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w/e FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2020

WEEKLY SALES NEWS

STOCK SOLD DURING THE WEEK

Prime Sheep 2152

Store Cattle 245

Prime Cattle 373

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Wednesday 3rd June 2020

1124 Prime Hoggs 503 Prime Lambs SQQ – 175.39 200p/kg & £108.00 SQQ – 234.5 259p/kg & £110.00

Auctioneer: Simon Draper

Spring Lambs

A doubling of numbers this week sold for an SQQ of 234.50, much in line with other Tuesday and Wednesday

markets. M/s Bowden topped at 259p/kg twice with our regular drover at 249p/kg alongside Chris Sabine. M/s

Checkley took 244p/kg as did Colin Stoakes. M/s Bowden took £110.00 for weight followed by Honesberie Farms at

£109.00. David Holdom sold at £106.00 and M/s Checkley £102.00.

Prime Hoggs

Demand strongest for the heavier hoggs 52kg plus selling to £108.00 for Texel x from Miss N Randall. 50 to 58kg

regularly sold at £100.00. Handier weights were harder to find homes for.

Ewes and Rams sold to £70.00 for Zwartble.

Weight Nos Ave (p/kg) Top (p/kg)

LAMBS (32.1-39) 79 238.33 259.00

LAMBS (39.1-45.5) 358 235.00 256.00

LAMBS (45.6-52) 49 229.18 237.00

HOGGS (39.1-45.5) 324 176.31 180.00

HOGGS (45.6-52) 356 181.29 200.00

HOGGS (52+) 354 171.85 187.00

SELLER PPK

G BOWDEN & SON 259

G BOWDEN & SON 256

C J SABINE 249

T B CHECKLEY & SONS 244

W A STOAKES 244

C J SABINE 243

W A STOAKES 241

G D SWERLING & SONS 241

SELLER PPH

G BOWDEN & SON 110

G BOWDEN & SON 110

HONESBERIE FARMS 109

G BOWDEN & SON 108

G BOWDEN & SON 108

D J HOLDOM 106

T B CHECKLEY & SON 102

G BOWDEN & SON 102

Friday 5th June

Store Cattle – 245 Forward

Auctioneer: Simon Draper

A strong demand this week for the fleshier cattle as the beef price increases. The shortage of grass had a slightly

depressing effect on the plainer 12/18-month sorts. M/s Misselbrook sold four Aberdeen Angus steers to £1172.00,

£1140.00 x 2 and £1125.00 at 18 months. Keith Slade took £1095.00 at 14 months followed by the Gostrode Trust at

£995.00. British Blue x dairy from M/s Elliott topped at £1080.00 and £1030.00 while Neil Chard took £1050.00.

Suckler bred Limousin x from Keith Slade sold at £1040.00 followed by Gostrode Trust at £1005.00 - 13/14 months.

Blonde x 12 months sold to £1000.00 from Reynolds Farmers. M/s P & D Warren sold several pens of Charolais x

steers to £1070.00 at 15 months with Simmental/Blues to £1025.00 and £1020.00. M/s Osterley Park Farm sold their

outwintered steers to £920.00.

Kevin Wolfe showed 4 marvellous Aberdeen Angus x Charolais heifers 22 months to £1199.00 and £1180.00. British

Blue x dairy 24 months from M/s Elliott topped at £1000.00 while Limousin x from Cedric Mees sold at £990.00 at 17

months, 15 months from Gostrode Trust sold at £915.00. Hereford heifers from Mr Mees sold to £870.00.

Feeding cows topped at £1160.00 for a Pure Charolais from Kevin Wolfe, Richard Cooper sold British Blue x at

£955.00 while Aberdeen Angus sold at £875.00 from Eric Wainwright.

Store Sheep

Unbelievably still a few hoggs about on a Friday. Clean to £74.50 with two toothers at £65.00. Ewes today were nearly

all very fat – a difficult commodity at the minute but selling as competitively as anywhere. Continental x were regularly

£80-85.00. Lean Mules £55-58.00 also looked a very good shout.

Deadweight – Week ending Friday 5th May 2020

Stock sold: 373 Cattle and 525 Spring Lambs

Clean Cattle

Large numbers placed this week as producers make the most of the strong demand for beef at present. We have

experienced a large lift in trade about 40p/kg, however prices are still only at last years levels! The dry weather is

encouraging producers to look at selling some grass cattle to ease grazing pressures. However, cattle appear to be

weighing very well. Trade up another 10p/kg this week with all outlets keen for stock.

WANTED: Organic, Farm Assured Lambs & Cattle & Pasture For Life (PFL) finished cattle.

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Steers to £1172.00 Heifers to £1199.00 Cows to £1160.00

NOS AVE PRICE (PR/HD)

MAX PRICE (PR/HD)

TOP BREED

STEERS 157 898.23 1172.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS

HEIFERS 76 777.42 1199.00 ABERDEEN ANGUS

COWS 7 - 1160.00 CHAROLAIS

STORE LAMBS 37 - 74.50 -

EWES 49 - 88.00 -

For up to date prices and information please contact John Blanchard or Daniel Slade. For weights and grades please contact Louise

Baxter (deadweight@thame-market.co.uk or 01844 217437). Where possible weights and grades are sent via email.

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