MARKET REPORT - TUESDAY 25th February 2020

**Weekly Highlights of 3358 Head Sold at Melton Mowbray Market, Tuesday 25th February 2020**

Prime Lambs (1554) to 272p/kg & £128 Prime SQQ 234.05p/kg overall SQQ 231.15p/kg

Ewes (454) to £138 Average £89.33 Store Sheep (920) to £97.50 Average £74.04

Breeding Sheep (59) to £96 Ewes and Lambs (60) to £70

Prime Heifers (16) to £1,154.19 and 180p/kg Prime Steers (16) to £1,260.38 and 180p/kg

Cows (5) to 115p/kg & £1,039.66 Store Cattle (183) to £1,050

Youngstock (82) to £360 (Reared) & £285 (Calves) Poultry (143 lots) to £80 for a Trio of Geese

Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY

Telephone: 01664 562971

ENTRIES SATURDAY 29th FEBRUARY 2020

Genuine herd Dispersal of 160 cattle 600+ sheep

150+ lots of Tack 100+ lots of poultry

150+ lots of sundries For full details please see our full catalogue online at

www.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk

ENTRIES TUESDAY 3rd MARCH 2020 150+ Store Cattle

1500+ Prime sheep 500+ Store lambs

Fodder Sale Entries 400 x Four string 80x90 bales of meadow hay, based Owston

200 x Square baled meadow hay, based Kirby Bellars

Office Changes Please note Mark, Becky and Laura can now be found down in the old fur and feather office opposite the brewery. Sale day office set up will remain the same and all customers should continue to use the main office for both fur and feather and livestock enquiries on sale days.

Vehicle parking Customers are reminded that the bays on the docks are for the loading and unloading of livestock. Following some comments from customers over recent weeks we have decided to hatch out some bays to assist our customers during busy periods. Anyone found to be parking on these hatched areas and not actively loading/unloading will be issued with a £50 parking charge which will be levied against their account. Please help us to help you in assisting the smooth running of this busy livestock market.

Updating of customer accounts

We would like to remind all customers of the importance of keeping your account details up to date. Please ensure that we have correct and recent contact and bank account details for your account so that we can send out statements and process payments quickly and efficiently, help us to help you.

Sheep Scab

Farmers are asked to inspect their flock for signs of sheep Scab, any livestock forward, showing signs of scab will be rejected from the market.

Pay on the day Policy

We are making some changes to our customer account management system modernising and strengthening our

processes for the benefit of everyone. The main change will be that all stock must be paid for on the day; unless you

have agreed terms with Gillstream Markets Ltd. You can apply for terms using an ‘Account’ form, which can be

posted or emailed on request and are also available from the market office. If you have any questions please don’t

hesitate to contact us on 01664 562971.

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.

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

FODDER AUCTION ENTRY FORM

TUESDAY 3RD MARCH 2020

Hay, Straw, Silage & Haylage To be Held on every First Tuesday of the Month

Trading Name_____________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

Postcode:____________________ Tel:________________________

Signed:______________________ Date:_______________________

No. and Type of Bale Eg: Round/rect/Heston

/Quadrant etc..

Also Dimensions of

rectangular bale

Type of Produce Eg: Wheat, Oat, Barley

Straw, Silage, Haylage or

Hay

Reserve per

Bale £

Please Circle

Lot £

PLEASE RETURN ENTRY FORMS TO THE MARKET OFFICE OR EMAIL

THEM TO lucy@meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk

Prime cattle marketing

at Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray Market Fodder exchange

Melton Mowbray Market fodder exchange

If you are looking for fodder or need help marketing your product please call Scott or

Oliver on:

07796 897516

07887 710660

Melton Mowbray market are pleased to offer both live and deadweight cattle marketing

services.

For more information please call Scott or Oliver on:

07796 897516

07887 710660

TUESDAY SALE TIMES

RING 1 BARREN COWS 10.00am Followed by PRIME CATTLE & BULLS

RING 2 COWS & CALVES & DAIRY COWS 11.30am Followed by REARED CALVES Followed by STORE CATTLE

RING 3 REARING CALVES 10.00am FOLLOWED BY WEANLINGS

SHEEP CENTRE CULL EWES 10.30am Followed by PRIME LAMBS AND STORE LAMBS Followed by BREEDING SHEEP & RAMS PIGS PIGS 9:30am every FIRST, THIRD AND FIFTH Tuesday

FUR AND FEATHER AUCTION TIMES SUNDRIES - 9.00AM (Stock accepted up to 8.00am on a Tuesday &

10am - 1pm on a Monday)

CAGE & AVAIRY SALES STARTING 9.30AM Followed by

EGGS, PRODUCE AND GAME Followed by

POULTRY Followed by

Rabbits and Guinea Pigs (Booking in from 6.30am until 9.00am)

Clean Cattle – 32 Overall average – 162.29p/kg A mixed show of cattle forward this week with no real ‘pearlers’ on show and a number of out of spec cattle, topped with J Bunnings Simmental x to £1260. A show of Bulls from A Harker topping at £1256 and JB Thomas & Son’s weekly show to £1239 for a heavy Charollais x bullock. Please do not hesitate to contact me to book in stock.

Type No. To (p/kg) Vendor Average (p/kg)

Light Steers 2 172 J Bunning 159.28

Medium Steers 9 176 J F Greaves & Son

168.4

Heavy Steers 5 180 J B Thomas & Son

161.75

Light Heifers 1 155 T Crane 154.5

Medium Heifers

11 180 AG & SC Clarke

156.07

Heavy Heifers 4 180 AG & SC Clarke

168.09

Steers Top Gross (£ p/h) Vendor

1260.38 J Bunning

1239.06 JB Thomas & Son

1179.32 JB Thomas & Son

1104.84 TFJ Ransome

1102.14 J F Greaves & Son

CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK TEL: 07796897516

Heifers Top Gross (£ p/h) Vendor

1154.19 AG & SC Clarke 1125.48 JB Thomas & Son

1054.45 NG & LM Middleton 987.46 RC Thurgood & Son

984.80 RC Thurgood & Son

Cows (5) Average 100.77p/kg After last weeks fierce trade we should have had a full yarding of cows. No real show stoppers this week but a top of £1040 for a Simmental cow from Freeman Farming, Newbold Verdon. Please contact me to discuss your prime cattle requirements.

**3047 SHEEP ENTERED THIS WEEK** Please note the new sale times as follows: 10:30am Cull Ewes approximately 11:00am Prime lambs followed by Store lambs.

Prime Hoggs (1554) - Prime SQQ 234.05p/kg Overall SQQ 231.15p/kg

Another packed sheep shed at Melton this week with a mixed show of hoggs on offer as ever all qualities and weight forward included in the SQQ. Great to see new vendors up from as a far as Sussex this week as news of the Melton sheep shed revolution spreads across the country. Todays entry releasing an SQQ of 234.05p/kg with an all-in average of 231.15p/kg. Once again heavy hoggs leading the way in the lump and topping at £128 for W Aves up from Cambridge, with T W Needham & Sons, and W R Gill both selling pens in their run to top at £127 and P J Bromwich to £125. A run of hoggs from P J Copley Ltd topping at £124 twice with more from the same paddock at £123. Meatier hoggs easiest to place with pen after pen selling over £110. A pence per kilo again this week to rival deadweight competitors and topping at 272p/kg for A Robinson with Beltex x hoggs. J F Burbidge & Son selling light weight Beltex sired hoggs to a top of 268p/kg with another pen from the same from at 263p/kg. M J & R J Howkins also selling to a top of 263p/kg. Joshua Jack, up from Milton keynes also selling light weight Beltex sired hoggs to 262p/kg. With pen after pen of hoggs forward selling over 220p/kg with 98% of all hoggs forward selling above 200p/kg. A huge thanks to vendors for supporting Melton market as our sheep section continues to grow. Many more hoggs required to meet demand.

NSL Type To From Average

Lights 268p £100 225p £80 237.27p £87.8

Mediums 257p £114.50 218p £89 232.48p £99.46 Heavies 272p £125 212p £105 230.26p £112.21

Overs 234p £128 172p £113 215.7p £120.9

PRIME SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Store Sheep (920) Overall average - £74.04 As ever Melton market leads the way with just under 1,000 store hoggs on offer today. With all grades and qualities still well in demand from buyers. Topping todays trade with Texel bred hoggs were PC Marshall to £97.50. W H Munton & Son with Suffolk bred hoggs to a top of £94. A large run from Terrace Hills Farms LLP saw Suffolk bred hoggs to at £92 per head twice with more the same way bred to £90 and £89. Continental sired hoggs from the same paddock to £91 leaving their run of hoggs with an overall average of £88 per head. Size and frame still being easiest to place with pen after pen of hoggs selling above £75. Longer keep hoggs still remain in demand with pen after pen selling above £56.

Cull Ewes (454) Overall average - £89.33 A similar entry to last week and trade remaining strong for fit not fat ewes with best continentals still leading the way. Continental sired ewes today topping at £138 with Charollais bred ewes to a top of £135 and Texel bred ewes to a top of £130. Native bred Suffolks to a top of £131 with more close behind at £130. Mules still remain in demand and prices remain ever strong for quality with mules today topping at £106 with more to £98. Many more ewes can be sold at market to vendors advantage.

Breeding sheep (116) Topping at £96 Another good entry of breeding sheep forward and in lamb ewes still well in demand. P Websdale topping today with Texel x ewes to £96 and another pen close behind at £95. A T Ivory up from Hemel Hempstead saw £95 three times for his pens of Suffolk x in lamb ewes. A lot of 60 ewes and lambs were highly sought after today from J Proudman topping at £70 per life for 10 ewes with 20 lambs at foot coming to £207 & £210 per outfit.

Stores and Reared Cattle – (183) Some real highlights this week and trade kept strong from start to finish. Steven Perfect got the auction away with 25 x 9-13 month old Home bred Limousin steers and heifers with steers topping at £790 and heifers to £655. Top trade in the younger section was saved for JE & JW Meusel from Astley who sold 4 x 11 month pure bred Limousin steers to £935. More promised in the next week or two from them. Best heifers under 12 months from W W Spokes of Duston who sold 2 x 12 month old Simmental heifers to £715. Not so many of the older store cattle forward this week but still a strong trade with TA & S Wood of Walton by who sold 4 x 23 month old Hereford Steers to £1,050. Best heifer at £910 for a 25 month old Limousin x from J E Persons from Walton by Kimocote.

HEIFERS Heads Breed Age Price £

1 LIM X 25m 910

1 LIM X 17m 855

2 LIM X 18m 820

4 LIM X 22m 820

1 ANG X 20m 805

1 HERE 28m 800

2 BLUE 19m 800

1 LIM X 15m 785

2 LIM X 23m 765

1 LIM X 20m 760

STEERS Heads Breed Age Price £

4 HER 23m 1050

5 BLUE 22m 1030

2 HERE 22m 1005

1 LIM X 17m 940

4 BLUE 21m 925

1 LIM X 29m 910

1 HERE 29m 905

1 HERE 29m 905

1 HERE 28m 905

1 HERE 28m 905

STEERS Heads Breed Age p/kg

4 BLUE 21m 1.98

4 HERE 23m 1.84

5 BLUE 22m 1.78

1 ANG X 20m 1.78

3 HERE 23m 1.76

1 HERE 29m 1.71

1 LIM X 29m 1.69

1 SIM X 28m 1.66

2 HERE 22m 1.60

2 HERE 16m 1.59

HEIFERS Heads Breed Age p/kg

2 SIM X 23m 1.90

1 LIM X 17m 1.90

1 HER 28m 1.80

2 BRB 19m 1.76

4 LIM X 22m 1.72

2 LIM X 18m 1.67

1 LIM X 25m 1.64

2 LIM X 23m 1.44

STORES AND REARED CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – Ben Shouler Tel: 01664 560181

Cows and Calves Today’s entry were topped by JW & JE Vickers from Smeeth Westerby. Five quality outfits forward with an average price of £1,386 per outfit and topped at £1,660 for a 1st time calver British Blue with 6 month old calf at foot.

Entries for Saturday Saturday Spectacular Sale - 29th February 2020

To include a genuine herd dispersal of 160 Pedigree and commercial Hereford,

South Devon and Longhorn Cows, Pedigree Bulls and followers. Viz.. 80

Hereford, South Devon & Longhorn cows and 80 Steers and Heifers (5-18

months) Farm Assured, TB Tested IBR and Lepto vaccinated. On behalf of AS

Reid, Bishops Court Farm, Oxfordshire.

Rearing Calves – 52

Nothing like the quality of last week but prices remain firm. A Limousin bull topped the section at £285 from G C & R Meakin of Freeby while Chandler and Dickman of Great Dalby sold a British Blue bull for £240, 6 Montbeliarde bulls to £160 and a Simmental heifer for £155. 2 Angus bulls from W A Robinson & Son of Hickling reached £220 and a B Blue Heifer from A M & J E Kirby of Stretton made £135. G C & R Meakin also sold a Limousin heifer for £175 and W F Mann & Son of Queniborough sold an Angus heifer for £130.

Bull Calves No. Top Price £ Average £

Friesian 15 100 53 Holstein 4 58 43

Montbeliarde 6 160 116 Jersey 1 8

A Angus 7 220 110 British Blue 5 240 191

Limousin 2 285 252

Heifer Calves No. Top Price £ Average £

Friesian 1 40

Hereford 3 100 85

A Angus 2 130 125

British Blue 4 135 124

Limousin 1 175

Simmental 1 155

CALVES AUCTIONEER- BARRIE WILLIAMSON

Tel: 07541 400919

REARED AUCTIONEER- BARRIE WILLIAMSON

Tel: 07541 400919

Reared/Weanlings - 30 under 6 months

Quality was in short supply but T R H Jackson & Partners of Great Ponton sold 2 Limousin heifers for £360 each and J M Farming of Alton, Staffs sold 3 A Angus steers for £360 each and 3 Red Poll steers for £280 each. A Beef Shorthorn bull from Throckenholt Farms of Spalding made £330.

Steers No. Top Price £ Average £ Friesian/Holstein 3 150

A Angus 3 360 306

Limousin 1 200 Red Poll 4 280 244

Heifers No. Top Price £ Average £ Dexter 1 50

B Blue 2 275

Limousin 2 360 Simmental 2 230 177

Bulls No. Top Price £ Average £ Friesian/Holstein 4 145

Dexter 2 55

A Angus 4 220 Shorthorn 1 330

Simmental 1 250

NEXT PIG SALE 3rd MARCH 2020

470+ lots seen across the board in Fur, Feather and Sundries this week. Some

high prices for in demand stock. Highlights include:

25/02/2020

Poultry £ 80.00 Trio Geese

Cage/Aviary £ 50.00 Pineapple Conure

Eggs/Produce £ 21.00 Brooder

Rabbits/Guinea Pigs £ 50.00 Mini Lop Doe

Sundries £ 78.00 Scaffolding

Plenty of Pullets and Hens entered in Poultry this week and some great prices

seen for them. Highlights for them included 2 pens of 4 Pullets in lay reaching

£47/ pen. Some nice breeding stock was also entered including a trio of Polish,

which made £46 and a pair of wheaten Marans making £28. Other highlights

included 9 Roller Pigeons selling for £29, Pair of English Trumpeter Pigeons

selling for £26 and an English Game hen reaching £26. Cockerels made

between £16 and £2 per life.

Cage and Aviary had a variation of stock entered from Zebra Finches to a

Pineapple Conure. The Pineapple Conure cock bird was the highlight of the sale

reaching £50. Budgies had a good trade with highlights including 2 Hen Budgies

making £24 and a pair making £21. Canaries made between £15 and £4.50 per

life.

Eggs and Produce saw an increase in entries. Goose eggs averaged at £1.20

each. Poultry crates made between £20 and £12 each. Other entries of fertile

eggs included 11 x Light Sussex making £5 and a dozen Welsummer making £4.

Rabbit and Guinea Pig prices were even higher than last weeks! With highlights

including £50 for a Mini Lop doe reaching £50 and a Netherland Dwarf doe

making £30. Other prices included a Mini Lop buck making £20, a black Mini

Rex making £15 and a Rex buck making £10. More baby rabbits are needed to

meet demand from buyers.

Entries for next Tuesdays include Turkeys and Hens. Please contact Becky to

pre-book your stock. Entries must be in before 4pm on Monday.

100+ entries entered for this Saturdays Sale from Guinea Pigs to Geese. We

look forward to seeing you all there!

FUR AND FEATHER

Becky Allen - 07949173180

CLASSIFIEDS

Fodder beet for

sale, £25 per tonne

ex yard. Swinderby,

Lincolnshire

07876395717

For sale Large baled hay (four string) £22 per bale

Fodder beet

£28 per tonne 07929319562 Located near

Grantham Person required for

cattle fattening farm

near Bedworth

CV12 0NL.

Some experience in

cattle handing and

tractor work.

5 days week 8am-

5.30pm.

Wages negotiable on

age and experience.

Contact

Jean.07889326220.

Self-employed farm worker looking for

work Experience in: Calving, Lambing, Poultry work,

Tractor driving and workshop skills.

Call: 07872 638952 Stamford based, willing to

travel

Fodder Beet for sale Available for collection or

delivery. Either loaded loose and weighed or

bagged in builders bags. Call Tom Middleton on:

07852478920 NN6 9SW area.

Wanted Cottage/Bungalow to rent, Rural location preferred, within 10 miles of Melton

Mowbray, Call:

07960 085950

For Sale Rappa mark 1 super

mobile sheep yard: 28 x 5ft gates, 16ft drenching

race, 6ft forcing gate, supports, spare wheel

and all accessories. Approx. 5 years old.

£6,000 + VAT ono Call: 07484242487

For Sale 2015 Landrover 110 XS

Double Cab, 38,000 miles, 12 months MOT, Just been

serviced. P.O.A Call Ben Shouler 01664 502950 07966 398987

(SEE PICTURE TO RIGHT)

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

Call us on: 01664 562971

Email: sales@meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk

Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding upcoming sales and events or to discuss your marketing

requirements.

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Tuesday 25th February 2020 Highlights:

3047 Sheep Prime Lamb (1554) SQQ 234.05p/kg to £128

for W Aves, Cambridge and 272p/kg for A Robinson, Peterborough

Ewes (454) to £138 for TP Scott & Son, Uppingham Breeding sheep (119) to £96 for P Websdale, Salhouse

Store Lambs (920) to £97.50 for PC Marshall, Leicestershire 311 Cattle:

Prime Cattle (32) to 188p/kg for Mrs A Harker, Ruddington Stores (183) to £1,050 for T A & S Ward, Withcote

Calves (82) to £285 for GC & R Meakin, Melton Mowbray Full report available at: meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk

Special Spring Sale Dates 2020

• Friday 28th February – NSA Winter Fayre at Melton Mowbray Market, Organised by the Eastern Region National Sheep Association - FREE ENTRY

• Saturday 29th February – Saturday Spectacular sale of Livestock, Machinery, Sundries, Straw & Fodder, Pigs & Poultry to include a GENUINE HERD DISPERSAL of 160 Pedigree and Commercial Hereford, South Devon, Longhorn Cows, Pedigree Bulls and followers on behalf of A S Reid, Oxfordshire.

• Tuesday 31st March – Special Spring Sale of Store Cattle

• Saturday 4th April – Spitalfields Rare Breed & Saturday Spectacular Sale, to include British White, Red Poll and Traditional Hereford breed society spring sales as well as the show and sale of Graded Poultry and Waterfowl.

• Tuesday 7th April – Easter Show and Sale of Spring Lambs

• Saturday 18th April – Official Limousin Society Show and Sale in conjunction with North West Auctions

For Further Information contact: Scott Ruck – 07796 897516

Lucy Smith – 01664 562971