Truro Livestock Market report for Wednesday, March 4

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A much improved entry of prime cattle with good numbers of butchers’ type cattle which all sold to a premium.

Demand and trade continues strongly for all on offer.

Top price per kilo was 213p for a Limousin x heifer from George Richards Farms of Summercourt purchased by Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers for his Helston Shop.

Premium steer was a British Blue x for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen selling at 211p/kg to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Standing dearest was a big 770kg South Devon steer from Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen realising £1,371 to David King of Exeter; with heifers to £1,270 for Messrs. D.L. & A.E. Grigg of Goonhavern with a 747kg Simmental x bought by Roger Eddy of Tehidy.

23 Steers – top nine prices

British Blue x to 211p (592kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance

Limousin x to 210p (651kg) for Messrs. R.G. & E.J. Williams of St. Martin, Helston

Limousin x to 205p (592kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 205p (550kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance

Limousin x to 203p (543kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance

British Blue x to 200p (579kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance

Limousin x to 196p (679kg) for Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen, Truro

Limousin x to 187p (646kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

British Blue x to 186p (567kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance

20 Heifers – top six prices

Limousin x to 213p (541kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 208p (503kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle

British Blue x to 206p (560kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance

British Blue x to 199p (534kg) for Mr. J.M. Nicholas of Sennen, Penzance

Limousin x to 197p (632kg) for Messrs. R.G. & E.J. Williams of St. Martin, Helston

Limousin x to 184p (538kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Wednesday’s south-west regional market averages

Steers – 168.8p/kg: Heifers – 168.6p/kg

Truro Steers: Truro Heifers

Premium to 211p av. 204.28p: Premium to 213p av. 204.60p

Prime to 187p av. 175.40p: Prime to 184p av. 174.00p

Others to 165p av. 152.60p: Others to 162p av. 155.75p

All Steers av. 179.40p: All Heifers av. 174.36p

OTM PRIME CATTLE

Top price OTM came for the best of a pair of Simmental x steers from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval at 714kg and 158p making £1,129 to David King of Exeter.

2 Steers

Simmental x to 158p (714kg) for Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

Simmental x to 154p (651kg) for Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

2 Heifers

Blonde d’Aquitaine x to 135p (520kg) for Messrs. P. Kingdon & Sons of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

Limousin x to 132p (708kg) for Messrs. M.D. Curtis & Son of Gunwalloe, Helston

Overall Averages:

OTM Steers to 158p/kg av. 156.09p/kg

OTM Heifers to 135p/kg av. 133.27p/kg

CULL COWS & BULLS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

An entry of mainly dairy type cull cows this week met a continued strong trade for all on offer.

Top prices and overall averages in line with recent weeks and as good as other regional markets.

A South Devon x led the few beef sorts to 135p/kg and £988 for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian purchased by David King of Exeter.

A strong trade for Friesians with plenty over 110p/kg to a top of 121p/kg for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, also bought by David King.

Super Friesians from Messrs. Dark saw three cows 800kg+ and over £900 with their heaviest 873kg standing top at £978 to David Ellis of Lelant, the two others realising £961 and £938 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh.

One bull forward, a fine Hereford for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston weighing 1012kg sold at 115p/kg and £1,164 to David King.

6 Beef Cows – leading prices

South Devon x to 135p (732kg) for Gwealavellan Partners of Gwithian, Hayle

British Blue x to 129p (714kg) for Messrs. W.J. Penna & Son of Gwennap, Redruth

Limousin x to 120p (579kg) for Mr. M. Wilkin of Mount Hawke, Truro

South Devon x to 115p (752kg) for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston

25 Dairy Cows – leading prices

Friesian to 121p (704kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston

Friesian to 117p (725kg) for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge, Penzance

Friesian to 117p (716kg) for Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

Friesian to 116p (808kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston

Friesian to 115p (697kg) for Messrs. R.D. Richards & Son of Ladock, Truro

Friesian to 114p (843kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston

Friesian to 112p (873kg) for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Son of Mullion, Helston

Friesian to 111p (767kg) for Mr. R. Loud of Luxulyan, Bodmin

1 Cull Bull

Hereford to 115p (1012kg) for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 135p/kg av. 108.60p/kg

Dairy Cows to 121p/kg av. 102.66p/kg

Cull Bulls to 115p/kg

STORE CATTLE

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis & Andrew Body

A similar entry of store cattle to last week met a keen trade with plenty of demand from buyers around the ring.

Top price was £1,050 for a trio of 23 month old South Devon steers from Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, with five further South Devon same age steers at £955 for Mr. J.R. Stephens of St. Winnow, Lostwithiel.

Three Herefords the same age from Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith sold well at £950 and younger Aberdeen Angus x to £920 for Mr. J.M. Hinkley of Rejerrah.

Half a dozen 15 month old Limousin x steers from Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin sold well at £800 with a single Charolais x steer the same age at £710 for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel who also had one younger 11 month old Hereford being one of several others just over 12 months all £700.

A super day for heifers with several consignments of suckler, pure-bred breeding stock on offer.

Top were five Charolais from Messrs. W.F. Palmer & Son of Ruan High Lanes around 22 months old reached £1,005 apiece and a similar trio at £955.

An entry of South Devon heifers from Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe saw five the same age at £935 with his year-younger batch seeing best half-dozen 11 month olds to £590.

Aberdeen Angus 15 month old heifer trio £635 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin with the same price achieved by a younger 10 month old smart trio of Limousin crosses from Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth.

Very few bunches of last year’s spring calves forward, this age group topped by a run of British Blue x crosses from Sixty Acres Ltd of Zelah with a bunch of five steers at £665 and half a dozen smart heifers at £555.

Limousin crosses from Mr. K. Lane of Lowertown, Helston saw his three steers at £600 and pair of heifers £505.

120 Steers – leading prices

2yo

South Devon x to £1,050 for Messrs. P.R. & T. Eustice of Crantock, Newquay

Hereford x to £950 for Mr. E.G. Benney of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth

Aberdeen Angus x to £920 for Mr. J.M. Hinkley of Rejerrah, Newquay

British Blue x to £845 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

1½yo

Limousin x to £885 for Messrs. J. & J. Sawle & Son of Beacon, St. Agnes

Aberdeen Angus x to £840 for Mr. A.G. Prowse of St. Allen, Truro

Hereford x to £805 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge

Charolais x to £800 for Messrs. S.J. Rowe & Son of Gwinear, Hayle

Friesian to £755 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge

South Devon x to £700 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge

1yo

Limousin x to £800 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

Charolais x to £710 for Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston

Hereford x to £700 for both Messrs. J.S. & A.M. Nicholls of Newbridge, Penzance and Messrs. R.J. & S.J. Gabriel of Launceston

British Blue x to £665 for Sixty Acres Ltd of Zelah, Truro

Aberdeen Angus x to £630 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

Friesian to £480 for Messrs. J.S. & A.M. Nicholls of Newbridge, Penzance

105 Heifers – leading prices

2yo

Charolais x to £1,005 for Messrs. W.F. Palmer & Son of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

South Devon x to £935 for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell

Aberdeen Angus x to £845 for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell

British Blue x to £800 for Messrs. G.J.D. Champion & Son of Praze, Camborne

Hereford x to £705 for Messrs. J.R. Semmens & Son of St. Levan, Penzance

1½yo

Charolais x to £955 for Messrs. W.F. Palmer & Son of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

Limousin x to £790 for Messrs. J. & J. Sawle & Son of Beacon, St. Agnes

Blonde d’Aquitaine x to £735 for Messrs. S.J. Rowe & Son of Gwinear, Hayle

Hereford x to £735 for Messrs. J.A.H. Wood & Son of Little Petherick, Wadebridge

Aberdeen Angus x to £705 for Mr. A.G. Prowse of St. Allen, Truro

South Devon x to £590 for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell

1yo

Aberdeen Angus x to £635 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

Limousin x to £635 for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle

South Devon x to £590 for Mr. R.T. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell

British Blue x to £555 for Sixty Acres Ltd of Zelah, Truro

Hereford x to £540 for Messrs. J.S. & A.M. Nicholls of Newbridge, Penzance

Simmental x to £420 for Mr. E.B. Estlick of Idless, Truro

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A fair entry of calves this week met a decent trade with similar prices to recent weeks and good demand.

Bull calves topped at £315 for a big British Blue x from Sixty Acres Ltd of Zelah with dearest Limousin x coming from the same farm at £310.

A good price of £260 for a three week old British Blue x bull calf from Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound.

Older Limousin crosses from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn topped the heifers with a pair at £275 and an Aberdeen Angus x older heifer calf from Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes reached £265.

Stirks saw British Blue crosses from Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound sell to £480 for a single male with a pair of heifers to £465.

A lovely entry of younger stirks from Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin seeing seven Limousin x males reach £435 and a single Simmental x heifer £355.

35 Bulls

British Blue x to £315 for Sixty Acres Ltd of Zelah, Truro, av. £191

Limousin x to £315 for Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro, av. £179

Aberdeen Angus x to £220 for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge, Penzance, av. £108

Friesian to £60 for Messrs. R.G. Olver & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £52

Friesian bobby calves to £32, av. £27

30 Heifers

Limousin x to £275 for Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro, av. £233

Aberdeen Angus x to £265 for Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes, Truro, av. £80

British Blue x to £170 for J.O. Nightingale Ltd of Whitecross, Wadebridge, av. £118

Friesian to £105 for J.O. Nightingale Ltd of Whitecross, Wadebridge

Hereford x to £82 for Messrs. L. Wherry & Son of Newbridge, Penzance

10 Male Stirks

British Blue x to £480 for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro

Limousin x to £435 (x7) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston, av. £435

Simmental x to £395 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

Aberdeen Angus x to £370 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

5 Heifer Stirks

British Blue x to £465 (x2) for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro

Simmental x to £355 for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

Hereford x to £332 for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro

Aberdeen Angus x to £300 for Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes, Truro

FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

NEW SEASON LAMBS (7)

Fresh lambs in this week from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell saw 44.6kg lambs average 259p/kg (£115.50) to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow with a heavier 46.5kg pair selling at £117 (252p/kg) to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

HOGS (199)

Auctioneer - Ed Harris

The finished prices are holding their own, and what a trade!

Truro’s averages up there with the highest seen nationally this week, and an average price per head maintained at £111.

Three pens topping the leading prices at £120; firstly for a smart pen of 54.5kg hogs from Messrs. J. & S. Rowe of Bodmin with the proceeds going towards a local charity donation; also hitting the top spot were heavyweight Suffolk x hogs from Watson-Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow; and also for a fine pair of Charollais butchers’ quality hogs from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony – all bought by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

Setting the premium to 256p/kg were well-finished 43kg Texel crosses from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, also going to J.V. Richards Ltd; his second pen making 255p/kg to R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Leading Averages:

256p/kg for 43.0kg hogs from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin

255p/kg for 45.3kg hogs from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin

252p/kg for 45.0kg hogs from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro

251p/kg for 45.0kg hogs from Messrs. S. & S.A.J. Rickard of Devoran, Truro

250p/kg for 47.6kg hogs from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

250p/kg for 38.0kg hogs from Mr. A. Old of St. Columb

247p/kg for 46.8kg hogs from Mr. R.G. Hawkey of St. Mawgan, Newquay

244p/kg for 48.6kg hogs from Mr. J.A. Morphew of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

239p/kg for 42.0kg hogs from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

234p/kg for 47.5kg hogs from Messrs. K.S. & L. Dodd of Old Kea, Truro

Top Price Hogs:

£120.00 (54.5kg) from Messrs. J. & S. Rowe of Bodmin

£120.00 (57.6kg) from Watson-Smyth Farms Ltd of Padstow

£120.00 (58.5kg) from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

£119.00 (47.6kg) from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£118.50 (48.6kg) from Mr. J.A. Morphew of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

£118.50 (56.5kg) from Mr. J.A. Morphew of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

£117.00 (55.2kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

£117.00 (56.0kg) from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge

£116.50 (59.0kg) from Mr. T. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£116.50 (59.5kg) from Messrs. J.C. Eddy & Son of Kehelland, Camborne

Averages:

Standard (32.1kg-39kg) to 250p av. 234.3p

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 256p av. 243.6p

Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 250p av. 229.0p

Overweight (52.1kg+) to 220p av. 208.0p

SQQ Hog Average 243p

CULL EWES (93)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

An overall good quality entry, and the leading prices speak for themselves.

Topping at £138.50 was a big-frame Texel ram from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony.

Cull ewes sold to a top price of £121 for Messrs. J.J. Tredinnick & Son of Perranporth.

Leading Prices:

£138.50 for a ram from Mr. N.F. Dalgarno of Tregony, Truro

£121.00 for ewes from Messrs. J.J. Tredinnick & Son of Perranporth, Truro

£120.50 for a ram from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£116.00 for ewes from Mr. T.D. Retallick of Talskiddy, St. Columb

£113.00 for ewes from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

£112.50 for ewes from Messrs. F.J, C.H. & D.J. Williams of Caerhays, St. Austell

£112.00 for ewes from Messrs. W.P.L. Cowling & Sons of Newquay

£110.50 for ewes from Messrs. F.J, C.H. & D.J. Williams of Caerhays, St. Austell

£107.50 for ewes from Mr. T.D. Retallick of Talskiddy, St. Columb

£104.00 for ewes from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

£104.00 for ewes from Messrs. F.J, C.H. & D.J. Williams of Caerhays, St. Austell

Averages:

First quality ewes to £121.00 av. £96.00

Second quality ewes to £80.50 av. £64.00

Cull rams to £138.50 av. £119.00

STORES & COUPLES (46)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

Not quite the dizzy heights of the last couple of months as the hog season comes towards the last furlong, but fair trade across the board for remaining store hogs.

A pen of fresher, July-born Dorsets from Messrs. A.J. & A.C. Kingdon of Summercourt reached £72.

Just a small entry of couples for plenty of demand with crossbred 2Ts from Master T. Blake of St. Stephen seeing doubles sell to £170 (£56.66/life).

Several single couples to £112 (£56/life).

Leading Prices:

£72.00 for stores from Messrs. A.J. & A.C. Kingdon of Summercourt, Newquay

£70.00 for stores from Mr. J.P. Dunstan of Wendron, Helston

£67.50 for stores from Mrs. S.A. Scholes of North Country, Redruth

£66.50 for stores from Mr. J.P. Dunstan of Wendron, Helston

£62.50 for stores from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£170.00 for doubles from Master T. Blake of St. Stephen, St. Austell

£112.00 for singles from Master T. Blake of St. Stephen, St. Austell

£112.00 for singles from Mrs. S.A. Scholes of North Country, Redruth

Averages:

Best store hogs to £72.00 av. £69.00

Medium store hogs to £62.50 av. £60.00