TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 8th July 2020 MARKET CONDUCTED UNDER DEFRA GUIDELINES A big thank you to our Vendors & Buyers for co-operating and continuing to support us during these difficult times “£110 topping pen of lambs from the Backway Family” *** PRIOR BOOKING OF STOCK IS ESSENTIAL *** PHONE 01872 272722 TEXT (Your name & stock numbers) Cattle/Calves 07889 600160 Sheep 07977 662443 This week’s £10 draw winner: Neil Rowe of The Lizard TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 27 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 33 cull cows, 145 store cattle including 5 suckler cows & calves, 72 rearing calves & stirks and 460 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 much reduced number of finished cattle on offer this week with only a handful of premium butchers’ types although demand was strong for all and many more could have been sold. A trio of Limousin x heifers from Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt led the averages topping at 222p/kg for heaviest 626kg heifer bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow, also standing overall top value at £1,390. His next in line realised 220p/kg and £1,311 to Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers, Helston. 9 Steers & 13 Heifers – top 6 prices Limousin x heifer to 222p (626kg) for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x heifer to 220p (596kg) for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x heifer to 210p (605kg) for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x steer to 181p (661kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Limousin x steer to 176p (523kg) for Messrs. W.H. Pengelly & Son of Praze-an-Beeble, Camborne British Blue x heifer to 175p (626kg) for Mr. P.J. Harvey of Kea, Truro Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 175.2p/kg Heifers – 173.1p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium - Premium to 222p av. 216.40p Prime to 181p av. 173.27p Prime to 175p av. 165.94p All Steers av. 173.27p All Heifers av. 180.68p 3 cracking Limousin x heifers from Paul Julian, this one second-top @ 220p/kg - 2 - - OTM PRIME CATTLE Leading the OTMs was a Simmental x steer from Messrs. D.R. & B. Badcock of Crowlas selling at 178p/kg and £1,187 to David King of Exeter. 2 Steers & 3 Heifers Simmental x steer to 178p (667kg) for Messrs. D.R. & B. Badcock of Crowlas, Penzance Simmental x heifer to 160p (590kg) for Messrs. D.R. & B. Badcock of Crowlas, Penzance Limousin x steer to 157p (681kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston Overall Averages: OTM Steers to 178p/kg av. 167.39p/kg OTM Heifers to 160p/kg av. 149.66p/kg CULL COWS Auctioneer – Andrew Body A reasonable entry forward although less in number than last week met with improved demand with very strong trade for the beef and dairy barren cows, the heavier and well- fleshed sorts selling particularly well. Leading Friesian from Messrs. D.R. & B. Badcock of Crowlas, weighing 869kg and selling at 145p/kg she realised £1,260 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. Premium beef cow at 146p/kg was a Charolais x for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt bought by David King of Exeter. A big 1173kg Hereford cull bull from Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian sold well at 114p/kg and £1,337 to David Ellis of Lelant. 25 Dairy & 6 Beef Cows – leading prices Charolais x to 146p (608kg) for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay Friesian to 145p (869kg) for Messrs. D.R. & B. Badcock of Crowlas, Penzance Friesian to 133p (831kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of the Lizard, Helston Friesian to 130p (788kg) for Mr. P.J. Harvey of Kea, Truro Friesian to 129p (794kg) for Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro Charolais x to 127p (788kg) for Messrs. Hearn & Priestland of Nancekuke, Redruth Friesian to 125p (770kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of the Lizard, Helston Friesian to 125p (718kg) for Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro Friesian to 125p (661kg) for Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro Friesian to 125p (635kg) for Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro 2 Cull Bulls Hereford to 114p (1173kg) for Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 146p/kg av. 125.78p/kg Dairy Cows to 145p/kg av. 117.19p/kg Cull Bulls to 113p/kg - 3 - - STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis A good entry for early July contained fewer single-suckled cattle but with super batches from South and other parts of the County and even from the Holsworthy district. Trade is strong for the close-to-finishing cattle and with plentiful grass supplies is even stronger for the younger ones. Overall top at £1,125 was a 26 month old Limousin x from Mr. I. Alford of Newmill. Steers to £1,065 for a bunch of four Hereford crosses from Messrs. E.V. & B.K. Benney & Son of Garras. Four strong 13-15 month old Limousin x steers from Mr. A.J. Jelbert of Mitchell sold well at £925, with an entry of eight same age Limousin x heifers in from Messrs. R.G. & J.M. Prowse of St. Allen to £750. 74 Steers – leading prices 2yo Hereford x to £1,065 for Messrs. E.V. & B.K. Benney & Son of Garras, Helston British Blue x to £1,045 for Mr. I. Alford of Newmill, Penzance 1½yo Hereford x to £885 for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston British Blue x to £815 for Mr. D.P. Osborne of Nancledra, Penzance Friesian to £775 for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £700 for Messrs. E.V. & B.K. Benney & Son of Garras, Helston 1yo Limousin x to £925 for Mr. A.J. Jelbert of Mitchell, Newquay British Blue x to £760 for Mr. I. Alford of Newmill, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x to £685 for Mr. J.W.W. Smeeth of Week St. Mary, Holsworthy 61 Heifers – leading prices 2yo Limousin x to £1,155 for Mr. I. Alford of Newmill, Penzance Simmental x to £1,000 for Mr. I. Alford of Newmill, Penzance Aberdeen Angus x to £835 for Mr. N. Withers of Kea, Truro 1½yo Limousin x to £845 for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston Hereford x to £830 for Messrs. H.M, C.S. & M.A. Rowe of Ruan Minor, Helston British Blue x to £720 for Mr. D.P. Osborne of Nancledra, Penzance 1yo Limousin x to £750 for Messrs. R.G. & J.M. Prowse of St. Allen, Truro 5 Suckler Cows & Calves An entry of five cows and calves for Messrs. R.T. & E.A. Scambler of Pendeen, Penzance all with young South Devon x calves at foot sold to a top call of £1,200 for a Hereford x cow with fortnight-old male calf at foot. - 4 - - REARING CALVES & STIRKS Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis A larger entry this week were keenly sought after by a good audience of buyers pushing prices up yet further. Top price at £300 was a 4-week old Limousin x from J.C. & F.C. Tripconey Ltd of Black Rock with heifers led by a strong fortnight-old British Blue x from Mr. W.R. Davey of Probus at £228. Several stirks again this week with a highlight being a dozen May-born British Blue crosses from Messrs. R.D. Richards & Son of Ladock with males selling to £395 and pair of heifers at £382. Older stirks saw males top at £535 and heifers to £385. Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sires – please write on front of passport 26 Bulls Limousin x to £300 for J.C. & F.C. Tripconey Ltd of Black Rock, Camborne, av. £250 British Blue x to £280 for Messrs. C.J. & P.H. George of Tresillian, Truro, av. £212 Hereford x to £210 for Messrs. C.J. & P.H. George of Tresillian, Truro, av. £202 Aberdeen Angus x to £198 twice for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £152 Friesian to £120 for Messrs. R.G. Keast & Son of Allet, Truro, av. £74 16 Heifers British Blue x to £228 for Mr. W.R. Davey of Probus, Truro, av. £178 Limousin x to £208 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen Hereford x to £188 for Messrs. E.V. & B.K. Benney & Son of Garras, Helston, av. £155 Aberdeen Angus x to £148 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell Shorthorn x to £90 for Messrs. A. & B. Pascoe of North Country, Redruth, av. £76 15 Male Stirks British Blue x to £535 for Messrs. Oliver & Fahey of Luxulyan, Bodmin, av. £366 Simmental x to £355 for Mr. N.P. McCabe of St. Veep, Lostwithiel, av. £318 Hereford x to £305 twice for Mr. N.P. McCabe of St. Veep, Lostwithiel, av. £279 15 Heifer Stirks Aberdeen Angus x to £385 for Messrs. W. Marsh & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £350 British Blue x to £382 twice for Messrs. R.D. Richards & Son of Ladock, Truro Limousin x to £345 for Messrs. R.D. Richards & Son of Ladock, Truro Devon x to £265 for Mr.