Call us on: 01664 562971

Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford

Road, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY

TUESDAY 12th & Wednesday 13th May 2020

Sheep Prime Hoggs (875) – Prime OSL SQQ 212.94p/kg Overall OSL SQQ 196.94p/kg Prime Lambs (519) – Prime NSL SQQ 253.08p/kg Overall NSL SQQ 250.11p/kg

Ewes (445) to £120 Average £85.99 Ewes and Lambs (519) to £85.50 per life £73.31

Prime Cattle (219): Steers to 226p/kg & £1,515.36 Heifers to 237p/kg & £1,386.99

Bulls to 216p/kg & £1,553.90 Cows to 184p/kg & £1,278.90

Store Cattle (316): Steers to £1,265 Heifers to £1,260

Calves (98): Baby calves to £310 Weanlings to £530

Important Sales Announcement - Covid 19

Please also note Vendors and Buyers MUST inform the market if they are selling or looking to Buy on

Sale days so they can be registered

After considerable effort to ensure we can continue to trade as a town centre market and provide our

role in the nation’s food supply, please note alterations to our sales schedule for the next fortnight:

In order to best do this we are further reducing the size of gatherings we hold on a Tuesday by

splitting our sheep and cattle sales - operating: sales of sheep on a Tuesday and Cattle on

Wednesdays.

We are more than just a market and are here for the farming community at all times and happy to

discuss the best route for livestock sales in these testing times, including matching abattoir orders

with vendors outside of these sales dates.

• The Tavern, Traders Stall, Fur, Feather and Sundries Auction and closure if the Farmers’ Market

(Tuesdays only) and Sunday Car Boot will close until further notice.

• Depending of the severity and risk, our aim is run livestock markets – but remain closed to the

public and operate on a skeleton number of staff.

• We will only allow vendors and buyers on site. Vendors, unless buying, MUST leave site after

dropping their livestock off.

• Buyers will be expected to maintain social distancing from staff and use sanitising stations

provided.

• Site gates will remain closed, entry and exit to site will be via Nottingham Road, through gate 7

and gate 8 for pigs (LE13 0NP).

• There will be no cash machine available.

• Speak to your auctioneer if you wish to purchase stock but are unable to attend market.

• Please keep checking our Facebook Pages and Website for updates on Covid-19 and our

opening dates / times.

• A reminder of our credit terms. All store and breeding stock is to be paid for on the day. There

will be a two week maximum credit allowance for payment prime stock for those with agreed

terms. If you have any questions, or concerns, please speak to your auctioneer, or Hugh.

Gillstream Markets Ltd. t/a Melton Mowbray Market

Important announcement

On the 17th March 2020, we announced the following:

• The Tavern, Traders Stall, Fur, Feather and Sundries Auction, closure if the Farmers’

Market (Tuesdays only) and Sunday Car Boot will close until further notice.

• Depending of the severity and risk, our aim is run livestock markets – but remain

closed to the public and operate on a skeleton number of staff.

• We will only allow vendors and buyers on site. Vendors, unless buying, MUST leave

site after dropping their livestock off.

• All vendors & buyers will be expected to use sanitising measures around the market.

• Vendors & buyers will be expected to maintain social distancing from staff and or

customers.

• There may be a requirement for customers to complete a document which confirms

the names and, address and contact number of people they haven in contact with.

More so if they are hauliers.

• Site gates will remain closed, entry and exit to site will be via Nottingham Road,

through gate 7 and gate 8 for pigs (LE13 0NP).

• There will be no cash machine available.

• Speak to your auctioneer if you wish to purchase stock but are unable to attend

market.

• Please keep checking our Facebook Pages and Website for updates on Covid-19 and

our opening dates / times.

• A reminder of our credit terms. All store and breeding stock is to be paid for on the

day. There will be a two week maximum credit allowance for payment prime stock for

those with agreed terms. If you have any questions, or concerns, please speak to your

auctioneer, Mark or Hugh.

Gillstream Markets Ltd. would like to thank our customers for their continued support during

this unprecedented situation. We will provide updates to our customers as regularly as

possible.

Please note LAA and Government Guidelines Below:

PRIMESTOCK SALES Recent DEFRA guidance is that livestock markets play an essential part in the food supply chain and can continue but under the very strictest regulations to stop the spread of the virus, protect everyone in the market environment, staff, vendors, and buyers alike. To this end ALL MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY will be operating a very strict and enforceable “DROP & GO” system, operating as follows:- VENDORS 1) Vendors will deliver and unload stock at the loading bays. Market staff will collect the paperwork and move the stock into the pens, Vendors will then leave the market and we will endeavour to get prices to you as soon as possible. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR MOVEMENT LICENCES, PASSPORTS ETC ARE CLEARLY AND FULLY COMPLETED WITH COMPLETE ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 2) Market staff will process the stock in the usual efficient manner. BUYERS 1) Buyers MUST allow social distancing. (2 metres between each other) 2) Intending Buyers MUST register prior to attending the market. ONLY BONA FIDE BUYERS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE MARKET – giving excuses to see your stock sold CANNOT be entertained. 3) Only TWO buyers will be permitted into the market office at any one time. 4) Buyers are advised to wear protective gloves and/or masks whilst in the market where possible. STORE CATTLE SALES Store cattle ONLY can be sold, including store cattle, feeding bulls, grazing cows – NO BREEDING STOCK, STOCK BULLS, EWES & LAMBS 1) The “DROP & GO” system will operate as for Prime stock. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR PASSPORTS AND DRAWING LIST ARE FULLY COMPLETED, SIGNED WITH ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. 2) Market staff will process the stock in the usual efficient manner. 3) Any reserves should be clearly written and given to market staff on arrival.

1) If you show any symptoms of the virus – DO NOT ATTEND! 2) We will continue our policy of telephoning for stock – IF WE HAVE NOT TELEPHONED YOU AND YOU INTEND TO BRING STOCK PLEASE RING THE MARKET WITH PROPOSED NUMBERS 3) There are no catering arrangements on site. 4) Always sanitise or wash your hands before, after or as many times as you can. 5) Please arrive at market with your stock as early as possible to enable us to carry out the process efficiently and to save your time. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding in these testing times.

ENTRIES TUESDAY 19th MAY 2020 SHEEP ONLY AND PIGS

1000+ Prime sheep 250+ Ewes and Lambs

250+ Ewes *2nd Special Annual Consignment of Ewes and Lambs from Lowesby Farms*

WEDNESDAY 20th MAY 2020 CATTLE ONLY

200+ Head of Store Cattle 100+ Calves

150+ Fat Cattle

Payments made to Melton Mowbray Market

Due to the reduced postal service and the shortened opening times of the banks

caused by Covid-19, we would ask all purchasers who have credit arrangements to

pay us via BACS where possible rather than post cheques. Details for payment can

be found on all invoices issued by the market. If you have any questions please do

not hesitate to contact us on 01664 562971. A reminder that all other payments

should be made on the day.

BACS Payments to customers

Please note due to Melton Mowbray market now holding sales on both Tuesdays and

Wednesdays BACS payments to customers are now being initiated on Thursdays for credit into

customer accounts first thing Monday morning.

Social Distancing

We draw everyone’ s attention again to the operating arrangements for all livestock markets

during lockdown. These include a drop and go for vendors leaving maximum space available for

GENUINE buyers who must remain socially distanced at all times in the rings and around the

market. Positions in the rings are clearly marked out and are strictly on a first come first served

basis. Please help us to keep the live markets operating for you.

Pay on the day policy – reminder of terms We would like to remind our customers that all store and breeding stock must be paid for on the day. Prime stock purchasers can apply for terms using an account form, which can be posted or emailed on

request and are also available from the market office. For Primestock purchasers with credit agreements, credit terms will extend to a maximum of two weeks. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to

contact us on 01664 562971.

Named/Numbered Sires

Vendors are advised that named sires must be officially printed on the passport of the animal and not hand written. We will not sell animals as being named or numbered sire if the sire details are not printed onto the passport. Sire details may be checked with the breed societies online to ensure that they are correct. Please

also include sire details on your blue entry forms which accompany cattle to market. Thank you for your cooperation.

Farm assurance status

Would all cattle vendors selling cattle as Farm Assured please ensure that their Farm Assurance is up to date, with all linked holdings registered to the primary holding, and ensure that the stickers used in

passports match the details held by the administering Farm Assurance body. We are increasingly having issues with linked holdings not being covered under a primary FABBL account, and severe deductions

are being applied at the time of slaughter. In such instances, the vendor is liable for all deductions made

Notice to vendors bringing cattle into Melton Mowbray Market

In order to comply with the Tuberculosis (England) order 2014 we would like to remind vendors when stating the TB testing date of the cattle being sent to market the date of test section should be filled out as the date of injection not

the date of the reading. The 60 day period in which animals can be moved begins on this date.

To assist us with this matter please ensure a TB test certificate accompanies all cattle entering the market, this can be sent directly from your vets to the office via email or a hard copy sent with your entry form.

TUESDAY SALE TIMES

SHEEP CENTRE CULL EWES 10.00am

Followed by PRIME LAMBS AND STORE LAMBS EWES AND LAMBS 2:00pm

PIGS PIGS 9:30am every FIRST, THIRD AND FIFTH Tuesday

WEDNESDAY CATTLE SALES RING 1

Prime Bulls 10am Followed by COWS & PRIME CATTLE

RING 2

STORE CATTLE 12:30pm

RING 3 REARING CALVES 10.00am FOLLOWED BY WEANLINGS

NO FUR AND FEATHER AUTIONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Prime Lambs (519) – Prime NSL SQQ 253.08p/kg Overall NSL SQQ 250.11p/kg

Another busy sheep at Melton Mowbray as we push on forward to nearly half way through the year and week on week more and more new season lamb becomes available. More and more new vendors joining the fold saw A tremendous show of lambs forward this week with a range of weights and as ever, every sheep across the scales included in the averages as new season lambs leaves an SQQ of 253.08p/kg. A lift in trade this week as an increase in buying power down the alleys makes for eager bidding as lambs soar to a top of £117 for I Bristow. A brace of heavy weight Suffolk lambs from W Jones sell to a top of £116. A fantastic run of Texel sired lambs from Rigbolt Farms selling to a top of £114.50 twice for handy weighted lambs. Pen after pen of lambs forward this week selling above the £105 mark. Pence per kilo lifts as light weight lambs from G A Mcdowell with 32.5kg lambs reaching 277p/kg. I Bristow topping their run at £272p/kg, with A Greetham and IJ & PJ Handley selling lambs above 265p/kg. Lambs required weekly to help meet demand remember to help us to help you and book in all stock.

NSL Type To From Average

Lights 277p £102 231p £86 255.87p £96.55

Mediums 272p £117 226p £99.50 252.55p £105.6

Heavies 235p £112 205p £94.50 223.07p £104.19

Overs 211p £116 190p £106.50 200p £110.29

PRIME SHEEP

AUCTIONEER – OLIVER CHAPMAN

Prime Hoggs (875) – Prime OSL SQQ 212.94p/kg

Overall OSL SQQ 196.94p/kg Considering the time of a year and we approach the halfway mark of the year another large entry of hoggs forward and a good show of quality. With everything from bonny Beltex to end of run hoggs forward all met with a lifted trade. Leading the way this week with over weight hoggs were J R Armett with 64.5kg continental sired hoggs selling to a top of £124 selling to Robert Bowring Butchers. A Tremendous Beltex sired hogg from T A Lyon weighing at 60kg realizing £121. A fantastic run of Beltex sired hoggs from B Williams which to a top of £120 with more pens close behind these at £119 and £118. The same hoggs also topping pence per kilo with handier weighted hoggs at 40 kg to 264p/kg. A E Baker & Son with hoggs to £116, with A J Bridewell and Son close behind at £114. S J Taylor of Bottesford Notts this week with a great run of hoggs selling to a top of 244p/kg with R Greasley to 240p/kg. Pen after pen of hoggs this week above the 200p/kg mark and with everything across the scales included in the averages leaving as SQQ of 212.94p/kg.

OSL Type To From Average

Lights 240p £84 197p £64 217.21p £78.06

Mediums 265p £111 81p £32 211.92p £90.67

Heavies 261p £124 168p £85 206.72p £101.26

Overs 218p £124 129p £94.50 181.44p £106.53

CULL EWES

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Cull Ewes (445) Top Price - £122 Overall average - £85.99

Ewe trade firmer again on the week still with pleasant returns seen for all qualities. Other outlets discounting fat but still sought after here. The end of the 30 day fast for Ramadan on the 23rd of May will be helping this. 24 pens readily over £100 today as we see another 10 new vendors in the ewe section and overall 22 in the sheep shed joining the Melton Movement. A top today for Gerald Adams up from Corby with Rams to £122 with Winfrey Farms Continentals to £120 and good to see the Lincolnshire boys over having a go with weighted Continentals to the same. RJ Woolway over from Cambridge with heavy Suffolks to £118 and local Supporter Wag Stannage the same. James Fanshawe from the Northampton supporters to £115 and Gaulby Lodge Farm to £114 for Suffolks. L Parker & Son from up the road to £113 again for Suffolks & RW Baker to £112 for Continental X. Sobaron Farms to £108 again for Suffolks with P Wagstaff to £108 for Texel X. Wilfred Bothwell to £106 for meated ewes with the top of the Mules to £95 for meated goods. Keep the ewes coming we have buyers for all qualities hungry for more and never phased by numbers. Call or txt your entries in so we can make buyers aware.

EWES AND LAMBS

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

2nd Special Spring entry of Ewes with Lambs at foot

from Lowesby Farms – Not to be missed!

Tuesday 19th May

85 North Country Mule ewe lambs with single Texel x lambs at foot

&

45 Texel x Mule ewe lambs with Rouge x lambs at foot

All wormed and on the Heptevac P system

207 Ewes with Lambs at foot sold this week This weeks sale included the first consignment of ewes with Lambs at foot from Lowesby Farms finding interest from across the counties including eager telephone bidders! Lowesbys cracking run of Scotch Mule Theaves with Suffolk X Lambs at foot (Averaging 1.8 lives) saw a top of £85.50 per life and £256.50 per outfit with pen after pen readily £76-£85. Don’t forget next weeks consignment of Mules & Texel X – Not to be missed! Other outfits a grand trade for all qualities forward saw Full mouth Beltex X Outfits with Beltex lambs at foot to £73/life for M&C Doody up from Henley in Arden with others from the same home to £70 and £69. Mules from W Allison to £68/ life for 6 tooth Mules with twins (£204/outfit). Texel x Ewe lambs from J Wilford to £71/life with a useful run from R Turner up from Withybrook seeing Texel x with Beltex X Lambs at foot to £73/life. Local supporter KP Stephens finding a trade in the last pens of the day with full mouthed Texel X with Beltex and Suffolk x Lambs at foot to £77/life (£218/outfit) and Cheviot full mouth ewes with the same at foot to £73/life (£200/outfit). Older ewes with younger lambs at foot saw Full to Broken mouthed Mules and twins to £67/life for R Dexter and £60.50/life for J Richardson & Sons. Please remember to book ewes and lambs in so we can make eager buyers aware!

Prime & Store cattle

marketing

at Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray market are

pleased to offer both live,

deadweight, store and TB

restricted cattle marketing

services.

For more information please

call Scott, James or Oliver

on:

07796 897516

07887 710660

220 Prime Cattle Sold this Week! 64 Cows & OTMS – averaged 137.59p/kg

49 Steers – averaged 185.01p/kg 97 Heifers – averaged 177.74p/kg

33 Young Bulls – averaged 182.64p/kg

Another, week and again the shed full with cattle. 61 Vendors traveling to Melton Mowbray with from a single beast to a lorry load. Again, this week nice to see some new faces as Vendors together with some familiar ones returning to the Market – again, thank you! Please, please though ensure that ALL Classes of Stock are with us by 9.30am so as they can be sorted and lotted for a PROMPT 10am Sale Start! Today, 16 Buyers stood (socially distanced) around the Sale Ring to purchase on 21 accounts. This week, all sections would look firmer trade wise on the week, which would seem a change in the right direction – lets hope that normal service can prevail, if anything today, the better bred and fed cattle were a marked trade improvement on the week. ALL Classes of Prime Cattle required for next week. Entries Please to: James Sealy 07786 771110 (01604 505267) or Scott Ruck 07796 897516. Steers: A similar entry this week. Top price both pounds per head and pence per kilo went to PW Bird & Son selling Limousin Xs to £1,515.36 or 225.5p/kg purchased by Staffordshire Meat Packers.

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO

Vendor Breed Weight P/kg PW Bird & Son Limousin X 672kgs 225.5p/kg

A Mason Limousin X 591kgs 223.5p/kg

A Mason Limousin X 555kgs 220.5p/kg Shortwood Estates Limousin X 615kgs 217.5p/kg

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 611kgs 217.5p/kg FA Osborne Limousin X 587kgs 217.5p/kg

Rawding Partners Ltd Blonde X 680kgs 217.5p/kg C Stancombe & Son British Blue 573kgs 216.5p/kg

Shortwood Estates Limousin X 639kgs 215.5p/kg

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 634kgs 213.5p/kg

PRIME CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – JAMES SEALY

Tel: 07786 771110

PRIME STEER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head PW Bird & Son Limousin X 672kgs £1,515.36

KA Gill Limousin X 775kgs £1,484.13

Rawding Partners Ltd Blonde X 680kgs £1,479.00 KA Gill Limousin X 820kgs £1,439.10

Shortwood Estates Limousin X 683kgs £1,430.89 Rawding Partners Ltd Limousin X 706kgs £1,366.11

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 634kgs £1,353.59

KA Gill Limousin X 757kgs £1,343.68 Shortwood Estates Limousin X 615kgs £1,337.63

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 611kgs £1,328.93

Heifers: Again, a good turnout of Heifers this week. Again, this section was topped pounds per head by PW Bird & Son with Limousins at £1,386.99 selling to A Wright & Sons of Boston. Pence per kilo was topped by JW Holmes and Son selling Limousin Xs to 236.5p/kg to Staffordshire Meat Packers.

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO Vendor Breed Weight P/kg

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 517kgs 236.5p/kg PW Bird & Son Limousin X 594kgs 233.5p/kg

Rawding Partners Ltd Blonde X 550kgs 229.5p/kg Rawding Partners Ltd Blonde X 509kgs 228.5p/kg

NH Dickinson Limousin X 540kgs 227.5p/kg

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 606kgs 223.5p/kg JW Holmes & Son British Blue X 579kgs 221.5p/kg

NH Dickinson British Blue X 579kgs 217.5p/kg C Stancombe & Son Limousin X 565kgs 211.5p/kg

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 563kgs 209.5p/kg

PRIME HEIFER TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head PW Bird & Son Limousin X 594kgs £1,386.99

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 606kgs £1,354.41

JW Holmes & Son British Blue X 579kgs £1,282.49 AF Holmes Ltd Limousin X 604kgs £1,265.38

Rawding Partners Ltd Blonde X 550kgs £1,262.25 NH Dickinson British Blue X 579kgs £1,259.33

PW Bird & Son Limousin X 612kgs £1,257.66

NH Dickinson Limousin X 540kgs £1,228.50 I Clark Limousin X 609kgs £1,227.14

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 517kgs £1,222.71

Young Bulls: Again, this week, showing that weight pays, top grossing pounds per head came to £1,553.90 with Limousins from JW Holmes & Son bought by A Wright & Sons of Boston, with John taking the top 3 spots. Pence per kilo John also took top spot at 215.5p/kg.

PRIME YOUNG BULLS TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO Vendor Breed Weight P/kg

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 671kgs 215.5p/kg R Watts Ltd Limousin X 483kgs 213.5p/kg

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 716kgs 212.5p/kg

RW, RG & JR Holmes British Blue X 671kgs 211.5p/kg JB Dodds Limousin X 572kgs 210.5p/kg

JB Dodds Limousin X 532kgs 209.5p/kg JB Dodds Limousin X 577kgs 206.5p/kg

DR & RL Burns Limousin X 681kgs 204.5p/kg

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 720kgs 202.5p/kg R Watts Ltd Lincoln Red 529kgs 202.5p/kg

PRIME YOUNG BULLS TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD

Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 820kgs £1,553.90

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 716kgs £1,521.50

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 720kgs £1,458.00 Moores Livestock Aberdeen Angus 947kgs £1,453.65

JW Holmes & Son Limousin X 671kgs £1,446.01 RW, RG & JR Holmes British Blue X 671kgs £1,419.17

RW, RG & JR Holmes British Blue X 717kgs £1,394.57

DR & RL Burns Limousin X 681kgs £1,392.65 RW, RG & JR Holmes British Blue X 668kgs £1,305.94

JW Holmes & Son Blonde X 648kgs £1,286.28

Cows & OTMs Cattle: A big leap in numbers this week, and a lift in trade. Topping pounds per head travelling down the A46 were DR & RL Burns with Limousin Xs grossing £1,278.90 purchased by Woolley Bros of Sheffield. Whilst pence per kilo nice to see The Watchorn Family, topping at 183.5p/kg with Limousin Xs again purchased by Woolley Bros. Also, nice to see Adam Neachell, Staffordshire with British Blues taking spots 2 and 3.

PRIME COW TOP PRICES PENCE PER KILO Vendor Breed Weight P/kg

TG & DM Watchorn Limousin X 587kgs 183.5p/kg A Neachell & Son British Blue X 622kgs 177.5p/kg

A Neachell & Son British Blue X 664kgs 173.5p/kg P Cairns Limousin X 685kgs 171.5p/kg

A Neachell & Son British Blue X 612kgs 171.5p/kg

PRIME COW TOP PRICES POUNDS PER HEAD Vendor Breed Weight £s/Head

DR & RL Burns Limousin X 812kgs £1,278.90 RW Denham Limousin X 754kgs £1,247.87

BJ & IS Wain Limousin X 844kgs £1,228.02 Linton Farms Charolais X 878kgs £1,224.81

S & E Dow South Devon 913kgs £1,218.06

STORE CATTLE

AUCTIONEER – SCOTT RUCK

Tel: 07796 897516

Melton Mowbray Markets Store ring continues to grow - just when we thought store cattle couldn’t get any dearer we find ourselves with another busy store cattle shed, 5 new vendors in attendance and many new faces round the ring. Please be reminded under the Covid-19 restrictions in place only purchasers are allowed to attend sales who must register their attendance beforehand and adhere to the regulations for everyone’s safety. 316 stores forward and sold today with what has been a record breaking 4 weeks in the cattle sheds with numbers surpassing those expected at this time of year and a huge thankyou must go to all market staff both on the frontline and not forgetting those at home - Ben Shouler and Barrie Williamson who are sensibly sat ‘in the eaves’ should Myself James or Oliver or any current staff find our health subject to the pandemic. As voiced last week in the Store ring I can only applaud market staff who put both their own and their families lives at risk to ensure the best model for marketing farmers stock continues and we thanks buyers and vendors for their patience. A pleasure to have vendors returning who have been selling off farm direct for many years rewarded by the demand for store cattle from buyers from across the counties - A number having nearly taken a price off farm some £200 short of the mark achieved in the live auction system! Today’s sale topped with another consignment from M W Thomas, Ryhall who saw his belting Limousin Bullock at 21 months to £1265 with his counterpart heifer to £1260 and another to £1180. M Mawers store cattle welcome to the Melton fold down from Newark saw Charolais x Single Suckled steers to £1118 at 14-16 months. Wilfred Bothwells weekly show to £1065 for his 15 month old Angus steer with a cracking pair of outwindered South Devon X Bullocks from Stannage Bros to £1060. I & ES Nourish consignment of 18 month old Limousin steers to £1015 and smashing to see SJ Darker selling shapely Limousin X Heifers to £1010 at 15 months. S Dawsons 21 month old Lim X bullock to £975 with Terry Cranes Limousin X Steer ripe for turnout to £970. S Crawford and son saw an over aged Saler heifer to £955 with Ruth Holmans Limousin x Steer at 15 months to £948. P A & A Wells saw £975 for their Limousin X steers at 15 months with younger cattle from John Smith over from Nottingham to £905 for 13-14 month old steers. Some marvellous black and white Hereford X Heifers from Tudhope & Stanger to £905 at 21 months and DJ Scarboroughs 10 month old Lim X single suckled heifers to £870 with Bill Tills Limousin steers with plenty of potential to £870 and O Black Charolais steers to £865 at 12 months. Native Herefords from Stevie Elliott up from Coventry to £780 and David Johnsons Simmentals to £790.

Not many breeders forward – But demand extremely high for Cows and Calves saw Breeding bulls to £1100 for TL Rouses Pedigree Hereford with in calf Continental X Heifers to £920 and Hereford Cows to £895. Please contact us with entries for catalogue by 12 noon on the Friday before sale for catalogue – Help us to help you - All late entries will be sold at the end of the sale. Many thanks for helping the market system continue in its current format and we look forward to welcoming you to sales over the coming months.

CALVES

AUCTIONEER – OLIVER CHAPMAN

Tel: 07887 710660

Another busy week as Melton carries on thriving on a Wednesday with 100 more calves going under the hammer and continuing to be well in demand. With baby calves seeing another fantastic trade for all qualities on offer as Blue calves this week top at £310 for weekly supporters Whetstone Pastures Dairy, more calves from the same stable and the same way bred to £300 and £295. Angus baby calves this week also seeing a lift in trade as angus sired heifer calves selling to a top of £290. Shorthorn sired heifer calves reaching a top of £280. Evolution Farming with a run of calves this week selling bull calves to £150. Friesian bull calves this week a little shorter on the ground with not so many on offer however still a firm trade for the goods on offer as they top at £90 for Keythorpe Farming. Weanlings this week see another strong show of good sorts on offer. With a tremendous run of British Blue sired weanlings. An increase in the number of buyers for the goods on offer also made for a flying trade as Throckenholt Farms sell heifers to £530, with more from the same stable to £490 and £485. Weekly supporter M G Fraser with a run of blue sired weanling heifers selling to a top of £510 for a handy brace, with the same vendor with more of the same goods on offer selling to £480. Heath Farm Partnership selling weanlings to a top of £395. More calves are required weekly in both sections to meeting an ever growing demand from buyers around the ring please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss the marketing of your calves.

Please call to discuss your marketing

requirements for all classes of livestock:

Scott Ruck: 07796 897516 James Sealy: 07786 771110

Oliver Chapman: 07887710660

Simon, Ben & Barrie can be contacted via the office

01664 562971

Sheep Shearing for

small / smallholders, competitive rates

Call Jerry on: 07904 317535

Selection of Angus Bulls for Sale of farm

Cambridge area, High EBV’s

Contact Scott for more

details on 07796 897516

Sheep dog pups For Sale

Border collie pups from working parents, READY NOW, Dogs and Bitches

Please contact Paul: 07971076230

Limousin Bull For Sale

6 Years Old Sold as coming back

onto progeny. Located near

Melton. Contact Scott 07796 897516

CREOSOTE Still available from tool

stall (opposite butcher) Ask for

Matt (Claxton Tools) Tel: 07581356997

Available for delivery or collection (Nottingham)

Pedigree Limousin Bull ready for Work

Located near Melton. 18 months Old, Halter Trained

and Very Quiet. Contact Scott 07796 897516