Sedgemoor Livestock Market report, Saturday March 28

An excellent market under new Covid-19 conditions.

Market Day update:

We will continue to hold weekly sales of Store Cattle, Stirks and Calves on Saturdays. The Store Lambs, Cull Ewes and Cull Goats will now be sold on Friday afternoons, gates opening at 12 noon with the sale of Store Lambs starting at 4pm, followed by the Cull Ewes & Goats.

Fat, Cull, Store & Weaner Pigs will continue to be sold on alternate Saturdays.

Fri April 3: Store Lambs, Cull Ewes & Cull Goats.

Sat April 4: Store Cattle, Stirks & Calves.

Sat April 11: Store Cattle, Stirks, Calves, Fat, Cull, Store & Weaner Pigs.

The sheep will be sold through the store cattle ring and the calves will be sold through dairy ring to facilitate social distancing of the buyers. No other category of stock will be sold at our Saturday market. Vendors MUST remain in their vehicles whilst market staff unload the vehicle and take their stock to the pens. The sale documentation MUST be collected by our staff from the Vendor’s vehicle at the unloading bay. Vendors MUST not enter the pennage area or any other part of the market premises.

Please ensure your mobile telephone number is on your entry form, so if you sell your stock with a reserve or subject to approval, we are able to contact you quickly. Buyers will be restricted to allow social distancing (two metres between each buyer). Buyers MUST sanitise on entry to the market and on exiting again. Buyers MUST wear gloves whilst in the market. Any buyer who does not actually secure a purchase MUST register with the office after the sale. Hauliers MUST ensure their name and contact details are recorded on the entry form for the stock they are delivering. Monday Markets will continue as currently with the above applied.

700 Store Cattle, Sucklers and Stirks. Auctioneer’s Comments:

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report top was £1280 for a superb, shapely, red Limousin steer from WJ Bown, Catcott. Further best type Limousin steers at £1165 (25m) £1155 (21/25m) £1085 (8x 21/24m) and £1035 (only 11/12m) from EA & DA Ellis, St Ives. Further well grown Limousins £1050 (25/27m & FA) R & G Matravers, Trull; £1045 (7x 23/26m & FA) RF Tucker & Son, Butleigh and £1010 (19m & FA) J & T Webber, Clapworthy Mill. Blue steers sold to a tremendous £1240 for a cracking 19m steer (FA) from J Saunders, North Newton. Well grown Blue steers at £1180 (3x 26/27m & FA) £1150 (3x 29m & FA) £1120 (2x 26m & FA) £1115 (30m & FA) and £1105 (3x 26m & FA) all from R & G Matravers, Pitminster; £1095 (3x only 11/12m & FA) £1055 (only 12m & FA) and £985 (only 11/12m & FA) EA & DA Ellis again; £1065 (2x 21m & FA) Arscott Partners, Upottery; £1055 (9x 17/21m & FA) AG Ludwell & Son, Holsworthy and £1025 (5x 18/20m) RH Beaty, Walton. Simmental steers rose to £1195 for two grand bullocks (23/24m & FA) from WR Adam & Sons, Forton, who sold others at £1190 (23/24m & FA) £1170 (22/23m & FA) and £1135 (23m & FA). Charolais steers peaked at £1135 (20m & FA) from TJ Samways & Son, North Perrott. Further Charolais £1115 (28m & FA) Hutton & Sons, Bristol; £1105 (19m & FA) and £1025 (19m & FA) MEJ Branfield, Clatworthy; £1100 (4x 22/23m & FA) and £1005 (27m & FA) RC & K Wright & Son, Dunkeswell; £1085 (4x 13/22m & FA) PJ Barnes & Son, Williton and £1010 (19/20m & FA) from TJ Samways & Son again.

Native steers still in excellent demand to £1190 for an Angus (28m, FA & sire) from R & G Matravers again, who sold another at £1060 (29m & FA). Further well grown Angus £1140 (6x 24/25m, FA & sire) and £1130 (3x 25/26m, FA & sire) Alstone Court Partners, Highbridge; £1100 (19m, FA & sire) and £1070 (3x 19/24m, FA & sire) Arscott Partners again; £1095 (30m & FA) and £995 (3x 23/27m & FA) TH Jeanes, North Curry; £1080 (30m, FA & sire) J & T Webber again; £1060 (25m, FA & sire) CJ Board & Partners, Lottisham and £1055 (4x 28/29m, FA & sire) D & A Cox & Son, Burtle. Hereford steers sold to £1165 for a forward type (24m, FA & sire) from Hutton & Sons, Hallen, who sold others at £1140 (23m, FA & sire) £1100 (26m, FA & sire) and £1085 (30m, FA & sire). Further forward Herefords £1155 (5x 27/28m, FA & sire) R & G Matravers again; £1065 (4x 22/25m, FA & sire) and £995 (23/24m & FA) A & J Davies, Cowbridge; £1010 (29m & FA) JP Stone, Puriton and £1005 (27m, FA & sire) J & T Webber again. Smart Shorthorn steer at £1045 (22m & FA) PJ Barnes & Son again.

Dairy bred steers sold to £1040 for a Fleckvieh (20m) from RH Beaty again. Further Fleckvieh at £800 (23m & FA) from TH Jeanes again. Strong Friesian at £895 (28m & FA) D & A Cox & Son again.

Further framed black and whites at £860 (2x 26m & FA) TH & CL Johnson, Membury; £835 (3x 21/22m & FA) MH Doble, Blackdown; £790 (2x 23/25m & FA) Arscott Partners again; £780 (18/20m) RH Beaty again; £775 (18/19m & FA) Hampden Smith, Penzance; £775 again (2x 26m & FA) NJ & CL Parker, Ilchester and £775 for a Montbeliarde (only 14m & FA) from DJ & SE Merrett, Pottern.

Heifers sold to £1155 for two superb Limousin (22m & FA) from WJ Bown again, who sold further best Limousin heifers at £1130 (3x 22m & FA) and £1020 (23m & FA). Further better quality Limousins at £950 (4x 23/24m) and £905 (7x 17/24m) EA & AD Ellis again; £940 (22m & FA) EH & RL Leyshon again; £935 (28m & FA) D & A Cox & Son again and £910 (22m & FA) CM Parker & IF Burnett, Templeton. Blue heifers rose to £1130 for an extremely shapely type (23m & FA) from WJ Bown, Catcott. Further better Blues at £1045 (29m & FA) TH Jeanes again; £975 (2x 16m & FA) and £970 (2x 16/17m & FA) SER Hunt, Kilve; £950 (6x 17/25m & FA) AG Ludwell & Son again; £905 (7x 20/23m & FA) Arscott Partners again and £885 (23m & FA) NL Reeves & Sons, Backwell. Smart Blonde heifers at £1100 (24m & FA) and £1035 (23/24m & FA) from K Proctor, Dunkeswell. Well grown Simmental at £1090 (27m & FA) TH Jeanes again. Charolais heifers rose to £1015 (28m & FA) from Hutton & Sons again. Further Charolais £985 (20m & FA) TJ Samways & Son again; £980 (2x 23m & FA) RC & K Wright & Son again; £960 (3x 19m & FA) MEJ Branfield & Sons again and £880 (4x 23/27m & FA) TH Jeanes again.

Native heifers sold to £965 for fleshed Herefords (19/20m & FA) from EA & DA Ellis again. Further Herefords to £870 (3x 28/29m & FA) from EH & RL Leyshon again. Angus to £845 (5x 21/24m & sire) from RJ & EJ Collier, Colyton.

22 Grazing Cows (pre-movement tested). Auctioneer’s Comments:

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a larger entry of 22 grazing cows topped at £910 for a (2015) Lincoln Red cow from EH & EL Leyshon.

243 Busk Calves and Stirks. Auctioneer’s Comments:

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a smaller entry of stirks saw a continuation of the good trade for the best. Top price of £905 (13m) for an excellent Limousin heifer from J Popham. Further Limousins to £720 (3x & 13m) £640 (2x 12m) from PR & MA Hooper & Son; £675 (13m) £665 (13m) £600 (12m) and £570 from HR & BM White & Sons; £640 (2x 12m) £605 (11m) £550 (2x & 10m) from B Jeffery; £570 (10m) and £520 (11m) from EA & DA Ellis. British Blues to £775 (11m) J Popham again, when others sold to £590 (10m) and £560 (2x & 11m) from JW & JA Wotton. Charolais to £725 (3x & 13m) from HR & BM White & Sons, who sold others to £660 (2x & 13m) and £595 (13m). Other Charolais to £715 (2x & 13m) from PR & MA Hooper; £585 (10m) from B Jeffery and £550 (3x & 8m) from B Calder.

Bazadaise to £665 (11m) from LG Bagg & Partners. Angus to £635 (12m) from HR & BM White & Sons. Simmentals to £555 (7m) from CT Crossman. Herefords to £540 (14m) from Lilylane Farms Ltd, when others sold to £530 (2x & 14m) from RC Hutchings and £495 (5x 11m) from FP Hill & Son.

Steers sold to a top price of £860 (5x & 12m) for Charolais from HR & BM White & Sons, when others sold to £705 (11m) from P Holland; £630 (8m) B Calder and £620 (2x & 10m) from EG Holland. Limousins to £850 (5x & 13m) from HR & BM White & Sons again, when others sold to £800 (12m) £740 (12m) from PR & MA Hooper & Son; £760 (2x 10m) £750 (2x 11m) £730 (2x 10m) from B Jeffery; £730 (9m) £635 (5x & 9m) from AJ Withers & Son; £720 (2x & 12m) from JW & JA Wotton; £720 (10m) from EG Holland; £695 (3x & 14m) from WJ Dicks; £670 (7m) from LG Bagg & Partners and £665 (11m) from P Holland. British Blues to £750 (2x &12m) from JW & JA Wotton again, who sold others to £735 (3x 12m). Others to £620 (10m) from N Bayley. Herefords to £745 (5x 11m) RJ Edmunds, when others sold to £640 (2x & 11m) from FP Hill & Son. Simmentals to £740 (5x 11m) from RJ Edmunds again, when another sold to £600 (11m) from BD Elworthy. Angus to £700 (12m) from JW & JA Wotton and £700 (13m) RJ Edmunds. Others to £630 (8m) from AC & PVJ Purchase.

Beef Breeds (272) – not able to be exported from market. Auctioneer’s Comments:

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report an excellent entry of 272 beef calves under current circumstances met a good trade throughout. A lot of smaller calves forward. Top of £345 (4x) for reared Blues from NF George, same Vendor £340 (3x). Younger Blues to £312 from DH & C Bennett; £300 NF Clothier & Sons; £270 from Short Bros & Son. Simmentals to £315 from R Hares. 2x Charollais at £280 from SM & DM Turner. Limousins to £262 and £250 from HT & ME Quick.

Continental heifers to £280 for a young Blue from CJ & JA Reed. Other Blues £260 from NF Clothier & Sons Ltd; £222 from MC Powell. Charolais to £220 (2x) from SM & DM Turner Ltd. Simmentals to £180 (2x) from DE Down & Son and Limousins to £172 from H & M Wall & Sons.

Native bulls to £290 (4x) and £280 (6x) for reared Angus from NF George and £255 from N & C Holland & Son. Younger to £230 from M & S Powell and £225 from LS, KM & CJ Davis. Herefords to £225 from M & S Powell and £192 (3x) from RA Wilkins & Sons.

Native heifers to £220 from Angus from NF Clothier & Sons. Others £218 from FAW Bakers Kingston Farms Ltd and £200 (2x) from N & C Holland. Herefords to £200 (4x) from Bakers Kingston Farms Ltd.

Friesians (53) – not able to be exported from market. Auctioneer’s Comments:

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report dairy sired bull calves met another decent trade for the time of year and topped at £150 for reared calves from FAW Bakers Kingston Farm Ltd. Younger calves £30-£50, plain types £10-£30. Fleckvieh to £115 from RF & BA Larcombe. Shorthorn to £50 Bayley Partners.

94 Pigs. Auctioneer’s Comments:

Greenslade Taylor Hunt report a pleasing entry of cull sows and fat pigs for the Coronavirus market which saw Vendors well rewarded for their entries.

Cull Sows (17)

Super fast trade – when the best sold to £246 and £240 from LE Miller & Son. All medium sows between £150-£180. Strong trade for boars to £210 from John Parry. Others to £195 and £180. Small sows between £130-£140.

Forward Stores (77)

Good entry sold to a strong trade when all Vendors were will rewarded. Top of the day £145 for a good run from T Stone and RJ Construction. £140 for well conformed pigs from LE Miller & Son and £136 for Saddlebacks from WG Edwards.

Good light pigs to £110 from TW Pamer.

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