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

5TH JUNE 2020

1451 HEAD SOLD

PRIME CATTLE to 209p/kg CULL COWS to 154.50p/kg PRIME LAMBS to 233p/kg CALVES to £335 DAIRY to £1960 STORE LAMBS to £70 PIGS to £138 CULL EWES to £89 STORE STEERS to £1400 STORE HEIFERS to £1125

ALL PROSPECTIVE BUYERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE

MARKET OFFICE OR AUCTIONEER BEFORE THE

AUCTION, TO ENSURE WE ARE ADHERING TO COVID 19

GOVERNMENT SOCIAL DISTANCING.

CALVES/STIRKS - CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588013

SHEEP - ROSS WHITCOMBE: 07815 985737

PRIME CATTLE/CULL COWS - MARK NORTHCOTT: 07798 645274

DAIRY - TREVOR ROWLAND: 07968 480401

PIGS - WILL WALLIS: 07833 453482 Please be aware that we operate a very strict and robust 2 metre social

distancing rule. Buyers may only attend on their own without any partners,

children or others. FLA are extremely grateful for your support at this

challenging time.

UPDATE TO CORONAVIRUS SITUATION WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

(UNDER VERY STRICT GOVERNMENT RULES)

VENDORS

‘Drop and Go’ Policy ONLY.

MUST NOT enter the Livestock Buildings.

Deliver stock to the unloading bays (remaining in their vehicles whilst market

staff unload the vehicle and take the animals to their pens).

The sale documentation MUST be collected by the Auctioneers or Staff from

the Vendors vehicles when they arrive at the unloading bays – Vendors MUST

NOT take the paperwork to the market office themselves, or enter the market

penning area for any reason. Please ensure your mobile number is on your

entry form. If we want to stay in business and protect everyone from the

virus we need to implement these restrictions and it is imperative they are

adhered to. Please all vendors ‘Drop & Go’ Thank you.

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THIS UPDATE 3rd JUNE 2020 CORONAVIRUS (COVID – 19)

PRECAUTIONS FOR FROME LIVESTOCK MARKET

We are open for business (Under very strict Government rules)

With immediate effect we have implemented a “Drop and Go” Policy for

Vendors bringing Stock to market for Sale.

FROME LIVESTOCK WEEKLY SALES

WEDNESDAYS: Dairy, Prime cattle, Cull cows, Prime lambs/Hoggets, Store sheep, Ewes & Lambs, Cull ewes & rams, Calves, Pigs fortnightly (20th May), Reared calves/Stirks fortnightly (27th May).

FRIDAYS: Store cattle plus Cows & Calves

IF VENDORS, IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES, WOULD LIKE TO BE PAID BY BACS FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE PLEASE EMAIL OR PUT ON YOUR ENTRY FORM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS.

VISITORS

NO VISITORS

TRADE STALLS ALL CANCELLED & MARKET RESTAURANT IS CLOSED

We must follow government guidelines at all times, so recommend that the

over 70’s, those with underlying health issues, pregnant women and children

DO NOT VISIT the market at this time. Security measures at all entrances will

be in place to monitor this.

Please can we urge all Buyers attending sales to use hand washing/sanitation

facilities provided. Rest assured we are following and adhering to ALL

government and medical advice and under those current guidelines, there is no

reason for us to cancel or postpone sales at this time. But we ask that you ALL

remember the simple rule and take social distancing seriously.

MARKET LAIRAGE

NO Market Lairage will be available on the evening prior to the sale, until

further notice

Market Gates Open at 6.30 am – Please get your stock to market EARLY

TOILET FACILITIES

The ONLY Toilets available on site are the ones located in the Main Market Car Park.

Please can I ask that everyone bears with our staff who are working incredibly hard

under added pressures. We are constantly monitoring Government reports to keep

you updated with any changes, we will act accordingly if required, so please note that

arrangements may change at short notice. Livestock Markets are a vital part of the

National Food Chain and the rural economy and we will be doing everything possible

to keep Frome Market OPEN. If everyone plays their role, we are confident the crucial

service provided by Livestock Markets will be permitted to continue.

Finally, thank you for your patience and understanding, working together is key!!

BUYERS

The number of buyers MUST be restricted to allow social distancing (2 meters between

each buyer). At the conclusion of the sale buyers MUST enter the Sales Office in a way

that does not result in too many entering at any one time.

ALL BUYERS MUST WEAR GLOVES – (AS PROVIDED)

ONLY 1 MEMBER PER FAMILY ALLOWED INTO THE RING

NO CHILDREN PERMITTED ON SITE.

WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE 2020

TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 988

PRIME CATTLE (67) to 209p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274 Another good Beef entry met a strong demand with the best cattle at a premium and back over 200p/kg. Other grades also a good trade with Friesian steers urgently wanted. OTM’s sold to solid trade.

TOP PRICE STEER 209p/kg for a Limousin from EM Horn & Son

TOP PRICE HEIFER 205.50p/kg for a Blue from RE & AM Hicks

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

STEERS

Light 100-500kg 5 163.50 180.50

Medium 551-650kg 21 151.50 197.00

Heavy 650kg+ 8 155.50 209.00

HEIFERS

Light 100-500kg 14 122.50 184.00

Medium 501-590kg 9 154.50 197.50

Heavy 590kg+ 1 130.50 130.50

THANK YOU

TO ALL VENDORS AND BUYERS WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL.

HERE AT FROME LIVESTOCK MARKET WE MEET ALL NEW IMPOSED

RESTRICTIONS AND POLICIES SET OUT BY THE LAA AND GOVERNMENT.

WE WERE FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE 2 METRE SOCIAL DISTANCING

RULE.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR KIND WORDS AND

SUPPORT; WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN UNDER IMMENSE

PRESSURE.

UTM STEERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Limousin 209.00 EM Horn & Son, Swanmore

1442 EM Horn & Son, Swanmore

Charolais 190.50 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1310 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol

Blue 190.50 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1120 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol

Blonde 187.50 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1078 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol

Hereford 183.50 JR Griffin & Sons, Devizes

1381 JR Griffin & Sons, Devizes

Simmental 181.50 PD & AP Abbatt, Devizes

1020 PD & AP Abbatt, Devizes

Angus 177.00 HG Davey, Bath 1150 HG Davey, Bath

Devon 174.00 JD Jenkins & Son, Romsey

1025 JD Jenkins & Son, Romsey

UTM STEERS (34) Max. 209.p/kg & £1442 Overall a dearer trade with EM Horn & Son’s cracking Limousin steer topped at 209p/kg or £1442 with RE & AM Hicks’ Limousin x to 197p/kg and Charolais x to 190.50p/kg from the same home. Simmental to 181.50p/kg from PD & AP Abbatt, Blues to 190.50p/kg from RE & AM Hicks. Herefords met another strong demand to 183.50p/kg from JR Griffin & Sons with Angus also selling well to 177p/kg from HG Davey. Friesians to 161.50p/kg from BJ & EM Yandle.

UTM HEIFERS (32) Max. 205.50p/kg & £1222 The Hicks family’s smart Blue x topped at 205.50p/kg with another Blue to 197.50p/kg from GB Turner & Sons. Charolais x to 178.50p/kg from RE Nuttall & Partners with Simmental to 179p/kg from the same home. Limousin x to 193.50p/kg from GB Turner & Son, Montbeliarde x to 166.50p/kg from MJ Knowles, Herefords to 166.50p/kg from HG Davy and Angus to 180.50p/kg from R & J Gregory.

UTM HEIFERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Blue 205.50 RE & AM Hicks, Bristol 1222 GB Turner & Son, Frome

Limousin 193.50 GB Turner & Son, Frome 1209 GB Turner & Son, Frome

Angus 180.50 R & J Gregory, Winchester

1102 R & J Gregory, Winchester

Simmental 179.00 RE Nuttall & Prtnrs, Yeovil

1091 RE Nuttall & Prtnrs, Yeovil

Charolais 178.50 RE Nuttall & Prtnrs, Yeovil

1013 RE Nuttall & Prtnrs, Yeovil

Hereford 166.50 HG Davey, Bath 1074 VI & GR Doggrell, Wincanton

Montbeliarde 166.50 MJ Knowles & S Withers, Claverham

802 MJ Knowles & S Withers, Claverham

OTM PRIME CATTLE (9) Max. 168.50p/kg & £1442 Charolais x steers to 168.50p/kg from PG Apsey, Limousin x heifers to

166.50p/kg from RH Snook & Partners, Devon to 152p/kg from JD Jenkins &

Son, Blue to 140p/kg from RF Drake and Angus to 128.50p/kg from AT Garrett.

CULL COWS (72) Beef to 154.50p/kg Dairy to 131.50p/kg Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEERS: MARK NORTHCOTT 07798 645274 A fair entry of cows met another good trade with all grades keenly wanted and

tending dearer. Best Friesian meat cows sold to 131.50p/kg or £1007 from

Waddon Farm Ltd with JM & PJ Evans grossing £1034 with a further 10 selling

over £900. Manufacturing cows also in strong demand and many more could

have been sold to advantage. Plainer cows variable with only a few selling

below £1 per kilo. Beef cows dear with Butt Bros topping the day with an Angus

cow at 154.50p/kg, Herefords to 131.50p/kg from JJ Taylor & Son, Fleckvieh to

139.50p/kg from Brue Farms, Norwegian Red to 128p/kg also from Brue Farms.

Charolais to 127.50p/kg from A Adams, Simmental to 125p/kg from RF Drake,

Limousin x to 138.50p/kg from Rossiter & Son. Brown Swiss to 119p/kg from

SH Lawrence & Sons, Blue x to 122.50p/kg from A Adams, Devon to

114.50p/kg from the same home, feeding cows still wanted despite the drought.

Many thanks for your continuing support.

CULL COWS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Angus 154.50 Butt Bros, Wincanton

1072 AT Garrett, Dorchester

Fleckvieh 139.50 Brue Farms, Castle Cary

1213 Brue Farms, Castle Cary

Hereford 131.50 JJ Taylor & Son, Bristol

1154 JJ Taylor & Son, Bristol

Friesian 131.50 Waddon Farm, Evercreech

1007 Waddon Farm, Evercreech

Norwegian Red

128.00 Brue Farms, Castle Cary

956 Brue Farms, Castle Cary

Charolais 127.50 A Adams, Castle Cary

1195 AJ Mckie, Pewsey

Simmental 125.00 RF Drake, Castle Cary

942 RF Drake, Castle Cary

Blue 122.50 A Adams, Castle Cary

899 A Adams, Castle Cary

Brown Swiss 119.00 SH Lawrence & Sons, Timsbury

758 SH Lawrence & Sons, Timsbury

DIRECT SALES SERVICE

Frome Livestock Auctioneers

are pleased to now offer a direct to slaughter service

for Prime Cattle, Cull Cows & Bulls

All Classes and Grades Taken (TB Restricted Included)

Both UK and Foreign Imported Cattle

Guaranteed & Prompt Payment

Free Advice / Fieldsman Service

Transport Arranged

SHEEP (607) Starts 10.30am AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737 PRIME LAMBS (445) Max 233p/kg & £111 A larger entry of lambs forward today which sold to an easier trade on the week as reported in other centres. A real pick and mix on offer today which consisted of quality types but also some very lean types with the Sun/heat now starting to have an effect. Top prices to 233p/kg from M Gooden of Wells and £111 from SJ Millard. Lighter lambs in demand and topping at 227p/kg and £85 from P Slade of Salisbury. Medium weight types to 230p/kg from S Coombes and £102 from Mike Knowles & Sally Withers. Heavy lambs to 233p/kg and £111 from SJ Millard. More lambs needed each week as the switch over continues.

NO. WEIGHT

(KG) MAX

(P/KG) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

39 32.1-39 227.00 WE Love & Son, Wimborne

85.00 P Slade, Warminster

315 39.1-45.5 230.00 S Coombes, Bridgwater

102.00 MJ Knowles & S Withers, Claverham

89 45.6-52 233.00 MW & B Gooden, Wells

111.00 SJ Millard, Chew Magna

2 52+ 194.00 GR Williams, Bristol 103.00 GR Williams, Bristol

PRIME HOGGETS (74) Max 198p/kg & £97.50 A smaller entry of hoggs forward which sold to a strong trade for all presented. Best to 198p/kg from R Jeffery and £97.50 from NF Clothier & Son.

EWES & LAMBS (7 & 9) Max. £172 A small entry of ewes & lambs forward which looked extremely well sold at £172 per outfit or £75.25 per life.

CULL EWES & RAMS (67) Max. £89 A flying trade for all presented with some buyers complaining they are £10 - £15 to dear. We could handle 200 – 300 more ewes here at Frome every week with buyers all wanting to get involved! Best ewes to £89 from S Legg and cull rams to £87.50 from P & K Trippick and a respectable average of £77.37. 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.

ARE YOU UNDER TB RESTRICTION?

We hold regular Restricted Orange Sales for Cull Cows, Prime and Store Cattle Restricted Orange Sales

2020 Dates: MONDAY 22nd JUNE MONDAY 20th JULY

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

PIGS (110) AUCTIONEER: WILL WALLIS 07833 453482 Another good entry with a strong trade for all types. New buyers and vendors

also supporting Frome market pig sales.

FAT PIGS A cracking entry from Steve McCracken from Oxford sold well with pens to £138 and £119. Others to £137 from Steve Legg and £135 from Steve Horn. Lighter sorts to £105 from P & T Reakes. Porker weights to £90 from R Lewis and £89 from M Pocock.

STORE PIGS A small entry of store pigs with numbers everywhere now getting short. A

cracking pen of 10w/o Saddlebacks to £52 and £49 from L & H Coombes. Other

white 10w/o stores to £49 from M Pocock.

CULL SOWS & BOARS Trade better than previous weeks with some signs of improvement, with buyers

all competing for cull sows. The best to £138 from PB Weeks. Others to £122

from Jamie’s Farm, Hereford. Next pig sale is Wednesday 17th June.

DAIRY (63) AUCTIONEER: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401 CALVED HEIFERS TO £1960 CALVED COWS TO £1290 Good entries in the Dairy section and a very firm trade throughout. Buyers keen for the best and well prepared to pay for the same. Grand freshly calved Holstein Friesian heifers from regular supporter WL Baxandall & Son, IOW topped the sale at £1960! A super Holstein calved heifer from RA Edwards & Son followed suit with an excellent trade at £1850. Nice calved heifers from the Wilkins family to £1720. Hard outwintered Friesian x Shorthorn heifers from Brian Fielding produced strong bidding to £1430! A number of genuine Friesian and Friesian x cows & heifers from P Stokes sold well with tidy freshly calved 2nd lactation cows to £1290. A super selection of in calf heifers this week and all sold to a good trade. Quality homebred in calf (5mo) Friesian and Friesian Holstein heifers from Reads Farm Partners were eagerly sought. Bidding was brisk and prices over £1200 were reached on no less than 5 occasions peaked at £1360! A good entry of home bred Friesian x Ayrshire in calf July/August due heifers from Hampshire created very strong bidding and topped at £1300 and regularly over £1200. Cross bred milk calves saw competitive bidding £100 - £235 and were well sold.

NEXT SALE OF REARED CALVES:

WEDNESDAY 10TH JUNE FOLLOWING THE SALE OF THE CALVES

Please contact the Auctioneer

Charlie Coleman 07494 588013 or the market office 01373 830033

with your entries in advance

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. WE APPRECIATE

YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. HELP US TO HELP YOU.

NEXT FORTNIGHTLY PIG SALE:

WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE THEN FORTNIGHTLY SALES THEREAFTER

10.15am Please contact the Auctioneer

Will Wallis 07833 453 482 with your entries in advance

CALVES (171) Starts 10.00am AUCTIONEERS: TIM HECTOR 07818 056 049 CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013 Numbers up on the week and still a marvellous trade for all grades with the best end seeing an improvement.

CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £335/HEIFERS TO £292 A good show of best calves saw a beauty from Daniell & Hole at £332 for a Blue bull, with others to £330 and £300 from Wilverley Farm, with plenty others pushing hard. All medium sorts easily £200 with smaller end still pushing £150, Blue heifers again a roaring trade to top at £292 from James & Sons of Bristol. Only the smallest would be less than £150 with the majority £200+. Only 2 Simmentals on offer today from the Ford family but flying to a super £312. A good entry of Limousins today containing 2 lovely runs of calves, one from Pete Turner, seeing his usual best top at £335, with heifers to £250, £235 and £230. The other, a lovely run from Jonathan Sprake & family saw bulls to £300, quality was certainly wanted today.

NATIVE BULLS TO £295/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £220 A quality show of Angus forward met another resilient trade, seeing bulls sail to £295 from the Scott family, with all best types pushing £200 all day long. No bulls under £100 today for even the smallest grades, all qualities find a good home here at Frome. Heifers still just as dear, best types to £220 for a lovely chocolate coated calf from the Whetham family, all medium types easily £150+, smallest still £80 - £100. Very few Herefords forward, but those here met a good trade to see bulls to £265 from DA James and £255 from the Whetham’s, and a handful of heifers topped at £110 from James Hastie of Wiveliscombe.

FRIESIAN TO £125 Friesians still a roaring trade, make sure you make use of this trade! Best to

£125 from the Hoskins Partners, with others to £118, £115 and £110 from BG

Newman of Romsey.

The winner of the £25 for the top price Native sired heifer

under 41 days sponsored by Howard & Sons – Kubota, was an

Angus to £220 from Whetham & Sons. Next week the £25

sponsored prize will be for the top price any breed

male/female.

Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in

Wiltshire & Somerset. Tel: 01380 723986

FRIDAY 29TH MAY 2020 TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 463

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 £1400 ORGANIC HEIFERS TO £1125 STEERS TO £1290 HEIFERS TO £1012

The increase in finished prices definitely reflecting in the current store trade with some outstanding price being achieved.

ORGANIC Just a handful of Organics this week but those on offer were of high quality and a grand consignment from Orchid Meadow created furious bidding throughout. 25mo Simmental steers peaked at an amazing £1400! With their next bunch at £1300. Best Simmental heifers from the same home to £1125 and Shorthorns to £1000.

FEEDING BULLS Feeding bulls more scarce this week, senior bull saw 3yo Fleckvieh to £865.

YOUNG STEERS YOUNG HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Blue 1150 11mo A Hill, Cheddar Blue 880 17mo Lower Bagber Farms, Sturminster Newton

Angus 1010 14mo Hinton Hill Farm, Crewkerne

Angus 872 14mo Hinton Hill Farm, Crewkerne

Simmental 875 11mo M Lush, Winchester Limousin 800 13mo BN Meek, Bristol

Charolais 855 12mo Portesham Dairy Farm, Weymouth

Simmental 800 17mo CW Butcher & Son, Devizes

Friesian 725 16mo Lower Bagber Farms, Sturminster Newton

Hereford 740 17mo HP & J Flux, IOW

Hereford 685 17mo BL Tayler & Prtnrs, Chippenham

Charolais 655 13mo Portesham Dairy Farm, Weymouth

Shorthorn 622 10mo The Chedgey Prtnrs, Hants

YOUNG CONTINENTAL The best single suckled cattle getting shorter in supply due to the time of year.

Trade for the best very lively and quality Simmentals from Mike Lush 10 – 12mo

saw steers at £875 and heifers at £740. 11mo Charolais steers from Portesham

Dairy Farm to £855 and heifers to £655. Dairy X Simmental steers 14mo from

Patrick Stokes saw strong prices at £798. 16mo British Blue X steers 16mo

presented by Mile Elm Farming sold well at £922. Not too many best quality

Limousin forward but outstanding 11mo steers from young Archie Hill created

furious bidding to £1150!

HEREFORD

A super trade for all Herefords this week, buyers looking for the hard grazing types. 7 – 8mo named sired Hereford steers from AJ Napthine & Son produced exciting bidding to finish at a superb £620! Stronger 17 – 18mo Hereford x steers were in demand and a lovely consignment from Highgrove Farm saw prices to £932 and £892. Quality bulling Hereford heifers from the same home peaked at £788 closely followed by the Flux’s heifer to £740. Grand forward steers and heifers presented by Charlie & Fred Butcher saw competitive bidding throughout to £980 and £895 respectively. Overall another good trade and particularly the older cattle closer to finishing seeing prices reflective of the current strong finished demand.

ANGUS A large proportion of Angus cattle forward today which enjoyed a strong trade for all presented. Best steers to £1090 (twice) from regular supporters D Flux & C Griffin from the Isle of Wight and Steve and Rachael Stamp of Highbridge. Other quality Angus steers to £1080 from CJ Board & Partners of Lottisham and £1052 from Hinton Hill Farm. Well fleshed Angus heifers to £978 from Rupert Dyke & family with other quality forward types to £952 from EAS Reeves of Warminster who had others at £880. A quality run of 16 – 17mo Angus steers from P & R Kimber enjoyed a strong trade topping at £942. Younger steers all looked a strong trade with plenty over 11mo Angus heifers £680 from AJ McKie with quality 10mo heifers to £602 from CF & AM Martin.

FRIESIANS

Trade continues for the best end stronger goods with trade still flying, topping at

£888 from ML & RI Loder of Yeovil with others to £800. Strong sorts from D

Flux & C Griffin of the Isle of Wight to £830 and well framed steers to £805 from

Rupert Dyke & family. Younger sorts wanted with less Friesians on the market

driving the trade, certainly still a trade to make use of, Friesians certainly

looking worth their money as calves.

FORWARD CONTINENTALS Strong forward cattle still in serious demand, with quality finding a real premium.

Topping the day a superb show potential Blue steer from the Hill family raced to

£1290. A cracking 20mo Blonde steer from Clive House flew to £1065 with a

24mo steer to £990 from D Flux & C Griffin. A run of very well done 20mo cattle

from Charlie Butcher & family saw best Simmental steers to £1070 with heifers

to £800 for very thick sorts. Charolais steers from the Mckie family sold well to

£900. A usual quality entry of cattle from Paul Hurd saw Limousins to top at

£1030, with Limousins from the same home to £910. Heifers still ticking the

boxes to see Blues to £915 for 19mo goods from the Board family, younger

sorts to £880 from Lower Bagber Farms. Very few cattle past 25mo in this

category today. This said a real demand for the Flux’s of Isle of Wight with their

Limousin heifers to £960 (23mo). Charolais heifers from CW House really

rocked and rolled to top at a superb £992 for lovely types. Tremendous 18mo

Simmental steers from ART Meatyard & Son sold exceptionally well to a

marvellous £1012. Please keep the cattle coming, certainly a trade to maximise

the value of your cattle.

FORWARD STEERS FORWARD HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Blue 1290 18mo A Hill, Cheddar Simmental 1012 20mo ART Meatyard & Son, Trowbridge

Angus 1090 19mo S & R Stamp, Highbridge

Charolais 992 25mo CW House, Lymington

Simmental 1070 25mo CW Butcher & Son, Devizes

Angus 978 26mo GWJ & EM Dyke, Gillingham

Blonde 1065 21mo CW House, Lymington

Limousin 960 24mo D Flux & C Griffin, IOW

Limousin 1030 27mo P Hurd, Warminster Blue 915 19mo DL & HJ Board, Yeovil

Hereford 980 25mo CW Butcher & Son, Devizes

Hereford 895 23mo CW Butcher & Son, Devizes

Montbeliarde 962 22mo CW Butcher & Son, Devizes

Montbeliarde 668 24mo GWJ & EM Dyke, Gillingham

Charolais 900 21mo AJ McKie, Pewsey Brown Swiss 610 26mo GWJ & EM Dyke, Gillingham

Farming Community Network (FCN) volunteers regularly attend local livestock markets and whilst we cannot be present at sales currently, our helpline is still open from 7am to 11pm every day, staffed by people who

understand farming.

FCN is a charity and voluntary organisation that helps farmers to stay resilient. We provide practical and pastoral support to those experiencing

difficulties in England and Wales.

During these challenging times we are encouraging everyone to think about their own physical and mental health and that of their families and

staff.

We can help with contingency planning against the backdrop of the Corona virus outbreak and our FarmWell website (www.farmwell.org.uk)

offers a wealth of free information about managing change and maintaining personal wellbeing.

The FCN helpline can be reached on 03000 111 999 or via email at

help@fcn.org.uk. Confidentiality is assured.

“CHEER US UP” with a DRAWING/COLOURING

At this difficult time we all need cheering up so we are hoping you can

find the time to put pen/crayon into action?! The drawings can be of

anything but preferably of animals or your family. A great opportunity for

everyone to see your skills! Please submit your drawings to the FLA

Market office. The drawings will appear on our market reports and

website – so please get your parents’ permission first. Please say if you

DO NOT wish your name or age to be on it.

A “FLA Cheer Us Up” Certificate will be sent to every entry!

So have fun – get drawing!

Thank you to Kyler Matthews, Age 7.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW STOCK BULL?

BREEDING HEIFERS? COWS & CALVES?

GO ONLINE TO OUR ‘PRIVATE SALES’ PAGE

WHERE YOU WILL FIND A HUGE SELECTION OF

ALL DIFFERENT BREEDS.

OR SIMPLY GIVE THE MARKET OFFICE A CALL

01373 830033.

Chaplain’s Weekly News 3rd June This week our church enjoyed Whitsun or Pentecost which is a time of

celebration of the receiving go the Holy Spirit. My video clip this week is about how we agrees silence. I hope you may find it helpful as we journey through this crisis together. I am available for a chat on the phone anytime . Chaplain’s weekly reflection My 5 min video is called In

the beauty of silence https://youtu.be/QtNIMHPzrjE

A prayer for Pentecost God, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Help is here for all our farmers Rural charities are working together to provide

heightened levels of support to farmers during the coronavirus outbreak in the

UK. The Farming Help charities consist of the Addington Fund https://

www.addingtonfund.org.uk) Farming Community Network FCN)

https://fcn.org.uk , Forage Aid (https://forageaid.org.uk)Royal Agricultural

Benevolent Institution (RABI) (https://rabi.org.uk), The Prince’s Countryside

Fund ( https://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk)

COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Mind, the mental health

charity, has put together a useful guide targeted specifically at young people to

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