h TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 30th September 2020 COVID-19 FACE MASK REGULATIONS Thank you for your continued co-operation!! All buyers, sellers & hauliers MUST WEAR a face mask/covering before entry to Market will be permitted, masks will not be provided and you must bring your own. For Vendors, we continue to operate a drop-and-go facility and you may enter the market ONLY to see your stock sold. “£98 topping lambs from the Osborne Family” 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: Tom Backway of St. Eval TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 33 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 42 cull cows & bulls, 251 store cattle including 110 suckled calves, 48 rearing calves and 335 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 this week containing far fewer prime butchers’ types met with a generally firmer trade. Top price per kilo was 219p for a grand 622kg Limousin x heifer from Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe purchased by David Wilton of Peter Morris Butchers, St. Columb at £1,362. Best Limousin x heifer from Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith selling at 216p/kg to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. Two Limousin x steers reaching 198p/kg, firstly for Mr. R. Withers of Probus; also for a good weight 696kg bullock realising £1,378 for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle. 19 Steers – top 7 prices Limousin x to 198p (696kg) for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle Beef Shorthorn x to 198p (627kg) for Mr. R. Withers of Probus, Truro Limousin x to 197p (656kg) for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to 196p (614kg) for Mr. W.G. Piper of Germoe, Penzance Charolais x to 190p (666kg) for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to 190p (710kg) for Mr. W.G. Piper of Germoe, Penzance Limousin x to 189p (644kg) for Mr. W.G. Piper of Germoe, Penzance 6 Heifers Limousin x to 219p (622kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Limousin x to 216p (594kg) for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth Limousin x to 213p (608kg) for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth Limousin x to 203p (603kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Charolais x to 193p (686kg) for Messrs. F.T. & F.M. Johns of Cury, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to 188p (612kg) for Mr. W.G. Piper of Germoe, Penzance Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 181.2p/kg Heifers – 186.1p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 198p av. 191.0p Premium to 219p av. 209.0p Prime to 179p av. 167.0p Prime to 188p All Steers av. 182.0p All Heifers av. 204.6p - 2 - - OTM PRIME CATTLE Top price OTM was a Limousin x steer from Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle selling at 170p/kg and £1,119 to Roger Eddy of Tehidy. 7 Steers & 1 Heifer Limousin x steer to 170p (658kg) for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle Limousin x steer to 165p (657kg) for Mr. T.C. Allen of Roche, St. Austell Limousin x heifer to 157p (562kg) for Mr. T.C. Allen of Roche, St. Austell South Devon x steer to 155p (603kg) for Mr. J. Small of Newquay Limousin x steer to 150p (623kg) for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle Overall Averages: OTM Steers to 170p/kg av. 149p/kg OTM Heifers to 157p/kg CULL COWS & BULLS Auctioneer – Andrew Body A similar entry to last week contained a large proportion of plain “out of parlour” cows and trade was easier for all types in line with the seasonal trend and change in weather conditions. On the beef side, a Charolais x cow from Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy topped at 128p/kg to David Ellis of Lelant. Next were a pair of Stabiliser crosses for Messrs. J.N. & M. Miles of St. Mawes with best 800kg cow making 124p/kg and £992 Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. Friesians to a premium of 109p/kg for Messrs. D.R. & B. Badcock of Crowlas purchased by Dawn West Devon. 15 Beef Cows – leading prices Charolais x to 128p (602kg) for Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy, Camborne Stabiliser x to 124p (800kg) for Messrs. J.N. & M. Miles of St. Mawes, Truro Stabiliser x to 117p (675kg) for Messrs. J.N. & M. Miles of St. Mawes, Truro Devon x to 113p (808kg) for Mr. T.J. Wilton of Treviscoe, St. Austell Aberdeen Angus x to 109p (697kg) for Mr. B.E. Richards of Porkellis, Helston Limousin x to 109p (670kg) for Mr. B.E. Richards of Porkellis, Helston 26 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 109p (755kg) for Messrs. D.R. & B. Badcock of Crowlas, Penzance Friesian to 107p (788kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 104p (776kg) for Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine, Falmouth Friesian to 96p (832kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston 1 Cull Bull South Devon to 93p (1121kg) for Messrs. E.V. Hosking & Son of Laity, Helston - 3 - - Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 128p/kg av. 102.0p/kg Dairy Cows to 109p/kg av. 90.2p/kg Cull Bulls to 93p/kg STORE CATTLE Auctioneers – Andrew Body & Patrick Dennis An excellent entry combined a good number of store cattle together with the first seasonal suckled calf sale with strong demand and a flying trade from a large attendance of buyers. Overall top at £1,125 were a pair of 2yo Hereford x steers from Messrs. W.O. Brown & Son of St. Austell, yearlings from the same a good price at £845. Further Hereford crosses from Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son Little Petherick saw steer trios at £1,080 and £1,020, their pair of heifers at £940 standing top, plus Friesian steers selling well at £930. In the suckled calf section, prices rose to £850 for a bunch of five British Blue x Charolais steers from Messrs. W.F. Palmer & Son of Ruan High Lanes winning Class 3. Next were good Limousin x steer calves 2020-born from Messrs. K. & C.D. Symons of Portscatho to £785 and £780 with their heifers winning Class 4. A super run of sixteen Limousin x young calves from Mr. P.J. Williams of Stithians saw steers winning Class 1 at £755, and best half a dozen heifers at £655. 86 Steers – leading prices 2yo Hereford x to £1,125 for Messrs. W.O. Brown & Son of St. Austell Limousin x to £1,110 for Messrs. A.A. & D.P. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Aberdeen Angus x to £1,070 for Messrs. A.A. & D.P. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle British Blue x to £1,055 for Messrs. A.A. & D.P. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Friesian to £930 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son Little Petherick, Wadebridge 1½yo Hereford x to £1,080 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son Little Petherick, Wadebridge Aberdeen Angus x to £960 for Mr. O.M. Harris of Moorswater, Liskeard Limousin x to £885 for Messrs. P.V. & C.S. Forway of Threemilestone, Truro British Blue x to £875 for Mr. C.G. Andrew of St. Dennis, St. Austell 1yo British Blue x to £850 for Messrs. W.F. Palmer & Son of Ruan High Lanes, Truro Limousin x to £850 for Messrs. P.V. & C.S. Forway of Threemilestone, Truro Hereford x to £845 for Messrs. W.O. Brown & Son of St. Austell Simmental x to £750 for Messrs. L.J. Richards & Son of St. Day, Redruth Aberdeen Angus x to £690 for Mr. O.M. Harris of Moorswater, Liskeard Charolais x to £680 for Messrs. L.J. Richards & Son of St. Day, Redruth Devon x to £660 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance - 4 - - 55 Heifers – leading prices 1½yo Hereford x to £940 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son Little Petherick, Wadebridge British Blue x to £830 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Limousin x to £805 for Messrs. R.G. & J.M. Prowse of St. Allen, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to £765 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Devon x to £585 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance 1yo Limousin x to £680 British Blue x to £650 Aberdeen Angus x to £625 for Mr. O.M. Harris of Moorswater, Liskeard Devon x to £470 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance 1ST PRIZE SALE OF SUCKLED CALVES The 1st Suckled Calf Prize Sale contained a good catalogued entry of 110 calves with trade markedly up on the same sale last year for a quality entry forward. £50 prize winners in each class were as follows:- Class 1: Steers born after 1st March 2020 Limousin x to £770 for Mr. P.J. Williams of Stithians, Truro Class 2: Heifers born after 1st March 2020 Limousin x to £680 Class 3: Steers born 1st October 2019 – 29th February 2020 British Blue x to £850 for Messrs.