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w/e MONDAY 27TH AUGUST 2018
WEEKLY SALES NEWS
STOCK SOLD DURING THE WEEK
Prime Sheep 1410
Store Cattle 72
Prime Cattle 233
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Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Auctioneer: Thomas Hiorns
476 Prime Lambs SQQ – 175.58 p/kg £97.00 and 192 p/kg
Spring Lambs – SQQ 175.58p/kg
The festival high has all but ended with less demand nationally for lambs. Meat and weight still out classing anything
lean by a long way. The SQQ 175.58p/kg with far too many lean lambs in the mix.
M/s Honesberie Farms sold a superb run of fed Charollais x weight lambs to £97.00 twice. M/s G Bowden & son sold
quality 50kg Charollais to £94.80 or 190p/kg. M/s J M Hanson & Son, Leominster made the journey to show fantastic
lambs to 192p/kg for 49kg Texels or £94.00.
Andrew Ivory topped the euro section with Beltex x at 191p/kg or £76.50 for 40kg with M/s Hanson & Son at the same
price for 44 ½ kg or £85.00. T B Checkley showed their usual quality Texel at 39.5kg to 190p/kg or £75.00.
Ewes
Lean Mules to £55.00 and ‘grazing types’ Texels at £50.00.
Weight Nos Ave (p/kg) Top (p/kg)
LAMBS (32.1-39) 34 168.04 179.00
LAMBS (39.1-45) 269 176.43 191.00
LAMBS (45.6-52) 129 176.97 192.00
LAMBS (52+) 44 168.58 175.00
SELLER PPK
J M HANSON & SON 192
AT IVORY & SON 191
J M HANSON & SON 191
G BOWDEN & SON 190
TB CHECKLEY & SON 190
AT IVORY & SON 188
J M HANSON & SON 187
J M HANSON & SON 185
J M HANSON & SON 183
M JOEL 183
SELLER PPH
HONESBERIE FARMS 97
HONESBERIE FARMS 97
G BOWDEN & SON 94.8
J M HANSON & SON 94
HONESBERIE FARMS 91
HONESBERIE FARMS 90
M MCDONNELL 90
JH TAPPING & SON 88
J BELGROVE 88
J M HANSON & SON 85
Friday 24th August 2018
Auctioneer: Simon Draper
Store Cattle – 72 Forward
TFAM held their first exempt sale today, 72 cattle passed through the ring selling to local AFU holdings to average
£1020.88 for steers and £934.20 for heifers.
Those vendors showing strong cattle were well rewarded selling to £1220.00 for a pen of 24 month Aberdeen Angus x
steers from David Waters. Heifers from the same farm sold to £1145.00 at 22 months.
Colin Quartley sold his run of Limousin steers at £1170.00 and £1005.00 for heifers at 16 months.
Feeding cows sold to £1060.00 for Aberdeen Angus from Rodney Howe whilst Red Lion Farms sold overage Simmental
x heifers to £1050.00.
Store Sheep
The first show of seasonal store lambs saw just over 700 through the ring which was packed with optimistic buyers.
Lambs of any sort of quality or size regularly £57.00 plus. Regular prime lamb vendors CJ Sabine, Warwickshire took
the days dearest with £63.50 for a pen of mixed Texel x. Just ahead of Keith and June Checkley, Warwickshire with
£62.50 for similar bred lambs. The dearest lambs of the day were however the longer keep lambs trading between
£40.00 to £50.00. More lambs needed each week to supply this strong demand.
Ewes
Mules to £90.00 with Continental x at £91.00. Medium size Texels at £71.00 and lean Suffolks at £60.50.
Steers to £1220.00 Heifers to £1145.00
NOS AVE PRICE (PR/HD)
MAX PRICE (PR/HD)
TOP BREED
STEERS 34 1020.88 1220.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS
HEIFERS 33 934.24 1145.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS
COWS 4 686.75 1060.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS
STORE SHEEP 738 56.58 91.00 -
Deadweight – Week ending Friday 24th August
Stock sold: 233 Cattle & 196 New Season Lambs
Top Prices/Head
Clean Cattle (191)
The big increase in numbers found a stand on trade. Generally, the overall quality of cattle much better on the week but some grass cattle showing
signs of the lack of grass. Outlets wanting numbers and are indicating numbers could shorten in the near future. Simmental X and Charolais X steers
share the top spot selling at £1549 (-U4L and -U2). Aberdeen steer selling at £1548 (R3), British Blue x to £1507 (R4L). More heifers placed mostly
in the medium weight range. A top of £1466 for a Limousin (U-3+) whilst Aberdeen Angus (R4L) selling to £1441. Young Bulls sold to £1503 for a
Limousin (U+3=) with others at £1472 (U=2+) and £1466 (E-2-).
Top Steers
£1549 Simmental -U4L £1502 Aberdeen Angus O+3
£1549 Charolais -U2 £1484 Charolais R3
£1548 Aberdeen Angus R3 £1482 Aberdeen Angus O+4L
£1532 Aberdeen Angus O+3 £1482 Charolais R4L
£1507 British Blue R4L £1469 Aberdeen Angus R3
Top Heifers
Young Bulls
OTM/Clean/Mature Bulls/Cull Cows (42)
Numbers sold very similar on the week. Trade hardens with beef cows to 385p/kg, up slightly on the week. Top beef cows to £1269 (-U4L) South
Devon. Simmental X’s to £1211 (R4L) and Aberdeen Angus x to £1112 (O+3). Only a few dairy barreners sold the best selling at £950 for a Holstein
(-O4L). OTMs found a slight improvement in the trade and tipped at £1431 for a British Blue x steer (R3).
Clean Steer £1549 Beef Cow £1269
Clean Heifer £1466 Dairy Cow £950
Young Bulls 12-16M £1503 OTM Heifer £1431
Young Bulls 16-30M £1484 OTM Steer -
£1466 Limousin U-3+ £1345 Simmental R4L
£1441 Aberdeen Angus R4L £1338 Aberdeen Angus O+4H
£1400 Aberdeen Angus R4L £1326 Simmental R4L
£1386 Limousin R+4- £1324 Aberdeen Angus O+4H
£1372 Limousin U=3+ £1322 Aberdeen Angus R4L
£1503 Limousin U+3= £1419 Limousin U=3-
£1472 Limousin U=2+ £1231 Hereford U-3+
£1466 Limousin E-2- £1218 Hereford R-3+
£1453 Limousin E=2=
Commercial
Steers/Heifers
Best
Butchers
Heifers
Beef
Shorthorns
Young
Bulls
Aberdeen
Angus
<28 M
E 380p
U+ 384p 390p 370p
-U 374p 380p 360p 405p
R 364p 370p 380p 350p 400p
O+ 349p 370p 395p
Best Beef
Cows
Dairy
Cows
OTM Aberdeen
Angus
Mature
Bulls
-U 295p 240p
R 285p 280p 390p 220p
O+ 270p 270p 380p
For up to date prices and information please contact John Blanchard or Daniel Slade. For weights and grades please contact
the Deadweight Office - 01844 217437.
New Season Lambs – 196
Numbers down on the week due to a load being
cancelled. Prices remain stable.
SHEARWELL THAME SUMMER SHEEP FAIR
The 16th Shearwell Thame Summer Sheep Fair was held over Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd August with some 25,821
breeders and lambs penned along with 264 rams. The prolonged drought had its part to play in the trade with many
purchasers frustrated they have no keep. In the general the dry sheep on offer showed well but lambed sheep that
had not had a little help showed the weather conditions.
Day one found the Beltex x back in favour with the first sheep in the ring from Mr S K Hutchings, Hailsham selling at
£195.00, M/s Davies Bros, Carmarthen made their annual pilgrimage to sell at the same prices £195.00 and £192.00.
Gore Farm sold to £190.00, £188.00 and £180.00. Texel x sold to £185.00 for the best pen of 25 which was won by
John Brown, Long Crendon selling to M/s Evans & Son, Marston Moretaine and kindly judged by John and Michael
Hanson. M/s Harrison Bros, Milton Keynes sold their run of Texel X NC Mule to £180.00 with several pens at £165.00.
M/s A & H Hunt saw their top pen at £170.00.
Garfield Stephens, Kirkby Bellows sold his Texel x Scotch Half Breds to £179.00 and £177.00. Also showing Scotch
Half Bred at £180.00 and £150.00 for two shear. His two pens of North Country Cheviots sold at £182.00 and £160.00
again for two shear. Cheviot Mules were harder to place this year topping at £138.00 for lambed sheep from Rob and
Caroline Mole. M/s Swangrove Farm sold dry at £131.00.
Beltex topped at £195.00, to average £151.80, down £11.19
Cheviot topped at £182.00, to average £164.58
Cheviot Mule topped at £138.00, to average £117.18, down £20.82
Lleyn topped at £118.00, to average £104.98 down £15.97
Scotch Half Bred topped at £180.00, to average £165.00 down £11.66
Texel X topped at £185.00, to average £133.10 down £8.34
Older ewes a little steady against last year finding £106.00 for full mouthed ewes from JH Tustian, Suffolk x sold to
£104.00 from RAE Wilson, Texel x to £101.00 and smart Beltex topping the section at £145.00 from Davies Bros,
Gwynfe. Beltex ewes averaged £131.36, Mule ewes averaged £87.83, Suffolk ewes averaged £92.34, Texel x £93.07,
Suffolk x Half Breds to £129.00.
The ewe lamb trade was dominated by smart headed Texel x NC Mules from Chris Dawsno, Ferry Hill topped at
£100.00 with other pens to £89.00, £84.00 and £82.00. Store lambs met a unexpectedly strong trade with very little
meat on offer selling to at top of £68.00 for Charollais x from Mark Britten. Chris Tucker followed at £64.50 and CR &
DP Hunt £64.00. Suffolk x sold to £64.00 from M & L Roberts, Mold with other pens to £61.00.
Texel x from Manor House Farm Partnership sold to £64.50. AR & J Collett sold at £64.00 and Michael Cross £63.00.
Beltex x sold at £56.00 for RJ Tofield from May born lambs. Mr G Weston sold NC Cheviots X NC Mule at £62.00.
Store Lambs averaged £55.66 for 5753 head.
Day two commenced with the Suffolk x theaves and doubles. Selling on a remarkably strong trade and many finding
their way back to the not so green Isle of Anglesey. John and Michael Hanson, Eardisland awarded the best pen of 25
or more to M/s FC Lester & Son for their homebred pen selling at £160.00. Eddy Bullman sold to £145.00 again for
run dry sheep, George Eaton £144.00, Alice & Henry Hunt £144.00, Rob and Caroline Mole £140.00 lambed. Suffolk x
average £124.95 for 4700, down £6.96.
North Country Mules traded to £162.00 for lambed sheep from J & H Tustain who took the NEMSA cup of best run of
60 or more, kindly judhed by M/s Baskerville & Son, Warwick. W H Allan followed at £155.00, David Morris £155.00
and Alan Collett to £150.00. Richard Haynes (GE Haynes & Son) sold his run dry to £155.00 and £148.00. North of
England Mules average £117.68 for 6420, down £12.22.
Auctioneers:
Simon Draper, FLAA, Thomas Hiorns FLAA and Greg McDougall FLAA (Bentham Mart)
The directors and senior auctioneer extend their sincere thanks to all those who attended the sale and the staff for
working in such unusual conditions.
Ram Sale Report
(Auctioneers: Edward Cox and Daniel Slade)
A near identical penning to a year ago of 264 head in this section which included both pedigree male and female Beltex
for show and sale as well as the usual offering of commercial rams. Trade was most selective throughout – in the main
(and hardly surprising) due to our current extreme weather conditions plus lack of grass for most sheep graziers – with
comparatively selective competition for most breeds. However, we still achieved a most creditable clearance rate
(considering the trading conditions) of almost 60% as well as some great top prices and increased averages for nearly
all breeds. Rams peaked at £860 for a Texel, and Females topped at £610 for a Beltex.
The annual show of pedigree Beltex was most ably judged by Mr Bill Rawdings who certainly had a great selection and
quality of sheep to cast his experienced eyes over. Bill duly awarded The Supreme Champion rosette and best Male
exhibit to Stewart Taylor’s shearling Staddlestone Cody, an ET son of Todhall Sumo and out of a The Godfather
daughter, Keith Crabtree then duly purchased him for £560. The Reserve Male Champion ribbon was won by Andrew
Bishop of the ‘Bishops’ flock who was also the worthy winner of The Champion Female and Reserve Champion Supreme
rosettes for a 3-shear that later realised £320. Emily South showed here for the first time and was highly rewarded by
winning the Best Shearling Ewe class and then the Reserve Champion Female accolade with her own Chiltern Crumpet
that later topped the Beltex auction at £610. Sale Averages:- Shearling Rams averaged £446, selling to £690 for Stewart
Taylor; Shearling Ewes averaged £402, selling to £610 for Emily South; and Aged Ewes averaged £275, selling to £320.
Gee Crabtree of Great Horwood most generously donated a pure Beltex ewe lamb to Cancer Research – this was
auctioned and re-auctioned several times to finally raise £1000.00, with FC Lester & Son being the final bidder and who
most generously donated the lamb back to Gee for her to breed from. Many thanks to Gee who I’m sure would in turn
like to thank all those who so generously bought and then re-offered for her chosen charity.
MV Accredited Ram sale results:-
Texel Shearlings averaged £446, selling to £860 for R&B Smith’s ‘Slapton’ flock (with other notable sales including Messrs Warnock’s ‘Tubletye’ draft selling to £630 ave £518, and Messrs Phillips
‘Macaroni’ rams to £680 ave £505).
Texel x Beltex averaged £469, selling to £480 for VJ&ML Roots & Son ‘Freckleton’ Beltex flock;
Texel x Charollais averaged £308, selling to £475 for R&B Smith;
Blue Texels to £308 for Yeat Blue Texels, averaged £284;
Charollais Shearlings averaged £393, selling to £660 for GA&JA Curtis ‘Elmwick’ flock;
Charollais Ram Lambs to £350 for ‘Seehawes Charollais’, averaged £343;
Beltex x Charollais to £530 for VJ&ML Roots & Son, averaged £450;
Suffolk Shearlings to £580 for JB&RL Cook, averaged £555;
Suffolk Ram Lambs to £370 for MJ&JA Pinney;
Lleyn Shearlings to £500 for CG&JF Phillips ‘Macaroni’ flock, averaged £407.
NON-MV Accr ram sale results:-
Texel x Beltex Shearlings to £770 for Davies Bros, averaged £545;
Beltex x Charollais Shearlings to £600 for Davies Bros, averaged £500;
Charollais Shearlings to £465; Texel Shearlings to £295, averaged £291;
Suffolk Shearlings to £300, averaged £297; Dorset Shearlings to £280;
Aged Beltex ewes to £180, averaged £169.
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