TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 23rd October 2019 “Big heifer from Kevin Williams & shapely steer from Phil Uglow” 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: Robert Prowse of St. Allen TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 33 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 43 cull cows & bulls, 135 store cattle including 13 suckler cows & calves, 94 rearing calves & stirks and 278 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 decent quality entry of prime cattle but few standout butchers’ types. Trade remains similar to recent weeks with Truro prices at least as good as other regional markets. Top price per kilo was 187p for a Limousin x steer from Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. Premium heifer at 183p/kg was a super 593kg Limousin x from Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet bought by Harvey Bros. Butchers of St. Ives, Penzance & Newlyn. 20 Steers – top 6 prices Limousin x to 187p (598kg) for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth Limousin x to 179p (619kg) for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to 178p (573kg) for Treganhoe Farm Partnership of Sancreed, Penzance Limousin x to 176p (570kg) for Mr. P.G. Uglow of Egloskerry, Launceston Aberdeen Angus x to 170p (609kg) for Treganhoe Farm Partnership of Sancreed, Penzance Devon x to 170p (558kg) for Messrs. B.C. Cock & Son of Kea, Truro 10 Heifers – top 6 prices Limousin x to 183p (593kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro British Blue x to 179p (607kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro South Devon x to 177p (609kg) for Messrs. J.H. & L.D. Dunne of St. Ewe, St. Austell Limousin x to 176p (616kg) for Mr. P.G. Uglow of Egloskerry, Launceston Limousin x to 174p (560kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Limousin x to 170p (533kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 157.8p/kg Heifers – 155.0p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 187p av. 180.00p Premium to 183p av. 177.80p Prime to 170p av. 166.50p Prime to 170p av. 163.00p Others to 146p av. 134.13p Others to 150p av. 142.50p All Steers av. 153.69p All Heifers av. 166.67p - 2 - - 3 OTM PRIME CATTLE Topping the OTMs at 128p/kg was a Charolais x heifer for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro bought by David Ellis of Lelant. CULL COWS & BULLS Auctioneer – Andrew Body A mix of well-covered and plainer straight out of parlour cows this week with the better quality selling to an improved trade. Demand for well-covered cows with a premium of 129p/kg for a Limousin x for Mr. R. Withers of Probus and a top price of £934 for biggest 805kg cow from a super entry of Limousins from Messrs. K.P. & A. Sowden of Constantine, both bought by David Ellis of Lelant. Top Friesian at 125p/kg and £868 for Messrs. S. Wallis & Son of Helston and purchased by Messrs. Rapson of Tavistock. 13 Beef Cows – leading prices Limousin x to 129p (620kg) for Mr. R. Withers of Probus, Truro Limousin x to 120p (776kg) for Messrs. K.P. & A. Sowden of Constantine, Falmouth Limousin x to 118p (647kg) for Messrs. K.P. & A. Sowden of Constantine, Falmouth Limousin x to 116p (805kg) for Messrs. K.P. & A. Sowden of Constantine, Falmouth Limousin x to 114p (639kg) for Messrs. K.P. & A. Sowden of Constantine, Falmouth British Blue x to 112p (650kg) for Messrs. J.C. Dawe & Son of Tresillian, Truro 29 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 125p (694kg) for Messrs. S. Wallis & Son of Helston Friesian to 100p (787kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 98p (710kg) for Messrs. M.P. Varcoe & Partners of St. Wenn, Bodmin Ayrshire x to 94p (582kg) for Mr. D.R. Hair of London Apprentice, St. Austell Friesian to 89p (776kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston 1 Cull Bull Limousin to 96p (823kg) for Mr. R.D. White of Mount Hawke, Truro Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 129p/kg av. 98.59p/kg Dairy Cows to 125p/kg av. 71.03p/kg Cull Bulls to 96p/kg Next “Orange” Market – Tuesday 19th November @ 10am TB-RESTRICTED PRIME CATTLE, COWS & STORE CATTLE Licences required by Tuesday 12th November – Entries to Patrick Dennis 07889 600160 - 3 - - STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis A fair entry of store cattle this week between suckled calf sales, met a good trade and demand for all on offer. A grand trio of 15/16mo South Devon steers from Mr. R.K. Rundle of Kestle Mill topped the day at £1,005. A pair of 14 month old Limousin x steers from Messrs. E.W. & J.D.T.R. Rolling of Mount Ambrose sold at £845 with young Hereford crosses from the same farm to £730. Leading the heifers at £775 were a young pair of Devon x Charolais for Mr. B.J. Maycock of Rosenannon. 73 Steers – leading prices 2yo Hereford x to £825 for Messrs. E.W. & J.D.T.R. Rolling of Mount Ambrose, Redruth 1½yo South Devon x to £1,005 for Mr. R.K. Rundle of Kestle Mill, Newquay Hereford x to £825 for Messrs. E.W. & J.D.T.R. Rolling of Mount Ambrose, Redruth Aberdeen Angus x to £710 for Mr. M. Stephens of Chacewater, Truro 1yo Limousin x to £845 for Messrs. E.W. & J.D.T.R. Rolling of Mount Ambrose, Redruth Hereford x to £730 for Messrs. E.W. & J.D.T.R. Rolling of Mount Ambrose, Redruth British Blue x to £690 for Messrs. M. & B. Pearce of Gweek, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £665 for Messrs. E.W. & J.D.T.R. Rolling of Mount Ambrose, Redruth Simmental x to £645 for Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro South Devon x to £480 for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Rundle of Kestle Mill, Newquay Friesian to £350 for Messrs. M. & B. Pearce of Gweek, Helston 49 Heifers – leading prices 2yo South Devon x to £720 for Messrs. R.G. & J.M. Prowse of St. Allen, Truro Hereford x to £700 for Messrs. R.G. & J.M. Prowse of St. Allen, Truro 1½yo Devon x to £775 for Mr. B.J. Maycock of Rosenannon, Bodmin South Devon x to £740 for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Rundle of Kestle Mill, Newquay 1yo British Blue x to £490 for Messrs. M. & B. Pearce of Gweek, Helston Hereford x to £450 for Messrs. M. & B. Pearce of Gweek, Helston South Devon x to £425 for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Rundle of Kestle Mill, Newquay Simmental x to £400 for Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro 13 Suckler Cows & Calves Suckler cows and calves this week saw nice South Devon outfits for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Rundle of Kestle Mill, Newquay to £1,030 averaging £1,000. More next week in our Special Catalogued Beef Breeding Sale with Catalogues available from the Auctioneers or online. - 4 - - REARING CALVES & STIRKS Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis A similar number of calves forward to recent weeks but overall better quality and improved demand and trade across the board. A British Blue x bull and heifer calf from Mr. C.W. Eddy of Grampound topped each section at £315 and £220 respectively. A grand entry of young mainly Charolais x calves from Mr. R. Ward of Crackington Haven saw a top price of £235 for a 13 day old bull. Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sires – please write on front of passport 44 Bulls British Blue x to £315 for Mr. C.W. Eddy of Grampound, Truro, av. £158 Limousin x to £260 for Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier, Redruth, av. £175 Charolais x to £235 for Mr. R. Ward of Crackington Haven, Bude, av. £218 Hereford x to £172 for Messrs. R.M. & C.D. Rundle of Mevagissey, St. Austell, av. £135 Aberdeen Angus x to £160 for Messrs. S. Wallis & Son of Helston, av. £135 Devon x to £90 for Mr. R. Ward of Crackington Haven, Bude Friesian bobby calves to £28 36 Heifers British Blue x to £220 for Mr. C.W. Eddy of Grampound, Truro, av. £128 Friesian to £170 for Messrs. R.N. & D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston Charolais x to £155 four times for Mr. R. Ward of Crackington Haven, Bude, av. £145 Limousin x to £150 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston, av. £126 Aberdeen Angus x to £120, av. £95 Hereford x to £90 twice for Mr. M.J. Vernon of St. Minver, Wadebridge, av. £79 9 Male Stirks British Blue x to £340 four times for Messrs. R.N. & D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston Friesian to £170 twice for Messrs. R.N. & D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston 5 Heifer Stirks British Blue x to £285 for Messrs. S. & S.F. Cotterill of St. Michael Penkivel, Truro, av. £279 Devon x to £182 for Mr. T.J. Hicks of St.