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HAILSHAM’SHEADLINES

THURSDAY 8TH ApRIL 2021

Anybody heard a Cuckoo?

SOUTH EAST MARTSSALES NEWS

CuCkoo FAIrthis coming Monday

over 300 Store Cattle

Livestock Auctions/COVID-19Updated 04.03.21

Hailsham Market from now on will be operating under standards agreed by DEFRA and The Welsh Government.

Conditions which now apply to the sale of all Primestock, Cull Animals, Store Stock and Breeding stock ie Beef Cows and Calves & Ewes with Lambs at Foot

IMPORTANT UPDATEROAD MAP OUT OF LOCKDOWN ANNOUNCED

HOWEVER!Face coverings STILL MUST be worn by EVERYONE attending the market

This includes market staff. Please REgISTER when attending the market site.

Ignoring corona virus guidelines risks outbreaks and market closures. We therefore ask that all customers cooperate with the rules to ensure our livestock markets can remain open at this busy and vital time of year. We ask that all prospective buyers sanitise on entry to the market and again on exiting the market. Disposable gloves will be available to all. Buyers on collecting their invoices from the market office do so only by adopting the two metre rule - we ask simply that only one purchaser should collect their invoice in the usual queuing area.

Only one representative per business are allowed onto the market site. Vendors please abide by the ‘Drop and Go’ policy

if at all possible, ONLY bona-fide buyers allowed in the lanes.Sale documentation MUST be collected by auctioneer’s staff from the vendor’s vehicle. Vendors MUST NOT take paperwork to the market office or to the clerk at booking in points or enter the penning area.Specific to Store Cattle Sales: Should any Store Cattle vendor wish South East Marts will facetime/video call the producer when their cattle are being offered through the auction ring so they can be party to sales from a safe distance. Vendors and Buyers please abide by these regulations, do not jeopardise the continuation of Livestock Auctions during these difficult times.Remember STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCINg must be adhered to at all times,

a minimum of 2 METRESLivestock Auctioneers nationwide have assured the Government that Social Distancing will be

applied at all times We all wish to stay in business and we all wish to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.

COVID-19 Track & Trace is now in operationShould anybody that has been in the market test positive they will be required to identify

contacts.Contacts - ie.Someone within 1 metre of them with whom they have had a face-to-face-conversation, had skin-to-skin physical contact, have coughed on, or been in other forms of contact within 1 metre for 1 minute or longer someone within 2 metres of them for more than 15 minutessomeone they have travelled in a vehicle with - or has been seated near them on public transport.

HAILSHAM MARKETTHE STORE CATTLE CENTRE OF THE SOUTH

Store Cattle Sale – Cuckoo Fair on Monday 12th April 2021. Conditions of Sale as posted in the market

also see COVID 19 ConditionsPresent entries include:

2 Charolais x cows, 3 Limousin x steers 12/13 months from S Luckin3 Simmental x steers, 7 Aberdeen Angus x, 9/12 months from V Marsh

14 Limousin and Limousin x steers and heifers 9/13 months from D Harris14 Pedigree sussex heifers 10/11 months from St Georges Retreat20 Charolais x steers and heifers 10/12 months from F Grantham

12 Pedigree Sussex heifers 12 months from D Spanton7 Blonde x steers and heifers 12 months from D Etches

20 Continental x steers and heifers 12 months from EJ Brickell & Son28 Aberdeen Angus cross steers and heifers 11/14 months from Mr & Mrs Durrant

8 Limousin x heifers 12/13 months from RJ & RP Stickland12 Charolais x steers and heifers, 11/23 months from SC Harris

9 Simmental x 3 Aberdeen Angus x 2 Hereford x heifers 13/17 months Colin & Gilly Broucke14 Limousin x steers and heifers 12/18 months from CH & P Green

18 Hereford x steers and heifers 13/18 months from JW Steele & Son4 Hereford x heifers 2 Simmental x steers 14/15 months from Charlie Bowers

7 Aberdeen Angus x 3 British Blue x 11 Limousin x steers and heifers from P Rossi 7 Aberdeen Angus x 7 Friesian 12 Sussex steers and heifers 16/18 months from A R Lavender

10 Aberdeen Angus x steers 18/24 months from M & R SherwoodNext Store Cattle Sale:

Spring Show & Sale – Monday 26th April 21. Kindly sponsored by Shearwell Data Ltd

Prizes awarded for:- THE BEST PEN OF STEERS & THE BEST PEN OF HEIFERS(any age, minimum of three in a pen)

First Prize £25, Second Prize £15, Third Prize £10CHAMPION PEN - The Don Hutchison Memorial Cup

plus for the BEST PEN OF HEIFERS - The Dennis Walker Memorial Cupalso £25 awarded for the BEST PEN OF CONTINENTALS

and for the BEST PEN OF NATIVE BRED CATTLEAll stock entered on the day will be eligible for the show

Please let us know your entries.

HAILSHAM PRIMESTOCK DAYWEDNESDAY 7th APRIL 2021

CALVES (0) Auctioneer: Roger WatersNo calves on offer. Booked in for next Wednesday, three Sussex cross Musse Rhine Issel calves 3/4 weeks old.pIGS (0) Auctioneer: Roger WatersNo pigs on offer. Entered for next week, six White cutter weight pigs.

CULL COWS (7) Auctioneer: Roger WatersLikewise sold at per head no regretsPW Taylor & Son’s heavyweight Simmental cross cow £1,290 circa 139p per kilo.Muntham Farm Ltd’s Simmental cross £1,020 and circa 142p per kiloall rock solid trade.D Hobbs & Son’s Simmental bull three plus years old sold to work at a very creditable £1,850 a real result for Fulling Mill Farm.

pRIME CATTLE (12)(UNDERAGE & OVERAGE) Auctioneer: Roger Waters

Pleased to report selling cattle at per head worked very well.Ecclesden Farm’s British Blue cross steers to £1,330 circa 209p per kilo, British Blue cross heifers under 36 months to £1,260 circa 203p per kilo.Ken Russell has lightweight Sussex heifers to £885 circa 196p per kilo. The beef trade is good.

All prime cattle and cull cows sold on their legs at per head and not per kilo. All cattle were independently weighed on lotting and the weight recorded

and announced at the time of sale.Our grateful thanks to Derek Southouse of Wenhurst Farm, Herstmonceux

for the use of his digital weigh crush.

MILK LAMBS (32) Overall average 337.7p per kiloA short entry which was sweet, in particular for the right sorts which were offered by H Jenner selling to t £154 per head (394.9p per kilo) taken by Richard Wood, Butcher, Burgess Hill. Please let us know what you have. The perfect models really rang the bell at nearly £4 per kilo.Leading Prices: H Jenner £154, J Benstead £135, £134, RJ Felton £130, Passmore-Coombe £128.Top Prices per kilo: H Jenner 394.9p, J Benstead 366.9p, 345.4p, Passmore-Coombe 342.9p.pRIME HOGGETS (268) Overall average 292.9p per kiloA useful entry of good meated hoggets sold well to the many wholesale and retail butchers present. Top call goes to K Ashburner at £155 closely followed by FG Coles at £148. Demand continues to outstrip supply, make those hoggets meat and get them to Hailsham without delay.Leading Prices: K Ashburner £155, £147, FG Coles £148, RR Waters £147 (twice), HH Visser £145, GN & J West £144 (twice) L Barrett £144, £135 (twice), Passmore-Coombe £143, N Osborn £139, FCR Butler £135, N Gill £135.Top Prices per kilo: K Ashburner 335.5p, 292.1, D Miles 317.1p, 296.7p G & L Marriott 316.9p, Passmore-Coombe 304.5p, 296.7p, FG Coles 303.3p, FCR Butler 302.8p, 295.9p, 294.8p, HH Visser 298.4p, L Barrett 293.3p, GN & J West 291.5p.STORE HOGGETS (129)A short entry which was surprising after last weeks large one, however no complaints. All stores were battled from first to last by home and away buyers with the ‘away team’ especially bullish. More fuel is needed to keep the fire white hot, as there is an apparent shortfall between old season and new season which will need to be filled. Chris Powell has top price at £126.Leading Prices: CA Powell £126, FG Coles £125, JC & PC Dallaway £124, N Gill £124, A Mitchell £122, CH Morris £117, £107, R Russell £112, J Morson £106.CULL EWES (169)Ramadan starts next Tuesday, we were told ewes would be dearer and by Jove they were! A terrific - £12 per head more expensive than anywhere in the south east although not as expensive as ooop North!! Flockmaster (and flashy lorry driver!!) Jason Wareham leads the way with his show quality stock top call at £157 (beat that if you are able!).Leading Prices: J & S Wareham £157, £150, FG Coles £146, MW Littmoden £133, K Davis £133 (twice), AGL Ainslie £130, DJ Sargent £125, D Jenkins £122, £120,Passmore-Coombe £120, R Russell £120 (twice), K Ashburner £119, CP Fuggle £119.BREEDING SHEEp (37)A useful entry and proper fireworks as the grazing men and women battled to produce an unprecedented trade, with Jack Vockins & K May’s ewes with lambs at foot selling to £200 per couple. Mrs MAE Clark’s Texel x Lleyn in-lamb ewes sell to £138.

HAILSHAM MARKET - THE SHEEP CENTRE OF THE SOUTHSHEEP (618) - 7th April 2021

FARM DIRECT

BULL BANK Most Continental and Native beef breeds available.

DAIRY DIRECTWANTED Friesian Holstein heifers for herd replacements6-8 months old preferably TB4 parish good health status.

BEEF/SHEEP DIRECTFour Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Heifers 12-15 months old.

Also choice of Pedigree Beef Shorthorn Cows with calves at foot.Seventy Wiltshire Horn Ewes, Flock Ages.

FODDER BANKGrass not growing – Still looking for round bale hay.

Tel: RRW 07860 663345 or 01323 844874

East Sussex Farmers’ Benevolent FundThe Benevolent Fund charity was created in 1935 by a local farmer and its purpose is to support farmers, farm staff and those involved in the wider land-based industries. Support can also be given to family dependants. Beneficiaries are normally resident

in East Sussex or neighbouring counties. Income from property and investment legacies help to finance the fund in addition to generous donations, the fund is

overseen by five local trustees with strong agricultural connections.Help can be for those currently in work, or who have retired or who are unable to work due to illness or disability. The fund can also assist those entering land-based

education and help with relevant CPD for furthering land-based careers.If you feel that we can help or you are aware of someone who might be experiencing

difficulties we will be pleased to support.Please contact the Honorary Secretary of the Benevolent Fund.

Des Lambert on (07912) 464746 or (01273) 890841

Patterdale/Dachshund x Jack Russell

Puppies for sale. 2 boys. Will be chipped etc, ready in a week, 7 weeks old at moment. Please ring Suzie 07977008394 for more details.

Saturday 17th April 2021

South of England Showground, Ardingly.Subject to Covid conditions and the necessary

approval from the relevant authorities.First Spring Collective Sale of Vehicles, Machinery, Livestock Equipment

Builders Plant, Horticultural Kit, Workshop Tools Shrubs, Plants etc...20’ Artic Bale Trailer, Fransguard RV390 Hay Tedder, Chain harrows,

Lawnmowers including Ride on, Strimmers, Hedgecutters, Chainsaws, Rotovators, Pressure washers, Generators, Engines, Gates, Fencing stakes, Garden

tools & sundries, small tools, Poultry etc....

AlsoOne for your diary....

CROSBY FARM ESTATESLINFOLD NR HORSHAM

Important SaleTRACTORS, FARM MACHINERY, WORKSHOP TOOLS & AGRI - MISC

Viz :‘14 New Holland TD 5.105 tractor with Trima x 3 fore loader ONLY 800 hoursWeaving Univ 300 hay bob, Weaving Agrimaster topper, Weaving IAS fertiliser spreader, Rayson splitter & horrows, Samaz drum mower, Round bale handler

Jungheinnal diesel fork lift, Car & tractor trailers, Plumrose poultry pluckerPost hole borer, Neilson spinner for ATV, Sheep equipment,

Heras fencing, Workshop & estate tools

Many machines purchased new and little used.

on Saturday 1st May 2021On the instructions of Professor Kevin Morely & others

Subject to Covid Conditions

TAKING FURTHER ENTRIES NOW.forms available contact us in the office on 01323 844874

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