Call us on: 01664 562971

Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford

Road, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY

TUESDAY 5th & Wednesday 6th May 2020

Sheep Prime Hoggs (999) – Prime OSL SQQ 200.23p/kg Overall OSL SQQ 188.34p/kg Prime Lambs (234) – Prime NSL SQQ 244.34p/kg Overall NSL SQQ 235.46p/kg

Ewes (287) to £124 Average £85.79

Pigs (87) Porkers to £170

Store pigs to £115 Sows to £195

Prime Cattle (215): Steers to 217p/kg & £1,525.36 Heifers to 229p/kg & £1,388.40

Bulls to 221p/kg & £1,520.95 Cows to 196p/kg & £1,390.03

Store Cattle (384): Steers to £1,230 Heifers to £1,085

Calves (114): Baby calves to £342 Weanlings to £560

Important Sales Announcement - Covid 19

Please also note Vendors and Buyers MUST inform the market if they are selling or looking to Buy on

Sale days so they can be registered

After considerable effort to ensure we can continue to trade as a town centre market and provide our

role in the nation’s food supply, please note alterations to our sales schedule for the next fortnight:

In order to best do this we are further reducing the size of gatherings we hold on a Tuesday by

splitting our sheep and cattle sales - operating: sales of sheep on a Tuesday and Cattle on

Wednesdays.

We are more than just a market and are here for the farming community at all times and happy to

discuss the best route for livestock sales in these testing times, including matching abattoir orders

with vendors outside of these sales dates.

• The Tavern, Traders Stall, Fur, Feather and Sundries Auction and closure if the Farmers’ Market

(Tuesdays only) and Sunday Car Boot will close until further notice.

• Depending of the severity and risk, our aim is run livestock markets – but remain closed to the

public and operate on a skeleton number of staff.

• We will only allow vendors and buyers on site. Vendors, unless buying, MUST leave site after

dropping their livestock off.

• Buyers will be expected to maintain social distancing from staff and use sanitising stations

provided.

• Site gates will remain closed, entry and exit to site will be via Nottingham Road, through gate 7

and gate 8 for pigs (LE13 0NP).

• There will be no cash machine available.

• Speak to your auctioneer if you wish to purchase stock but are unable to attend market.

• Please keep checking our Facebook Pages and Website for updates on Covid-19 and our

opening dates / times.

• A reminder of our credit terms. All store and breeding stock is to be paid for on the day. There

will be a two week maximum credit allowance for payment prime stock for those with agreed

terms. If you have any questions, or concerns, please speak to your auctioneer, or Hugh.

Gillstream Markets Ltd. t/a Melton Mowbray Market

Important announcement

On the 17th March 2020, we announced the following:

• The Tavern, Traders Stall, Fur, Feather and Sundries Auction, closure if the Farmers’

Market (Tuesdays only) and Sunday Car Boot will close until further notice.

• Depending of the severity and risk, our aim is run livestock markets – but remain

closed to the public and operate on a skeleton number of staff.

• We will only allow vendors and buyers on site. Vendors, unless buying, MUST leave

site after dropping their livestock off.

• All vendors & buyers will be expected to use sanitising measures around the market.

• Vendors & buyers will be expected to maintain social distancing from staff and or

customers.

• There may be a requirement for customers to complete a document which confirms

the names and, address and contact number of people they haven in contact with.

More so if they are hauliers.

• Site gates will remain closed, entry and exit to site will be via Nottingham Road,

through gate 7 and gate 8 for pigs (LE13 0NP).

• There will be no cash machine available.

• Speak to your auctioneer if you wish to purchase stock but are unable to attend

market.

• Please keep checking our Facebook Pages and Website for updates on Covid-19 and

our opening dates / times.

• A reminder of our credit terms. All store and breeding stock is to be paid for on the

day. There will be a two week maximum credit allowance for payment prime stock for

those with agreed terms. If you have any questions, or concerns, please speak to your

auctioneer, Mark or Hugh.

Gillstream Markets Ltd. would like to thank our customers for their continued support during

this unprecedented situation. We will provide updates to our customers as regularly as

possible.

Please note 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. To this end ALL MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY will be operating a very strict and enforceable “DROP & GO” system, operating as follows:- 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, Vendors will then leave the market and we will endeavour to get prices to you as soon as possible. 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 metres between each other) 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. STORE CATTLE SALES Store cattle ONLY can be sold, including store cattle, feeding bulls, grazing cows – NO BREEDING STOCK, STOCK BULLS, EWES & LAMBS 1) The “DROP & GO” system will operate as for Prime stock. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR PASSPORTS AND DRAWING LIST ARE FULLY COMPLETED, SIGNED WITH ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 2) Market staff will process the stock in the usual efficient manner. 3) Any reserves should be clearly written and given to market staff on arrival.

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 3) There are no catering arrangements on site. 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. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in these testing times.

ENTRIES TUESDAY 12th MAY 2020 SHEEP ONLY

1200+ Prime sheep 100+ Ewes and Lambs

300+ Ewes *Special annual consignment of Ewes and Lambs from Lowesby Farms*

WEDNESDAY 13th MAY 2020 CATTLE ONLY

200+ Head of Store Cattle 100+ Calves

150+ Fat Cattle

Payments made to Melton Mowbray Market

Due to the reduced postal service and the shortened opening times of the banks

caused by Covid-19, we would ask all purchasers who have credit arrangements to

pay us via BACS where possible rather than post cheques. Details for payment can

be found on all invoices issued by the market. If you have any questions please do

not hesitate to contact us on 01664 562971. A reminder that all other payments

should be made on the day.

BACS Payments to customers

Please note due to Melton Mowbray market now holding sales on both Tuesdays and

Wednesdays BACS payments to customers are now being initiated on Thursdays for credit into

customer accounts first thing Monday morning. This week, due to the bank holiday, payments

will be in customer accounts by Tuesday.

Social Distancing

We draw everyone’ s attention again to the operating arrangements for all livestock markets

during lockdown. These include a drop and go for vendors leaving maximum space available for

GENUINE buyers who must remain socially distanced at all times in the rings and around the

market. Positions in the rings are clearly marked out and are strictly on a first come first served

basis. Please help us to keep the live markets operating for you.

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 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.

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.

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

Notice to vendors bringing cattle into Melton Mowbray Market

In order to comply with the Tuberculosis (England) order 2014 we would like to remind vendors when stating the TB testing date of the cattle being sent to market the date of test section should be filled out as the date of injection not

the date of the reading. The 60 day period in which animals can be moved begins on this date.

To assist us with this matter please ensure a TB test certificate accompanies all cattle entering the market, this can be sent directly from your vets to the office via email or a hard copy sent with your entry form.

TUESDAY SALE TIMES

SHEEP CENTRE CULL EWES 10.00am

Followed by PRIME LAMBS AND STORE LAMBS EWES AND LAMBS 2:00pm

PIGS PIGS 9:30am every FIRST, THIRD AND FIFTH Tuesday

WEDNESDAY CATTLE SALES RING 1

BARREN COWS 10am Followed by PRIME CATTLE & BULLS

RING 2

STORE CATTLE 12:30pm

RING 3 REARING CALVES 10.00am FOLLOWED BY WEANLINGS

NO FUR AND FEATHER AUTIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Prime Hoggs (999) – Prime OSL SQQ 200.23p/kg

Overall OSL SQQ 188.34p/kg

Prime Lambs (234) – Prime NSL SQQ 244.34p/kg Overall NSL SQQ 235.46p/kg

An increase in the number of lambs forward this week and a significant lift in trade. As ever every lamb across the scales weighed and paid and included in the averages today leaving as SQQ 244.34ppk. Lambs beginning to spring on to the market. New season lamb well in demand and some £8-£10 dearer on the week. Pen after pen of meated quality lambs forward and today grossing £117 for a tremendous run of continental sired lambs from Hungerton Farms, more pens from the same farm to £110 and £109. Pence per kilo toady flying to a top of 277p/kg for PB Hilton, with Hungerton Farms topping their run at 275p/kg. P Lucas with handy weighted 41kg to 259p/kg. Pen after pen forward today selling above 230p/kg from several different vendors. Lambs are required week in week out as buyers look to secure lambs as hogg numbers become a little smaller.

NSL Type To From Average

Lights 277p £104 224p £83 248.5p £95.33

Mediums 275p £117 201p £84.50 243.33p £101.89

Heavies 221p £108.50 185p £89.50 205.57p £100.41

Overs 192p £109.50 149p £90 162.64p £96.5

PRIME SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Another week and the same jockey on the planks selling the hoGgs as trade firms up as a better show of hoGgs meets a brisk trade, as eager bidding leads to a trade to rival markets up and down the country, as everything across the scales included in the averages from native hoggs to bonny meated Beltex. A tremendous run of beltex sired hogs from P J Bromwich soar to the days leading price and grossing £112, with another pen from the same paddock to a top of £111. Heavies today just lifted a fraction of 71kg J R Armett to £107. A run of continental sired hogs full of meat from P W Bird topping at £105. Pence per kilo strengthens for handier weighted hoggs as T Wall sells 42kg to 235p/kg. P J Bromwich topping at 230p/kg. Jarrom Agriculture, T W Herrick & Son, and J R Davies all with hoggs today selling above the 210p/kg mark. Pen after pen forward selling above 200p/kg, today leaving an SQQ of 200.23p/kg. Hoggs are required weekly to meet the demand of buyers.

OSL Type To From Average

Lights 211p £80 182p £42 199.33p £73.6

Mediums 235p £104.50 119p £50 200.46p £86.79

Heavies 229p £112 120p £58 196.26p £96.11

Overs 209p £111 134p £80 168.29p £96.05

CULL EWES & STORE SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Store sheep (44) Top Price - £69 Overall average - £63.42 Just a small amount of stores forward as the numbers begin to dry up. However for the goods on offer a good trade met. Topping today in the store section, W Elnor Partners with llyn x stores to a top of £69. B S Barrass & Featherstone with 2 pens to £64.50 and £63.

Cull Ewes (287) Top Price - £124 Overall average - £85.79 Ewes surprisingly dearer on the week with all qualities forward as ever, topping at £124 for weighted continentals down from Derbyshire, Suffolk x to £122 with Texel x and Beltex x to £120. Eighteen pens over £100 today for the heaviest and best bred, with fatter ewes less accordingly. The strongest of the mules to £90 with Zwartbles to £94 lighter leaner ewes £70-90 with grazing sorts sought after and in demand. Please remember to ring or text in entries.

EWES AND LAMBS

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Special spring entry of Ewes with Lambs at foot from Lowesby Farms

Tuesday 12th May

110 Scotch Mule shearlings with 1.8 Suffolk x lambs at foot

Tuesday 19th May

85 North Country Mule ewe lambs with single Texel x lambs at foot

AND 45 Texel x Mule ewe lambs with Rouge x lambs at foot

All wormed and on the Heptevac P system

PLEASE NOTE THE SALE OF EWES AND LAMBS WILL COMMENCE AT 1:00PM Ewes and lambs continue to be sought after under the strict regulations currently in place, vendors travelling from near and far saw Scotch half breds with Texel x lambs at foot to £74 per life from ‘Squire of Buckminster’ Keith Summerland, with C & G Davis’ Double Theave Scotch Mules with Continental x lambs at foot to £72 per life. GB & HM Dilworth’s North Country Mule ewe lambs to £72 per life and another weekly run of full mouth mules from J Richardson & Son with Charollais x lambs at foot to £64 per life. Older/ slightly more obscure outfits readily £50-60 per life. Don’t forget a cracking run for the next two weeks from Lowesby Farms, see below for details.

PIGS

AUCTIONEER – OLIVER CHAPMAN

Tel: 07887 710660

Pigs (87) First week of the month comes around and once again pigs at Melton. As numbers increase in all sections, as word spreads of the trade seen and vendors look to take advantage of this. Buyers from across the counties with new and old faces down the allies at 2 meters as melton marks its place on the map as a pig market. Cull pigs this week rocket to a top of £195 per head for a pair of sows from T Armiger, with another from the same stable to £145. Prime pigs followed suit and roared away to a trade not seen since Fatstocks as S J Taylor Bottesford with a pen of 3 pigs to a top of £170, with 2 more pens following closely behind at £162 and £160. Native bred pigs selling close to around the £100 mark. More and more prime pigs are required weekly to meet an ever growing buying power and increased demand. Store pigs and a mix of sorts with something fro everything from Sow and piglet outfits to In piggers to weaners. A sow and litter reaching top in the section of £160 from R J Dawson. Sows in pig to the large white selling to a top of £120 with a pair the same way bred following at £115. Weaners demanded this week as new faces down the ally increase the buying power. Selling to a top of £30 for L Robinson with a pen of store gilts. F G Tyler selling to a top of £28 with plenty more close behind in the £22-£25 bracket. Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss the marketing of pigs as more are required weekly to meet demand.

Prime cattle marketing

at Melton Mowbray

STORE CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Melton Mowbray market are

pleased to offer both live,

deadweight and TB

restricted cattle marketing

services.

For more information please

call Scott, James or Oliver

on:

07796 897516

07887 710660

215 Prime Cattle Sold this Week! 38 Cows & OTMS – average 132.32p/kg

41 Steers – average 183.40p/kg 97 Heifers – average 183.30p/kg

38 Young Bulls – average 177.50p/kg

Another week passes, and again a shed full of Prime Cattle, with 200 + forward. Thank you to the 61 Vendors of cattle from a 150-mile radius of Melton Mowbray for getting your cattle to us so as that we can get cattle sorted, lotted and ready for a prompt 10am Sale! Again, this week fantastic to see new (old) Vendors returning to support the “Live Auction” System – and as ever – Thank you Buyers for your continued support, helping to put Melton Mowbray on the Map back in the Midlands, today 19 Buyers stood around the ring purchasing on 27 accounts. Hopefully, as we see a change in the weather, we will see a bit more trade in the red meat industry, especially with BBQs etc. PLEASE, PLEASE though! Vendors & Buyers, respect the COVID 19 Rules that we are operating under – especially that of Social Distancing! We are here to help you, so please help us to provide the service we do to you… a Transparent, Open Bid Auction… SELL LIVE & THRIVE!

ALL CLASSES of Prime Cattle Required for Next Week! Entries Please to: James Sealy 07786 771110 (01604 505267) or Scott Ruck

07796 897516

Steers: Half the entry in terms of numbers this week, but yet again well supported! Top price per head this week from FJ Powner & Son selling British Blues to £1,526.36 to John Brown of Chesterfied. Whilst pence per kilo to HR Faulconbridge selling Blonde X to 216.5p/kg purchased by R Pearson Wholesalers of Bradford. ***More Next Week Please***

PRIME CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – JAMES SEALY

Tel: 07786 771110

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg HR Faulconbridge Blonde X 617kgs 216.5p/kg

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 626kgs 215.5p/kg

Hazeldine Farms Limousin X 557kgs 214.5p/kg Shortwood Estates Charolais X 675kgs 203.5p/kg

FJ Powner & Son British Blue 757kgs 201.5p/kg Hazeldine Farms Limousin X 645kgs 201.5p/kg

Hazeldine Farms Blonde X 594kgs 196.5p/kg

C Stancombe & Son Limousin X 561kgs 195.5p/kg PW Bird & Son Limousin X 678kgs 193.5p/kg

HR Faulconbridge Blonde X 668kgs 192.5p/kg

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head FJ Powner & Son British Blue 757kgs £1,526.36

Shortwood Estates Charolais X 675kgs £1,373.63 PW Bird & Son Limousin X 626kgs £1,349.03

HR Faulconbridge Blonde X 617kgs £1,335.81

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 678kgs £1,311.91 Shortwood Estates Limousin X 726kgs £1,303.17

Martin Plant Limousin X 888kgs £1,300.92 Hazeldine Farms Limousin X 645kgs £1,299.68

HR Faulconbridge Blonde X 668kgs £1,285.90 Shortwood Estates Limousin X 687kgs £1,274.39

Heifers: What we lost with Steers in terms of numbers we gained in heifers, not quite breaking the 100 barrier. This week topped pounds per head by Melton regular Horace Witcomb selling Limousin Xs to £1388.40. Whilst, pence per kilo, great to see IR & AD Wildgoose & Sons back with Limousin Xs taking the top two spots at 228.5p/kg and 224.5p/kg.

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg IR & AD Wildgoose & Sons Limousin X 525kgs 228.5p/kg

IR & AD Wildgoose & Sons Limousin X 521kgs 224.5p/kg

Strattons Farms LLP Limousin X 568kgs 223.5p/kg RG Copley Limousin X 524kgs 216.5p/kg

Henry Padfield Blonde X 581kgs 216.5p/kg Kingston Blount Farms Limousin X 554kgs 214.5p/kg

Henry Padfield Blonde X 510kgs 212.5p/kg

NH Dickinson Blonde X 538kgs 212.5p/kg Frank Ward Blonde X 570kgs 212.5p/kg

RH Holmes Limousin X 544kgs 212.5p/kg

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 624kgs £1,388.40

C Stancombe & Son British Blue 633kgs £1,364.12

IR & AD Wildgoose & Sons Limousin X 599kgs £1,362.73 H & BA Witcomb Limousin X 608kgs £1,310.24

NH Dickinson Limousin X 593kgs £1,307.57 RG Copley Limousin X 660kgs £1,303.50

Strattons Farms LLP Limousin X 568kgs £1,269.48 Henry Padfield Blonde X 581kgs £1,257.87

CW Webb & Partners Limousin X 699kgs £1,254.71

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 640kgs £1,244.80

Young Bulls: Again, this week, it shows weight pays pounds per head, while handy weights top p/kg! Today pound per head was topped this week by Miss A Robinson selling Charolais to £1,520.95. Pence per kilo topped by JB Dodds with Limousin X at 220.5p/kg! *** More Bulls required***

PRIME YOUNG BULLS TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg JB Dodds Limousin X 591kgs 220.5p/kg

CT Addison Blonde X 607kgs 209.5p/kg

JB Dodds Limousin X 554kgs 208.5p/kg SF & JH Wagstaff British Blue X 587kgs 208.5p/kg

RH Holmes Limousin X 647kgs 206.5p/kg CT Addison Blonde X 611kgs 205.5p/kg

Robert Watts Ltd Limousin X 566kgs 201.5p/kg

JB Dodds Limousin X 567kgs 199.5p/kg RH Holmes Limousin X 698kgs 196.5p/kg

CT Addison Blonde X 676kgs 195.5p/kg

PRIME YOUNG BULLS TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head Miss A Robinson Charolais X 919kgs £1,520.95

Freeman Farming Charolais X 1084kgs £1,387.52 RH Holmes Limousin X 698kgs £1,371.57

RH Holmes Limousin X 647kgs £1,336.06

CT Addison Blonde X 676kgs £1,321.58 RW Scarborough British Blue X 942kgs £1,295.25

A & C Farms Shorthorn 893kgs £1,272.53 CT Addison Blonde X 607kgs £1,271.67

AG Beesby Lincoln Red 693kgs £1,271.66 Robert Watts Limousin X 653kgs £1,270.09

Cows & OTMS Cattle: Similar to the Bulls it’s the war of p/kg -v- pounds per head… Topped pounds per head this week taking the top 3 spots were Strattons Farms LLP travelling from Newbury with Limousin OTM Heifers at £1,390.03, £1,275.59 and £1,236.15. Pence per kilo L Faulconbridge took top 2 spots selling Bazadaise to 195.5p/kg and 186.5p/kg.

PRIME COW TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg L Faulconbridge Bazadaise 526kgs 195.5p/kg

L Faulconbridge Bazadaise 508kgs 186.5p/kg

Strattons Farms LLP Limousin X 738kgs 167.5p/kg Strattons Farms LLP Limousin X 845kgs 164.5p/kg

G & JE Billings Blonde X 551kgs 158.5p/kg

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

Strattons Farms LLP Limousin X 845kgs £1,390.03 Strattons Farms LLP Limousin X 831kgs £1,275.59

Strattons Farms LLP Limousin X 738kgs £1,236.15

T Bays Simmental X 907kgs £1,201.78 Belvoir Ridge Holdings Aberdeen Angus 844kgs £1,168.94

STORE CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Melton Mowbray Market continues from strength to strength with vendors travelling from as far as Berkshire, South Warwickshire and the eastern counties to find a ringside of buyers complimented by new faces from Yorkshire & Cumbria alongside our weekly supporters. Over 743 cattle in Melton Market today, certainly proving a two week record in all sections as our weekly Wednesdays prove a success for buyers and vendors. A huge thank you to all the staff for tirelessly helping to ensure these weekly sales can continue as we strive to support the farming community. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE remember vendors and purchasers must register in

order to attend market to ensure we can suitably manage to maintain government guidelines, put in place to protect our customers and foremost

our staff who continue to put themselves at risk each week to ensure the live market can continue.

What a week to be selling store cattle as we started the sale of cows and calves, topping at £1,200 for H Halls Charolais x with calf at foot, also seeing M Daniels pedigree Simmental bull surplus to requirements sell to £1,200. Store cattle well sought after from start to finish, saw a top of £1,230 for Mark Thomas, Ryhall with its counterpart heifer to £1,085. A quality run of consistency from Holkham Estates topped at £1,070 for their Limousin x heifer at 20 months old with other pens to £1,042 and Angus steers at only 15 months old to £1,020. With their entire run of 20 steers and heifers averaging £966. Great to see Avon Blue Farming up from Southam, Warwickshire with pens of Simmental x bullocks at 17 months old to £1,000 twice and Limousin x heifers from Strattons Farm to £970 for a pen of 16 month old. J & A Haigh Agriculture to £955 for British Blue x heifers at 24 months with JR Webb’s marvellous Charolais x heifer to £950 at 15 months. 14 month old Chaolais heifers form Herrick Partnership to £920 with Belvoir Ridge Holdings Limosuin x heifers, a credit to them, selling at £890 for 14 months. A marvellous out-wintered Charolais bullock from Stannage brothers £1,045 with Players of Whatton to £855 for their fantastic run of Charolais x steers at only 9 months old. All qualities of cattle sought after by strong buying demand, even against a dwindling fat price, we welcome all good, bad or indifferent, please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss marketing requirements.

CALVES

AUCTIONEER – OLIVER CHAPMAN

Tel: 07887 710660

Melton Mowbray’s calf shed gets busier and busier by the week as entries increase week on week with quality calves. Over 100 baby calves go under the hammer this week and another packed ring side as buyers still eager to buy calves and vendors look to take advantage of the trade. Angus sired bull calves lead the way in the days top grossing price as W C Hill & Son top at £342. A Tremenodus run of British blue x calves from Latham Farms sell to a top of £280 for bull calves with more from the same home, to £270. Weekly supporters of the calf ring Whetstone Pastures Dairy with another fantastic run of claves with Angus sired calves to £270, with British blue sired bulls from the same good home to £270 and £265. JA & PE Dickinson selling bull calves to a top of £260, pen after pen of calves forward today from numerous vendors selling above the £200 mark, and well in demand every week. Fresisan calves this week selling to a top of £100 for Chandler Farms. As the baby calf section grows the weanlings section followed suit and a larger then expected entry of weanlings forward this week with a mix of qualities from weaned Charolais, British Blues, and Freisains on offer for purchasers around the ring. PJ Brooks leads the way with the top grossing price of £560. A fantastic run of Blue x weanlings from M G Fraser selling to £550 for steers and £480 for heifers. White Bros with heifer weanlings to a top £525. Strong weanlings from several different selling above the £400 Mark. As the calf shed gets busier to help us to help you please book cattle in or speak to myself about the marketing of calves going forward as the ever growing buying power continues to out weigh the quantity forward.

Please call to discuss your

marketing requirements for all

classes of livestock:

Scott Ruck: 07796 897516 or 01664 562971

Barrie Williamson: 07541 400919

Ben Shouler: 01664 560181 or 01664 502950 Oliver Chapman:

07887710660

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small / smallholders, competitive rates

Call Jerry on: 07904 317535

Selection of Angus Bulls for Sale of farm

Cambridge area, High EBV’s

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details on 07796 897516

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