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

28TH AUGUST 2020

2351 HEAD SOLD

PRIME CATTLE to 221.50p/kg CULL COWS to 164.50p/kg PRIME LAMBS to 237p/kg CALVES to £398 DAIRY to £1701 STORE LAMBS to £73.50 PIGS to £132 CULL EWES to £95 STORE STEERS to £1198 STORE HEIFERS to £1138

COVID 19 REGULATIONS

Under guidance from the LAA (Livestock Auctioneers Association)

NEW GOVERNMENT RULES FACE MASKS ARE NOW MANDATORY

IN LIVESTOCK MARKETS THIS IS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

We wish to remind everyone that the market is open for buyers and

vendors to attend Please bring your own face coverings.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Potential buyers must pre-register their interest, please

contact Trevor Rowland: 07968 480401.

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS

VENDORS

VENDOR ONLY “VIEWING AREA”

One Member per Business is now allowed into a “viewing Area” to see their stock sold

providing they adhere to the social distancing rule at all times.

The viewing area is solely for vendors to watch their stock being sold, it is not

designed for the vendor to watch the whole sale.

Vendors are required to wear gloves & masks at all times and sanitise their hands on

arrival and departure.

Avoiding queues in the market office:

Please do not request a print out of your sales this will be emailed to you at the end

of the market day.

NO ONLOOKING ALLOWED

NO SOCIAL VISITS

GENUINE VENDORS ONLY

The sale documentation MUST be collected by the Auctioneers or Staff from the

Vendors when they arrive at the unloading bays – Vendors MUST NOT take the

paperwork to the market office themselves. Please ensure your mobile number is on

your entry form.

FROME LIVESTOCK WEEKLY SALES WEDNESDAYS: Dairy, Prime cattle, Cull cows, Prime lambs/Hoggets, Store sheep, Ewes & Lambs, Cull ewes & rams, Calves, Pigs fortnightly (9th September), Reared calves/Stirks fortnightly (2nd September). FRIDAYS: Store cattle plus Cows & Calves Please can we urge all Buyers attending sales to use hand washing/sanitation facilities provided.

Rest assured we are following and adhering to ALL government and medical advice and under

those current guidelines, there is no reason for us to cancel or postpone sales at this time. But

we ask that you ALL remember the simple rule and take social distancing seriously.

Market Gates Open at 6.30 am – Please get your stock to market EARLY

BUYERS

At the conclusion of the sale buyers MUST enter the Sales Office in a way that does not result in

too many entering at any one time.

Many thanks for bearing with us over this difficult period

ALL BUSINESS UNITS ARE NOW OPEN.

MARKET RESTAURANT NOW OPEN

OUTSIDE MARKET STALLS NOW OPEN:-

FRESH FRUIT & VEG

TOOLS

GARDEN PLANTS

PLEASE ADHERE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES

WEDNESDAY 26th AUGUST 2020

TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 1213

PRIME CATTLE (39) to 221.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274 A smaller entry met another excellent trade despite falls in the deadweight prices with the best butcher’s cattle up to 221.50p/kg. Others also in strong demand. Overage a little easier.

TOP PRICE STEER 217.50p/kg for a Limousin from WA Waterman

TOP PRICE HEIFER 221.50p/kg for a Limousin from WA Waterman

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

STEERS

Light 100-500kg 4 169.50 217.50

Medium 551-650kg 11 143.50 205.00

Heavy 650kg+ 3 188.00 198.50

HEIFERS

Light 100-500kg 1 199.00 199.00

Medium 501-590kg 5 156.00 203.50

Heavy 590kg+ 6 159.50 221.50

THANK YOU

TO ALL VENDORS AND BUYERS WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL.

HERE AT FROME LIVESTOCK MARKET WE MEET ALL NEW IMPOSED

RESTRICTIONS AND POLICIES SET OUT BY THE LAA AND GOVERNMENT.

WE WERE FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULE.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND WORDS AND SUPPORT;

WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE.

IF VENDORS, IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, WOULD LIKE TO BE PAID BY BACS FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE PLEASE EMAIL OR PUT ON YOUR ENTRY FORM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.

UTM STEERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Limousin 217.50 WA Waterman, Dorchester

1218 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol

Blue 205.00 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1359 BJ & EM Yandle, Martock

Hereford 196.50 Marshfield Traditional Farm, Chippenham

1168 Marshfield Traditional Farm, Chippenham

Blonde 192.50 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1262 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol

Charolais 188.00 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1372 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol

Angus 169.50 JS Yeatman, Westbury 889 JS Yeatman, Westbury

UTM STEERS (18) Max. 217.50p/kg & £1359 Overall a good trade with the Waterman’s smart Limousin topping the day at 217.50p/kg with the Hicks family’s Limousin to 205.50p/kg and Blue x also to 205.50p/kg. Heavier Blue x to 199.50p/kg from DO Webb with BJ & EM Yandle’s to 198.50p/kg. Limousin x to 198p/kg from RE & AM Hicks and Blonde x to 192.50p/kg also from the Hicks family. Herefords met another good trade to 196.50p/kg from Marshfield Traditional Farm with others to 188.50p/kg and 187.50p/kg.

UTM HEIFERS (12) Max. 221.50p/kg & £1392 The Waterman’s cracking butcher’s Limousin heifer topped at 221.50p/kg with Blue x to 205.50p/kg from MR Payne and RE & AM Hick’s to 203.50p/kg. Angus to 192p/kg from BJ & EM Yandle with Herefords to 180.50p/kg from MR Payne. Friesians to 165p/kg from Hann Farming.

UTM HEIFERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Limousin 221.50 WA Waterman, Dorchester

1342 WA Waterman, Dorchester

Blue 205.50 Hann Farming Ltd, Frome

1298 MR Payne, Syston Common

Angus 192.00 BJ & EM Yandle, Martock

1392 BJ & EM Yandle, Martock

Hereford 180.50 MR Payne, Syston Common

1064 MR Payne, Syston Common

Friesian 165.00 Hann Farming Ltd, Frome

1189 Hann Farming Ltd, Frome

OTM PRIME CATTLE (9) Max. 157.50p/kg & £1082 Friesian heifers to 157.50p/kg from DO Webb, Simmental x also to 157.50p/kg from

RJ Phelps. Steers – Shorthorns to 155p/kg from WLC Dunkerton, Herefords to

149.50p/kg.

CULL COWS (90) Beef to 164p/kg Dairy to 132.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEERS: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274 A good entry of 90 cows met a more variable trade with meat cows in

strong demand and at similar levels; manufacturing and plainer sorts at

lower levels and buyers more selective. Quality Friesian meat cows were

again in strong demand and dear to 132.5p/kg from AJ & GG Thomas

with others at 132p/kg from Parsons Partners Ltd and others from

118.5p/kg. Manufacturing cows easier on the week with plainer types

back on the week but still at strong levels for the time of year. Boners

from 54p/kg. Beef cows best to 164p/kg from VL Vincent & Sons.

Limousin X to £1173.92 with others at 159.5p/kg, 144.5p/kg and 135p/kg.

Simmentals to 139.5p/kg from VL Vincent & Sons. Fleckviehs to

137.5p/kg from HJ Moody. Angus X to 154p/kg from VL Vincent & Sons.

Blues to 133.5p/kg from NW & SE Legg & Sons. Herefords to 126.5p/kg

from Furzehill Farm Partners. Cows lacking flesh and conformation were

at lower levels.

Thank you for your support – please keep your cows coming before the

autumn flush.

CULL COWS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Limousin 164.50 VL Vincent & Son, Weymouth

1173 VL Vincent & Son, Weymouth

Angus 154.00 VL Vincent & Son, Weymouth

1071 Brian Oldridge, Weymouth

Simmental 139.50 VL Vincent & Son, Weymouth

843 VL Vincent & Son, Weymouth

Fleckvieh 137.50 HJ Moody & Son, Templecombe

878 Brue Farms Ltd, Castle Cary

Blue 133.50 NW & SE Legg & Sons, Beaminster

833 NW & SE Legg & Sons, Beaminster

Friesian 132.50 AJ & GG Thomas, Bristol

1107 AJ & GG Thomas, Bristol

Hereford 126.50 Furzehill Farm Prtnrs, Devizes

1027 Furzehill Farm Prtnrs, Devizes

DIRECT SALES SERVICE

Frome Livestock Auctioneers

are pleased to now offer a direct to slaughter service

for Prime Cattle, Cull Cows & Bulls

All Classes and Grades Taken (TB Restricted Included)

Both UK and Foreign Imported Cattle

Guaranteed & Prompt Payment

Free Advice / Fieldsman Service

Transport Arranged

SHEEP (596) Starts 10.30am AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737 PRIME LAMBS (415) Max 237p/kg The lambs saw a fantastic trade from start to finish. Top price pence per kilo went to 237p/kg from BA & CM Godwin or £112 from Mike Knowles & Sally Withers. Others to £111 from PG Apsey and CR & SL Pople. Plenty of pens trading upwards to £100. Light weight lambs to 233p/kg or £100 from Graymanes. Leaner lambs saw a more selective trade, along with milk bred sheep which pulled the overall SQQ back.

NO. WEIGHT

(KG) MAX

(P/KG) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

60 32.1-39 208.00 CT Baker, Trudoxhill 81.00 CT Baker, Trudoxhill

230 39.1-45.5 233.00 Graymanes, Horsington

100.00 Graymanes, Horsington

116 45.6-52 237.00 BA & CM Godwin, Bath

112.00 MJ Knowles & S Withers, Claverham

9 52+ 191.00 P Wattam, Yeovil 109.00 P Wattam, Yeovil

STORE LAMBS (123) Max. £73.50 A good entry of store lambs forward today which sold to a flying trade. Best to £73.50 from S Godwin and an overall average of £64.34.

CULL EWES & RAMS (58) Max. £95 A mixed entry forward including the small and plain to the big and fleshed. Top price ewes to £95 from CR & SL Pople, with an all in all average of £65.67. 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.

FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER: SPECIAL MONTHLY SHEEP SALE

TO INCLUDE: BREEDING EWES, RAMS, STORE LAMBS & GRAZING EWES

ALSO SHOW & SALE FROM BOTH

BLUE TEXEL & BELTEX SHEEP SOCIETIES

& Consignments from local Charollais Breeders

More breeds societies are welcome & invited

Please contact Nick Hill – 07741 591575 Ross Whitcombe – 07815 985737

ARE YOU UNDER TB RESTRICTION? We hold regular Restricted Orange Sales for Cull Cows, Prime and Store Cattle

Restricted Orange Sales 2020 Dates:

MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER MONDAY 19TH OCTOBER

MONDAY 16TH NOVEMBER Cattle must be licenced to these sales

please call the Market Office on 01373 830033 for more information

Entries for catalogue by the Wednesday prior to sale please

Licences must be obtained from animal health

at least one week before the sale. 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

PIGS (141) AUCTIONEER: WILL WALLIS 07833 453482 A much better entry in terms of numbers forward sold to a very good trade

considering the bank holiday weekend, with some buyers not wanting fat or cull

pigs this week.

FAT PIGS (50) Trade still strong for fat pigs despite other reports of falling trade elsewhere.

The best heavies to £129 from Durnell & Sons. Coloured pigs to £128 and £116

from Boynton Farms. Others sold well from P White to £127. Lighter fat pigs to

£117 from M & R Luther and £108 from A & M Robinson.

STORE PIGS (56) The largest entry of store pigs forward for some time, sold to a very strong trade

again. More store pigs still wanted! Smart 6w/o Pietrain x to £42 from CE

Tombs. A cracking entry of 37 Welsh stores from Paul Hughes seen pens to

£43 and £35 for 10w/o stores. Other young stores to £41 from MA Webber.

Gloucestershire Old Spots 12w/o stores to £51 from Boynton Farms.

CULL SOWS (35) A good entry with trade much better than other reports nationally. Best sows to

£132 twice from Durnell & Sons. Others to £110 from PB Weeks. Smaller sows

to £92 from Jamie’s Farm and £84 from J Padfield.

DAIRY (27) Starts 12pm approx. AUCTIONEER: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401

CALVED HEIFERS TO £1670 CALVED COWS TO £1650 A very strong trade in the Dairy section this week and all wanting fresh milk

now! An excellent entry from WL Baxandall, IOW, commanded strong bidding

and saw top price both for their fresh calved Holstein heifer to £1670 and fresh

calved Holstein cow to £1650. Closely followed by Paul & Kay Trippick to

£1620. Super quality home bred Friesian x Ayrshire calved heifers from the

Baker family sold 3 times over £1500 and twice to £1550. Included in this sale

was a consignment of home bred in calf British Friesians from Brunt & Partners

regularly sold from £1000 - £1200 and peaked at £1280. Overall more fresh

milk and cows due October/November calvers needed.

DAIRY DISPERSAL (ON BEHALF OF NE & SE LEGG & SONS 143 CEASING MILK PRODUCTION)

Today saw the dispersal of NW & SE Legg & Son’s Holstein x Fleckvieh herd.

Younger cows back in calf saw competitive bidding throughout with best types

upwards of £1400. Freshly calved Normande x heifers selling to £1701.

Fleckvieh x bulling heifers to £1050.

NEXT SALE OF REARED CALVES:

WEDNESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER FOLLOWING THE SALE OF THE CALVES

Please contact the Auctioneer

Charlie Coleman 07494 588013 or the market office 01373 830033

with your entries in advance

SIRE NAMES ABERDEEN ANGUS & HEREFORD CALVES, STORE CATTLE &

FAT CATTLE THAT COME TO MARKET WITH NO SIRE NAME/ONLY PART NAME OR INCOMPLETE NAME WILL BE

SOLD AS NO SIRE FOUND. ALL ABERDEEN ANGUS & HEREFORD SIRED STOCK MUST HAVE FULL NAME OF SIRE. WE APPRECIATE

YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. HELP US TO HELP YOU.

NEXT FORTNIGHTLY PIG SALE:

WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER THEN FORTNIGHTLY SALES THEREAFTER

10.15am Please contact the Auctioneer

Will Wallis 07833 453 482 with your entries in advance

CALVES (202) Starts 10.00am AUCTIONEERS: TIM HECTOR 07818 056 049 CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013 Another super entry of calves with quality in abundance today.

CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £398/HEIFERS TO £340 Good to see a super entry with quality coming from all directions, topping the Blues a quality calf from Wardour Farm to £370, with others to £360 from Wilverley Farm, with many others past £300. All types except the very smallest easily £220. Strong, young Charolais bulls from JR & DC Hiscock sold well to £250. Pleasing to see the Durston family back seeing Limousins sail to £398. Heifers also a flying trade seeing best Blues to £240 from Wilverley Farms with others to £235 from Wardour Farms. All best sorts would be £200+ with the majority £150+. Best Simmental heifers to £225 from Mark Futcher, superb Limousins from the Durston’s charged to £340.

NATIVE BULLS TO £268/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £215 Natives still of fire! Hereford bulls continue to soar with the best to £268 from Messers Hannam of Okeford Fitzpaine, with nearly all others from £120 - £180. Heifers still look a huge improvement on the year, with even the smallest pushing £100. Superb Angus on show from the Clarke family sailed to £262, with others to £260, £255 and £240. All bulls in hot demand with none under the £180 mark. Heifers saw the best to £195 from the Wilkins, with others to £190 and £185. Only the smallest under £80. Yet again a superb trade.

FRIESIAN TO £130 FLECKVIEH TO £390 Friesians still an improved trade, with best sorts to £130 twice from AJ & GG Thomas and EAJ Horsington. All small processors £30 - £40 with most £50+. Superb Fleckviehs as usual from the Voizey family saw best bulls to £390 and £340. Over 20 forward today, with a real demand growing for the breed here at Frome, please keep them coming.

** PLEASE TRY TO GET YOUR CALVES TO MARKET EARLY** THIS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED

The winner of the £25 for the top price Native sired heifer under 41 days sponsored by Howard & Sons – Kubota, was a Hereford heifer to £215 from RJ & DC Hannam & Son. Next week the £25 sponsored prize will be for the top price any breed male or female. Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in

Wiltshire & Somerset. Tel: 01380 723986

FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST 2020 TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 562

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 £1198 HEIFERS TO £1138 Like so many other centres in the country a number of Dairy bred suffering from the weather, stronger types still in hot demand.

FEEDING BULLS Aberdeen Angus feeding bulls 11mo to £740 and £610 from Townsend Farming. Plainer Holstein Friesians more difficult as buyers very selective for quality.

YOUNG CONTINENTAL A very selective trade for the young Continentals. The single suckled Beef types were in good demand and more strong types could have been sold. Steve North & family continuing to present the very best Blue x steers 9mo to £895, £880 and £870, with yearling Blue x heifers from Townsend Farming to £715. Grand Simmental x steers 12mo from HJ Marklove to £905 and £842. Heifers from the same home to a massive £835. RE Dury & Son produced a great consignment of Simmental steers 16mo to £992 and 12mo to £750. Not many suckled Charolais forward but smart pure bred heifers from Clive House to £890 and steers to £990. A number of quality suckled Limousin steers (10mo) forward with nice types from £875 and 7mo steers to £840. Chrissy Sprake presenting smart Limousins too with his 12mo to £818 and heifers to £678. Dairy x Continentals were well supported but a number showing signs of the recent harsh weather. Another large consignment of quality Simmental x Friesians from GMS Silvester saw firm bidding with 9mo steers from £720 - £660, 10 – 11mo heifers from the same home to £690. Blues again from the Silvester family 11mo peaked at a marvellous £852. Overall another firm day throughout.

YOUNG STEERS YOUNG HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Limousin 1140 17mo O & J Hurd, Warminster

Charolais 890 16mo CW House, Lymington

Devon 995 16mo CR Wyatt, Chard Simmental 835 12mo HJ Marklove, Swindon

Charolais 990 17mo CW House, Lymington Angus 820 13mo GA Pike & Son, Trowbridge

Hereford 985 17mo T & M Marsh, Newport

Blonde 810 14mo GA Pike & Son, Trowbridge

Simmental 922 16mo RE Dury & Son, Compton Martin

Hereford 800 16mo CW House, Lymington

Blue 895 9mo S & M North, Chard Limousin 775 12mo RE Dury & Son, Compton Martin

Gloucester 780 17mo J Alvis, Wotton Under Edge

Blue 715 12mo Townsend Farming, Calne

Angus 780 14mo GH Elliott & Co, Bridgwater

HEREFORD Over 100 on offer continue to sell to advantage with 21mo selling to £1050 from Tom Lawrence and 17mo to an excellent £985 from Terry Marsh, £910 from TA & D Allward and 16mo to £882 from Clive House and £880 from TC & M Marsh. Yearling steers from Pondhead Ltd met a fast trade selling to £765 and £740 from GA Pike & Son. 5mo steers sold well to £530 and 7mo to £555 from HA Dudden. Heifers met a sensational trade with forward heifers to £1115 (27mo) from Cooper Dean Estate and bullers from £818 from Tom Lawrence to £830 from VL Vincent & Son. Heifers with bulling potential sold from £785 (18mo) from TA & D Allward to £800 (16mo) from Clive House and 14mo to £740 from GA Pike & Son. Yearlings to £535 from Pondhead Ltd. and 7mo heifers wanted and sold to £450 from HA Dudden.

ANGUS Angus still ever popular and this week meeting more buyers support recently on yet again an improved trade. Best cattle look a marvellous price to £1090 for 21mo steers from Messrs Parsons Cheddar, with others to £1058 from the Williams family. Superb 19mo steers from the Hames family sailed to £1055. With good young steers from the Allard family of Gillingham to £1045. Cracking 15mo steers cruised to £825. Younger sorts from the Penny’s of Southampton met a storming trade to £600. Heifers still the trade of the day with cracking 22mo sorts from Hugo James & family soaring to £1008, with others to £915. 18mo heifers from the Allards look a marvellous price to £850. Usual tremendous quality from Alan Pike met a flyer to £852 for 13mo heifers. Very few younger sorts but this said lovely heifers from the Silvester’s of Waterlooville sold to £560. Please do keep them coming with the trade holding well.

FRIESIANS

Friesians still wanted with bigger sorts in particular demand, topping the day

well framed steers from Cooper Dean Estate to £832 with others at the same

money from the Stitch family who saw others to £800. Older types limited by

age look well sold to £640. Younger types still in demand to £350. Make use of

the trade while it lasts.

FORWARD CONTINENTALS Another excellent show of forward Continentals met another outstanding trade

with top honours of the day going to Olly & Jenny Hurd, Warminster, who sold

well reared Blue steers to £1198 only 22mo and closely followed at £1195 from

Cooper Dean Estate, Bridport. Good feeding Blues wanted and sold from £990 -

£1002 from Townshill Farming Partnership and TC & H Marks Ltd respectively.

Suckler bred Simmentals met keen interest to £1070 (25mo) from RE Dury &

Son and their 16mo steers sold to £992. Similar young Charolais steers sold to

£990 (17mo) from Clive House. The larger show of Limousin steers sold well

from £1095 to a massive £1140 (only 17mo) all from Olly & Jenny Hurd, £1042 -

£1090 (19mo) all from Sam Millard, £1090 from VL Vincent & Son and £1050

(22mo) from Chrissy Sprake. What a show of heifers from Olly & Jenny Hurd

which sold from £1080 (20mo) to £1115 and £1138 (all 23mo). Other Limousin

heifers met keen biding interest from £890 – £980 all from Sam Millard.

Simmental bullers wanted and sold from £820 - £835 from Steve & Rich

Weeden and Blue bullers from £850 (23mo) from JR & RH Williams to £955

(21mo) from TC & H Marks Ltd to £1005 (20mo) from Cooper Dean Estate.

FORWARD STEERS FORWARD HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Blue 1198 22mo O & J Hurd, Warminster

Limousin 1138 23mo O & J Hurd, Warminster

Limousin 1095 23mo O & J Hurd, Warminster

Hereford 1115 27mo Cooper Dean Estate, Bridport

Angus 1090 21mo AR & LJ Parsons, Cheddar

Blonde 1025 21mo CJK & RA Yates, Shaftesbury

Simmental 1070 25mo RE Dury & Son, Compton Martin

Angus 1008 23mo Townhill Farming Prtnrs, Dorchester

Hereford 1050 24mo SH Lawrence & Sons, Timsbury

Charolais 1005 25mo CJK & RA Yates, Shaftesbury

Friesian 875 26mo JR & RH Williams, Bristol

Blue 1005 20mo Cooper Dean Estate, Bridport

MONTHLY SALE OF BREEDING SHEEP (576)

BREEDING EWES MAX. £162 A cracking entry of ewes which sold to another flying trade. Best Texel 2T mule ewes from FR Callaway & Son enjoyed success topping at £162 with others at £115. Another quality run of Continental ewes from Les & Tom Rogers enjoyed a roaring trade topping at £147 with others to £145. A cracking run of 50 North Country mules from Grant Bros enjoyed a flying trade selling to £135 a piece. Other North County mules to £130 from Scott Yorke. Older 6T – Full mouth Cheviot ewes caught the purchasers’ eye selling to £110. Quality full mouth Suffolk ewes to £108 from Tom Wheeler.

RAMS MAX. £360 A nice selection of rams forward which sold to a strong trade which topped at £360 for a quality 4T Suffolk from A Smith. Other quality Suffolk rams to £320 from G & J Nicol with others to £300 and £290. Cracking 4T CharTex rams from James Tabor topped at £260 with others to £200.

STORE LAMBS MAX. £78 A quality entry of lambs which enjoyed a flying trade from start to finish. Best

lambs to £78 from BMR Fielding who had others to £75.50 and £73. A nice run

from S & P Bowles topped at £67.50 with others to £65.50. Other quality lambs

to £65.50 from NJ Potter. With the trade roaring keep your lambs coming.

More needed for our next monthly sale on Friday 25th September to include breeding ewes, stock rams, store lambs & grazing ewes. Also show & sale of both Blue Texel & Beltex Sheep Societies & consignments from local Charollais breeders.

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE:

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WEDNESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER

NEXT STIRK SALE

WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER

NEXT PIG SALE

FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER TO INCLUDE:

SHOW & SALE FROM BOTH

BLUE TEXEL & BELTEX SHEEP SOCIETIES

& Consignments from local Charollais Breeders

More breeds societies are welcome & invited

Please contact Nick Hill – 07741 591575 Ross Whitcombe – 07815 985737

Chaplain’s Weekly News 26TH August

Chaplain’s Prayer for the week

Heavenly Father we give thanks for the recognition that farmers deserve

for better animal welfare by the introduction of Animal health and

Welfare Pathway. We pray that this will give encouragement to our

farmers for the excellent work they are doing in this area. We pray for

new opportunities for young farmers. May they be encouraged by offers

of tenancies offered by a large landowner called Washburn Valley in

Yorkshire. We ask that you be with those farming families during this

traditional holiday month of August, help us to remember not just those

on holiday, but also those who have no chance of a break because

their work must continue - and especially those in the farming community

who are feeling exhausted.

Thinking of a Friend who needs help.

Please keep mindful of caring and looking out for friends. This little

gem video of 45 secs from FCN offers a reminder that help is out

there on the end of a phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9sKNmv9Nr0

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).

DAIRY RESPONSE FUND EXTENSION

In May DEFRA announced funding to support dairy farmers in

England affected by the disruption caused by Covid-19. The

Dairy Response Fund has been open for applications since 18

June. This fund, which began making payments from 6 July, is

designed to help dairy farmers maintain production capacity

without impacting on the welfare of their animals, following

reduced demand for milk products while restaurants, bars

and cafes were closed.

DEFRA has now issued an update that the deadline for

applications has been extended from 14 August 2020 to 11

September 2020 to provide farmers more time to apply.

Further details of the application process and updated

guidance are available on the Government website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publication

s/dairy-response-fund-2020

Fr Clive Fairclough tel 01373673431 email cliveatmellsgroup@gmail.com

twitter @clivetherev Facebook mells group of churches

www.mellsgroup.church

CALVES/STIRKS - CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588013

SHEEP - ROSS WHITCOMBE: 07815 985737

PRIME CATTLE/CULL COWS - MARK NORTHCOTT: 07798 645274

DAIRY - TREVOR ROWLAND: 07968 480401

PIGS - WILL WALLIS: 07833 453482

NEW GOVERNMENT RULES

FACE MASKS ARE NOW MANDATORY IN ALL

LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN ENGLAND.

THIS IS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.