MARKET REPORT - TUESDAY 28th MAY 2019

**Weekly Highlights of 2020 Head Sold at Melton Mowbray Market, Tuesday 28th MAY 2019**

Prime steers to 206p/kg and £1348 Prime heifers to 214p/kg and £1256

Cows to 132p/kg & £1000 Store Cattle (184) to £1250

Cows and Calves (18) to £1250 Prime Hoggs (439) to 191p/kg & £94.5 SQQ 174.1p/kg Prime Lambs (678) to 256p/kg & £100 SQQ 221.52p/kg

Breeding sheep: Ewes (67) and Lambs (98) to £76/life

Average £53.58/life Breeding ewe lambs to £120

Ewes (326) to £96 Youngstock (113) to £490 (Reared) & £380 (Calves)

Poultry to £80 for a trio of Friesians

Stock wanted week in week out for Buyers from across the counties - Please do not hesitate to contact Tom, Scott, Ben or Barrie to help

with your marketing requirements.

Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY Telephone: 01664 562971

Fax: 01664 561153 Holding No:- 22/296/8000

Market Muttering

With the children enjoying their half term holidays this week the market saw an increase of families enjoying all that Melton Mowbray had to offer. The full

Fur and Feather section proved a hit with the children admiring the Rabbits and Guinea pigs on offer. The livestock sections saw fewer numbers to

previous weeks however prices remain high as we head into the summer months.

Notice to vendors bringing cattle into Melton Mowbray

Market

In order to comply with the Tuberculosis (England) order 2007 we would like to

remind vendors when stating the TB testing date of the cattle being sent to

market the date of test section should be filled out as the date of injection not

the date of the reading.

The 60 day period in which animals can be moved begins on this date.

To assist us with this matter please ensure a TB test certificate accompanies all

cattle entering the market, this can be sent directly from your vets to the office

via email or a hard copy sent with your entry form.

TB Restricted sale

Please contact Tom or Scott to discuss sales of store and prime cattle from TB

restricted holdings.

Bio security charges

Please note the bio security fee charged to vendors bringing stock to market currently includes cleansing and disinfection of all market sections and

washout of vehicles on market days.

Young lambs / kids

Please ensure that any lambs or kids brought to Market have a healed navel

and are over 7 days old. If you have any questions, please call Scott or Tom.

LIVESTOCK ENTRIES – TUESDAY 4th June 2019

100+ Store Cattle expected

100+ Calves

50+ Ewes with Lambs @ Foot

For full details please see the published catalogue on our website

www.meltonmowbraymarket.co.uk

Work with us? Melton Mowbray Market has units available for like

minded businesses. Call: 01664 562971

CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK Tel: 07775 758586

Clean Cattle – 45 Overall average – 175.27p/kg

Please note that, going forward, there will be a cap of £30 per beast commission, which will bring our fat cattle commission charges more into line with other outlets.

A change of jockey at the helm this week. Numbers back, but plenty of buying power around the ring from butchers and wholesalers. Of those forward a lot of full cattle and a number comparable to forward stores. Deadweight outlets quoting trade back on the week but all qualities forward looking well sold across the categories, particularly noting strong buyer demand for Friesians.

A top price in the heifers of 214p/kg for H Spiby &Sons Limousin and per head of £1256.98 for J H Donthorne for a British Blue. In the Steers a top of 206p/kg for J H Dunthorne a grading Limousin and per head of £1348.08 for the same vendor.

Type No. To (p/kg) Vendor Average (p/kg)

Light Steers 6 205 N H Dickinson 168.06 Medium Steers

9 196 J H Dunthorne &

Sons

166.4

Heavy Steers 7 206 J H Dunthorne &

Sons

177.55

Light Heifers 3 170 S C Ambrose 155.29

Medium Heifers

10 214 H Spiby & Sons

185.46

Heavy Heifers

10 186 N H Dickinson 176.42

Steers Top Gross (£ p/h) Vendor 1348.08 J H Dunthorne

1272.53 B L Burton Farms Ltd

1246.88 S J Darker 1238.95 B L Burton Farms Ltd

1216.61 J H Dunthorne

Heifers Top Gross (£ p/h) Vendor

1256.98 J H Dunthorne 1227.63 H Spiby & Sons

1218.03 H Spiby & Sons

1181.74 N H Dickinson 1109.6 JR Hall

Barren Cows – 12 Overall Average – 116.8p/kg

Cow trade holding up with all qualities forward topping at 133p/kg for H M

Walker’s 690kg South Devon with top in the lump for M Evans’s Simmental

cross to £1001 (131p/kg). At the other end of the scale meated Friesian cows

from W F Mann & Son to 118p/kg. Plenty more could be sold in this section to

meet buyer demand.

Grade 1 (2) to 133p/kg

Grade 2 (4) to 127p/kg

Grade 3 (4) to118 p/kg

Grade 4 (1) to 102p/kg

Ungraded (1) to 75p/kg

Bulls (1) to 151p/kg Please could all cattle be easily identifiable with two clean tags, the right sex

on the passport and an entry form correctly filled in including TB Status. Thank you in advance.

SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK Tel: 01664 493 023

**PLEASE NOTE HOGGS MUST BE MOUTHED AND DECLARED FROM NOW ONWARDS- ANY HOGGS WITH TEETH UP WILL BE WEIGHED AND SOLD AT

THE END OF THE VENDORS RUN**

Prime New Season Lambs (678) - SQQ 221.52p/kg Numbers continuing to increase as more and more vendors attend Melton to witness the fair and transparent trading. 10 buyers on 15 accounts down the alleys this week all fit for the new season on offer with the lighter end looking best sold to those meeting the export spec. An SQQ of 221.52p/kg represents all qualities and every kilo over the bridge. A top today of 256p/kg and £100 for H Askew’s 39kg with G A Stephens to 239p/kg (38.5kg) and IJ &PJ Handley to 238p/kg for their 42kg. D Smith and Sons run of Suffolk cross to 235p/kg and £100 and D A Ofield up from Daventry saw 42kg to 231p/kg and £97. Eight pens of lambs to £100 for vendors listed previously with 42-46kg readily £95+ for the better end of the meat.

Prime Hoggs (439) - SQQ 182.3p/kg More and more two tooth sheep finding their way to us (18 packed pens this week) --- please remember to ensure Hoggs are mouthed and declared prior to the sale to avoid deductions post sale. Trade reported back from other outlets with no surprise given the time of year but looking well sold today given the quality in front of us. Please note an increase in the SQQ aided by the fact that last weeks trade included the two toothers. Vendors not shy of showing meated Hoggs well rewarded seeing a top of 191p/kg for G H Martin and Sons 45kg. with 190p/kg for H Haywood & Son’s weekly run of meat and 187p/kg for Winfrey Farms 45kg. M Turners 41.5kg to 186p/kg and HMP North Sea Camp to 184p/kg all for the lighter end. Heavy hoggs topping at £94.50 for H Haywood and Son’s 52kg with J Beasley to £94 for 63kg. In line with previous weeks 49-52kg looking as well sold as anything heavier than this. Two toothers looking well sold again topping at £91 for J K Squires with H Haywood and sons 50kg to £87.

Ewe Hoggs - 19 Ewe hoggs to £120 for shapely ¾ Texel Bred and £120 for Suffolks from the same stable.

Cull Ewes – 326

Trade continues in this section where the leaner end are finding the premium

and fat being heavily penalised. No real belters forward but a top of £96 for

Continentals with the heavier end readily £85+ with mules to £80 for the

better end.

The end of Ramadan fast approaches – watch this space.

Overall average - £67.03

Ewes and Lambs – 67 (ewes) 98 (lambs) Numbers back and those forward well sought after topping at £76/life for R Rodgers with W Frith’s weekly show to £75/life for Continental cross. A number of older Native sheep bringing the average back but the majority of quality forward readily £55 - £70 + dependant on age and quality of lambs forward.

Overall average per life – £53.58

Please do not hesitate to contact us if bringing Prime sheep in so we can make eager buyers aware of numbers expected.

**PLEASE ENSURE YOUR HOGGS ARE IN THE MARKET BEFORE 9:30AM TO AVOID LATE STARTS – HELP US SO THAT WE CAN HELP YOU**

STORES AND REARED CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – BEN SHOULER Tel: 01664 560181

Store cattle – 184

Some real highlights today passing through the ring and some very pleasing results from start to finish. Top store today from T R Stokes of Old Dalby who sold a 19 month old Limousin steer to £1250. Reared section saw David Tallis of Sapcote top the trade with a pen of four 15 month old Limousin Steers to £980. Don’t forget to book your cattle in for future weeks – 01664 562971

Cows and Calves – 18 Trade a little bit more difficult to predict with some outfits selling very well compared to others. Top trade goes to AL Lamb & Son of Great Casteton who sold a 2nd Calver Saler Cow with 1 month old Saler calf to £1250.

Don’t forget to book your cattle in by phoning the market before 12 on Thursday.

STEERS Breed

No. Of heads

Age Price (£/h)

Limousin x 1 19 months 1250

Charolais x 2 23 months 1145

Limousin x 1 21 months 1110

Charolais x 1 23 months 1105 Simmental x 1 26 months 1100

Simmental x 1 24 months 1100 Limousin x 1 26 months 1100

Limousin x 1 19 months 1090

Saler 4 21 months 1080 Limousin x 1 19 months 1050

HEIFERS Breed

No. Of heads Age Price (£/h)

Charolais x 3 23 months 990

Saler 2 21 months 945

Aberdeen Angus x

1 18 months 905

British Blue 1 27 months 850 British Blue 1 28 months 820

British Blue 1 27 months 795 Shorthorn 1 26 months

Aberdeen Angus x

4 25 months 750

British Blue 2 32 months 720

Simmental x 3 22 months 700

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Rearing Calves – 77

A larger entry with more Continental X calves continue to attract high prices, although an Angus Bull topped the section at £380 from A J A Dilks of Shottle, Derbys. They also sold Charolais Bulls for £370 and £365, Charolais heifers to £340 and Angus heifers to £245. R W Collishaw of Hickling sold 7 British Blues with both bulls and heifers reaching £330 and Paul Cash of Boston sold a Limousin bull for £325. Bull Calves Top Price £ Average £

Friesian 55 38 Holstein 48 27

A Angus 380 188

Hereford 170 126 Charolais 370 367

Limousin 325 235 British Blue 330 290

Heifer Calves Top Price £ Average £

A Angus 245 134

Hereford 90 68

British Blue 330 192

Limousin 140 130

Charolais 340 307

Simmental 225

Reared/Weanlings - 34 under 6 months

Fewer 6 month old stock about but T R H Jackson & Partners sold an Angus steer for £490, a Beef Shorthorn heifer for £450 and an Angus heifer for £435. JM Farming of Alton sold a Red Poll bull for £445 while E Tomlinson of Nanpantan sold 3 month old B Blue steers to £380 and B Blue heifers to £375. Throckenholt Farms of Spalding also sold both B Blue heifers and Limousin X heifers to £355.

Steer/Bull Calves Top Price £ Average £

Holstein 205 166 A Angus 490 330

Red Poll 445 Hereford 310 293

British Blue 380 370

Heifer Calves Top Price £ Average £

A Angus 435

British Blue 375 342

Hereford 225 215

British White 240

Limousin 355

Shorthorn 450

NEXT PIG SALE

TUESDAY 4th JUNE 2019

TUESDAY SALE TIMES

RING 1 BARREN COWS 10.00am Followed by PRIME CATTLE & BULLS

RING 2 REARED CALVES 11.00am Followed by COWS & CALVES & DAIRY COWS Followed by STORE CATTLE

RING 3 REARING CALVES 10.00am

SHEEP CENTRE PRIME LAMBS 10.30am Followed by CULL EWES STORE LAMBS 11.30am Followed by BREEDING SHEEP & RAMS

FUR AND FEATHER AUCTION TIMES SUNDRIES - 9.00AM (Stock accepted up to 8.45am on a Tuesday & 1pm on a

Monday) POULTRY - 9.30AM followed by the sale of Rabbits CAGE & AVAIRY - 9.30AM

followed by the sale of Eggs & Game ALL STOCK MUST BE BOOKED IN BY 9.15AM (unless stated)

ANY STOCK PRESENTED AFTER THIS TIME MAY BE REFUSED

FIRST, THIRD & FIFTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH PIGS 9.00am

Fur and Feather

Becky Allen

The Fur and Feather section had a brilliant crowd of people this week. We saw some great prices across all the animals topping £80 for a Trio of Friesians, £18 for 6 Turkey eggs, £30 for a Mini Lop rabbit and £38 for 2 Love Birds. Goslings carried on a great trade from last week averaging around £10 per life. The full market report can be viewed on our website. There will be some changes to next weeks sale with the poultry auction starting at 10am, stock can be booked in from 6.30am until 9.15am as normal. The rabbits and guinea pigs are being moved to the top end of the shed as of next week, any queries please ask a member of staff. We look forward to seeing you all next week!

PRIVATE SALES

12 Pedigree Simmental cows with Registered Calves at foot - High herd

health status, Warwickshire SEE PICTURES BELOW Choice of 4 Pedigree Simmental Bulls from a high herd health status herd 20 Pedigree Longhorn Cows with Calves at Foot following a herd reduction 12 British blue bulling heifers - Reared from top grading calves. 18/20

months old, TB4. SEE PICTURE BELOW 3 Pedigree Hereford In Calf Heifers – Autumn Calving

Pedigree Aberdeen Angus Bulls ready to work, EBV’s available, BVD accredited, TB4 – Cambridge

Registered pedigree Aberdeen Angus Bulls. Well bred and ready to work. TB Tested, Northhamptonshire.

2 Pedigree Hereford Bulls 15 months old, ready for work, very quiet.

Emperor

WANTED

Sheep / cattle keep – West Midlands/ Warwickshire / Leicestershire / Oxfordshire

Please contact Scott on 01664 493023

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Please call to discuss your marketing requirements for all

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Tom Greenow: 07775 758586 or 01664 562971

Ben Shouler: 01664 560181 or 01664 502950

Scott Ruck: 07796 897516 or 01664 562971

Barrie Williamson: 07541 400919

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Saturday 8th June

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