Lodge & Thomas report an entry of 34 UTM and OTM prime cattle, 7 cull cows, 5 suckler cows, 33 rearing calves and stirks and 391 finished and store sheep.

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A good entry of prime cattle for the first market in the New Year. Trade was firmer than at the end of last year.

One quarter of prime cattle sold for £2/kg or better!

Top price was 208p/kg for a Limousin x steer from Mr. W.L. Hollow of Towednack purchased by Dales Family Butchers of Helston.

Premium heifer next in line at 207p/kg for a Limousin x from Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan and bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Dearest in both sections were Limousin crosses from George Richards Farms of Summercourt with top steer at 691kg realising £1,410 to Trevarthens and dearest heifer selling at £1,196 to M. Yates & Sons Ltd of Newquay.

20 Steers – top 8 prices

Limousin x to 208p (641kg) for Mr. W.L. Hollow of Towednack, St. Ives

Limousin x to 204p (691kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 201p (549kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 200p (614kg) for Mr. W.L. Hollow of Towednack, St. Ives

Limousin x to 200p (570kg) for Mr. W.L. Hollow of Towednack, St. Ives

Limousin x to 188p (636kg) for Messrs. R.I. & M.A. Nicholls of St. Clement, Truro

Limousin x to 184p (637kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

British Blue x to 182p (616kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

12 Heifers – top 4 prices

Limousin x to 207p (533kg) for Mr. D. Jenkin of Manaccan, Helston

Limousin x to 201p (589kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 200p (598kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 199p (543kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Thursday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 183.2p/kg: Heifers – 167.6p/kg

Truro Steers -Truro Heifers

Premium to 208p av. 202.60p - Premium to 207p av. 201.75p

Prime to 188p av. 179.45p - Prime to 175p av. 170.00p

Others to 170p av. 164.00p - Others to 158p av. 149.00p

All Steers av. 182.15p - All Heifers av. 176.40p

OTM PRIME CATTLE

Just a pair of OTM steers forward with a Hereford x topping at 157p/kg and £1,080 for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle to David Ellis of Lelant.

2 Steers

Hereford x to 157p (688kg) for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle

Aberdeen Angus x to 134p (645kg) for Messrs. R.E, G.L. & M.R. Body of Hayle

CULL COWS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

Few cull cows forward but those on offer sold to a strong trade and plenty of demand.

A British Blue x hit 132p/kg for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery with best Friesian making £1/kilo for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, both bought by Messrs. Rapson of Tavistock.

4 Beef & 3 Dairy Cows – leading prices

British Blue x to 132p (683kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin

British Blue x to 118p (770kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin

South Devon x to 113p (744kg) for Mr. G. Symons of St. Anthony, The Roseland

Friesian to 100p (627kg) for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 132p/kg av. 110.50p/kg

Dairy Cows to 100p/kg av. 76.67p/kg

STORE CATTLE

An entry of South Devon in-calf cows and heifers on behalf of Mr. G. Symons of St. Anthony, The Roseland sold to a top price of £795 for an in-calf heifer and £750 for in-calf cow.

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A light entry of calves which sold extremely well with good demand from buyers.

British Blue crosses were the call of the day with a young month-old bull at £225 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, same age heifers to £180 for Mr. M.R. Davey of Lewdown, and an older Blue bull from Messrs. T.J. & C.M. Dauncey of St. Just making £360.

14 Bulls

British Blue x to £360 for Messrs. T.J. & C.M. Dauncey of St. Just, Penzance, av. £188

Limousin x to £210 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston

Aberdeen Angus x to £158 for Messrs. R.J, K.M, A.M. & S.E. Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston

Friesian bobby calves to £33, av. £24

9 Heifers

British Blue x to £180 for Mr. M.R. Davey of Lewdown, Okehampton, av. £121

Limousin x to £155 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston

Aberdeen Angus x to £102 for Messrs. R.J, K.M, A.M. & S.E. Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston

7 Male & 3 Heifer Stirks

A nice run of Aberdeen Angus x stirks for Mr. A.G. Cave of Rame, Penryn saw steers sell to £305 averaging £258 and heifers to £215 (£202).

FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

HOGS (298)

Auctioneer - Ed Harris

A sizeable entry for the New Year Market met a fiery trade from start to finish with all weights in demand.

Pen after pen over £90 to a top of £101.50 for a flashy pair of 50kg butchers’ hogs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

Further improved averages saw an SQQ of 204p/kg and a premium of 215p/kg for blocky 46.8kg hogs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, also bought by J.V. Richards.

Leading Averages:

215p/kg for 46.8kg hogs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

211p/kg for 45.3kg hogs from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

210p/kg for 43.8kg hogs from Mr. W.D. Pascoe of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

209p/kg for 45.2kg hogs from Messrs. K. Langmaid & Son of St. Veep, Lostwithiel

207p/kg for 47.4kg hogs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

206p/kg for 46.5kg hogs from Messrs. R.J. & A.M. Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon

206p/kg for 44.6kg hogs from Mr. K.S. Dodd of Kea, Truro

205p/kg for 46.0kg hogs from Mr. O. Penellum of St. Erme, Truro

204p/kg for 48.8kg hogs from Messrs. R.J. & A.M. Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon

204p/kg for 45.0kg hogs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

Top Price Hogs:

£101.50 (50.0kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

£100.50 (46.8kg) from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

£100.00 (54.6kg) from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£99.50 (48.8kg) from Messrs. R.J. & A.M. Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon

£98.00 (47.4kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

£98.00 (49.6kg) from Mr. T. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£98.00 (52.0kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£97.50 (48.3kg) from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£97.50 (49.8kg) from Mr. J.A. Morphew of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

£97.50 (51.0kg) from Mr. I. Littlefield of St. Eval, Wadebridge

Averages:

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 211p/kg av. 204p/kg

Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 215p/kg av. 195p/kg

Overweight (52.1kg+) to 183p/kg av. 179p/kg

SQQ Hog Average 204p

RESULTS OF SHEEP POINTS COMPETITION 2019

This week Lodge & Thomas announced the results of its Annual Sheep Points Competition for the 2019 year.

Each week points are awarded to the producers whose lambs and hoggets achieve leading prices per head and average prices p/kg.

The competition continues to recognise quality and producers’ support of the Sheep Market.

Lodge & Thomas are pleased to announce the following top four accumulated scores:

1st Prize £100 & Jim Large Trophy Mr. R.A. Coad, Cubert 84 points

2nd Prize £50 Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne, St. Eval 50 points

3rd Prize £25 Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son, Crantock 47 points

4th Prize £15 Mr. P. & Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins, St. Breock 41 points

Final Leaderboard For 2019

Score Producer

84 points Mr. R.A. Coad

50 points Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne

47 points Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son

41 points Mr. P. & Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins

31 points Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons

25 points Methleigh Farm Ltd

20 points Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway

17 points Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons

15 points Mr. D.J. Lobb; Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver

14 points Messrs. E.A. & D.A. Ellis

13 points Messrs. G.C. & V.D. Mitchell

11 points Mr. D.J.A. Eyles; Mr. A. Old; Mr. W.F. Teagle

10 points Messrs. A.G. Collins & Son; Mr. J.D. Couch; Messrs. K. Langmaid & Son; Messrs. S. & S.A.J. Rickard; Mr. J.F. Rowe; Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder; Messrs. M.G. & T.A. Tuckett

CULL EWES (63)

Auctioneer - Ross Collins

The cull ewe trade has seen a spike in prices this week, with very strong demand for the better types, peaking at £97 for a smart pen of Texel x ewes from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock.

Seven pens realised over £90 and more needed to fulfil buyers’ orders!

Leading Prices:

£97.00 for ewes from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge

£95.50 for ewes from Mr. W.D. Pascoe of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

£95.00 for ewes from Messrs. R.J. & A.M. Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon

£93.50 twice for rams from Mr. G.W. Coon of Mevagissey, St. Austell

£92.00 for ewes from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

£91.00 for ewes from Mr. K.R. Williams of Tehidy, Camborne

£88.50 for ewes from Messrs. K. Langmaid & Son of St. Veep, Lostwithiel

£87.50 for ewes from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

£87.00 for ewes from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

Averages:

First quality ewes to £97.00 av. £88.50

Second quality ewes to £79.50 av. £74.00

Cull rams to £93.50 av. £87.00

STORE HOGS (30)

Auctioneer - Ross Collins

A small selection on offer but no disappointment in the trade.

Following the upward trend in the finished prices, stores are flying.

Topping at £81.50 were a good pen of forward types from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes.

Leading Prices:

£81.50 for stores from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

£80.00 for stores from Mr. K.S. Dodd of Kea, Truro

£68.00 for stores from Messrs. R.J. & A.M. Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon

£67.00 for stores from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

£63.50 for stores from Mr. O. Penellum of St. Erme, Truro

Averages:

Best store hogs to £81.50 av. £81.00

Medium store hogs to £68.00 av. £66.50

Small store hogs to £42.00

In conclusion, Lodge & Thomas said: "We would like to thank all of our vendors for their support and helping us to grow the lamb/hog throughput of Truro Market in 2019. We look forward to working with you in 2020 and please do keep notifying us of your entries!"