Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th January 2021

*2,885 Head forward and sold this week*

Sheep (2,571) Prime NSL (1,702) SQQ 268.08p/kg to 305p/kg & £144

Cull Ewes (375) to £190 & Average £107.15 Store Lambs (479) to £119 Average £90.94

Prime Cattle (134) Steers to 270p/kg & £1,689 Heifers to 253p/kg & £1,600 Bulls to 239p/kg & £1590.80

Cows & OTM Cattle to 207p/kg & £1,392.63 Store Cattle (104) Steers to £1,295 Heifers to £1,110

Calves (76) Baby Calves to £375 Weanlings to £540

Call us on: 01664 562971

Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford

Road, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY

Social Distancing We draw everyone’s attention to the operating arrangements for all

livestock markets at this current time. Customers are reminded that social

distancing should be practiced at all times and facemasks should be worn

in areas whereby social distancing becomes difficult.

BACS Payments Please note due to the fact that we are now holding Livestock sales on both

Tuesday and Wednesdays BACS payments are now being initiated on Thursdays to be credited into customer account on Mondays.

Pay on the day policy – reminder of terms We would like to remind our customers that all store and breeding stock must be paid for on the day. Prime stock purchasers can apply for terms using an account form, which can be posted or emailed on

request and are also available from the market office. For Prime stock purchasers with credit agreements, credit terms will extend to a maximum of two weeks. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to

contact us on 01664 562971.

Farm assurance status Would all cattle vendors selling cattle as Farm Assured please ensure that their Farm Assurance is up to

date, with all linked holdings registered to the primary holding, and ensure that the stickers used in passports match the details held by the administering Farm Assurance body. We are increasingly having

issues with linked holdings not being covered under a primary FABBL account, and severe deductions are being applied at the time of slaughter. In such instances, the vendor is liable for all deductions made

Named/Numbered Sires Vendors are advised that named sires must be officially printed on the passport of the animal and not hand written. We will not sell animals as being named or numbered sire if the sire details are not printed onto the passport. Sire

details may be checked with the breed societies online to ensure that they are correct. Please also include sire details on your blue entry forms which accompany cattle to market. Thank you for your cooperation.

Cattle Entry Forms We would like to remind our customers of the importance of correctly

filling out Cattle Entry Forms. ALL cattle must be accompanied by a fully

completed and signed entry form to include the TB testing interval and

date of most recent test along with Farm assurance details and any

reserves. Cattle entry forms can be collected from the market office or

downloaded from our website. If you have any questions please ask a

member of staff, or call us on 01664 562971.

EXPECTED ENTRIES

TUESDAY 19th JANUARY 2021 SHEEP & PIGS

1500+ Prime Sheep 400+ Ewes

150+ Store Lambs WEDNESDAY 20th JANUARY 2021

80+ Prime Cattle 100+ Stores 60+ Calves

TUESDAY SALE TIMES

SHEEP CENTRE

PRIME LAMBS 10.00am

Followed by CULL EWES AND STORE LAMBS

FOLLOWED BY BREEDING SHEEP

PIGS

PIGS 9:30am every FIRST and THIRD Tuesday ONLY

WEDNESDAY CATTLE SALES

RING 1

Prime Bulls 10am Followed by COWS & PRIME CATTLE

RING 2

STORE CATTLE 12 Noon

RING 3

REARING CALVES 10.00am

FOLLOWED BY WEANLINGS

NO TUESDAY FUR AND FEATHER AUTIONS UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE

Martin Lloyd This week we welcomed Martin Lloyd up from Warwickshire. Martin has a

wealth of experience selling livestock having previously worked for Rugby

Farmers Mart. He will be taking over from James Sealy in the Prime Cattle

Ring and helping on other sale days. Please do get in contact with Martin to

Discuss any of your marketing needs in all sections.

PRIME SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK Tel: 07796 897516

Prime Sheep (1,702) SQQ 268.08p/kg to 305p/kg & £144

Top 10 p/kg: 305 301 300 293 293 293 292 292 291 290

Top 10 £’s/head: 144 140 139 137 137 137 136.50 136 135 135

The days dreaming of the 300p/kg hogg are over! An increased show forward on

the week finding a trade as hot as you like supported by new buying accounts

for all weights as demand increases across the nation.

AG & SC Clarke topping today with 305p/kg for their light weights, whilst Paul

Bakers weekly consignment topped at 301p/kg & £140 for 46.5kg purchased by

David Holmes. C Timms sold Texel x lightweights to 300p/kg purchased by

Leansale Meats. Phil Weavers 44kg Texels to 293p/kg were purchased by Euro

Quality whilst Rauceby farms 43kg to 293p/kg and R & B Smith of Towcester to

293p/kg for 41kg. Team Colinswood up from Thame with 42.5kg to 292p/kg

with Clark Brothers of Skillington to the same for 44.5kg. Winfrey Farms to

291p/kg for a pen of 38.5kg with others to 290p/kg & 287p/kg with WRJ Goss

up from Layton Buzzard 287p/kg for 40.5kg, Simon Hubbard to 284p/kg for

44kg, R Hodson-Walker with 40.5kg to 284p/kg and DCA Farming, David Scarborough and Willy Murdoch all to 282-284p/kg.

Locals reigning supreme today with Clarke Brothers of Skillington to £144 for

52kg with Paul Bakers 46.5kg to £140 whilst Toft Farming Ltd saw 53kg to £139,

Willy Murdoch’s 51kg saw £137 and Brackenbury Farms overweight 59kg to

£136.50. Barbra Smiths 48kg to £134 for Texel x and AF & R Stannage to £134

and WRJ Goss 56kg to £130. NA Sercombe 57kg to £130 and HMP North Sea

Camps 61kg to the same. Lighter Lambs from Phil Weaver to £129 for 44kg

whilst Mark Voss saw 55kg to the same. Stan the Man Colinswood to £128 for

49kg and £128 seen for 50kg+ for PH & KV Wood; AJ Bridewell & Son, TW

Needham & Son and KJ & A Troop seeing £127. A trade that simply needs to be

seen to be believed; can they get any dearer?

Cull Ewes & Goats (375) to £190 Average £107.15 Numbers shorter on the ground though a change of voice on the plank

seemingly well received by buyers and vendors.

Ewes quite simply on fire. Best ewes as ever a pleasure to sell with top end

Continental types trading up to £190 for a super Pure Texel. Plenty of other

Continentals were £140 Plus, with RR & M Lawrence repeating last weeks

success up to £147. Heavy ewes a strong trade with Suffolk types trading to

£128, with plenty of pens seeing £110 +. Mules the dearest trade of the day seeing heavy Mules to £115 with plenty of big pens breaking the £100 mark.

Grazing types few and far between today and these still a roaring trade with

plenty of shelly, leaner sorts up over £85 with very little save the rare breeds sold under £60.

Rams a strong trade with Charollais from TP Scott & Son to £128, with strong rams all over £110.

A shorter show of goats with A Turner selling to £145, with more desperately

required to meet buyer demand.

Store Lambs (479) to £119 Average £90.94

A change of voice on the plank this week and as the fat lambs lift, the stores, as

usual, follow suit. An increased show forward with several genuine runs of

stores amongst them saw a top spot of £119 for Charollais x from C Hicks, with

other Continental x Lambs to £114 from Tudhope & Stanger. Strong Suffolk

Lambs to £108 from Clarke Bros with plenty of pens upwards of £100. A

smashing run of medium lambs from Philipson Estates saw a top of £97 with a

run of 115 to average £94.77. Better medium sorts all upwards of £90 with

harder bred medium lambs £85-£90. A run of Easycare bred lambs from weekly

consignor S Mynard saw 57 average £85.85. Very long term sorts forward today

with these looking the dearest sold trading between £68 and £74.

CULL EWES & GOATS

AUCTIONEER – MARTIN LLOYD Tel: 07775 758586

STORE LAMBS AUCTIONEER – MARTIN LLOYD

Tel: 07775 758586

PRIME CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – MARTIN LLOYD

Tel: 07775 758586

133 PRIME CATTLE SOLD THIS WEEK! 50 Steers average: 207.50p/kg 33 Heifers average: 190.55p/kg

12 Young Bulls average: 176.36p/kg 32 Barren Cows average: 143.11p/kg

3 Stock Bulls average: 114.54p/kg 2 OTM Steers average: 174.86p/kg 1 OTM Heifer averages: 171.50p/kg

A fantastic week to get things underway with a change of voice, superb show of cattle and trade really changing up a gear to match. Shape and cover the order of the day with the better end sorts really ringing the bell as meat actively competed for. This week 41 vendors put together an excellent entry of cattle, selling to 12 different buyers representing 21 different purchase accounts. Over the coming weeks I will be actively looking to get in contact with as many of you as possible to introduce myself.

To Discuss the Marketing of Prime Cattle, please contact: Martin Lloyd: 07775 758586 Scott Ruck: 07796 897516 Steve Martin: 07960 085950 John Gent: 07827 925204

Market Office: 01664 562971

Prime Steers: Steers simply flying today, with quality on show actively bid for. Top of the tree today saw PCJMW LTD selling Limousin x Steers to 269.5PPK Purchased by Woldsway Meats, with G Hogg seeing 253.5PPK, and PCJMW LTD at 251.2PPK, 241.5PPK and 237.5PPK respectively. Flying up the gross figures saw a top of £1654 for Limousin x from PCJMW LTD with 5 from the same home all grossing over £1500.

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg PCJMW LTD Limousin X 614kgs 269.5p/kg

G Hogg Limousin X 601kgs 253.5p/kg PCJMW LTD Limousin X 622kgs 251.5p/kg

PCJMW LTD Limousin X 628kgs 241.5p/kg PCJMW LTD Blonde X 633kgs 237.5p/kg

AP Danvers & Son Simmental X 588kgs 237.5p/kg

R W Barker & Son Limousin X 681kgs 237.5p/kg PCJMW LTD Limousin X 645kgs 235.5p/kg

M & MJ Winterton Limousin X 654kgs 234.5p/kg AG & SC Clarke Angus X 558kgs 229.5p/kg

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head M & MJ Winterton Limousin X 749kgs £1,689.00

PCJMW LTD Limousin X 614kgs £1,654.73

RW Barker & Son Limousin X 681kgs £1,617.38 PCJMW LTD Limousin X 748kgs £1,564.33

JN Booth Limousin X 656kgs £1,559.58 M & MJ Winterton Limousin X 654kgs £1,533.63

M & MJ Winterton Charolais X 695kgs £1,532.48 G Hogg Limousin X 601kgs £1,523.54

PCJMW LTD Limousin X 675kgs £1,522.13

G Hogg Limousin X 705kgs £1,519.28

Prime Heifers: An entry of two halves today with some very smart sorts forward. Topping both the PPK and the gross figures today saw a Limousin Heifer from RW Barker & Son selling to 252.5PPK or £1600.85. Plenty of better Heifers chased up over 230PPK with a new butchers account helping to push better end sorts on. An entry of “O+” types saw these trading around the 190PPK mark.

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg RW Barker & Son Limousin X 634kgs 252.5p/kg

G Hogg Limousin X 633kgs 247.5p/kg G Hogg Limousin X 584kgs 227.5p/kg

RD White Limousin X 560kgs 207.5p/kg Robert Watts LTD Limousin X 437kgs 206.5p/kg

AG & SC Clarke Simmental X 584kgs 201.5p/kg

RAJ Hopkins & Son Limousin X 628kgs 198.5p/kg RAJ Hopkins & Son Limousin X 536kgs 195.5p/kg

WJ Wright & Son Angus X 557kgs 195.5p/kg RD White British Blue X 563kgs 194.5p/kg

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head

RW Barker & Son Limousin X 634kgs £1,600.85

G Hogg Limousin X 633kgs £1,566.68 G Hogg Limousin X 584kgs £1,328.60

FK Baxter Charolais X 793kgs £1,320.35 JW Thraves & Son British Blue X 686kgs £1,306.83

F K Baxter Limousin X 731kgs £1,275.60

RAJ Hopkins & Son Limousin X 628kgs £1,246.58 Freeman Farming Charolais X 663kgs £1,236.50

Freeman Farming Charolais X 635kgs £1,235.08 Freeman Farming Charolais X 665kgs £1,226.93

Young Bulls: Just a handful this week, topped pence per kilo by DS Edwards, selling to 238.5PPK or £1590.80.

***More Needed Please***

PRIME YOUNG BULLS TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg DS Edwards Limousin x 667kgs 238.5p/kg

W E Smith & Son British Blue x 533kgs 201.5p/kg

W E Smith & Son Limousin x 545kgs 199.5p/kg W E Smith & Son British Blue x 564kgs 199.5p/kg

CF & JM Lee British Blue x 622kgs 192.5p/kg CF & JM Lee British Blue x 581kgs 189.5p/kg

AP Danvers & Son Charolais x 539kgs 183.5p/kg

PRIME YOUNG BULLS TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head

DS Edwards Limousin x 667kgs £1,590.80 L O Miller & Son Hereford x 679kgs £1,198.44

CF & JM Lee British Blue x 622kgs £1197.35 WE Smith & Son British Blue x 564kgs £1125.18

CF & JM Lee British Blue x 581kgs £1101.00 WE Smith & Son Limousin x 545kgs £1087.28

WE Smith & Son British Blue x 533kgs £1074.00

Barren Cows, Stock Bulls & OTMs Cattle: Numbers back up again, and all looking well sold. Meat as ever actively bid for and farm assurance becoming an increasingly important factor in the sale of fit cows. Top PPK today from JW & DC Madge selling OTM Steers to 206.5PPK with a top gross of £1392.63 for a cow from the same stable. Stock bulls selling to 130.5PPK from JB Thompson.

***As Ever More Needed Please***

PRIME COW & OTM CATTLE TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg JW & DC Madge Limousin x OTM Steer 596kgs 206.5p/kg

AJ Cash British Blue x 630kgs 175.5p/kg

JW & DC Madge Limousin x 711kgs 172.5p/kg SJ Thirlby Limousin x OTM Heifer 556kgs 171.5p/kg

J & HJ Porter Limousin x 740kgs 167.5p/kg AJ Cash Limousin x 673kgs 167.5p/kg

TF Gawthroup Blonde x 666kgs 167.5p/kg

AJ Cash Limousin x 674kgs 166.5p/kg James Knight Farms Limousin X 755kgs 164.5p/kg

James Knight Farms Limousin X 718kgs 164.5p/kg

PRIME COW & OTM CATTLE TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head

JW & DC Madge Limousin x 857kgs £1,392.63

TF Gawthroup South Devon X OTM Steer 883kgs £1,355.41

James Knight Farms Limousin x 755kgs £1,241.98

J & HJ Porter Limousin x 740kgs £1,239.50 JW & DC Madge Limousin x OTM Steer 596kgs £1,230.74

JW & DC Madge Limousin x 711kgs £1,226.48 AJ Cash Limousin x 749kgs £1,217.13

James Knight Farms Simmental x 825kgs £1,216.88

TF Gawthroup Blonde x 717kgs £1,200.98 James Knight Farms Limousin X 718kgs £1,181.11

STORE CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796897516

Store Cattle (104)

Todays store cattle sale finding plentiful demand from an abundance of buying

power as buyers continue to look to fill yards cleared out prior to Christmas. All

classes found a strong trade for the time of year and the only complaint today

being that there simply weren’t enough to go at. We now have buyers travelling

from Aberdeenshire, the Welsh Borders, The Eastern Counties, Kent and the

South West; please help us to help you by booking in cattle in good time so we

can assist all of our buyers in knowing of stock forward for the week ahead. This

weeks sale off to a flying start as ever aided by a quality consignment from Basil

King of Huntingdon selling his powerful Shorthorn x Cow and Calf, ran back with

the bull at £1,510. Basil also selling 18 month old Limousin x Heifers to £1,020

and a Shorthorn heifer to £850, feeding cows from the same home topped at

£940.

Over 25 cattle clearing the £1,000 barrier today topping with a tremendous run

from AJ Harker, Ruddington whos stylish Limousin x Steer topped at £1,295

selling to Chris and Josh Bustance with other Limousin Heifers to £1,110 at 15

months. DS Edwards providing a tremendous consignment of bullocks topping

at £1,240 for their Saler at 20 months also selling Charolais bullocks at 28

months to £1,140. MJ & MJ Blackwell of Oakham’s towering consignment of

British Blue steers topped at £1,050 at 24 months with a second pen of younger

bullocks to £1,030. It was great to see WG Childs & Sons of Kettering with their

handy run of farming Limousin x steers at 20 months old top at £1,015 and also

their Simmental x at 20 months to £940 (more to come from Geoff next week!).

J Massey’s Simmental x at 14 months sold to £975 along with his 12 month old

Simmental bullocks to £840. A grand farming run from D Smith & Sons,

Gaddesby topped with British Blues at £885 at 15 months with others from the same home to £810 and Simmental x Steers at 14 months to £780.

Hazledine Farms to £860 for their 13 month old British Blue Heifers and

Hereford Bulls from A Harrison of Old Dalby to £730. D Cliff & Sons 9 month old

Charolais x Heifers looking well sold at £670 whilst A Watts 8 month old

Contienntal x bullocks topped at £720.

Next week’s Store Cattle sale sees a special consignment of 60 Named Sire

Angus, British Blue and Continental x Steers and Heifers up from Warwickshire.

NEW IN 2021

Orange sales of store cattle for TB restricted

holdings.

If you are looking to buy or sell TB Restricted Store

Cattle please do not hesitate to contact one of our

auctioneers.

First Sale date: Friday 5th February

Scott Ruck: 07796 897516

Oliver Chapman: 07887 710660

Martin Lloyd: 07775 758586

Steve Martin: 07960 085950

Calves (76)

A change of voice in the box with a mixed bag on offer, saw 76 head pass

through the calf ring with milk calves topping at £375 for J Hawley & Sons,

Brentingby also selling a heifer from the same stable to £370. British Blues from

Latham Farms to £370 also selling bull calves to £350. RW Collishaw’s British

Blue Bull calves to £300 whilst Limousin x heifers from GH Spencer & Son

topped at £250. Hereford Bull calves from Regular supporter WF Mann & Son

topped at £250 whilst also selling Hereford Heifers to £240. Named Sire

Herefords from ND Connors Farms Ltd to £200 with a proper Friesian bull calves

from J Darlington & Son Ltd to £140.

Weanlings topped at £540 for Angus x steers from SM & J Coulam who also sold

British Blue Steers to £470. KM Key & Sons Simmental x to £465 at 6 months old

and Throckenholt Farms to £400 for bonny Hereford Stirks. Named Sire Angus

from RJ Court topped at £350 with M Grice & Son selling Angus x Heifers at 5-6

months to £340. More Calves and Weanlings needed on a weekly basis. Please help us to help you by booking stock in with the office or auctioneers.

CALVES

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Please call to discuss your marketing requirements for all classes of livestock:

Scott Ruck: James Sealy: Oliver Chapman: Steve Martin:

07796 897516 07786 771110 07887710660 07960 085950

Ifor Williams TA5 10ft livestock Trailer, Aluminium loading and cattle deviding gates. Twin axel on Landrover Tyres with spare

wheel £1,350 OVNO

Tel: 07836 387632 – Evenings

For Sale

Round Bale Silage £15 per bale

Jeff Vero Call: 01455 290193

Hazel Hedge Laying Stakes and binders, £14 per Score

+ VAT Call John Dawson on:

07884490439

Day Lamber needed from 1st

of March for 2 weeks Rutland area

Tel: 078115 17891

Employment opportunity

on a local farm. DIY, Mowing, strimming, and garden hedge cutting are

some of the tasks involved. Tractor driving experience would be a plus. Hours and

wages are negotiable. Tel: 07733261757

10 white nearly new JFC CH110 calf hutches

5 grey JFC calf hutches 15 IAE calf pen fronts with

bucket holders 2 x 8ft freestanding IAE calf

troughs All good condition. Collection

from NW Leics. For more details please call Andrew on

07779 587 686.

Opportunity for part-time self-employed person to help on small Farm with Sheep Cattle and Agricultural Engineering Business – Mechanical aptitude beneficial but not essential – Flexible Hours Oakham Area Tel: 07836 387632

For sale Round Baled Hay Newbold Verdon Call 07816134705

Agricultural Buildings &

Land Suitable for Livestock Required for Client ideally within 6 Miles of Melton

Mowbray. Please Contact Scott on

07796 897516