Lodge and Thomas report an entry of 45 UTM and OTM prime cattle, 49 cull cows, 171 store cattle including 10 suckler cows and calves, 62 rearing calves and stirks and 535 finished and store sheep.

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A very similar strong trade to last week but the larger entry included a smaller proportion of premium steers and heifers but the demand remains for all types, several with scope for further fattening.

Leading the heifers were Limousin crosses from the Julian Family at Summercourt selling to a top call of 227p/kg; with a heavier 630kg heifer next in line at 226p/kg realising £1,424; both bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Further good Limousin crosses from Messrs. G.W. & H.E. Hawkey of St. Wenn who saw their three steers standing top of the averages with best selling at 226p/kg to David Wilton of Peter Morris Butchers, St. Columb.

Grand 800kg+ steers in from J.B. Old Farms Ltd of Treyarnon Bay, Padstow saw their 837kg Aberdeen Angus x at 190p/kg making £1,590; and 839kg Charolais x realising £1,535, both bought by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

20 Steers – top 8 prices

Limousin x to 226p (612kg) for Messrs. G.W. & H.E. Hawkey of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Limousin x to 217p (605kg) for Messrs. G.W. & H.E. Hawkey of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Limousin x to 211p (652kg) for Messrs. G.W. & H.E. Hawkey of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Hereford x to 195p (665kg) for Mr. A. Roberts of Coverack, Helston

Aberdeen Angus x to 190p (837kg) for J.B. Old Farms Ltd of Treyarnon Bay, Padstow

British Blue x to 190p (532kg) for Messrs. H.A.& M.J. Farming of Old Kea, Truro

Hereford x to 189p (683kg) for Mr. A. Roberts of Coverack, Helston

17 Heifers – top 7 prices

Limousin x to 227p (555kg) for Mrs. J. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 226p (630kg) for Mr. W.J.P. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 220p (576kg) for Messrs. G.W. & H.E. Hawkey of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Limousin x to 219p (590kg) for Messrs. G.W. & H.E. Hawkey of St. Wenn, Bodmin

Limousin x to 219p (571kg) for Mrs. J. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 217p (622kg) for Mrs. J. Julian of Summercourt, Newquay

Limousin x to 193p (515kg) for Mr. J. Vokes of Lockengate, St. Austell

Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 185.4p/kg Heifers – 188.1p/kg

Truro Steers: Truro Heifers

Premium to 226p av. 208.25p: Premium to 227p av. 217.67p

Prime to 189p av. 178.21p: Prime to 186p av. 171.44p

All Steers av. 186.27p: All Heifers av. 193.76p

OTM PRIME CATTLE

Leading OTM this week was an Aberdeen Angus x heifer for Mr. F.T. Sampson of Ludgvan selling at 166p/kg and £1,077 to David Ellis of Lelant.

4 Steers & 4 Heifers

Aberdeen Angus x heifer to 166p (649kg) for Mr. F.T. Sampson of Ludgvan, Penzance

Aberdeen Angus x steer to 151p (630kg) for Messrs. E.J. Pengelly & Sons of Porthpean

Friesian heifer to 150p (576kg) for Messrs. W.H. Tripconey & Sons of Coverack, Helston

Limousin x steer to 146p (628kg) for Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick of St. Columb

Shorthorn x heifer to 144p (628kg) for Mr. C.W.J. Rickard of Blackwater, Truro

Overall Averages:

OTM Steers to 151p/kg av. 146.54p/kg

OTM Heifers to 166p/kg av. 150.36p/kg

CULL COWS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

An increased entry also met with similar trade to last week with a good proportion of heavy and well-finished dairy types but fewer beef suckler-bred sorts.

Two South Devon cows leading the averages at 155p/kg for Mr. H.A. Reynolds of Nancegollan; and an 803kg cow at 150p/kg for Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick of St. Columb overall top at £1,205, both bought by David Ellis of Lelant.

Premium Friesian from Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine selling at 136p/kg to Mr. M.R. Davey of Okehampton, with dearest black and white from a nice run from Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater making £1,039 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh.

Guernseys this week to 96p/kg for Messrs. M. & M.A. Thomas of Tresillian, Truro.

13 Beef Cows – leading prices

South Devon x to 155p (546kg) for Mrs. H.A. Reynolds of Nancegollan, Helston

South Devon x to 150p (803kg) for Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick of St. Columb

Limousin x to 148p (644kg) for Mr. R.T. Dunn of Menabilly, Par

Aberdeen Angus x to 143p (741kg) for Mr. F.T. Sampson of Ludgvan, Penzance

Limousin x to 138p (676kg) for Mr. F. Stephens of St. Winnow Barton, Lostwithiel

South Devon x to 138p (676kg) for Mrs. H.A. Reynolds of Nancegollan, Helston

Aberdeen Angus x to 131p (605kg) for Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine, Falmouth

Limousin x to 129p (517kg) for Mr. G.T. Stone of Carleen, Helston

36 Dairy Cows – leading prices

Friesian to 136p (544kg) for Messrs. M.J. & R.M. Tremayne of Constantine, Falmouth

Friesian to 133p (740kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro

Friesian to 132p (768kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro

Friesian to 129p (729kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro

Friesian to 128p (704kg) for Messrs. A.D. & J.A. Bray of St. Martin, Helston

Friesian to 124p (800kg) for Mr. D.J. Heller of Blackwater, Truro

Friesian to 124p (719kg) for Mr. K. Bottrell of Newbridge, Penzance

Friesian to 124p (711kg) for Chynoweth Farm Partners of St. Allen, Truro

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 155p/kg av. 135.73p/kg

Dairy Cows to 136p/kg av. 114.01p/kg

STORE CATTLE

Auctioneers – Patrick Dennis & Andrew Body

An excellent entry for early August included a superb run of strong, large frame feeding cattle from East Cornwall together with good numbers of single-suckled steers and heifers and a good run of suckler cows with calves at foot.

Top prices of the day came from a grand run of 20-24 month old cattle on behalf of Messrs. D.S. Poad & Son of St. Mellion which saw their Simmental x steers to £1,290 with a younger four at £1,150, British Blue x trios to £1,170, plus a single Simmental x heifer making £1,040.

Eight super spring-born cattle again this week from the Backway Family of St. Eval saw a Blonde d’Aquitaine/Limousin x steer pair hit £1,110 and Limousin x heifers at 16 months old to £1,065.

A dozen 18 month old suckler-bred Limousin crosses for Mr. E.P. Eustice of Fraddam saw steers to £1,090 and five heifers all at £965.

A cracking Charolais x yearling steer from Mr. C.P. Roth of Tolgus Mount realised £945.

A run of twenty tremendous steers December/January-born from Messrs. W.J. & J.C. Paull of St. Columb Minor were led by four British Blue crosses at £640, and Simmentals to £615 with a 6 month old trio at £605.

93 Steers – leading prices

2yo

Simmental x to £1,290 for Messrs. D.S. Poad & Son of St. Mellion, Saltash

British Blue x to £1,170 for Messrs. D.S. Poad & Son of St. Mellion, Saltash

1½yo

Blonde d’Aquitaine x to £1,110 for Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

Limousin x to £1,090 for Mr. E.P. Eustice of Fraddam, Hayle

British Blue x to £945 for Messrs. A.J. & K.P. Johns of Chacewater, Truro

Hereford x to £900 for Mr. A.J. Miller of St. Dennis, St. Austell

1yo

Charolais x to £945 for Mr. C.P. Roth of Tolgus Mount, Redruth

Limousin x to £830 for Mr. S.P. Bache of Mount Hawke, Truro

British Blue x to £665 for Mr. J. Vokes of Lockengate, St. Austell

8mo

British Blue x to £640 for Messrs. W.J. & J.C. Paull of St. Columb Minor, Newquay

Simmental x to £615 for Messrs. W.J. & J.C. Paull of St. Columb Minor, Newquay

Aberdeen Angus x to £580 for Messrs. W.J. & J.C. Paull of St. Columb Minor, Newquay

57 Heifers – leading prices

2yo

Simmental x to £1,040 for Messrs. D.S. Poad & Son of St. Mellion, Saltash

South Devon x to £865 for Mr. D. Moyle of Bolenowe, Camborne

British Blue x to £800 for Messrs. A.J. & K.P. Johns of Chacewater, Truro

1½yo

Limousin x to £1,065 for Mr. T. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

Simmental x to £900 for Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

Charolais x to £705 for Messrs. A.J. & K.P. Johns of Chacewater, Truro

Aberdeen Angus x to £695 for Messrs. J.H. Pengelly & Son of Paul, Penzance

British Blue x to £605 for Mr. P. Bottom of Probus, Truro

1yo

Limousin x to £670 for Mr. S.P. Bache of Mount Hawke, Truro

British Blue x to £550 for Mr. J. Vokes of Lockengate, St. Austell

10 Suckler Cows & Calves

A pure-bred South Devon 2nd calver with month-old Limousin x twins for Mrs. H.A. Reynolds of Nancegollan, Helston realised £1,510.

Two cows from Mr. P.J. Williams of Stithians, Truro being a Limousin and Simmental x both with April-born Limousin x calves at foot and PD’d back in-calf to the Limousin bull realised £1,295.

Messrs. A.J. & S.M. Grange of Ruan High Lanes, Truro were in again with two more Sussex cows with young Pedigree Limousin-sired calves at foot selling well at £1,260 and £1,240.

Three South Devon x heifers in-calf to a Pedigree Hereford bull sold to £930 for Mr. D. Moyle of Bolenowe, Camborne.

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

A similar entry to last week with improved prices and strong demand for an increasing number of buyers looking to source good calves.

Top price at £365 was a super 18 day old British Blue x bull from Messrs. R.M. & C.D. Rundle of Mevagissey who sold even younger heifers to £300 and £295.

A pure-bred Limousin month-old heifer in from Messrs. P.R. & M.A. Hooper of Lanreath topped at £340.

Stirks included a nice entry of April-born Limousin crosses from Mr. C.R. Rusden of Penhallow with three heifers leading at £420 and steers to £405.

32 Bulls

British Blue x to £365 for Messrs. R.M. & C.D. Rundle of Mevagissey, St. Austell, av. £244

Limousin x to £350 for Messrs. J.H. & S.M. Dark & Sons of Mullion, Helston, av. £282

Simmental x to £250 for Messrs. J.P. White & Partners of Lanreath, Looe, av. £243

Aberdeen Angus x to £185 for Messrs. N.J. Cox & H. Floyd of Tregony, Truro, av. £128

Hereford x to £95 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance

Friesian bobby calves to £48, av. £39

18 Heifers

Limousin x to £340 for Messrs. P.R. & M.A. Hooper of Lanreath, Looe, av. £295

British Blue x to £300 for Messrs. R.M. & C.D. Rundle of Mevagissey, St. Austell, av. £176

Simmental x to £195 for Messrs. J.P. White & Partners of Lanreath, Looe

Hereford x to £85 for Messrs. C.L. Hichens & Sons of Pendeen, Penzance, av. £82

6 Male Stirks

Limousin x to £405 three times for Mr. C.R. Rusden of Penhallow, Truro, av. £391

British Blue x to £310 for Messrs. J, M.R. & C.L. Colwell of Scorrier, Redruth

6 Heifer Stirks

Limousin x to £420 three times for Mr. C.R. Rusden of Penhallow, Truro, av. £394

Aberdeen Angus x to £270 for Mr. V.M. Moyle of Mabe, Penryn

FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

LAMBS (301) – Ed Harris

A wide variation in quality and finish this week which was reflected in the two-tier trade.

Generally, prices are still holding very well for the time of year with fifteen pens £100+ and an SQQ average of 215p/kg.

Top price at £110.50 and also joint per kilo at 235p were fine 47.1kg Texel lambs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert purchased by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Equally at 235p/kg were 44.1kg Texel x lambs from four butcher’s quality pens from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock bought by R.J. Trevarthen Ltd of Roskrow.

Dearest pen from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan making £110 to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

Leading Averages:

235p/kg for 47.1kg lambs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

235p/kg for 44.1kg lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

232p/kg for 46.3kg lambs from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

230p/kg for 45.0kg lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

228p/kg for 48.3kg lambs from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

228p/kg for 45.0kg lambs from Mrs. S. Carter of Lostwithiel

228p/kg for 45.0kg lambs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro

227p/kg for 47.0kg lambs from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

227p/kg for 42.5kg lambs from Mr. Monk of Chacewater, Truro

226p/kg for 45.6kg lambs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

Top Price Lambs:

£110.50 (47.1kg) from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

£110.00 (48.3kg) from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

£107.50 (46.3kg) from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£106.50 (47.0kg) from Messrs. I.D. & S.S. Backway of St. Eval, Wadebridge

£106.00 (77.0kg) from Messrs. W.E. & A. Pearce of Troon, Camborne

£105.00 (47.0kg) from Messrs. B.N. & C. Hoskins of Blackwater, Truro

£104.00 (54.5kg) from Messrs. C.H.P. Powell & Sons of St. Ervan, Wadebridge

£103.50 (44.1kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

£103.50 (45.0kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

£103.00 (45.6kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay

£103.00 (46.2kg) from Messrs. B.N. & C. Hoskins of Blackwater, Truro

Averages:

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 235p/kg av. 215p/kg

Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 235p/kg av. 207p/kg

Overweight (52.1kg+) to 191p/kg

SQQ Lamb Average 215.2p

CULL EWES (138) – Ross Collins

A firm trade and some good consignments forward with prices peaking at £93 for a pair of Texel x ewes from Mrs. N. Shill of Carnkie.

A big run of Mules from Newlyn Farm Partnership of St. Newlyn East saw top pen at £85.

Leading Prices:

£103.00 for ewes from Mrs. N. Shill of Carnkie, Redruth

£88.50 for ewes from Mr. E.P. Bowden of Connor Downs, Hayle

£87.00 for sheep from Mrs. N. Shill of Carnkie, Redruth

£85.00 for ewes from Newlyn Farm Partnership of St. Newlyn East, Newquay

£85.00 for ewes from Mrs. J. Rice of Polbathic, Torpoint

£80.00 for ewes from Messrs. A.J. & S.T. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston

£80.00 for a ram from Mr. E.P. Bowden of Connor Downs, Hayle

£79.00 for ewes from Messrs. S.J. & S.M. Ward of Grampound Road, Truro

Averages:

First quality ewes to £93.00 av. £80.50

Second quality ewes to £61.50 av. £54.50

STORE LAMBS (96) – Ross Collins

A good entry and continued strong demand for all on offer with a pen of forward stores for Messrs. D.W. & Y. Swinfen of Mylor selling to a top call of £85.

Leading Prices:

£85.00 for stores from Messrs. D.W. & Y. Swinfen of Mylor, Falmouth

£79.50 for stores from Messrs. M. & S. Baxter of Wendron, Helston

£73.50 for stores from Mrs. S. Carter of Lostwithel

£73.50 for stores from Mr. A.G. Tomlinson of Portscatho, Truro

£71.00 for stores from Mr. P.W. Burton of Gluvian, St. Columb

£71.00 for stores from Mrs. N. Shill of Carnkie, Redruth

£70.50 for stores from Mr. P.W. Burton of Gluvian, St. Columb

Averages:

Best stores to £85.00 av. £70.50

Medium stores to £61.00 av. £59.00

Smaller stores to £55.00