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LAST WEDNESDAY'S MARKET - 15TH FEBRUARY
50 Prime Cattle - with UTM Steers to £1,425 and 208p/kg av. 188.05p/kg, UTM Heifers to £1,442 and 226p/kg av. 193.44p/kg, OTM Steers to £1,442 and 203p/kg av. 188.98p/kg and OTM Heifers to 156p/kg.
69 Cull Cows - with Dairy Cull Cows to £1,115 and 137p/kg av. 113.59p/kg and Beef Cull Cows to £1,250 and 159.5p/kg av. 128.33p/kg.
152 Store Cattle - with Steers to £1,145 and Heifers to £950.
108 Rearing Calves and Stirks - with Bulls to £345, Heifers to £230, Male Stirks to £460 and Heifer Stirks to £390.
554 Finished and Store Sheep - with Hogs to £96 and 237p/kg av. 199.4p/kg, Lambs to £93 and 207p/kg, Cull Ewes to £100.80 av. £87.50, Cull Rams to £99, Store Hogs to £83, Double Couples to £201 av. £185 and Single Couples to £164 av. £145.
68 Pigs - with Fats to £70, Stores to £32 and Weaners to £27.
NEXT TB RESTRICTED MARKET
- ORANGE Monday 5th March - Prime Cattle, Cull Cows and Store Cattle
Usual Licences required. Please contact the Auctioneers with regards to all Entries and any questions or queries.
Previous market reports are available from the offices if required.
AGRICULTURAL LAND WANTED
We have clients looking for Spring/Autumn cereal growing land with potential for longer term use within an arable rotation.
All enquiries to the Auctioneers.
TB RESTRICTED MARKETS
For TB Restricted Prime Cattle, Cull Cows and Store Cattle.
Vendors and Purchasers must obtain a Licence from Defra at least 7 days prior to the sale day. Compliance details are displayed on our website or available from Defra. Further details from the Auctioneers.
Due to the increasing incidence of TB in the area we are holding Markets for TB restricted prime cattle, cull cows and store cattle.
We are only able to accept TB restricted stock that are from Holdings where TB testing has taken place within the last 90 days.
Buyers have confirmed that with the current shortage of cattle the Market will be well supported.
To ensure that buyers are able to make up good size loads of stock we appeal to producers who are under restriction due to TB to pre-enter stock for licensing which is a legal requirement.
Please contact the Auctioneers with regards to all Entries and any questions or queries.
Vendors and Purchasers must obtain a Licence from DEFRA at least 7 days prior to the Sale Day.
PRIVATE TREATY SALES
Quantity big square bale haylage in the Truro District
150-200 bales of 2011 silage taken from 1-2yo leys, tested 11ME, good for dairy or youngstock in the Helston area
100 big bales wrapped silage in the West Cornwall district
BULK MILK TANK - Fullwood DX 3600 litre stainless steel tank
MILK QUOTA
•· 800,000 litres milk quota @ 3.95% butterfat - unused. Ref: AEB.
WIND TURBINE OPPORTUNITIES
Lodge & Thomas is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with two major wind turbine developers.
The developers are seeking suitable sites for wind development which will offer significant long term income to landlords once operational. There is no requirement for landlords to spend any money during any stage of the development process.
If you are a freehold landowner and the above may be of interest, please contact Andrew Body in the first instance, for further details.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRODUCERS OF SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND SHEEP
FOOD CHAIN INFORMATION DECLARATIONS (FCI)
Legislation came into force on 1st January 2010 requiring slaughterhouse operators to "receive, check and act upon" Food Chain Information (FCI) for all cattle and sheep sent for slaughter for human consumption. This is part of the "farm-to-fork" approach to food safety introduced by the Hygiene Regulations from the beginning of 2006. FCI has been progressively implemented over the ensuing years with poultry in 2006, pigs in 2008, calves in 2009 and now cattle and sheep in 2010.
From 1st January 2010 producers selling cattle and/or sheep for slaughter are required to sign a FCI Declaration. Meat from animals slaughtered without a FCI Form will not be approved for human consumption until the FCI for the animal is received by the slaughterhouse.
It is essential therefore that the FCI Declaration is received by the Auctioneers before the animals are presented for sale.
For Cattle Vendors the appropriate declaration will be incorporated in our normal Cattle Movement Form. These are available from the Auctioneers. All vendors entering cattle for sale through the slaughter ring after 1st January 2010 must sign this Movement Form which should accompany stock to the Market.
For Sheep Vendors the process will be straightforward because Defra is amending the Sheep Movement Form (AML1) to incorporate the appropriate FCI Declaration. Defra hopes to have these new Movement Forms available early in the new year and these will be available from the Auctioneers or from Trading Standards. If there is any delay in producing these replacement AML1 Movement Forms we will be printing our own FCI Declaration Forms as a temporary measure.
Once the replacement AML1 Movement Forms are available the existing Movement Forms should not be used after 1st January unless accompanied by our own yellow FCI Declaration Form.
After 1st January 2010 all sheep presented for sale in the slaughter section must be accompanied by an FCI Declaration.
Should producers wish to discuss these new regulations please speak to one of the Auctioneers.