h TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET MARKET REPORT & WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Wednesday 25th November 2020 COVID-19 REGULATIONS: “LOCKDOWN” CONDITIONS With the in-going “lockdown”, we are re-iterating our “drop & go only” policy for Vendors. Lodge & Thomas offer the service of sending your market prices by email on Market day. Only genuine Buyers permitted and a face mask/covering MUST BE WORN. “A grand sale of 100 cattle on behalf of Gwealavellan Partners!!” 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: Richard Care of St. Buryan TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET LODGE & THOMAS. Report an entry of 32 UTM & OTM prime cattle, 63 cull cows, 172 store cattle including 66 suckler cows & calves & 5 bulls, 124 rearing calves & stirks & 165 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 improved number of finished cattle forward this week meeting strong demand and an increased trade across the board. Top price per kilo was 224p (£1,308) for a 584kg Limousin x heifer from Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet; with top value just dearer at £1,310 for a 601kg Limousin x from Mr. A. Mann of Budock Water, both bought by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station. Another Limousin x heifer a good price at 223p/kg for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow. Top steer was a grand 746kg Limousin x for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock at 215p/kg realising a huge price of £1,604 to David King of Exeter. 12 Steers – top 6 prices Limousin x to 215p (746kg) for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay Limousin x to 212p (657kg) for Mr. A. Mann of Budock Water, Falmouth Limousin x to 203p (644kg) for Mr. P.J. Harvey of Kea, Truro Limousin x to 200p (687kg) for Mr. A. Mann of Budock Water, Falmouth Limousin x to 196p (645kg) for Mr. A. Mann of Budock Water, Falmouth Aberdeen Angus x to 195p (770kg) for Mr. C.B. Stevens of Germoe, Penzance 13 Heifers – top 8 prices Limousin x to 224p (584kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro Limousin x to 223p (548kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Limousin x to 218p (601kg) for Mr. A. Mann of Budock Water, Falmouth South Devon x to 209p (597kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Limousin x to 209p (536kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance South Devon x to 207p (535kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance South Devon x to 204p (520kg) for Messrs. R.H. & C.D. Care of St. Buryan, Penzance Limousin x to 195p (648kg) for Mr. A. Mann of Budock Water, Falmouth Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages Steers – 188.3p/kg Heifers – 185.4p/kg Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 215p av. 203.50p Premium to 224p av. 213.43p Prime to 187p av. 169.75p Prime to 204p av. 196.25p All Steers av. 190.65p All Heifers av. 202.19p - 2 - - OTM PRIME CATTLE Best of the OTMs were a pair of Limousin x heifers from Mr. R.I.P. Andrew of Coverack with dearest making 160p/kg and £1,101 to David Ellis of Lelant. OTM Heifers av. 158.13p/kg 7 OTM Prime Cattle Limousin x heifer to 160p (688kg) for Mr. R.I.P. Andrew of Coverack, Helston Limousin x heifer to 156p (606kg) for Mr. R.I.P. Andrew of Coverack, Helston CULL COWS Auctioneer – Andrew Body Another excellent entry of cull cows with fewer plain and underweight sorts resulting in firmer averages but generally, the trade remains similar to recent weeks. South Devons leading the way to 127p/kg for Mr. T.G. Hawke of Colan bought by David Ellis of Lelant. Two further South Devons from Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock selling well with their massive 1026kg cow realising £1,200 to David King of Exeter. Premium Friesian at 117p/kg for Mr. J.L. Sampson of St. Buryan, also going to David King. Big black and whites from Messrs. Searle & Son of Rosudgeon topped at £904 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh. 26 Beef Cows – leading prices South Devon x to 127p (760kg) for Mr. T.G. Hawke of Colan, Newquay South Devon x to 123p (792kg) for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay Aberdeen Angus x to 120p (850kg) for Messrs. K.L. & C.D. Rowe of Zelah, Truro Limousin x to 118p (603kg) for Mr. C.P. Rundle of Castle Dore, Par South Devon x to 117p (1026kg) for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay Simmental x to 116p (612kg) for Mr. S.A. Bettison of Cardinham, Bodmin Aberdeen Angus x to 113p (879kg) for Messrs. K.L. & C.D. Rowe of Zelah, Truro South Devon x to 109p (765kg) for Mr. C.P. Rundle of Castle Dore, Par Simmental x to 108p (783kg) for Mr. A.J.L. Hooper of Stenalees, St. Austell Aberdeen Angus x to 107p (835kg) for Messrs. K.L. & C.D. Rowe of Zelah, Truro Hereford x to 106p (890kg) for Mr. R.A. Bryant of Bodmin 36 Dairy Cows – leading prices Friesian to 117p (759kg) for Mr. J.L. Sampson of St. Buryan, Penzance Friesian to 105p (861kg) for Messrs. Searle & Son of Rosudgeon, Penzance Friesian to 105p (838kg) for Messrs. Searle & Son of Rosudgeon, Penzance Friesian to 99p (846kg) for Messrs. W.J.A. & S.J. Hain of Four Lanes, Redruth Friesian to 96p (785kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of The Lizard, Helston Friesian to 94p (849kg) for Mr. W.H.F. Harvey of Lanivet, Bodmin Friesian to 94p (755kg) for W.E. Nicholls & Co. of Mylor, Falmouth Friesian to 93p (847kg) for Neil Rowe Farming of The Lizard, Helston Overall Averages: Beef Cows to 127p/kg av. 98.47p/kg Dairy Cows to 117p/kg av. 79.21p/kg - 3 - - STORE CATTLE Auctioneer – Andrew Body A super trade for a reasonable entry of stores containing a good number of South Devons from various vendors. Topping at £1,170 were top trio of 19 month old South Devon x steers from Mr. C. Eustice of Cubert, with a pair a month older from Mr. T.G. Hawke of Colan at £1,140. Top trio of young South Devon steers in from the Gwealavellan Partners dispersal hit £920 including one at just 8 months old; older heifers from the same farm to an overall top of £1,050, with bunch of four 18-19 month old heifers at £965. Four Limousin x 8 month old suckled heifers in from Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy realised £605. Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sires – please write on front of passport 46 Steers – leading prices 2yo South Devon x to £1,090 for Mr. C. Eustice of Cubert, Newquay British Blue x to £945 for Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to £800 for Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes, Truro Devon x to £700 for Mr. P. Welch of Halvasso, Penryn 1½yo South Devon x to £1,170 for Mr. C. Eustice of Cubert, Newquay Devon x to £630 for Mr. S. Keyte of Paul, Penzance 1yo South Devon x to £920 for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle 38 Heifers – leading prices 2yo South Devon x to £1,050 for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle Simmental x to £855 for Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to £770 for Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes, Truro 1½yo South Devon x to £965 for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle Hereford x to £805 for Olivia Edson of Pendeen, Penzance 1yo Limousin x to £605 for Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy, Camborne South Devon x to £595 for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle - 4 - - SUCKLER SALE Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis Following the stores, Lodge & Thomas were delighted to conduct the herd dispersal sale on behalf of the Bowden Family of Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithan, Hayle. Due to change in farming policy, this genuine sale saw the dispersal of their fine herd of South Devon sucker cows and calves together with 2 Pedigree bulls with many buyers in attendance seeking animals from this long-established line. Many pairs of cows with calves at foot in the £1,600 to £1,800 bracket but topping at £1,900 for a 5½ year old cow with 6 month old steer calf at foot PD’d 4-5 months back in-calf to the Polkinghorne bull. A further two outfits at £1,880 including for a heifer with May-born steer at foot. In-calvers cows sold to a top of £1,120 for one March 2017 born, and the younger of the stock bulls on offer Polkinghorne Willowman at 7½ years old realised £1,060. Other nice Limousin breeding bulls forward sold to a top call of £1,800 for a 2 year old Pedigree bull from Mr. Paul Julian of Summercourt, Newquay. £1,120 – South Devon in-calvers from the Gwealavellan dispersal £1,060 for the 7½yo stock bull Left: Paul Julian’s 2yo Limousin bulls to £1,800 & Colin Rundle’s 3½yo bull £1,700 - 5 - - REARING CALVES & STIRKS Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis An increased entry from last week also saw a slight rise in the trade with plenty of buyers in attendance and the expectation that numbers may fall over the next few weeks leading up to the festive period.