TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 19th June 2019 “Prime cattle peaked at 212p/kg for this Limousin x heifer from Paul Julian” 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: Keith Piper of Sithney, Helston TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry including Tuesday’s “Orange” Market of 41 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 82 cull cows & bulls, 112 store cattle including 24 suckler cows & calves, 60 rearing calves & stirks and 574 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 Another good number of prime cattle forward. Butchers’ type cattle continue to sell to a premium but more commercial types are still selling on the trade. Top price per kilo was 212p (£1,206) for a 569kg Limousin x heifer from Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt purchased by David Wilton of Peter Morris Butchers, St. Columb. A pair of Limousin steers from Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan topping at 209p/kg and heavier 653kg steer at 207p/kg making £1,352, both bought by Trevarthens of Roskrow. 25 Steers & 4 Heifers – leading prices Limousin x heifer to 212p (569kg) for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x steer to 209p (605kg) for Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston Limousin x steer to 207p (653kg) for Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston Limousin x heifer to 199p (513kg) for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay British Blue x steer to 176p (664kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x steer to 176p (600kg) for Nicholls & Co. of Redruth Aberdeen Angus x steer to 174p (571kg) for Nicholls & Co. of Redruth Aberdeen Angus x steer to 173p (639kg) for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean, St. Austell Limousin x steers from Derek Jenkin to 209p/kg ...and 207p/kg & £1,352 - 2 - - Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 164.2p/kg Heifers – 169.0p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 209p av. 208.00p Premium to 212p av. 205.50p Prime to 176p av. 171.40p Prime to 169p av. 163.50p Others to 159p av. 146.75p Others - All Steers av. 162.12p All Heifers av. 184.50p OTM PRIME CATTLE Aberdeen Angus x cattle from Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean lead the OTM section with top heifer at 156p/kg & £906 bought by David Ellis of Lelant; and steer selling to 147p/kg to Darren Sobey of Holsworthy. 5 Steers & 7 Heifers Aberdeen Angus x heifer to 156p (581kg) for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean, St. Austell Aberdeen Angus x heifer to 151p (598kg) for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean Aberdeen Angus x steer to 147p (537kg) for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean Limousin x heifer to 145p (561kg) for Mr. J.A. Skewes of Penwartha, Perranporth Fleckvieh x to 140p (624kg) for Mr. R.C. Keskeys of Boskenwyn, Helston Overall Averages: OTM Steers to 147p/kg av. 138.45p/kg OTM Heifers to 156p/kg av. 137.60p/kg CULL COWS & BULLS Auctioneer – Andrew Body Good entries of cull cows which are selling well especially if well-covered. Leaner types continue to sell on the regional trade. Top price was a Charolais x cow from Mrs. L.E.A. Bruce of Constantine knocked down to David King of Exeter at 129p/kg. A super run of Friesians from Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater saw an 810kg cow topping at 113p/kg and £915 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. A South Devon cull bull from Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick of St. Columb realised 108p/kg and £961 to David Ellis of Lelant. 17 Beef Cows – leading prices Charolais x to 129p (677kg) for Mrs. L.E.A. Bruce of Constantine, Falmouth South Devon x to 128p (686kg) for Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen, Truro South Devon x to 124p (731kg) for Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen, Truro South Devon x to 124p (641kg) for Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick of St. Columb Charolais x to 118p (765kg) for Mr. W.J. Buckett of Ashton, Helston Charolais x to 109p (831kg) for Mr. K.R. Williams of Tehidy, Camborne South Devon x to 104p (818kg) for Mr. W.J. Buckett of Ashton, Helston - 3 - - 17 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 113p (810kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 98p (808kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 93p (719kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 89p (903kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 89p (768kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 89p (764kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro Friesian to 88p (701kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro 1 Cull Bull South Devon to 108p (890kg) for Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick of St. Columb Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 129p/kg av. 99.14p/kg Dairy Cows to 113p/kg av. 82.38p/kg Cull Bulls to 108p/kg “ORANGE” (TB-RESTRICTED) MARKET – TUESDAY 18TH MAY 8 OTM CATTLE A run of young Friesian heifers from Messrs. M. & J. Rowe of Ashton, Helston saw a 738kg heifer top at 131p/kg and £967 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. 37 CULL COWS A super entry of well-covered dairy cull cows including from three different vendors all called “Rowe”!! Topping the lot at 110p/kg and £1,032 was a 938kg cow from Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor purchased by Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh with all dairy cows averaging 99.37p/kg. Selling well at 105p/kg was a Danish Red x for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, to the same buyer. 25 Dairy & 12 Beef Cows Friesian to 110p (938kg) for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Friesian to 108p (766kg) for Messrs. M. & J. Rowe of Ashton, Helston Friesian to 107p (856kg) for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Friesian to 107p (745kg) for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Friesian to 106p (836kg) for Messrs. M. & J. Rowe of Ashton, Helston Friesian to 106p (778kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of The Lizard, Helston Danish Red x to 105p (854kg) for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin Friesian to 105p (790kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of The Lizard, Helston Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 16th July @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Licences required by Tuesday 9th July – Entries to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160 - 4 - - STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis A fair entry of store cattle for the time of year. Mainly younger types forward but trade continues strong with good demand around the ring. Highlight of the day were best bunch of four Limousin x steers around 15 months old from a lovely entry of young cattle from Mr. W. Martin of Coombe making £935 apiece with Shorthorn crosses from the same farm selling to £820. A strong yearling Charolais steer from Mr. W.J. Buckett of Ashton realised £780. Top price over the whole heifer section was for super Limousin x at just 11 months old from Messrs. L.M. & C.G. Vian of Wendron selling away to £815. 38 Steers – leading prices 2yo British Blue x to £885 for Mr. S.E. Chapman of Blackwater, Truro 1½yo Limousin x to £935 for Mr. W. Martin of Coombe, St. Austell Shorthorn x to £820 for Mr. W. Martin of Coombe, St. Austell 1yo Limousin x to £875 for Mr. W. Martin of Coombe, St. Austell Charolais x to £780 for Mr. W.J. Buckett of Ashton, Helston Shorthorn x to £750 for Mr. W. Martin of Coombe, St. Austell British Blue x to £730 for Messrs. L.M. & C.G. Vian of Wendron, Helston Simmental x to £695 for Messrs. R.A.F. & R.M. Roberts of Gweek, Helston Hereford x to £600 for Messrs. L. Wherry & Sons of Sancreed, Penzance 9mo Simmental x to £510 for Messrs. R.A.F. & R.M. Roberts of Gweek, Helston 50 Heifers – leading prices 2yo Aberdeen Angus x to £800 for Mr. S.E. Chapman of Blackwater, Truro British Blue x to £680 for Mr. S.E. Chapman of Blackwater, Truro 1½yo Limousin x to £745 for Messrs. S.J. & S.M. Ward of Grampound Road, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to £690 for Messrs. S.J. & S.M. Ward of Grampound Road, Truro 1yo Limousin x to £815 for Messrs. L.M. & C.G. Vian of Wendron, Helston British Blue x to £700 for Mr. A.K. Stephens of Trenear, Helston Hereford x to £620 for Messrs. R.G. Olver & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell South Devon x to £580 for Messrs. S.J. & S.M. Ward of Grampound Road, Truro Simmental x to £545 for Messrs. R.A.F. & R.M. Roberts of Gweek, Helston 9mo Charolais x to £515 for Mr. W.J. Buckett of Ashton, Helston - 5 - - SPECIAL SALE OF BEEF BREEDING CATTLE (24 HEAD) An entry of nine commercial Limousin cows and calves for Messrs. B.K. & E.L. Piper of Sithney, Helston sold well to a top price of £905 and averaging £805.