Frome Market, Standerwick, Frome, Somerset BA11 2QB
Tel: 01373 830 033 Fax: 01373 831 201
Email: info@fromelivestock.com Website: www.fromelivestock.comAuctioneers: Cooper & Tanner and Symonds & Sampson
Sale Reports & Information
for the week ending
19
TH
MARCH 2021
2424 HEAD SOLD
PRIME CATTLE to 224.50p/kg
CULL COWS to 170.50p/kg
PRIME HOGGETS to 309p/kg
STORE HOGGETS to £115
DAIRY to £1600
STIRKS to £660
ORGANIC STEERS to £1385
STORE STEERS to £1410
CULL EWES to £141
CALVES to £380
ORGANIC HEIFERS to £1225
STORE HEIFERS TO £1240
COVID 19 REGULATIONS JANUARY 2021
Please note the Government have made it mandatory for
people to wear masks when in a livestock market.
Please help to protect yourself & those around you &
please bring your own face mask.
Please note with immediate effect we are having to
reintroduce Drop & Go system. Vendors are asked to
unload their stock onto the loading bays, pass over their
paperwork and then leave. Please ensure any instructions
are clearly identified on the entry form.
NO SOCIAL VISITS OR ON LOOKING ALLOWED.
Buyers please note attendance at markets MUST be restricted to those conducting business and only 1 representative per business. Buyers will
be restricted to allow Social distancing – wear a face mask and 2m between each buyer. Buyers must sanitise on entry to the market, on
exiting and whenever possible. Buyers must not attend with partners, children or others. Buyers where possible should double up and buy for
multiple clients. 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.
Anyone who is knowingly ill, showing symptons of the virus, or has an underlying health issue, MUST NOT attend.
Pregnant women or children MUST NOT attend the market. Please only attend the market intending to conduct business,
onlookers and the public MUST NOT attend.
.
FROME LIVESTOCK WEEKLY SALES WEDNESDAYS:
Dairy, Prime cattle, Cull cows, Prime lambs/Hoggets, Store sheep, Ewes & Lambs, Cull ewes & rams, Calves, Pigs fortnightly (24th March),
Reared calves/Stirks fortnightly (31st March STARTS APPROX. 12.30PM).
FRIDAYS: Store cattle plus Cows & Calves
Market Gates Open at 6.30 am – Please get your stock to market EARLY
Lockdown Three
5
thJanuary 2021 - On Going
During the present climate our normal Office Hours of
8.30am to 5.00 pm may slightly differ. In order for us to
create office bubbles you may find you will be put through
to our answer machine. If you would kindly leave a
message containing your name and telephone number a
member of staff will return your call as soon as we are able.
WEDNESDAY 17
th
MARCH 2021
TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 1830
PRIME CATTLE (50) to 224.50p/kg or £1593
Starts 11.30am
AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274
Another totally insufficient entry of Beef again today to satisfy the ever-increasing demand with some buyers unable to start. More wanted.
TOP PRICE STEER 218.50p/kg for a Limousin from JA Ponzo TOP PRICE HEIFER 224.50p/kg for a Limousin from EM Horn & Son UTM FAT TOTALS: No MIN P/KG MAX P/KG
STEERS Light 100-550kg 5 168.50 197.50 Medium 551-650kg 5 200.50 218.50 Heavy 651kg+ 8 188.50 211.50 HEIFERS Light 100 – 550kg 2 128.50 208.00 Medium 551-650kg 21 163.50 215.50 Heavy 651kg+ 4 190.50 224.50 THANK YOU
TO ALL VENDORS AND BUYERS WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL. HERE AT FROME LIVESTOCK MARKET WE MEET ALL IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS AND
POLICIES SET OUT BY THE LAA AND GOVERNMENT. WE ARE FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULE.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND WORDS AND SUPPORT; WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE.
IF VENDORS, IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, WOULD LIKE TO BE PAID BY BACS FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE PLEASE EMAIL OR PUT ON YOUR
UTM STEERS
BREED (p/kg) MAX VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR Limousin 218.50 JA Ponzo, Pewsey 1509 RE &AM Hicks, Bristol
Simmental 210.50 EM Horn & Son,
Swanage 1546 EM Horn & Son, Swanage
Blue 209.00 J Powell & Son, Frome 1222 J Powell & Son, Frome
Charolais 204.00 RE &AM Hicks, Bristol 1494 Longclose Farm, Blandford
Hereford 200.50 JR Griffin & Sons,
Devizes 1287 J Powell & Son, Frome
Angus 197.50 PJ JM & A Evans,
Chippenham 1062 PJ JM & A Evans, Chippenham
UTM STEERS (18) Max. 218.50p/kg & £1546
Overall average nearly broke the £2 per kilo barrier for the first time that I can remember outside show day. All steers were a cracking trade and desperately wanted topping at 218.50p/kg for a smart Limousin x from John Ponzo who had others to 212.50p/kg, 211.50p/kg and 208p/kg. Simmental x to 210.50p/kg from EM Horn & Son, Blue x to 209p/kg from J Powell & Sons, Charolais x to 204p/kg from RE & AM Hicks. Herefords to 200.50p/kg from JR Griffin & Sons and Angus to 197.50p/kg from PJ JM & A Evans.
UTM HEIFERS (27) Max. 224.50p/kg & £1593
Heifers also dearer across the range with the Horn family’s outstanding Limousin x topping the day at 224.50p/kg grossing a record price of £1593, others to 215p/kg from RE & AM Hicks, 208p/kg twice from J Ponzo, Charolais x to 208.50p/kg from the Hicks family. Blue x (non-assured) to198.50p/kg from PR & SE Lawson. Herefords a good trade to 197.50p/kg from K & N Crang. Angus also wanted to 191.50p/kg from K & N Crang. More cattle wanted to keep buyers coming.
UTM HEIFERS
BREED (p/kg) MAX VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR Limousin 224.50 EM Horn & Son,
Swanage 1593 EM Horn & Son, Swanage
Charolais 208.50 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1244 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol
Blue 198.50 PR & SE Lawson,
Hinton 1119 PR & SE Lawson, Hinton
Hereford 197.50 K & N Crang, Yeovil 1173 K & N Crang, Yeovil Angus 191.50 K & N Crang, Yeovil 1152 G & RG Adams, Dundry Devon 184.00 K & N Crang, Yeovil 1050 K & N Crang, Yeovil Simmental 175.50 RA Bourne, Melksham 998 RA Bourne, Melksham
CULL COWS (52) Beef to 170.50p/kg Dairy to 142p/kg
Starts 11.30am
AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274
Another tight entry of cows met a near record trade to average 134p/kg and many more cows are urgently wanted to satisfy the exceptional demand. Beef cows topped at £1560 a record for the market. Good Friesian meat cows in short supply and dearer to 142p/kg from EB Holloway & Son who had another at 140p/kg with a further 6 selling in advance of 130p/kg. Manufacturing cows also very dear with only a couple of cows selling below £1 per kilo. Norwegian Red to 144p/kg from Brue Farms Ltd, Brown Swiss to 120p/kg from SH Lawrence & Sons, Kiwi to 121.50p/kg from Drummers Farming Ltd and Shorthorn to 128.50p/kg from Cannett Farm Ltd.
Beef cows – The Loder family’s 5 Limousin cows topped at 170.50p/kg and £1560, others to 169p/kg, 166.50p/kg and 158p/kg, well done John & Sue. Simmental to 149.50p/kg from West Amesbury Farms, Hereford to 169.50p/kg from Suddon Grange Farm Ltd, Angus to 170p/kg from CW House and Blue x to 164.50p/kg. Feeding cows off the scale!
MORE COWS URGENTLY WANTED
CULL COWS
BREED (p/kg)MAX VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR Limousin 170.50 LHE Loder & Son,
Sherborne 1560
LHE Loder & Son, Sherborne
Angus 170.00 CW House, Lymington 1081 Rossiter & Son, Shaftesbury Hereford 169.50 Suddon Grange Farm Ltd, Wincanton 1037 Suddon Grange Farm Ltd, Wincanton
Blue 164.50 CW House, Lymington 1108 JR Griffin & Sons, Devizes Simmental 149.50 West Amesbury
Farms, Salisbury 998 West Amesbury Farms, Salisbury Norwegian Red 144.00 Brue Farms Ltd, Castle Cary 1149 Brue Farms Ltd, Castle Cary Friesian 142.00
EB Holloway & Son, Stoke Sub
Hambdon
1192 PHG Turner,
SHEEP (1186)
Starts 10.30am
AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737
PRIME HOGGETS (706) Max 309p/kg £148.50
A grand entry of 706 hoggs which sold to another fast trade. Best to 309p/kg and £148.50 from JEJ Kendall. Light hoggs to £109 from AJ & RG Barber and 303p/kg from RJ Kyte. Handy weights to 309p/kg and £138.50 from JEJ Kendall. Heavier types to 297p/kg and 148.50p/kg from JEJ Kendall again. Heavier types to 258p/kg from NJ Hiscox and £144 from L Thompson-Price. More sheep needed to meet buyers demands.
NO. WEIGHT (KG) (P/KG) MAX VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR
57 32.1-39 303.00 RJ Kyte, Devizes 109.00 AJ & Barber, Ditcheat
387 39.1-45.5 309.00 JEJ Kendall, Blandford 138.50 JEJ Kendall, Blandford
222 45.6-52 297.00 JEJ Kendall, Blandford 148.50 JEJ Kendall, Blandford
40 52+ 258.00 NJ Hiscox, Leigh On Mendip 144.00 L Thompson-Price, Trowbridge
NEW SEASON LAMBS (58) Max 303p/kg £135
A small entry of suck lambs forward which lacked quality on the week. Best to 303p/kg from Orchid Meadow and topped at £135 from Bramble Farms for some handy weight types. More wanted next week.
STORE HOGGETS (184) Max £115
A solid entry of store hoggs which sold to another strong trade. Best types to £115 from RW & RG Gale. Other quality types to £113 from Cannett Farms. Other strong types all £100+. Medium types ranging from £75 - £80.
CULL EWES & RAMS (140) Max £141 Av. £96.55
A cracking entry of ewes forward which sold to a flying trade. Best ewes to £141 from JD Newth and Rams to £130 from L Smith. Any ewe with strength and power all £110 +. Medium ewes to £109. Powerful Welsh mules to £109.
EWES & LAMBS (18Ewes & 22Lambs)
A smaller entry of ewes and lambs which sold to a stronger trade on the week with more demand forward. Best ewes & lambs to £78.50 per life from MG Smith of West Lydford. More ewes & lambs wanted.
ORPHAN LAMBS (57) £30
A cracking entry of Orphan lambs which sold to a flyer providing they were strong. Best lambs to £30 from J & E Nuttall.
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
NOTE: We are starting to see a number of Hoggs cutting their teeth, please help us help you and check their teeth before coming to market. Many Thanks
EASTER LAMB SHOW AND SALE
WEDNESDAY 31
STMARCH
Pen of 2 or More Continental Sired 42kg & Over
Pen of 2 or More Continental Sired Under 42kg
Pen of 2 or More Native Sired 42kg & Over
Pen of 2 or More Native Sired Under 42kg
Cash prizes to be given on the day
Please Contact Ross Whitcombe 07815 985 737
Or Tom Rogers 07384 462 288
ATTENTION TB VENDORS PLEASE NOTE:
Unfortunately, due to data protection we can no longer access your license information from the ministry, please ensure you remember to enter cattle with us direct for the catalogue. This is important to maximise
buyer attendance.
ARE YOU UNDER TB RESTRICTION?
We hold regular Restricted Orange Sales for Cull Cows, Prime and Store Cattle
Restricted Orange Sales
2021 Dates:
MONDAY 22
NDMARCH
MONDAY 19
THAPRIL
MONDAY 17
THMAY
MONDAY 21
STJUNE
Cattle must be licenced to these sales and licences must be obtained from
animal health at least one week before the sale.
ALL VENDORS MUST ALSO CONTACT THE MARKET OFFICE BY THE
WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO THE SALE TO NOTIFY US OF YOUR CATTLE ENTRIES
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
Please call the Market Office on
STIRKS (260)
AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013
What a day! A record entry for the rapidly growing weaned calves & stirks section here at Frome with 260 forward selling to an exceptional trade to average £390 per head, my thanks to all vendors & purchasers alike. A
pleasure as always to welcome George James & family across the road whose run of 70 Angus steers sold to £540 and £520 with heifers to £440 and £430. Hereford steers from the same home flew away to £520. Topping the day, a smart Angus steer from Leighton Lane Farming flying to £660 with a Blonde heifer to £610. An excellent entry from Peter Ings & family saw Angus to £585 and £518 with heifers to £460, Hereford steers to £528 and heifers to £415. Once again brilliant to see Mark Peters from East Sussex whose team of Friesians topped at £330 and £310, also making the trip R & K Livestock who saw non sired Angus bulls to £438, Blue bulls to £485 and Blue heifers to £392. Jack Vockins from Heathfield certainly arrived with a bang seeing Simmental steers to £650, Simmental heifers to £560 and £495 with Charolais heifers to £510. A grand pen of Limousin heifers from the Snook family romped away to £585. Superb to see M & J Mogridge making the trip with a lovely trailer load of Hereford steers only 4mo to £475 and heifers to £360. A quality entry from the Mortimer family saw sweet Blue steers to £500, with others from David Helliar to £480. A single Friesian steer from Wardour Farms sold well to £300. A penful of young Friesian steers from Trevor Marks flew away to £260, looking very well sold. A smart run of Blue heifers from the Sargent family sold exceptionally well to £455. Our next sale is Wednesday 31st March, please contact Charlie
Coleman on 07494 588013 for all information.
DAIRY Starts (44)12noon
AUCTIONEER: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401
CALVED COWS TO £1200 CALVED HEIFERS TO £1600
Close to 50 Dairy in this week’s sale and once again a well-supported market. Trade very firm but perhaps a shade under last week however, smart Friesian Holstein types from R J Goss & Son to £1600 & £1540, closely followed by W L Baxandall at £1500. British Friesians again from R J Goss to £1400. Hard outwintered 2nd lactation freshly calved Fleckvieh Cows from Brian Fielding to £1200. Calved older cows from BWR Hasell & Son saw 4th lac Brown Swiss to
£1000 and Friesians at £910. This sale saw a consignment of 30 Montbeliarde x, Swedish Red x and Friesian x heifers 12mo from Simon Martin Farms. Demand for these hard outwintered home bred cattle was tremendous! The top 2 pens of Montbeliarde sold to an excellent £800 & £650 with Swedish Red to £610, Friesian types settled at £520. Overall, another good day in the dairy section.
NEXT WEEK: 7 top quality ORGANIC in calf Friesian Holstein Heifers due to
pedigree Angus stock sire, home bred, closed herd, cubicle trained, 8000 litre herd average. PD+ 6th January and due end April 2021.
WEDNESDAY 24TH MARCH Dairy Sale to include:
7 Organic In-Calf Holstein Friesian Heifers Pd+ 6th January
Due to Pedigree Angus “Black Bombastic” Late April
Important Notice! Owing to the current lockdown, the dairy will now be sold at 12noon in Ring (2)
Bakery Open
We are pleased to welcome DENELAS BAKERY to the market!
Please support the Bakery which will be open to serve bread, rolls, a
SIRE NAMES
ABERDEEN ANGUS & HEREFORD CALVES, STORE CATTLE &
FAT CATTLE THAT COME TO MARKET WITH
NO SIRE NAME/ONLY PART NAME OR INCOMPLETE NAME WILL BE SOLD AS
NO SIRE FOUND
. ALL ABERDEEN ANGUS & HEREFORD SIRED STOCK MUST
HAVE FULL NAME OF SIRE.
NEXT FORTNIGHTLY
PIG SALE:
WEDNESDAY 24
thMARCH
10.15am
Please contact the Auctioneer
Will Wallis 07833 453 482
with your entries in advance
NEXT SALE OF REARED
CALVES:
WEDNESDAY 31st MARCH THEN
FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER
APPROX. 12.30PM
Please contact
Charlie Coleman 07494 588013
Mark Ferrett 07702 264502
Tom Rogers 07384 462288
with your entries in advance
CALVES (242) Starts 09.30am
AUCTIONEERS: CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013
More numbers again here today with trade still firing on all cylinders here at Frome.
CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £375/HEIFERS TO £260
Another marvellous entry yet again! No superstars forward today but a lovely team of better end calves topped at £375 from C & P Milton, with others to £325 from DH & C Bennett and £305 from the Sparkes family. A team of Blues from DIVA, Sherborne flew to £290 twice. Over 50 bulls over £250 with only the very smallest less than £200. Blue heifers are still an outstanding trade topping at £260 and £250 from the Bennett family with others to £245 from DIVA. Medium to top end all easily £180+ which included an excellent run from the Sparkes family with heifers to £232, £222 and £220 with bulls to £260 and £258. A pleasure to welcome Sophie Alexander of Hemsworth Farm whose excellent lorry load of young Organic Stabiliser calves met a flyer of a trade to see bulls to £200, £195 and £175. With heifers from the same home to £165 twice, £150 and £145. Good to see Messrs Doggrell of Yenston here today whose Charolais bull cruised to £325, Simmental bulls from Scott Shergold roared away to £255 with younger bulls to £210 from the Longman family. Good to see Mark Futcher here today with his best Simmental heifers to £240 and £230 from the
Shergolds. Smaller end another cracking trade with bulls easily £170+ and heifers sailing past £100.
NATIVE BULLS TO £380/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £162
Trade keeps on rolling! Topping the day an Angus bull from the Gould family of Wincanton soaring to £380 with others to £315 from the Baxandall family of the Isle of Wight. Bulls soaring with all the best mediums and top end to £220+. A lovely calf from DIVA, Sherborne to £285 with the Masters family seeing usual goods to £270 and £258. A pleasure to see John & Fran Drake here with their Angus bulls to £240 twice and £235 with heifers to £162. Even the smallest easily £170, with customers hungry for more. Angus heifers still massively up on the year to £160 from DIVA and the Davis family. Mediums constantly around £100 with smalls £50 - £80.
FRIESIAN TO £168
Best still in exceptional demand! Top price again to DIVA Ltd at £168, £158 and £150 twice for tremendous Friesian bulls, with other rearers easily £100+ from the Sparkes family to £130. More Spring types on offer today, but those here finding good support to see most £20 - £35.
Calves start 9.30am! Please get to market on time!
PLEASE BE AWARE CALVES/STIRKS OVER 41DAYS COMING TO MARKET NEED TO HAVE A TB TEST DATE. PLEASE PUT THIS ON YOUR ENTRY FORM.
The winner of the £25 for the top price Continental Sired Heifer under 41 days sponsored by Howard & Sons – Kubota, was a Blue to
£260 from DH & C Bennett. Next week the £25 sponsored prize will be for the top price Native Sired heifer.
Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in Wiltshire & Somerset.
Tel: 01380 723986
FROME MARKETS 1ST INAUGRAL SPRING STIRK FAIR
WEDNESDAY 28TH APRIL 2021
SHOW & SALE
KINDLY SPONSORED BY BARBERS 1833 TO BE JUDGED IN THE PENS PRIOR TO SALE
BEST PEN OF 2 OR MORE NATIVE BRED DAIRY CROSS STEERS UPTO 7 MONTHS OLD
BEST PEN OF 2 OR MORE NATIVE BRED DAIRY CROSS HEIFERS UPTO 7 MONTHS OLD
BEST PEN OF 2 OR MORE CONTINENTAL BRED DAIRY CROSS STEERS UPTO 7MONTHS OLD
BEST PEN OF 2 OR MORE CONTINENTAL BRED DAIRY CROSS HEIFERS UPTO 7 MONTHS OLD
BEST PEN OF 2 OR MORE DAIRY BRED STEERS OR HEIFERS UPTO 7 MONTHS OLD
OVERALL CHAMPION
£30 PRIZE MONEY AND ROSETTES FOR THE WINNER OF EACH CLASS WITH THE OVERALL CHAMPION RECEIVING A £70 PRIZE
AND THE “SPRING STIRK FAIR CUP” FOR ALL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT AUCTIONEER- CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013
FIELDSMEN- TOM ROGERS 07384 462288 MARK FERRETT 077022 64502
FRIDAY 19
TH
MARCH 2021
TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 594
SALE TIME: 10.30AM
AUCTIONEERS:
TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480 401
LESTER WILLIAMS
07778 646 031
CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588 013
ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737
ORGANIC STEERS TO £1385
ORGANIC HEIFERS TO £1225
STEERS TO £1410
HEIFERS TO £1240
A golden trade for the Gold cup day! Thanks to all who supported the sale.
ORGANIC
A good entry of Organic cattle with almost 100 penned for our March monthly sale. Demand was very strong once again for all types. Young 10-12mo Continental steers from C G Young sold easily to £950 and Stabilisers from the same home at £785. Traditional breeds sold at top levels with super younger Hereford steers from PN & JMS Britten saw 10mo steers at £802 and heifers at £792! Good summering Herefords from J C Gay were wanted at £995. Quality Angus steers from the same home topped at £1105! A wonderful consignment of forward Shorthorn steers and heifers from Orchid Meadow Farm created furious bidding which saw the steers at £1230 & £1385! Their heifers were very close behind at £1100 & £1225. A strong consignment of first cross Belted Galloways from John Whitfield & family produced competitive bidding with steers to £898 and heifers to a wonderful £865.
BREEDING BULLS
Only one senior bull forward today but a very nice 3yo Limousin from S & G Gould saw keen interest at £1550.
YOUNG CONTINENTAL
Another lively sale for the younger Continentals this week and some smart single suckled types on offer as well as a few more Dairy X coming through the ring. An outstanding entry of home bred Limousin steers and heifers from Tom & Martin Bartlett, Portesham commanded a blistering trade from start to finish. All there 11mo steers topped £1000, and the best pen peeked at a terrific £1180! Blue steers from the same home were equally as dear at £1090. Their Limousin heifers at 11mo £990. Younger 8mo single suckled Simmentals from regular supporter J Coleberd sold well to £825 and more super types from West Court farms, 11mo at £880. Another good entry from DWG Smith of slightly younger cattle than last week saw Charolais steers at £835 and heifers to £745. A super annual consignment of single suckled Blonde x from PR & JR Best 11mo had a storming trade throughout with steers to £892 and £855, their heifers were of marvelous quality and saw plenty over £800 and the best at £920 & £970 at only 12mo! Dairy x Blue steers and heifers 12mo from Trinity Farm had a great day selling at £862 & £810 while 15mo heifers at £900 and 11mo at £805! Overall a super day in this section.
YOUNG STEERS YOUNG HEIFERS
BREED £/
HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED
£/
HEAD AGE VENDOR
Limousin 1180 12mo TWG Bartlett & Son,
Weymouth Limousin 1240 17mo
LHE Loder & Son, Sherborne Angus 1130 15mo TRC Vines, Calne Blonde 970 12mo PR & JR Best,
Ditteridge Blue 1090 13mo TWG Bartlett & Son,
Weymouth Blue 900 16mo
Trinity Farm Seagry Ltd, Chippenham Hereford 1022 14mo T & RE Witchard,
IOW Hereford 872 12mo
T & RE Witchard, IOW
Simmental 898 12mo Westcourt Farm
LLP, IOW Charolais 750 17mo KG Butt, Eastleigh
Blonde 892 12mo PR & JR Best,
Ditteridge Simmental 745 10mo
DWG Smith, Swanage Charolais 865 16mo KG Butt, Eastleigh Angus 675 11mo E & W Holloway &
Son, Yeovil Friesian 840 17mo PH Creed & Son,
Barton St David `
Devon 750 11mo Westcourt Farm LLP, IOW
ANGUS
Yet again another grand show of Angus here at Frome! Topping the day a superb run from Nigel Masters with his Dairy bred steers stampeding to £1370c and £1200 for quality goods (28 – 29mo). Heifers from the same home rocked and rolled to £1210 and £1150. A superb entry from the Pulsford family saw best steers to £1275 with heifers to £1105 twice (18 – 24mo). Quality goods from CG Hyde & Son met an outstanding trade with steers to £1190 and £1040. Crockermoor Farm Partnership presented lovely steers to see a ripping trade to £1140, with heifers to £1012. A pen of pure quality bred steers from TRC Vines flew away to £1130 at only 15mo of age. Usual quality Angus from Tom Kimber saw steers out of his cows to £1100 (20mo). A single Angus steer from the Bartlett family sold well away to £920 (12mo). Very few young Angus forward but those here were hotly contested. 10mo Angus steers from the Evans family found good support to £650 with heifers from the same home to £465. Messrs Boyce’s 13mo steers sold well away to £662. Well fleshed steers from Trinity Farm found excellent support to £795 with heifers rocketing to £670 (11 – 12mo). Yet again a storming trade for all grades here at Frome, we look forward to seeing you here.
HEREFORD
Plenty of demand and trade for all the Herefords as mentioned in the Organic section. Younger Herefords were wanted with commercial selling well throughout the day. P J Hulbert saw their Red Hereford 11mo steers to £808 and heifers to £648. Stretton & Partners 10mo Steers to £720 and heifers saw greater demand at £770. Trevor Witchard saw his journey from the Isle Of Wight rewarded with 13mo steers at an amazing £1022 with heifers at £872! Forward Hereford steers were well over £1000 with HME Gulliford at £1120 and C G Pulsford at £1255. Also, from the Pulsford family were their strong quality heifers at £1100, closely followed again by the Gulliford family at £1040. Well done to all who supported today’s sale.
FRIESIAN
Friesians still in hot demand. Topping today was Messrs Pulsford whose steers roared to £1098 (20mo), which were closely followed by the Masters family at £1040. 17mo steers from PH Creed & Son sold well to £840. Very few younger sorts available, but again 17mo dearly sought to £870 from RH & AE Mayo & family.
Next week Friday 26th March to include:
140 Outlying Friesian steers (18 – 24mo) from one farm, outwintered on turnips.
FORWARD CONTINENTAL
Another cracking entry consisting of mainly 20 – 24mo sorts with strength in short supply but dearly wanted. Topping the day, a sensational run of Limousins from the Loder family of Sherborne who saw steers stampede to £1410, £1195 and £1175 (16 – 20mo) with heifers from the same home a super trade to £1192, £1150 and £1100 (16 – 20mo). A tremendous run of 28 – 29mo cattle from Nigel Masters set the headlines with Blue steers to £1280 and heifers to £1160. Good to see the Perrett family of Blandford here with Blue heifers to £1130 (18mo). Highgrove Farm of Madjeston usual goods saw Blue steers to £1080, with Simmental steers to £1105. Another smart run of Charolais from Les & Tom Rogers saw best heifers to £1000, £915 and £902 (18mo). Good to see the Hyde family back in Frome who saw Blue steers to £1000 and £960. Exceptional Dairy bred sorts from RH & AE Mayo saw steers and heifers roar to £990.
FORWARD STEERS FORWARD HEIFERS BREED £/
HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED
£/
HEAD AGE VENDOR
Limousin 1410 19mo LHE Loder & Son,
Sherborne Angus 1210 29mo
DH Masters & Son, Maperton Angus 1370 28mo DH Masters & Son,
Maperton Limousin 1200 18mo
TWG Bartlett & Son, Weymouth Blue 1280 29mo DH Masters & Son,
Maperton Blue 1160 28mo
DH Masters & Son, Maperton Hereford 1255 21mo CG Pulsford & Son,
Camerton Hereford 1100 21mo
CG Pulsford & Son, Camerton Simmental 1105 20mo Highgrove Farm,
Gillingham Charolais 1000 18mo
LA & T Rogers, Bishop Sutton Friesian 1098 24mo CG Pulsford & Son,
Camerton Fleckvieh 982 19mo
PJ & PA Perrett Ltd, Blandford
Charolais 1020 19mo KG Butt, Eastleigh Simmental 850 23mo G & R House Ltd, Buckland Newton Shorthorn 855 21mo LA & T Rogers,
Bishop Sutton Swedish Red 840 21mo
CG Pulsford & Son, Camerton
MAD MARCH COMPETITION !! WIN WIN WIN WIN
Get £10.00 credited to your FLA account by simply contacting the Market Office on :01373 830 033 and quoting……….
“We always write clearly on our Entry Forms the TB Injection date of our cattle.
Also Quoting your FLA Account Number.
WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN
Congratulations to those that have enetered so far….
