MONDAY 10TH JULY VENDORS SOLD 1797 HEAD OF STOCK THROUGH THRAPSTON MARKET

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MONDAY 10TH JULY 2017 73 VENDORS SOLD 1797 HEAD OF STOCK THROUGH

1205 STORE HEIFERS to 935 COWS WITH CALVES to 920 SHEEP SOLD NEW

1 MONDAY 10TH JULY VENDORS SOLD 1797 HEAD OF STOCK THROUGH THRAPSTON MARKET TOP PRICES OF THE WEEK CATTLE SOLD STORE STEERS to 1205 STORE HEIFERS to 935 COWS WITH CALVES to 920 SHEEP SOLD NEW SEASON LAMBS to OLD SEASON LAMBS to CULL EWES & RAMS to 106

2 REPORT FOR SATURDAY 8TH JULY Store Cattle & Breeding Cattle Auctioneer Alastair Brown As usual, the Cows with Calves followed by the Empty Cows started the day. A 23 month Hereford heifer with a month old Angus bull calf at foot sold for 920 from Morgan-Pell Livestock; Barren cows topped at 1065 for an 11 year old Limousin cow from J Pell, with his other 15 year old Charolais cow topping at 930; C C harles & Sons topped at 960 for an 11 year old Hereford cow and 840 for a 14 year old Angus cow. STEERS topped at 1205 for a 28 month Limousin from MC Dowling & Sons, who also entered some 16 month Limousin bulls topping at 930, 770 and 730; other steers topped at 1080 for a bunch of 18 month Limousins; Robert Munns topped at 1060 for his 23 month Hereford steers; and a bunch of 20 month Limousin steers sold to 865 for RW Reynolds. HEIFERS sold to 935 for a 16 month Saler heifer from David Hancock; Jack Peacock entered 13 excellent heifers, months, topping at 895 for 3 Charolais, and 890 for a bunch of 5 Limousins; T Gawthrop topped at 860 for his 23 month Blonde heifer; M & H Bateman sold their 20 month Limousin to 640; and Mrs A Dockerill entered a bunch of 16 Hereford heifers, 21 months, topping at 560. Overall, excellent prices were gained for the quality of cattle on offer. Come and see for yourself the prices we achieve. If you have some cattle to market please contact Alastair, who would be pleased to visit your farm for a presale inspection. Calves - 3 Auctioneer Alastair Brown Prices are still very keen for all types of calves. Gordon and Hayden James actively continue to support the live auction, which pays dividends by marketing your calves to a crowd of bidders and buyers. Their British Blue bulls topped at 300 twice for two and three week old calves and their three week old British Blue heifer sold for 245. More calves are required to fulfil buyers requirements. Sell live and thrive!

3 ENTRIES FOR SATURDAY 15 th JULY 2017 CATTLE Whittaker Farms 1 Extremely Well Bred Pure Charollais Stock Bull Both Months 1 Extremely Well Bred Pedigree Angus Stock Bull R A Ford 3 South Devon Steers 3 South Devon x Red Angus Steers All Months 3 South Devon x Red Angus Heifers S A C Holgate 48 Quality Steers Months C E Hancock & Son 24 Quality Grazing Steers & Heifers Months CALVES J E G James 2 British Blue Heifers 1 Saler Heifer All 3-4 Weeks T R Clark TB4 1 Limousin Steer Out of ¾ Limousin Cow 8 Weeks 2 Blues - 1 Steer & 1 Heifer 9-10 Weeks 7 Angus Steers & Heifers 8 11 Weeks K A Walker 10 Hebridean Hoggs SHEEP R Martin 2 Charollais x Texel Theaves 2 Texel x Theaves 1 Beltex x Theave Not had Lambs. Wormed, Cliked & Hept P. PIGS K A Walker 23 Tamworth x Gloucester Old Spot Pigs 10 Weeks

4 REPORT FOR THURSDAY 6TH JULY New Season Lambs Sold to or 249p/kg Auctioneer Shaun Barron Once again, a strong showing of prime lambs penned today, which has now attracted an additional buyer to our alleys, so numbers are needed to sustain their attendance. We are having one of the strongest trades for lambs anywhere in the country and today we had 9 different active buyers in the lambs and the ewes, all coming to Thrapston on the back of good numbers of quality lambs. A better show of lambs today and vendors must now draw for WEIGHT AND FINISH in order to maximise returns. On farm selection is all part of what we can do for you. If you would like us to come and assist in the drawing of lambs please get in touch. FARM ASSURANCE - If you are Farm Assured, please place your sticker on the top copy of your movement license. If you do not display the sticker, we cannot mark your lambs and some buyers cannot purchase lambs if they are not marked as assured. ARRIVAL OF STOCK - Please try to arrive as early as possible on a Thursday to avoid queues. We understand that people are busy, but when over 75% of the lambs arrive after 9.15am it is difficult to get them sorted and penned before sale time. Please help us to help you. Standard weights (32.1kg-39kg) (301) topped at for 39kg Texels from Ian Hudson; with 38kg Texels from Phillip Allen at 90; as were Penny & Annie Bonners 38kg Texels; Richard Fountaine sold 39kg and 38kg Texels at 90 and 88; with George Thompson (Farms) taking the same for 39kg Charollais; Charollais at 38.5kg from John Blackman sold for 85.50; while James Beesley sold 39kg Continentals at 85. Pence per Kilo topped at 242p for Ian Hudson s 39kg Texels; with Phillip Allen taking 237p for 38kg Texels; Penny & Annie Bonner took 237p for 38kg Texels and 235p for 35kg Texels; and Richard Fountaine took 232p for 38kg and 231p for 39kg, both for Texels. To From Average or 242p/kg or 192p/kg or p/kg

5 Medium Weights (39.1kg-45.5kg) (1159) saw a surge in demand, with weight very much wanted, to top at 109 for 45.5kg Suffolks from George Mayo; with 43kg Charollais from George Thompson (Farms) selling for 107; 45kg Texels from Penny & Annie Bonner realised 106; as did 44kg Suffolks from John Smith; 44kg Texels from Ollie Brewin sold for 105, and Ollie also took 104 for 43.5kg Texels; 44.5kg Charollais from J Wilford made 104; with 44kg Suffolks from F Southall & Son reaching 100. Pence per Kilo topped at 249p for 43kg Charollais from George Thompson (Farms), with a pen of 40kgs Charollais from the same home selling for 248p and 243p; Julian White took 243p for 40kg lambs for a pen of Charollais and a pen of Texels, and 39.5kg Texels from the same home sold at 242p; Charollais at 41kg and 40kg sold to 241p for George Thompson (Farms); with John Smith taking the same for 44kg Suffolks; and George Mayo took 240p for 45.5kg Suffolks. To From Average 109 or 249p/kg 79 or 190p/kg or p/kg Heavyweights (45.6kg-52kg) (86) were very much the wanted product, as numbers of heavy lambs nationally fall desperately short of buyer requirements. Top today of for 48kg Suffolks from George Mayo; with 50kg Texels from Nigel Shemilt at 110; Steven Sandercock showed 49kg Suffolks to take ; with 46.5kg Texels from John Smith selling for 105 and 51.5kg Charollais from the same home at 104. Pence per Kilo topped at 241p for 48kg Suffolks from George Mayo; with John Smith taking 226p for 46.5kg Texels; Nigel Shemilt 220p for 50kg Texels; and Steven Sandercock took 219p for 49kg Suffolks. Overweight Suffolks sold to 104 for 59kg from Pat Mould; and to 102 for 58kg from Ron Hankins. To From Average or 241p/kg 92 or 192p/kg or p/kg

6 Old Season Lambs - 71 Sold to 86 Auctioneer Shaun Barron Still the hoggs come forward in decent numbers for the first week of July, where we are finding them from I do not know! They are still wanted but at a price, as very few outlets are still killing them. Prices topped at 86 for 56.5kg from BJ Soul; with others at 61kg from D Underwood at 74; and 52kg from Pru McDonald took 73. Top price pence per kilo was 165p to average 140p. Cull Ewes & Rams - 78 Sold to 106 Auctioneer Shaun Barron A smaller show of ewes sold to a trade 5 dearer on the week for all types, with an additional ewe buyer present today. Ewes topped at 93 and 92 for Texels from David Baker; with crossbreds from RJ Lee selling for 90; Texels from Nigel Shemilt sold to 88; with Suffolks from P Bailey at 85.50; as were Texels from DM Walsh; Charollais from Hayden James sold for 83; and Lleyns from George Thomson (Farms) topped at 81 and 80. Mules today topped at for John Smith; with others from Richard Fountaine at 65.50; and from RJ Lee at 62. Rams to 106 for a Charollais from D King. K & T FOOTWEAR AGRICULTURAL & EQUESTRIAN FOOTWEAR For all your footwear requirements, including Australian Redback Work Boots, contact KF Storey In Thrapston Market every other Thursday. Alastair Brown Shaun Barron Brian Pile Claire Worth Auction Team Direct Dial

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