo Hereford x to £315 for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston - 4 - -

8 Suckler Cows

This week saw a genuine reduction sale of in-calf pure bred Devons on behalf of Mr. C. Ferkin of St. Mewan, St. Austell. Top price of the day was £730 for a young Devon cow closely followed by an older cow at £720. In-calf heifers sold to a top of £620. Good demand around the ring for these cattle.

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A fair number of calves forward met a continued firm trade for all on offer. An entry of older Aberdeen Angus crosses for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon saw bulls to £278 and heifers top at £175. Younger British Blue cross bull calves sold to £225 for Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine.

36 Bulls

Aberdeen Angus x to £278 for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin, av. £120 British Blue x to £225 for Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine, Falmouth, av. £138 Hereford x to £180 for Messrs. R.C. & M.J. Andrews of Trerulefoot, , av. £117 Limousin x to £172 for both Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston and Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine, Falmouth, av. £93 Friesian to £100 three times for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin, av. £86

29 Heifers

Aberdeen Angus x to £175 for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin, av. £110 British Blue x to £155 for Chynoweth Farm Partners of St. Allen, Truro, av. £72 Limousin x to £95 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston, av. £50 Welsh Black x to £76 for Messrs. R.J, K.M, A.M. & S.E. Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston Hereford x to £75 for Messrs. R.G. Olver & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £72

1 Male Stirk

South Devon x to £350 for Messrs. G. & H. Rogers of Carbis Bay, St. Ives

2 Heifer Stirks

South Devon x to £200 twice for Messrs. F.C. & B.R. Berryman of Pendeen, Penzance

120 ACRES GRAZING/MOWING GRASS near Victoria, Roche

Available from 1st March 2020 for 12 months in 3 Lots of 88.41, 15.05 & 16.45 acres. Level pastures, well-fenced & watered. Licensee to apply own fertiliser.

Tender details & plans from Agents – D-eadline 5 - - Mon 17th Feb 12 noon. Ref: ROC

FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

HOGS (231) – Ed Harris

The averages were up on the week for all weights, with strong demand across the board; topping at 216p/kg for meaty 41.4kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow. Another pen from the same farm saw the heavyweights achieve a leading price of £101 selling to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. We encourage producers to market their hoggets on the current strong trade, with Wednesday’s entry averaging £93.50!!

Leading Averages:

216p/kg for 41.4kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston 214p/kg for 45.0kg hogs from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little , St. Austell 211p/kg for 44.5kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston 211p/kg for 44.0kg hogs from Messrs. D.L. & J.M. Colton of Probus, Truro 208p/kg for 44.7kg hogs from Mr. T. Hopper of , Truro 208p/kg for 43.0kg hogs from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of , Bodmin 207p/kg for 46.2kg hogs from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro 206p/kg for 49.0kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston 206p/kg for 45.1kg hogs from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin 205p/kg for 40.4kg hogs from Messrs. T.L. Ford & Son of Little Petherick,

Top Price Hogs:

£101.00 (49.0kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston £99.50 (49.5kg) from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell £99.50 (50.7kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston £97.50 (48.6kg) from Mr. S.C.R. Brake of Mawgan Porth, Newquay £97.00 (49.2kg) from Mr. W.F. Teagle of Trevithick, Newquay £96.50 (45.0kg) from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell £96.50 (47.8kg) from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin £96.50 (60.0kg) from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of £96.00 (56.5kg) from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow £95.50 (46.2kg) from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro £95.50 (55.8kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

Averages:

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) To 216p/kg av. 209.0p/kg

Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) To 207p/kg av. 194.4p/kg

Overweight (52.1kg+) To 176p/kg av. 170.0p/kg

SQQ Hog Average 209.0p/kg

A run of meaty hogs from Hugh Dawson saw a premium of 216p/kg for this 41.4kg pen - 6 - -

CULL EWES (50) – Ross Collins

The cull ewe trade is currently the strongest ever seen in January month. Prices peaked at £105 for a superb Charollais ewe from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of .

Leading Prices:

£105.00 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro £85.50 for ewes from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell £85.00 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston £84.00 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro £81.50 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro £80.50 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston £80.00 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro £80.00 for ewes from Messrs. M.G. & T.A. Tuckett of Tywardreath, Par

Averages:

First quality ewes to £105.00 av. £84.50 Second quality ewes to £77.50 av. £70.00

STORE HOGS (75) – Ross Collins

What a trade!! Even the tail-end types were strong money. Big-frame stores from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow realised £81. Now is the time to sell remaining stores which you do not intend to see through finishing. A full mouth ewe with twin lambs at foot achieved £134 for Mrs. S.A. Scholes of North Country, .

Leading Prices:

£81.00 for stores from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow £77.50 for stores from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro £76.50 for stores from Messrs. P.M. & A. Jewell of Alverton, Penzance £76.00 for stores from Messrs. D.L. & J.M. Colton of Probus, Truro £70.00 for stores from Messrs. T.L. Ford & Sons of Little Petherick, Wadebridge

Averages:

Best store hogs to £81.00 av. £77.50 Medium store hogs to £70.00 av. £66.50 Small store hogs to £47.50

**** NEXT WEEK – FLOCK DISPERSAL SALE @ approx. 12.30pm **** Approx. 100 Texel x flock age ewes, scanned in-lamb to Texel & Charollais rams and due 20th Feb onwards. In the Heptavac-P system on behalf of Messrs. P. & J. Eggins, St. Breock

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WEDNESDAY NEXT 22ND JANUARY

LODGE & THOMAS.

10.00am – Rearing Calves & Stirks

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10.00am – Dairy & Beef Cull Cows then Prime Cattle followed by Store Cattle and Suckler Cows & Calves Entries inc. 20 Hereford, A.Angus x 9-10mo/18mo, 13 Hereford x steers & heifers 16-17mo, 5 Devon/Galloway steers 18-20mo, 5 Friesian steers 16-17mo

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11.15am – Hogs, Cull Ewes & Store Sheep Plus Flock Dispersal of 100 Texel x In-Lamb Ewes @ approx. 12.30pm Approx. 100 Texel x flock age ewes, scanned in-lamb to Texel & Charollais rams and due 20th Feb onwards. In the Heptavac-P system for Messrs. P. & J. Eggins of St. Breock

Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 18th February @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Licences required by Tuesday 11th February – Entries to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160

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Wednesday 5th February Truro Market

Inc. Complete Genuine Dispersal of 27 PURE BRED SOUTH DEVON COWS (12 with calves at foot) & scanned back in-calf to the Pedigree South Devon bull

On behalf of H.J. May Esq. of Treworgan Manor Farm, Trispen Catalogues available – Further entries invited to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160

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