Lodge & Thomas report an entry of 38 UTM and OTM prime cattle, 54 cull cows, 135 store cattle including 16 dairy cattle and 8 suckler cows and calves, 78 rearing calves and stirks and 504 finished and store sheep.

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A good entry of prime cattle for the market which included the Christmas Commercial Prize Sale.

Trade was excellent for cattle with demand strong for butchers’ types across the board.

Top price per kilo came for the Class 3 Light Heifer winner at 240p/kg being a Limousin x heifer from Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth bought by Harvey Bros. Butchers of St. Ives, Penzance & Newlyn.

She was the pick of five super young cattle from this farm which averaged over 219p/kg.

Premium steer was the Class 2 Heavy winner, a 670kg Limousin x steer from George Richards Farms of Summercourt who also picked up two further prizes, which sold at 226p/kg to Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers of Helston.

The day also saw one of the highest value animals ever sold through the fat ring at £1,687 (204p/kg) for a 827kg Limousin x steer shown off by Fleur Hinkley of Messrs. J.M. & K. Hinkley of Rejerrah, also bought by Chris Dale.

19 Steers – top 7 prices

Limousin x to 226p (670kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 220p (636kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle

Limousin x to 218p (575kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle

Limousin x to 204p (827kg) for Messrs. J.M. & K. Hinkley of Rejerrah, Newquay

Limousin x to 201p (549kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle

South Devon x to 197p (716kg) for Mr. R. Sadler of Mawnan Smith, Falmouth

British Blue x to 195p (513kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin

14 Heifers – top 7 prices

Limousin x to 240p (509kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle

Limousin x to 220p (611kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle

Limousin x to 211p (572kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 202p (567kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

Charolais x to 198p (648kg) for Messrs. W.H. & L.M. Williams & Son of Allet, Truro

Limousin x to 197p (577kg) for George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay

British Blue x to 194p (500kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin

Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 172.3p/kg - Heifers – 167.2p/kg

Truro Steers - Truro Heifers

Premium to 226p av. 213.80p - Premium to 240p av. 218.25p

Prime to 197p av. 184.83p - Prime to 198p av. 189.20p

Others to 173p av. 160.63p - Others to 170p av. 161.25p

All Steers av. 182.26p - All Heifers av. 189.54p

OTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

Best price this week for an OTM Hereford x steer for Mr. S. Lean of Colan selling at 130p/kg to David Ellis of Lelant.

3 Steers & 2 Heifers

Hereford x steer to 130p (653kg) for Mr. S. Lean of Colan, Newquay

Limousin x steer to 128p (511kg) for Messrs. D.W. & N.J. Barker of St. Mawgan, Newquay

Limousin x heifer to 124p (486kg) for Mr. S.E. Eastley of Pelynt, Looe

Overall Averages:

OTM Steers to 130p/kg av. 123.31p/kg

OTM Heifers to 124p/kg av. 122.04p/kg

CULL COWS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A fair number of cull cows forward.

Trade is in line with other regional markets with wellcovered cows selling to the best advantage to a top of 119p/kg and £1,034 for a Limousin x from Mr. W.P. Thomas of Threemilestone purchased by Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh.

Premium Friesian at 115p/kg for Messrs. S. Wallis & Son of Helston and bought by David Ellis of Lelant with a big 838kg cow from Messrs. D.J. Searle & Son of Rosudgeon selling to a top of £905 to Dawn West Devon.

20 Beef Cows – leading prices

Limousin x to 119p (869kg) for Mr. W.P. Thomas of Threemilestone, Truro

South Devon x to 117p (788kg) for Mr. I.C. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell

South Devon x to 117p (623kg) for Mr. I.C. Lobb of St. Ewe, St. Austell

Limousin x to 107p (720kg) for Mr. W.P. Thomas of Threemilestone, Truro

South Devon x to 103p (752kg) for Jackamax Ltd of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

South Devon x to 97p (724kg) for Jackamax Ltd of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

34 Dairy Cows – leading prices

Friesian to 115p (571kg) for Messrs. S. Wallis & Son of Helston

Friesian to 113p (568kg) for Mr. W.H.F. Harvey of Lanivet, Bodmin

Friesian to 108p (838kg) for Messrs. D.J. Searle & Son of Rosudgeon, Penzance

Friesian to 98p (746kg) for Messrs. D.J. Searle & Son of Rosudgeon, Penzance

Friesian to 97p (698kg) for Messrs. K. & M. Ferris of Gunwalloe, Helston

Friesian to 96p (856kg) for Chynoweth Farm Partners of St. Allen, Truro

Friesian to 90p (829kg) for Messrs. D.J. Searle & Son of Rosudgeon, Penzance

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 119p/kg av. 90.32p/kg

Dairy Cows to 115p/kg av. 78.14p/kg

STORE CATTLE

Auctioneers – Patrick Dennis & Andrew Body

For the time of year, store cattle numbers continue to be firm.

Trade also remains firm especially for more forward cattle.

A grand pair of 22 month old Limousin x steers from Mr. R.L. Northey of Chacewater topped the day at £1,065 with a same age Aberdeen Angus x steer selling well to £920 for Mrs. B.M. Uren of Blackwater.

A lovely younger run of mainly March 2018 born Aberdeen Angus x cattle from Mr. G.F.K. Thomas of St. Agnes saw best pair of steers at £835 and top heifer trio to £795 averaging £785.

Suckled calves and young stores saw a keen trade to £820 for a super single 9 month old Limousin x steer for Messrs. J.A. & L.S.M. Tripconey of St. Keverne.

60 Steers – leading prices

2yo

Limousin x to £1,065 for Mr. R.L. Northey of Chacewater, Truro

Aberdeen Angus x to £920 for Mrs. B.M. Uren of Blackwater, Truro

British Blue x to £900 for Mr. T. Hocking of St. Levan, Penzance

1½yo

Aberdeen Angus x to £835 for Mr. G.F.K. Thomas of St. Agnes

Blonde d’Aquitaine x to £800 for Mr. L.J. Mann of Constantine, Falmouth

Hereford x to £700 for Messrs. A.J. & K.P. Johns of Chacewater, Truro

1yo

Simmental x to £500 for Mr. W.H.F. Harvey of Lanivet, Bodmin

9mo

Limousin x to £820 for Messrs. J.A. & L.S.M. Tripconey of St. Keverne, Helston

South Devon x to £575 for Mr. G. Symons of St. Anthony, The Roseland

Hereford x to £560 for Messrs. M.J. & L.H.J. Anselmi of St. Keverne, Helston

51 Heifers – leading prices

2yo Simmental x to £605 for Mr. C.M. Phillips of St. Mawes, Truro

1½yo

Aberdeen Angus x to £795 for Mr. G.F.K. Thomas of St. Agnes

Blonde d’Aquitaine x to £740 for Mr. L.J. Mann of Constantine, Falmouth

1yo

Charolais x to £440 for Mr. W.H.A. Hicks of Maenporth, Falmouth

9mo

Hereford x to £530 for Messrs. J.A. & L.S.M. Tripconey of St. Keverne, Helston

SALE OF DAIRY CATTLE & SUCKLERS (24)

This week saw a catalogued sale of 16 Holstein Friesian in-calf heifers on behalf of Messrs. J.S. Rodda & Son of Gulval, Penzance who have finished autumn calving with these following on out of pattern and genuinely sold.

The cattle were one of the best bunches of heifers ever seen sold at the Market and were a credit to Gavin Rodda.

All in-calf to their Pedigree Aberdeen Angus bull, top price came at £1,340 not once but twice for two October 2017 born heifers due December with a fantastic overall average of £1,160.

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A similar number of calves to recent weeks and trade in line with other regional centres.

A pair of five week old British Blue crosses from Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge topped the bull and heifer sections at £218 and £162 respectively.

36 Bulls

British Blue x to £218 for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge, Penzance, av. £115

Hereford x to £150 for Messrs. R.C. & M.J. Andrews of Trerulefoot, Saltash, av. £90

Aberdeen Angus x to £145 for Messrs. R.G. Olver & Son of St. Stephen, St. Austell, av. £95

Devon x to £90 for Mr. D.R. Hair of London Apprentice, St. Austell, av. £73

Friesian bobby calves to £45, av. £25

35 Heifers

British Blue x to £162 for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge, Penzance, av. £75

Limousin x to £142 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston

Aberdeen Angus x to £112 for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston, av. £50

Devon x to £95 for Mr. D.R. Hair of London Apprentice, St. Austell

Hereford x to £75 for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro, av. £45

5 Male Stirks

Hereford x to £315 for Mr. G. Matthews of Roche, St. Austell, av. £228

British Blue x to £310 for W.E. Nicholls & Co. of Mylor, Falmouth

2 Heifer Stirks

British Blue x to £310 twice for W.E. Nicholls & Co. of Mylor, Falmouth

RESULTS FROM TRURO MARKET COMMERCIAL PRIZE SALE

Class 1 – Steer up to 600kg

1st Chris Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x 218p (575kg) £1,253 Purchased by David Wilton of Peter Morris Butchers, St. Columb

2nd Chris Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x 201p (549kg) £1,103 Purchased by Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers, Helston

3rd Robert Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin British Blue x 195p (513kg) £1,000 Purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station, Truro

Class 2 – Steer 601kg+

1st George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x 226p (670kg) £1,514 Purchased by Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers, Helston

2nd Chris Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x 220p (636kg) £1,399 Purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow, Penryn

3rd Fleur Hinkley of Rejerrah, Newquay Limousin x 204p (827kg) £1,687 Purchased by Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers, Helston

Chris Eddy & Jennifer Richards being presented with Prize Cards, Prize Money & Rosettes by Richard Angove, NFU Mutual

Class 3 – Heifer up to 550kg

1st Chris Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x 240p (509kg) £1,221 Purchased by Harvey Bros. Butchers of St. Ives, Penzance & Newlyn

2nd Robert Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin British Blue x 194p (500kg) £970 Purchased by David Ellis of Lelant, St. Ives

Class 4 – Heifer 551kg+

1st Chris Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x 220p (611kg) £1,344 Purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow, Penryn

2nd George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x 211p (572kg) £1,207 Purchased by Harvey Bros. Butchers of St. Ives, Penzance & Newlyn

3rd George Richards Farms of Summercourt, Newquay Limousin x 202p (567kg) £1,145 Purchased by Chris Dale of Dales Family Butchers, Helston

FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

LAMBS (265)

Auctioneer – Ed Harris

A decent entry forward for the Prize Sale, which included several consignments of super, well-finished lambs.

Four pens breaking the £90 barrier, and a top price of £94.50 and 203p/kg for blocky Texels from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

This was closely followed by a single butchers’ quality heavyweight lamb from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet which sold at £92.50 to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

Four smart pens of handierweight lambs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven saw a premium of 194p/kg for a 42.1kg pen winning Class 1 again bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd who bought many top price pens.

Leading Averages:

203p/kg for 46.6kg lambs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

194p/kg for 46.1kg lambs from Mr. A. Old of Tregamere, St. Columb

194p/kg for 42.1kg lambs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

191p/kg for 45.8kg lambs from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

191p/kg for 45.8kg lambs from Messrs. S.B. & M. Tonkin of St. Blazey, St. Austell

190p/kg for 47.3kg lambs from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge

190p/kg for 43.7kg lambs from Messrs. S.B. & M. Tonkin of St. Blazey, St. Austell

190p/kg for 36.4kg lambs from Messrs. A. & A. Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon

187p/kg for 46.6kg lambs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

186p/kg for 46.6kg lambs from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

186p/kg for 45.6kg lambs from Mr. A. Old of Tregamere, St. Columb

Top Price Lambs:

£94.50 (46.6kg) from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

£92.50 (50.5kg) from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin

£90.00 (47.3kg) from Mrs. E.M.J. Eggins of St. Breock, Wadebridge

£90.00 (49.0kg) from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

£89.50 (46.1kg) from Mr. A. Old of Tregamere, St. Columb

£89.00 (50.2kg) from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£89.00 (53.5kg) from Messrs. S.B. & M. Tonkin of St. Blazey, St. Austell

£88.00 (47.5kg) from Mr. A. Old of Tregamere, St. Columb

£87.50 (45.8kg) from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£87.50 (45.8kg) from Messrs. S.B. & M. Tonkin of St. Blazey, St. Austell

£87.50 (56.1kg) from Messrs. W.S. Gay & Son of St. Allen, Truro

Averages:

Standard (32.1kg-39kg) to 190p/kg av. 185p/kg

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 194p/kg av. 181p/kg

Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 203p/kg av. 179p/kg

Overweight (52.1kg+) to 166p/kg av. 157p/kg

SQQ Lamb Average 182p

CULL EWES (135)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

A sizeable entry for the time of year saw a buoyant trade from start-to-finish. three pens exceeding the £80 mark and a top price of £83.50 for a fine pen of big-bodied Suffolk x ewes from a strong entry from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven.

Leading Prices

£83.50 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£81.00 for ewes from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

£80.00 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£79.50 for ewes from Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston

£78.00 for ewes from Mr. D.J. Tremain of Bridge, St. Columb

£72.00 for ewes from Messrs. D.M. Trethewey & Son of Helland, Bodmin

£71.00 for ewes from Mr. R.S. Dawe of Grampound, Truro

£74.00 for a ram from Messrs. J.C. Eddy & Son of Kehelland, Camborne

£73.50 for a ram from Mr. S. Parkin of Whitemoor, St. Austell

£71.00 for a ram from Mr. G. Nickells of Troon, Camborne

Averages

First quality ewes to £83.50 av. £76.00

Second quality ewes to £55.00 av. £49.50

Cull rams to £74.00 av. £69.00

STORE LAMBS (104)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

No shortage of demand and strong prices prevail, topping at £72.50 for a pen of forward types from Mr. R.S. Dawe of Grampound.

Leading Prices

£72.50 for stores from Mr. R.S. Dawe of Grampound, Truro

£70.00 for stores from Mr. S. Parkin of Whitemoor, St. Austell

£68.00 for stores from Mrs. P.M. Ellery of Talskiddy, St. Columb

£63.50 for stores from Messrs. W. & R. Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro

£60.50 for stores from Mr. R.S. Dawe of Grampound, Truro

£60.00 for stores from Mr. J. McFadden of St. Just, Penzance

Averages

Best store lambs to £72.50 av. £63.50

Medium store lambs to £57.00 av. £55.50

Small store lambs to £49.00 av. £43.50

RESULTS FROM TRURO MARKET COMMERCIAL PRIZE SALE

Class 1 – Lambs 45.5kg & under (minimum 4)

1st Hugh Dawson Methleigh Farm Ltd of Porthleven, Helston 194p (42.1kg) £81.50 Purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow, Penryn

=2nd S.B. & M. Tonkin of St. Blazey, St. Austell 190p (43.7kg) £83.00

=2nd Andrew Pedrick of Buckfast, Devon 190p (36.4kg) £69.00 Both pens purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station, Truro

3rd Will & Robyn Taffinder of Ruan High Lanes, Truro 183p (38.9kg) £71.00 Purchased by H.R. Jasper & Son Ltd of South Petherwin, Launceston

Class 2 – Lambs over 45.5kg (minimum 4)

1st Bob Coad of Cubert, Newquay 203p (46.6kg) £94.50 Purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow, Penryn

2nd Aubrey Old of Tregamere, St. Columb 194p (46.1kg) £89.50 Purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow, Penryn

=3rd Ian & Sandra Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge 191p (45.8kg) £87.50

=3rd S.B. & M. Tonkin of St. Blazey, St. Austell 191p (45.8kg) £87.50 Both pens purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow, Penryn