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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 purchased by Harvey Bros. Butchers of St. Ives, and .

11 Steers & 9 Heifers – top 10 prices

Limousin x steer to 193p (760kg) for Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan, 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, Devon x to 114p (719kg) for Laity Farms of Gwinear, Hereford x to 109p (708kg) for Messrs. G.S. Skinner & Son of St. Ervan, 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, , 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, 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 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. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £92.50 (50.8kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £92.50 (52.6kg) from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan, Wadebridge £92.50 (53.6kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £90.00 (53.3kg) from Mr. J.A.G. Rowland of Crofthandy, Redruth £88.00 (45.7kg) from Messrs. B.N. & C. Hoskins of Blackwater, Truro £85.00 (47.8kg) from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge £84.00 (49.7kg) from Messrs. B.N. & C. Hoskins of Blackwater, Truro £83.00 (49.0kg) from Mr. J.T. Rowe of Lower Penponds, Camborne £82.00 (50.5kg) from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge £82.00 (51.6kg) from Mr. M.E. Dickinson of Mabe, Penryn

Averages:

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 182p/kg av. 168p/kg Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 193p/kg av. 173p/kg Overweight (52.1kg+) to 176p/kg av. 167p/kg

SQQ Lamb Average 168p - 5 - -

Rhys Jones’ top price pen £93.50 Premium lambs from the Hoskins 193p/kg

CULL EWES (135)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

Strong prices prevail for a tidy entry of cull stock with Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan topping the Market at £90.50 with a big-bodied Texel ewe.

Leading Prices:

£90.50 for ewes from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan, Wadebridge £87.00 for ewes from Messrs. W.H. Morgan & Sons of St. Newlyn East, Newquay £84.00 for ewes from Messrs. S.J. & D.E.J. Worden of St. Martin, Helston £82.00 for ewes from Messrs. W.H. Morgan & Sons of St. Newlyn East, Newquay £80.00 for ewes from Mr. M. Monk of Chacewater, Truro £80.00 for ewes from Mr. B. Tomkins of Wendron, Helston £79.00 for ewes from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge

Averages:

First quality ewes to £90.50 av. £79.00 Second quality ewes to £64.50 av. £51.00

STORE LAMBS (37)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

Numbers are beginning to present themselves, with plenty of demand for all on offer. A top price of £53 for a pen of continental crosses from Mr. & Mrs. P. Tullett of Tregony.

Leading Prices:

£53.00 for stores from Mr. & Mrs. P. Tullett of Tregony, Truro £53.00 for stores from Messrs. M. & J. Stacey of Polbathic, £47.00 for stores from Mr. D.J.A. Eyles of Ladock, Truro £44.00 for stores from Messrs. T.B. Mitchell & Partners of Idless, Truro - 6 - -

Averages:

Best store lambs to £53.00 av. £52.00 Medium store lambs to £44.00 av. £41.50 Small store lambs to £39.00

2ND BREEDING SHEEP SALE – Wednesday 28th August

Special Sale of Breeding Ewes, Rams & Store Lambs Entries inc. 30 Texel x shearling ewes for Will Teagle, Newquay Please book pens with the Auctioneers 01872 272722

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WEDNESDAY NEXT 7TH AUGUST

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 Inc. 16 suckler bred 12-14 mo cattle 3 Ch, 2 Lim, 11 pure bred SD st/hfr

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11.30am – Lambs, Cull Ewes & Store Sheep

Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 20th August @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Licences required by Tuesday 13th August – Entries to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160

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FORTHCOMING AUGUST SALES

Fri 16th August Woodworking & Engineering Machinery & Equipment Truro Sale Room, Truro Market @ 11am Full details and photographs online with Catalogues in due course

Tues 20th August TB-Restricted “Orange” Market at Truro Market

Weds 28th August 2nd Special Sale of Breeding & Store Sheep at Truro Market

Sat 31st August South-East Poultry Sale Old Cornwall Farmers’ Site, Station Road, , PL14 4DX @ 10am Entry Forms from the Auctioneers or online – Closing date 20th August - 7 - -

Truro Sale Room Sale, Truro Market This Friday 9th August @ 10am

For Private Vendors, Executors & The Official Receiver

GENERAL FURNISHINGS & EFFECTS + EMBROIDERY MACHINES

Over 800 Lots inc. Ceramics & Glass: Qty Royal Worcester Evesham dinner wares, Lladro Nao figures, Royal Doulton dog figures, Staffordshire pottery, qty of stone wares, storage jars, jugs & bottles, Studio pottery, retro midwinter dinner wares, brass inc. Waterford crystal, var. other cut glass & coloured glass. Misc Items: inc. var. binoculars, var. copper & brass, var. silver & silver plates, costume jewellery inc. vintage wristwatches, vintage typewriters, LPs, qty of vintage ladies’ & gent’s fashion inc, Jaeger, Nina Ricci, furs, coats, etc., qty of books, qty of vintage Scalextric cars & track, vintage toys, vintage Humber bicycle, metal locking gun cabinet etc. Furniture & Furnishings: Contemporary reclaimed wood refectory table, set of 6 contemporary chrome & clear Perspex dining chairs, 2 contemporary square marble top & base occasional tables, contemporary metal glass top dining table with 4 matching chairs, var. 19th Century mahogany chest of drawers, Victorian walnut low display cabinet, var. Victorian & Edwardian wash stands & dressing tables, early 20th Century oak tambour roll top desk, contemporary pine furniture, inc. chest of drawers & a triple wardrobe, contemporary white melamine glass top & front chest of drawers & matching bedside chests, contemporary oak TV stand, coffee table & side table, early 20th Century 2 section plan chest, 2 x Victorian Cornish dressers, oak replica dresser, contemporary grey leather 2 seat settee, pair of red leather wing back armchairs, var. settees & easy chairs, var. dining chairs, pictures & prints, mirrors, lighting, full size slate bed snooker table & accessories etc. Bankruptcy Stock for the Official Receiver: 2018 Brother Entrepreneur 6-plus PR670E 6 needle embroidery machine with stand & cap frame, 2017 Brother Innovis NV800E single needle embroidery machine, stock of blank baseball caps, T-shirts, babygros & comforters & various threads etc. Household Electricals & Tools: Beko A Class upright fridge freezer, Indesit upright fridge freezer, Bosch upright fridge freezer, Ricoh Aficio MP C2800 office printer/scanner, Creda tumble drier, Hotpoint American-style fridge freezer with ice maker, Northfrost Aura chest freezer, var. hand tools & electrical tools, var. garden tools, contemporary rattan-style 4 piece garden patio suite etc. Viewing: Weds 7th & Thurs 8th August 11am-4pm & 8.30am morning of sale. Marguerite’s Catering. Catalogues online from Wednesday- 8 - - www.lodgeandthomas.co.uk