Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th October 2020 *5,595 Head forward and sold this week*

Sheep (4906)

Prime NSL (1534) SQQ 193.91p/kg to 222p/kg & £108 Ewes (873) to £152 Average £69.14

Store Lambs (997) to £90 Average £67.33 Pigs (125) Porkers to £132, Store Pigs to £54

Breeding Sheep and Rams (1507) Breeding Rams to 650gns

Theaves to £200 Breeding Ewes to £166

Ewe Lambs to £161 Cattle (689)

Prime Cattle (197) Steers to 260p/kg & £1,733.72 Heifers to 256p/kg & £1,550.64

Bulls to 244p/kg & £1,576.05 Cows to 186p/kg & £1,567.22

Store Cattle (351) Cows and Calves to £1,450

Steers to £1,240, Heifers to £1,125 Calves (141)

Baby Calves to £385, Weanlings to £550

Call us on: 01664 562971

Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford

Road, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY

Saturday 10th October

East Midlands Limousin Breeders Club Sale

Saturday 24th October

Saturday Spectacular Sale to Include the Charollais Sheep

Eastern Region Female Sale plus all classes of Livestock and

Fur and Feather

Friday 27th & Saturday 28th November

NEW SALE ANNOUNCEMENT Winter Warmers

Tuesday 1st December & Wednesday 2nd December

Melton and Belvoir Agricultural Society Annual Fatstock

Friday 18th & Tuesday 22nd December

Annual Christmas Poultry Sales

For more

information

please call

us on:

01664 562971

Or contact

one of our

auctioneers:

Scott Ruck:

07796 897516

Oliver

Chapman:

07887 710660

James Sealy:

07786 771110

SALE DATES 2020

Due to the current situation with regards to Covid-19 we have had to

adjust the sales dates for our annual breeding sheep sales in order to

ensure that we can adhere to government guidelines and keep both

our staff and our customers safe.

COVID 19 UPDATE

Please be reminded that face masks MUST be worn in the Cattle

Rings, Market office, Farmers Market and any other situation where

social distancing is difficult.

ONE vendor may accompany their stock into the market to watch it sold –

Please note Children and those in the High-risk categories are not permitted

around the ring and down the alleys. Social distancing must be adhered to at

all times and vendors are advised to leave the livestock areas once their stock

has been sold. Please remember that the general public, vendors and buyers

are welcome and invited to attend the Tuesday stalls and farmers market.

• Market stalls and units are re-open, with strict social distancing measures

in place. Please note the general public will not be permitted to attend the

livestock areas of the market.

• All Buyers and Vendors must register their attendance PRIOR to sale with

either an auctioneer or a member of staff in the office.

• Social distancing must be adhered to at all times, anybody not following

these simple guidelines will be asked to leave the market.

• Fur and Feather and sundries Auctions will remain CLOSED on Tuesday.

Melton Mowbray Market would like to Thank all our customers and staff for continuing to support the Market during these difficult times. We are more

than just a market and are here for the farming community at all times. Please call us to discuss your marketing requirements

Please note UPDATED LAA and Government Guidelines Below: PRIMESTOCK SALES

Recent DEFRA guidance is that livestock markets play an essential part in the food supply chain

and can continue but under the very strictest regulations to stop the spread of the virus,

protect everyone in the market environment, staff, vendors, and buyers alike. VENDORS

1) Vendors will deliver and unload stock at the loading bays. Market staff will collect the

paperwork and move the stock into the pens, ONE vendor will be permitted to accompany a

consignment of stock and will be permitted in the livestock areas during sale time, following

strict 2-meter social distancing. Vendors are advised to leave once they have seen their stock

sold. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR MOVEMENT LICENCES, PASSPORTS ETC ARE CLEARLY AND FULLY

COMPLETED WITH COMPLETE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 2) Market staff will process the stock in the usual efficient manner. BUYERS

1) Buyers MUST allow social distancing. 2) Intending Buyers MUST register prior to attending the market. ONLY BONA FIDE BUYERS

WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE MARKET – giving excuses to see your stock sold CANNOT be

entertained. 3) Only TWO buyers will be permitted into the market office at any one time. 4) Buyers are advised to wear protective gloves and/or masks whilst in the market where

possible. 1) If you show any symptoms of the virus – DO NOT ATTEND! 2) We will continue our policy of telephoning for stock – IF WE HAVE NOT TELEPHONED YOU

AND YOU INTEND TO BRING STOCK PLEASE RING THE MARKET WITH PROPOSED

NUMBERS 4) Always sanitise or wash your hands before, after or as many times as you can. 5) Please arrive at market with your stock as early as possible to enable us to carry out the

process efficiently and to save your time.

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.

EXPECTED ENTRIES TUESDAY 13th OCTOBER 2020

SHEEP 1500+ Prime sheep

300+ Ewes 600+ Store Lambs

WEDNESDAY 14th OCTOBER 2020 CATTLE

300+ Head of Store Cattle 100+ Calves & Stirks

100+ Prime Cattle

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

PRIME SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK Tel: 07796 897516

Prime Sheep (1535) SQQ 193.92p/kg to 222p/kg & £108 Another week with just shy of 5000 head penned across the sheep and cattle

sheds finding a brisk trade for all forward with many new vendors coming to

join the fold of fair and transparent marketing and as ever, every kilo weighed

and paid for. Trade simply remarkable compared to this time in 2019.

1535 Lambs forward but plenty more could of been sold to vendors advantage -

Trade sharper for heavies and meat particularly sought after realising an SQQ of

193.92p/kg and overall of 192.13p/kg. Meat continues to find the premium with

a tickle of trough being rewarded for those struggling to finish off what

goodness is in the grass left. Additional buying power continues to bolster trade.

The best end of the meat finding the top prices this week saw a top of 222p/kg

for 41kg from JB Thompson, Stainby whilst Elnor Partners saw 36kg to 217p and

T & EL Kirkman saw 36kg to 217p. Simon Hubbards goods to 214p for 42kg and

JE Wood & Son to 210p for 36kg. W Chaplin up from Nuneaton with 36kg to

208p and JB Thomas & Son to 207p for 37kg. Heavier Lambs to 205p for 50kg

from JB Lewis whilst C Woolston & Son saw 203p for 36kg and Winfrey Farms to

the same. K S Mayfield, WR & EM Noakes, RW Scarborough and WW & JA

McCurdie all seeing Continental x lambs at 200p+.

AJ Bridewell & Son topping in the lump with 55kg to £108 with grand meat from

Kingarth to £106 at 55kg and overweight lambs from KS Mayfield & Co to £105

and £102.50. Stan Taylor’s 55kg to £102 with W Hull to £97.59 for 50kg. Claire

Blanchard saw £97 for 52kg with Goadby Hall Estate and Hungarton Farms to

£96 for 50kg. GA & A Vickers & Son to £95.50 for 50kg with lighter 45kg lambs

from JB Thompson topping the section at £95. Simon Hubbard topping the 40kg

range at £84 with Tommy Dancer up from Aylesbury seeing 40+kg to the same.

A lot of lean and light lambs in the prime today but still finding strong demand.

In an ever-expanding sheep shed please keep booking them in so we can make

buyers aware. Thankyou

NSL Type To From Average

Lights 217p £82 191p £68.50 205.83p £75.61

Mediums 222p £95 173p £72.50 191.42p £82.04

Heavies 222p £102.50 162p £84 190.51p £92.60

Overs 196p £108 174p £94 186p £100.19

Cull Ewes & Goats (873) to £152 Average £69.14 Ewe trade continues at speed with a number of new faces adding to the mix

today. All qualities sought after and great to see numbers continuing in this ever

growing section.

Tups topping today at £152 for a pair of Continental x whilst Tina Blythe topped

the ewes with a pen of 6 Texels to £130 and Wilfred Bothwell saw £115 for

Continental. KS Mayfield’s powerful Texels to £111 whilst RW Scarbrough saw

£110 for meated Texels and D Cragg saw 106.59 for meated Texel x. Wendy

Pickard’s quality Texels to £105 for a pen of 6 with another pen to the same and

another to £103.

Suffolk’s today topped at £93 for Sobraon Farms and The best of the Mules

which were again up a gear again today and topped at £89. Goats from Barrass

& Featherstone to £105 for a Sannan.

Sheep wanted each and every Tuesday for buyers - please let us know if you are

coming by a simple text!

CULL EWES

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK Tel: 07796897516

Breeding Sheep (1501)

Today’s 3rd Special Breeding Sheep Sale saw Rams, Ewe Lambs and Breeding

Shearlings to Full Mouth Ewes pass through the ‘new sheep ring’ in the store

and prime cattle sheds - all to a cracking trade and great to see confidence

continue after the breeding sheep sale a few weeks precious where Melton

boasts some of the dearest breeding sheep sold in the country! As ever a huge

Thankyou to all involved for making the sale another tremendous success after

a busy mornings trading prime and store sheep in the Sheep shed.

Ewe lambs and breeding sheep this year continue to prove an absolute pleasure

to sell as we saw faces old and new welcome round the rings looking to take

home a taste of the quality stock - many battled to secure their purchases with

prices achieved above and beyond expectations.

Sadly under Covid-19 guidelines a show was simply not possible however the

quality lots shone through seeing prices top at £161 for a pen of 5 Suffolk x

Border Leicester’s from JW & SM Hallam & Eggleston whilst A Pittom, Long

Buckby, saw a pen of Pure Texels top at £150 with both pens making their way

to Banbury. N Ruby, Friskney saw their pen of Pedigree Texels to £142 with

Beltex x from the same home to £130 and D Cragg, Grantham saw the same for

Texel X. North Country Mule Ewe Lambs topped at £120 for JA Wright,

Uppingham heading down the bottom of the A1 selling to Andrew Reid, London

whilst Ros Turners Texel x realised £120. The Pick family, Thorpe Satchville saw

£115 twice for their Continental X whilst TG Startin of Derbyshire topped at

£115 for Charollais x and CB Langton saw £112 for Texel x.

Suffolk X topped at £111 for M&H Pick with Suffolk X Texels from MJ & RJ

Howkins to £108 and market stalwart David Johnson of Great Dalby close

behind at £107 for his pen of 17. Beltex X from Beulah Farms to £101 whilst D

Ward & Son saw £100 for Texel x and GC Morris & Son saw £100 and £99 for

their pens of 30 Suffolks x. Other breeds to £93 for Cheviot Mules from IG

Birden with running Suffolk X from Burghley House to £80.

BREEDING SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK Tel: 07796897516

Theaves and breeding ewes continue the trend seen in recent months and

proved a slight after trade which saw our own Alice Robinson top the day with

her Texel x Cheviots to £200 whilst Texel X Double Theaves from SW Mason saw

£192. Peter Illsley’s usual quality topped at £174 for Cheviot x whilst Rob

Bartlett from Brackley managed to get his North Country Mules up to Melton

and saw a top of £162 for a pen of 32 with his run of 285 head averaging £153!

P Mitchell & Son saw Texel x to £156 whilst Mules (had lambs) from Ashtree

Farms topped at £145 and Scotch Half Breds from P Mitchell & Son saw £128.

Full mouth Texel x from PA & K Barnes proved sought after at £147.

We will continue to sell breeding sheep on a Tuesday after the sale of store

lambs please remember to book them in.

Breeding Rams

A splendid show of Tups forward and a pleasure to sell saw a marvellous

Charollais 2 Shear from local producer and supporter David Inman top at 650gns

whilst other producer on the doorstep Charles Sercombe’s powerful run was

closely behind at 620gns. Texels from RR&M Lawrence topped at 590gns whilst

DR & RL Burns, Upper Broughton saw their tremendous Texels to the same. P

Castle topped at 540gns for Texels whilst S Cobbald was on his tail with Texel

Shearlings to £530. Another run of quality Texels from B Lockhart & Son saw a

top of 500gns whilst Garfield Stephens saw 490gns for his Charollais 2 Shear

‘Long as a lion!’. CD Jarvis saw 460gns for Texel Shearlings whilst Gemma

Maxwells Charollais topped at 420gns. Barbara Smith & Family saw 410gns for

their Texels whilst Ram lambs from P Castle saw 420gns. Great to see Sam

Clarke up from Oxfordshire with Charollais Shearlings to 400gns whilst Suffolk

producers Garner & Sons, Horncastle topped the breed section at 360gns for

Shearlings followed by JH Grundy Farms at 350gns twice. JW & SM Hallam &

Egglestons usual run of quality saw 300gns for their stretchy ram lambs and

WW & J McCurdie saw a top of 300gns for Charollais Shearlings and MJ & JA

Pinny to 270gns for their consignment.

Aged rams from AS Reid up from London saw a top of 235gns for Texel X Full mouth with others to 190gns.

Store Lambs (997) to £90 Average £67.33

After the trade that has been seen up and down the country for store lambs

across the markets, who would have thought that store lambs could get dearer,

well its safe to say you had to be there to witness it as store lamb trade on the

whole would look £4-£5 dearer on the week for all grades of lambs forward. An

increase in buying power down the allies which made for a flying trade.

Topping this week with a pair of tup lambs at £90 were T Georgiades. Suffolk

bred lambs this week from A Dickens which hit a top of £85. Continental sired

lambs from B Crossland selling to a top of £83. K McCaig which also hit a top of

£82. S Crossland this week with a super run of lambs again this week which hit a

top of £79.50 with more to follow from the same home the same way bred

which sold to £78 twice. B W Labram & Sons with a super run of Texel bred

lambs which sold to a top of £78 as well. Pen after pen of lambs forward this

week which sell between the £72-£78. A run of longer keep store lambs mixed

among the stores which would be well in demand with several purchasers

looking to fill paddocks. Longer keep lambs continental bred selling between the

£60-£68 bracket. Lambs are required weekly please do not hesitate to speak to

us about the marketing of your lambs moving forward.

STORE LAMBS

AUCTIONEER - SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Pigs (125)

Prime Pigs (55) Cull Pigs (7) Store Pigs (63)

Once again we’re back at the first Tuesday of the month which means it was pig

week and it definitely didn’t disappoint with a fantastic show across all sections

in the pigs with a strong contingent of buyers down the allies as well looking to

secure quality pigs. A super show of prime pigs this week with 55 on offer which

hit a top this week of £132 twice for two different vendors. Lovett & Vickers

hitting top price with gilts while a tremendous quartet of Pietrain X gilts from K

Dipple also hit the £132 top this week. Regular supporter of the pig allies Stan

Taylor across from Bottesford which saw a top of £128 for a pen of gilts. With

more to follow from the same home at £125 and £122. Willows Farm Activity

which saw their run top at £102. J K Squires and N E Davill both with pens of

prime pigs forward this week and selling between the £90-£95 mark.

This week a larger show to previous weeks of cull pigs forward which again are

slightly harder to place compared with the prime pigs. Cull sows today hitting a

top of £85 twice for Maipop Farm Ltd, and N E Davill. W & R Hallifield and

Maipop Farm Ltd also with cull pigs this week slightly lighter selling between

£70 and £62.

Another grand show stores and weaners this week which saw 63 forward.

Regular supporters Hardy’s Animal farm with a super run of farming weaners hit

a top of £54 for a pen of gilts. Another pen from the same stable which sold to

the same top price of £54. Willows Activity Farm with more forward store pigs

that require just the icing on the cake and finishing hitting a top of £50 and £48.

More pigs can be sold to vendors advantage weekly.

Please note that pig sales are now only on the first and third Tuesdays of every

month. Please do not hesitated to contact me to discuss the marketing of your

pigs moving forward.

PIGS

AUCTIONEER – OLIVER CHAPMAN

Tel: 07796 897516

PRIME CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – JAMES SEALY

Tel: 07786 771110

197 PRIME CATTLE SOLD THIS WEEK!

44 Steers Average: 194.70p/kg 47 Heifers Average: 192.68p/kg

37 Young Bulls Average: 203.61p/kg 45 Barren Cows Average: 133.19p/kg

5 Stock Bulls Average: 126.53p/kg 13 OTM Steers Average: 136.10p/kg 6 OTM Heifers Average: 159.11p/kg

From Famine to Feast this week with a huge jump in numbers in all sections but not quite breaking the 200 head, thank you to the 52 Vendors putting the cattle in front of the 12 Buyers ringside purchasing on 24 Accounts. What a difference in a week with some super runs of fed and bred cattle which would reflect the rise in average in all sections. More Cattle required in ALL Departments on a Weekly Basis. Please call me to discuss trade and entries for next week 077867 771110.

A POLITE REQUEST TO VENDORS! We appreciate that the mornings are getting darker, Prime Cattle Sale Time as of next Wednesday will start promptly at 10

am! Please ensure your stock is in before this time!! Thank You!

Prime Steers: Great to see an increase in number and what a trade, just look at the top ten tables below and through all sections this week. In the Steers nice to see Nick Wooster back with a great pair of Limousins, one taking top pence per kilo art 259.5p/kg, whilst pounds per head KS Mayfield and Co topped at £1,733.72 with both being purchased by R Pearson Wholesale Butchers of Bradford.

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO Vendor Breed Weight P/kg

NJ Wooster Limousin X 660kgs 259.5p/kg KA Gill Limousin X 631kgs 258.5p/kg

NJ Wooster Limousin X 649kgs 254.5p/kg

KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 712kgs 243.5p/kg KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 723kgs 237.5p/kg

JA & PJ Wright Limousin X 492kgs 236.5p/kg KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 732kgs 235.5p/kg

KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 726kgs 233.5p/kg KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 723kgs 231.5p/kg

KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 703kgs 228.5p/kg

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 712kgs £1,733.72

KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 732kgs £1,723.86 KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 723kgs £1,717.13

NJ Wooster Limousin X 660kgs £1,712.70

KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 726kgs £1,695.21 KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 723kgs £1,673.75

KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 744kgs £1,655.40 KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 649kgs £1,651.71

KA Gill Limousin X 631kgs £1,631.14 KS Mayfield & Co Limousin X 711kgs £1,503.77

Prime Heifers: Similar comments to the Steers. Today topped pence per kilo by a super trailer of Limousin Xs from H & BA Witcomb topping at 255.5p/kg purchased by A Wright & Son of Boston. Whilst, pounds per head was topped by AJ & B Bell again with Limousin Xs to £1,550.64 purchased by Deakins Butchers of Tibshelf.

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg

H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 578kgs 255.5p/kg H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 583kgs 248.5p/kg

H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 617kgs 248.5p/kg AJ & B Bell Limousin X 624kgs 248.5p/kg

G Hogg Limousin X 551kgs 247.5p/kg J & A Farming Limousin X 483kgs 246.5p/kg

G Hogg Limousin X 599kgs 239.5p/kg

G Hogg Limousin X 571kgs 239.5p/kg G Hogg Limousin X 599kgs 238.5p/kg

Moulton College British Blue X 635kgs 225.5p/kg

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head

AJ & B Bell Limousin X 624kgs £1,550.64 H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 617kgs £1,533.25

H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 681kgs £1,528.85 H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 578kgs £1,476.79

H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 583kgs £1,454.59

G Hogg Limousin X 604kgs £1,440.54 G Hogg Limousin X 599kgs £1,434.61

Moulton College British Blue X 635kgs £1,431.93 G Hogg Limousin X 599kgs £1,428.62

H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 604kgs £1,295.58

Young Bulls: Some great runs of fed bulls this week and the most that we have seen for some weeks, again meeting a fast trade, and particularly sought after where the handy weight fed bulls topped today pence per kilo by Rob Bellfield selling Limousin Xs to 243.5p/kg purchased by Messrs Pearson of Bradford. Pounds per head was topped by Stuart Friswell up from Rugby with a Limousin X grossing £1,576.05 purchased by Messrs. Woolley Brothers of Sheffield. ***Keep The Numbers Coming Please***

PRIME YOUNG BULLS TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg R Bellfield Limousin X 621kgs 243.5p/kg

Moulton College Limousin X 623kgs 238.5p/kg

L Faulconbridge Blonde X 586kgs 237.5p/kg L Faulconbridge Blonde X 602kgs 236.5p/kg

R Bellfield Limousin X 572kgs 228.5p/kg IH King Limousin X 629kgs 226.5p/kg

IH King Limousin X 685kgs 225.5p/kg

H Padfield Blonde X 591kgs 223.5p/kg L Faulconbridge Bazadaise 621kgs 222.5p/kg

H Padfield Blonde X 569kgs 221.5p/kg

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

S & S Friswell Limousin X 1,106kgs £1,576.05 IH King Limousin X 685kgs £1,544.68

R Bellfield Limousin X 621kgs £1,512.14

Moulton College Limousin X 623kgs £1,485.86 L Faulconbridge Blonde X 698kgs £1,483.25

Moulton College Stabiliser 676kgs £1,463.54 H Padfield Blonde X 670kgs £1,437.15

IH King Limousin X 629kgs £1,424.69 L Faulconbridge Blonde X 602kgs £1,423.73

IH King Limousin X 644kgs £1,413.58

Barren Cows, Stock Bulls & OTMs Cattle: On paper the Cows would look less on the week, but if toy saw theose forward you would understand why with some lean cows forward… however the averages include the good the bad and the ugly. The better bred and fed would certainly be no less money and well sold. Topping this week pence per kilo was Avon Blue Farming with Simmental OTM Steers to 187.5p/kg purchased by Sixhills Farms. Whilst, pound per head nice to GB Sewell & Partners up from Huntingdon with Blonde X Cows to gross £1,567.22.

PRIME COW & OTM CATTLE TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg Avon Blue Farming Simmental OTM Steer 629kgs 187.5p/kh

AJ & B Bell Limousin X 700kgs 185.5p/kg

SG Knott & Son Longhorn OTM Steer 626kgs 182.5p/kg SG Knott & Son Longhorn OTM Steer 623kgs 182.5p/kg

SG Knott & Son Longhorn OTM Steer 616kgs 178.5p/kg Avon Blue Farming Simmental OTM Steer 609kgs 176.5p/kg

GB Sewell & Partners Blonde X 893kgs 175.5p/kg Avon Blue Farming British Blue OTM Steer 719kgs 175.5p/kg

SG Knott & Son Longhorn OTM Steer 612kgs 174.5p/kg

Avon Blue Farming Simmental X 701kgs 172.5p/kg

PRIME COW & OTM CATTLE TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head

GB Sewell & Partners Blonde X 893kgs £1,567.22 RC Crosby Limousin Stock Bull 1,099kgs £1,555.09

AJ & B Bell Limousin X 700kgs £1,298.50 Avon Blue Farming British Blue OTM Steer 719kgs £1,261.85

JH Dunthorne & Sons British Blue OTM Steer 727kgs £1,254.08

Avon Blue Farming Simmental X 701kgs £1,209.23 Avon Blue Farming Simmental X 629kgs £1,179.38

R Cook & Sons Ltd South Devon 730kgs £1,164.35 SG Knott & Son Longhorn OTM Steer 626kgs £1,142.45

R Cook & Sons Ltd South Devon 730kgs £1,124.88

STORE CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Store Cattle (351)

Melton Mowbrays store ring continues to grow and expand boasting one of the

largest weekly sales of store cattle for some miles - and this week didn’t we just

see that! Just short of 700 cattle covered the sheds today with top price going

to GB Sewell & Partners who realised £1490 for their Blonde Breeding bull.

Cows and calves from JK Connaire up from Lapworth topped at £1450 for

Hereford X with Blonde x calves at foot and Louella Farms Limousin Cows and

calves to £1400. ER Eales & Sons Pedigree Simmental cows and calves topped at

£1360 with J Witcomb’s delightful British Blue cow and calf topped at £1260

and P Wainwright saw £1250 for his Lim x outfits.

A useful run of In calf cows from Avon Blue Farming, Bishops Itchington saw a

top

Of £1010 for British Blue whilst A Beamish saw £960 for Herefords and BE

Labram and Sons topped at £890.

Store cattle today topped with strong cattle from Richard Yallop to £1240 for a

Charolais x Steer with others all either side of £1100. Tremendous Charolais

steers from WA Sturgess topped at £1115 at 17 months with another pen of 7

to £1050. JE Parsons Simmental x topped at £1020 at 18 months and DJ Rouses

Herefords to £1015. Simmental x from SG Knott to £970 at only 16 months

whilst Angus Heifers from WA Robinson and Son realised £955 and a grand run

of over 100 cattle from Avon Blue Farming up from Warwickshire topped at £95 at 12 months and Hollinshead farms to £920 for their 14 month old run.

Rearing Calves (99)

Another week and another busy calf shed with something for everyone this

which saw 1 short of a 100 rearing calves forward. A super run of calves forward

with pen after pen of continental sired calves meeting high demand. An

increased buying power around the ring for the rearing calves this week saw

continental sired calves set the trade a blaze. Hitting a top this week were

weekly supporters of the market Chandler & Dickman which saw a top for their

run of £385. A fantastic run of calves forward from R Sharman & Son this week

with a mix of Limousin sired and British Blue sired bulls and heifers selling to

£380 with more following closely behind from the same farm at £360 and £345.

R W Collishaw with 3 week old British Blue sired bull calves to a top of £350

while a tremendous pair of calves from BM & PE Jukes across from Newark with

Limousin sired bulls which saw a top of £342 and £325. Calf after calf through

the ring today selling in and above the £280 mark for Continentals. Dairy bred

bull claves this week also remaining well in demand for all grades of with

Friesian and Montbeliard sired bull calves the easiest to place. Montbeliard

sired bull calves to a top of £295 this week while British Friesian sired bull calves

this week hit a top of £208. Help us to help you and enter rough numbers of

calves expected to allow us to inform buyers of expected numbers.

Stirks (42)

As well as a busy rearing calf section another grand show of striks forward as

well which again met with a busy ring side for all buyers forward again. To a top

this week were a super trio of suckler bred stirks which sold to a top of £550.

Following closely behind were A J Chillman which hit a top of £530. A super pair

of Charolais bred heifers from T R H Jackson & Partners which sold to £520.

Aberdeen Angus named sire heifer weanlings sold to a top of £465, with

another pen with all the same remarks selling to a top of £390. Weanlings can

be sold to vendors advantage weekly. Please do not hesitate to contact me to

discuss the marketing of your stock moving forward.

CALVES

AUCTIONEER – OLIVER CHAPMAN

Tel: 07887 710660

Please call to discuss your marketing requirements for all

classes of livestock:

Scott Ruck: 07796 897516 James Sealy:

07786 771110 Oliver Chapman:

07887710660

Steve Martin:

07960 085950

Simon, Ben & Barrie can be contacted via the office

01664 562971

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07796 897516

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Fine wood Shavings available in pallets of 48 bales

(11 pallets total) Please contact Scott Ruck

07796 897516

Dairy Youngstock unit available

Leicestershire/Warwickshire border

07931 894953

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Pure bred non-registered

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Well grown and ready for

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07796 897516 for more

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