Frome Market, Standerwick, Frome, Somerset BA11 2QB

Tel: 01373 830 033 Fax: 01373 831 201 Email: info@fromelivestock.com Website: www.fromelivestock.com

Auctioneers: Cooper & Tanner and Symonds & Sampson

Sale Reports & Information for the week ending

17th JANUARY 2020

1512 HEAD SOLD

PRIME CATTLE to 188.50p/kg CULL COWS to 168p/kg PRIME HOGGETS to 214p/kg CALVES to £415 PIGS to £218 STORE LAMBS to £76 DAIRY to £1920 CULL EWES to £104 STORE STEERS to £1065 STORE HEIFERS to £900

WEDNESDAY 15th JANUARY 2020

TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 1101

PRIME CATTLE (63) to 188.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645 274

A mixed quality entry met a strong trade with all grades wanted and tending dearer. Best butchers cattle in very strong supply and again at a premium, overage at late rates.

TOP PRICE STEER 182p/kg for an Angus from Groves Farming, Keevil

TOP PRICE HEIFER 188.50p/kg for a Saler from N & MJ Ashwin, Bristol

UTM FAT TOTALS: No MIN P/KG MAX P/KG

STEERS

Light 100-500kg 7 123.50 164.00

Medium 551-650kg 12 147.00 182.00

Heavy 650kg+ 11 139.50 174.50

HEIFERS

Light 100-500kg 3 29.50 184.50

Medium 501-590kg 16 114.50 188.50

Heavy 590kg+ 14 137.50 186.50

UTM STEERS (30) Max. 182p/kg & £1327 Angus topped the steers today at 182p/kg from Groves Farming Partnership

and £1158 from FJ Lessey & Son. Herefords to 174.50p/kg and £1327 from AR

Smith. Blues to 174.50p/kg from T & K Pavey and £1271 from KC & AM Godwin

& Son. Friesians to 159p/kg and £1073 from FJ Lessey & Son and dearer.

UTM STEERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Angus 182.00 Groves Farming Prtnrs, Keevil

1158 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton

Hereford 174.50 AR Smith, Swanage 1327 AR Smith, Swanage

Blue 174.50 T & K Pavey, Gillingham

1271 KC & AM Godwin & Son, Chippenham

Friesian 159.00 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton

1073 FJ Lessey & Son, Wincanton

Simmental 139.50 EM Horn & Son, Swanmore

927 EM Horn & Son Swanmore

UTM HEIFERS (33) Max. 188.50p/kg & £1214 Butchers quality heifers in strong demand and urgently wanted topping at 188.50p/kg for N & MJ Ashwin’s Saler. Angus to 172.50p/kg from Groves Farming, Herefords to 173p/kg from H Selby. Limousin to 186.50p/kg from Hann Farming Ltd, Danish to 167.50p/kg from Snook Ltd. Friesians to 149.50p/kg from Hann Farming Ltd.

UTM HEIFERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR

Saler 173.00 H Selby, Twyford 974 N & MJ Ashwin, Bristol

Limousin 186.50 Hann Farming Ltd, Frome

1191 Hann Farming Ltd, Frome

Blue 176.50 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock

1214 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock

Hereford 173.00 H Selby, Twyford 927 H Selby, Twyford

Angus 172.50 Groves Farming Prtnrs, Keevil

1073 RC Few & Sons, Longbridge Deverill

Danish 167.50 Snook Ltd, Yeovil 998 Snook Ltd, Yeovil

Friesian 149.50 Hann Farming Ltd, Frome

1022 Hann Farming Ltd, Frome

VENDORS - PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL CATTLE ARE DOUBLE TAGGED

PRIOR COMING TO MARKET

OTM PRIME CATTLE (13) Max. 168p/kg & £1160 A small entry sold to a solid trade with steers to 168p/kg from AR Smith and

Angus heifers to 166p/kg from Snook Ltd.

CULL COWS (89) Beef to 114.50p/kg Dairy to 118p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645 274 A larger entry met another good trade to average 96.42p/kg despite fewer meat

cows on offer. Meat Friesians topped at 118p/kg from BJ & EM Yandle and

£997 from NJ Emery & Sons with others from 106p/kg. Manufacturing Friesians

also in keen demand with plainer types variable and boners easier. R & J

Stevens’ cracking Charolais cows topped at 139.50p/kg and £1169 with PW Fry

& Son’s Charolais to 139.50p/kg and £1014. Limousin to 125p/kg and £986

from I Winter, Fleckvieh to 110.50p/kg from RTJ Voizey & Partners, Brown

Swiss to 117.50p/kg from SH Lawrence & Sons, Simmental to 114.50p/kg from

AL & DM Sage & Son and Blues to 115.50p/kg from PG Apsey. Other grades

wanted with young, grazing types firmer. Bulls remain at fair levels, many

thanks and please keep your cows coming.

CULL COWS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Charolais 139.50 R & J Stevens, Warminster

1169 R & J Stevens, Warminster

Limousin 125.00 I Winter, Draycott 986 I Winter, Draycott

Angus 122.50 AL & DM Sage & Son, Bath

1016 AL & DM Sage & Son, Bath

Friesian 118.00 BJ & EM Yandle, Stapleton

997 NJ Emery & Sons, Eastleigh

Brown Swiss 117.50 SH Lawrence & Sons, Bath

800 SH Lawrence & Sons, Bath

Blue 115.50 PG Apsey, Wincanton

935 PG Apsey, Wincanton

Simmental 114.50 AL & DM Sage & Son, Bath

764 AL & DM Sage & Son, Bath

Ayrshire 111.00 RJ House & Son, Yarlington

724 RJ House & Son, Yarlington

Fleckvieh 110.50 RTJ Voizey & Prtnrs, Yeovil

762 RTJ Voizey & Prtnrs, Yeovil

FARM ASSURANCE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT:

A number of abattoirs are now only accepting farm assured cattle and as such we strongly advise vendors to register with an approved body. This will give your cattle the greatest chance of achieving the best possible price.

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are pleased to now offer a direct to slaughter service

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SHEEP (555) Starts 10.30am AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737 PRIME HOGGETS (421) Max 214p/kg & £112 A smaller entry of prime hoggs entered which sold to a stronger trade on the week. Best hoggs to 214p/kg from SR Baggs and £112 from BM Taylor. 32kg hoggs to £68.50 from SR Baggs who also had 38kg hoggs to £76. Quality 44kg hoggs to £93 and 204p/kg from C Pople. Heavier types to 196p/kg from D Downton and £112 from BM Taylor. More wanted each week to meet the demand we have here at Frome.

NO. WEIGHT

(KG) MAX

(P/KG) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

12 25.5-32 214 SR Baggs, Warminster

68.50 SR Baggs, Warminster

51 32.1-39 208.00 SR Baggs, Warminster

76.00 SR Baggs, Warminster

124 39.1-45.5 204.00 C Pople, Hutton 93.00 C Pople, Hutton

214 45.6-52 196.00 D Downton, Redhill 98.00 T Wheeler, Rode

20 52+ 184.00 C Pople, Hutton 112.00 BM Taylor, West Cranmore

STORE SHEEP (40) Max. £76 A small entry of store hoggs which sold to a flying trade with best to £76 from DC Aylesbury. Any undeclared ram store lambs will be subject to a 25% deduction if found by the buyer after the auction. To prevent this please declare all ram lambs when booking them in.

CULL EWES & RAMS (94) Max. £104 A larger entry of ewes which sold to a sharper trade on the week best to £104 twice from Eastbury Livestock and CR & SL Pople. North Country Mules to £92, Jacobs to £85. Our next store and breeding sale is on Friday 31st January we need a strong entry in order to meet the demand we are expecting! All types wanted – In lamb ewes, Ewes & lambs and store hoggs.

ARE YOU UNDER TB RESTRICTION? We hold regular Restricted Orange Sales for

Cull Cows, Prime and Store Cattle Restricted Orange Sales

2020 Dates: MONDAY 2Oth JANUARY MONDAY 17th FEBRUARY

Cattle must be licenced to these sales please call the Market Office on

01373 830033 for more information

Entries for catalogue by the Wednesday prior to sale please

Licences must be obtained from animal health at least one week before the sale.

Applying for a licence has now changed an application form (TB204) must be

completed and either emailed to

CSC.TBlicensing@apha.gis.gov.uk or posted to APHA, Polwhele, Truro, Cornwall,

TR4 9AD

FORTHCOMING SPECIAL SALES In addition to the regular sections on a

Wednesday and Friday:

Monday 20th January Sale of TB Restricted cattle

Wednesday 22nd January

Fortnightly Sale of Reared Calves/Stirks

Friday 24th January Sale of Store Cattle to Include Organic

Wednesday 29th January

Fortnightly Sale of pigs

Friday 31st January Special Monthly Sheep Sale Store hoggs, In-lamb ewes and couples

Candlemas Store Cattle Sales Friday 7th & 14th February

Saturday 14th March

Poultry sale

Wednesday 1st April Easter Show & Sale of Prime Lambs

Schedule to follow

Wednesday 15th April Annual Pedigree Multi – Breed Breeding Bull Sale

Pedigree/Commercial Suckler Cows & Calves

Entry Forms, Catalogues & Calendar available online at www.fromelivestock.co.uk

where you can also pre-enter stock.

PIGS AUCTIONEER: WILL WALLIS 07833 453482 Numbers of pigs nationally seem to be getting sharper with trade still better than pre – Christmas.

FAT PIGS The best heavies to £112 and £110 from Miss V Heal. Poker weights to £104 and £96 from J Newth. Others to £100 from JR & MJ Stokes and £90 from JC & MJ Mayo. More fat pigs wanted to meet demand.

STORE PIGS Strong stores to £66 from new vendors L White of Wimborne. 8 week old nice Pietrain x to £27 from B Winter of Salisbury. Younger Welsh weaners to £29 and £20 from P Scott of Minety.

CULL SOWS & BOARS Cull boars to £218 from M & R Luther, other boars to £146 from D Winder. Cull sows to £128 with no large sows forward this week, our next sale is Wednesday 29th January.

STIRKS (59) AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013 Once again continued support for our weaned calf section with good numbers forward for an extra weekly sale. Top price today for a super pen of 6mo Blue steers from Peter Hunt & family which flew to £515 with his heifers to £405. Other notable prices were his super Angus steers to £502 and Friesians to £215. Another tidy run from Nunton Farm of Salisbury met support again to have Hereford steers to £215 and heifers to £188, which looked well sold for younger sorts. A good young run of Angus from the Preston family of Evershot found good competition to see steers to £318. Similarly tidy sorts from Brian Winter of Salisbury sold well with Angus steers to £305. Fresh Limousins from the Bond family also found good support for beef breeds. We are having our fortnightly weaned calf sale next week – Wednesday 22nd January and again we have a strong entry building for an extra sale on Wednesday 29th January, for all information please contact Charlie Coleman – 07494 588013.

DAIRY (176) AUCTIONEER: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401

CALVED HEIFERS TO £1910 CALVED COWS TO £1920 The New Year has certainly started with a bang in the Dairy Section. Close to 200 head penned for sale this week which saw our normal commercial entry plus our 1st dispersal of the February calving portion of cross bred New Zealand style cows and heifers from Manor Farm, Castle Cary. The commercial section saw another consignment of outstanding calved heifers, cows and in calf cows from the Bennett family, their freshly calved “Delta Wifi” sired Holstein heifers topped at £1910 and Ayrshire Friesian calved heifers to £1820. “Image” sired 5th lactation cows produced excellent bidding and sold to a tremendous £1750. 2nd lactation “Windstar Red” daughters to £1920. The 155 cross bred cows & heifers from Manor Farm, Catle Cary were all eagerly sought and bidders were in attendance from Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Chesire. Trade was very lively with 85 cows averaging £1106 and 70 heifers averaging £864. 37 cows sold in excess of £1200 with top spot at a superb £1580. Next week 2nd portion of 140 March/April calving cross bred cows & heifers at 11am.

For Sale by Private Treaty: 15 Pedigree In calf Holstein Friesian heifers 20 Pedigree Holstein Friesian youngstock &

bulling heifers. Home Bred & Closed Herd.

NEXT FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF REARED CALVES

WEDNESDAY 22ND JANUARY

Please contact the Auctioneer Charlie Coleman 07494 588013

or the market office 01373 830033 with your entries in advance

VENDORS

PLEASE TRY TO GET YOUR STORE CATTLE ENTRIES INTO THE MARKET OFFICE BY TUESDAY LUNCH TIME PRIOR TO SALE TO

ENABLE US TO MAIL OUT TO POTENTIAL BUYERS. MANY THANKS.

** HELP US TO HELP YOU **

GATES OPEN 6.30AM; PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO GET YOUR STOCK TO MARKET EARLY.

NEXT FORTNIGHTLY PIG SALE:

WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY THEN FORTNIGHTLY SALES THEREAFTER

10.15am Please contact the Auctioneer

Will Wallis 07833 453 482 with your entries in advance

CALVES (172) Starts 10.00am AUCTIONEERS: TIM HECTOR 07818 056 049 CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013 A similar number and trade on the week with best sorts dearly sought but in short supply, medium and smaller sorts saw a more selective trade.

CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £415/HEIFERS TO £182 Best calves in very short supply and sold to a flying trade led by a super young Blue from RTJ Voizey sold to an amazing £415! Other best sorts to £300, £295 and lots of medium sorts saw a selective trade where quality was lacking most £120 - £200. Mainly Blue heifers forward and plenty of demand for all on offer, not enough first quality through the ring but well fleshed medium sorts sold to £182, £168, £162, lots of heifers £120 - £170.

NATIVE BULLS TO £190/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £138 Always a well-supported section but first quality in very short supply, a lot of small plain calves on offer which were harder to place. Best Angus bulls to £190, heifers to £138, Hereford bulls to £190 and heifers to £85.

FRIESIAN TO £98 Very few forward but best rearing types wanted to £98, there was mainly

smaller sorts on offer.

The winner of the £25 for the top price Native Sired

Bull under 41 days sponsored by Howard & Sons –

Kubota, was a Hereford bull from RJ & DC Hannam &

Son to £190. Next week the £25 sponsored prize will be

for the top price Continental Sired Heifer.

Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in

Wiltshire & Somerset. Tel: 01380 723986

FRIDAY 10TH JANUARY 2020 TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 411

SALE TIME: 10.30AM AUCTIONEERS: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480 401 LESTER WILLIAMS 07778 646 031 ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737

STEERS TO £1065 HEIFERS TO £900 More cattle forward with fresh faces around the ring, all looking to source cattle, resulting in an extremely fast trade for all types. More cattle required on a weekly basis to meet the buyers demand.

FEEDING BULLS Belgian Blues 11 - 12mo from Townsend Farming peaked at £670! Angus to £530 with Holstein Friesians to £405.

YOUNG STEERS YOUNG HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Limousin 1030 17mo Philliols Farm, Wareham

Limousin 712 12mo PJ & A Boulton, Pucklechurch

Angus 900 16mo KJ & R Hickery, Bristol Blue 708 10mo RJ Bull, Micheldever

Charolais 860 15mo E & R Hawkins, Doulting

Hereford 565 13mo W Rossiter, Laverton

Blue 800 10mo RJ Bull, Micheldever Simmental 558 8mo RJ & DC Hannam

Devon 750 10mo RJ Hopkins, Lacock Angus 492 12mo Townsend Farming, Calne

Simmental 545 9mo RJ & DC Hannam & Son, Okeford Fitzpaine

CONTINENTAL A good day to be selling stores with a very lively trade throughout. 15mo out wintered Simmental x steers easily to £860 from E & R Hawkins. Dairy x Simmental steers and heifers 6 – 8mo from RJ & DC Hannam & Son created furious bidding and were wanted by everyone; their steers peaked at £545 and heifers sold to an excellent £558. Robert Bull once again producing quality Blue x single suckled steers and heifers 8 – 10mo topped at £800 and for the best conformation heifers and steers to a strong £870! Neil & Sharon Glover seeing keen competition throughout; their 8mo Limousin and Charolais steers over £740 and topped at £750. A super consignment of home bred Limousin quality cattle from regular vendors PJ & A Boulton were well sold. Best steers to £925 and plenty £720 - £700; heifers from the same home achieved £712. Older Continentals in scarce supply and more could have been easily sold. Philliols Farm presented excellent cattle with 17mo Limousin steers to £1030! Older Dairy types again from the Hannam’s saw their Simmental x steer 18mo to £870 and heifers to £800.

HEREFORD Over 90 on offer sold to a keen trade with fast bidding forcing prices beyond expectations. Well presented yearling steers set the trade selling from £620 from Will Rossiter to £640 from A Wadman. Well reared feeding steers sold from £685 from RJ Vincent & Sons, £688 (16mo) to £690 (18mo) all from Robert Gulliford and his forward steers sold to £800. Top honour of the day goes to R Dix with their pen of best quality steers selling to £1065 (only 22mo). Younger heifers wanted and sold to £565 (13mo) from Will Rossiter. Bulling heifers regularly selling from £640 from AT Barnes & Son, £675 - £695 (21-24mo) from Evershot Farms Ltd and £690 from Philliols Farm Ltd. Fleshed heifers met an excellent trade selling from £775 (22mo) from Tina Pavery T/A Highgrove Farm to £790 (21mo) from HME Gulliford.

ANGUS Over 100 on offer met an outstanding trade with demand still outstripping

supply. Vendors were rewarded for selling early season with yearling+ steers to

a strong £775 from KJ & R Hickery and their 16mo steers sold well to £900.

Forward, framed feeders wanted and met a fast trade with 21mo to £950 from

both Richard & Alan Hannam and AT Barnes & Son. More forward steers are

being presented younger which is paying off as 23mo+ steers sold from £990

from P & R Kimber, £1000 from RDR Stevens & Son and £972 - £1045 from KA

& J Hames. Mainly 20mo+ heifers on offer equally sold well to a fast trade with

younger bulling potential heifers regularly selling from £750 from Charlie Slater

T/A WN Chick & Sons to £778 from Rob & Carolyn Gibbs. Fleshed heifers

sought after selling to £842 from LP Norman & Sons, £830 - £888 from P & R

Kimber and topped at £900 from AT Barnes & Son.

FRIESIANS A smaller entry of Friesians forward with stronger finishing types to £762 from

Rob & Carolyn Gibbs and £700 from Bernard Kane from Alderholt. Smaller

types to £450 from Evershot Farms.

FORWARD STEERS FORWARD HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Hereford 1065 22mo R Dix, Doulting Angus 900 25mo AT Barnes & Son, Corfe Castle

Angus 1045 23mo KA & J Hames, Warminster

Simmental 800 21mo RJ & DC Hannam & Son, Okeford Fitzpaine

Simmental 870 18mo RJ & DC Hannam & Son, Okeford Fitzpaine

Hereford 790 21mo HME Gulliford, Bruton

Friesian 762 27mo C Gibbs, Shaftesbury Limousin 770 20mo Philliols Farm, Wareham

Devon 662 22mo RJ Vincent & Sons, Sherborne

Blue 640 23mo KJ & R Hickery, Bristol

Galloway 565 19mo J Wood, Wimborne Devon 550 22mo RJ Vincent & Sons, Sherborne

PURCHASE INVOICES TOTALLING £500 OR LESS

TO BE SETTLED ON THE DAY PLEASE.