Salisbury Livestock Market Monday 4th May 2020 Please note all calves over 41 days of age must be TB tested. Calves (86) Auctioneer Ian Tanner Trade: A generally good show of calves, trade outstanding with all breeds considerably dearer, nice to report Native heifers advancing on price! More needed particularly the best forward calves which are very short on the ground, don’t forget our averages included everything sold! Continental x Bulls sailing to £305 for a Charolais from Messrs Doggrell, better bulls £290 plus, medium £240 plus, only the small less, heifers met a fantastic trade topping at £226 for a British Blue from Andy Roberts, better heifers £200 plus, mediums the trade of the day from £170-£200, more best end urgently needed to meet demand. Native x what a trade, Aberdeen Angus bulls average £206! Peter Baxandall tops at £280 on four occasions, better end £230 plus, medium types £160-£200, smaller end the dearest from £100-£140. We can handle them! Heifers top at £182 again from Peter Baxandall, better end easy to sell £120 plus, medium end £90-£110, look incredibly well sold, smaller end all £70 upwards. Trade as good as our averages show for all grades of calves. Dairy x very few, selling to £61 from Messrs Hannam. All calves wanted, why not try us! Bull Calves Friesian (3) £61 to £20 av. £39 MP & MA Hannam, Stalbridge Brit Blue (3) £300 to £140 av. £205 Higher Farm, Margaret Marsh Fleck (2) £150 to £85 av. £117.50 MP & MA Hannam, Stalbridge Cont (2) £85 to £14 av. £48 MA & AJ Shallcross, Tisbury Charolais (4) £305 to £240 av. £281.75 W J Doggrell & Son, Yenston Hereford x (18) £170 to £100 av. £133 L & L Trowbridge, Stour Provost Aber Ang (20) £280 to £108 av. £206.60 W L Baxandall, Isle of Wight Limousin (7) £268 to £240 av. £254 Barnston Farm Dorset Ltd, Wareham Heifer Calves Simmental (1) £188 Manor Farm Partnership, Stalbridge Brit Blue (8) £226 to £70 av. £175.13 Higher Farm Ltd, Margaret Marsh Charolais (2) £178 W J Doggrell & Son, Yenston Hereford x (11) £95 to £70 av. £83.18 E G Harris & Son, Silton Aber Ang (5) £182 to £70 av. £118.20 Barnston Farm Dorset Ltd, Wareham Limousin (5) £200 to £145 av. £158.60 Barnston Farm Dorset Ltd, Wareham Weaned Calves (15) Auctioneer Ian Tanner Trade: A run from Hinton St Mary of just Weaned calves met a tremendous trade, easily sold topping at £275 for British Blue bulls, please let me know if you have any more to market. Weaned Steer Calves Friesian (2) £76 to £35 av. £55.50 Hinton St Mary Farms Brit Blue (3) £275 to £232 av. £260.67 Hinton St Mary Farms Hereford x (2) £268 to £198 av. £233 Hinton St Mary Farms Limousin (1) £262 Hinton St Mary Farms Weaned Heifer Calves Brit Blue (4) £268 to £175 av. £227.25 Hinton St Mary Farms Aber Ang (1) £210 Hinton St Mary Farms Limousin (2) £100 to £85 av. £92.50 Hinton St Mary Farms WEANED CALF SALES We will be holding special sales of weaned calves on the 3rd Monday of every month in conjunction with the weekly calf sale. Next sale Monday 18th May. Please enter by the Friday before so that purchasers can be contacted. .