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TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 31st July 2019 “Prime cattle this week saw five over 180p/kg!!” 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: Mike Dickinson of Jobswater TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 21 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 28 cull cows, 65 store cattle, 105 rearing calves & stirks and 382 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 fair entry of prime cattle met a similar trade to recent weeks. Well-shaped cattle continue to sell to a good demand and trade. Top price of the day at 193p/kg and £1,469 was a grand 760kg Limousin x steer from Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan, whose South Devon x steer followed up at 189p/kg (front cover), both bought by Trevarthens of Roskrow. Leading heifer at 180p/kg and £1,190 was an Aberdeen Angus x for Nicholls & Co. of Redruth purchased by Harvey Bros. Butchers of St. Ives, Penzance and Newlyn. 11 Steers & 9 Heifers – top 10 prices Limousin x steer to 193p (760kg) for Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston South Devon x steer to 189p (674kg) for Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston Aberdeen Angus x heifer to 180p (661kg) for Nicholls & Co. of Redruth Hereford x steer to 180p (598kg) for Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Limousin x heifer to 180p (621kg) for Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Limousin x heifer to 177p (591kg) for Messrs. D.G. & S.L. Giles of Paul, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x to 176p (621kg) for Messrs. D.G. & S.L. Giles of Paul, Penzance Charolais x steer to 173p (691kg) for Nicholls & Co. of Redruth Limousin x heifer to 171p (612kg) for Messrs. D.G. & S.L. Giles of Paul, Penzance Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 163.4p/kg Heifers – 158.9p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 193p av. 187.33p Premium to 180p av. 178.25p Prime to 173p av. 171.00p Prime to 171p av. 168.66p Others to 143p av. 133.60p Others to 134p av. 133.00p All Steers av. 157.20p All Heifers av. 165.10p 1 OTM PRIME STEER A super single OTM forward from Messrs. R.J. Vincent & Son of Blackwater, Truro being an 838kg British Blue x steer and realising 150p/kg and £1,257 to David Ellis of Lelant. - 2 - - CULL COWS Auctioneer – Andrew Body A lighter entry of cull cows with continued strong demand for well-covered cows, both beef and dairy. A grand pair of Friesians from Messrs. B.L. Hearn & Partners of Whitecross saw biggest 901kg cow top at 122p/kg and £1,099 with the second at 839kg realising 120p/kg and £1,007, both purchased by Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. On the beef side, two cows reached 119p/kg, a Limousin x for Messrs. T.A. & F.A. Jenkin of Newbridge bought by Mike Biddick of Withiel and a Welsh Black for Miss C. Parker of Luxulyan going to Dawn West Devon. 10 Beef Cows – leading prices Limousin x to 119p (777kg) for Messrs. T.A. & F.A. Jenkin of Newbridge, Penzance Welsh Black to 119p (696kg) for Miss C. Parker of Luxulyan, Bodmin Devon x to 114p (719kg) for Laity Farms of Gwinear, Hayle Hereford x to 109p (708kg) for Messrs. G.S. Skinner & Son of St. Ervan, Wadebridge Simmental x to 107p (621kg) for Messrs. G.S. Skinner & Son of St. Ervan, Wadebridge 18 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 122p (901kg) for Messrs. B.L. Hearn & Partners of Whitecross, Wadebridge Friesian to 120p (839kg) for Messrs. B.L. Hearn & Partners of Whitecross, Wadebridge Friesian to 105p (815kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 104p (831kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 101p (788kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 99p (757kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 119p/kg av. 97.58p/kg Dairy Cows to 122p/kg av. 93.21p/kg STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Andrew Body A light entry of store cattle which is not unusual at this time of the year. Good demand for strong stores around the ring. Top price of the day at £1,055 was a single 2 year old Limousin x steer from Messrs. F.G. & S.P. Reynolds of Buryas Bridge. An entry of Devon x steers from Mr. M. Hancock of Four Lanes saw a trio around 16 months old sell well to £675. A younger 14 month old British Blue x steer making £650 for Messrs. S. & S.F. Cotterill of St. Michael Penkivel whose single older British Blue x heifer topped the section at £955. A dozen Charolais and Stabiliser x heifers around 14-15 months old from Messrs. G.S. Skinner & Son of St. Ervan saw best bunch of four hit £770. 32 Steers – leading prices 2yo Limousin x to £1,055 for Messrs. F.G. & S.P. Reynolds of Buryas Bridge, Penzance - 3 - - 1½yo Devon x to £675 for Mr. M. Hancock of Four Lanes, Redruth 1yo British Blue x to £650 for Messrs. S. & S.F. Cotterill of St. Michael Penkivel, Truro Limousin x to £635 for Mr. S.P. Bache of Mount Hawke, Truro Devon x to £605 for Mr. M. Hancock of Four Lanes, Redruth 33 Heifers – leading prices 2yo British Blue x to £955 for Messrs. S. & S.F. Cotterill of St. Michael Penkivel, Truro Limousin x to £815 for Messrs. A.A. & D.P. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Aberdeen Angus x to £810 for Messrs. A.A. & D.P. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle 1½yo Hereford x to £660 for Miss S.J. Pollard of St. Eval, Wadebridge 1yo Charolais x to £770 for Messrs. G.S. Skinner & Son of St. Ervan, Wadebridge Stabiliser x to £665 for Messrs. G.S. Skinner & Son of St. Ervan, Wadebridge Aberdeen Angus x to £450 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell REARING CALVES Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis The best number of calves forward for several weeks with best calves selling extremely well. Older calves from Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen and Messrs. S. & S.F. Cotterill of St. Michael Penkivel topping the bulls with a Limousin x at £365 and British Blue x at £360. An older Friesian bull reached £230 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen whose April-born Aberdeen Angus x heifer led the section at £335. 73 Bulls Limousin x to £365 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £200 British Blue x to £360 for Messrs. S. & S.F. Cotterill of St. Michael Penkivel, Truro, av. £120 Simmental x to £260 for Messrs. S.J. Dustow & Son of Ladock, Truro, av. £233 Friesian to £230 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £140 Aberdeen Angus x to £195 for Messrs. T.H. Bray & Son of Gluvian, St. Columb, av. £129 Hereford x to £170 for Mr. J.T. Rowe of Lower Penponds, Camborne, av. £127 South Devon x to £150 for Mrs. S.P. Hearn of Tregavethan, Truro Friesian bobby calves to £43, av. £23 32 Heifers Aberdeen Angus x to £355 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £123 British Blue x to £270 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston, av. £85 Limousin x to £240 (x3) for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £148 Charolais x to £235 South Devon x to £75 for Mr. R.D. Collins of Constantine, Falmouth - 4 - - FINISHED & STORE SHEEP LAMBS (210) Auctioneer – Ed Harris Weight and finish are driving finished lamb prices. A two-tier trade this week with light lambs less sought after in comparison to the 45kg+ lambs which were in demand. Some superb leading prices for the premium lambs with Trevarthens of Roskrow paying £93.50 for the best-pick of a run of four pens of quality Texel x lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock which averaged £91. A smart pen of 45.7kg Texel x lambs from Messrs. B.N. & C. Hoskins of Blackwater set the premium to 193p/kg, bought by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. Leading Averages: 193p/kg for 45.7kg lambs from Messrs. B.N. & C. Hoskins of Blackwater, Truro 184p/kg for 50.7kg lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay 182p/kg for 50.8kg lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay 182p/kg for 43.5kg lambs from Mr. M.E. Dickinson of Mabe, Penryn 179p/kg for 44.7kg lambs from Messrs. W.R.T. & A.S. Guy of West Portholland, Truro 179p/kg for 43.2kg lambs from PCJ Farming of Breage, Helston 178p/kg for 47.8kg lambs from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge 178p/kg for 45.0kg lambs from Mr. P. Chew of Lostwithiel 177p/kg for 46.1kg lambs from Mr. J.F. Berryman of Zennor, St. Ives 176p/kg for 52.6kg lambs from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan, Wadebridge Top Price Lambs: £93.50 (50.7kg) from Messrs.