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 NOVEMBER 2021

1631 HEAD SOLD

PRIME CATTLE to 219.50p/kg CULL COWS to 140.50p/kg PRIME LAMBS to 278p/kg STORE LAMBS to £110 DAIRY to £1920 PIGS to £100 STORE STEERS to £1290

CULL EWES to £120 CALVES to £375

STORE HEIFERS to £1190

Bulls to £1422 or 157.50p/kg

Wednesday 10th November 9am-1pm

Frome Market Health Hub – a new service for farmers

A new service could help save the lives of busy farmers putting off a trip to the

doctors.

Frome Market Health Hub will give farmers, their families, and agricultural workers

free access to confidential health checks, without the need to book an appointment.

Hundreds of rural workers attend Frome Livestock Market auctions every week and

the hub, launched by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT), based within the market

site, will open its clinic on the second Wednesday morning of every month - the first

clinic was held on Wednesday, October 13 between 9.00am and 1.00pm. The SFT

believes the hub will provide an important gateway for the farming community who

are often the hardest to reach through traditional health service channels, and the

hope is that farmers will make use of the drop-in clinic which is deliberately located at

the market in what is the heart of their business and social lives. NHS Operational

Manager for the Health Hubs, Jane Fitzgerald, said: “We recognise farmers and farm

workers often put the health and welfare of their livestock above that of their own

wellbeing and will often put off seeking help, when it could help to save their life.

“This is a great opportunity for those living and working in rural areas to access free

health checks in a place and time which is convenient to them.” Frome Market Health

Hub will also be the base for additional, independently run clinics being scheduled for

specialist problems on a rolling programme. Separately funded Foot Clinics will be

held twice monthly, thanks to a grant from Somerset Community Foundation, again

free of charge for farmers and with no need for prior appointments.

Health Hub clinics will rely on volunteers from farming and community-based charities

like Farming Community Networks (FCN) and the Mendip Health Connectors, to give

guidance on any long-term support farmers may need, as well as to spread the news

amongst the South West’s agricultural community.Service lead for Mendip Health

Connections, Jenny Hartnoll, said: “It will be a pleasure to get to know farmers at the

market and for the Health Connectors to become familiar faces there. “We know how

important it is for farmers to have access to health care and advice that’s right there,

without needing an appointment. We are delighted to play a part in telling them all

about the Health Hub, and the services available to them.” FCN’s Suzie Wilkinson, who

has been involved in a similar health project added: “We know from our own

experience that farmers really appreciate this excellent service which is free and

available regularly. Farmers were grateful the nurses really understood their way of

life, with all its daily stresses, and didn't turn up their noses at dirty wellies.” Lord

Lieutenant of Somerset, Annie Maw, said the Frome project was only made possible

thanks to businesses and organisations like Mole Valley Farmers and Frome Livestock

Auctioneers (FLA). She said: “From Mole Valley Farmers, who have given marketing

and creative professionalism, to the treatment rooms made available by Frome

Livestock Auctioneers; together with all the help and advice given voluntarily by those

who feel passionately that we need to do more to help our farmers.

“Being able to support our farming and rural community in this way is a first-class

example of a public and voluntary sector collaboration - testament to the hard work

and team effort of everyone involved. “Livestock markets are an integral part of the

farming community. Not only are they a place of business but a place for farming

families to catch up with friends and family, so siting a health clinic at these locations

makes absolute sense.” Mole Valley Farmers Head of Organisational Safety and

Wellbeing, Lorna Filby, said: “Farmers’ physical and emotional health and wellbeing

are often put to one side as the important task of managing the farm takes over.

“Farming can be a very isolating and lonely occupation, with many farm workers

spending long hours alone, working in remote locations and leaving them with very

little time to access healthcare. “In the farming community emotional health is often

overlooked yet it is one of the biggest threats the industry faces. With additional

challenges from the Coronavirus pandemic these are testing times for the agricultural

sector.” Frome Market Health Hub will be open on the second Wednesday of each

month in conjunction with the livestock market’s key sale dates:

November 10th Health Hub Open

December 1st Foot Clinic Open

December 15th Health Hub Open

January 12th Health Hub Open

February 9th Health Hub Open

March 19th Health Hub Open

Please follow our weekly Market Report

for extra dates being added.

Business organisations supporting FMHH

are: Frome Livestock Auctioneers Ltd;

Mole Valley Farmers Ltd; Old Mill

Accountants; Cooper & Tanner; Garston’s

Veterinary Group; Symonds & Sampson

Auctioneers.

CHRISTMAS OPENING

TIMES

WEDNESDAY 22ND DECEMBER OPEN

FRIDAY 24TH DECEMBER CLOSED

WEDNESDAY 29TH DECEMBER OPEN

FRIDAY 31ST DECEMBER CLOSED

WEDNESDAY 5TH JANUARY OPEN

WEDNESDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 2021

TOTAL HEAD SOLD: 1631

PRIME CATTLE (67) to 219.50p/kg or £1525 Starts 11.30am AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013 A tale of two halves today, but all here sold exceptionally well. All on offer here

today with some of the finest cattle through to cattle wanting further finish.

TOP PRICE STEER 219.50p/kg for an Angus from AD Rawlings

TOP PRICE HEIFER 219.50p/kg for a Blue from JD & JS Padfield

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

STEERS

Light 100-550kg 21 153.50 218.50

Medium 551-650kg 10 196.50 212.50

Heavy 651kg + 4 199.50 219.50

HEIFERS

Light 100-550kg 10 178.50 205.50

Medium 551-650kg 10 188.50 205.50

Heavy 590kg+ 9 189.50 219.50

UTM STEERS (35) Max.219.50 p/kg & £1512 Topping the day a sensational run as always from AD Rawlings whose Angus

flew to 219.50p/kg or £1512. A good quality showing of Herefords saw Austin

Smith & families to 210.50p/kg twice and 209.50p/kg or £1502 and £1480. The

live ring certainly pays for every kilo. Usual quality from Lulworth Castle Farms

sold well to 214.50p/kg and 212.50p/kg or £1396 and £1347. Messrs SG

Flower’s steers also flew to 206.50p/kg or £1307, with Frome regulars VI & GR

Doggrell’s to 210.50p/kg or £1258. A large entry from Owen Martin and team of

non-assured cattle needing further finishing met an astonishing trade seeing

Simmental steers to 203.50p/kg or £1251, Angus to 218.50p/kg, 214.50p/kg

and 212.50p/kg or £1116, £1075 and £1061 and a Saler sold well to 208.50p/kg

or £1038. All grades, shapes and sizes sold here today to a tremendous trade

showing the live ring works hard for all.

UTM HEIFERS (29) Max. 219.50p/kg & £1525 A superb showing of heifers with the best from Jeremy Padfield showing an

excellent run of Dairy bred Blues which sailed to 219.50p/kg, 217p/kg and

213.50p/kg or returning at an impressive £1525 and £1437. Messrs Rawlings also

fielded stunning Angus heifers which look a real sell to 209p/kg and 199.50p/kg or

£1258 and £1239. Closely followed by HG Davey’s at 205.50p/kg or £1117. A

quality load of Herefords again from Lulworth Castle Farms ticked all the boxes to

209p/kg and 207.50p/kg or £1346 and £1247, with Messrs Doggrell’s to 205.50p/kg

or £1172. Good numbers again from Owen Martin and team in the heifers with his

non-assured cattle selling to 205.50p/kg or £906 for Salers, Angus to 194.50p/kg or

£982 and Simmentals to 197.50p/kg or £934. My thanks to all again here today, a

pleasure to be able to present such a good selection to our buyers week in and

week out.

OTM Max. 193.50p/kg & £1035 Steady numbers again with all in serious demand with the 30month barrier not

proving too damaging. Tony Weeks’ Angus heifer topped the day to 193.50p/kg

or £1035, with Henrietta Davys’ Hereford heifers selling to 193.50p/kg and

188.50p/kg twice or £1035 and £1012. Please keep them coming.

UTM STEERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR

Angus 219.50 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

1512 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

Hereford 214.50 Lulworth Castle Farms, Wareham

1502 AR Smith, Swanage

Saler 208.50 HO Martin, Poole 1038 HO Martin, Poole

Simmental 203.50 HO Martin, Poole 1251 HO Martin, Poole

UTM HEIFERS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR MAX (£) VENDOR

Blue 219.50 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock

1525 JD & JS Padfield, Radstock

Hereford 209.00 Lulworth Castle Farms, Wareham

1346 Lulworth Castle Farms, Wareham

Angus 209.00 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

1258 AD Rawlings, Bradford On Avon

Saler 205.50 HO Martin, Poole 1038 HO Martin, Poole

Simmental 197.50 HO Martin, Poole 934 HO Martin, Poole

CULL COWS (60) Beef to 140.50p/kg Dairy to 137.50p/kg AUCTIONEER: CHARLIE COLEMAN 07494 588013 Still good numbers of cows again after the previous weeks good entries. Trade

still just as strong as last week. Over 40 Dairy types again which is pleasing. I’m

delighted to see more and more Dairy cattle returning, please keep them

coming. Top of the day went to a young Fleckvieh cow which raced away to

160.50p/kg or £895. Another from Paul & Olly Hurd soared to 140.50p/kg or

£972 with his Friesians to 135.50p/kg or £901. British Friesians topped to

137.50p/kg from Grove Farming with Richard Trowbridge’s usual quality selling

to 130.50p/kg or £1008. Tony Week’s cow waited till last but was well rewarded

to 124.50p/kg or £770. Best Holsteins to 120.50p/kg or £847 from RH

Horsington. A good quality run of Brown Swiss from Foremore Ltd sold well to

119p/kg, 118.50p/kg and 116p/kg or £912 and £821. All Dairy types look well

sold, working out of parlour cows again 90 – 110p/kg. A pleasure to welcome a

good showing of Beef cows top at 135.50p/kg or £733 from MJ Iles with others

to £842. The Iles families Herefords topped to 133.50p/kg or £875 with Messrs

CE Hillier’s selling to 121.50p/kg or £990. A well-finished Devon from BM Heal

caught the trade to 130p/kg or £1056. Superbly finished Shorthorn cow soared

to 129.50p/kg or £1116 from Gary Barton & family of Holdens Farm. Messrs

Duel of Totton had a Welsh Black selling to 109.50p/kg or £669. Lightweight

Highlands sold to 100.50p/kg or £475 from JA Ponzo.

CULL COWS

BREED MAX

(p/kg) VENDOR

MAX (£)

VENDOR

Fleckvieh 140.50 P Hurd, Warminster 972 P Hurd, Warminster

Friesian 137.50 Grove Farming Prtnrs, Keevil

1008 RE Trowbridge & Son, Devizes

Blue 135.50 MJ Iles, Calne 842 S Kitcher, Lymington

Hereford 133.50 MJ Iles, Calne 990 CE Hillier & Sons, Melksham

Devon 130.00 BM Heal & Sons, Glastonbury

1056 BM Heal & Sons, Glastonbury

Shorthorn 129.50 Holdens Farm Prtnrs, Salisbury

1116 Holdens Farm Prtnrs, Salisbury

Brown Swiss 119.00 Foremore Ltd, Shepton Mallet

912 Foremore Ltd, Shepton Mallet

BULLS Max. 157.50p/kg & £1422 Quality over quantity today with a smart well-shaped, deep bodied 900kg 4y/o

Limousin from PJ & RM Snook roared away to a huge 157.50p/kg or £1422.

More are needed here weekly to

FROME AND DISTRICT CHRISTMAS FATSTOCK SOCIETY

FROME FATSTOCK SHOW

WED 1st DECEMBER 2021

CLASSES FOR HANDLED & UNHANDLED BEEF CATTLE,

BARREN COWS, SHEEP, PIGS, (INC YOUNG FARMERS CLASSES),

AND CALVES

ENTRIES CLASSES 1-22 CLOSE FRIDAY 19th NOVEMBER

CALF ENTRIES ACCEPTED PRIOR TO 10am SHOW MORNING

SCHEDULES & ENTRY FORMS AVAILABLE FROM THE MARKET OFFICE – 01373 830033 OR ONLINE

www.fromelivestock.com or www.cooperandtanner.co.uk

HANDLED CATTLE CLASSES: 1 BEST NATIVE BREED STEER OR HFR 2 NOVICE CLASS FOR BEST STR OR HFR 3 BEST CONTINENTAL STEER 4 BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER 5 BEST STEER OR HFR BRED & REARED 6 YF BEST BEEF BRED STEER OR HFR

LAMB & PIG CLASSES: 16 BEST PEN 3 LAMBS NOT EXCEEDING 42kg LW 17 BEST PEN OF 3 LAMBS OVER 42kg LW 18 BEST PEN OF 3 LAMBS SIRED BY A NATIVE RAM 19 BEST YOUNG FARMERS PEN OF 3 LAMBS 20 BEST PAIR OF PIGS NOT EXCEEDING 87kg LW 21 BEST PAIR OF PIGS OVER 87kg

22 BEST PAIR OF NATIVE PIGS (ANY WEIGHT) UNHANDLED CATTLE CLASSES: 7 BEST CONTINENTAL STEER

NON SHOW PIGS MUST BE PRE-BOOKED

8 BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER 9 BEST NATIVE BREED STEER 10 BEST NATIVE BREED HEIFER 11 NOVICE CLASS FOR BEST BEAST 12 BEST YOUNG FARMERS BEAST 13 BEST DAIRY BRED BARREN COW

CALF CLASSES: 23 BEST CONTINENTAL CALF 24 BEST NATIVE BREED CALF 25 BEST DUAL PURPOSE CALF *** NEW CLASS *** CALVES DO NOT NEED TO BE PRE-ENTERED –

ENTRIES PRIOR TO 10am SHOW MORNING 14 BEST DUAL PURPOSE BREED BARREN COW 15 BEST BEEF BRED BARREN COW

SHEEP (490) Starts 10.30am AUCTIONEER: ROSS WHITCOMBE 07815 985 737 NEW SEASON LAMBS (336) Max 278p/kg £145 Nowhere near enough lambs present which sold to a flying trade for every lamb entered. Many more could have been sold to the advantage today, with best lambs to 278p/kg and £145 from Corp Bros. Light lambs to 262p/kg from G Turner & Partners and £100 from TH & JP Case. Handy weights to £270 from O Coombes and RS Williams & Son, £120 from DR & PS Osborne and Shaplands Farm Partnership. Heavier types to 278p/kg and £135 from Corp Bros. Over weights to 260p/kg from Balmain & Balmain Partnership & £145 from Corp Bros.

WEIGHT (KG) MAX (£)

VENDOR

34.00 86.00 BR Walden, North Bradley

37.00 97.00 G Turner & Prtnrs, Shepton Mallet

38.00 99.00 A Cooper, Lyndhurst

39.00 100.00 TH & JP Case, Wincanton

40.00 104.00 P Slade, Warminster

41.00 108.00 G Turner & Prtnrs, Shepton Mallet

42.00 113.50 RS Williams & Son Melksham

43.00 114.00 DR & PS Osborne, Keynsham

44.00 119.00 O Coombes, Frome

45.00 120.00 DR & PS Osborne, Keynsham &

Shaplands Farm Prtnrs, Chippenham

46.00 125.00 Shaplands Farm Prtnrs, Chippenham

47.00 124.00 Shaplands Farm Prtnrs, Chippenham

48.00 128.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

49.00 135.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

50 130.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

53 138.00 Balmain & Balmain, Sherborne

55.00 140.00 Balmain & Balmain, Sherborne

60.00 145.00 Corp Bros, Westbury

61.00 141.00 Balmain & Balmain, Sherborne

CULL EWES & RAMS (99) Max £120 A trade with more life in it. Best rams to £120 from R Armishaw with ewes to £102 from BL Tayler & Partners. Any ewes with strength or power all £90+.

STORE LAMBS (55) Max £110 A smaller than expected entry but a trade that flew. Best store lambs to £110 from DAJ & CJ Creed with an overall average of £88 which included micro sorts and ram lambs. More needed next week. 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: Please ensure you fill in an entry form alongside your licence. Help us to help you. Pre book your stock!!

DAIRY Starts 11am (36) AUCTIONEERS: TREVOR ROWLAND 07968 480401

Calved Heifers to £1750 Calved Cows to £1920 Very pleasing to see close to 40 head penned for sale again this week. The demand for fresh milk was again very strong and more quality types could have been well sold. A tremendous consignment of calved cows and heifers from Rob & Denise Miller created wonderful interest. Their fresh “Sprite” sired heifers topped at £1750 but the real demand was for the freshly calved cows 2nd lactation “Directive” & “Seville” sired cows saw prices to £1900, £1920 and £1860. October calved “Fantasmic” cows in their 4th lactation were on fire to £1840 and others at £1610. 7th lactation cows to £920. Older in calf heifers due February to Hereford saw firm bidding to £1050. Recently served cross bred heifers due next June 2022 sold very well on the day with Fleckvieh heifers to £860 and Friesian x to £700. Younger bulling long term heifers found little demand as the winter approaches.

Entries Next Week To Include: 10 Friesian Holstein Incalf heifers due December to sex semen & beef

sires, high health statue & closed herd 5 In milk & Incalf Friesian x Jersey Due June/July 20 Incalf Friesian x Jersey Due February/March.

NEXT FORTNIGHTLY PIG SALE: WEDNESDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Please contact the Auctioneer Will Wallis 07833 453 482 with your entries in advance

NEXT SALE OF REARED CALVES: WEDNESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER THEN FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER NEW START TIME: 12.30PM Next week Stirk Sale To Include: 70 Blue & Angus & 40 Friesians Please contact Charlie Coleman 07494 588013 Mark Ferrett 07702 264502 Tom Rogers 07384 462288 with your entries in advance

PIGS (192) AUCTIONEER: WILL WALLIS 07833 453 482 A large entry of mainly fat pigs this week with trade much harder as expected

and in line with all the other reports. Huge numbers of fat pigs now seem to be

flooding the markets.

FAT PIGS (104) Trade very difficult with the best to £100 from Corton Farm Partnership, others

to £92 from the same farm. Coloured porker weights to £74 from Matt Legge of

the Isle of Wight. Boars and fat pigs with no cover very hard to sell.

STORE PIGS (52) Trade could have been worse! Best 10w/o White stores to £24 from PB Weeks

& Son. Coloured stores harder to sell.

CULL SOWS AND BOARS Larger numbers now coming forward. Best to £46 from Corton Farm Partnership, others to £38 from the same farm. Medium sows to £37 twice from Martin Webber and Orchard Farm. Most sows to £30+.

CALVES (206) Starts 09.30am AUCTIONEERS: TIM HECTOR 07818 056 049 CHARLIE COLEMAN: 07494 588 013 Fewer calves through the ring and an easier trade across the board, demand for the best and well-shaped mediums remains firm where smaller, plainer sorts continue to be hard to place.

CONTINENTAL BULLS TO £375/ HEIFERS TO £335 Best sorts are still sought and giving good returns smaller and plainer calves have eased on the week. A good entry from Witcombe Farm Partners topped the week with Blue bulls to £375. Simmentals not far behind to £355 from RJ & DC Hannam & Son. Charolais to £270 from Parson Partners, overall fewer heifers forward and a touch back on the week, a wonderful Blue heifer from Parr Farming Ltd stole the show at £335. Simmentals to £272 from RJ & DC Hannam & Son.

NATIVE BULLS TO £340/NATIVE HEIFERS TO £302 Well over half the day’s entry was Native sired calves, bright well shaped bulls were well sought, plain bulls and most heifers were much harder to place. Super Angus bulls from Somers Farm Partnership to £318 and £298, heifers from the same farm to £150. A pair of fantastic Hereford bulls from GC & HS Davys sold to £340 and £335, heifers to £202 from the same vendor.

FRIESIAN TO £92 Only a handful forward and a very difficult trade with very little demand for any dairy bulls. Holsteins to £92 and £82.

The winner of the £25 for the top price Continental Sired Bull under 41 days sponsored by Howard & Sons – Kubota, was a Simmental to £355 from RJ & DC Hannam & Son. Next week the £25 sponsored prize will be for the top price Holstein/Friesian. Howard & Sons: New Kubota dealers in Wiltshire & Somerset.

Tel: 01380 723986

Next week Stirk Sale To Include:

70 Blue & Angus & 40 Friesians

FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2021 TOTAL STORE CATTLE SOLD: 640

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

STEERS TO £1290 HEIFERS TO £1190

COWS & CALVES Very minimal numbers forward but demand continuing to be firm. Hereford x cows

with Hereford x steer calf to £940 and heifer calves to £900.

FEEDING BULLS Young 4 – 6mo Hereford beef bred bulls to £488.

YOUNG CONTINENTAL Quite a mixed entry of suckled and dairy x younger Continentals this week. Trade

was lively for the better types but buyers very selective of quality. Good, well-

shaped Simmental, Limousin & Charolais 5 – 6mo regularly £655 - £755 from

Kim Rendall and Neil & Sharon Glover. Super well conformed Simmental suckled

heifers presented by J & M Rawlings 7mo sold easily to £702. Some outstanding

Charolais steers from Clive House saw 11mo steers to £900 being just pipped by

Dennis Croft’s 10mo steer to £978 and 13mo at an amazing £1148. Quality well

shaped 10mo Blue steers & heifers were well sold with Tim Handy seeing £900

and £745 respectively. Witcombe Farm Partners presented a good consignment

of 50 younger 7 – 8mo Dairy x cattle. Demand was strong which saw their steers

to £780 and heifers to £540. Overall, a very firm trade throughout.

FRIESIAN Demand outstrips supply with flesh selling at a premium. Forward steers met

keen interest and sold well to £1035 (23mo) from Stephen & Richard Weeden.

Good medium framed feeders wanted and sold to £842 from Nigel Masters and

£775 from Jonathan Baker. Hard yearlings sold to a fast trade from £425 (9mo)

to £465 (11mo) all from SM Sargent. Many more wanted and would have sold to

advantage on this trade.

YOUNG STEERS YOUNG HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Charolais 1148 13mo DN Crofts & Son, Wincanton

Angus 1125 17mo T Brown & Sons, North Nibley

Angus 1100 16mo FGF Machinery Ltd, Devizes

Simmental 990 17mo SH Weeden, Weymouth

Hereford 1100 16mo J & J Hawkins, Radstock

Blue 900 16mo AS & AE Perret, Blandford

Simmental 1015 15mo SH Weeden, Weymouth

Hereford 860 17mo GMS Farming Ltd, Templecombe

Limousin 1000 17mo AS & AE Perrett, Blandford

Blonde 810 15mo PE Webb, Pucklechurch

Sussex 995 17mo Manor of Cadland, Southampton

Sussex 705 17mo Manor of Cadland, Southampton

Blue 900 10mo TFT Handy, Pry Holding, Purton

Limousin 668 9mo Stonemark Industrial, Holcombe

South Devon 790 6mo Litchfield Farm Prtrs, Whitchurch

South Devon 640 6mo Litchfield Farm Prtrs, Whitchurch

ANGUS Big entries of Angus again this week with more Dairy x coming forward than of

late. Super entry of 50 from Witcombe Farm Partners saw their 6 – 7mo steers &

heifers sell to £690 & £440. This sale saw our 2nd annual consignment of 60 super

Angus x Friesian 12mo from RF Stratton & Co. Demand for these excellent Dairy

x types off the Deverills was very strong. All steers topped to £788 with the best

pens at £845 & £805. Heifers from the same home saw tremendous bidding with

almost all over £700 and plenty at £735. Some super Angus young suckled cattle

coming forward today and trade was flying. Richard Hopkins saw his 11mo steers

at £805 and heifers to £730. Tim Brown of North Nibley again selling his

wonderful 7mo Angus x Blue which topped at £945. Bart Van-Hennick always

supporting with top sorts with 10mo to £965. Cracking 13mo suckled heifers from

regular vendor to a whopping £800. Older Angus again very dear with 16mo

heifers to £1070 from FGF Machinery Ltd and 18mo from Charles Buckler at

£1125 and again £1125 from Tim Brown. 16mo steers from FGF Machinery Ltd

peaked at £1100 with 18mo feeding steers to £1150 again from Charles Buckler

and top honours to Alan Perrett for his 25mo Angus x Dairy steers at £1230. Still

amazing prices for the quality Angus, so keep on coming, now is the time to make

your hard work pay off.

HEREFORD Just over 50 Herefords today with quality throughout selling to yet again a flying

trade. 2 Super runs of forward cattle saw J & J Hawkins saw 16mo steers

charge to £1100, with heifers soaring to £1000 twice. Alan Perrett’s superb run

0f Dairy x steers sold well to £1060 for steers and £1150 for heifers (21mo).

Quality 15mo goods from the Bradbury’s saw steers to £1000 with heifers to

£802. Brian Trott also saw his 21mo steers to £1000. A pleasure to have Giles

Simpson here today, his suckled bred 6mo steers really ticked the boxes to

£515 with heifers to £405. Messrs Holdway’s 6mo steers also sold well to £655

with Messrs J & CW Rawlings’ heifers at 7mo to £540. Quality well sought today

and customers aplenty. Make use of the live ring here at Frome.

The winner of £25 for the top price Limousins with Pedigree Sires.

Kindly sponsored by the Southwest Limousin Cattle Breeders Club

goes to:

Steer: J & M King Brain Sire: Chytodden Conan

Heifer: JJ Taylor Sire: Lodge Hamlet

FORWARD STEERS FORWARD HEIFERS

BREED £/

HEAD AGE VENDOR BREED

£/ HEAD

AGE VENDOR

Limousin 1290 18mo Hayman & Groves, Charterhouse

Angus 1190 23mo AS & AE Perret, Blandford

Simmental 1250 19mo WT & JM Hill, Sherborne

Hereford 1150 23mo AS & AE Perret, Blandford

Angus 1230 25mo AS & AE Perret, Blandford

Simmental 1140 18mo WT & JM Hill, Sherborne

South Devon 1200 20mo WE Love & Son, Wimborne

Blue 1100 22mo AS & AE Perret, Blandford

Blue 1090 18mo SH Weeden, Weymouth

Charolais 1090 27mo TR & LD Vincent, Dorchester

Friesian 1035 23mo SH Weeden, Weymouth

Limousin 1065 20mo RH & AE Mayo, Weymouth

Hereford 1000 21mo J Trott & Sons, Castle Cary

South Devon 985 19mo WE Love & Son, Wimborne

Shorthorn 998 18mo Reeves Farm Bratton, Westbury

Shorthorn 895 19mo Reeves Farm Bratton, Westbury

Red Poll 888 23mo JC Cottrell & Son, Berkshire

Sussex 790 18mo Manor of Cadland, Southampton

FORWARD CONTINENTAL Another amazing trade at Frome with all grades wanted and best met a massive

premium. Limousins continue to take top honours with well bred and reared

steers selling from £1265 - £1290 (all 18mo) from Hayman & Groves of

Charterhouse. Good feeding Limousin steers wanted and sold to £1105 (20mo)

from Robert & James Mayo, £1000 (17mo) from Alan Perret & family. Forward,

quality Simmentals also sold well from £1195 (18mo) to £1250 (19mo) and

£1015 all from Stephen & Richard Weeden. Their Blue steers also met keen

interest to £1090 (18mo). Well grown Charolais steers met a sensational trade

to £1148 (only 13mo) from Dennis Crofts & Son and £1040 from TR & LD

Vincent. Heifers also met a massive demand with quality younger Simmental

heifers selling to £1140 (18mo) from WT & JM Hill and their younger heifers to

£900. Other quality Simmental heifers sold well to £1090 (19mo) from J & CW

Rawlings and £1058 (24mo) from Stephen & Richard Weeden. Their younger

Simmental heifers sold to £990 (17mo) and Blue heifers to £985 (18mo). Well

grown Charolais heifers met a fast trade to £1090 from TR & LD Vincent and

similar Blue heifers sold to £1080 from Nigel Masters. Younger Blue heifers

wanted to £900 from Alan Perret.

MONTHLY SALE OF BREEDING SHEEP (725)

BREEDING EWES A nice entry of breeding ewes entered which met a sharp trade for the best but

2nd & 3rd quality types met a more selective trade. 6tooth and full mouth Lleyn

ewes from EM & GM Beedle of Gants Mill enjoyed a superb trade topping at

£135. Older Texel ewes topped at £135 from Orchardleigh Estate. Suffolk flock

aged ewes from Orchardleigh Estate topped at £128 with others to £118, their

older full and broken mouth North Country mules topped at £108. Older Suffolk

ewes to £87.50 from PE Webb of Pucklechurch.

STORE LAMBS A small entry of store lambs forward which sold to a superb trade. Best lambs to

£94 from SG Higgins. Other quality lambs to £88.50 from Orchardleigh Estate.

RAMS A good entry of rams forward which sold to the fastest trade of the year. Lleyns

to £325 from EM & GM Beedle, Suffolks to £355 from G & J Nicol who had

others to £320. Other strong Suffolks to £300 from AC Agri Services who had

others to £275 & £260. Quality Texels to £350 from Ross Edwards who had

others to £290. Older Blue Texels to £205 from AJ Park.

EWE LAMBS Ewe lambs enjoyed a solid trade today with Suffolk mules to £108 from DAJ &

CJ Creed of Kelston and £100 from Mike & Nikki Ford. Texel mule ewes to £98

from Orchardleigh Estate.

MONDAY 15TH NOVEMBER TO

INCLUDE THE SALE OF TB RESTRICTED

CALVES

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 15TH NOVEMBER TO INCLUDE THE SALE OF TB RESTRICTED CALVES

MONDAY 13 TH DECEMBER 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

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dairy-response-fund-set-to-open-for-applications

Chaplain’s weekly prayer

Heavenly Father, we give thanks for our

farmers who care and manage our

countryside in all seasons. Offer wisdom and

statesmanship to the leaders at COP 26.

Guide them to offer help and assistance to

our smaller farms to reach a sustainable

future. We pray for the work of IFAD to help

smaller farms become more sustainable. We

pray for the great number of challenges that

farmers are facing at this time.

This week I share the opening lines of the wonderful ‘farming version' of the

Lord's Prayer.

I hope it will help us to invite God into the

practical business of our daily lives - the things that occupy

much of our time and matter most to us, both at home and on the farm.

Our Father, who art in heaven

Through our love of the countryside,

Through our care for animals,

Through our respect for property and tools,

Hallowed be your name.

On our farms and in our homes,

In our training colleges and schools,

Where machinery is made,

and where policy is planned,

Your kingdom come.

Chaplain’s Weekly News 3rd Nov

3 May

Wed 10 Nov

Next Health Clinic

0900-1300

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).

FREE TB ADVICE

You can access tailored advice from the TB Advisory Service (TBAS) to reduce

the risk and

impact of bovine TB on your farm. Experienced farm advisors are available to

give advice by

telephone or during an on-farm advisory visit. The service is funded by DEFRA, so

there is no

cost to eligible farmers. To find out more contact the TBAS on:

info@tbas.org.uk / tbas.org.uk / 01306 779410

RABDF BUSINESS AND POLICY CONFERENCE 30 Nov,1&2 Dec

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers ’(RABDF) Business and Policy

Conference traditionally takes the form of a one-day event, but will this year

consist of three bite-sized

webinars taking place on 30 November and 1 and 2 December.

The webinars, hosted on Zoom, will commence at 10.30am. Listeners will be

invited to put

forward questions live to each of the speakers consisting of government officials

and industry

experts and professionals.

For more information and to book tickets, visit the website:

https://www.rabdf.co.uk/businesspolicy-

conference?utm_content

Here at Frome Market Friday 12th November 2.00pm-4.30pm