Truro Livestock Market report for Wednesday, January 15

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A tighter entry this week but better quality which therefore improved the trade.

Strong demand for quality cattle across the board.

Top price per kilo was 215p for a Limousin x heifer from George Richards Farms of Summercourt purchased by Brian Etherington Meat Co. Ltd.

of Scorrier, with their second top price 593kg heifer at 209p/kg and standing top value realising £1,239 to David Wilton of Peter Morris Butchers, St. Columb. Premium steer from the same farm being a Limousin x at 210p/kg, this one bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Also over £2 was a 623kg Limousin x steer for Mr. J.A. Skewes of Penwartha making 205p/kg and £1,277 to Messrs. K. & D. McFadden Butchers of St. Just.

13 Steers – top eight prices

Limousin x to 210p (593kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 205p (623kg) for Mr. J.A. Skewes of Penwartha, Perranporth

Limousin x to 186p (659kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Simmental x to 183p (656kg) for Messrs. D.R. & J.C. Vincent & Son of Tregavethan, Truro

Limousin x to 183p (632kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston

Aberdeen Angus x to 183p (616kg) for Messrs. S.E. & J.M. Eastley of St. Martin, Helston

Limousin x to 183p (594kg) for Mr. J.A. Skewes of Penwartha, Perranporth

Limousin x to 182p (587kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston

6 Heifers – top three prices

Limousin x to 215p (554kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 209p (593kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

British Blue x to 180p (522kg) for Messrs. S.E. & J.M. Eastley of St. Martin, Helston

Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 164.8p/kg - Heifers – 163.7p/kg

Truro Steers - Truro Heifers

Premium to 210p av. 207.50p - Premium to 215p av. 212.00p

Prime to 186p av. 182.14p - Prime to 180p av. 178.50p

Others to 167p av. 164.33p - Others to 158p av. 153.50p

All Steers av. 181.92p - All Heifers av. 181.33p

OTM PRIME CATTLE

A single OTM forward for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston being a 683kg Limousin x heifer realising 156p/kg to Messrs. K. & D. McFadden Butchers of St. Just.

CULL COWS & BULLS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A similar number of cull cows to last week met an improved trade across the board.

Good demand around the ring especially for well-covered cows. Standing top this week a grand 820kg Simmental x cow from Messrs. W.K. Emmett & Son of Portscatho selling at 139p/kg and £1,140 to David King of Exeter.

Some super Friesians this week including a pair for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound with their 891kg cow realising 126p/kg and £1,123 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh.

A Hereford cull bull from Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian weighing 1196kg sold well at 109p/kg and £1,304 to David King.

12 Beef Cows – leading prices

Simmental x to 139p (820kg) for Messrs. W.K. Emmett & Son of Portscatho, Truro

Hereford x to 135p (666kg) for Messrs. R.G. Olver & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell

British Blue x to 134p (630kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin

South Devon x to 129p (666kg) for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay

Hereford x to 122p (698kg) for Mr. A.C. Brewer of Boscastle, North Cornwall

South Devon x to 120p (768kg) for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen, Truro

Hereford x to 118p (684kg) for Mr. A.C. Brewer of Boscastle, North Cornwall

Hereford x to 108p (664kg) for Mr. A.C. Brewer of Boscastle, North Cornwall

20 Dairy Cows – leading prices

Friesian to 126p (891kg) for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro

Friesian to 125p (791kg) for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro

Friesian to 114p (731kg) for Mr. T.A. Wills of St. Erme, Truro

Friesian to 112p (678kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin

Friesian to 110p (600kg) for Mr. D. Pascoe of Sithney, Helston

Friesian to 100p (521kg) for Messrs. J.H. Hawkey & Son of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

Friesian to 93p (756kg) for Messrs. R.G. Keast & Son of Allet, Truro

Breed Averages:

Simmental x to 139p/kg av. 114.68p/kg

Hereford x to 135p/kg av. 120.75p/kg

British Blue x to 134p/kg

South Devon x to 129p/kg av. 99.35p/kg

Friesian to 126p/kg av. 93.98p/kg

Limousin x to 104p/kg

1 Cull Bull

Hereford to 109p (1196kg) for Messrs. D.C. & W.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 139p/kg av. 109.39p/kg

Dairy Cows to 126p/kg av. 93.98p/kg

Cull Bulls to 109p/kg

STORE CATTLE

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A decent entry of store cattle for early January saw a firm trade for a predominantly younger entry of cattle on offer.

Plenty of demand around the ring.

Two Limousin x steers for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe topped at £960 with 17 month old British Blue crosses to £945 for Messrs.

J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor. Some smart young cattle forward including a nice run of South Devons for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen which saw a 9 month old steer top at £715.

Leading heifer was a British Blue x from Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan at £825.

62 Steers – leading prices

2yo

British Blue x to £930 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

1½yo

Limousin x to £960 for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell

British Blue x to £945 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston

Hereford x to £795 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

Friesian to £475 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

1yo

Limousin x to £850 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston

British Blue x to £670 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston

Hereford x to £555 for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston

9mo

South Devon x to £715 for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen, Truro

Charolais x to £680 for Messrs. H. Williams & Son of Tehidy, Camborne

Limousin x to £600 for Messrs. H. Gwennap & Son of Leedstown, Hayle

6mo

Hereford x to £340 for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston

32 Heifers – leading prices

2yo

British Blue x to £825 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

1½yo

Hereford x to £680 for Messrs. T.G. Gwennap & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

British Blue x to £660 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston

1yo

Limousin x to £495 for Messrs. J.P. Green & Son of Ruan Minor, Helston

9mo

South Devon x to £480 for Mr. H.J. May of Trispen, Truro

6mo

Hereford x to £315 for Mr. A.W. Treloar of Trenear, Helston

8 Suckler Cows

This week saw a genuine reduction sale of in-calf pure bred Devons on behalf of Mr. C. Ferkin of St. Mewan, St. Austell.

Top price of the day was £730 for a young Devon cow closely followed by an older cow at £720.

In-calf heifers sold to a top of £620.

Good demand around the ring for these cattle.

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A fair number of calves forward met a continued firm trade for all on offer.

An entry of older Aberdeen Angus crosses for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon saw bulls to £278 and heifers top at £175.

Younger British Blue cross bull calvessold to £225 for Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine.

36 Bulls

Aberdeen Angus x to £278 for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin, av. £120

British Blue x to £225 for Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine, Falmouth, av. £138

Hereford x to £180 for Messrs. R.C. & M.J. Andrews of Trerulefoot, Saltash, av. £117

Limousin x to £172 for both Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston and

Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine, Falmouth, av. £93

Friesian to £100 three times for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin, av. £86

29 Heifers

Aberdeen Angus x to £175 for Messrs. H.I. Angwin & Son of Nanstallon, Bodmin, av. £110

British Blue x to £155 for Chynoweth Farm Partners of St. Allen, Truro, av. £72

Limousin x to £95 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston, av. £50

Welsh Black x to £76 for Messrs. R.J, K.M, A.M. & S.E. Worden of Gunwalloe, Helston

Hereford x to £75 for Messrs. R.G. Olver & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £72

1 Male Stirk

South Devon x to £350 for Messrs. G. & H. Rogers of Carbis Bay, St. Ives

2 Heifer Stirks

South Devon x to £200 twice for Messrs. F.C. & B.R. Berryman of Pendeen, Penzance

FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

HOGS (231

Auctioneer: – Ed Harris

The averages were up on the week for all weights, with strong demand across the board; topping at 216p/kg for meaty 41.4kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Another pen from the same farm saw the heavyweights achieve a leading price of £101 selling to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

We encourage producers to market their hoggets on the current strong trade, with Wednesday’s entry averaging £93.50!

Leading Averages:

216p/kg for 41.4kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

214p/kg for 45.0kg hogs from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell

211p/kg for 44.5kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

211p/kg for 44.0kg hogs from Messrs. D.L. & J.M. Colton of Probus, Truro

208p/kg for 44.7kg hogs from Mr. T. Hopper of Veryan, Truro

208p/kg for 43.0kg hogs from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin

207p/kg for 46.2kg hogs from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro

206p/kg for 49.0kg hogs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

206p/kg for 45.1kg hogs from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin

205p/kg for 40.4kg hogs from Messrs. T.L. Ford & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge

Top Price Hogs:

£101.00 (49.0kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£99.50 (49.5kg) from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell

£99.50 (50.7kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£97.50 (48.6kg) from Mr. S.C.R. Brake of Mawgan Porth, Newquay

£97.00 (49.2kg) from Mr. W.F. Teagle of Trevithick, Newquay

£96.50 (45.0kg) from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell

£96.50 (47.8kg) from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin

£96.50 (60.0kg) from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow

£96.00 (56.5kg) from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow

£95.50 (46.2kg) from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro

£95.50 (55.8kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

Averages:

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 216p/kg av. 209.0p/kg

Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 207p/kg av. 194.4p/kg

Overweight (52.1kg+) to 176p/kg av. 170.0p/kg

SQQ Hog Average 209.0p/kg

CULL EWES (50)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

The cull ewe trade is currently the strongest ever seen in January month.

Prices peaked at £105 for a superb Charollais ewe from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony.

Leading Prices:

£105.00 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

£85.50 for ewes from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell

£85.00 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£84.00 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

£81.50 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

£80.50 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£80.00 for ewes from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

£80.00 for ewes from Messrs. M.G. & T.A. Tuckett of Tywardreath, Par

Averages:

First quality ewes to £105.00 av. £84.50

Second quality ewes to £77.50 av. £70.00

STORE HOGS (75)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

What a trade! Even the tail-end types were strong money.

Big-frame stores from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow realised £81.

Now is the time to sell remaining stores which you do not intend to see through finishing.

A full mouth ewe with twin lambs at foot achieved £134 for Mrs. S.A. Scholes of North Country, Redruth.

Leading Prices:

£81.00 for stores from Watson Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow

£77.50 for stores from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro

£76.50 for stores from Messrs. P.M. & A. Jewell of Alverton, Penzance

£76.00 for stores from Messrs. D.L. & J.M. Colton of Probus, Truro

£70.00 for stores from Messrs. T.L. Ford & Sons of Little Petherick, Wadebridge

Averages:

Best store hogs to £81.00 av. £77.50

Medium store hogs to £70.00 av. £66.50

Small store hogs to £47.50

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