Truro Livestock Market report for Wednesday, January 8

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A fair entry of prime cattle but few butchers’ type cattle forward which affected the overall averages.

Plenty of demand for well-finished cattle.

An entry of nice South Devons from Rosemary Hocking of St. Buryan were the highlight selling to a solid trade with a top steer at 623kg selling at 195p/kg to David King of Exeter. She also had top value for a South Devon steer at £1,256 purchased by Messrs. Rapson of Tavistock.

17 Steers & 4 Heifers – top 7 prices

South Devon x steer to 195p (623kg) for Messrs. G.B. Hocking & Son of St. Buryan, Penzance

South Devon x steer to 187p (672kg) for Messrs. G.B. Hocking & Son of St. Buryan, Penzance

South Devon x steer to 184p (580kg) for Messrs. G.B. Hocking & Son of St. Buryan, Penzance

South Devon x steer to 183p (665kg) for Messrs. G.B. Hocking & Son of St. Buryan, Penzance

South Devon x steer to 183p (576kg) for Messrs. G.B. Hocking & Son of St. Buryan, Penzance

British Blue x heifer to 175p (592kg) for Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

Simmental x steer to 171p (645kg) for Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 167.6p/kg

Heifers – 167.0p/kg

Truro Steers - Truro Heifers

Premium to 195p av. 186.40p - Premium -

Prime to 171p av. 168.75p - Prime to 175p av. 172.00p

Others to 161p av. 158.75p - Others to 152p

All Steers av. 171.84p - All Heifers av. 165.33p

OTM PRIME CATTLE

A single Limousin x heifer for Mr. S.E. Eastley of Pelynt realised 147p/kg to Messrs. Rapson of Tavistock; with a pair of Friesian steers for Mr. T.A. Wills of St. Erme selling to 138p/kg.

2 Steers & 1 Heifer

Limousin x heifer to 147p (589kg) for Mr. S.E. Eastley of Pelynt, Looe

Friesian steer to 138p (583kg) for Mr. T.A. Wills of St. Erme, Truro

Friesian steer to 124p (648kg) for Mr. T.A. Wills of St. Erme, Truro

CULL COWS & BULLS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

Cull cow numbers are short at the current time with good demand and trade, especially for well-fleshed types.

Friesians selling to 117p/kg and £936 for an 800kg cow for Mr. T.F. Sampson of St. Newlyn East purchased by Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh.

Few good beef types forward saw a top of 104p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus x cow from Mr. O.M. Harris of Moorswater and bought by David Ellis of Lelant.

26 Dairy & 4 Beef Cows – leading prices

Friesian to 117p (800kg) for Mr. T.F. Sampson of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

Friesian to 113p (688kg) for Messrs. J.H. Hawkey & Son of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

Friesian to 112p (720kg) for Messrs. M.P. Varcoe & Partners of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Friesian to 105p (776kg) for Messrs. M.P. Varcoe & Partners of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Friesian to 105p (569kg) for Mr. W.H.F. Harvey of Lanivet, Bodmin

Aberdeen Angus x to 104p (776kg) for Mr. O.M. Harris of Moorswater, Liskeard

Friesian to 103p (666kg) for Messrs. C.N. Thomas & Son of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Friesian to 100p (628kg) for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Son of Newbridge, Penzance

Friesian to 101p (691kg) for Mr. T.F. Sampson of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

1 Cull Bull

Limousin to 105p (633kg) for Messrs. M.P. Varcoe & Partners of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Overall Averages:

Dairy Cows to 104p/kg av. 88.33p/kg

Beef Cows to 117p/kg av. 93.62p/kg

Cull Bulls to 105p/kg

STORE CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A better entry of store cattle for early January saw a cracking trade with plenty of demand around the ring.

Topping at £1,065 was a 20 month old South Devon x steer from Mr. C. Eustice of Cubert with a trio of Limousin x steers from the same farm at £975.

Top Limousin x steer at £990 for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Mosley of Porthtowan.

A nice entry of similar age Devons from Mr. C. Ferkin of St. Mewan saw best to £915.

A super pair of 9½ month old Charolais steers along with an 8 month old Limousin x from Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy sold at £710.

On the heifer side, two British Blue crosses for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan topped at £890.

47 Steers – leading prices

2yo

Limousin x to £990 for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Mosley of Porthtowan, Truro

1½yo

South Devon x to £1,065 for Mr. C. Eustice of Cubert, Newquay

Devon x to £915 for Mr. C. Ferkin of St. Mewan, St. Austell

Hereford x to £870 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

British Blue x to £850 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

Limousin x to £835 for Mrs. J.G. Benney of Nancegollan, Redruth

Friesian to £625 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

9mo

Charolais x to £710 for Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy, Camborne

Limousin x to £560 for Mr. G.J. Mugford of Nancegollan, Helston

South Devon x to £480 for Mr. P.D. Hocking of Towednack, St. Ives

31 Heifers – leading prices

2yo

British Blue x to £890 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

Limousin x to £765 for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Mosley of Porthtowan, Truro

1½yo

Hereford x to £755 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

Limousin x to £715 for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Mosley of Porthtowan, Truro

British Blue x to £690 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

Devon x to £630 for Mr. C. Ferkin of St. Mewan, St. Austell

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

An improved number of calves forward met a fair trade but plenty of choice for the buyers.

Young British Blue crosses topped the day with bulls to £205 for Messrs. J.S. Rodda & Son of Gulval and best heifer at £178 from Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater.

A standout Friesian bull calf from F.C. Buse & Co. of St. Minver at just a month-old achieved £118.

55 Bulls

British Blue x to £205 for Messrs. J.S. Rodda & Son of Gulval, Penzance, av. £147

Limousin x to £202 for Messrs. R.D. Richards & Son of Ladock, Truro, av. £85

Hereford x to £162 for Messrs. R.C. & M.J. Andrews of Trerulefoot, Saltash, av. £92

Aberdeen Angus x to £160 for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro, av. £136

Friesian to £118 for F.C. Buse & Co. of St. Minver, Wadebridge, av. £68

Devon x to £75 for Mr. D.R. Hair of London Apprentice, St. Austell, av. £73

Friesian bobby calves to £40, av. £23

35 Heifers

British Blue x to £178 for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro, av. £72

Limousin x to £158 for Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier, Redruth, av. £70

Aberdeen Angus x to £125 for Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier, Redruth, av. £112

Hereford x to £100 for Messrs. R.C. & M.J. Andrews of Trerulefoot, Saltash, av. £50

9 Male Stirks

Hereford x to £315 for Messrs. M.P. Varcoe & Partners of St. Wenn, Bodmin, av. £255

Aberdeen Angus x to £302 twice for Mr. A.G. Cave of Rame, Penryn, av. £270

12 Heifer Stirks

Hereford x to £265 twice for Messrs. M.P. Varcoe & Partners of St. Wenn, Bodmin, av. £256

Aberdeen Angus x to £230 three times for Mr. A.G. Cave of Rame, Penryn, av. £228

FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

HOGS (167)

Auctioneer - Ed Harris

The finished trade speaks for itself with this week’s entry, mostly 45kg+ hogs, averaging £93/head and all but two pens over £90!

All weights are in demand and producers are encouraged to market hogs on the current trade.

A top price of £96.50 for the best pick of two pens of well-finished Texel x hogs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock selling to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

An SQQ average of 208p/kg and premium of 215p/kg for meaty 43.3kg hogs from Roberts Enterprises of Garras purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

Leading Averages:

215p/kg for 43.2kg hogs from Roberts Enterprises of Garras, Helston

210p/kg for 45.1kg hogs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

209p/kg for 43.5kg hogs from Mr. T. Hopper of Veryan, Truro

205p/kg for 45.3kg hogs from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston

204p/kg for 46.1kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

204p/kg for 41.0kg hogs from Mr. S. McLernon of Portscatho, Truro

203p/kg for 47.5kg hogs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

202p/kg for 46.2kg hogs from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston

198p/kg for 48.4kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

196p/kg for 48.5kg hogs from Messrs. R.A. & R.S. Bassett of Constantine, Falmouth

Top Price Hogs:

£96.50 (47.5kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

£96.00 (48.4kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£96.00 (49.5kg) from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£96.00 (56.3kg) from Mr. J.T. Rowe of Lower Penponds, Camborne

£96.00 (62.0kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

£95.50 (51.2kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

£95.00 (48.5kg) from Messrs. R.A. & R.S. Bassett of Constantine, Falmouth

£95.00 (51.5kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£94.50 (45.1kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

£94.50 (54.3kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

Averages:

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 215p/kg av. 208.0p/kg

Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 204p/kg av. 194.0p/kg

Overweight (52.1kg+) to 174p/kg av. 162.2p/kg

SQQ Hog Average 208p

CULL EWES (65)

Auctioneer - Ross Collins

What a trade! Without exaggeration, prices were phenomenal for the time of year, peaking at £124 for the best-pick of three pens of super quality Texel and Charollais x ewes from Mr. W.F. Teagle of Trevithick with his consignment averaging £114.80!

Leading Prices:

£124.00 for ewes from Mr. W.F. Teagle of Trevithick, Newquay

£118.50 for ewes from Mr. W.F. Teagle of Trevithick, Newquay

£105.00 for ewes from Mr. W.F. Teagle of Trevithick, Newquay

£101.50 for ewes from Mr. D.J.A. Eyles of Ladock, Truro

£95.00 for ewes from Messrs. M. & S. Blake of St. Stephen, St. Austell

£95.00 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£92.00 for ewes from Messrs. R.A. & R.S. Bassett of Constantine, Falmouth

£90.00 for ewes from Messrs. A.G. Collins & Son of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

Averages:

First quality ewes to £124.00 av. £98.50

Second quality ewes to £85.00 av. £78.00

STORE HOGS (40)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

All types keenly contested.

The shorter-keep hogs much sought after; with buyer confidence boosted by the strong finished trade.

A top price of £80 for a single forward hog from Mr. K.M. Francis of Tremodrett.

Leading Prices:

£80.00 for stores from Mr. K.M. Francis of Tremodrett, Roche

£78.00 for stores from Mr. S. McLernon of Portscatho, Truro

£76.00 for stores from Mrs. P.M. Ellery of Talskiddy, St. Columb

£73.00 for stores from Mr. S. McLernon of Portscatho, Truro

Averages:

Best store hogs to £80.00 av. £78.50

Medium store hogs to £76.00 av. £65.50

Small store hogs to £51.00 av. £45.00