WEEKLY BUSINESS REPORT Commencing 13th August THE 46th ‘STOURPAINE AUCTION’ Lot 829 AT THE GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR DT11 8HX (Just off the A354 Salisbury-Blandford Road) THURSDAY 23RD AUGUST 2018 First Sale commences at 10 am VIEWING ONLY FROM 8 AM ON SALE DAY Catalogues available Salisbury Office Shaftesbury Office 01722 321215 01747 851735 All of our sale catalogues and items in forthcoming sales can be viewed on our website – www.salisburyauctioncentre.co.uk CATTLE EAR TAGS We have been advised by Trading Standards that they will be tightening up on animals either consigned to market with one tag or where the tag is sent in to be put in at the market. Anybody wishing to bring an animal into the market to be tagged on Health and Safety Grounds should contact Wiltshire Trading standards BEFORE bringing it. Telephone number 01722 337459 or 07920 537279 Are you on 12 month TB testing? Here at Salisbury Market we can accommodate your cull cows and finished cattle in our untested section (no need to pre-movement test), with no detriment to the price. Store Cattle will now need to be pre-movement tested in the previous 60 days. Store Cattle (Salisbury), Calves & Pigs: Ian Tanner 07891 388672 Finished Sheep, Store & Breeding Sheep: Simon Whaley 07971 571612 Cull Cows and Finished Cattle: Iain Soutar 07971 571608 Store Cattle, Shaftesbury: Iain Soutar 07971 571608 Consultant for Store Cattle & Pigs: John Bundy 07971 571611 Fodder etc Charlie Coleman 07710 091113 ********************************************************************************************** SALISBURY MARKET OPENING HOURS We are open to accept stock from 7am on Tuesday mornings. If you wish to bring any stock on the Monday afternoon/evening this must be done by prior arrangement. All stock must leave by 5.00pm on Wednesday. CLEANLINESS It is imperative that animals presented into the Market for slaughter are clean and free from contamination of muck or dirt particularly to the belly and brisket. Animals that are too dirty cannot go direct for slaughter. When attending Markets, if you wish to enter the pennage area, please wear suitable clothing. This should be footwear capable of disinfection and clean clothing. We thank you for your co-operation which will help us to comply with the terms of our licence. For free confidential advice on TB problems, economic, environmental or emotional issues ring Ian Wagstaff South West TB Farm Advisory Service 01392 440706 or 07702 719721 www.southwest-tbadvice.co.uk ********************************************************************************************* WILTON SHEEP FAIR THURSDAY 9TH AUGUST 2018 Older Ewes (117) Auctioneer John Bundy A super trade for a nice entry from the Frampton Family. Suffolk x 4-teeth £99 L J Frampton & Son, Hammoon Suffolk x 6-teeth £101 L J Frampton & Son, Hammoon Suffolk x Full mouth £79-£91 L J Frampton & Son, Hammoon Poll Dorset Full mouth £59 Dave Winder, Belchalwell 2-Teeth Ewes (637) Auctioneer John Bundy A better trade than we had expected. Suffolk x Scotch Half Bred (73) £105-£111 W Miller & Son, Guildford Suffolk x Mule (292) £99-£124 Jim Webb, Homington Mules (158) £124-£125 Withers & Son, Shrewton Poll Dorset x Lleyn (14) £80 Dave Winder, Belchalwell Ewe Lambs (150) Auctioneer John Bundy Not the easiest of days. Suffolk x Scotch Half Bred (100) £83 J D Bracey, Lambourne Suffolk x (25) £69 RW Edwards & Son Texel x (25) £58 RW Edwards & Son, Lower Woodford Store Lambs (100) Auctioneer John Bundy A fair bit of interest more could have been sold to advantage. Suffolk x £58 RW Edwards & Son Texel x £56 JG & M Bray, Buriton MV Accredited Rams & Ewes (35) Auctioneer Ian Tanner A selective trade still some very useful prices achieved and several onlookers and purchasers to compete. Highly noticeable that they want what they want and good returns are there if they fit that criteria! Topping today Adrian Dufosee who sold Texel Shearlings to 400 gns, he also saw a pen of Charollais Shearling ewes to a smart 140 gns or £147. Texel 400gns-330gns av. 362gns or £380 Charollais 310gns-295gns av. 301gns or £316 Hampshire Down 235gns-182gns av. 208gns or £218 Charallais Ewes 140gns or £147 Non Accredited Rams (7) Auctioneer Ian Tanner Mainly older rams found a few customers keen to purchase at lower levels. Herdwick Shearling £90-£42 Poll Dorset 6-Teeth £102-£60 Shaftesbury Livestock Market Monday 13th August 2018 Calves (87) Auctioneer Ian Tanner Trade: A useful entry with calves for all our purchasers. Better tidy calves that fit the spec wanted and very well sold, several smaller types which would be a harder sell, a real trade for Native heifers which bucked the trend and found more purchasers. Continental x best blue bulls flew to £380 from Longmoor Farm Ltd, medium £230-£280, more plentiful smaller sorts £100-£170. Heifers continue to meet excellent demand plenty £180-£220 topping at £240 from Colin Trim. Native x mainly smaller bulls which found competition nearly all £100-£160, topping at £175 from Messrs Tuffin, heifers really well sold most £130-£170, only smaller sorts much the same price £60-£90, better end topped at £205 from Longmoor Farm Ltd. Dairy x much the same trade, several coming forward. Most processing types here from £10-£22, the better rearers topped at £57 from Wardour Farms. Nice to see new faces buying and selling. Bull Calves Friesians (13) £57 to £10 av. £27.85 Wardour Farms, Semley Simmental (2) £260 to £200 av. £230 JR & MR Stokes & Son, Margaret Marsh Blonde (1) £125 Hinton St Mary Farms, Hinton St Mary Brit Blue (18) £380 to £68 av. £192.94 Longmoor Farm Ltd, Gillingham SRWX (1) £28 PJ & PA Perrett Ltd, Park Gate Fleck (2) £44 to £34 av. £39 PJ & PA Perrett Ltd, Park Gate Hereford x (5) £145 to £62 av. £108.20 C Crichton, Winterbourne Whitchurch Aber Ang (5) £175 to £95 av. £134.60 LR & CJ Tuffin & Son, Bagber Limousin (2) £200 to £101 av. £150.50 D E Ford, Stour Provost Heifer Calves Friesians (1) £10 Wardour Farms, Semley Brit Blue (14) £240 to £62 av. £187.57 CN & SM Trim, Gillingham Hereford x (8) £190 to £29 av. £133 M S Green & Partners, East Knoyle Aber Ang (12) £205 to £60 av. £144.92 Longmoor Farm Ltd, Gillingham Limousin (3) £200 to £95 av. £145 D E Ford, Stour Provost ******************************************************************************************** Salisbury Livestock Market Tuesday 14th August 2018 Head Of Stock (743) Please note : The minimum requirements for all cull and finished cattle coming to market are a completed and signed entry form (downloadable off our website or available by post ), including the food chain declaration, the Tb testing status ( including the date of the jab if tested in the last 60 days) and your Farm Assurance status. The correct passport and two eartags are also a legal requirement. Complying with these requirements will save everyone a lot of inconvenience and speed up the booking in and selling process. Thank you to those of you who already do so. Barren Cows & Bulls (2) Auctioneer John Bundy Trade: A super trade, more wanted. Top price 139.50p per kilo av. 129.18p per kilo. Simmental to £1004.40 R & F Weller Farms Shorthorn to £1031.48 R & F Weller Farms OTM Clean Cattle (2) Auctioneer John Bundy Trade: Plenty of interest. Steers to 169.50p per kilo or £1035.65 Heifers to 142.50p per kilo or £839.33 UTM Finished Cattle (22) Auctioneer John Bundy Trade: A cracking trade with buyers keen to do business. Today’s trade topping at 194.50p per kilo for a nice run from Head Bros. Steers (11) Top price 194.50p per kilo Lightweights 189.50p or £1017.62 Mediumweights 194.50p or £1200.07 Heavyweights 187.50p or £1276.34 Heifers (8) Top price 185.50p per kilo Lightweights 167.50p or £753.75 Mediumweights 185.50p or £1085.18 Heavyweights 165.50p or £1080.72 Bulls (2) 118.50p or £477.56 Rig (1) 187.50p or £1335.00 Please remember to book your animals by 4pm on Mondays on our office number 01722 321215 (ext 222 out of hours) so that prospective buyers can be informed. Farm assurance is getting more and more important, unless you’ve got the very best butcher’s quality or you leave enough time and scope for someone else to get them assured (90 days). Although you may not agree with the principle, or practice of it, there is no doubt it is essential to access the main markets for beef cattle and allow all to bid for your cattle. Sheep (518) Auctioneer Simon Whaley Trade: More sheep on offer today and of a lesser quality than last week with the overall average slipping by some 8p per kilo across the weight ranges. Please draw your lambs for finish and condition and not just by weight. Top price lightweights 194p per kilo form Dominic Jones of King Stag who also topped the standardweights at 188p per kilo, top price mediumweights 197p per kilo from Geoff Blackburn of Three Legged Cross and heavyweights to 188p per kilo from Catherine Kyte of Devizes. There were just over 200 cull ewes & rams on offer, the majority of which fell into the plain category bringing down the overall average by around £8 per head, top price ewes £94 per head form C D Green of Bucknowle, Wareham followed by £88.50 per head from Dave Thick of Bowerchalke, top price ram £85 per head from Messrs D Mann & Son also of Bowerchalke. Would vendors of hoggets please mark any sheep with broad teeth erupted as these have to be sold separately.