Frome Market, Standerwick, Frome, Somerset BA11 2QB

Tel: 01373 830 033 Fax: 01373 831 201 Email: info@fromelivestock.com Website: www.fromelivestock.com

Auctioneers: Cooper & Tanner and Symonds & Sampson

Sale Reports & Information for the week ending

5th NOVEMBER 2021

1410 HEAD SOLD

PRIME CATTLE to 219.50p/kg CULL COWS to 140.50p/kg PRIME LAMBS to 278p/kg STORE LAMBS to £110 DAIRY to £1920 PIGS to £100 STORE STEERS to £1400

CULL EWES to £120 CALVES to £375

STORE HEIFERS to £1260

Wednesday 10th November 9am-1pm

Frome Market Health Hub – a new service for farmers

A new service could help save the lives of busy farmers putting off a trip to the doctors.

Frome Market Health Hub will give farmers, their families, and agricultural workers free

access to confidential health checks, without the need to book an appointment. Hundreds

of rural workers attend Frome Livestock Market auctions every week and the hub,

launched by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT), based within the market site, will open

its clinic on the second Wednesday morning of every month - the first clinic was held on

Wednesday, October 13 between 9.00am and 1.00pm. The SFT believes the hub will

provide an important gateway for the farming community who are often the hardest to

reach through traditional health service channels, and the hope is that farmers will make

use of the drop-in clinic which is deliberately located at the market in what is the heart of

their business and social lives. NHS Operational Manager for the Health Hubs, Jane

Fitzgerald, said: “We recognise farmers and farm workers often put the health and welfare

of their livestock above that of their own wellbeing and will often put off seeking help,

when it could help to save their life.

“This is a great opportunity for those living and working in rural areas to access free health

checks in a place and time which is convenient to them.” Frome Market Health Hub will

also be the base for additional, independently run clinics being scheduled for specialist

problems on a rolling programme. Separately funded Foot Clinics will be held twice

monthly, thanks to a grant from Somerset Community Foundation, again free of charge for

farmers and with no need for prior appointments.

Health Hub clinics will rely on volunteers from farming and community-based charities like

Farming Community Networks (FCN) and the Mendip Health Connectors, to give guidance

on any long-term support farmers may need, as well as to spread the news amongst the

South West’s agricultural community Service lead for Mendip Health Connections, Jenny

Hartnoll, said: “It will be a pleasure to get to know farmers at the market and for the

Health Connectors to become familiar faces there. “We know how important it is for

farmers to have access to health care and advice that’s right there, without needing an

appointment. We are delighted to play a part in telling them all about the Health Hub, and

the services available to them.” FCN’s Suzie Wilkinson, who has been involved in a similar

health project added: “We know from our own experience that farmers really appreciate

this excellent service which is free and available regularly. Farmers were grateful the

nurses really understood their way of life, with all its daily stresses, and didn't turn up their

noses at dirty wellies.” Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Annie Maw, said the Frome project

was only made possible thanks to businesses and organisations like Mole Valley Farmers

and Frome Livestock Auctioneers (FLA). She said: “From Mole Valley Farmers, who have

given marketing and creative professionalism, to the treatment rooms made available by

Frome Livestock Auctioneers; together with all the help and advice given voluntarily by

those who feel passionately that we need to do more to help our farmers.

“Being able to support our farming and rural community in this way is a first-class example

of a public and voluntary sector collaboration - testament to the hard work and team effort

of everyone involved. “Livestock markets are an integral part of the farming community.

Not only are they a place of business but a place for farming families to catch up with

friends and family, so siting a health clinic at these locations makes absolute sense.” Mole

Valley Farmers Head of Organisational Safety and Wellbeing, Lorna Filby, said: “Farmers’

physical and emotional health and wellbeing are often put to one side as the important

task of managing the farm takes over.

“Farming can be a very isolating and lonely occupation, with many farm workers spending

long hours alone, working in remote locations and leaving them with very little time to

access healthcare. “In the farming community emotional health is often overlooked yet it is

one of the biggest threats the industry faces. With additional challenges from the

Coronavirus pandemic these are testing times for the agricultural sector.” Frome Market

Health Hub will be open on the second Wednesday of each month in conjunction with

the livestock market’s key sale dates:

Health Hub 9am – 1pm Drop In Foot Clinic 9am – 1pm Bookings only

Wednesday 10th November

Wednesday 15th December

Wednesday 12th January

Wednesday 9th February

Wednesday 19th March

Wednesday 24th November Spaces available 10am, 11am, 12pm Wednesday 1st December Spaces available 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm Wednesday 15th December Spaces available 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm

Please follow our weekly Market Report for extra dates being added.

Business organisations supporting FMHH are: Frome Livestock Auctioneers Ltd;

Mole Valley Farmers Ltd; Old Mill Accountants; Cooper & Tanner; Garston’s

Veterinary Group; Symonds & Sampson Auctioneers.

CHRISTMAS OPENING

TIMES

WEDNESDAY 22ND DECEMBER OPEN

FRIDAY 24TH DECEMBER CLOSED

WEDNESDAY 29TH DECEMBER OPEN

FRIDAY 31ST DECEMBER CLOSED

WEDNESDAY 5TH JANUARY OPEN

WEDNESDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2021

TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 859

PRIME CATTLE (67) to 219.50p/kg or £1525 Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013 A tale of two halves today, but all here sold exceptionally well. All on offer here

today with some of the finest cattle through to cattle wanting further finish.

TOP PRICE STEER 219.50p/kg for an Angus from AD Rawlings

TOP PRICE HEIFER 219.50p/kg for a Blue from JD & JS Padfield

UTM FAT TOTALS: No MIN P/KG MAX P/KG

STEERS

Light 100-550kg 21 153.50 218.50

Medium 551-650kg 10 196.50 212.50

Heavy 651kg + 4 199.50 219.50

HEIFERS

Light 100-550kg 10 178.50 205.50

Medium 551-650kg 10 188.50 205.50

Heavy 590kg+ 9 189.50 219.50

UTM STEERS (35) Max.219.50 p/kg & £1512 Topping the day a sensational run as always from AD Rawlings whose Angus

flew to 219.50p/kg or £1512. A good quality showing of Herefords saw Austin

Smith & families to 210.50p/kg twice and 209.50p/kg or £1502 and £1480. The

live ring certainly pays for every kilo. Usual quality from Lulworth Castle Farms

sold well to 214.50p/kg and 212.50p/kg or £1396 and £1347. Messrs SG

Flower’s steers also flew to 206.50p/kg or £1307, with Frome regulars VI & GR

Doggrell’s to 210.50p/kg or £1258. A large entry from Owen Martin and team of

non-assured cattle needing further finishing met an astonishing trade seeing

Simmental steers to 203.50p/kg or £1251, Angus to 218.50p/kg, 214.50p/kg

and 212.50p/kg or £1116, £1075 and £1061 and a Saler sold well to 208.50p/kg

or £1038. All grades, shapes and sizes sold here today to a tremendous trade

showing the live ring works hard for all.

UTM HEIFERS (29) Max. 219.50p/kg & £1525 A superb showing of heifers with the best from Jeremy Padfield showing an

excellent run of Dairy bred Blues which sailed to 219.50p/kg, 217p/kg and

213.50p/kg or returning at an impressive £1525 and £1437. Messrs Rawlings also

fielded stunning Angus heifers which look a real sell to 209p/kg and 199.50p/kg or

£1258 and £1239. Closely followed by HG Davey’s at 205.50p/kg or £1117. A

quality load of Herefords again from Lulworth Castle Farms ticked all the boxes to

209p/kg and 207.50p/kg or £1346 and £1247, with Messrs Doggrell’s to 205.50p/kg

or £1172. Good numbers again from Owen Martin and team in the heifers with his

non-assured cattle selling to 205.50p/kg or £906 for Salers, Angus to 194.50p/kg or

£982 and Simmentals to 197.50p/kg or £934. My thanks to all again here today, a

pleasure to be able to present such a good selection to our buyers week in and

week out.

OTM Max. 193.50p/kg & £1035 Steady numbers again with all in serious demand with the 30month barrier not

proving too damaging. Tony Weeks’ Angus heifer topped the day to 193.50p/kg

or £1035, with Henrietta Davys’ Hereford heifers selling to 193.50p/kg and

188.50p/kg twice or £1035 and £1012. Please keep them coming.

UTM STEERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR

Angus 219.50 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

1512 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

Hereford 214.50 Lulworth Castle Farms, Wareham

1502 AR Smith, Swanage

Saler 208.50 HO Martin, Poole 1038 HO Martin, Poole

Simmental 203.50 HO Martin, Poole 1251 HO Martin, Poole

UTM HEIFERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR

Blue 219.50 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock

1525 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock

Hereford 209.00 Lulworth Castle Farms, Wareham

1346 Lulworth Castle Farms, Wareham

Angus 209.00 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

1258 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

Saler 205.50 HO Martin, Poole 1038 HO Martin, Poole

Simmental 197.50 HO Martin, Poole 934 HO Martin, Poole

CULL COWS (60) Beef to 140.50p/kg Dairy to 137.50p/kg AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013 Still good numbers of cows again after the previous weeks good entries. Trade

still just as strong as last week. Over 40 Dairy types again which is pleasing. I’m

delighted to see more and more Dairy cattle returning, please keep them

coming. Top of the day went to a young Fleckvieh cow which raced away to

160.50p/kg or £895. Another from Paul & Olly Hurd soared to 140.50p/kg or

£972 with his Friesians to 135.50p/kg or £901. British Friesians topped to

137.50p/kg from Grove Farming with Richard Trowbridge’s usual quality selling

to 130.50p/kg or £1008. Tony Week’s cow waited till last but was well rewarded

to 124.50p/kg or £770. Best Holsteins to 120.50p/kg or £847 from RH

Horsington. A good quality run of Brown Swiss from Foremore Ltd sold well to

119p/kg, 118.50p/kg and 116p/kg or £912 and £821. All Dairy types look well

sold, working out of parlour cows again 90 – 110p/kg. A pleasure to welcome a

good showing of Beef cows top at 135.50p/kg or £733 from MJ Iles with others

to £842. The Iles families Herefords topped to 133.50p/kg or £875 with Messrs

CE Hillier’s selling to 121.50p/kg or £990. A well-finished Devon from BM Heal

caught the trade to 130p/kg or £1056. Superbly finished Shorthorn cow soared

to 129.50p/kg or £1116 from Gary Barton & family of Holdens Farm. Messrs

Duel of Totton had a Welsh Black selling to 109.50p/kg or £669. Lightweight

Highlands sold to 100.50p/kg or £475 from JA Ponzo.

CULL COWS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Fleckvieh 140.50 P Hurd, Warminster 972 P Hurd, Warminster

Friesian 137.50 Grove Farming Prtnrs, Keevil

1008 RE Trowbridge & Son, Devizes

Blue 135.50 MJ Iles, Calne 842 S Kitcher, Lymington

Hereford 133.50 MJ Iles, Calne 990 CE Hillier & Sons, Melksham

Devon 130.00 BM Heal & Sons, Glastonbury

1056 BM Heal & Sons, Glastonbury

Shorthorn 129.50 Holdens Farm Prtnrs, Salisbury

1116 Holdens Farm Prtnrs, Salisbury

Brown Swiss 119.00 Foremore Ltd, Shepton Mallet

912 Foremore Ltd, Shepton Mallet

BULLS Max. 157.50p/kg & £1422 Quality over quantity today with a smart well-shaped, deep bodied 900kg 4y/o

Limousin from PJ & RM Snook roared away to a huge 157.50p/kg or £1422.

More are needed here weekly to

FROME AND DISTRICT CHRISTMAS FATSTOCK SOCIETY

FROME FATSTOCK SHOW

WED 1st DECEMBER 2021

CLASSES FOR HANDLED & UNHANDLED BEEF CATTLE,

BARREN COWS, SHEEP, PIGS, (INC YOUNG FARMERS CLASSES),

AND CALVES

ENTRIES CLASSES 1-22 CLOSE FRIDAY 19th NOVEMBER

CALF ENTRIES ACCEPTED PRIOR TO 10am SHOW MORNING

SCHEDULES & ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE MARKET OFFICE – 01373 830033 OR ONLINE

www.fromelivestock.com or www.cooperandtanner.co.uk

HANDLED CATTLE CLASSES: 1 BEST NATIVE BREED STEER OR HFR 2 NOVICE CLASS FOR BEST STR OR HFR 3 BEST CONTINENTAL STEER 4 BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER 5 BEST STEER OR HFR BRED & REARED 6 YF BEST BEEF BRED STEER OR HFR

LAMB & PIG CLASSES: 16 BEST PEN 3 LAMBS NOT EXCEEDING 42kg LW 17 BEST PEN OF 3 LAMBS OVER 42kg LW 18 BEST PEN OF 3 LAMBS SIRED BY A NATIVE RAM 19 BEST YOUNG FARMERS PEN OF 3 LAMBS 20 BEST PAIR OF PIGS NOT EXCEEDING 87kg LW 21 BEST PAIR OF PIGS OVER 87kg

22 BEST PAIR OF NATIVE PIGS (ANY WEIGHT) UNHANDLED CATTLE CLASSES: 7 BEST CONTINENTAL STEER

NON SHOW PIGS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED

8 BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER 9 BEST NATIVE BREED STEER 10 BEST NATIVE BREED HEIFER 11 NOVICE CLASS FOR BEST BEAST 12 BEST YOUNG FARMERS BEAST 13 BEST DAIRY BRED BARREN COW

CALF CLASSES: 23 BEST CONTINENTAL CALF 24 BEST NATIVE BREED CALF 25 BEST DUAL PURPOSE CALF *** NEW CLASS *** CALVES DO NOT NEED TO BE PRE-ENTERED –

ENTRIES PRIOR TO 10am SHOW MORNING 14 BEST DUAL PURPOSE BREED BARREN COW 15 BEST BEEF BRED BARREN COW

SHEEP (490) Starts 10.30am AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737 NEW SEASON LAMBS (336) Max 278p/kg £145 Nowhere near enough lambs present which sold to a flying trade for every lamb entered. Many more could have been sold to the advantage today, with best lambs to 278p/kg and £145 from Corp Bros. Light lambs to 262p/kg from G Turner & Partners and £100 from TH & JP Case. Handy weights to £270 from O Coombes and RS Williams & Son, £120 from DR & PS Osborne and Shaplands Farm Partnership. Heavier types to 278p/kg and £135 from Corp Bros. Over weights to 260p/kg from Balmain & Balmain Partnership & £145 from Corp Bros.

WEIGHT (KG) MAX (£)

VENDOR

34.00 86.00 BR Walden, North Bradley

37.00 97.00 G Turner & Prtnrs, Shepton Mallet

38.00 99.00 A Cooper, Lyndhurst

39.00 100.00 TH & JP Case, Wincanton

40.00 104.00 P Slade, Warminster

41.00 108.00 G Turner & Prtnrs, Shepton Mallet

42.00 113.50 RS Williams & Son Melksham

43.00 114.00 DR & PS Osborne, Keynsham

44.00 119.00 O Coombes, Frome

45.00 120.00 DR & PS Osborne, Keynsham &

Shaplands Farm Prtnrs, Chippenham

46.00 125.00 Shaplands Farm Prtnrs, Chippenham

47.00 124.00 Shaplands Farm Prtnrs, Chippenham

48.00 128.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

49.00 135.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

50 130.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

53 138.00 Balmain & Balmain, Sherborne

55.00 140.00 Balmain & Balmain, Sherborne

60.00 145.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

61.00 141.00 Balmain & Balmain, Sherborne

CULL EWES & RAMS (99) Max £120 A trade with more life in it. Best rams to £120 from R Armishaw with ewes to £102 from BL Tayler & Partners. Any ewes with strength or power all £90+.

STORE LAMBS (55) Max £110 A smaller than expected entry but a trade that flew. Best store lambs to £110 from DAJ & CJ Creed with an overall average of £88 which included micro sorts and ram lambs. More needed next week. Any undeclared ram store lambs will be subject to a 25% deduction if found by the buyer after the auction. To prevent this please declare all ram lambs when booking them in.

NOTE: Please ensure you fill in an entry form alongside your licence. Help us to help you. Pre book your stock!!

DAIRY Starts 11am (36) AUCTIONEERS: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401

Calved Heifers to £1750 Calved Cows to £1920 Very pleasing to see close to 40 head penned for sale again this week. The demand for fresh milk was again very strong and more quality types could have been well sold. A tremendous consignment of calved cows and heifers from Rob & Denise Miller created wonderful interest. Their fresh “Sprite” sired heifers topped at £1750 but the real demand was for the freshly calved cows 2nd lactation “Directive” & “Seville” sired cows saw prices to £1900, £1920 and £1860. October calved “Fantasmic” cows in their 4th lactation were on fire to £1840 and others at £1610. 7th lactation cows to £920. Older in calf heifers due February to Hereford saw firm bidding to £1050. Recently served cross bred heifers due next June 2022 sold very well on the day with Fleckvieh heifers to £860 and Friesian x to £700. Younger bulling long term heifers found little demand as the winter approaches.

Entries Next Week To Include: 10 Friesian Holstein Incalf heifers due December to sex semen & beef

sires, high health statue & closed herd 5 In milk & Incalf Friesian x Jersey Due June/July 20 Incalf Friesian x Jersey Due February/March.

NEXT FORTNIGHTLY PIG SALE: WEDNESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Please contact the Auctioneer Will Wallis 07833 453 482 with your entries in advance

NEXT SALE OF REARED CALVES: WEDNESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER THEN FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER NEW START TIME: 12.30PM Next week Stirk Sale To Include: 70 Blue & Angus & 40 Friesians Please contact Charlie Coleman 07494 588013 Mark Ferrett 07702 264502 Tom Rogers 07384 462288 with your entries in advance

PIGS (192) AUCTIONEER: WILL WALLIS 07833 453 482 A large entry of mainly fat pigs this week with trade much harder as expected

and in line with all the other reports. Huge numbers of fat pigs now seem to be

flooding the markets.

FAT PIGS (104) Trade very difficult with the best to £100 from Corton Farm Partnership, others

to £92 from the same farm. Coloured porker weights to £74 from Matt Legge of

the Isle of Wight. Boars and fat pigs with no cover very hard to sell.

STORE PIGS (52) Trade could have been worse! Best 10w/o White stores to £24 from PB Weeks

& Son. Coloured stores harder to sell.

CULL SOWS AND BOARS Larger numbers now coming forward. Best to £46 from Corton Farm Partnership, others to £38 from the same farm. Medium sows to £37 twice from Martin Webber and Orchard Farm. Most sows to £30+.

CALVES (206) Starts 09.30am AUCTIONEERS: TIM HECTOR 07818 056 049 CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013 Fewer calves through the ring and an easier trade across the board, demand for the best and well-shaped mediums remains firm where smaller, plainer sorts continue to be hard to place.

CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £375/ HEIFERS TO £335 Best sorts are still sought and giving good returns smaller and plainer calves have eased on the week. A good entry from Witcombe Farm Partners topped the week with Blue bulls to £375. Simmentals not far behind to £355 from RJ & DC Hannam & Son. Charolais to £270 from Parson Partners, overall fewer heifers forward and a touch back on the week, a wonderful Blue heifer from Parr Farming Ltd stole the show at £335. Simmentals to £272 from RJ & DC Hannam & Son.

NATIVE BULLS TO £340/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £302 Well over half the day’s entry was Native sired calves, bright well shaped bulls were well sought, plain bulls and most heifers were much harder to place. Super Angus bulls from Somers Farm Partnership to £318 and £298, heifers from the same farm to £150. A pair of fantastic Hereford bulls from GC & HS Davys sold to £340 and £335, heifers to £202 from the same vendor.

FRIESIAN TO £92 Only a handful forward and a very difficult trade with very little demand for any dairy bulls. Holsteins to £92 and £82.

The winner of the £25 for the top price Continental Sired Bull under 41 days sponsored by Howard & Sons – Kubota, was a Simmental to £355 from RJ & DC Hannam & Son. Next week the £25 sponsored prize will be for the top price Holstein/Friesian. Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in Wiltshire & Somerset.

Tel: 01380 723986

Next week Stirk Sale to Include:

70 Blue & Angus & 40 Friesians

FOR SALE PRIVATELY

40+ Heifers, Born August 2020

A mix of crosses; Fleckvieh, Norwegian Red, Holstein,

Normandy and Shorthorn

Contact Nick Hill M: 07741 591575

FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2021 TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 551

SALE TIME: 10.30AM AUCTIONEERS: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480 401 LESTER WILLIAMS 07778 646 031 CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588 013 ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737

STEERS TO £1400 HEIFERS TO £1260 More buyers attending Frome this week which produces a very strong trade particularly for suckled calves. COWS & CALVES Just a small number of cows and calves forward but trade firm throughout. British

Blue x cow with Charolais heifer calf 1mo at £1320. Plainer Hereford farming

types saw trade to £790 and £610. Quality in calf ¾ Simmental heifers easily to

£1000 today.

FEEDING BULLS Thicker fleshed British Friesian type 14mo bulls sold well to £695; plainer types

£250 - £400.

FEEDING/GRAZING COWS A cracking trade for the feeding/grazing cows this week. Quality Limousin to

£1360 and £835 for the leaner types. Deep bodied Charolais commanded keen

interest to £965!

STOCK BULLS Only 1 stock bull presented today; a nice quality, pedigree, 18mo Hereford at

£1150.

YOUNG CONTINENTAL A few more dairy bred young continentals coming through this week. 7mo British

Blue x from Witcombe Farm Partners sold to firm levels with steers to £500 and

Heifers to £480. A number of grand entries of Charolais single suckled steers and

heifers coming forward this week. Oliver Cutts Agriculture Ltd, Fordingbridge,

produced some super 8-9mo steers and heifers; their steers peaked at a

blistering £935 and £915 while heifers from the same home topped at £780. Clive

House and family continuing to produce some super Charolais heifers and all

topped £800. More Charolais from Rob and Julia Banwell met with great demand

as did those from Tim Mallett, West Dean, who saw his 8mo suckled Charolais

steers to £895. More heifers forward this week and plenty over £700 at just 7mo.

Smart Simmental suckled 7/8mo steers again from the Banwell family at £780.

Overall very pleasing to see more new vendors and purchasers supporting Frome

this week and more good cattle needed.

FRIESIAN A smaller entry of Friesians forward which sold to a better trade than late. Best

Friesians to £900 from CG Pulsford & Partners. A nice run from Woodbridge Farm

Partners enjoyed a solid trade with best to £870 and others to £828. Swedish

Red to £900 from CG Pulsford & Partners. Younger steers to £670 from CG

Capon.

YOUNG STEERS YOUNG HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Blonde 1150 17mo RM Fear, Wingfield

Charolais 1050 16mo D Beatty, Southwick

Charolais 935 9mo Oliver Cutts Agri Ltd, Fordingbridge

Angus 925 15mo CJ Wells & Sons, Purton

Hereford 905 15mo E Coombes, Wells Blue 890 16mo Handy Compact Tractors Ltd, Rowde

Angus 892 10mo CJ Wells & Sons, Purton

Hereford 870 17mo Handy Compact Tractors Ltd, Rowde

ANGUS A super entry of Angus cattle forward today which sold to a flying trade for all

presented. Quality steers to £1350 from HG Davey of Tadwick. Younger 20mo

steers to £1298 from RJ Glover who had others at £1280. Other 20mo types to

£1230 from MF Green of Salisbury and £1205 & £1165 from RJ Glover of Yeovil.

Finishing types to £1090 from MR Meredith with others to £1068 and £1062 from

MF Green of Salisbury. Best heifers to £1180 from MR Meredith of Bath with

26mo to £1162 from CA & AV Alvis from Radstock. Quality 20mo heifers to £1060

from K & J Hames with others at £1050. Quality farming sorts to £1022 from CJ

Wells & Sons, £982 from FF & J Down and £980 from K & J Hames. Best young

Angus steers to £892 from CJ Wells & Sons of Purton. Smashing 11mo heifers

to £850 from Bart Van Hennik.

HEREFORD A good selection of well presented types on offer met a tremendous trade with

fleshed steers selling to £1270 (only 20mo) from A Robbins of Bristol. Good

feeding steers met fast bidding to £1050 (21mo) from Philip Stranger and

family, £1000 (20mo) from K & J Hames and £1000 (21mo) from Brian Trott.

Younger steers also met keen interest seeing £890 from J & J Hawkins to £905

(15mo) from EA Coombes of Wells. Yearling steers the dearest to £870 (12mo)

from Clive House, Lymington, £862 from CG Capon, IOW, and £800 (14mo)

from Sheila Kitcher. Fleshed heifers continue to sell well from £1050 (21mo)

from CG Pulsford & Partners, Bath to £1075 (23mo) from MT & DG Handy,

Devizes. Good feeding heifers wanted and sold to £870 (17mo) from Handy

Compact Tractors Ltd, £880 from J & J Hawkins and £890 from Philip Stranger

and family. Yearling heifers also sold well; £585 from AG Hinks & Sons to £610

(14mo) from PT Gregory.

FORWARD CONTINENTAL Best quality forward steers in short supply but sold to a massive trade with

excellent reared Blondes from Steven Poulsom of Corsham selling from £1338

to £1400 (25mo). Other quality Blue steers also met a strong demand selling to

£1385 (26mo) from A Robbins of Bristol. Younger Limousin steers wanted and

sold well to £1195 (19mo) from Des Beatty. Younger Blonde steers also keenly

sought to £1150 (only 17mo) from Robert Fear and other good conformation

Blue steers to £1100 from GR Gillett of Shaftesbury.

Heifers met another sensational trade with Steven Poulsoms Blonde heifers

selling to £1260 (25mo). Quality Charolais heifers met an amazing £1050

(16mo) from Des Beatty. Good feeding Blue heifers selling from £900 (24mo)

from Philip Stranger and family to £950 from Chestnut Tree Farm. Younger Blue

heifers to £890 from Handy Compact Tractors Ltd and £865 from Rob Harrison.

FORWARD STEERS FORWARD HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Blonde 1400 25mo ST Poulsom, Corsham

Blonde 1260 25mo ST Poulsom, Corsham

Blue 1385 26mo A Robbins, Bristol Charolais 1195 33mo CA & AC Alvis, Radstock

Angus 1350 20mo HG Davey, Tadwick Angus 1180 20mo MR Meredith, Bath

Hereford 1270 20mo A Robbins, Bristol Hereford 1075 23mo MT & DG Handy, Rowde

Limousin 1195 19mo D Beatty, Southwick

Swedish Red 1065 25mo CG Pulsford, Bath

Friesian 900 21mo CG Pulsford, Bath Blue 950 27mo TWJ Slade, Sutton Mandeville

MONDAY 15TH NOVEMBER TO INCLUDE

THE SALE OF TB RESTRICTED CALVES

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to enter cattle with us direct for the catalogue. This is important to maximise buyer attendance.

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Restricted Orange Sales 2021 Dates: MONDAY 15TH NOVEMBER TO INCLUDE THE SALE OF TB RESTRICTED CALVES

MONDAY 13 TH DECEMBER Cattle must be licenced to these sales and licences must be obtained from

animal health at least one week before the sale. ALL VENDORS MUST ALSO CONTACT THE MARKET OFFICE BY THE

WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO THE SALE TO NOTIFY US OF YOUR CATTLE ENTRIES Applying for a licence has now changed;

an application form (TB204) must be completed and either emailed to CSC.Tblicensing@apha.gis.gov.uk or

posted to APHA, Polwhele, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9AD

VENDORS & BUYERS

PLEASE PARK YOUR VEHICLES TOWING

LIVESTOCK TRAILERS IN THE LOWER CAR PARK

ENSURING C & D IS COMPLETED AT ALL TIMES

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dairy-response-fund-set-to-open-for-applications

Chaplain’s weekly prayer

Heavenly Father, we give thanks for our

farmers who care and manage our

countryside in all seasons. Offer wisdom and

statesmanship to the leaders at COP 26.

Guide them to offer help and assistance to

our smaller farms to reach a sustainable

future. We pray for the work of IFAD to help

smaller farms become more sustainable. We

pray for the great number of challenges that

farmers are facing at this time.

This week I share the opening lines of the wonderful ‘farming version' of the

Lord's Prayer.

I hope it will help us to invite God into the

practical business of our daily lives - the things that occupy

much of our time and matter most to us, both at home and on the farm.

Our Father, who art in heaven

Through our love of the countryside,

Through our care for animals,

Through our respect for property and tools,

Hallowed be your name.

On our farms and in our homes,

In our training colleges and schools,

Where machinery is made,

and where policy is planned,

Your kingdom come.

Chaplain’s Weekly News 3rd Nov

3 May

Wed 10 Nov

Next Health Clinic

0900-1300

Help is here for all our farmers Rural charities are working together to provide

heightened levels of support to farmers during

the coronavirus outbreak in the UK. The Farming

Help charities consist of the Addington Fund

https://www.addingtonfund.org.uk) Farming

Community Network FCN) https://fcn.org.uk , Forage Aid

(https://forageaid.org.uk) Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)

(https://rabi.org.uk), The Prince’s Countryside Fund (

https://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk).

FREE TB ADVICE

You can access tailored advice from the TB Advisory Service (TBAS) to reduce

the risk and

impact of bovine TB on your farm. Experienced farm advisors are available to

give advice by

telephone or during an on-farm advisory visit. The service is funded by DEFRA, so

there is no

cost to eligible farmers. To find out more contact the TBAS on:

info@tbas.org.uk / tbas.org.uk / 01306 779410

RABDF BUSINESS AND POLICY CONFERENCE 30 Nov,1&2 Dec

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers ’(RABDF) Business and Policy

Conference traditionally takes the form of a one-day event, but will this year

consist of three bite-sized

webinars taking place on 30 November and 1 and 2 December.

The webinars, hosted on Zoom, will commence at 10.30am. Listeners will be

invited to put

forward questions live to each of the speakers consisting of government officials

and industry

experts and professionals.

For more information and to book tickets, visit the website:

https://www.rabdf.co.uk/businesspolicy-

conference?utm_content

Here at Frome Market Friday 12th November 2.00pm-4.30pm